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[Croc]

I think I'm at around 20 games now.

I didn't even have Origin before this. If they take these games away, Origin is going away too.

 

[MoonLightWave]

I think I'm at around 20 games now

 

[DarkFlow]

How? I understand that you need to put in the code before you login, but every time I log into the site the price resets.

some games I've found don't work with the code.

 

[Red Blaster]

I think the thread needs to be retitled Origin Fall 2012 Sale

 

[Horse Armour]

If I want multiple games do I have to go through checkout each time or can I just add them to the cart and checkout once?

 

[Kane Zakharov]

Quick question: Has anyone of you guys used the same billing information when you got the games for free?

 

[dragonlife]

Individually.

Yes to the above.

 

[LiK]

If I want multiple games do I have to go through checkout each time or can I just add them to the cart and checkout once?

one by one, it ain't that easy

 

[RionaaM]

If you get that error it means you have to clear your cookies... It's still working fine.

Yeah, I'm using the latest method, and it works fine. It's just that the server doesn't load 99% of the times, and I have to restart the whole process from the beginning. I hate that fucking "No response from application web server" message.

 

[CatPee]

Origin is going incredibly fast for me on Internet Explorer.

 

[Troll]

I think the thread needs to be retitled Origin Fall 2012 Give Away

.

 

[LordCanti]

Yeah, I'm using the latest method, and it works fine. It's just that the server doesn't load 99% of the times, and I have to restart the whole process from the beginning. I hate that fucking "No response from application web server" message.

Try another browser. I went from Chrome (which had slowed down) to Opera, and now it's going way faster.

 

[MoonLightWave]

Origin is going incredibly fast for me on Internet Explorer.

Hehe, Internet Explorer > Firefox > Chrome for me on Origin atm.

 

[Pikma]

Guys, you need to use that Slickdeals list, but not every game on there is available for this, only the ones that are < $20.01.

 

[Gav47]

Origin is going incredibly fast for me on Internet Explorer.

Don't worry, give it 5 mins and it'll be back to snails pace.

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

The spoils:

Funny thing is, I don't think I can run any of these games. I guess I'll play them in a year when I build.

 

[Red Blaster]

Wario64
OS3874XVC
(Today, 02:52 AM)

 

[Orca]

Has anyone got a second game today on the same account?

Here's how I did.

 

[mentok15]

I hate that fucking "No response from application web server" message.

Refreshing the page worked for me when I got that message.

 

[Mairu]

Wario64
OS3874XVC
(Today, 02:52 AM)

 

[Pikma]

The spoils:

Funny thing is, I don't think I can run any of these games. I guess I'll play them in a year when I build.

You should try Mass Effect 2, I remember my brother playing it on his cheap ass laptop, and when I say cheap ass, I mean it.

 

[CatPee]

Don't worry, give it 5 mins and it'll be back to snails pace.

Been fast for me for 15 minutes or so now.

 

[RionaaM]

Try another browser. I went from Chrome (which had slowed down) to Opera, and now it's going way faster.

Given that Opera is the only browser I use, I'll find that difficult to do

Should I try with Internet Explorer?

 

[LordCanti]

Given that Opera is the only browser I use, I'll find that difficult to do

Should I try with Internet Explorer?

Yeah, I think it's a caching issue or something.

 

[LiK]

what's the speed hunters legends pack? i can't find it in search

 

[Red Blaster]

what's the speed hunters legends pack? i can't find it in search

Shift 2 DLC

 

[LiK]

Shift 2 DLC

ah ok

 

[AdawgDaFAB]

This only works for EA games right? I'd get Symphony, Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Orcs Must Die, Orcs Must Die 2, Hell Yeah, Sonic 4 Ep 2, and RAW if it works. But I don't want to waste time loading them all to try if they aren't going to.

 

[Pikma]

I'm tempted to get Sims 3 for $9.99 and get some of the expansions for free haha, but I'll probably wait 'till we know what EA thinks of what we did.

 

[Jim E. Rossler]

I don't know why people think they're going to lose their account
EA knows what everyone is doing, why do you think they changed it so you cant add 30+ to your cart and get them in one go
It's kosher, if it wasn't and they were seriously worried about hemorrhaging money through this UNTHINKABLE, INEXPLICABLE PHENOMENON that is people downloading free games, they'd have voided the code, or made it so the minimum amount are now $30 games, not made it so you can only get one per cart

 

[vazel]

This is way too good to be true. Nothing this good ever happens to me. I'm already convincing myself not to get attached to my free games.

 

[MoonLightWave]

This only works for EA games right? I'd get Symphony, Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Orcs Must Die, Orcs Must Die 2, Hell Yeah, Sonic 4 Ep 2, and RAW if it works. But I don't want to waste time loading them all to try if they aren't going to.

