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[Salsa]

Yes but this means you were a Origin user with games bought via your own money!

third parts of already established trilogies (ME3/BF3) dont count!

the other games literally just popped up in there, I got them on Steam

 

[FearMyWrench]

Origin download servers are pretty good aren't they?

 

[Troll]

so it's gone?

Now does EA try to take the games back or just let it ride. Oh man what will happen!?

I don't know what to expect. I'm going to try and download all of them just in case.

 

[plainr_]

lololol. I was waiting for this. I was gonna do it but I am installing games at the moment.

 

[Talyn]

so it's gone?

Now does EA try to take the games back or just let it ride. Oh man what will happen!?

If they remove them from our accounts what will do they about all the activation keys they emailed out? Blacklist them as well?

 

[Ronan_Berthelot]

Thank's gaf !

 

[DarkFlow]

until EA took them away

Spoiler

I hope not!

I'm sure they will just let this shit ride. I would guess it's going to be a pain in the ass to track down every single download of this code. Then there's the chance they nuke the wrong accounts and your looking at some bad PR for a service that's already on life support.

 

[Addnan]

Not sure why I got all these games now. The only games I can see myself playing is Mirrors Edge, DA and maybe Crysis again.

 

[LordCanti]

DLC shows up like this

Just click the i button next to the download/play button and it will show all the stuff for it.

Thank you! I've been trying to find the Mirror's Edge DLC for like ten minutes now.

Origin is such a half baked piece of shit.

 

[Truespeed]

Wario64 needs his tag updated:

Wario64
Banned (OS3874XVC)

 

[benjipwns]

This reminds me that if EA would like to take a game from my library as punishment they can take away the BF3 Beta.

Even though it and the FIFA demo are hidden, I know they're there.

 

[Mairu]

This reminds me that if EA would like to take a game from my library as punishment they can take away the BF3 Beta.

Even though it and the FIFA demo are hidden, I know they're there.

this is the worst part of origin.

 

[ColonelColon]

They literally can't do that* for some of these games. Sure, they can lock you out of multiplayer, but how many of these games had thriving multiplayer communities anyway?

*if you block the executables in your firewall

I remembered this post from earlier in the thread, and I'm curious as to how that might prevent EA from revoking your games.

 

[Truespeed]

Hopefully, EA doesn't take our games away. But, if it comes to this I'm willing to negotiate a settlement. I have some spare Steam codes they can have on me. I hope they like Bad Rats.

 

[DarkFlow]

I remembered this post from earlier in the thread, and I'm curious as to how that might prevent EA from revoking your games.

yeah once you download them, they will run just fine. Nothing EA can do about that.

 

[Canis lupus]

I just woke up, the code won't work anymore?

 

[Truespeed]

I just woke up, the code won't work anymore?

EA is just performing maintenance on the code. It should be back shortly.

 

[NIGHT-]

How did I miss this? =/. Hope it comes back on

 

[Yen]

To recoup the money lost by this promotion, SimCity is now a visceral, cinematic FPS.

 

[Pikma]

The Saboteur is brilliant, guys!

Totally worth the $0.00 I paid for it.

 

[Canis lupus]

EA is just performing maintenance on the code. It should be back shortly.

Good, I still have to get Batman AC lol.

 

[DarkFlow]

Good, I still have to get Batman AC lol.

Did not work anyway, only worked on EA games.

 

[LordCanti]

Now I need like 20 no-opening-cinematic mods.

 

[DarkFlow]

Share your Origin name guys, we can at least play each other since I doubt many of these games have much of a Multiplayer anymore.

 

[benjipwns]

To recoup the money lost by this promotion, SimCity is now a visceral, cinematic FPS.

He warned them.

 

[Canis lupus]

Share your Origin name guys, we can at least play each other since I doubt many of these games have much of a Multiplayer anymore.

I made 7 Origin accounts yesterday, should I share em all?

 

[TheForceWithin]

This day should be a goddamn public holiday.

I shall name it "OS3874XVC Day"

 

[Ferga]

The Saboteur is brilliant, guys!

Totally worth the $0.00 I paid for it.

Thank god I got it then haha

congrats guys, now you get a ton of bad games to stare at :b

I've been looking forward to mirror's edge for a long ass time but wasn't one of the games i would of bought BUT now i'm going to enjoy the hell out of it

 

[Pikma]

Share your Origin name guys, we can at least play each other since I doubt many of these games have much of a Multiplayer anymore.

