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[Victor Wachter]

The Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition has been announced! The 2009 RPG of the Year, along with the Awakening expansion and all game add-ons will be available in a single package on October 26! Check with your local retailer or look for it digitally through the EA store.

Użytkownik Victor Wachter edytował ten post 30 wrzesień 2010 - 06:07

[Fernando Melo]

You can install Ult Ed & DLC over top of existing DAO/DAO-A & DLCs.  Previous saves etc will be fine.

PC: 2 dvd
360: 2 dvd
PS3: 1 bluray

It will NOT include the retailer pre-order promo items, or the collector's edition items. 

[Fernando Melo]

RogueWarrior626 wrote...
Fernando I thank you and BW for this release. I been waiting for it.Im currently playing on a ps3.I have all the content for it.In so getting the Ultimate Edition for the pc.After being on here and making friends that do all of the mods and everything ,I can't wait to try my had at it.One simple question .Will the tool kit and everything work for the Ultimate Edition?Also is there a release date?I didn't see it.

Ultimate Edition will come out in North America on Oct 26th.  It is available in a very limited number of other countries later that week (normally that friday for Europe, for example).

Vortex3D wrote...
Once the contents have been "authenicated", can other accounts on the same console still have access to the contents? This question applies to both PS3 and X360 versions because I'm trying to decide which console version to get as long the contents aren't locked to one gamer account.

On the X360 and PS3 the authentication is handled by the console and follows the same rules as for any DLC content.

Thicos wrote...
no promo and collector's items? and exclusives?

Why?

and blood dragon armor?

Blood Dragon Armor is there.  But there's some legal baggage for the other items as they are exclusive to those respective promotions which we can't get around, sorry.

Irohh wrote...
will the dlc have separated redeem codes, or just 1 code that unlock everything? asking this 'couse I already have all but the 2 last ones, and it would be better if we could choose which ones we want to register and not lost the other ones

For PC only, you redeem 1 code that will unlock everything for your account.  As someone else mentioned, once that happens you can then play offline -there's no online requirement past the initial authorization.  This also ensures you can always get to your DLC from social should you need to in the future, as it is enabled on your account. 

Chizz wrote...
I saw a Mac logo at the bottom of the page so I know it is coming out for Mac. But will it come out on disc or is it going to be another download? Would be nice to have a copy on disc for my Mac

Digital only.  I don't have a date for this yet from our Mac partner but hopefully it'll be same day or very close to PC date.

[Fernando Melo]

biomar wrote...

Will I be able to buy this through Steam?

Definitely for North America.  For europe/rest of world it may follow the same release as retail version - not sure.

[Fernando Melo]

Ultimate Edition is only a box packaging of everything we've released to date - there is no additional 'new' content or fixes done exclusively for it.  Thus any future patches will apply to all versions of Origins, incl UE.

The only online 'requirement' is on PC only, to register the DLC code here on social and then you need to login once in the game so the game knows your account has these registered.  After that you can play offline if you wish.  This is necessary so the DLCs get added correctly to your account, and ensure in the future should you ever need to re-install the DLCs you can grab them from your entitlements page here, as with any other DLC so far on PC.

For consoles, there is NO online requirement.  You play from the discs.  We are including a code to give you Blood Dragon Armor on ME2, like we did whe Origins first came out - which you redeem here on social if you want - but it has no impact on your DA game.

[Fernando Melo]

ShadowBurdus wrote...
I was thinking about getting the UE for PC (Currently have the ps3 one). Does this mean I HAVE to be connected to the internet in order to play it on the PC even after you have the dlc downloaded and such? Or am I just missreading it?

Fernando Melo wrote...



Ultimate Edition is only a box packaging of everything we've released to
date - there is no additional 'new' content or fixes done exclusively
for it.  Thus any future patches will apply to all versions of Origins,
incl UE.



The only online 'requirement' is on PC only, to register the DLC code
here on social and then you need to login once in the game so the game
knows your account has these registered.  After that you can play
offline if you wish.  This is necessary so the DLCs get added correctly
to your account, and ensure in the future should you ever need to
re-install the DLCs you can grab them from your entitlements page here,
as with any other DLC so far on PC.



