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BioWare's Casey Hudson offers reassurances to gamers by way of Computer and Video Games that the use of Origin does not mean Mass Effect 3 will be burdened by intrusive DRM. They say the game will use a one time online activation, and will allow an unlimited number of installs. Here's more from Hudson:

We use Origin, and it's interesting because really, it's just a way to get access to the online and digital features that, you know, generally, PC games have now. I think people are going to be fine with it.

"I think that the people who try Mass Effect 3 on Origin will realise that it's not an intrusive DRM scheme," he added. "It's just a way for you to sign up for the online services that you're going to get on an ongoing basis through Mass Effect 3.

"Just like you get with any other kind of online digital distribution, or multiplayer or whatever. It's not something that requires you to always be online - you can play Mass Effect 3 offline."

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Re: On Mass Effect 3 DRM

Feb 18, 2012, 08:23

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finga wrote on Feb 17, 2012, 22:50: Silicon Avatar wrote on Feb 17, 2012, 21:27: I just don't have a need to install yet another DL service that doesn't offer me any benefits. Well, you can play ME3 and Battlefield 3 on it. Can't do that anywhere else... I mean, unless you don't care for those games, which I guess I understand, but you'll care about something that's an Origin exclusive eventually. Having to sign up for yet another DL service when I don't want to AND having to pay $60 for the "privilege" on top of that is not a big benefit to me. Actually, that's no benefit at all. It's like going to Wal*Mart and having to fill out a form to get through the front door - and then still having to pay your bill on the way out. Games are everywhere - if EA doesn't want me to play their games I will play Bethesda games on Steam - a service I already like. I cared about ME3 until they made it an Origin exclusive. Now I don't. That will just keep happening.

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Comment [quote="Silicon Avatar"Feb 18, 2012, 08:23][quote="finga"Feb 17, 2012, 22:50][quote="Silicon Avatar"Feb 17, 2012, 21:27]I just don't have a need to install yet another DL service that doesn't offer me any benefits. [/quote] Well, you can play ME3 and Battlefield 3 on it. Can't do that anywhere else... I mean, unless you don't care for those games, which I guess I understand, but you'll care about something that's an Origin exclusive eventually. [/quote] Having to sign up for yet another DL service when I don't want to AND having to pay $60 for the "privilege" on top of that is not a big benefit to me. Actually, that's no benefit at all. It's like going to Wal*Mart and having to fill out a form to get through the front door - and then still having to pay your bill on the way out. Games are everywhere - if EA doesn't want me to play their games I will play Bethesda games on Steam - a service I already like. I cared about ME3 until they made it an Origin exclusive. Now I don't. That will just keep happening. [/quote]

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