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OmegaDestroyer
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Fox or Chicken?
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posted August 12, 2011 05:01 PM |
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Battlefield 3
I'm not trying to start a flame war. I am merely trying to warn people who may not appreciate having to install Origin on your computer to play the retail version of the game.
As I understand it, Origin is EA's version of Steam. Personally, I do not mind needing Steam to play my games and use it to purchase most of them (due to living in such a place Walmart is the dominant tech store.  ). As to Origin specifically, I have not used it before. I may have read that Mass Effect 3 is going to require Origin as well, but I don't have an article to substantiate that claim.
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Shyranis
Promising
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posted August 12, 2011 05:23 PM |
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Would be interesting if it was needed to run on the steam version =p
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Darkshadow
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Cerise Princess
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posted August 12, 2011 05:25 PM |
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Wasn't too thrilled for Battlefield 3 in the first place.
origin is like steam but inferior in every way and EA apparently will remove games you own after 1 year so you will have to buy them again.
Personally I hope origin drives EA sales so low they will go bankrupt.
Shyranis, there will not be a Steam version as EA have pulled all of their games from steam.
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OmegaDestroyer
Hero of Order
Fox or Chicken?
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posted August 12, 2011 05:25 PM |
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In case you don't know (I'm sure you do, though), it isn't available on Steam.
As to EA going bankrupt, I do not want to happen. The loss of any gaming company hurts the industry in my eyes.
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Shyranis
Promising
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posted August 12, 2011 06:54 PM |
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They really had the opportunity to compete with Steam years ago, but now it's become to ubiquitous that their move here just seems... nonsensical.
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Seraphim
Supreme Hero
Knowledge Reaper
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posted August 12, 2011 11:24 PM |
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Origin?
I know steam is not everyones thing,but no steam on EA games?
Also,why the hell would I want to install another game platform? I am pretty sure they are doing this because of DRM or cont-TROLL.
"facepalm"
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baklava
Honorable
Legendary Hero
Mostly harmless
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posted August 13, 2011 03:10 PM |
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While we're at it, have you guys heard that single player content in Rage is going to be limited if you buy the game second-hand?
Apparently, buying it used is harming the developers just like pirating.
Lawl.
Like some guy said, next time I want to buy a used Mercedes, I'll call official Mercedes dealership to ask them if they're gonna cut my brakes if I don't give them a piece of that action.
What on Earth are they thinking. These guys are doing more to promote piracy than the entire Pirate International.
Not that I mind, though.
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Darkshadow
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Cerise Princess
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posted August 24, 2011 09:02 PM |
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Here is something interesting about Origin:
Quote:
2. Consent to Collection and Use of Data.
You agree that EA may collect, use, store and transmit technical and related information that identifies your computer (including the Internet Protocol Address), operating system, Application usage (including but not limited to successful installation and/or removal), software, software usage and peripheral hardware, that may be gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, dynamically served content, product support and other services to you, including online services. EA may also use this information combined with personal information for marketing purposes and to improve our products and services. We may also share that data with our third party service providers in a form that does not personally identify you. IF YOU DO NOT WANT EA TO COLLECT, USE, STORE, TRANSMIT OR DISPLAY THE DATA DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE APPLICATION. This and all other data provided to EA and/or collected by EA in connection with your installation and use of this Application is collected, used, stored and transmitted in accordance with EA's Privacy Policy located at www.ea.com. To the extent that anything in this section conflicts with the terms of EA's Privacy Policy, the terms of the Privacy Policy shall control.
EA reserves the right to snow us in the ass at any time.
DO NOT WANT.
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Adrius
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Undefeatable Hero
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posted August 24, 2011 09:10 PM |
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Wait wait wait... they can see what OTHER applications I'm using besides Origin related ones?
Sounds like major privacy invasion. Doubt they'd actually do any harm but by pure principle it sounds Sauron.
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Darkshadow
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Cerise Princess
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posted August 24, 2011 09:16 PM |
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That is pretty much it.
My guess is that they will collect data and sue the crap out of anyone found with a bittorrent client.
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Shyranis
Promising
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posted August 24, 2011 09:21 PM |
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Just rename all of your game executables to inappropriate names and see what they think when your IP is running things like that all day.
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Adrius
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Undefeatable Hero
Stand and fight!
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posted August 24, 2011 09:23 PM |
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Edited by Adrius at 21:25, 24 Aug 2011.
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Hmm... yeah sounds viable.
I'll probably wait for a while until EA gets buried under all the fanrage and reconsiders their policy.
...and does the same damn mistake again with another service...
Cheap asses. The counter to piracy is offering a BETTER SERVICE, not punishing the actually honest buyers...
Steamworks WORKS. It took a damn long time but most gamers have accepted Steam by now, but EA just wants us to start all over with something worse haha... ah foolishness...
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Darkshadow
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posted August 24, 2011 09:23 PM |
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At the EA offices:
"Boss! our chinese sponsored data collection tells us that 100 % of our customers run dicks.exe all day long!"
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Adrius
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Stand and fight!
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posted August 24, 2011 09:44 PM |
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Edited by Adrius at 21:54, 24 Aug 2011.
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Hmm... could rename all your applications into "CRACKED PIRATE BATTLEFIELD 3" just to mess with their detection systems ^^
EDIT: For serious though, don't like it don't buy it.
In general people won't give a **** about this and will buy it anyway (especially considering it's FRICKING BATTLEFIELD 3!!! AMAGOD), so I doubt EA will actually back down.
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Shyranis
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posted August 24, 2011 11:20 PM |
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I get dizzy playing FPS games... so I don't really play them. I did like being commander in Battlefield 2 and calling down artillery and UAV strikes on people between bouts of nausea.
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Jabanoss
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Property of Nightterror™
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posted August 24, 2011 11:33 PM |
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Game Publishers do stupid snow all the time, and I'm getting so sick of it.
And since they have the monopoly of games they can do pretty much whatever they want and still get away with it. After all the only thing a person can do (if they want the game) is to either pirate it or buy it.
It too bad that they can't go and buy it from some other Publisher with a better deal. :/
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piranha
Tavern Dweller
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posted September 05, 2011 10:50 AM |
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This one is going to be awesome. I met some of the devs a week ago. I cant wait to see some of the stuff in BF3.
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Orfinn
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Werewolf Duke
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posted September 12, 2011 09:17 PM |
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Heh.. BF3, I really want that game, but gotta go for the 360 version, NO way Origion is going to rape my PC, not even Steam are that nasty.
Heck, what the F is WRONG with Activision, EA, Ubisoft?? There really should be some strict laws against them (there are or?, but aint working?) on how they threat their brought up game developers, employees and the the DRM madness!
Im so tired of these three going totally jumbo about stuff and acting like the SAVIORS of the gaming industry... please... Business is cynical and effective, I understand that but oohooooy!
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kodial79
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How'd Phi's Lov't
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posted September 22, 2011 04:35 PM |
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BF3 surpassed 1,200,000 pre-orders. Boy...
Well, personally, my pc can't handle it. So I'm skipping this one out.
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Adrius
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Stand and fight!
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posted September 22, 2011 04:50 PM |
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Holy **** hahaha, that is a DAMN lot of preorders 
Dice and EA must be real happy right now 
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