For consoles, there is NO online requirement.  You play from the discs. 
We are including a code to give you Blood Dragon Armor on ME2, like we
did whe Origins first came out - which you redeem here on social if you
want - but it has no impact on your DA game.

:innocent:


Previous saves work fine - Ultimate Edition IS the same game, just with all the other additional content.  Neither it, nor your save games will know the difference.

We will be releasing PC digitaly with a variety of partners, including steam.

Retailers in each territory (yes, including in our own backyard, deep in the nether regions of the north american continent) decide what titles they take when to push game info to their stores - we'll have the Ultimate Edition up here in Canada, but there's no way for us to know which stores or when they'll get their internal updates from their head office.  Our suggestion has always been to keep harrassing your local shop (politely, of course)

Street date is still set for the 26th here in north america - where retail releases happen on tuesdays.  Europe is usually thursday or friday, depending on the country.

Użytkownik Fernando Melo edytował ten post 14 październik 2010 - 07:28

[Fernando Melo]

Will try to catch up on the questions since.. apologies if I missed any:

Legion 2.5 wrote...

Can you explain how the discs work on 360 version? I know you install it on PC and such and play it from the main game in PS3 but 360 is different. Please don't let us install to hard drive because I don't have a hard drive.

In all 3 platforms, everything is installed to the hard drive (except for DAO on X360 - which you could play direct from the disc - but Awakening & the DLCs are all installed). 

Bahlgan wrote...
By any chance does that mean that you can play your DA:O data on DA:O UE? I don't have anything after Awakening and would like to see if I could use the data I saved from the "original" Origins and add on to it with the DLC in UE.

Yes.

auiken wrote...
Just checking up if I understand this correctly since I own the Collectors Edition (CE) for PS3 at the moment:

- The Ultimate Edition (UE) ships on 1 BluRay where all the content is included (all DLCs and the Expansion)
- This means there won't be any codes to download the expansion and the extra content
- The extra items I already have installed from the CE and promotional activities will still be on the PS3 with the UE.

Yes to all 3.

HBC Dresden wrote...

Will Witch Hunt Patch 1.1 be on the second disc of DLC (all platforms)?

I need to confirm, but I believe it did make it to all platforms in time.  Worst case, you would need to connect the console once to get latest update.

[Fernando Melo]

Dipndoks wrote...

So is there any chance that the steam version will be for mac and not just for pc?

Mac is handled by another developer so in this case no, sorry.  I am also just trying to confirm if they are indeed doing a UE - stay tuned.

XxTeh AznxX wrote...

I pretty sure I'm asking in vain, but hey, might as well give it a go. I bought the CE for 360, and now that the UE is coming out, I thought it would be the perfect game to coincide with my new computer purchase. Is there any consideration to maybe being able to port my CE items from 360 to PC? They are linked to my account and all...

Thanks for your time!

We did have a couple rare items - Blood Dragon Armor and the DA flash game reward items - that we were able to get exceptions to do this for.  But in general this crosses over what we're allowed to do on consoles from MS and Sony's perspective, so none of the other DLC for example.

If you check your registered game promotions page here on social you'll see some items (those above) appear as one item per platform.  As long as your gamertag/PSN Name is attached correctly (check top of that page) then when you connect to the DA servers on that platform the item will appear.

F.

[Fernando Melo]

[quote]Kian666 wrote...
[quote]Yuluga wrote...
[quote]Mystra_77 wrote...
Hi all.
I can't see this game at any shop in Spain. Will there be a spanish retail version? or the english version contain spanish language?
thanks for all[/quote]
+1
I am Spanish and I do not find in any store Spanish where it can make my
reservation for the Ultimate Edition does this mean that Spain will not
this version? If so, can we rely on imports? I say this because DA does not bring Origins uk version Spanish between their languages.

Please answer this, as I'm concerned.

