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Let's just leave this particular tangent here please gents. Fret not though I'm sure we can quickly find something even more banal to get upset over

Thanks

reds8n wrote:

Let's just leave this particular tangent here please gents. Fret not though I'm sure we can quickly find something even more banal to get upset over

Thanks

Ok. (I'm assuming you're talking about the sniping between me and Dogma rather then the Origin-Exclusive DLC thing)

Indeed.

Game related conversation pertaining to t'ings akin to DLC is, of course, fine.

We can do without the digs at each other and sniping methinks.

Apologies for the confusion.

We need a thread focusing on Mass Effect 3 itself and not this issue incessantly.

GalacticDefender wrote:We need a thread focusing on Mass Effect 3 itself and not this issue incessantly.

It's pure speculation, but I might suggest that the two subjects will be intimately connected for some time...

There are games that require Steam or are only available through Steam: "Thats fine".
Origin has a game that requires Origin or is only available through Origin: "WAAAAAAH!!!"

What makes this so slowed is that people claim GW would be better with competition. If competition is good, then whats wrong with allowing other download clients to compete to help break Steam's Monopoly?

SO WHICH IS IT?

Mr Hyena wrote:There are games that require Steam or are only available through Steam: "Thats fine".
Origin has a game that requires Origin or is only available through Origin: "WAAAAAAH!!!"

What makes this so slowed is that people claim GW would be better with competition. If competition is good, then whats wrong with allowing other download clients to compete to help break Steam's Monopoly?

SO WHICH IS IT?

Problem is that Origin = Buggy as hell, with some functions not even working (I'm looking at you Friends list!) while Steam has actually sorted out it's kinks already. Plus Steam games are y'know. Cheap. While nearly all Origin games that aren't 6+years old are about £50-60.

So having a Monopoly is good as long as its cheap?

Hmm...

While I like neither,let me frame it this way: Valve has much better PR than EA, and in my relatively few personal dealings with them, Valve has been honest and given me my money's worth (and even refunded money), whereas EA bald faced lied and tried to cheat me, and now wish to spy on me, on top that.

While competition is good, Origin only competes with Steam for a few titles EA thinks will make the most money, with EA continuing to release less popular games and demos via Steam.

Mr Hyena wrote:So having a Monopoly is good as long as its cheap?

I don't see how it's a monopoly when Origin itself exists as well as many other video game retailers are still in business (both retail and online). I still buy games from Amazon and retail stores like Game. You completely ignored my previous point that Origins is a buggy piece of software and skewed what I was saying into something else. I swear that talking to people online who have their minds made up that X is bad (in this case Steam) they have a tunnel vision that lock onto certain phrases.

If you're using a PC, then you're probably using Microsoft Windows which itself has a monopoly over the PC market. I'm saying, if Origins wants to outcompete Steam, they will have to be as cheap and have their software as good or better than Steam to get people to turn their heads, which right now, they have failed to do so. With their buggy software that boots you in game every 30 seconds or so, and their incomplete games and limited titles, I don't see how they are going to turn people who already use Steam onto their service. People who don't use Steam, probably won't use Origins, and forcing you to use Origins to launch games that were on both Steam and on disc just irks me, seeing that Origins already has a hard time simply letting you play the game.

BaronIveagh wrote:I know I'm douible posting, but I just read this and thought it semi-topical:

http://kotaku.com/5878284/mass-effect-will-set-a-record-for-most-expensive-dlc

Just what it says on the tin.

Most expensive DLCs? Not even close

Macok wrote:

BaronIveagh wrote:I know I'm douible posting, but I just read this and thought it semi-topical:

http://kotaku.com/5878284/mass-effect-will-set-a-record-for-most-expensive-dlc

Just what it says on the tin.

Most expensive DLCs? Not even close

Not being a train simulator player, you'll have to explain this one to me, as It looks like they're selling an entire game, with all the DLC for $50. Compared to the over $250 for the ME swag.

Double Post:

Apparently the new ME book is so bad that people are, get ready to laugh, comparing it to Matt Ward and CS Goto. On forums I'd never imagined to hear anything about 40k, let alone something this particular!

QA EA?