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[JasonPogo]

I just thought of this scary thought.  The way things are going these days I am scared EAware will force us to download Origins to play DA3.  Might even run into a Diablo 3 thing where we have to be online for singleplayer.  Forget all the other things that could go wrong with DA3 I think this one will be the straw that breakes the Camels back for me if it happens.

[CELL55]

Oh merciful Maker please no.

[Jorina Leto]

Yes, Dragon Age III will require Origin.

[CELL55]

Jorina Leto wrote...

Yes, Dragon Age III will require Origin.

That's not true! That's impossible!
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[Chipaway111]

CELL55 wrote...

Oh merciful Maker please no.

[Arthur Cousland]

Didn't the pc version of DA2 require Origin? It would only make sense for DA3 to do the same.

Modifié par Arthur Cousland, 06 août 2012 - 05:10 .

[element eater]

i think it almost certainly will

[EricHVela]

The first two Dragon Age games did not require the Origin client. They required an EA account for authorization and DLC. That account is now an Origin account.

If you registered the games with EA, they should be available for download through Origin under the same email address. This is not restricted to Dragon Age. Mass Effect 2 and Dead Space 1/2 do the same (which is strange because DS2 was purchased through Steam and available to my Origin client for download and also, still, through Steam -- sounds like a conflict to me since it's compatible with the Origin cloud but not the Steam cloud where I purchased it).

Mass Effect 3 requires the Origin client on PC even if you purchased a physical box and disc.

You can be certain that the next Dragon Age will also require the Origin client on PC.

Modifié par ReggarBlane, 06 août 2012 - 03:26 .

[Arthur Cousland]

It would be annoying if Origin is required, which is likely. I also play Skyrim, which requires Steam, and so to play that and DA3, I'd need both Steam and Origin on my pc...

Hopefully other companies don't also start making their own game clients, or people would have to really pick and choose games depending on who made it.

[Melca36]

I dislike Origin too but the beauty of it is that you can shut it off when you are not using it

[Maria Caliban]

JasonPogo wrote...

So will we be forced to downoad and run Origins to play DA3?

Yes.

[Wulfram]

What's the problem?  Dragon Age: Origins is a great game.

(Sorry)

Modifié par Wulfram, 06 août 2012 - 06:14 .

[JasonPogo]

Well then I know for a fact I will take a wait and see how good DA3 is before I go anywhere near it. I don't want all this crap on my PC having Steam is bad enough. DA3 will have to be as good as DAO to get me to download Origin...

Modifié par JasonPogo, 06 août 2012 - 06:41 .

[EricHVela]

Wulfram wrote...

What's the problem?  Dragon Age: Origins is a great game.

(Sorry)

Was waiting for that.

Soooo hard to resist. Right?

[FieryDove]

All EA games will require Origins until/unless Origins is shutdown. (Yes my wishful thinking outloud).

[Maria Caliban]

You guys are too young to be this cranky about technology.

[Lenimph]

Yeah the same way you're forced to use steam if your playing Portal on PC

[Realmzmaster]

What is the problem? If you want to play Skyrim you are forced to have the Steam Client. What is wrong with EA requiring gamers to have the Origins client to play their games? I want none of the above. I want to be able to play Skyrim or any game without having to use any client period.

I want to be able to play offline if I so choose especially with a single player game. DA2 allows me that option. Games like Diablo III do not. Call me old school, but I like physical copies of my games without a constant Internet connection.

[Xewaka]

Arthur Cousland wrote...
Didn't the pc version of DA2 require Origin? It would only make sense for DA3 to do the same.

No, it didn't. Origin was released with Battlefield 3, which came after DA2. You can have DA2 installed and running without needing Origins. The first Bioware game to feature Origin was Mass Effect 3.

Maria Caliban wrote...
You guys are too young to be this cranky about technology.

