[QUOTE=Mabus;31365006]I remember the crushing disappointment that happened when I played this game. The main character was even using the name I put on all my RPG characters, but alas, the game was terribly shit.[/QUOTE]
They had eyefinity setups with it, along with Deus Ex: HR, at an AMD thing I went to.
Needless to say, everyone tried to exit Dragon Age, and find Deus Ex on the computers that weren't running it. Unfortunately, no one could find Deus Ex, or restart Dragon Age, so there ended up being a lot of computers running MSPaint and Solitaire :v:
It's no loss for me. I played DA2, I did enjoyed it a bit, but there are so many other games that stomp on this. The game was lackluster and completely rushed.
[QUOTE=V12US;31365005]The point of services like Steam and Origin are to have a platform where the games you play are automatically updated when you run it, ensuring that you always have the latest, most uptodate and complete version of the games you're playing.
If distributors start releasing patches and updates that circumvent this system, there's no point in having the game on the download platform.
Personally, I would just like to see one single, collaborated gaming platform that serves as a download centre for all digital downloadable games and updates. Unfortunately that's about as likely to happen as Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft announcing they're going to make a single nextgen console called [b]the X-Stationcube 360i[/b].[/QUOTE]
I'd love to have one of those, I could play every console game in one console. Also add old consoles to that :v:
I refuse to by anything from origin
[QUOTE=Antdawg;31362853]Origin [B]isn't [/B] necessary at all. I'm sick of people not informing themselves about the subject but talking about it anyways. Alice: Madness Returns was the first EA title to be released using EA's most recent business model (and more than likely the same one Battlefield 3 will use). Origin is only required for downloading the game if purchased through Origin, that's it.
With Alice; If you got it through Steam, you do not need Origin. If you got a physical copy through a retailer, the only thing you'd need to do in relation to an EA service is link the game's key to your EA account, Origin is not necessary for the installation of it. This might be an annoyance for single player games (like Alice), but with Battlefield 3 you'll be using the same EA account to play it online, so it doesn't matter.[/QUOTE]
You're clearly misinformed about what people want, which is a games on Steam.
No one wants a non-Steam game. Period. We buy games from D2D if they can be activated on Steam (ie: Magicka). Crysis 2 and DA2 were removed from Steam, and it appears BF3 might not be on Steam at all. We want it on Steam.
Why is this concept so hard to understand?
So it's time to hate EA again. :v:
[QUOTE=The Baconator;31373220]You're clearly misinformed about what people want, which is a games on Steam.
No one wants a non-Steam game. Period. We buy games from D2D if they can be activated on Steam (ie: Magicka). Crysis 2 and DA2 were removed from Steam, and it appears BF3 might not be on Steam at all. We want it on Steam.
Why is this concept so hard to understand?[/QUOTE] Then buy it retail, add non-steam....
Is that hard?
Facepunch is full of uptight buttholes who can't handle two programs running to play games.
[QUOTE=Zedicus Mann;31373306]So it's time to hate EA again. :v:[/QUOTE]
It never really ended.
Doesn't matter though, Origin is considered shit because its another program you need and while that doesn't annoy me in the least. It seems to annoy everyone else.
I wonder how much memory it actually does take up and RAM. Because I'll laugh if its small.
[QUOTE=Swilly;31373695]It never really ended.
Doesn't matter though, Origin is considered shit because its another program you need and while that doesn't annoy me in the least. It seems to annoy everyone else.
I wonder how much memory it actually does take up and RAM. Because I'll laugh if its small.[/QUOTE]
It is taking up about 88,140k of memory currently. Not much for any modern system. The fact that you don't even need it open to launch games from it makes it even more negligible.
[QUOTE=Zanfall;31373766]It taking up about 88,140k of memory currently. Not much for any modern system. The fact that you don't even need it open to launch games from it makes it even more negligible.[/QUOTE]
And the only problem people have is a fine-print quote which is understandably needs to be addressed.
And...what else beyond what can be explained as an unwillingness to actually give something a chance?
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;31373482]Then buy it retail, add non-steam....
Is that hard?[/QUOTE]
WOW I had no idea that made it a Steam game tied to my account and let's be download and access the game from any PC on the planet! Hot dog!
:rolleyes:
[QUOTE=Wootman;31373625]Facepunch is full of uptight buttholes who can't handle two programs running to play games.[/QUOTE]
It's not about that. It's about that EA is being assholes doing these kind of things, letting down their customers.
[QUOTE=Mr.T;31374310]It's not about that. It's about that EA is being assholes doing these kind of things, letting down their customers.[/QUOTE]
By making a different download service?
[QUOTE=Wootman;31374337]By making a different download service?[/QUOTE]
No by pulling stuff off Steam.
I understand wanting have one's own distribution service, but to impose it on customers is a horrible idea.It's almost like they know it's shit and that the only way they'll get people to use it (rather than progressively switch to it) is to require it for big titles.
oh wah I have to use one more program to play my games, what a shame.
[QUOTE=Wootman;31374337]By making a different download service?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=redBadger;31374542]oh wah I have to use one more program to play my games, what a shame.[/QUOTE]
Christ, it's almost as if you went out of your way to miss the point. People aren't angry, let down or what have you about having to run something other than steam, it's more about EA's business practices. Lets put it this way, EA is essentially trying to forcefully shoehorn their distribution service into a market that doesn't really seem to care all that much for it, and they're acting all "Well if they don't like it, we'll [i]make[/i] them use it!". More over, they're evidently trying to make their primary competitor (steam) look bad by purposely violating agreements they had, agreements that from what I can tell were perfectly reasonable, and then trying to pin the blame for the removal of their titles on Valve.
