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[IndieJones]

Dear lord, I bought Mass Effect 3 and installed Origin...

I INSTALLED ORIGIN!

 

[Smash88]

Mass Effect 3 is still too much, and so is Dragon Age 2.

Like $10 combined.

Also, Battlefield Premium isn't on sale so don't care.

 

[Bisnic]

Dear lord, I bought Mass Effect 3 and installed Origin...

I INSTALLED ORIGIN!

Don't worry, your PC will survive the night.

 

[lexi]

Jeez EA, way to devalue your IPs.

Don't they know the damage they are doing to these games?!?!

 

[Solideliquid]

Don't they know the damage they are doing to these games?!?!

Nah it's the PC version.

 

[snoopeasystreet]

is this us only?

 

[RukusProvider]

I have BF3. Any deals on the dlc?

 

[flowsnake]

is this us only?

VALID ONLY IN UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO.

 

[Skyzard]

Just a warning, if you guys buy these games, don't post on EA forums. - Not worth the trouble of finding yourself banned. (from your games, including sp - that rps article ringing a few bells).

 

[legacyzero]

So I got a 50% discount in my email as well.

Would that be stackable to the already discounts amount on BF3?

 

[GKB]

VALID ONLY IN UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO.

It's also available in the Singapore store, i guess that depends on the page where you access it.

 

[legacyzero]

So I got a 50% discount in my email as well.

Would that be stackable to the already discounts amount on BF3?

Update: It doesn't

 

[iNvid02]

is this us only?

as usual

time to vpn that shit

 

[TheContact]

Just a warning, if you guys buy these games, don't post on EA forums. - Not worth the trouble of finding yourself banned. (from your games, including sp - that rps article ringing a few bells).

Why would you get banned for buying these games with the discount and posting on the forums?

 

[Last Baron]

The Mass Effect 3 page shows the discounted price then redirects to a page offering it at full price.

cool

 

[Skyzard]

Why would you get banned for buying these games with the discount and posting on the forums?

I meant for those newly attracted to Origin through these deals and then wanting to check out the EA forums. It is best to stay clear as it has been reported on that it is way too easy to lose access to your games when posting there.

This is from a little less than a year ago:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/05/ea-origin-bans-update-edition/

 

[Pandaman]

got bf3 and me3.

wanted alice, but i'd rather wait for another steam sale.

 

[Crub]

Meh, still waiting for The Run to go below $10.

 

[PaulLFC]

As usual with Origin, countries outside the US don't exist when sales are on. Just one of the reasons it will never be a decent digital distribution service.

 

[Metalmurphy]

Gotta get me a US proxy. I'm buying BF3 for all my friends.

As usual with Origin, countries outside the US don't exist when sales are on. Just one of the reasons it will never be a decent digital distribution service.

Don't forget india.

 

[Bisnic]

I meant for those newly attracted to Origin through these deals and then wanting to check out the EA forums. It is best to stay clear as it has been reported on that it is way too easy to lose access to your games when posting there.

This is from a little less than a year ago:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/05/ea-origin-bans-update-edition/

As long as you're not a total jerk, i dont see why EA would ban you. And i thought i heard something about how they were less severe recently after too many complaints, or did i imagine this?

 

[Metalmurphy]

Can't seem to get this working. They're all the default prices.

 

[VariantX]

Picked up Burnout for $8, just waiting on the order to be processed

 

[Shambles]

Sorry EA. Still not, and will never be interested in a platform that you develop. If you want my money you'll either have to sell your products on Steam or DRM free.

 

[gabbo]

As long as you're not a total jerk, i dont see why EA would ban you. And i thought i heard something about how they were less severe recently after too many complaints, or did i imagine this?

They've said they're not going to ban from games for forum infractions, but people have been since. It's rather nebulous at this point. Just keep a polite manner on the EA forum, like any, and you should be fine. Just don't actively post if you don't have to, to be on the safe side.

That said, will wait for ME3 to drop to around the same price I grabbed the first two at, $3-7.

 

[Metalmurphy]

Anyone got this to work using a proxy?

 

[iNvid02]

Anyone got this to work using a proxy?

yeah, use the direct link someone posted above

 

[Metalmurphy]

yeah, use the direct link someone posted above

Well, I got to the store and sales I just can't finish the purchase. "Payment Authorization Failed".

:/



Anyone willing to do it for me? I'll transfer the $ through paypal.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Jeez EA, way to devalue your IPs.

