The Humble Origin Bundle: 8 games redeemable on Origin

[thebakedpotato]

These are the first games I've bought from EA in years.

Let's see what all the fuss is about!

 

[hazabaza1]

Good deal. Been wanting to try BF3 for a while.
Origin is kind of bad though. Doesn't tell me how fast my downloads are when they're going and Dead Space 3 just stops sometimes. Have to restart the whole thing.

 

[SweetShark]

I don't have NONE of this games.......NONE!!!

So, you have all of them?

OT: Got the bundle, just the "basic" version, though - I don't care for either Battlefield or Sims 3. I might probably try out Dead Space a-a-and...I'll have the others available for gifts when I want to gift them to somebody. It's an OK deal.

Heh, I am dead serious about that. Nearly all the games I have in my Steam account [242 total] are from bundles I bough with only 1-5 euros each. Plus I have games in Desura and Gog as well AND DRM games and Physical Copies.
The problem I have really is the time.......Having a job is a curse of happiness and sadness at the same time man...

For example there is a "Doujin" Bunble in Groupes. I have plans to buy with 1,50 dollars many Good games:

http://groupees.com/doujin

I use very wisely my Videogame Database if you remember ^^

My joke failed You said that you don't have none of the games - double negation.

A! I see. My English failed me once again >_<

 

[laggyteabag]

If they provide Steam keys for most of the games doesn't it ruin the point of making you install Origin?

The games that are redeemable on Steam were made before Origin was a big thing for EA.

OT: Already picked it up. Already had most of the games but I really had my eye on Burnout. I guess I'll just throw a few codes at my friends.

 

[votemarvel]

Don't forget that you can redeem the Origin and Steam codes if the game has the option.

So for example you are getting two versions, Origin and Steam, of Burnout Paradise.

 

[Vegost]

I purchased one, but having played most of the games that seem interesting before (Mirrors Edge, Burnout, Dead Space), and since the "pay more than average"-games does not have steam-keys, I didn't fork out as much as I probably should.

 

[toquio3]

So they have Dead Space 1 and 3, but no Dead Space 2? I don't get it.

Humble Bundle is very well-known for the extra game its put after some days.
I guess DS2 maybe will relieved later.

I always hated this hiding of games until later. I bought the bundle for $1 because i didnt want bf3 and the sims. I did want dead space 2 though, so if they add that later, I just wont buy the thing a second time just to beat the average. They end up losing money because I would totally pay $5 if the humble bundle werent dicks and just came out honestly with ALL the games on the deal.

 

[BernardoOne]

So they have Dead Space 1 and 3, but no Dead Space 2? I don't get it.

Humble Bundle is very well-known for the extra game its put after some days.
I guess DS2 maybe will relieved later.

I always hated this hiding of games until later. I bought the bundle for $1 because i didnt want bf3 and the sims. I did want dead space 2 though, so if they add that later, I just wont buy the thing a second time just to beat the average. They end up losing money because I would totally pay $5 if the humble bundle werent dicks and just came out honestly with ALL the games on the deal.

Erm, you dont know how it works, do you? The bonus games are for ALL PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE BUNDLE IN THE FIRST WEEK(this includes 1$ purchases!) You do not need to buy the bundle a second time!

 

[anthony87]

Good deal. Been wanting to try BF3 for a while.
Origin is kind of bad though. Doesn't tell me how fast my downloads are when they're going and Dead Space 3 just stops sometimes. Have to restart the whole thing.

It does show how fast the download is going. Open the client and click on the small arrow beside the download bar and that'll give you the information you're looking for.

OT: Yeah, fantastic deal. The fact that some people are finding reasons to moan about it just boggles my mind.

 

[hazabaza1]

Good deal. Been wanting to try BF3 for a while.
Origin is kind of bad though. Doesn't tell me how fast my downloads are when they're going and Dead Space 3 just stops sometimes. Have to restart the whole thing.

It does show how fast the download is going. Open the client and click on the small arrow beside the download bar and that'll give you the information you're looking for.

OT: Yeah, fantastic deal. The fact that some people are finding reasons to moan about it just boggles my mind.

Yeah, just found that. Weird place to put it.
Still doesn't stop this whole "not downloading" thing. That's annoying, but probably due to server overload or something.

