Why do i get a feeling that alot of PC gamers will have exactly that reaction?Master Kuja said:
Oh wait. EA. Forget i asked.
Origin vs Steam
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Oh wait. EA. Forget i asked.
I've heard rumours that EA will pull all games (including BF) from Steam once Origin goes full power. I doubt it and certainly hope not, I don't want to have to be locked in to another service just to play BF3.
But I will always stick with Steam, it's a great service, they've had years of experience in the business and haven't really put a foot wrong (with me) during my time with them. Plus when they have a sale, they seriously have a sale.
But I will always stick with Steam, it's a great service, they've had years of experience in the business and haven't really put a foot wrong (with me) during my time with them. Plus when they have a sale, they seriously have a sale.
Just to calrify, I do agree with you point, no objections here, and if it wasen't for the fact I don't want to argue with my friend because he is, in short, an arrogant idiot, I would try to force it into his hit that Origin will fail and go down burning.Master Kuja said:
On the other hand, he does have a slight valid point, not one I agree with, but a point nontheless, he's reason for changeing serice is that he is dissatisfied with Steam, Not 100% clear what the specifics are, but among them are that for a patch to come out on steam compared to the retail version of the game, useually take 1-2 days, and the specific game he was playing (witcher 2) it took a week or more for them to do so, I'm sure he has other reasons, but that is the newest I've heard of.
I do not, however, share this opinion, I know why they have to do the ekstra work, so does he for that matter, we both study computer science, so it's not something alien we can't understand, but where he sees it as a nuances, I see it as a priviliage that Steam even wants to go around reworking at time, entire games to build in their API to make it work, it is like an ekstra Q&A.
But I'm sticking with steam, no contest.
That is exactly as I understood it, but as I said, I misread it at first, But yeah, thats my opinion in a nutshell.Griffolion said:
They did do wrong, but in the end, it always came out positive, the worst was my pre-order for H.A.W.X. beeing delayed 2 weeks or so after retail release for no reason they wanted to tell me, only to give me a refund, and then the next day, it was up... balls...
I'll take his steam account if he doesn't want it!Elsarild said:
OT: Nah, I doubt Origin will really break into the market too well.
Indeed. From my glancing at news, I don't think EA will physically stop BF3 from going on Steam (stupid move to deny the most popular PC gaming distribution platform) but Origin will house exclusive in game content not available anywhere else. From what I've seen, it will be a few new weapons (including one specifically for campers, wtf?) etc etc.Elsarild said:
But EA know enough about money grabbing that stopping Steam from having BF3 is ridiculous, I don't think they're THAT stupid to do it. But time will tell.
Digital distribution is dodgy business at the best of times, put EA at the helm and you are just asking for a shitstorm, they have already proven numerous times they got no problem banning people from their games if they don't like someone on the forums.
But people wont learn until they burn, so flames on!
But people wont learn until they burn, so flames on!
Fuck that noise, the Aussie Dollar buys 1.06 US dollars too. Yeah if I want Crysis 2 or any other EA game I'll be buying it in a couple of years in a discount bin. If they do 75% off sales maybe they might get a little custom from me, but gouging prices like that? Fuck it, I get World of Tanks for free.Zhukov said:
Well thats all well and good but.... one slight SLIGHT problem...
who the hell would want an EA game over a Valve game? No, seriously.
who the hell would want an EA game over a Valve game? No, seriously.
this is true, if anything they should've just had some exclusive small content of an add on if you bought it from origin, say like a few free start up items at the beginning or maybe a small extra quest for some easy XP at the beginning.Sp3ratus said:
I'm pretty sure filling a niece is pretty illegal in many countries. =pElsarild said:
That said, I'm probably sticking to Steam, it's a well established service, and well, I'm not big enough of an EA fanboy to justify having both Steam and Origin running in the background. Now if they make Mass Effect 3 or The Old Republic Origin exclusive... well... I'll just get a hard copy then.