I also want to enjoy the Ultimate Edition on my PS3
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+2

We will apreciate if anyone could confirm if the ultimate edition will arrive to Spain .
Thanks[/quote]
[quote]Venexian wrote...

Will this version be released in Israeli gaming shops too? [/quote]

[quote]Cavalieroscuro wrote...

Hi,I up this because at today,October 22,in Italy every shop can't say anything about this game.



It can't be preordered from any store,any store sell this (like Gamestop,Multiplayer.it ecc).



I preordered it from blahdvd,but really I want to know if it contains italian subtitle[/quote]



Best bet is to continue to check with local retailers - alternatively, you may consider purchasing from a webstore elsewhere and shipping the box (some retailers may offer free shipping).

The PC & X360 version has English VO, and English, Spanish & Italian subtitles.
There is also a X360 German VO / Txt version (like Origins did).
PS3 has English, French and German VO, and English, French, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles.


[quote]Toa_of_Pi wrote...
I already own Origins for the PC, and a couple DLCs (Stone Prisoner, Warden's Keep, and Return to Ostagar). Will I need to unistall these in order to load up the Ultimate Edition, or can I just install whatever I don't have (Awakenings, the other DLCs) on top of what's already on my hard drive?[/quote]

You don't need to uninstall.  Either install UE over top or in a new install location.  But on PC it install everything - more details below.


[quote]Thandal NLyman wrote...
[quote]Shadelon wrote...
For the PC version, they said that you have a bunch of codes for all the DLC. So I don't think that's much of a problem for you. However, since the PS3 version is different in that all the DLC is on the disc (way to use the Blu-Ray disc's massive storage space) I'm wondering how it will work for me. Will all the DLC get installed automatically when I insert the disc, or can I pick and choose which DLC's to install from the DLC menu ingame at my leisure? [/quote]

All the DLC is on-disc for the PC version as well.  The "codes" are to validate the installation with the BioWare servers so they don't show-up as "unauthorized" in your "Installed Content" list.
[/quote][/quote]

Correct.


[quote]Thandal NLyman wrote...

[quote]Shadelon wrote...

All the "bonus" gear associated with the DLCs is also on-disc.  (I haven't gone back through this thread to see if Victor got back to us about any "additonal bonus" items, like the "Lucky Ring" for using the pre-game Character Creator, or the extra stuff included on the CE.)
[/quote][/quote]


Things awarded outside the normal Origins game (e.g. stand-alone character creator item, CE items, etc) are not included - but if you have these on your account they'll work as expected on UE.

[quote]Thandal NLyman wrote...


[quote]Shadelon wrote...


Installation (again, on the PC) will be individual.  You can pick and choose which DLC you install/use.
This is VERY  important for some of us on the PC because some mods "don't work and play well with others", (especially, it seems, Leliana's Song.)
[/quote][/quote]

Not quite.  For PC we are actually forcing the install of everything in one shot - you do not get to select what content you install.  We went back and forth on this a lot, but given how Awakening install & patching needs to work, and that UE is primarily aimed at new DAO players we decided this was preferable (if not the most elegant solution) as we can guarantee the most problem free experience for a new player this way.

For something like user mod collisions, it may be better to either install UE as a separate install in that case, or you can enable/disable bioware dlc & user mods in the downloadable content screen as needed - which should prevent most of those collisions.

[quote]Shadelon wrote...
Ok I was under the impression that they gave you download codes for PC version, from how I read it.

So if installation is individual on PC and you can pick and choose which DLC to use, then it should be the same for PS3. But I would like a confirmation from Bioware, if at all possible.

You see I don't really want to do anything with the DLC until I platinum the base campaign, which I have 6 trophies left on that now. Really close. (Having a bit of an issue with Perfectionist though).

Thank you.
[/quote]

For PC you redeem 1 code to attach all the dlcs to your account - but they are all installed from disc.

For X360 you pop in disc 2 and select which dlc (incl awakening) you'd like to install, then use disc 1 to play.

