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[Regulus99]

This is a deal breaker for me.  I've played every dragon age up to this point. I was really looking forward to the GOTY edition only to find out the dlc content is download codes. First of all I collect games and like to go back and play them over years. What happens if my system fails? I loose all the content. Maybe if my system had 100 tb hard drive it wouldn't be so bad. I just downloaded 18 gig patch and a 17 gig patch for 1 game. Thanks to the lousy decision I'm not playing your game. Not to mention every time I download something over a gig my ISP chokes my internet off. It took me six hours per patch for one game

[Mlady]

If you buy it off Origins and you lose your computer, you simply download it again (and add your saved games to a USB flashdrive or disc. The game and DLC's will always be on your account either way. I had to upgrade to unlimited bandwidth though before I bought Witcher 3 (ouch my poor ISP).

[correctamundo]

DLC anyone?

[Beomer]

Fact of the matter is that more and more publishers are moving to make some game files exclusively digital download only even when you buy physical copies of the games. The only semi valid reason I've heard till now is, yeah, you got it, 'to prevent piracy'.

It sucks, because I too like to have a game whose complete physical copy I paid for on my shelf in its complete form. Relying on online downloads not only limits a person according to their connectivity but also limits them to the lifespan of that online service.

[Darkly Tranquil]

Welcome to modern gaming; if you don't have a high speed unlimited internet connection, you're going to be unhappy. Like it or not, online distribution systems like Steam, Origin, XBoxLive, etc. are the future of the industry.

If and when the time comes that Bioware shut the servers off, you won't be able to play it any more anyway, so having the disks won't help you.

[Abyss108]

Whilst I agree it would be nice to have the content on disk, you certainly don't lose it if your system breaks. It's registered to your account, just redownload it.

[nightscrawl]

If and when the time comes that Bioware shut the servers off, you won't be able to play it any more anyway, so having the disks won't help you.

I think the only thing that would be affected would be the DA Keep and creation of new characters using Keep imports. Even if Bioware dies as a company, DAI will still be on Origin, which is the DRM EA is using. And since Origin has hundreds (thousands?) of games, I doubt it's going anywhere anytime soon. Even if EA migrates from something after Origin, there will still likely be those games tied to your account. Regardless of the status of Bioware, you will still have to log into your Origin account to be able to play the game.

[correctamundo]

What do you guys and gals do with your disks? I prefer less clutter, the less the better.

[Darkly Tranquil]

What do you guys and gals do with your disks? I prefer less clutter, the less the better.

I've mostly given up buying actual disks as I don't have much space, so it's mostly downloads now unless I'm getting a special edition.

[almasy87]

Just the other day I took all my old games (Sims Medieval, Sims 3 and expansions, etc etc) and added them to my Origin after years I didn't play them.. Just so I could get rid of the old discs. Now they're linked to the account so they will never be lost.

I currently live in a 30 sq. mt appartment with the bf and anything that takes extra space needs to go. I used to collect a lot of stuff before but I'm getting tired now, no place to put it in plus you clean it one day and the day after it's already dusty.. too damn annoying. 
Plus if you have to relocate/move country, you pay a sh*t load to have things shipped or moved all over.. Last time I moved I had to pay 600 euro for all the stuff (plushies, figurines etc) and it's not funny at all.

I love the fact that games and books are digital now Less is more! I'm slowly starting to sell/get rid of my other stuff too  

[correctamundo]

I am still holding on to my old P&P rpg stuff. My wife wants me to get rid of it but I can't...=( If there was an easy way to digitalise, but really my kids haven't really got into it so there is no reason to keep it all.  And it is a looooooooooooooooooooot of stuff. I should probably face up to it see if someone else out there could make use of it.

[Navasha]

Um...   You are far less likely to lose your games now than when they were on 'disk'.   Clearly, you don't quite grasp how the whole digital download system works.   Your 'ownership' of the game (actually the license) is recorded on their servers.    If your computer fails and you get a new one, you just re-download the game onto your new computer.   That simple.    If you have a bad internet connection, that is hardly the fault of the computer game industry.   

 

Lastly, asking what happens IF their servers shut down is kind of like asking well what happens if my phone company goes out of business and loses my phone number.

[Darkly Tranquil]

I am still holding on to my old P&P rpg stuff. My wife wants me to get rid of it but I can't...=( If there was an easy way to digitalise, but really my kids haven't really got into it so there is no reason to keep it all.  And it is a looooooooooooooooooooot of stuff. I should probably face up to it see if someone else out there could make use of it.

