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Preorder canceled

 

[SolarPowered]

SHOCKING NEWS: I won't buy it.

 

[Kyoufu]

Can you still carry over your old saves?

 

[Makoto]

But my saves?

Are in your documents folder and will be identified by ME3.

 

[epmode]

Can you still carry over your old saves?

Of course you can.

 

[Nirolak]

Can you still carry over your old saves?

They save in your documents folder.

 

[Snuggles]

Can you still carry over your old saves?

I didn't have any problems using ME1&2 saves between the Steam and EA store (now Origin) versions. I wouldn't sweat it.

edit - wow, fast responses

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Wasn't going to buy it anyway but if I did, would my steam ME2 save carry over to ME3 on Origin?

edit - that's grand then.

 

[epmode]

Most anti-cosumer publisher on the PC side: EA or Ubisoft?

 

[WanderingWind]

...forgive the ignorant question, but this won't affect saves transferring over, will it? I want my E-Mails, dammit.

 

[slaughterking]

Most anti-cosumer publisher on the PC side: EA or Ubisoft?

Yes.

Spoiler

Ubisoft

 

[Hot Coldman]

Most anti-cosumer publisher on the PC side: EA or Ubisoft?

Which is the greater sin: contempt or neglect?

 

[PairOfFilthySocks]

I still don't know what this means.

If I had to guess, I'd say it's something like allowing Origin running inside Steam, so naturally Valve would say F U.

Welp, I sure am glad I play the ME games on 360.

 

[legacyzero]

NOPE.

Gamefly and Console version it is.

 

[Corky]

It's all good , I have origin for 1 game, bf3 and that's enough.

I don't see the point in having 300-400 games on steam and 2 on origin. If I give in then I should expect nothing else than every publisher starting their own dd service for their own games for most likely lovely prices.

 

[Gattsu25]

Welp.. Looks like I'm not playing mass effect 3.

I refuse to sign EA's EULA so this wasn't even an option for me.

 

[abstract alien]

I still haven't bothered to find out what Origin even is. I guess I should, even though I won't be playing this game anyway.

Edit: Wait...its just a store? Eh.

 

[Azure Dream]

Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to deliver patches and other downloadable content.

I love how they've latched onto this scapegoat with all their might. Steam could change to have literally no restrictions regarding "how developers interact with customers" in those regards, and they'd still probably say it.

I still haven't bothered to find out what Origin even is. I guess I should, even though I won't be playing this game anyway.

Edit: Wait...its just a store? Eh.

It's a downloadable games service with terms some of us don't agree with, and we've seen a few horror stories of people losing complete access to their games for trivial or nonsensical reasons. And that's only the ones that have made enough noise for us to hear about.

 

[Snuggles]

I still haven't bothered to find out what Origin even is. I guess I should, even though I won't be playing this game anyway.

Edit: Wait...its just a store? Eh.

Not just a store. There is an Origin branded web store, but what we're talking about is an application like Steam. You will have to use the Origin application to play ME3 on PC.

 

[outunderthestars]

It's all good , I have origin for 1 game, bf3 and that's enough.

I don't see the point in having 300-400 games on steam and 2 on origin. If I give in then I should expect nothing else than every publisher starting their own dd service for their own games for most likely lovely prices.

Yea, better to give one company almost total control over the market.....

 

[Symphonic]

At least we know it won't be worth playing after the snoozefest that was ME2.

Sorry, but how in the world does this not make it worth playing and how does this relate to ME2 in any fashion?

 

[Moaradin]

Not just a store. There is a web store, and an application like Steam. You will have to use the Origin application to play ME3 on PC.

It says you don't need to use Origin at all unless it's online. So it's not like BF3 where Origin needs to be int he background at all times. Not like it really matters..

 

[kuroshiki]

Everyone might but I won't and I am a huge Mass Effect fan. The price of admission to Mass Effect 3 is too expensive if it includes Origin.

Thanks to the TC for making the new topic.

Sorry but you are not a huge fan.

 

[darth_infamous]

Time to search for that low-price pre-order deal.

 

[Nabs]

Guess I won't be playing this until it's nearly free. Cool with me.

 

[Tobe]

well, fuck EA

 

[Sblargh]

Not buying it anymore, then.

 

[thetrin]

This doesn't necessarily mean you have to buy it from Origin, sounds like the same deal as BF3. Still, no one wants to use Origin. How annoying.

No, but physical copies require auth on Origin. Fuck that.

 

[Snuggles]

It says you don't need to use Origin at all unless it's online. So it's not like BF3 where Origin needs to be int he background at all times. Not like it really matters..

You need Origin for BF3 single player, right? Haven't tried it yet. I assume it's similar to how Steamworks games require Steam to launch/run. The line you're referring to doesn't really deny that being the case for ME3, it's just saying that a constant internet connection isn't required for single player.

 

[epmode]

I like how EA only has a problem with Steam when it comes to their AAA releases. Such a miserable company.

