Comments for The "Interwebz" Blog http://theinterwebz.info Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The Reason I’m Skipping Battlefield 3 on PC by Edgar http://theinterwebz.info/2011/09/skipping-battlefield-3/#comment-3 Edgar Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:11:09 +0000 http://theinterwebz.info/?p=60#comment-3 Yes, people are bringing up Steam as if it's even comparable to Origin. However: 1. Steam lets you opt out of data collection. 2. Data collected is mainly related to the Steam apps & platform, not the ENTIRE system. 3. Steam isn't nearly as ethically questionable. Beyond that, you said it. This is a push by EA in order to propagate the Origin platform as much as they can, by taking advantage of their popular upcoming titles and FORCE it on you. It's a shame really. These are quality games from quality *developers*. Sad to see the experience mired (or in my case completely ruined) by this controversy. As far as I know SW:TOR won't need Origin, per BioWare -- but you never know. That may have changed, or may change in the future either way. I've pre-ordered the game just so I can deal with the hypebeast head on, but if Origin is required I'm cancelling. Yes, people are bringing up Steam as if it’s even comparable to Origin. However:

1. Steam lets you opt out of data collection.
2. Data collected is mainly related to the Steam apps & platform, not the ENTIRE system.
3. Steam isn’t nearly as ethically questionable.

Beyond that, you said it. This is a push by EA in order to propagate the Origin platform as much as they can, by taking advantage of their popular upcoming titles and FORCE it on you. It’s a shame really. These are quality games from quality *developers*. Sad to see the experience mired (or in my case completely ruined) by this controversy.

As far as I know SW:TOR won’t need Origin, per BioWare — but you never know. That may have changed, or may change in the future either way. I’ve pre-ordered the game just so I can deal with the hypebeast head on, but if Origin is required I’m cancelling.

]]> Comment on The Reason I’m Skipping Battlefield 3 on PC by UmarKhan http://theinterwebz.info/2011/09/skipping-battlefield-3/#comment-2 UmarKhan Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:43:18 +0000 http://theinterwebz.info/?p=60#comment-2 Yeah, originally I didn't give ten shits about the Origin software simply because I could have bought a physical copy but it turns out EA doesn't give a care. They have attached it as a requirement to play this game in any physical form outside of hacks and pirated versions. I remember when I bought Dawn of War 2 I believe and it required Steam. It made me sad in my pants but you know what? I trust Steam a thousandfold more so than EA. This is going Origin "push" is going to damper EA's future product sales unless people are fine with being preyed upon lemmings. I believe Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to be Origin required too. Sucks they pumped all that money and hype on it too. Yeah, originally I didn’t give ten shits about the Origin software simply because I could have bought a physical copy but it turns out EA doesn’t give a care. They have attached it as a requirement to play this game in any physical form outside of hacks and pirated versions.

I remember when I bought Dawn of War 2 I believe and it required Steam. It made me sad in my pants but you know what? I trust Steam a thousandfold more so than EA.

This is going Origin “push” is going to damper EA’s future product sales unless people are fine with being preyed upon lemmings. I believe Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to be Origin required too. Sucks they pumped all that money and hype on it too.

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