Crackers Cut Origin From Battlefield 3

[Stainlesssteele4]

If you purchased the game, you have all the right to modify the game in anyway you see fit. That includes cracking the game to avoid EA's snooping.

 

[Zerazar]

If you purchased the game, you have all the right to modify the game in anyway you see fit. That includes cracking the game to avoid EA's snooping.

Ethically I would agree. But I don't think their EULA agrees.

 

[idarkphoenixi]

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Crack is wack kids.

But I still wont be getting it just because I know that EA will probably ban everyone using it under something from the ToS.

 

[vxicepickxv]

If you purchased the game, you have all the right to modify the game in anyway you see fit. That includes cracking the game to avoid EA's snooping.

Ethically I would agree. But I don't think their EULA agrees.

Got it, so every country that says EULAs are unenforceable can get away with it, but the USA can't.

 

[erztez]

If you purchased the game, you have all the right to modify the game in anyway you see fit. That includes cracking the game to avoid EA's snooping.

Ethically I would agree. But I don't think their EULA agrees.

Aaaand an EULA has the legal standing of used toilet paper in most civilized countries(that means not-US, for those of us slower than average).

For example, where I live, the copyright law clearly states that I am able to modify software in any way I see fit, after I bought it.
Sure, I can't make copies and sell them, but that's about it.

SUCK IT, EA!

I've run a server emulator to play C&C4, I've cracked every EA game that came out in the past 4-5 years. Did I download them of the bay full of pirates? No. I bought them. But I don't like DRM and I get rid of it when possible(read: always).

 

[erztez]

If you purchased the game, you have all the right to modify the game in anyway you see fit. That includes cracking the game to avoid EA's snooping.

Ethically I would agree. But I don't think their EULA agrees.

Got it, so every country that says EULAs are unenforceable can get away with it, but the USA can't.

Dang, ninja!
Still, it bears repeating.

EULAs don't mean shit outside the US.

Just to make sure, one more time.

EULAs don't mean shit outside the US.

There. Get it now?

 

[keideki]

EA is gonna respond the way EA usually does with this kind of stuff. Banhammer. I would have bought Battlefield myself if they had not done this whole Origin thing. Plus they can't seem to keep their servers up during launch time.

 

[Candidus]

If this patch endures- which I don't suspect it will- I might buy BF3. When it is inevitably defeated, I'll be glad I didn't waste my cash.

 

[knightofmars]

My reason for using this crack is that, as far as Battlefield 3 is concerned, Origin is 100% pointless. It's nothing like Steam, I cannot browse servers or look at my stats via Origin, Battlelog (web browser plugin nonsense) is what you get sent to when you click to play BF3 in Origin, so why do I have to have Origin running to play this $60 game? Fuck off EA.

 

[erztez]

If this patch endures- which I don't suspect it will- I might buy BF3. When it is inevitably defeated, I'll be glad I didn't waste my cash.

Well, this one won't. Nor will the one after that. Or the one after that. Or the one after that. Or the one after that. But the one that comes out a week before EA shuts down the servers probably will.

 

[Zerazar]

Well that was an entirely unfriendly response Escapist. I happened to not know.

 

[Duffeknol]

Pointless, you can't play multiplayer with a crack and honestly, who in his right mind would want to play the single player of BF3?

Actually I've been loving the multiplayer a lot, but the single player was a VERY pleasant surprise for me. Linear as shit, but linear in a good way. Amazing soundtrack, stupidly good feel and fun missions. I'm having a blast, personally. If that means not having a right mind, fine.

 

[Aeshi]

I like how the people who whine that Origin violates their privacy are more than willing to download a random file from some group the only know by name.

Seems like the crackers could make a killing if they just put some spyware in the cracked files.

 

[DarkRyter]

Man, that article is way less racist than I thought it was gonna be.

 

[HoradricNoob]

Thank The Maker for razor1911. Keep up the good work.

 

[bakan]

if you really find Origin so intolerable, maybe the best move is to just avoid Origin-dependent games altogether.

Unfortunately, not purchasing the titles seems to be beyond the gaming market's capacity.

It is beyond the capacity of your average teenager who needs his next multiplayer shooter fix

I already stopped buying Ubisoft games and will skip on other games which have draconian DRMs

OT: for the time being it works to circumvent Origin but I guess EA/Dice already works on a method to detect people who 'disabled' Origin and will get banned on detection.
So I would be cautious with it.

 

[razerdoh]

Isn't suggesting using a crack a no-no? I'm just asking.

OT: Well, good for those who don't want to use Origin. Maybe I'll invest in it now.

Cracking in it self is 100% legal(its just making a game run w/o CD/DvD in most cases), for example, i own a plethora of non steam games, i have cracked all of them so i dont have to deal whit CDs etc...

 

[Stormz]

Glad someone finally did. Now "owners" of Battlefield can at least play the game without that piece of shit.