Nobody does it like EA!

 

[Irnbru]

got bf3 and me3.

wanted alice, but i'd rather wait for another steam sale.

Same here, though I got alice in a steam sale for 5, lol

Finally, the prices I wanted for these two games.

 

[JaseC]

There were rumblings not long ago that EA is no longer manufacturing retail copies of Kingdoms of Amalur, so, if true, this may very well be one of the last opportunities to grab it at a reduced price.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Nobody does it like EA!

Says EA it self

In regards to these sales, EA’s David DeMartini says, ”We won’t be doing that. Obviously they think it’s the right thing to do after a certain amount of time. I just think it cheapens your intellectual property.”

=O

 

[AppleMIX]

Says EA it self



=O

Ok, I don't really get this. The people at GOG.com said basically the same thing but nobody gives them any flak. Anyways, i'll probably get KOA.

 

[Alchemy]

In for KoA and Spore. Haven't had any issues with Origin in the past so why the hell not.

 

[JudgeN]

BOOO at DLC not being on sale for KoA

 

[Qwell]

Bit on KoA, was really hoping the new Battlefield 3 Premium combo was in this as I'm trying to get my friend to snag it. Love BF3 so much and premium is so worth ti. Game is too addicting.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Doesn't work for me. I'm in Switzerland.

 

[VibratingDonkey]

As long as you're not a total jerk, i dont see why EA would ban you. And i thought i heard something about how they were less severe recently after too many complaints, or did i imagine this?

They banned someone's account for quoting someone who said "e-peen".
Although the BF3 forums and comments have been worse than Gamefaqs the times I've checked them. And I haven't heard of any shenanigans for a long while. Still, there might be a risk if you for some reason want to post there.

For reasons such as this, I'd only consider buying something on Origin if it was severely cheap. Which is rarely the case anyway, since most sales tend to not be available in Europe. Like this one.

Origin's regular prices are at least 20% higher than retail and Steam in Sweden.
499:- vs 399:- and 415:-(€50).
They want 549:- for the their day one/F2P DLC editions.
Sim City Digital Deluxe is 699:-
That's $106.
I don't know what they're doing, it's just stupid.

 

[JaseC]

Doesn't work for me. I'm in Switzerland.

Do you see a 50% off promo image? The Australian store wasn't showing any discounts until I clicked it and was taken to a separate page.

 

[Edgeward]

I just want Bioware's dlc to go on sale. PC versions always get jilted while console DLC gets discounted

 

[Metalmurphy]

Anyone that had success with this mind sharing what proxy they used? (if its a public one that is).


Still haven't been able to get it to work.

 

[JaseC]

Anyone that had success with this mind sharing what proxy they used? (if its a public one that is).


Still haven't been able to get it to work.

Try using Spotflux or TunnelBear.

 

[Jharp]

Came within an inch of getting BF3, but forced Origin and two expansions at a total of $30... meh. Not interested in spending $46 to use Origin and play a more SUPER REAL SO HARDCORE BRO version of a better game. I put 30 hours into the 360 version and it was 30 hours that I'd have better spent in Bad Company 2. Not making that mistake again on a different platform.

 

[SlaughterX]

Hmmm, Battlefield 3 for $16. Can't really beat that.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Do you see a 50% off promo image? The Australian store wasn't showing any discounts until I clicked it and was taken to a separate page.

Nope, neither in the client nor my browser. Where is it supposed to be?

Edit: Ah, I need to use a proxy?

 

[SlaughterX]

Muthafuckas charged me $1 in tax, wtf?

 

[rybrad]

Is ME3 worth $16 or just wait for a cheaper price since I have waited this long already? I loved the Mass Effect series but I hate what EA does to PC gamers so I was avoiding it out of principle until it was cheap.

 

[JaseC]

Nope, neither in the client nor my browser. Where is it supposed to be?

Edit: Ah, I need to use a proxy?

On the main page... which seems to have updated since I posted, with a giant banner and all the applicable discounts. Suffice it to say that Origin Swisscheeseland misses out.

And, yeah, the aforementioned (free) VPN services should work.

 

[arts&crafts]

Would buy KOA on steam for that price. Cloud + achievements!

 

[Addnan]

Can I just use my card when using a VPN from the UK? I tried with Paypal, says order being processed, but my money hasn't been taken yet. Got no email from paypal or anything.