2013-01-10 03:31 PM
I bought a digital download of sims 3 seasons and it was placed onto my origin account. it only took about ten minutes for it to download to my computer. I then began installing it onto my sims 3 game, but it took 8 hours. WHY?...This is not the first time this has happened. All the games I have ever gotten from origin and tried to install onto my computer, they have all taken many hours. I'm really starting to get frustrated. Why is this happening!?
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May 2014
@Brit-Ash0113 wrote:
So I installed the sims 3 on my lap top first and it only took about an hour to download, so then I installed the sims island paradise and then it pops up that the game needs an update so when I go to update it and it says it's downloading patches or whatever but I've left the laptop on all night and it's still at 0% what do I need to do?
If you left it all night and there was no progress then the best thing to do at the moment would be to restart Origin. I would also recommend restarting your computer and router.
2013-02-06 02:56 AM
I am direct downloading the Sims 3, and it has been downloading for over 24 hours, almost 30 hours to be exact. Its currently at 94%. I have high speed internet so there is no reason for it to be this freaking slow!!mileyindifferent:
2013-04-23 01:56 AM
I got my brand new laptop on Friday. Saturday afternoon I started trying to download the sims. It said then that it was going to take 30+ hours. They weren't kidding. My laptop has gone to sleep a few times but it's Monday night and I'm only up to 91%. I have hi speed cable internet and 4 brand new shiny gigs of RAM. There is no reason that I can think of for why this is downloading so slow. It's making me wish that I had bought the CD.
2013-04-25 01:50 PM
I just bought Sims3 Pets and it is going to take 19 hours. This is a joke. Wish I'd just bought the CD.
2013-09-05 08:48 AM
Does anyone answer these questions? I have same issue....not taking quite as long as some of these folk above have described, but compared to other game launchers, this is really really a long time to install a game. Odd. Would love to hear what is up with this.
2013-10-13 03:59 AM
yeah it does take a long time. every game I have ever download through orgin has taken a ridiculously long time. I just purchase the sime paradise island (had to take advantage of the 60% sale) its taking forever, i'm sure I wont play it tonight. I started dowloading at 8pm its now 11pm and it's still downloading. For me I think this will be the last digital game I purchase from them. Its just too much frustration and doesnt seem to be getting any better as if they didn't know
2013-12-08 01:34 PM
This happens to me every time i download a game it takes like 10 30 minutes to download but the installing takes like 1 day. onetime the installing took 3days and 8 hoursmileymad:mileysad:
2013-12-22 03:05 AM
I guess EA doesn't care or they don't have an answer. It took 3 hours to downloand BF3, and it has just been on installing for 3 hours now, 6 hours for one game so far, and I bet it'll be installing in the morning
2013-12-23 11:43 PM
2013-12-26 01:46 AM
I am also having this problem and was attempting to get an answer but I guess no one really knows. I bought an expansion and origin told me I had to uninstall the base game and install it from origin!! It has been downloading for 17 hours and at 86%. I bought 3 more expansion packs during the 60% off sale. At this rate I wont be playing until next year!!!