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News Comments > Syndicate Solicits Pirates

"3rd Party Download Required" "This title installs and requires EA Origin to play. " Sure, and that's the exact same way it works with Steamworks games, but people never claim that a game is "Steam only". Or, even worse, you have to have a constant connection to Ubisoft to play some of their games, but no one says they are "Ubisoft only". You can buy the game in plenty of places. Just like Steamworks games, it requires you to install Origin (Steamworks requiring Steam, obviously) to "activate" it.

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Re: Syndicate Solicits Pirates

Feb 24, 2012, 23:52

News Comments > BioWare Explains Mass Effect 3 Day One DLC

Blue says its out, and comments seem to indicate its origin only. Impulse Amazon Gamer's Gate Direct2Drive Yup. Definitely Origin only. sigh

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Re: BioWare Explains Mass Effect 3 Day One DLC

Feb 24, 2012, 23:37

News Comments > Morning Metaverse

Possible Spoilers... Untagged spoilers ahead for those who haven't played ME2 Seems unlikely for a number of reasons. What are left of the Protheans are the Collectors. The "Prothean" that is in the DLC is, from what I've read, similarily a Collector. The Mission that goes with him is something to do with going back to Eden Prime. All of that ties into the ME2 plotline, which would explain why the DLC was described as being for "long-time fans", ie, those who know the whole ME2 backstory, and would appreciate the opportunity to explore it more. But unless they do something stupid, there shouldn't be many Collectors around - they were all on the base that you either take out or cleanse at the end of ME2. A lone one who got "left behind" or something similar could work, but that's about it. Although the Collectors weren't supposed to have individual intelligence anymore, so I'm not sure what they'll do there. As for the non-Collector Protheans, well, their big "plan" was the hidden base on the planet from ME1, and we all know what happened there. Everyone dead, with only the VI left intact (and even it got shut down at the end). Now, considering that they've had the Reapers manage to get to Earth in such a short time, despite the fact that the whole point of ME1 was to stop them from using their "only way of returning" - which we did, it wouldn't surprise me too much if they decided to completely ignore most of what I've talked about, and re-write history, but I'm hoping they came up with a better idea than that.

Re: Morning Metaverse

Feb 24, 2012, 16:23

Most of the Internet regulation so far hasn't been coming through Congress (with the exceptions of the now-dormant SOPA/PIPA), but rather through the FCC, which is part of the executive branch of government. What detrimental regulation has come from the FCC? You'd have done better coming back with a lot of the actions from the DHS (website domain name seizing, and suchforth).

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Re: Morning Tech Bits

Feb 24, 2012, 15:59

I own nothing from any of those companies with the exception of Windows Bullshit. You might be able to claim that you didn't buy anything directly from those companies (and even that I'd highly doubt), but the idea that you don't own electronic components from any of those companies is ludicrous.

Re: Morning Tech Bits

Feb 24, 2012, 15:57

News Comments > BioWare Explains Mass Effect 3 Day One DLC

It seems wildly hypocritical to keep singling Apple out to the point where you do, constantly ranting that people who buy Apple products are supporting slavery, when there are all these other companies who aren't exactly mom-and-pop operations who do the exact same thing but apparently get a free pass. I used to think the same thing, then I converted myself. Apple has no trouble taking credit for all sorts of things they didn't invent, so I have no trouble with them taking the blame for things that they aren't the sole cause of.

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Re: BioWare Explains Mass Effect 3 Day One DLC

Feb 24, 2012, 12:58

News Comments > Morning Metaverse

The Prothean is optional content that is certainly designed to appeal to long-time fans, which is why he is part of the CE offering (the version many fans would be likely to purchase) I like the implication that if you didn't purchase the CE edition, then you're not a real fan, and you deserve to be shafted by not getting the DLC.

Re: Morning Metaverse

Feb 24, 2012, 11:51

Did Congress run on "hope and change" and I didn't notice it?