This isn't even an out of character move for EA, considering their "COMMIT THE ULTIMATE SIN" contest and the "IT HAS TITS, GORE, EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND YOUR MOM HATES IT" ad campaign.
[QUOTE=Trainbike;31374846]Christ, it's almost as if you went out of your way to miss the point. People aren't angry, let down or what have you about having to run something other than steam, it's more about EA's business practices. Lets put it this way, EA is essentially trying to forcefully shoehorn their distribution service into a market that doesn't really seem to care all that much for it, and they're acting all "Well if they don't like it, we'll [i]make[/i] them use it!". More over, they're evidently trying to make their primary competitor (steam) look bad by purposely violating agreements they had, agreements that from what I can tell were perfectly reasonable, and then trying to pin the blame for the removal of their titles on Valve.[/QUOTE]
Just like Valve did when they first released Half Life 2.
For fuck's sake, no one would give a shit about Origin if it didn't have a fucking selling point to use it. Its like making games exclusive to one console, it gives you a fucking reason to use/get that console.
They've done anyone who hasn't played this game a service by removing it.
They should just release the games on both services. They get paid even if its their game on steam.
So when are they gonna remove it from D2D?
I've always hated EA since 2007. Buying the copyright to FOOTBALL, shutting down MoH Rising Sun online servers, having cheap ass sales and releasing shitty ass unfinished games... sick of their cheap attitude, their main focus is to save money and make money and they put customer satisfaction at the bottom of the list.
[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;31374516]I understand wanting have one's own distribution service, but to impose it on customers is a horrible idea.It's almost like they know it's shit and that the only way they'll get people to use it (rather than progressively switch to it) is to require it for big titles.[/QUOTE]
You mean like Steam with Half Life 2?
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[QUOTE=Swilly;31375524]Just like Valve did when they first released Half Life 2.
For fuck's sake, no one would give a shit about Origin if it didn't have a fucking selling point to use it. Its like making games exclusive to one console, it gives you a fucking reason to use/get that console.[/QUOTE]
Ninja'd.
[editline]28th July 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=The Baconator;31373220]You're clearly misinformed about what people want, which is a games on Steam.
No one wants a non-Steam game. Period. We buy games from D2D if they can be activated on Steam (ie: Magicka). Crysis 2 and DA2 were removed from Steam, and it appears BF3 might not be on Steam at all. We want it on Steam.
Why is this concept so hard to understand?[/QUOTE]
If what you're saying is true then D2D, Impulse, GamersGate, and GoG would all not exist right now.
That means what you're saying is false.
[QUOTE=OpethRockr55;31360168]You can't get any of the Mass Effect 1 or 2 DLC off Steam. Why is that still up there?[/QUOTE]doesn't ME2 have an ingame shop for DLC though?
[editline]28th July 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=lockdown6;31382825]remember how you had to activate half-life 2, a singleplayer game, online on Steam in order to play it?
someone's already said this, but how come no one complains about being forced to log into Steam every time they want to play a Valve game? and Origin is just EADM rebranded and all it does is let you download your games, you don't even need to run it to play.[/QUOTE]but they also delete your account if you don't log in for a year.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;31373220]You're clearly misinformed about what people want, which is a games on Steam.
No one wants a non-Steam game. Period. We buy games from D2D if they can be activated on Steam (ie: Magicka). Crysis 2 and DA2 were removed from Steam, and it appears BF3 might not be on Steam at all. We want it on Steam.
Why is this concept so hard to understand?[/QUOTE]
It's not hard to understand, it's just a really stupid concept. Why do you want to surrender [I]all[/I] of your games to a single service anyways, a service that can (and will) end one day?
[QUOTE=Antdawg;31383072]It's not hard to understand, it's just a really stupid concept. Why do you want to surrender [I]all[/I] of your games to a single service anyways, a service that can (and will) end one day?[/QUOTE]
but valve sed dey will releze da encripshun coedz if dey go owt.
Speaking of which, offline mode on Steam still doesn't work. I didn't have Internet a month ago and most of my Steam games were inaccessible. Luckily Super Meat Boy still worked if I ran the exe from the Steamapps folder for some reason.
[editline]28th July 2011[/editline]
Other than that I had my DRM free copy of the Witcher 2 from GoG.
Thanks GoG. :-)
[QUOTE=W00tbeer1;31381733]I've always hated EA since 2007. Buying the copyright to FOOTBALL, shutting down MoH Rising Sun online servers, having cheap ass sales and releasing shitty ass unfinished games... sick of their cheap attitude, [B]their main focus is to save money and make money and they put customer satisfaction at the bottom of the list.[/B][/QUOTE]
How can a business make money if its customers aren't satisfied? In fact, EA's Q1 earnings were way above expectations, and obviously that means people like the services EA provides.
[editline]28th July 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=crackberry;31378726]They should just release the games on both services. They get paid even if its their game on steam.[/QUOTE]
Have you been living under a rock? Have you not realised that the only reason EA games are being pulled off of Steam is because of a dispute over DLC?
Valve hasn't released any statements denying EA's claims (they haven't released any statements at all), so that doesn't make Valve look any less-responsible.
Anyways you may be in luck if you're intending to get Battlefield 3 through Steam: [url]http://kotaku.com/5825464/ea-hopes-to-work-out-an-agreement-with-steam-over-disappearing-games[/url]
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