Mass Effect 3 on Origin
<div class="IPBDescription">Seriously</div><a href="http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/8975536" target="_blank"><!--QuoteBegin-Chris Priestly+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chris Priestly)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin--></a><b>4) Will ME3 be available on Steam?</b>
During initial release Mass Effect 3 will be available on Origin and a number of other 3rd party digital retailers, but not on Steam at this time. Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to deliver patches and other downloadable content. We are intent on providing Mass Effect to players with the best possible experience no matter where they purchase or play their game, and are happy to partner with any download service that does not restrict our ability to connect directly with our consumers.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He's kidding us ? This is a joke or something like that ? What won't he say : "We'll try to make more money with our own store" ?
When I look at NS2, it doesn't seem Steam is a restrictive environment.
*angry*
During initial release Mass Effect 3 will be available on Origin and a number of other 3rd party digital retailers, but not on Steam at this time. Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to deliver patches and other downloadable content. We are intent on providing Mass Effect to players with the best possible experience no matter where they purchase or play their game, and are happy to partner with any download service that does not restrict our ability to connect directly with our consumers.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He's kidding us ? This is a joke or something like that ? What won't he say : "We'll try to make more money with our own store" ?
When I look at NS2, it doesn't seem Steam is a restrictive environment.
*angry*
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"Update/fix it and remove the "beta" from it as it officially isn't a beta?"
"No, also, hush. We release anticipated games almost exclusively on it! And then we'll use the disgruntled pirates as another excuse to say the PC market is dying and promote harsher DRM that will only hurt our real customers anyway."
"Brilliant."
(Don't forget to buy your ME3 action figures for exclusive in-game DLC)
<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/EA-Forum-Bans-Resulting-Origin-Account-Content-Deletion-36996.html" target="_blank">EA Forum Bans Resulting In Origin Account, Content Deletion</a>
<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Inactive-Origin-Accounts-With-Entitlements-Content-Can-Deleted-34012.html" target="_blank">Inactive Origin Accounts With Entitlements, Content Can Be Deleted</a>
<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/EA-Says-Origin-Isn-t-Spyware-Although-It-Does-Scan-Your-Entire-PC-36690.html" target="_blank">EA Says Origin Isn't Spyware, Although It Does Scan Your Entire PC</a>
Yeah... ###### that.
See:
<!--quoteo(post=1894947:date=Jan 16 2012, 08:52 PM:name=player)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (player @ Jan 16 2012, 08:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1894947"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Oh I don't know...
<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/EA-Forum-Bans-Resulting-Origin-Account-Content-Deletion-36996.html" target="_blank">EA Forum Bans Resulting In Origin Account, Content Deletion</a>
<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Inactive-Origin-Accounts-With-Entitlements-Content-Can-Deleted-34012.html" target="_blank">Inactive Origin Accounts With Entitlements, Content Can Be Deleted</a>
<a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/games/EA-Says-Origin-Isn-t-Spyware-Although-It-Does-Scan-Your-Entire-PC-36690.html" target="_blank">EA Says Origin Isn't Spyware, Although It Does Scan Your Entire PC</a>
Yeah... ###### that.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Additional problems can also be viewed in the now dead Battlefield 3 thread from many OT members.
I'm all for competition and open market and all that jazz but this isn't the way I want to start it, personally :3
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><b>1) Will Origin be a requirement to play all versions of Mass Effect 3? (Digital and/or from a retail brick and mortar store)</b>
Yes, Origin is required for all PC editions of Mass Effect 3, physical or digital.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
... you'll have to install it anyway. I first thought of going to the store to get this one and save me the hassle of having yet another account as Gem puts it, but oh well.
That is <i>just</i> petty enough for me to get in on this petty bandwagon and not buy ME3 out of spite.
BF3 was a HUGE debacle for me. Not going through that again.
--Scythe--
Geez, that IS news to me. Damn man. I think someone owes us an explanation. What's so despicable about steam's business practices as opposed to everyone else? Details! Valve, EA, I'm looking at you. One of you has gotta speak up.
I'm going to have to be honest though: This isn't going to keep me from ME3. I need to see it through now. I loved the first two games too much to miss the third. The obvious spinoffs and sequels afterwards though? I'll try to resist. They'll probably decline in quality anyway.
In and of itself it's not a completely unrelatable position, Steam can be stupendously expensive for no good reason (other than to finance another shovel of food for Gabe). But to provide as an answer to that, another service that manages to be ######tier at every conceivable level is baffling. EA is ###### trolling.
Wasn't it one of the things they were arguing about when a bunch of EA games disappeared from steam last year?
(EA basically just organised the conditions where they could get their crap removed from steam so they could put it on origin or other DD services. But that sounds a little :tinfoil:)
Valve treated EA in the same way EA has been treating every other developer in the world for the last 10-20 years, and EA got all offended, took their ball, and went home.
A portion of me died inside.
I'm going to have to be honest though: This isn't going to keep me from ME3. I need to see it through now. I loved the first two games too much to miss the third. The obvious spinoffs and sequels afterwards though? I'll try to resist. They'll probably decline in quality anyway.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Short version? Steam refused to give EA the extensive personal information they are now ripping from your PC and account information to add to their marketing/demographic research database. Did you know that Origin may be monitoring your system usage and web browsing, to help 'tailor ads to your interests'? Steam also had a problem with EA charging direct rather than through Steam Wallet for DLC (ie: Steam wanted their cut of the DLC monies too, EA decided to be their usual greedpig self and decided that the few percent of each sale wasn't worth it).
Still boycotting EA and Origin. Their support of SOPA/PIPA only solidified that, and trying to force Origin further down people's throats with these kinds of business practices is just disgusting.
I'm sure there are plenty of others like you though, lolf, who will vindicate their actions as being 'acceptable', and encourage them to continue.
I can only vote with my own money though. Of which EA is getting NONE for the foreseeable future.
"That was the weak part, now you're stronger" -Internet
I can't really say I was going to buy ME3 any time near the release. Maybe one day when I could get it for < 10€ or something. Now I'm propably not going to buy it even then, as I don't want to install Origin on my computer.
Thanks for the guilt trip. :(
I'm all for competition and open market and all that jazz but this isn't the way I want to start it, personally :3<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So... is this a good time to mention blizzard's plans in this regard or should I wait with that?
had no problems with origin
had no problems with BF3
jelly?
wtf has happened to the forum though...read one post atta time bs
Equally, if you live in the real world and care about EA browsing your history to tailor advertisements you are not going to look at, it should not dictate what games you play.
So, man the ###### up you girls. If you want the game, buy it. If not, then quit whining.
And if you intend on buying the game and still whine about it, stop browsing porn and other things you shouldn't.
Probably switched to Linear mode, it can do that if you find a link via Google and stuff, change it to Standard in the options near the upper right (must be on a page viewing a thread).
<!--quoteo(post=1895182:date=Jan 17 2012, 07:25 PM:name=konata)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (konata @ Jan 17 2012, 07:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1895182"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->And if you intend on buying the game and still whine about it, stop browsing porn<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
ROFL
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->A downloading platform should not dictate what games you play.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, it does now, since you can't play the game without the platform.
Not with that attitude.
Commercialism won't go away. As much as you want it to. That post was as helpful as a chocolate teapot.
Also, don't hate on chocolate teapots.