PC gamers..how are you enjoying Origin?
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I'm not. I had a short experience with it with Battlefield 3 and it turned into an absolute nightmare that I chronicled in another thread. Long story short, I uninstalled everything and have no intention of using Origin or any Origin exclusive game. This makes me sad because I want to play Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 3 when it comes along.
Sadly, unless EA works out their issues with Steam, or makes their games not require Origin. I am going to have to say no.
Sadly, unless EA works out their issues with Steam, or makes their games not require Origin. I am going to have to say no.
I use it (unwillingly) for Battlefield 3 and will presumably be using it for Mass Effect 3.
Good-bad-terrible? Eh, it works. No huge problems or standout features. Anyone who has used Steam will feel more-or-less at home.
I haven't used the Store yet and never will, because... well, mostly because fuck EA. No need to go giving them a larger share of my money.
Good-bad-terrible? Eh, it works. No huge problems or standout features. Anyone who has used Steam will feel more-or-less at home.
I haven't used the Store yet and never will, because... well, mostly because fuck EA. No need to go giving them a larger share of my money.
I've used it to re-download my Mass Effect 2 and for getting the preorder goodies for Alice 2 and its... fine, really.
For ME2 and Alice 2 at least, Origin itself doesn't even have to run to start the game, the overlay if you use it is very steam-ish... Pretty standard stuff, really. I've browsed the store a few times, never saw anything at a good price I wanted to get and that's pretty much the extent of my feelings on it.
For ME2 and Alice 2 at least, Origin itself doesn't even have to run to start the game, the overlay if you use it is very steam-ish... Pretty standard stuff, really. I've browsed the store a few times, never saw anything at a good price I wanted to get and that's pretty much the extent of my feelings on it.
Haven't found anything wrong with it. All the scaremongering about the EULA is ridiculous. The sweetest irony of all is seeing people on FACEBOOK complain about how Origin "steals their personal information". I mean... really? REALLY?
It's a good, stable application and helps keep track of my different games. Heck, I bought a physical copy of Bad Company 2 back when it was released, and now it's in my Origin folder and I can download it if the DVD breaks/goes missing. Dunno how or why, but the game's there. Maybe it's because I registered it with my account... *shrug*
It's a good, stable application and helps keep track of my different games. Heck, I bought a physical copy of Bad Company 2 back when it was released, and now it's in my Origin folder and I can download it if the DVD breaks/goes missing. Dunno how or why, but the game's there. Maybe it's because I registered it with my account... *shrug*
I'm more worried about the whole nomming all your data thing that it appears to do. And then it sells that data on too, and you can't not let it. Unless you have some technical expertise and a few select programs. Muhahahaha.
I don't have any problems with Origin, other than it freezing my computer for a few seconds when I start it.
Now Battlelog on the other hand. THAT is a pile of shit that I swear at every day.
Now Battlelog on the other hand. THAT is a pile of shit that I swear at every day.
Only used it for BF3 but it's been a massive pain. Made me download the whole thing from Origin instead of just installing from the disk, not sure if it does that for everyone. On the subject the battlelog thing is quite annoying too, ends up taking ages to get into games since it has to launch the game every single time. Only good thing about it is that it's much easier to keep track of friends than it was with BC2, but they could have integrated it with steam if they wanted to for the same effect. Will be trying as hard as I possibly can to avoid using it in future.
Even though I run it in a Sandbox the fucker is somehow fucking with my latest video driver. Turn off Origins. Driver runs fine. Turn it back on, driver crashes and takes my operating system with it every 2 and a half hours on the clock. You can literally time when the stupid thing is going to crash my OS.
It makes it easier to boycut anything connected to EA, so in that respect I am very pleased with it.
I'm not using it much, but i must say their customer support is 10 times faster than Steam. The few times i had to contact them to fix my order i got in chat with the rep in 2-5 minutes and they fixed my issues right away.
Plus, as opposed to Steam, EA let's me pay in my currency, which means 30-50% cheaper games.
Plus, as opposed to Steam, EA let's me pay in my currency, which means 30-50% cheaper games.
Its fine, its no steam, but it works perfecly fine, and I got a free game out of it (Burnout Paradise) in one of the random giveaways they do every now and then.
The sales arn't on valve's level, but they seem to be getting there with this advent calander thing they're doing at the moment.
I honestly don't see what people have against it at this point, it takes less resources then Steam and you can close it once games have launched it you're paranoid of it watching you.
The sales arn't on valve's level, but they seem to be getting there with this advent calander thing they're doing at the moment.
I honestly don't see what people have against it at this point, it takes less resources then Steam and you can close it once games have launched it you're paranoid of it watching you.
While I don't think I'll have any problems with it, I'm still going to hold off from using it aslong as possible.
Unfortunately I have the ME3 gun pointed at my head that's gonna force me to use it
Unfortunately I have the ME3 gun pointed at my head that's gonna force me to use it
It's okay. I have little intention of using it to buy anything, but it works well enough, far better than Steam did at launch. The interface is clean and simple; the downloading is as fast as anything else. It's certainly nothing special, but I don't see why people are avoiding it like the plague.
