Titanfall requires Origin.
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Dragonborn
Member
I don't have any issues with Origin. My issue is with paying for half a game, I'll wait till it's cheaper.
That's something I don't understand. I can very much understand preferring Steam to Origin but why would someone not buy an Origin exclusive game just because it's not on Steam?
styl3s
Member
Because people are absolutely fucking ridiculous.
God forbid you have to click an extra button. Want all your games in one place? Just put the launcher in Steam and save your user/pass on origin and there you go. What's more ridiculous is people who boycott Origin but buy the EA games on consoles. You are still supporting EA.
So by this logic you don't buy single player games because they are only half a game as well?
Huh.
Zeyphersan
Banned
So you're the person big publishers keep ordering tacked on single-player/multiplayer modes to appease. I was wondering who that was.
We're not still using the Valve did this 10 years ago thing right (Valve too!)? Valve worked hard to make Steam amazing, EA has predictably done jack shit with Origin. It still doesn't have features that Steam had 3 years ago when they launched Origin let alone all the stuff Valve has done since.
Calling that "logic" is insulting to logic.
CambriaRising
Member
I thought the Pc version on amazon kinda confirmed this months ago?
polyh3dron
Banned
Did you buy Bioshock?
Principate
Saint Titanfall
It's been known for a long ass time. I imagine people were wondering if it'd come after launch
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
So its okay to give Valve a decade to get the client up to snuff but Origin needs to die right out of the gate?
It took Valve about 4 years to really get it going strong. I'm pretty sure this is the 3rd year of Origin (which was really just a name change with EADM, so really it's year what...8?) and they've done almost nothing since. They better get moving the clock's ticking!
SteveWinwood
Member
I mean there are no new car companies that we just wave off with yeah they're get past the horse carriage, I mean Ford got a huge head start so it's not fair to compare them!
Standards and expectations have been set in that time period.
Beautifully Shaped Monsters
Member
Origin is fine, not too in your face. My biggest gripe is that it forces language on you based on IP geolocation rather than making it an option somewhere, which is all kinds of stupid.
My biggest issue with BF is the stupid browser launcher, that shit can go to hell.
My biggest issue with BF is the stupid browser launcher, that shit can go to hell.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
That.. is perfectly sound reasoning.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Not surprised, but it also means I won't play it.
Rocket_Chips
Neo Member
>License the Source Engine
>Don't require it to be on Steam
ok valve
>Don't require it to be on Steam
ok valve
But come on. I mean it doesn't format your hard drive on install so why all the EA hate fanboy?
This is true too. Valve was mostly in uncharted territory with Steam, they had to pave the road and convince publishers to get on board. When EA bailed out there was already a road-map in place for a digital storefront/client and they STILL haven't bothered trying to catch up with Steam. Meanwhile Valve's flown ahead of them even more with the market, greenlight, and all this Steam OS/big picture stuff they've been doing for most of the last year.
Dolor said:
We could write an entire book on the amount of reasons to despise EA even if we exclude their Steam copycat service.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Serious question. What features are lacking from Origin that are keeping you from it?
Afaik Origin works fine. i click the launcher and then play games. Is the lack of a Greenlight equivalent keeping you from using Origin?
I have no issue with it, but some people like a few of my friends can't be bothered with yet another launcher service. Others just hate EA, sometimes for valid reason.
â Narayan
Member
Surprise!
I honestly would love an explanation that didn't sound half crazed. I can understand not buying because it's EA but just because it's on Origin being a deal breaker, sounds crazy on multiple levels.
Neuromancer
Member
My only experience with Origin was SimCity and that turned out awesome.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
If you don't want Origin, it presents a problem.
Personally I don't want to encourage more publishers to spin out their own clients.
Jules Coast
Member
Is Origin bad enough to warrant not purchasing a game?
Or is this people trying to take a "stance" against EA? By wanting to purchase their game but refusing to play on Origin?
Origin isn't going away anytime soon. I hope that isn't a shock to anyone.
Or is this people trying to take a "stance" against EA? By wanting to purchase their game but refusing to play on Origin?
Origin isn't going away anytime soon. I hope that isn't a shock to anyone.
SteveWinwood
Member
My friends for one. Kind of like asking why I don't use myspace.
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Saint Titanfall
Hate EA is fair enough but that's some stupid ass logic, if you were going to buy the game on steam your were going to give EA money anyway. If you truly hated EA you wouldn't even have thought about buying the game let alone on steam.
So it pretty much comes down to another application.
TheGreyHulk
Member
I came from an era where all my games where on my desktop or hidden in some folder. Ive never seen what the big deal was with having to use origin to play a game youre interested in. I remember a day n age where steam was hated and deemed useless.
Its not the end of the world
Its not the end of the world
We're talking about a launcher service though. It takes like five minutes to set up. How lazy do you have to be, to deprive yourself of a game because you don't want to waste five minutes on your computer?
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
I have no problem with this considering I used origin to play DS3 and BF3 and it wasn't even all that bad. Now Uplay can eat a dick, Used that to Play Prince of Persia and GRO and had the dumbest problems.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
That's not a feature.... that's simply popularity.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
If it was against EA on principle they would say it (and a couple have). The majority of those that oppose it are doing so because its not on Steam. And i guess because Origin doesnt have Greenlight or something. Origin patches games automatically, updates itself automatically, logs in automatically.. but thats not enough. Its Steam or bust.
Steam copycat service.
So if you owned a business and you had 2 options.
A. Sell your product on someone else's store, but they take a cut of every one of your sales.
or
B. You open up your own store, and don't have someone else take part of your profits.
I know you'll probably say you'd pick A and come up with some reason to justify it, but from a business perspective it makes sense.
SteveWinwood
Member
fea·ture
ˈfēCHər/
noun
1.
a distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
Popularity can be a feature.
Huh? Add it to your steam game list. If your friends are going to play will they not be on origin also anyway? :/
Not directed at you per say but people are not getting this because is on Origin and not Steam? wtf... We have digital content fanboys now too?
No but I do really like the market. I don't even use it much outside of cards and I've made a good $100+ in the past year.
Here's the main problem with Origin and similar services...why does it exist? What does it offer me that Steam doesn't? Why should I use it when I have an established library of hundreds of games and it's the platform I use to talk with my friends online? The only reason it exists is because EA didn't want to give Valve their 30% cut and I'm sorry but boo fucking hoo. That's not a good enough reason for me to use their pointless service. They need to offer a lot of big time features that I don't already have access to.