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[crapmonster13]

UPS just dropped this off for me and I've run into only problems trying to get this installed. First off, same problems as OP here but also, it keeps prompting me to insert Disc 1 when it is clearly in my tray. I tried ejecting it, reinserting, heck I even put in Disc 2, nothing. Tried closing everything and relaunching from CD, won't even open now.

Tried launching after giving up trying to bypass it and now I find that my shortcut to it is broken. Strange, so I open it manually and nothing launches.....

Seriously, even once/if I get this to work, I'm never buying another Origin exclusive game again. This is the one and definitely now last time I do so.

[Gnaeus.Silvanus]

When I found that it will be using Origin, I concluded that getting the retail disc would be problematic so I just went ahead and bought it directly from Steam.

The retail disc are useless in my opinion because they still need to connect to Origin to authenticate then if something goes wrong and Origin malfunctions like the OP and the others you are forced to connect to steam and download the whole 10.5 GB!

I hope Bioware can sort this out since this is a foobar for them.

[Batlaxe]

Fadingomen wrote...

I wish that worked. It keeps prompting Origin. This is honestly a retarded setup. This is the last Bioware product I buy.

This is not Bioware's fault, they are some extremely talented people, the problems you are having can be attributed to EA forcing the ORIGIN software on us as a form of Copy protection.

IF you are going to take that stance say you aren't going to buy any more EA games. Personally issues aside I am quite happy with Bioware as a whole.

[Gnaeus.Silvanus]

Batlaxe wrote...

Fadingomen wrote...

I wish that worked. It keeps prompting Origin. This is honestly a retarded setup. This is the last Bioware product I buy.

This is not Bioware's fault, they are some extremely talented people, the problems you are having can be attributed to EA forcing the ORIGIN software on us as a form of Copy protection.

IF you are going to take that stance say you aren't going to buy any more EA games. Personally issues aside I am quite happy with Bioware as a whole.

Bioware has still something to do with the Origin problem since its an EA company. This three entities are all related which means No EA, No Origin, No Bioware, no Mass Effect 3, savvy?

[Tony_Knightcrawler]

http://img.photobuck...awler/Disc2.jpg

It wouldn't STOP asking me for disc 2. I put in the disc to install it, it started installing from Origin, so now even though it wants disc 2, it doesn't detect it. I hope this doesn't become a problem later.

[Halcyon1982]

 I'm having the exact same problem as OP...so much fun to buy a physical copy and still have to download everything. 

[Fadingomen]

Batlaxe wrote...

Fadingomen wrote...

I wish that worked. It keeps prompting Origin. This is honestly a retarded setup. This is the last Bioware product I buy.

This is not Bioware's fault, they are some extremely talented people, the problems you are having can be attributed to EA forcing the ORIGIN software on us as a form of Copy protection.

IF you are going to take that stance say you aren't going to buy any more EA games. Personally issues aside I am quite happy with Bioware as a whole.

Fair enough, It's the last Bioware or EA product I buy. I stand by my stance that this is an incredibly dumb setup. Why have 2 disks for a game, then have you download it anyways? I should've just gone through Steam. 

[klassonbanan90]

Pre Orderd Standard edition from Origin to get the N7 Warfare Gear and bought the hysical
Collector's Edition, but when i instert the disc the standard edition is installed. WTF!!

[klassonbanan90]

physical

[SandTrout]

ORIGIN IS BROKEN!

ALLOW US TO BYPASS IT!

[botcherO]

How to Install Mass Effect 3 from DVD (without download)
1.) Install Origin
2.) Let Origin Update to the current Version
3.) Restart Origin
4.) Enter your Mass Effect 3 Code in Origin
5.) Don't start the Download, but close Origin with a right click on the Origin Icon in the Systray -> Exit
6.) Restart setup.exe from Disc 1, it will start Origin and the Installation from the DVDs

[Dracotamer]

Did this to no avail.

[S.Hall]

This is really irritating for those that bought physical copies. I can (kind of) understand using Origin for updates and for playing online, but having to jump through so many hoops to *maybe* get it to install from the DVD is quite ridiculous.

Besides, Origin says it's beta software. Why use (read: require) beta software for so many key functions? It doesn't really inspire confidence, and I have a feeling many of these issues are related to it not being entirely finished or well-tested.

[Techo Angel]

Dracotamer wrote...

It is downloading via origin though. I am getting 1.2mbs download speeds. Why should I have to download the game when I have the physical CD's? On my computer it should not take 2 hours to install a 10gig game.

This

Seriously do You guys at Bioware just NO LONGER CARE? Its what it feels like when a Game from a HARD DISK will take two hours too install because it will NOT READ THE DISK TO INSTALL. Between that and All the Code issues people are having... Bioware do you Just no longer care?

