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[almighty.zer]

biomar wrote...

marshalleck wrote...

I wouldn't count on them responding, they've shown no interest thus far.

Yes, that is disappointing. I'm interpreting Bioware's silence in regards to the question in the original post like this: if DA2 was not coming to Steam, then Bioware would be very keen to answer with 'No DA2 on Steam, quickly snap up the Signature Edition from another source while you can!' so that they get my money sooner. But because they're being silent, I take that as meaning that they can't recommend that I get the Signature Edition now because I said I'm willing to wait for a Steam version and there will be a Steam version!

Or maybe I'm reading into this too much and I'm completely wrong . . . Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, Bioware! As Chris Priestly posted in his new thread today, only six days left to pre-order the Signature Edition! Please don't leave me hanging!

BioWare must know, and that seems to be the deal, so they'll want to leave us hanging until that timer expires.

[DanaScu]

Wittand25 wrote...

DanaScu wrote...

Wittand25 wrote...
EA sets the recommended retail price and has to keep it by law. Other retailers however are free to loose some of their profit and sell the game for less.
As for why EA does not sell the SE on steam. One of EA´s stated goals is to include social/muliplayer components like the BSN in all their games to increase the life span of their games (and have more time selling DLC). Steam already comes with it´s own community service and anyone buying DA2 from steam is more likely to remain loyal to steam than to EA´s own services and so having more than minimum support for steam is contradictory to that aim.

http://www.ea.com/2/service-updates

I might accept that idea. If EA didn't regularly shut down servers that handle the social/multiplayer components when they deem the game isn't popular enough. Or something. If they want to increase the lifespam of their games by utilizing social/multiplayer options, shutting down servers seems to be somewhat problematic.

I wouldn't know. I don't utilize any "social/multiplayer" aspects of my single player games. Games which, ironically enough, include ME/ME2, Dragon Age: Origins, and Awakening that I got on Steam. Why would the single player DA2 not be on Steam, like the other single player EABioware games? EA not liking people running away in droves due to the deplorable tech support and all the issues that still seem to be part of the EAdownloader experience might have something to do with it. Or maybe they are streamlining the ordering process for that hotrod samurai feel... 

::still waiting to hear about FemHawke's voice actor::

Sorry to be more precise they add online features to prolong the time they can earn money with a game. As soon as a game does not make money it is dead and any online service gets terminated.
And by posting here you are already using the BiowareSocialNetwork an online/multiplayer service for DA:O and ME2 to advertise and sell DLC and give players a place to talk about the game and compare their achievements with other players.

Not really.

I was here to register my games; something I've done with all my Bioware games. I didn't want to link my old account with this one. If it wasn't for the sake of possibly posting about a problem or issue in the *self-help* tech support forum, [because EA tech non-support suxxors to the max], I wouldn't have bothered to make an account at all. I didn't bother to register ME; after seeing how much "support" EA was giving people, it wasn't worth it.

This is a site *for* Bioware. Through EA. Click on the BioWare game support link at the bottom of the page. Under the 2011 EA International copyright statement.

To register achievements or trophies or whatever, you have to play logged in, I think. I'm not sure. I haven't ever bothered with it. If I wanted to compare pcs or brag, I'd play an online game. I don't. I came to this "social site" for information. As soon as I get the last piece of information I want, I don't believe I'll be back for a long time, if ever.

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is coming. The GI cover is due tomorrow, and a 14 page story in the Feb. issue.  I'm still playing Morrowind and Oblivion. Bethesda still has "forums" and not  a "social site", and they have admins who let the moderators enforce the rules of the forums and the ToS. DA2: Rise of the Awesome Button or Mass Jade Dragon Effect: Hot-rod Samurai is not what I'm looking for in a game.

[Mercedes-Benz]

almighty.zer wrote...

biomar wrote...

marshalleck wrote...

I wouldn't count on them responding, they've shown no interest thus far.

Yes, that is disappointing. I'm interpreting Bioware's silence in regards to the question in the original post like this: if DA2 was not coming to Steam, then Bioware would be very keen to answer with 'No DA2 on Steam, quickly snap up the Signature Edition from another source while you can!' so that they get my money sooner. But because they're being silent, I take that as meaning that they can't recommend that I get the Signature Edition now because I said I'm willing to wait for a Steam version and there will be a Steam version!

Or maybe I'm reading into this too much and I'm completely wrong . . . Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, Bioware! As Chris Priestly posted in his new thread today, only six days left to pre-order the Signature Edition! Please don't leave me hanging!

BioWare must know, and that seems to be the deal, so they'll want to leave us hanging until that timer expires.

I am fairly confident that after that timer expires, the signature edition will come to Steam, it will just be called something else (like deluxe edtion or whatever).

Modifié par Mercedes-Benz, 05 janvier 2011 - 12:56 .

[Lyssistr]

Wittand25 wrote...

OverdoseBR wrote...

Steam has no date because you are able to forever.

I have all the first games sold on Steam and I can still download them. Hell, even people that bought the games that are no longer sold (like Stalin vs Martians) can still download them.

But they do not guaranty you that you can still download them tomorrow. If the boss of Valve decides during an attack of insanity to make Steam Valve-exclusive and disable all downloads from other developers or Valve for some reason goes bankrupt you have no legal way to go against that and keep access to your licenses (you do not buy games you only buy the right to play them for an undefined period of time, Steam even has the right to disable your access to it´s services for no reason whatsoever) .

You're right, Steam users may lose all their games collections(*), all Steam users should be aware of that. However I still use Steam. Why? because the convenience of auto-setup of all my games whenever I get a new machine is too nice.

(*) you can always backup and use offline mode tho.

[Cobrawar]

No TF2 hat for hitler!

[Rage.Shifter]

Sharuko wrote...

Rage.Shifter wrote...

I also upgrade frequently and the time allotted surpassed a year, I definitely did not download the Command & Conquer more then 10 times. After battling with there tech support for a month they blamed it on me using Vista x64. I went out and bought the hard copy with the expansion and it installed fine. I vowed never to buy a game from the EA store again and if they are not releasing there games for Steam I will not buy them either.

I have had issues with both D2D and the EA Store and will never do it again.  

BioWare should tell EA to do what the Witcher 2 did, for 45 bucks we get the Digital Deluxe Edition everywhere with no games and no deadlines. Why try and leave out a segment of the gaming population?  Just like when you realized XBox 360 only was a wrong way to do business why would you go about doing this?

I tell everyone not to purchase through the EA store, I still have the emails from there tech support. Every single time I got someone else like they round robin there support cases. What a horrible experience, one of them even had the nerve to suggest wait 10 days and reinstall windows. .The sad part was that I did =(

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