 
Well, since the EU court of justice ruled that all digital property is still property, I'm not particularly cranky about it. Steam needs competence to keep a healthy market. And while Green Gaming and Good old Games do so, in a fashion, a more publicized distributor is needed. I just wish it was one that actually cared for the customers.

Realmzmaster wrote...
What is the problem? If you want to play Skyrim you are forced to have the Steam Client. What is wrong with EA requiring gamers to have the Origins client to play their games?

  
The main difference is that Steam is handled by a privately owned company, and thus puts the well being of customers first and foremost; whereas Origin is handled by a publicly shared company, and thus puts the profit of the shareholders first and foremost. Therefore, users will prefer the one that caters to them by default.

Realmzmaster wrote... 
I want to be able to play offline if I so choose especially with a single player game. 

  
Steam requires internet connection only during installation. I now, I've played FNV without internet access. Just have Steam start in offline mode.
Alternatively, you can just search the net for patches for your property so that they need no Steam/Origin client to run.

Modifié par Xewaka, 07 août 2012 - 12:19 .

[Realmzmaster]

Xewaka wrote...

Arthur Cousland wrote...
Didn't the pc version of DA2 require Origin? It would only make sense for DA3 to do the same.

No, it didn't. Origin was released with Battlefield 3, which came after DA2. You can have DA2 installed and running without needing Origins. The first Bioware game to feature Origin was Mass Effect 3.

Maria Caliban wrote...
You guys are too young to be this cranky about technology.

 
Well, since the EU court of justice ruled that all digital property is still property, I'm not particularly cranky about it. Steam needs competence to keep a healthy market. And while Green Gaming and Good old Games do so, in a fashion, a more publicized distributor is needed. I just wish it was one that actually cared for the customers.

Realmzmaster wrote...
What is the problem? If you want to play Skyrim you are forced to have the Steam Client. What is wrong with EA requiring gamers to have the Origins client to play their games?

  
The main difference is that Steam is handled by a privately owned company, and thus puts the well being of customers first and foremost; whereas Origin is handled by a publicly shared company, and thus puts the profit of the shareholders first and foremost. Therefore, users will prefer the one that caters to them by default.

Realmzmaster wrote... 
I want to be able to play offline if I so choose especially with a single player game. 

  
Steam requires internet connection only during installation. I now, I've played FNV without internet access. Just have Steam start in offline mode.
Alternatively, you can just search the net for patches for your property so that they need no Steam/Origin client to run.

You need Steam to play Skyrim even in offline mode. The only installation that did not require it was 1.00 and 1.1 after that the so-called Ninja patch was installed. So if you update Skyrim which includes downloading Dawnguard the Ninja patch is installed. Also since they keep adding new features in the patches like mounted combat was added in the 1.6 patch you will constantly be trying to patch the game to remove the need for the client.
So no I am not feeling all warm and fuzzy about Steam or Bethesda for that matter.

[FaWa]

~Lol lets ****ing hope not~

[craigdolphin]

No biggie. No one is being forced to download Origin. After all, I wasn't forced to download and install origin with ME3 either.

I simply refused to buy it instead. The same will be true for DA3.

I get to keep my hard earned money, and Bioware gets to keep trying to attract non-rpg-fan gamers to replace players like me who are slowly giving up on them. It keeps the marketing people employed and happy I suppose.

Of course, if they ever actually provide a data collection opt-out for the client, and fix the EULA and TOS to respect my right to privacy and enduring right to play what I have paid for, then I reserve the right to change my mind and buy the game. But not until then.

[Giga Drill BREAKER]

Yes

/thread.

[chuckwells62]

I doubt that there's much to be done about this, other than just not purchasing games. For me, it seems a bit limiting to require potential customers to play online or not at all. The clear intention with this practice seems to be predominantly to undermine the secondary market. You know, the place where many possible customers typically sample used games that they would otherwise not buy. So yeah, throw those customers out right from the get go.

[Morty Smith]

Let me look at me magic cards:

"If you want to play on the PC yes. But worry not, because the console versions will be far superior and should therfore be atained."