Mass Effect 3 PC requires Origin if you want to play

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Originally Posted by Graal

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

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Originally Posted by Lycanthrope

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?

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Originally Posted by Fivel

Did you forget to take your meds again?

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Frequently and with extreme prejudice :)

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.

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Originally Posted by czc

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.

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Originally Posted by Lycanthrope

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?

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Originally Posted by Vengeful_Bunny

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:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30241624/Origin%20FTW%2004.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30241624/Origin%20FTW%2005.jpg

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...7873840924/24/