Ideas
I've tried all day for several hours and still no go.
I downloaded the EA launcher an hour ago and was able to play just fine. Just getting disconnected every now and then but was a lot farther than I got with Steam.
My guess is it is an account linking issue as I googled the error code and only found 1 video on the matter but they were getting the error code on a PS5. But I tried their advice below:
I unlinked ALL my accounts, even changed my EA ID and email on the account to a different name and changed the password. Then I relinked my Steam account and tried it again and it still won't let me connect on Steam.
I use Steam for all my games so I hope someone at EA can help us with this issue. I don't need the game installed twice on 2 launchers.