reisub wrote on Jun 18, 2012, 10:58:
I wouldn't call the discounts "deep".
I wouldn't either. In fact most of the time the "sales" I get with Origin are actually just based around using a proxy server to obtain international prices. I never would have purchased BF3 Premium if I didn't get it at $24 or whatever last week.
I don't like the fact that Origin sales/coupons are so exclusive either. Most of the time I can't use a coupon code because the game is considered "new" or the game will be on sale but the DLC won't and so on. This rarely happens to me on Steam.
My other beefs:
- Unavoidable spam on load
- Monetizing dumb things like gun unlocks in EA titles (this is going to be a large emerging trend this year)
- Community features are rudimentary at best
- Game integration is poor for anything except the basic overlay
- Repair functionality doesn't work
- DLC integration is poorly implemented and there is often a delay between purchase and having it flagged in your account
- Still no per-game storage location setting, this would have been an easy one-up for them over Steam
I'd like to see some video recording and storage integration like Steam has or just some features that Steam lacks in general. Better library sorting options would be nice too.