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[Papytendo]

To top this they'll have to give me money and free games next sale or I wont be satisfied!!

Steam Winter Sale to have B1G1 confirmed.

 

[KissVibes]

Man, pretty much everything in that article is incorrect.

That's what's happens when NeoGAF tries to mislead The Verge!

 

[Wario64]

Wario, your soul is forever tainted with the mark of sin.

I regret nothing

 

[KissVibes]

So now that this is over, I gotta remember to merge all my Origin accounts together. I'll give it a month or two before I ask them about it. I'm sure their chat is going to be filled with "I WANT MY FREE THING TOO OR I'LL SUE YOU AND OWN THE COMPANY!" for the next few weeks.

Those EA forum posters remind me of this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqRPOEa3P44

 

[Cuban Legend]

I regret nothing

 

[Ferga]

I totally missed out on this deal...now i'm all sad and stuff.

At least you don't have this guilt of having all these free games that you weren't suppose to have...



nah i'm just kidding, i'm the devil

 

[JesseZao]

and that's some good PR for the "worst company in the world."

Thanks EA!

 

[smurfx]

cool i'll play mirrors edge in a week or two.

 

[plainr_]

Thank you EA. I will buy Bad Company 3 without hesitation.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

That polygon article is absolutely horrible.

Anyway that is pretty much what I figured EA would do in this specific case.

 

[Card Boy]

I knew EA would do jack shit, my guess is they straight up can't do anything and the issue lies with Digital River. We all know they would remove the games if they could, it's EA we are talking about here.

 

[Hazaro]

I'm sure the investors will be pleased at the amount of downloaded games.

Got only Darkspore and I'm good. Too much shit to play atm anyway.

 

[jediyoshi]

I knew EA would do jack shit, my guess is they straight up can't do anything and the issue lies with Digital River. We all know they would remove the games if they could, it's EA we are talking about here.

EA swaps games around on people's accounts all the time. Pretty much the only way to redeem certain older games at some points.

 

[simtmb]

I managed to get 15, not everything. Gave up when it got frustrating, but pretty happy getting a few games i actually wanted to play, namely Burnout, Hot Pursuit and Shift 2

Thanks Wario, GAF, and EA.

 

[Grinchy]

Really glad they aren't going to do anything about this. Like many have said, this is probably good for them. I'm suddenly using Origin, which I really didn't think I would.

I know I'm LTTP but Crysis is pretty fucking cool so far.

 

[vazel]

Can a mod chime in on wether it's ok to trade Origin accounts in the trade thread? I'm thinking maybe not but it doesn't hurt to ask.

 

[shintoki]

Damn shame it didn't work on the BF3 Expansion packs. But BTK is nice.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Thanks Wario

My body is yours to command =D

 

[Stronghammer22]

Ended up with $340 worth of games, but really, that's about $50 in the US. They sure like to price gouge Aussies.

Thanks EA, thanks Wario and thank you to the almighty OS3874XVC. You were taken before your time.

 

[Enco]

Pissed off I didn't get more.

Ah well. Crysis would have been nice though.

Edit: I should be happy I got anything :lol

 

[dragonlife]

Can a mod chime in on wether it's ok to trade Origin accounts in the trade thread? I'm thinking maybe not but it doesn't hurt to ask.

I'll bet my penis on the answer being a big fat "No." That's pretty scummy.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Can a mod chime in on wether it's ok to trade Origin accounts in the trade thread? I'm thinking maybe not but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Trading accounts is bannable in terms of the providers. You cannot sell Steam, Origin and more account. Whether its bannable here is questionable but companies will ban the account, rendering the trade useless.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Can a mod chime in on wether it's ok to trade Origin accounts in the trade thread? I'm thinking maybe not but it doesn't hurt to ask.

You will get bitched at to no end for doing that kind of shit in that thread. People were trying to sell those $10 toys r us PC games in there for a profit and it sent the whole thread to shit for like 48 hours.

But, people have sold accounts in there. Pretty sure I've seen Guild Wars 2 and Diablo 3 accounts sell.

 

[Pikma]

I forgot to get Mercs 2, fuck!

Brb, I'm gonna complain in an Origin thread, this shit is unacceptable, keep it classy EA.

 

[AutumnAve]

B,baka! it's not like I wanted to give you free games or anything!

Spoiler

I'm no good at editing pics, but it made me laugh a little

 

[dragonlife]

Tsundere~

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I REGRET NOTHING!

 

[GraveRobberX]

I REGRET NOTHING!

 

[infinityBCRT]

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/60/9040620.page#25426225

HOPE Y'ALL LIKE FREE GAMES

Nice. If this were MS everyone would probably get banned.

 

[GruntOfAction]

Funny, I got a survey email and it gave me the OS3874XVC code. I thought maybe it was different, but it wasn't. EA expiring the code a week early is kinda stupid, but ah well.

 

[KissVibes]

Nice. If this were MS everyone would probably get banned.

Yeah, remember when people got all those Microsoft points and Xbox Live Gold time for free using exploits and Microsoft banned them? Because I don't.

I don't get why you'd throw a dig at Microsoft when it's not like they do shit like that all the time.

 

[vazel]

Yeah, remember when people got all those Microsoft points and Xbox Live Gold time for free using exploits and Microsoft banned them? Because I don't.

