Mass Effect 3 PC requires Origin if you want to play

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My first impression of Origin...

Long story short, I'm downloading Mass Effect 2 via Origin because, while I have the CE, I figured I'm getting ME3 via Origin, so I may as well link my ME2 serial too. So I did. Also, no SecuRom crap or need to have a disc in the drive via Origin so... YAY!

So, I start my download. A little annoyed that I can't just copy files over ala Steam and have it recognise files and just copy the missing bits but okay, fine, no problem.

Download crashes. Like, just randomly "An error occurred. Please log out of Origin and log back in. If error persists, contact EA support." Sooooo... I put my "Fucking figures" face on, close Origin, start it up again and THAT (the image) is the message I get.

Closed it and opened it a few more times and eventually it sorted itself out.

How nice. A download client that can't be trusted to download things without supervision.

GO EA!
 
After having used Origin for about a week now, I have to say, it outdid itself. It's perfectly stable, doesn't use a lot of resources at all. It's a bit difficult getting around Origin at times, so Steam wins in the navigation category, but it looks a lot prettier than Steam. It doesn't have the same feel as Steam, though. Steam feels homey, whereas Origin just feels like a necessity for certain games.

Overall, though, I'm pretty impressed. Have no issue with it being required for ME3.
 
Graal said:
After having used Origin for about a week now, I have to say, it outdid itself. It's perfectly stable, doesn't use a lot of resources at all. It's a bit difficult getting around Origin at times, so Steam wins in the navigation category, but it looks a lot prettier than Steam. It doesn't have the same feel as Steam, though. Steam feels homey, whereas Origin just feels like a necessity for certain games.

Overall, though, I'm pretty impressed. Have no issue with it being required for ME3.
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You disgust me.

Firstly, how can you possibly say it's "prettier than Steam?" It looks like a bloated abortion.

Secondly, the only thing stable about it is that it hasn't crashed... yet. It's still just a glorified EA Download Manager with the same download problems (see above).

THIRDLY:

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Even its bloody store page only works when it feels like it. I was originally going to call it an over-inflated pile of crap but it just gave me another reason to dislike it.

What a truly abominable program. Yuck!

But at least it works for some people. Give me Steam over this any day :(

Edit: LOL! It just crashed! It actually just crashed! Omfg! I can't make this shit up!

It crashed going from "offline mode" to "online mode" :D

And, it's downloading Mass Effect 2.... in OFFLINE MODE!

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I. Love. This :3
 
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I also didn't enjoy downloading multiple updates of Battlefield 3. 11GB to download 1.5GB is just pathetic.
 
Well, I haven't had any issues with Origin crashing yet, and that's a giant bonus. My Steam crashes absolutely all the time. If I exit a game, if I start using it after a period of inactivity, if I make multiple purchases, when more than one person talks to me, if I look at it wrong.

It's a bloody nightmare, I tell you. :p
 
Graal said:
Well, I haven't had any issues with Origin crashing yet, and that's a giant bonus. My Steam crashes absolutely all the time. If I exit a game, if I start using it after a period of inactivity, if I make multiple purchases, when more than one person talks to me, if I look at it wrong.

It's a bloody nightmare, I tell you. :p
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You sure we're using the same Origin? That really hideous orange turd made by EA?

The @#$% download crashed at 94.03%!!!!!!!!!!

ARRRGGHGHHH!!!

*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

/closes and opens a few times

/resumes

/cries in corner
 
Lycanthrope said:
You sure we're using the same Origin? That really hideous orange turd made by EA?

The @#$% download crashed at 94.03%!!!!!!!!!!

ARRRGGHGHHH!!!

*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

/closes and opens a few times

/resumes

/cries in corner
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Did you forget to take your meds again?
 
Woohoo! It's finally done!

Could've been done five hours ago but noooooo....

At last, time to replay Mass Effect 2.

Later. When I feel like it.
 
I'd really like to have Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3 in my steam list all in order and neat.
 
czc said:
I'd really like to have Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3 in my steam list all in order and neat.
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You and me both.

Okay, so, my thoughts on Origin are as follows:

  • It's unreliable
  • It's unstable
  • It requires that you download an installer (one big file)
  • If there is a single corrupt file, you need to download the entire installer all over again

That's not a digital distribution platform, that's a glorified website (read: GOG, except with website issues).

Look, don't get me wrong, Origin might end up being a great... whatever it is... one day. But right now it really just sucks.

I see a lot of frustration come downloading large ME3 DLCs... But oh well...

I am disappoint. Well, more than originally.
 
Lycanthrope said:
So, I start my download. A little annoyed that I can't just copy files over ala Steam and have it recognise files and just copy the missing bits but okay, fine, no problem.
GO EA!
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Maybe you can suggest this to Origin and they can enable it in the future?

@Lycanthrope How much was it?
 
Vengeful_Bunny said:
Maybe you can suggest this to Origin and they can enable it in the future?

@Lycanthrope How much was it?
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I'm pretty sure it has been suggested a bajillion times before.

How much? If you mean the size, it was 10.8GB to download. If price, it was just my collector's edition serial that I linked. Price of the collector's edition was R450, I think. *shrug*
 
So... I just wanted to play the damn game I downloaded last night. First, I have to download Adobe Air. Then I had to update it. Really, a digital distribution platform that uses third-party software to do its job? Fine, whatever.

Now, trying to activate the damn game:
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WHAT THE HELL?! Well, looks like all the games I had linked to Origin are now gone.

Anyone else want to tell me how FUCKING RAD this program is?

Edit: So, 15 minutes later, after having to wait days for it to log in, days for it to detect the games, and days for the "reload games" option to do anything, it's finally on the authentication screen again and... WAITING.

Hell, I've only been doing this for the last forty minutes. Let's see if we can get that up to an hour...

Edit 2: Still stuck on authentication... Still says "Connecting..." going on 15-odd minutes now...

Glad to see other folk are pulling their hair out too: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654347873840924/24/
 
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