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[Raven73]

 I just got home (East Coast) and installed the game. I am at the point where it does it's first verify and it comes back that the release date will be: Tuesday, March 08, 2011, 03:00.  This doesn't seem to match up with the expected time of 00:00. Any suggestions? Or head to bed and try again in the morning.

-Rick 

[leewells]

Most likely it is midnight PST so they're going to make us east coasters wait an additional 3 hours.

[L337Sarge]

 I'm encountering the same issue. I find this extremely anti-climactic. I was so pumped, and now I must either wait another 2 and a Half hours...

or go to bed. 

I'm far too much of an irrational nerd to go to bed.

[Gamejudge]

Mine says 0:00 but it won't work... what is this?

[Brandonspikes]

2 and a half hours left.

[Raven73]

Looks like it is PST based. Bah. *grumble*

From this thread:http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/141/index/6331358

Fernando Melo wrote...
We've been made aware of an issue currently with EA store downloads that is preventing some players from starting their download - the EA downloader team has been aware and is working on this.  Sorry about the delay in starting your preload.

Re: Unlock times
The times mentioned in the first post are 'local' times, but there is typically only 1 unlock time per region.  For regions with multiple time zones (e.g. US/Canada), this means depending on where you are, you may end up ahead/behind the time posted.  Using the US as an example - the unlock time posted is based on PST.  
Also, when it says 0000h of whatever day, that means the start of that day (think midnight +1second).

Re: Game download sizes
Not to worry - there will be differences between the 3 major download types.  Most notably, EA download, Steam and other digital partners.  The differences are due to compression, protection system differences (e.g. Steam), and language differences (e.g. Steam installs 1 language, and you can opt to download others using Steam's language selection, other versions include all languages already).

Re: EA downloader not launching an installer
Fairly new for EADM, but DA2 supports a 'download in place' feature that it has.  This means that the files are already being installed as you download.  In other words, you don't have to download 7Gb to a temp location, followed by a lengthy install process eating up another x-Gb.  Now, once you finish downloading, you are ready to play. (barring unlock times) 

Modifié par Raven73, 08 mars 2011 - 05:37 .

[L337Sarge]

That's a shame. Oh well!

[dangerousD85]

Is there no way around this?

[L337Sarge]

dangerousD85 wrote...

Is there no way around this?

To my knowledge, no. 

[Superbanki]

Gah! I have the same issue. But well, at least it's not just me. Time for some more reading of the forums until the time has come.

[Achala]

This blows! I should have gotten it for the 360! Off to bed for me.

@dangerousD85 I wish there were a way around this. ()

[Viperous87]

This is bull. I understand they want to protect there product but this sucks.

[VaxiusStorn]

DraconLord87 wrote...

This is bull. I understand they want to protect there product but this sucks.

I kind of agree.  The thing that gets me is the folks that were getting the game on Xbox and PS3 are probably playing the game right now.  This gives me the sense of a kick to the teeth for PC users.  I definitely understand protecting their product, but they should have at least done this by individual time zone and not by the time zone that hits midnight last in your country. 

[Sciosa]

This is so amazingly stupid. Seriously, Bioware. I try to love you. Why do you hate me? I just want to play your game. It hit stores at midnight. I went out and fetched it at midnight expecting to be able to play it when I got home. There is no good reason for this not to be the case.

[dangerousD85]

You know what really sucks is that I'm sitting here watching my wife play the 360 version while I've got another 2 hours to go.

[L337Sarge]

VaxiusStorn wrote...

DraconLord87 wrote...

This is bull. I understand they want to protect there product but this sucks.

I kind of agree.  The thing that gets me is the folks that were getting the game on Xbox and PS3 are probably playing the game right now.  This gives me the sense of a kick to the teeth for PC users.  I definitely understand protecting their product, but they should have at least done this by individual time zone and not by the time zone that hits midnight last in your country. 

I wholeheartedly agree. It seems a bit of a shorthanded approach towards PC gamers in general. Pirates have had the game for quite a few days already, and yet the loyal customers get, pardon my language, screwed in this manner. To be fair, overreacting with slurs and such is pretty nonsensical (it's only another 2 hours!) and they are only affecting the small amount of us who went to midnight release, but hey. 

A major problem I see with this is that those of us who attend these midnight release parties are longtime fans of Bioware, of gaming in general, and our dedication has been unceremoniously met with a kick to the loins and not even a "Sorry guys, but thems the breaks" from Bioware.

To be fair to them, though, they're probably enjoying their fresh new copies of Dragon Age II. 

[Voods07]

Why is it so hard for SecuRom to take the time zone variable from your PC? I mean, really.

[Macroxx]

really bioware suck la gran tourka for this BS

[TallBearNC]

dangerousD85 wrote...

Is there no way around this?

Yes there is.. IF and ONLY IF you have the digital version from ea.. search the forums for China and VPN people in the usa, like me, have been playing since 4pm ET

[TallBearNC]

No they didn't take in time zone on *purpose* they did it in US/CAN so we'd all unlock at the same *moment* in time. Plus unlocking one by one for ALL the worlds time zones would be a pain. So they just broke the world into regions and unlock each region at the same "moment" regardless of time zones in those regions

[Viperous87]

TallBearNC wrote...

Yes there is.. IF and ONLY IF you have the digital version from ea.. search the forums for China and VPN people in the usa, like me, have been playing since 4pm ET

so us people how bought the actually DVD-rom version cannot play then?????????? even more bull

[Chaoscontrol911]

EPIC FAIL BIOWARE!!

[TallBearNC]

If the DVD has the same securom the EADM does then the same way will probably work it involes a vpn to china, changing your time zone to china.. well china was picked cuz it unlocked there first in the world (in that region). Then you just keep your vpn active till your actual release time passes. Securom blew the pooch on this one.

[Julian0]

Whats so special about the west coast anyway! Sure thats where alot of the programming happens, but the East Coast is where its at! For crying out loud the sun rises here first!

[ZTDIRONMAN]

I cannot believe Bioware would do something like this. No point to a midnight release...