I believe PS3 is same (but all on same disc) - but i'll confirm once in the office tomorrow.


[quote]Sir Martyn Saint wrote...

Sorry to ask, but I have a question about This Ultimate edition. I live south the continent, in Argentina and the only possibility to buy the Ultimate Edition is to purchase it digital. My question is: Which format does the disc have after I downloaded it? Is it an ISO file, so I can burn it on a DVD? or is it a folder? I have never bought any Digital games before, and I was wondering about this. I hope somebody can enlighten me about this. Thank you! [/quote]

It will depend on which company you buy this from.  But most will download the protected content to your hard drive and either automatically run the installer for you, or provide you instructions to do so - making it available for play after registering the cd key or other security measure with them.  Some will also allow you to make backups locally.

If you are looking for suggestions to digital game services, consider posting in the off-topic or pc tech support forums.

[Fernando Melo]

MarcusMuffin wrote...

My activation code for Ultimate Edition dosen't activate game. Got it thru EA.They haven't given me a
solution yet. Frustrating.

I'm wondering if this was just a timing issue - can you let me know if this is now working?  And was this a box version or download?


For those wondering about console install sizes for everything:
X360 - ~4 Gb
PS3 - ~6.3 Gb

These are approximate and your mileage may vary depending on languages etc.

For both consoles you are able to select individual content to install.

[Fernando Melo]

FuzzyPuffin wrote...

Can you tell me if DA: Ultimate is going to be available from Steam today? If not, I'll just grab it from impulse. Thanks.

It will be available on Steam - i'm trying to find out what the delay is.  I can't guarantee it'll be today as I don't know what is holding it up in the first place.

[Fernando Melo]

To recap a couple things players have pointed out so far:

- Some players purchasing from EA Store have not been able to activate
  . This is being worked on.  For now, please contact EA Support and they will be able to correct this for you manually.

- Players unable to register UE here on social
  . This has now been fixed - please give it another try

- Some players reporting unauthorized dlc
  . This is likely some of the known DA updater issues, please view the PC tech support thread which has details for confirming if this is working for you and how to fix this depending on the cause
  . One possible cause is uninstalling a previous version of Origins and re-installing UE in another location and the updater service still thinks it is in the previos install location (again, please follow the thread on the PC support forum here on social)

[Fernando Melo]

Rayne Myria Solo wrote...

I can see patch 1.04 is included, but is that version 1.1 of Witch Hunt, or would I still need to install that? I just received my new copy yesterday.

For PC it is 1.1 of WH.  For consoles the fix was after the disc cutoff so you'll need to connect once online to grab the latest patch/title update to get the fix.

Tirand wrote...

I'm sorry for asking again but you said: "The PC & X360 version has English VO, and English, Spanish & Italian subtitles."

Do you mean USA version, UK version or both of them?

Thanks.

Both - there is essentially only 1 PC version (as above).

Thandal pretty much covered the rest.

Użytkownik Fernando Melo edytował ten post 02 listopad 2010 - 04:03

[Fernando Melo]

They are on the disc. The difference is on the PC there is not a separate install per DLC, you need to do a full install.

[Fernando Melo]

night0205 wrote...

So let me get this straight, because I'm still wanting to get this. On PC, in USA.
1. Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age Origins Awakening each have their own disc, in which you do not need to be connected to the internet for any reason, with 1.4 Patch included.
2. DLC on disc. Is there a third disc for DLC or is it added into the awakening disc? Either way, all 9 DLC is on disc, but DOES need the internet in order to play them. Is that correct?

Why then are so many people having trouble with this?

As covered above - 2 discs, all content.  You need to redeem a code and after install you need to connect once so the game recognizes the content is attached to your account.

night0205 wrote...

I can understand the authorization for when you downloaded them online and such... but for a Ultimate release, where all the content is on the disc, having authorization requirement online just sounds like the company trying to keep control of what we buy. To what end? It makes it seem like we don't completely own what we paid for. They could have a reg key for everything off-line like most other games do.