 

[AlexLoxate]

At the end of the day you get all those games for $5. Does it really matter what EA's intentions are with this?

 

[dfphetteplace]

I have avoided Origin for a long time, but, I want to play BF3, so I got this Bundle and downloaded Origin finally. I hope I don't regret it. Everything else that I could I just activated on Steam, although now I have a Burnout key I don't need, so I'm hoping to find someone that would like it.

 

[Carnagath]

Question to people who have used Origin before:

I'm trying to download Dead Space 3, but the download just stops every, like, 200-300 mb or so and just sits there. I can't even pause/resume it at that point. I need to restart the whole client, and then it continues for a little bit. Is this a problem due to overload? Is this, like, normal? Is it a problem on my end somehow? Halp.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Good deal. Been wanting to try BF3 for a while.
Origin is kind of bad though. Doesn't tell me how fast my downloads are when they're going and Dead Space 3 just stops sometimes. Have to restart the whole thing.

It does show how fast the download is going. Open the client and click on the small arrow beside the download bar and that'll give you the information you're looking for.

OT: Yeah, fantastic deal. The fact that some people are finding reasons to moan about it just boggles my mind.

agreed, considering every penny is going to charity or humble bundle, it is impossible to complain about this in any way or form. hell most of the games have keys for steam as well.

I am not saying I love EA, but this is a great start to them perhaps getting a chance in the future to impress me.

 

[Gatx]

Question: For the games that come with Steam keys is it either or, or is it both? Like if I redeemed by Steam key would the Origin key just become defunct or what?

If they provide Steam keys for most of the games doesn't it ruin the point of making you install Origin?

Well it's worth it for Mirror's Edge at least. Also it will be nice to have an updated driving game, since I've still been playing Midtown Madness for my fix.

The point isn't to force you to install Origin, it's to raise money for charity, and generate good will from gamers.

 

[KefkaCultist]

As much as I hate EA this is a sweet deal. I didn't want all the keys though, so if someone is interested in the games in the quote box here then PM me and I'll reply the key to you.

I'm assuming the Origin keys still work even if I've activated the Steam one for the game.
>Crysis 2 (Origin)
>Medal of Honor (Origin)

 

[Tayh]

I don't think you're supposed to share the keys unless you chose the gift option.
Seems kinda cheap to cheat a charity drive that way, anyway - though I realize there's nothing to stop it.

 

[Seneschal]

Question to people who have used Origin before:

I'm trying to download Dead Space 3, but the download just stops every, like, 200-300 mb or so and just sits there. I can't even pause/resume it at that point. I need to restart the whole client, and then it continues for a little bit. Is this a problem due to overload? Is this, like, normal? Is it a problem on my end somehow? Halp.

I have the same problem with Battlefield 3. I've managed to download 5 GB like that, but I have to restart Origin every 20 minutes or so. However, my friend downloaded Sims 3 just fine in one go, so I'm not sure how much this problem owes to the server overload because of the bundle.
[sub]This never would have happened on Steam grumble grumble...[/sub]

 

[Kenbo Slice]

I just can't wait to see the crazy completely rational reasons people find to complain about this. I mean, it's EA, there's no way they could ever do anything for any reason other than exclusively benefiting themselves at the expense of us peasants.

EDIT: Also does anyone want Dead Space/Burnout/Mirror's Edge/Crysis 2? Because I already have those.

EDIT 2: And people should take note that EA isn't taking a cut, so if your problem would be supporting them then there's nothing to worry about.

EDIT 3: And for anyone on the fence about using Origin, to say that it's not as bad as some people make it out to be would be a massive understatement.

I would love to have Burnout...

OT: This seems like a really good deal, I heard about this yesterday.

 

[votemarvel]

Question to people who have used Origin before:

I'm trying to download Dead Space 3, but the download just stops every, like, 200-300 mb or so and just sits there. I can't even pause/resume it at that point. I need to restart the whole client, and then it continues for a little bit. Is this a problem due to overload? Is this, like, normal? Is it a problem on my end somehow? Help.

Overload would be my guess.

I've not bothered even trying to download yet because the EA servers are going to be getting hammered while this deal is running. Just going to wait and download when everyone else has finished.