Only EA games have worked for me so far, so I doubt anything not EA will work.

 

[DarkFlow]

yeah the code only works for EA games. I just added it on Empire:Total war and got nothin.

 

[Dead Prince]

I don't know why people think they're going to lose their account
EA knows what everyone is doing, why do you think they changed it so you cant add 30+ to your cart and get them in one go
It's kosher, if it wasn't and they were seriously worried about hemorrhaging money through this UNTHINKABLE, INEXPLICABLE PHENOMENON that is people downloading free games, they'd have voided the code, not made it so you can only get one per cart

they should have removed the code instead lol. they so cray cray.

 

[LordCanti]

This is way too good to be true. Nothing this good ever happens to me. I'm already convincing myself not to get attached to my free games.

Block them in your firewall, and launch them through the executables instead of through Origin. Unless you care about multiplayer, they really can't take anything away from you at this point.

 

[LiK]

I don't know why people think they're going to lose their account
EA knows what everyone is doing, why do you think they changed it so you cant add 30+ to your cart and get them in one go
It's kosher, if it wasn't and they were seriously worried about hemorrhaging money through this UNTHINKABLE, INEXPLICABLE PHENOMENON that is people downloading free games, they'd have voided the code, or made it so the minimum amount are now $30 games, not made it so you can only get one per cart

an easy thing would be to take the store down for maintenance. but i guess no one works during the weekend lol

 

[Mairu]

How long was the THQ Store up for that whole debacle when they had a 100% off coupon code? It's kinda funny that both of them use digitalriver

Can't be good for them!

 

[MoonLightWave]

an easy thing would be to take the store down for maintenance. but i guess no one works during the weekend lol

I feel like they are doing this on purpose, I mean this is too crazy not be,

 

[LordCanti]

I feel like they are doing this on purpose, I mean this is too crazy not be,

I can't imagine they are. The most profit they make from Origin is from EA games (since they get all the profit). They're giving away their most valuable content, not including new games.

 

[MoonLightWave]

I can't imagine they are. The most profit they make from Origin is from EA games (since they get all the profit). They're giving away their most valuable content, not including new games.

We are talking about EA here, It's a big company. Something like this can not go unnoticed.

 

[Ledsen]

How the hell are you guys getting more games on the same account, I got 2 using the "add to cart then login" method, but after that I've tried like 20 times and every time it gives me the "please choose payment method" and I have to pay... what are you guys doing differently?

 

[Stark]

Having such a hard time getting Mirror's Edge. ;o;

 

[CatPee]

I can't imagine they are. The most profit they make from Origin is from EA games (since they get all the profit). They're giving away their most valuable content, not including new games.

Nobody would be buying these anyway. All of these are available elsewhere already and at prices much higher than other vendors (even the SD sale prices suck, except for certain newer games). Perhaps some hardcore EA/Origin loyalist might've bought them, but do those even exist?

 

[PROSTHETIC]

I'm kinda surprised no one in this thread has played the ethics card and said we're all basically just pirating games and that we should go in jail or something


Unless I missed it

meh too, I'd prefer to call everyone e-looters though. Carry on.

 

[TriAceJP]

I think its done. I am getting 'Invalid Promo Code'.

Good night guys, it was fun!

 

[Pikma]

I doubt EA cares that much for this whole situation, if it really meant that much for them they would have done something significant to limit the code, I doubt it's really that hard, unless they suck at developing databases, in that case, it's their problem, not ours.

 

[I H8 Memes]

I can't imagine they are. The most profit they make from Origin is from EA games (since they get all the profit). They're giving away their most valuable content, not including new games.

They don't get any profit on a storefront that nobody buys games from. This is the same strategy that Ubisoft used selling $1 games on their storefront. It's not going to help them compete with Steam, but I appreciate the effort if it gets me free games.

 

[ColonelColon]

How the hell are you guys getting more games on the same account, I got 2 using the "add to cart then login" method, but after that I've tried like 20 times and every time it gives me the "please choose payment method" and I have to pay... what are you guys doing differently?

1. Log out of Origin.
2. Add game to cart.
3. Apply code.
4. Remove game from cart.
5. Log in to Origin.
6. Add same game to cart (price should be $0 now)
7. Complete checkout.
8. Repeat steps 1-7.

 

[Red Blaster]

Anything interesting that isn't covered on the slickdeal list?

I know Mercs 2 works

 

[DarkFlow]

I think its done. I am getting 'Invalid Promo Code'.

Good night guys, it was fun!

Negative GhostRider, still going strong.