Mine is Pikma.

Add me GAF, let's play some multiplayer.

 

[LordCanti]

The Mirror's Edge Time Trial DLC levels look freaking fantastic. So glad I snuck that in before they did away with the code.

 

[TheForceWithin]

Damn I forgot The Saboteur. Oh well still was a good day!

 

[Nabs]

Man, Gatling Gears is awesome. I wish more developers would put out demos on PC. I would have snatched this up without question. Even with that EA account shit.

 

[kami_sama]

One question about DA: Awakening. I tried to play it, but instead origins was the game that started running. I have the other game with another account. Does that means that it's an expansion pack?

 

[Pooya]

so I take it none of the codes they emailed registers on Steam?

trying RA3 Uprising now, the only CnC game I haven't played, cool stuff. thank you based Origin and Wario!!!

 

[Ferga]

The Mirror's Edge Time Trial DLC levels look freaking fantastic. So glad I snuck that in before they did away with the code.

Oh no.. I was better off not knowing getting that was possible

 

[Enco]

Share your Origin name guys, we can at least play each other since I doubt many of these games have much of a Multiplayer anymore.

EA spy?

Post your username in a thread full of promo abuse?

/kinda sarcasm but who knows

 

[DarkFlow]

Mine is Pikma.

Add me GAF, let's play some multiplayer.

Mine is DarkFlowin, add me up gaf!

 

[brotkasten]

Origin is much more faster for me than Steam.

Downloading Hot Pursuit average 8-9MBps speed for me.

That's because no one is using it.

 

[Alastor Mused]

That's because no one is using it.

Now they are.... a whole bunch of em. I'm dling Red Alert 3 and Saboteur. Thanks Wario64

Edit: How's the DRM on Bulletstorm?

 

[MrTeachwell]

Mwahaha, here's me thinking since I had my region set to Australia that none of my attempts would work. Just noticed Shift 2 popped up in my games list, thanks OS3874XVC for this blessing surely wasn't what EA intended. You will live on in our hearts kind code.

ps. thanks to everyone for the instructions and excitement which ultimately led me to try it despite not being in America.

Edit: Wish I got Crysis instead hehe.

 

[Addnan]

I don't think the download speed is always accurate. My internet http://speedtest.net/result/2224400652.png and it sometimes shows I am downloading at 3.5MB/s, well thats not possible down this line.

 

[Sidewinder]

Thanks Wario64! Got me some Dragon Age and Bulletstorm goodness, wanted to try again for Alice and Saboteur, but I was too late.

 

[PAULINK]

I don't think the download speed is always accurate. My internet http://speedtest.net/result/2224400652.png and it sometimes shows I am downloading at 3.5MB/s, well thats not possible down this line.

Your speedtest says you are capable of downloading at 14 mbs per second, 3.5 mbs is much lower than what you can get.

 

[Nabs]

I don't think the download speed is always accurate. My internet http://speedtest.net/result/2224400652.png and it sometimes shows I am downloading at 3.5MB/s, well thats not possible down this line.

Origin is known to lie about download speeds. It'll max your connection out, but still mess with the numbers.

Your speedtest says you are capable of downloading at 14 mbs per second, 3.5 mbs is much lower than what you can get.

1.8mb/s

 

[Addnan]

Your speedtest says you are capable of downloading at 14 mbs per second, 3.5 mbs is much lower than what you can get.

bits and bytes.

 

[Enco]

Your speedtest says you are capable of downloading at 14 mbs per second, 3.5 mbs is much lower than what you can get.

You never get close to your speedtest result.

Divide it by 8 and that's your real download speed.

 

[LordCanti]

You never get close to your speedtest result.

Divide it by 8 and that's your real download speed.

O_O

The test should do the byte/bit conversion for you, or rather, it shouldn't use bytes at all.

 

[PAULINK]

Origin is known to lie about download speeds. It'll max your connection out, but still mess with the numbers.



1.8mb/s

You never get close to your speedtest result.

Divide it by 8 and that's your real download speed.

huh, that's a revelation to me. I can't believe i've never known this.

 

[benjipwns]

O_O

The test should do the byte/bit conversion for you, or rather, it shouldn't use bytes at all.

There used to be a button on the results to swap between the two.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I hope they restore some code. I was trying to buy Alice using the code as a discount and payment authorization kept failing.

I shouldn't have to fight to give you my monies, EA. it doesn't happen often, so take it when you can.