[bloodstone2007]

I had the same problem got to 96% on disk 2 and then just kept asking for disk 2. Installed it from the digital download. So I looked up the warranty and will be sending disk 2 back as its obviously defective. Not to mention the bugs I have found already after 14 hours of play.

[Haiyato]

BotcherO's trick worked for me. I am still pretty peeved at the whole thing though. Honestly got the discs to install the game easily. Highly doubt I will purchase another physical EA product in the near future=/

[TheEgoRaptor]

I bought a hard copy, got home and started my install, it has been installing from my disk but is stopped at 99% and wont do anything. In my opinion both Origin and Steam are a piece of ****. Just let us bypass and install the game.

[chefman22]

I had th same thing. After tryng for over an hour I just let it download from Origin. Only plus for me going to the midnight sale was I won the raffle and got a ME3 t shirt, huge poster and a pennant. After this though, learned my lesson for pre ordering for a pc game.

[CommanderZurek]

Installing the latest version of Origin did the trick for me. I personally didn't uninstall the old copy, but if you're a stickler for system efficiency you can do so. Game installed off the discs fairly smoothly. I have the N7 Edition btw. Not sure how smoothly things are going for standard edition owners. I'm running Windows 7 64-bit btw.

[AttilaDelmont]

What is this? The controlfreaks had a meltdown yet again??? My gamecode is already in use? I just got the game? And the download syndrome? Got physical discs? Get a grip EA.... You're a joke!

[DocStone]

The same thing happened with BF3 to a few guys in my clan, no matter what they did the game just would not install from the disk.

100% an Origin issue and an absolute pain.

[BioHazardous27]

botcherO wrote...

How to Install Mass Effect 3 from DVD (without download)
1.) Install Origin
2.) Let Origin Update to the current Version
3.) Restart Origin
4.) Enter your Mass Effect 3 Code in Origin
5.) Don't start the Download, but close Origin with a right click on the Origin Icon in the Systray -> Exit
6.) Restart setup.exe from Disc 1, it will start Origin and the Installation from the DVDs

Hi guys, 
I Just experienced the same problem and this above worked for me.  To explain it better:

A)  Tell it where to install the game when orgin asks.  (Make sure its not updating any other games if you intending to shift the folder somewhere else).  E.G. I still had BF3 to install because I gave up last year and could not care about playing it, it refused to install off the DVD (Yeah I was mad ) and refused to let origin download it for me because I have better things to do (Up yours EA).  Call it being stuborn or whatever and since refused to buy an EA game. But I was not prepared to do the same with ME3 and had preorded ME3 before buying BF3.

  Pause the game installation in origin and minimise it to your system tray.  (Origin will not let you close it down anyway as Botcher above suggested).

C)  Go to My computer and use explorer to locate the setup.exe on DVD1, double click it and it will go through the process of installing againing, click next when its askes to install in what language, click the fancy ME3 orgin link to install.   It will appear to be downloading through origin launcher but its installing from the DVD drive.  Sometimes it pauses to get information from the net.  First DVD took 15mins to 56% before it asked for DISC2.  DISC2 was rather slow between 56% to 59% for me as it was downloading from the net before it used DVD.

D) There is a 70mb patch file after it installs the main game, so you have to wait a little... but not as bad as the initial 10Gb it wanted me to do...

My Two cents
Also Email EA Customer support or complaints section and let them know they are bloody idiots with their SECUROM protection or whatever the F it is.  If people want to pirate this game, they will find away around the stupid protection.  STOP treating the majority of paying customers as pirates/theives/criminals and creating BS issues like this one.  There is nothing worse than a fan drolling/waiting for over two years and they get slapped with this installation issue.  Your just destroying your gaming base in some cases and forcing the gamer to adapt to electronic forms of the game

Modifié par BioHazardous27, 08 mars 2012 - 12:21 .

[NaimaRamirez]

I have the same problem as everyone else in here.
I tried BioHazardous27's solution, but it keeps asking me for my activation code everytime I try to run the setup file - which won't work because I've already registered my game, so it tells me the code is already in use and asks me to enter a valid code.

God, EA/Bioware, get it sorted out...

[Rower_DK]

Same problem here..... newer a clean installe after that origin c...

[Nodir]

Same issue here, unable to install from DVD at all. I guess my only option is to download it from scratch. Its a shame that piraters who should be at a disadvantage for their illegal behavior, actually have an easier time installing and playing the games than we paying costumers do.
 
I would recommend all of us to file a complaint directly to Origin since they are ruining the Mass Effect 3 experience, not Bioware.