The purpose is to add these to your account so it all works the same regardless of version - should you ever need to re-install on another machine or lose/scratch your disc you can come here and download all the DLCs.

OchiOchsen wrote...

hey ho.

is there someybody who owns the ps3 version of the ultimate edition and can tell me if the game and the add-on is available in german if you change the language of your ps3?

thank you!

Yes - PS3 comes with English, French and German VO + E/F/G and Italian & Spanish Text.

JadedUli wrote...

Hello World!

I'm an italian player and i need an important info.

Has Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition UK got italian sub?

I have to do this question becouse Dragon Age Origins Normal Edition UK Hasn't got italian sub. Only Dragon Age Origins Normal Edition NTSC version has got italian sub.

A lot of italian players have my same problem and I would tell them the true.
At this moment we can't buy Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition in Italy: our stores don't know anything about this version. And we all are fear that UK Ultimate Edition hasn't italian sub becouse UK Normal Edition hasn't got italian sub.

Please, help us!

Hello! Thanks!

Yes.  The original Origins had two versions in europe - one for UK which was English only, and one for the mainland which included more languages.  In any case, as explained above UE does contain Italian Text (with English VO).

skidpro wrote...

Ben_c1987 wrote...

skidpro wrote...

RagingAvatar wrote...

No, it's fine - apart from the UK edition which doesn't have a working version of Return to Ostagar on the disc.

Nor the Feastday Combo Pack, but that is free...so you can download that, otherwise contact EA support, they give you a code, you enter that code on the downloads page with triangle, this then indicates Return to Ostagar purchased, you click that and it takes to a free download of the pack off the PS store...

This aint ideal, the PS3 version is missing 2 DLC packs, 1 is free , 1 is £3.99 or contact EA for a code to get freebie download...what I wanna know is, what have downloaded instead of those packs listed? Plus the packs are now downloaded with EA codes, its still listed on the disc as 291MB.....well looks like you cant trade these games in when done LOL

My ps3 is not connected to the net hence why I am purchasing the Ultimate edition.  If I was connected to the net with my ps3 then I would of just downloaded the DLC in the first place.  Does EA think nothing through? How exactly is telling someone to go on the ps store solving the problem? No offence meant to Skidpro EA just really annoy the hell out of me.

Don't know if I misread but are you saying ultimatly if my ps3 is not connected to the net then my copy is screwed? or will just entering a code offline work?

I totally agree, I got the UE for the DLC on Disc, ok you install off disc but still on the disc, now you gotta download 2 packs off the PS store, not why I bought the UE!

There is only RTO missing.  The PS3 comes with the feastday items on disc, and these are installed.  

The issue with Feastday is in how the Sony Store recognizes these - there are actually 3 packages, the Gifts, the Pranks, and the combo pack with both items.  Although both items are installed, the Store (and subsequently  the in-game store) doesn't recognize all 3 are installed.  This is same behavior with any other bundle package on PSN.  End result however, is the items are on the disc and show up in game with no other d/l required.

For RTO this is clearly a problem for euro PS3 players - but the solution is no different than a bug which would require a patch to resolve.  It requires the player to go online and download it.  Not ideal, nor what we'd like, but is the quickest way to get you all of your content.

[Fernando Melo]

skidpro wrote...

As for RTO, I got it now, but EA gave me codes to redeem form this site! I couldnt figure out why it wouldnt work, you have to use the code in game, and also I cannot register the game on here by UPC number either, its invalid! LOL:)

I'll talk to them again, they shouldn't be giving you codes but rather just add it to your account - no reason to ask you to do more steps. 

As for UPC, give it another try - we received another batch of these from publishing and they've been added to the site now.

OchiOchsen wrote...

Fernando Melo wrote...

OchiOchsen wrote...

hey ho.

is there someybody who owns the ps3 version of the ultimate edition and can tell me if the game and the add-on is available in german if you change the language of your ps3?

thank you!

Yes - PS3 comes with English, French and German VO + E/F/G and Italian & Spanish Text.

Is this information about the uk Version or  the us Version?

Both.