Critical Miss: Origin

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

*DANCE SLOWLY*

Join me, folks!

*Begins to dance with her laptop*

Also, Erin, if you wake up with your hair on a keyboard you don't remember going to bed with, that is a good time to upgrade to a new computer... without Origin...

 

[leviadragon99]

Dear lord, Skynet is a pathetic stalker...

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

..So yoa'll need to hide yo' kids, hide yo' wiv.....

*ahem* Yes what was that? Cliched meme? What cliched meme?

 

[rembrandtqeinstein]

I don't want to sign up for your stupid server, I don't want to make an account on your damn website, I just want you to take my money and sell me a product.

And I won't buy it if it is a product I have to ask permission to use*, or rats on me to your server when I'm using it.

*actually I might buy it second hand so you don't see any of the money, then run a crack so it doesn't talk to your server anymore, so it works like a purchased product should

 

[RikuoAmero]

You know what's the actual hilarity of it? Them advertising the program as being "always there" and "living where you live" - and then region blocking areas. So if you move to a region blocked area, it's actually not there and doesn't live where you do.

Wait, what? As in, region blocking PC GAMES? Why? Region blocking is being less and less used these days (I just imported the U.S. version of Catherine for my PAL PS3). Can you give us a link or something?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

*DANCE SLOWLY*

Join me, folks!

I prefer this version

But there's nothing creepy about watching a girl sleep, just ask Edward Cullen.

 

[Madara XIII]

Critical Miss: Origin

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But in all seriousness, you've got me interested in this Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet I am gonna give it a look.

 

[Vrach]

You know what's the actual hilarity of it? Them advertising the program as being "always there" and "living where you live" - and then region blocking areas. So if you move to a region blocked area, it's actually not there and doesn't live where you do.

Wait, what? As in, region blocking PC GAMES? Why? Region blocking is being less and less used these days (I just imported the U.S. version of Catherine for my PAL PS3). Can you give us a link or something?

Can't give you a link, but was told to me last night by an EA customer service rep. I was looking into whether it was possible to get The Old Republic in Serbia via Origin by having a friend from UK buy it for me and pass me the account info. Apparently, Origin'd just IP block my arse >.>

 

[winter2]

You know what's the actual hilarity of it? Them advertising the program as being "always there" and "living where you live" - and then region blocking areas. So if you move to a region blocked area, it's actually not there and doesn't live where you do.

Wait, what? As in, region blocking PC GAMES? Why? Region blocking is being less and less used these days (I just imported the U.S. version of Catherine for my PAL PS3). Can you give us a link or something?

Can't give you a link, but was told to me last night by an EA customer service rep. I was looking into whether it was possible to get The Old Republic in Serbia via Origin by having a friend from UK buy it for me and pass me the account info. Apparently, Origin'd just IP block my arse >.>

Huh? Can't he just gift it?? Or are you saying that The Old Republic is region blocked in Serbia??? EA??? WHAT THE HELL???

 

[Vrach]

You know what's the actual hilarity of it? Them advertising the program as being "always there" and "living where you live" - and then region blocking areas. So if you move to a region blocked area, it's actually not there and doesn't live where you do.

Wait, what? As in, region blocking PC GAMES? Why? Region blocking is being less and less used these days (I just imported the U.S. version of Catherine for my PAL PS3). Can you give us a link or something?

Can't give you a link, but was told to me last night by an EA customer service rep. I was looking into whether it was possible to get The Old Republic in Serbia via Origin by having a friend from UK buy it for me and pass me the account info. Apparently, Origin'd just IP block my arse >.>

Huh? Can't he just gift it?? Or are you saying that The Old Republic is region blocked in Serbia??? EA??? WHAT THE HELL???

Game's not region blocked, but Origin itself is apparently.

 

[IamQ]

Heh, great as always. Also, it's nice that you didn't keep the font you had before. Now I can read properly again.

 

[Bogwhiskers]

...is that a meerkat wearing headphones? Man this web-comic is trendy as heck.

I'd say it's a ferret.

I really want that shirt. Only without shoulder straps.

 

[vxicepickxv]

Why does Origin remind me of Aigis from Persona 3?

 

[AbstractStream]

Why does Origin remind me of Aigis from Persona 3?

Oh good. Glad I'm not the only one that thought so.

 

[akibawall95]

Creepy, glad I'm not using Origin.

I played Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet at PAX East, it seemed pretty interesting. Unfortunately I did not get to play it for very long. Another Summer of Arcade title I played at PAX was Toy Soldiers Cold War which look like alot of fun.

 

[Tharwen]

Origin offers nothing interesting compared to Steam, gives no good reason to install

But the annoying thing is that they do...

They hold the Battlefield and Mass Effect series to ransom, and I have to use their pointless online service if I ever want to see them again.

 

[Irridium]

Origin offers nothing interesting compared to Steam, gives no good reason to install

But the annoying thing is that they do...

They hold the Battlefield and Mass Effect series to ransom, and I have to use their pointless online service if I ever want to see them again.

Seems to be what their counting on. I, for one, will not be partaking in Origin just for BF3/ME3.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Steam needs a competitor. A competitor that treats customers well, offer what Steam does not(or offer what Steam offers, but better), be unobtrusive, and give good reasons to add yet another program to your PC. It also needs goodwill and trust.

EA is not the one who's up to the challenge for that. They have a history of not giving two craps about their customers, Origin offers nothing interesting compared to Steam, gives no good reason to install, and as far as goodwill and trust go, well I don't think I need to explain that.

There's also the fact that their prices are more expensive then Steam in certain areas of the world. Particularly Europe. And their sales are just laughable.

Yeah, EA will not be the one to "challenge" Steam.

I totally agree with you on that iv'e always loved the deals steam does and nearly all my non games are even added to Steam just because it's a really good service but Origin on the other hand has nothing of any value to even offer me in order to make me want to switch over and with the increased prices of EA's games on their system it just pushes me further away from them not to mention most of EA services have had a really bad history especially when you mentioned not giving two shits which is totally true.

I just expect Origin to start off as normal and then watch it slump then fall and then finally crash and burn and return from whence it came so we can pretend Origin never existed as a competitor in the first place.

 

[Cory Rydell]

...is that a meerkat wearing headphones? Man this web-comic is trendy as heck.

I'd say it's a ferret.

I really want that shirt. Only without shoulder straps.

'Tis a ferret and his name is DJ StinkyBeats known for throwing down some of the dirtiest mixes in the industrial trip hop/ trancecore scene. (<= fabrications)

 

[Nouw]

Last line should of been "Im sorry Erin, I'm afraid i can't do that"

Damn right it should have been! HAL lives where you live!