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Re: DMS ♥s Steam

Feb 23, 2012, 13:54

While Origin is certainly a huge improvement over their previous digital strategy, EA still has a poor track record. I'm not disagreeing with you there. If it's a choice between Steam and Origin, I'd choose Steam every time. Origin has a long way to go to catch up. I just don't think it's quite as bad a service as it's made out to be. Or, to put it differently, Steam is great, where Origin is mediocre. But I don't think it's "bad".

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Re: DMS ♥s Steam

Feb 23, 2012, 12:26

Shift 2 Unleashed Steam: $19.99 Origin: $19.99 Shank Steam: $9.99 Origin: $9.99 The Sims 3 Steam: $29.99 Origin: $29.99 FIFA Manager 11 Steam: $29.99 Origin: $39.99 So ok, there's one. Apparently you guys get shafted in the UK, but in NA, the prices are virtually identical for all games.

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Re: DMS ♥s Steam

Feb 23, 2012, 11:45

News Comments > Terraria Grounded

It has been proven that EA only things out for themselves. The whole thing with Valve booting EA games off of Steam is one of them. And this was addressed to me because...?

Re: Terraria Grounded

Feb 23, 2012, 10:46

Well, this is disappointing, not because I expected more content, but because I'd really like it if there was. And while I don't like DLC in general, for a game like this, I would have happily paid for it (well, assuming it added something worthwhile). Still, I got more than my money's worth for it by far - over 100hrs played.

Re: DMS ♥s Steam

Feb 23, 2012, 10:10

Meanwhile, EA's primary method of appealing to customers is by attacking Steam and attempting to discredit them, while offering an inferior product and charging considerably more. It's been repeatedly demonstrated to you that EA doesn't charge any more than Steam does, and you're still making the claim? Why do you insist on using lies to try and attack them? There are enough legitimate complaints about EA to make you don't have to create your own.

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Re: Morning Tech Bits

Feb 21, 2012, 23:12

News Comments > The Secret World Delayed

You've been wrong. Sheerly out of curiosity... Why do you keep responding to someone that you know has you on ignore?

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Re: The Secret World Delayed

Feb 21, 2012, 20:02

How isn't it a positive thing? It's better than getting a buggy, unfinished game. Well, only two things wrong there. First, the delay is no guaruntee we won't get a buggy, unfinished game. And the second, you're buying into their marketing speak. Yes, releasing the game in an buggy, unfinished state would be bad. But the whole reason for the delay is that it's not ready for release when it was supposed to be. Sure, predicting a release date isn't an exact science, but the fact you predicted wrongly isn't a good thing.

News Comments > Game Reviews

Re: Game Reviews

Feb 21, 2012, 18:07

Ugh. I was going to read the review to see what you were talking about, but I could only make it as far as: One such author, R. A. Salvatore (famous for The DemonWare Saga and the Forgotten Realms series, among many other works), has probably had a larger influence on modern fantasy story-telling than any other author. Yeah, the reviewer obviously doesn't have a clue.

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Re: Morning Tech Bits

Feb 21, 2012, 18:05

News Comments > The Secret World Delayed

I had to unrar something on sunday. I installed winrar. What else is there? 7zip. Much nicer than Winrar, and doesn't cost anything.

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Re: The Secret World Delayed

Feb 21, 2012, 16:43

News Comments > Out of the Blue

You've gotta give people credit for trying to spin game delays as positive things. "We were unable to meet our deadline, but that's going to be awesome for you, the consumer, because lots of the beta testers, people who had to put effort into getting access to the game, are currently claiming on a survey - where they don't actually have to put down any money - that they intend to play the game at launch!"

Re: Out of the Blue

Feb 21, 2012, 11:37

News Comments > Activision Denies Blacklisting

Sadly that Game of Thrones comic is pretty damn accurate.

Re: Activision Denies Blacklisting

Feb 21, 2012, 11:33