EA Announces They Are Ending Free Code Support For The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection

BBdoll3 wrote:Now, you know I have a "Question", as always....    As you know, I recently took you advice to move over to UC, since I couldn't load my Pets and 1 other pack (forget which), anyway if you recall you said that in order to get my Fav hood lots that I used to play in my TS2, I would need to remove UC, reload my TS2, grab/save the lots I wanted, then reload the UC.  My question is, IF I do that now, does it mean I won't be able to Reload my UC? 

CindaLove wrote:I definitely did. I've urged other members in the past to get it before they stopped giving it out, so if they didn't do it, it's too late now.
And your right, now there will be no way to get UC unless they will still make available to purchase. I still have all of TS2 disks but I know not everyone does.  
Stingy move by EA...

BBdoll3 wrote:I returned to my TS2 because I could not load and play my awesome Lots, Peeps and Houses.

BBdoll3 wrote:I was not aware a code was needed to Update.  I just select the icon and Left Click my mouse, then select Update Game.  It will say if my game is already up to day, and if not, it will do it then.  I don't recall having to enter a code.  

It is not an update.    The code is what they give you to purchase a game when they have some sort of promotion or in this case, back in 2014 they first offered UC with a special code you redeemed, I-LOVE-THE-SIMS, which I did. But after that special promotion ended, simmers who missed that opportunity, begged EA for UC and they complied if you proved you owned the base game. (I also made a post about it - Origin Still Offering The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection)
But now after two years of giving out TS2 on digital for free if a simmer owned the base game, in a lame business move to sell TS4, they have taken away UC because simmers are still preferring the Sims 2 over Sims 4. Which is totally true, I tried to play it again last night for the first time in nearly a year if not and found it so doggone boring and lame I suddenly remembered why I have never liked it. They pulled out all the stops when they made the Sims 3, that when they made the Sims 4 so stripped down, it was just a big, sore, disappointment.

Sunflowergal22 wrote:i just logged into origin and found the sims 2 just standing there. i think it's the store edition. Anyone know if it'll work? i still have my cds and all and rather the discs but, soon there may be none disks.

Hi, Sunflower, yes, the store edition will work fine. The store edition version comes from the Double Deluxe and the regular Ultimate Collection is just the regular base game. Both the Store Edition and the regular version of the Ultimate Collection work the same. The only issue one would run into is trying to play one of the versions with a backup game from a different game; some of the items, neighborhoods, etc. will not load because of that. But if you are playing with a backup game played with Double Deluxe or if you are playing with a clean slate, you will be all set to play.
Hope that helps.