I am not god/amazing at economics, but it doesn't always depend on the overall "worth" of your dollar/currencyoctafish said:
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/6302.0
http://www.ehow.com/info_7746957_average-annual-salary-america.html
average australian yearly income -----> 66,976
average american yearly income -------> 43,460
you have much more money in circulation, and due to imports and exports along with covering a certain percentage it is near dead on with those earnings that you pay 70-80 while we pay 50-60 usually
now am i saying its fair/correct/equal?
No, but i'm just saying it's not as simple as "our dollar is worth more than your dollar!!...mann...!"
I'm never using Origin. I've heard the horror stories about people getting their EA games locked if they say something bad about them on the official forums; I'd prefer not to give EA even more power over my games.
I have Several Games on both Origin and Steam. The Majority of games I own are on Steam mostly due to the sales. As Far as i'm away the games on Origin are only EA titles so the games library is pretty limited.
The only reason I have bought games from EAstore/Origin are when I can get a good deal. I like the 25% discount coupon on my Bday.
Origin is an Improvement over the Digital distribution software they had before, but it's not even in the same ballpark as Steam.
The only reason I have bought games from EAstore/Origin are when I can get a good deal. I like the 25% discount coupon on my Bday.
Origin is an Improvement over the Digital distribution software they had before, but it's not even in the same ballpark as Steam.
I've always liked Valve, and I've been using Steam for years now, so it's proven itself to work just fine.
On the other hand, I have highly mixed feelings about Electronic Arts. Every so often they'll put out a game that I really enjoy, but then they'll release a sequel that feels like a completely soulless copy of the original. They've got a pretty good track record going of buying up series that I happen to enjoy, then putting out sequels that either have nothing to do with the originals, or even worse, take the stories of the originals and go completely bat-shit-insane stupid with them (like the Command & Conquer series). I've also had some pretty bad experiences with their customer service in the past, though I have no idea if they've cleaned up their act. I highly doubt it, given how EA treats its games, but that's hardly anything more than assumption. And of course, this isn't even taking into account that Origin is an unknown. It's new. It hasn't proven itself yet.
The only thing that would really get me to even consider jumping aboard with Origin (at this early point in its lifespan, anyway) would be if they offered System Shock and System Shock 2 with updated settings to accommodate for higher resolution widescreen monitors built into the games. That's about it. And even then, if that actually happens with Origin, I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen on Steam and/or Good Old Games soon after.
On the other hand, I have highly mixed feelings about Electronic Arts. Every so often they'll put out a game that I really enjoy, but then they'll release a sequel that feels like a completely soulless copy of the original. They've got a pretty good track record going of buying up series that I happen to enjoy, then putting out sequels that either have nothing to do with the originals, or even worse, take the stories of the originals and go completely bat-shit-insane stupid with them (like the Command & Conquer series). I've also had some pretty bad experiences with their customer service in the past, though I have no idea if they've cleaned up their act. I highly doubt it, given how EA treats its games, but that's hardly anything more than assumption. And of course, this isn't even taking into account that Origin is an unknown. It's new. It hasn't proven itself yet.
The only thing that would really get me to even consider jumping aboard with Origin (at this early point in its lifespan, anyway) would be if they offered System Shock and System Shock 2 with updated settings to accommodate for higher resolution widescreen monitors built into the games. That's about it. And even then, if that actually happens with Origin, I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen on Steam and/or Good Old Games soon after.
I won't be buying games from Origin. The last thing I want is EA banning me from my singleplayer games just because I said something they don't like (which is why i don't ever post on any forums under EA's umbrella).
Then there are the ultra-apathetic fanbois that would blindly agree with my potential banning, proclaiming "the rules are the rules". Personally, I'd like to see them with all of their fingers broken or rolling on hot coals, hogtied.
Then there are the ultra-apathetic fanbois that would blindly agree with my potential banning, proclaiming "the rules are the rules". Personally, I'd like to see them with all of their fingers broken or rolling on hot coals, hogtied.