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It exists and won't die after like ten years. Also ea gives no shits about it and doesn't try.
Titanfall requires Origin.
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Their bans are platform wide and include forum and outside application (battle log) bans. Steam does not.
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Its not about "no steam, no buy" at least not for me. Origin was just bad. Bad enough that I didn't even finish the game I bought on it because it kept signing me out when I exited and was also just plain icky and unnecessary. I'm only one person. I only have so much attention. The second something like that happens I immediately just tune out. My wanting for a pleasant inobtrusive software experience far outweighs my wanting to play one specific game. There are a million other things to play. So yeah, when you have a really bad software experience like that the only course of action is to just uninstall it and forget about it. Or else you end up being annoyed on a daily basis. Origin made it more difficult for me to play games. Not easier.
*I should point out the reason I sound so upset is because I AM going to being buying Titanfall and I'm already dreading putting up with this.
1. Not everyone is in PREORDER CANCELED mode. Don't be like that.
2. People like Steam for reasons beyond just liking Valve, such as having a unified library and other features add value to games using it.
Between google hang outs, skypee, teamspeak, facebook, mumble and others, there is no lack whatsoever of social network tools to get in touch with friends and play, I would argue that steam social features are quite poorly done. Steam voip is trash, Most people nowadays including myself just get into a skype call and play with actual friends.
I'm not arguing that Origin is better than steam, is probably a bad decision on their part, I can't help to think Origin is a financial burden and they are actually loosing easy sales otherwise they were publishing on steam like they used.
Said so, I'm here to play videogames, not politics, if a stubborn company wants me to download their distribution tool, Whatever as long as it works and they deliver good games, so far Origin does that.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Sigh.. I'm extremely reluctant to give EA my money. Yet I know, in the end, I'm just going to buy it.
the attitude "hey there's nothing wrong with origin, stop shitting on it" is so bizarre to me and i can't understand why people don't get it
it doesn't matter that it's fine, steam is already established and everyone has their libraries and friends lists there. origin has to be way beyond just OK to justify its existence and guess what? it's fucking not, by a long shot
also nobody should ever trust EA with any amount of control over their games
it doesn't matter that it's fine, steam is already established and everyone has their libraries and friends lists there. origin has to be way beyond just OK to justify its existence and guess what? it's fucking not, by a long shot
also nobody should ever trust EA with any amount of control over their games
SolarPowered
Member
It was expected so I wasn't going to bother with the game anyway. It makes sense. This will get EA a lot of new origin users even if they lose some sales.
KojiKnight
Member
This is very hyperbolic... While undoubtedly there is a large percentage of people who won't by origin... but 75% of PC users? Hah.
The general gaming community has zero balls and will gladly defend anti-consumer practices to get their next fix of interactive entertainment.
HEALTH_DISCO
Banned
Basically. Were people expecting an EA published title for PC to magically go on Steam? Since like... 2011 or whatever?
striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Well, it's EA, i'll be more surprised if they don't implement Origin on titanfall...
Published vs Directly Developed, how does this work?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Was this in any doubt?
You're missing the point. It's not about what external voice services you can also use ( I use mumble ), it is that everyone's main friend list is on Steam. Not being to tap into this friends list for those who don't want to play the game on Origin is going to affect the player base.
If you want maximum return on potential for a new IP, it launches with Steamworks support. A service people want to use versus Origin, one that many don't.
it's EA
this false equivalency that apologists keep trying to establish between EA and valve is pathetic. EA has shown time and time again that they are scummy as shit and don't care about their users in the least beyond what money can be squeezed from them.
This. Screw messing about with server finding and all that jazz through a website. That put me right off Battlefield 3 when I got it on PC.
Origin is horrible goat shit, but, they've backed up all my purchases. Its an easy place to download my older battlefield titles as well- from there older software-game manager, or whatever. As far as EA's evil/old games/or whatever.
gregor7777
Banned
There's an anti-titanfall brigade? Console warriors?
That's not an inherent part of BF3/BF4 using Origin, it's just EA's method of pushing Battlelog features. Titanfall could (and probably does) use an in-game server browser.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
Bingo. EA is the last company I'd ever trust with my digital content. Digital content is all about trust, seeing as we basically have zero rights thanks to our lovely government.
Thank you. This.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Competition and monopoly do you understand these terms?
Valves holds your games ransom over a EULA change they're not the knights in shining armor your assuming them to be not even Ea does that. Competition has it's merits.
In that case people have known from the beginning they wouldn't get this if it's because of EA. Origin really is not that bad. Is it as feature rich as Steam? No. Is it even half as bad as people here would have everyone believe? Also no.
if you want to make big budget games you pretty much have to sell your soul
or be chris roberts i guess
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Isn't Origin the reason why they left Wii U/Nintendo, or at least a big reason for it?
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Oh its definitely fair. EA foot the bill, they can sell it on 1500floppies and it'd be fair.
The majority of the gaming community plays videogames to have fun and not to fight endless political battles against publishers and developers!? preposterous!
I'm a guy who bought a Wii just o play Mario Galaxy and the Punch Out remake, downloading Origin to play Battlefield and now Titanfall seems like a minor hassle compared to that.
Crazy me, I though this was about the games.
I don't work for EA so don't laugh me out of the building on this one;
How do we know that Origin implementation for Titanfall will be terrible, exactly? It might start off on the wrong foot (hell, I bet Titanfall is going to run into all sorts of MP issues its first week) initially, but it could eventually be the Origin game that isn't totally awful.
How do we know that Origin implementation for Titanfall will be terrible, exactly? It might start off on the wrong foot (hell, I bet Titanfall is going to run into all sorts of MP issues its first week) initially, but it could eventually be the Origin game that isn't totally awful.
Valve didn't make Left 4 Dead, for example. Try buying a digital copy on GOG, Gamersgate, Amazon, Origin, etc.
Apologists? I just don't think one is better than the other. They're both running a business. EA wants to push their service and make as much money as they can on every copy. Valve wants the exact same thing.
By the way, you do know that Valve takes a 30% cut on Steam and EA takes 100% on Origin, right?
I have it preordered but cannot stand Origin. Might just cancel as the day draw closer.
Nice circling around the comment.
But all my friends are on Steam.
If Steve Winwood or Scogoth launch Titanfall, I wouldn't know that I was able to play with them or vice-versa.
Adding all those people on Origin is a giant pain in my ass, and it's never going to happen.
mcfishstick
Member
I have not yet got an EA game on Origin and they don't have any games that will get me to change this habit and.... this game won't change that.
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would you like to make an argument or are you just going to throw words at me and try to sound smart?
valve has already generated competition with their own storefront by letting developers generate as many codes as they want for steam games and sell them through other retailers, and they've said time and again that their end goal is to remove themselves even further from the equation by making steam a generic publishing API that anyone can build a store with.
competition is needed to drive prices down and keep abusive corporate practices in check. neither of those apply in this case.
You sound like you have far more disposable income than most people if you buy full consoles for a handful of games.
Also, you can play games to have fun but lose all right to complain about your offerings when you continue to support anti consumer practices and companies.
KillerMan91
Member
Well to me it's pretty anti consumer too to embrace Steam monopoly in digital gaming market. As much as I hate EA for some of their past fuck ups I have never unterstood the Origin hate. More competition the better.