Whatever you do, don't throw it away. There is bound to be a collector somewhere that wants them. I still occasionally chase out of print Cyberpunk source books to try and complete the set, even though I haven't played for 15 years.

[Ariella]

16 gig and 17 gig patches? BS. Patch ten if I recall correctly wasn't even close to that big. in fact it was bigger on console. I remember it being about 4 gig. And the reason for that is compression.

Either you got the patches in one fell swoop or it was the DLC. In which case, how big did you think they were going to be?

Edit: and for the love of God. They've been using DL codes for years. I know since ME2, and I'm pretty damn sure since DAO. So I have no idea what surprises you.

Modifié par Ariella, 02 novembre 2015 - 02:48 .

[Dabrikishaw]

I don't have a problem with DLC codes either. They just allow me to get my content back if I switch machines.

[themikefest]

When I get a ps4 and the game of the year edition, I will have a lot to download. I'll get my internet connection to start excercising so it can handle everything. hahaha

[MaxQuartiroli]

I believe that the age of retail versions, stand-alone installations and offline playing is slowly going to finish. This is the way that this industry has taken so far.

Nobody will ever strip the singleplayer experience from us but we must also endure that nowadays if we want to buy and play games we cannot do it without an internet connection, alas, a strong one.

 

And for my old games I stick to GOG version.. still you have to download them, at least one time, and new games also become bigger and bigger (last week it took a me a while to download TW3 last patch + Heart of Stone + DoS EE.)

[Majestic Jazz]

They just do not want to lose out on money by people buying the GOTY version and then selling it to GamesStop, only to another person to buy it and EA not get a cut. 

 

Its more of a pro business move rather than a pro consumer move. 

[Mlady]

What do you guys and gals do with your disks? I prefer less clutter, the less the better.

 

Mine are autographed by DA voice actors and are in a shelf next to my computer.

[AlanC9]

Not to mention every time I download something over a gig my ISP chokes my internet off. It took me six hours per patch for one game

This is a real issue for some of us. Not too many, I think, but if you've got no decent ISP options where you live you can have a problem.

[correctamundo]

Mine are autographed by DA voice actors and are in a shelf next to my computer.

 

I wouldn't mind that kind of physical copy.

[Mlady]

I wouldn't mind that kind of physical copy.

 

That's why I like to collect them, but download the games from Origin and not the disc and heaven forbid you even try and install DAO on a disc and then update it on Origin! You can't even play it after that because of some error that tells you to install the DAA disc and then it gets stuck in a pattern of saying you have the wrong disc. I was tired of that runaround and just downloaded everything off Origin!

[SentinelMacDeath]

Producing discs is a huge waste of resources and money.

[Regulus99]

I would throw my systems in the garbage and quit gaming before I go digital only. I like to have something in my hands that is tangible for the money I spend. Other then Indie games I own nothing digital. I collect cds dvds blu rays and games. I still have my NES games from 30 years ago. I will not buy anything digital. With the way things are going with dlc and microtransactions I'm buying less and less games. I will only buy complete editions. I'm buying 3 games tomorrow Yoshi's Wooly World Divingity Original Sin and God of War 3. Dragon Age was on my list but not anymore. If you can't sell me a complete finished product I won't buy it. I guess I'm just old. 

 

I still have my copies of KOTOR 1 & 2 and Jade Emipre. I've never played KOTOR 2 even though I bought it day 1. It's just nice to know it's complete and one day I'll get around to it.

[Mlady]

I would throw my systems in the garbage and quit gaming before I go digital only. I like to have something in my hands that is tangible for the money I spend. Other then Indie games I own nothing digital. I collect cds dvds blu rays and games. I still have my NES games from 30 years ago. I will not buy anything digital. With the way things are going with dlc and microtransactions I'm buying less and less games. I will only buy complete editions. I'm buying 3 games tomorrow Yoshi's Wooly World Divingity Original Sin and God of War 3. Dragon Age was on my list but not anymore. If you can't sell me a complete finished product I won't buy it. I guess I'm just old. 

 

I still have my copies of KOTOR 1 & 2 and Jade Emipre. I've never played KOTOR 2 even though I bought it day 1. It's just nice to know it's complete and one day I'll get around to it.

 

Ah you have the old stuff too eh? I also have my NES, SNES, PS, N64 and many others along with my old games. However PC games are not quite the same anymore and sometimes it's best to download them online, especially like what happened to me with my DAO game.