Battlefield 3 Will Require Origin

[No_Remainders]

I was going to get it on pc, but

xbox time.

 

[kebab4you]

I fucking knew it, people kept telling me I wouldn't need it, shows them! Glad I cancelled my pre ordered when I first heard it wasn't coming to steam <.<

 

[Epona]

"Steam doesn't update EA games like we want them to so... No Battlefield. We promise! It's about updates!"

Days later. Battlefield requires Origin.
Fuck it. I'm playing it on my Xbox.

And many, MANY games require Steam. Everything bad people are going to say about this Valve has already done a long time ago.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Wanna play a Valve game? Not without Steam. Want to buy a Valve game from Impulse, D2D or even Origin? Not gonna happen.

 

[Mantonio]

Is there an email address I can contact DICE with?

Because I want to take the high road here, and just say to them that I will not be purchasing BF3 for this reason.

 

[Waaghpowa]

I'll add my voice to the chorus of those who don't see what the big deal is. This is EXACTLY the same thing that Valve did with Half-Life 2 and you might think that Steam is pretty shit-hot now but believe me, it was a piece of crap when it launched. So why is it okay for one but not the other?

Exactly, people need to shut up.

I was going to get it on pc, but

xbox time.

So you're going to sacrifice the quality of the game because of their download service? You remember that the console version is getting maps half the size and only supporting 24 players right?

 

[Mantonio]

I'll add my voice to the chorus of those who don't see what the big deal is. This is EXACTLY the same thing that Valve did with Half-Life 2 and you might think that Steam is pretty shit-hot now but believe me, it was a piece of crap when it launched. So why is it okay for one but not the other?

Because Valve hasn't got a reputation for being an evil company.

EA held that throne for a long time, and has only recently (just) lost it to Activision. I have no reason to trust them.

 

[vivalahelvig]

I'll add my voice to the chorus of those who don't see what the big deal is. This is EXACTLY the same thing that Valve did with Half-Life 2 and you might think that Steam is pretty shit-hot now but believe me, it was a piece of crap when it launched. So why is it okay for one but not the other?

Well yes, it was a peice of crap, but its gotten much much better. And its because people actually TRUST and LIKE VALVe opposed to EA and its policies of screwing over anyone playing their games. I've also heard that Origin does not have sales, it's games' prices are much higher, and, well, its another thing running in the background.

Edit: Oh COME ON! just as i was writing this someone ninja's me!

 

[Vrach]

It's not really a huge shock, given the online-focused nature of the game, but another client running in the background, sucking up CPU cycles and RAM, is not something that's likely to make gamers very happy.

That's not the problem. Origin IP blocking regions of the world. That's the fucking problem. If this is the case, I quite literally won't be able to play the game. Really hope there's something amiss here cause fuck knows you don't need a DRM to protect an online game with an authentication system.

 

[the spud]

Games to buy:
Mass Effect 3
Uncharted 3
Battlefield 3
Zelda: Skyward Sword
Skyrim

 

[gigastar]

IF i was going to buy Battlefield 3 on PC, never mind at all, i wouldnt care much about this because about 103% of my PC games are from Steam, therefore im used to background programs eating my taskbar.

Also i never close Firefox for anything. Not even TF2.

That said im still not sure how Origin performs when compared to Steam. In fact, im not even sure why EA went out of thier way to rip off Steam in the first place.

 

[kebab4you]

I'll add my voice to the chorus of those who don't see what the big deal is. This is EXACTLY the same thing that Valve did with Half-Life 2 and you might think that Steam is pretty shit-hot now but believe me, it was a piece of crap when it launched. So why is it okay for one but not the other?

Even if steam was shit at launch it was different times back then, no major service was set up for online distribution at the time, so you can't really do the same kind of launch these days when a few services has already established themselves.
And at launch you only got your own titles to sell and DLCs doesn't look to good.

Also I do not trust any of my money to rentals that EA will handle...

 

[Hugga_Bear]

Love the Valve fanboyism here, cute.

Seriously though, if EA terrify you that much then don't buy any of their games. If you don't care and want to play the game then do. I don't get people freaking out about how evil and terribly oppressive EA are but you're still gonna buy the stuff they're selling?
No sense is made.

Anyway people are being pretty fucking petty about this, oh no you need another free launcher on your PC. World is going to end. Yeah.

 

[Ne1butme]

EA needs to decide what they want to do: release a COD killer, or release a steam killer. They can't do both.


It took years of development to get Steam to the point where it is now and there's no way that Origin will be there anytime soon.

So, if EA wants BW3 to be competitive against MW3, they need every advantage they can get. For the PC, the best way to leverage your product is to release on Steam.

 

[Quellist]

So yeah, this is yet another game that only Pirates will have an easy time playing, as they will have cracked versions not requiring connection. DRM like this just does not work, FFS EA learn from others mistakes, dont make them too.

 

[Flailing Escapist]

And here I was; I couldn't decide if I wanted to get Battlefield 3 for my PC or my 360.
...
Thanks for making it easier for me! XD

 

[deckai]

I'll add my voice to the chorus of those who don't see what the big deal is. This is EXACTLY the same thing that Valve did with Half-Life 2 and you might think that Steam is pretty shit-hot now but believe me, it was a piece of crap when it launched. So why is it okay for one but not the other?

As stated before, other times... other rules. And making the same mistakes others did years before doesn't justify them now.

Beside that, I don't like EA, they f**ked me already a few times over and I'm not willing to install more EA-software on my PC, than necessary. If they want me to use Origin, they first need to regain my trust, and pulling a game from one of my favorite distributors, isn't the best move in my book.

 

[Waaghpowa]

BioWare already definitively said that this isn't want they're going to do.

Not that I care about using their DRM, but didn't EA spend weeks swearing up and down that they weren't trashing Valve in favour of Origin? Just because Bioware said they wont, doesn't mean they're not lying.

 

[Antari]

Well this might be a concern, if anything EA made was on any interest to me. But since it isn't, it doesn't. If you want to pay Electronic Arts to screw you over with Origin, then go for it.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I'll add my voice to the chorus of those who don't see what the big deal is. This is EXACTLY the same thing that Valve did with Half-Life 2 and you might think that Steam is pretty shit-hot now but believe me, it was a piece of crap when it launched. So why is it okay for one but not the other?

Isn't that the problem? Not exactly selling me on the idea that being forced into dealing with the early days of origin isn't going to be a big headache.

I did see this coming a mile off, but I'm still kinda disappointed.

 

[manythings]

"Steam doesn't update EA games like we want them to so... No Battlefield. We promise! It's about updates!"

Days later. Battlefield requires Origin.
Fuck it. I'm playing it on my Xbox.

And many, MANY games require Steam. Everything bad people are going to say about this Valve has already done a long time ago.

Origin is nothing like STEAM as according to what I have heard about it so far. STEAM has its cons yes, but for almost everything it takes away it gives something else back in return. Origin doesn't appear to do anything whatsoever besides kicking the consumer in the balls for the benefit of EA's wallet (or so they think, we will see how people will react to their scheme soon enough).

Origin is just like Steam. Except right now you only need it for a grand total of one game unlike Steam which appeared as a Requirement if you wanted to play the Orange box. You're options were install Steam or fuck yourself. They have been steadily increasing the number of occasions where those are your only options.

If EA are bad for doing it now Valve are worse for being the creating this whole idea.