Unlike a major GAF contingent, I really liked ME2 but I'll sit this one out. It's all I can do, after all.

Yea, better to give one company almost total control over the market.....

If you know anything about EA, you already realize that they're not even a little concerned with making things fair for their customers. There are literally decades of proof supporting this.

 

[Alex]

Everyone might but I won't and I am a huge Mass Effect fan. The price of admission to Mass Effect 3 is too expensive if it includes Origin.

Oh no, it won't be in your Steam list. What an insane price to pay, it's just a notch below toiling on cracking boulders in the quarry.

I like Steam too (when they aren't making me wait 11 days for customer support), I prefer things be on Steam, but is this really that big of a fucking deal?

 

[Kinyou]

Is it really that bad? I mean come on guys.

I mean what are the exact reasons? Spyware?

 

[Iztli]

Does EA not like money??

 

[hlhbk]

Damn it to hell. It's like EA wants their games not to sell well! Let's see take all of our games off of by far the best selling service out there and put them on this piece of shit named Origin. If I didn't absolutely love Mass Effect I would boycott this.

I know one thing for sure I won't be ordering directly through Origin as there is a fee for buying direct from them. Right now I am leaning towards buying it digitally via amazon since its below $60.

After that I am done. No more EA games for me until they are on Steam. Before anyone even comments yes I know I can run Origin games and have the Steam interface.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Sorry but you are not a huge fan.

You can be a huge fan and still have limits on how much nonsense you'll put up with to experience the thing you're a fan of. I'm a big fan of the Marvel films but if they said the next one was 3D-only I wouldn't see it.

 

[speedpop]

Absolutely laughable that they still use the "Steam restricts us from interacting with our consumers!" line.

 

[abstract alien]

Not just a store. There is an Origin branded web store, but what we're talking about is an application like Steam. You will have to use the Origin application to play ME3 on PC.

This doesn't seem so bad...

It's a downloadable games service with terms some of us don't agree with, and we've seen a few horror stories of people losing complete access to their games for trivial or nonsensical reasons. And that's only the ones that have made enough noise for us to hear about.

...but fuck this right here. I had no idea this was going on. This sounds like a worst case scenario for anyone who is a fan of the franchise.

 

[Makoto]

It's like EA wants their games not to sell well!

Nope, that's not it at all. In fact, the Steam-only crowd is such a minority that it's ridiculous.

See: Sales of Battlefield 3.
For further reference: The threads of people saying they weren't going to purchase BF3 because it required Origin and wasn't going to be sold on Steam.

 

[outunderthestars]

Oh no, it won't be in your Steam list. What an insane price to pay, it's just a notch below toiling on cracking boulders in the quarry.

I like Steam too (when they aren't making me wait 11 days for customer support), I prefer things be on Steam, but is this really that big of a fucking deal?

Honestly, to me, it seems like a vocal minority of pc gamers are getting increasingly spoiled and bratty when it comes to gaming.

 

[Neki]

we need to keep track of all the copies of mass effect 3 that gaf doesn't buy because of this shocking revelation, this calls for a boycott!

 

[mattiewheels]

Anybody who skips a game they really want because it'll never be on steam is ridiculous.

 

[kuroshiki]

You can be a huge fan and still have limits on how much nonsense you'll put up with to experience the thing you're a fan of.

That's not a fan. That's reasonable consumer who put value of the money before the loyalty to the series.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Steam has adopted a set of restrictive terms of service which limit how developers interact with customers to deliver patches and other downloadable content.

This seems to be a losing argument that nobody believes at all... so why even list it or mention it at all?

 

[hlhbk]

Oh no, it won't be in your Steam list. What an insane price to pay, it's just a notch below toiling on cracking boulders in the quarry.

I like Steam too (when they aren't making me wait 11 days for customer support), I prefer things be on Steam, but is this really that big of a fucking deal?

Yes it is.

 

[Big-E]

I was willing to have origin in the background but I don't really want to buy it from them. The price here in China is going to be high I bet and I don't even know for sure if I am allowed to buy games in China from them. EA should just remove all their games from Steam at this point. I don't want to support them in the future if they are going down this route.

 

[King_Moc]

So even though they say it'll be on other digital stores, not just Origin, people still aren't going to buy it. Just because it's not on Steam? Wtf?

Who gives a shit what store it comes from.

 

[mxgt]

I don't care, had no problems with Origin with BF3 or anything else

 

[Neki]

That's not a fan. That's reasonable consumer who put value on the money before the loyalty to the series.

I'm so confused, does it cost more on Origin or something? why are we talking about money

 

[Hot Coldman]

That's not a fan. That's reasonable consumer who put value of the money before the loyalty to the series.

Fan =/= fanboy, or rather fan =/= blind fool. I would classify myself as a fan of a lot of things, but I'm not an idiot.

 

[Derrick01]

Knew this when they announced BF3 was mandatory origin. It's the main reason I'm renting the PS3 version. The other huge reason is because the game looks so shitty, but I still probably would have bought it on PC if it wasn't using Origin.