I don't get why you'd throw a dig at Microsoft when it's not like they do shit like that all the time.

Points/gold exploits have been through 3rd party sources and not directly through xbox.com from what I remember. Correct me if I'm wrong. So not sure Microsoft could've done anything if they wanted to.

There was this exploit that allowed you to download the full version of Fable 2. Microsoft later revoked the game from your download list. The game is still sitting in my hard drive but once the game is deleted it's gone for good since I'm not able to redownload it.

 

[Cramoss]

Hey, I'm enjoying Bulletstorm. Cool game.

 

[Canis lupus]

- Don't login. Add the game and use the discount.
- Remove the game from the checkout.
- Login.
- Search the game again. Price should be zero.
- Buy the game.



This here still works, but site is super slow atm.

No one told me about this when it worked pffff.

 

[TheVoidDragon]

Nice to see they are letting people keep the games. Makes me even more disappointed that i missed out on the Sims 2, Crysis: Warhead and Dragon age 2. I got all the others i wanted but missed those.

 

[Canis lupus]

So now that this is over, I gotta remember to merge all my Origin accounts together. I'll give it a month or two before I ask them about it. I'm sure their chat is going to be filled with "I WANT MY FREE THING TOO OR I'LL SUE YOU AND OWN THE COMPANY!" for the next few weeks.

Those EA forum posters remind me of this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqRPOEa3P44

Can you even merge them together? lol at the vid

 

[Pikma]

No one told me about this when it worked pffff.

That's how I got half of my 23 games.

 

[Canis lupus]

That's how I got half of my 23 games.

Damn lol, feel so bad now.

 

[Alastor Mused]

Hey, I'm enjoying Bulletstorm. Cool game.

I can't create a live account and when I try and load the game I have to crash it cus there is no "Exit to windows" so it's essentially an endless loop of no account > can't login > can't exit... Really wanted to play this.

 

[Stronghammer22]

I can't create a live account and when I try and load the game I have to crash it cus there is no "Exit to windows" so it's essentially an endless loop of no account > can't login > can't exit... Really wanted to play this.

Why not? Create an account on Xbox.com before starting the game, if that's the issue.

 

[Pikma]

Damn lol, feel so bad now.

You should feel good, actually, you have less games to play and more time to play the ones you already have.

 

[Polk]

Points/gold exploits have been through 3rd party sources and not directly through xbox.com from what I remember. Correct me if I'm wrong. So not sure Microsoft could've done anything if they wanted to.

There was paypal promotion through Xbox.com, where you could get as many months of XBL for $1 (i got 16 and then got bored).

 

[Cloudius12]

I can't create a live account and when I try and load the game I have to crash it cus there is no "Exit to windows" so it's essentially an endless loop of no account > can't login > can't exit... Really wanted to play this.

You should download the latest GFWL installer from MS site. Unless Origin prompt you to do that already. You should just create an live account on the website as suggested above.

 

[KissVibes]

Can you even merge them together? lol at the vid

Yeah, I merged an Origin account before. All they do is move your games and EA over to the other address. They even give you new keys and keep your old keys working.

Points/gold exploits have been through 3rd party sources and not directly through xbox.com from what I remember. Correct me if I'm wrong. So not sure Microsoft could've done anything if they wanted to.

There was this exploit that allowed you to download the full version of Fable 2. Microsoft later revoked the game from your download list. The game is still sitting in my hard drive but once the game is deleted it's gone for good since I'm not able to redownload it.

Microsoft could easily revoke points and Gold deals if there was "fraud" involved. That wouldn't take much issue. Also,I'll concede that they shouldn't have taken away those copies of Fable II (although it sounds like it was a slight error in making EP1 free), nobody got banned like what was being suggested.

My point was, jumping in and saying "so and so would've banned people" isn't really fair if there aren't equally comparable situations to back up that claim.

 

[Canis lupus]

Yeah, I merged an Origin account before. All they do is move your games and EA over to the other address.

How do you do it? Can we merge more than 2?

 

[GraveRobberX]

How do you do it? Can we merge more than 2?

Getting a little greedy aren't we lol

 

[KissVibes]

How do you do it? Can we merge more than 2?

- Have your CD Keys ready for the accounts you want to merge.

- Start a live chat with EA Support.

- Tell them you want to merge Origin accounts to simplify your life or whatever story you wish to tell them. Make sure to explain that you have the CD Keys for verification.

- Wait until it's done (mine took a half hour).

- Thank your support agent and offer a digital high-five for the help.

- Enjoy.

You can do as many as you want, I guess. As long as your info is the same on all of them.

 

[eot]

I can't create a live account and when I try and load the game I have to crash it cus there is no "Exit to windows" so it's essentially an endless loop of no account > can't login > can't exit... Really wanted to play this.

The in-game version of GFWL is worthless. Nothing ever works and the error messages it gives you aren't indicative of the error. Just go to xbox.com and make a free account there. If you need to patch GFWL I think you can do that outside of a game too.

 

[Canis lupus]

^Thanks dudebro!

@GraveRobberX: unrelated to the coupon deals, I bought BF3 secondhand from someone, sadly wouldn't play on my origin. Seller was generous to give his account details afterwards, so if I can merge that one, will be great.

 

[Pikma]

How do you do it? Can we merge more than 2?

Aren't you the one that made like 5 accounts? :lol