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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare Joins The Vault on EA Access

hwy_61 said:
Could somebody give me the elevator pitch for this service? Is it game streaming?
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It's not game streaming (thankfully!). It's almost exactly like PS+. You get discount on all EA games and some older games appear in the Vault where you can download them for free and play them until your subscription runs out.

So far there aren't many games in the Vault, but it's still a solid lineup for $30/year. Peggle 2, FIFA 14, Madden 25, Need for Speed Rivals, Battlefield 4 and now Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare as well.
 
I traded this game in a while back assuming it will appear in the vault. Glad it is in there. awesome deal.

Alchemy said:
I'm still waiting to see how EA handles adding/removing games from the service long term before jumping in. I have a feeling that the Vault is going to end up a few years behind current releases once their current gen library fills out.
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EA said they will tell us what games are being removed 30 days before they remove it.
 
hwy_61 said:
Could somebody give me the elevator pitch for this service? Is it game streaming?
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More like a digital rental service. You pay $2.50 per month and you get access to a growing library of games and a standard 10% discount on all EA products.

And instead of streaming the game you'll download them, so no lag, no compression just the full game like you'd get as if you had purchased it digitally.

It's best compared with PS+ and GWG, only games are always available not only during a select time period and you get a standard discount on EA products.

Edit: StoOgE ah yes, sorry about that.
 
Caayn said:
More like a digital rental service. You pay $2.50 per month and you get access to a growing library of games and a standard 10% discount on all EA products.

And instead of streaming the game you'll download them, so no lag, no compression just the full game like you'd get as if you had purchased it digitally.
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To be fair, it's 5.00 a month or 30.00 for the year, so the monthly rate is a bit pricey.

I did the monthly rate once and then jumped to a 12 month once I decided it was awesome.

You also get 5 hours (I think that's right) of playing new releases 7 days early. Which is a nice way to dip your toe into the full game, and could then buy at a 10% discount if you liked it and your save file carries over. So, that's pretty awesome. Haven't bought it yet, but it's also a nice way to get a jump on a game you were going to buy it anyway.

Still, value is legit.
 
Alchemy said:
I'm still waiting to see how EA handles adding/removing games from the service long term before jumping in. I have a feeling that the Vault is going to end up a few years behind current releases once their current gen library fills out.
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I'm curious how long are you willing to wait? If a game is new to you does it matter how old it is? BF4 was the only game I had. I was never going to guy the other games so regardless how old they were. They're all new to me.
 
Caayn said:
More like a digital rental service. You pay $2.50 per month and you get access to a growing library of games and a standard 10% discount on all EA products.

And instead of streaming the game you'll download them, so no lag, no compression just the full game like you'd get as if you had purchased it digitally.

It's best compared with PS+ and GWG, only games are always available not only during a select time period and you get a standard discount on EA products.
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Plus you get to try new games for 6 hours.
 
StoOgE said:
You also get 5 hours (I think that's right) of playing new releases 7 days early. Which is a nice way to dip your toe into the full game, and could then buy at a 10% discount if you liked it and your save file carries over. So, that's pretty awesome. Haven't bought it yet, but it's also a nice way to get a jump on a game you were going to buy it anyway.

Still, value is legit.
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This is one of the best parts of the service. Play 5 hours of brand new titles like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Mirrors Edge, etc., before anyone else for bragging rights and decide if you like it.
 
I definitely feel like I'm getting my $30/year value.

Iceman829 said:
Saw this and grabbed my phone to set it to download. Then saw $35.99 :(

I'll just have to dl it later
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It should show up in the Xbox Store on your phone/online with you EA Access membership. Maybe just to quick for them? I'd keep checking.
 
Holy shit. I was certain they would be adding NBA14 next.

This is brilliant.

Without a doubt the best twenty quid I've ever spent on gaming.
 
Great PS4 game, put in nearly thirty hours so far. Did they say what happened to the extra trophies/achievements that were supposed to be added to the latest expansion? Still isn't showing up on Trophy data.
 
I'm genuinely shocked at the value here! I'm now thinking about skipping Dragon Age, and just pick up Access when it winds up there.
 
Awesome! I play the hell out of this game. I own it on disc, so it'll be nice to not have to have the disc in anymore. To anyone who doesn't currently play this, whether Xbox or PS4 owner...DO IT. DO IT NOW.
 
StoOgE said:
To be fair, it's 5.00 a month or 30.00 for the year, so the monthly rate is a bit pricey.

I did the monthly rate once and then jumped to a 12 month once I decided it was awesome.

You also get 5 hours (I think that's right) of playing new releases 7 days early. Which is a nice way to dip your toe into the full game, and could then buy at a 10% discount if you liked it and your save file carries over. So, that's pretty awesome. Haven't bought it yet, but it's also a nice way to get a jump on a game you were going to buy it anyway.

Still, value is legit.
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Does this mean I can play dragons age a week early?

edit:I guess so (but I bought on PC already)
 
AndyMoogle said:
It's not game streaming (thankfully!). It's almost exactly like PS+. You get discount on all EA games and some older games appear in the Vault where you can download them for free and play them until your subscription runs out.

So far there aren't many games in the Vault, but it's still a solid lineup for $30/year. Peggle 2, FIFA 14, Madden 25, Need for Speed Rivals, Battlefield 4 and now Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare as well.
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Caayn said:
More like a digital rental service. You pay $2.50 per month and you get access to a growing library of games and a standard 10% discount on all EA products.

And instead of streaming the game you'll download them, so no lag, no compression just the full game like you'd get as if you had purchased it digitally.

It's best compared with PS+ and GWG, only games are always available not only during a select time period and you get a standard discount on EA products.

Edit: StoOgE ah yes, sorry about that.
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StoOgE said:
To be fair, it's 5.00 a month or 30.00 for the year, so the monthly rate is a bit pricey.

I did the monthly rate once and then jumped to a 12 month once I decided it was awesome.

You also get 5 hours (I think that's right) of playing new releases 7 days early. Which is a nice way to dip your toe into the full game, and could then buy at a 10% discount if you liked it and your save file carries over. So, that's pretty awesome. Haven't bought it yet, but it's also a nice way to get a jump on a game you were going to buy it anyway.

Still, value is legit.
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Gracias muchachos.
 
Bgamer90 said:
$40 game free on a $30/year service (that has other benefits).

I don't see how anyone can still call the service a bad deal.
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It's EA and Sony rejected it which makes it technically xb1 exclusive. Pretty much the prefect storm for console warriors
 
Amazing game. So far EA access is killing it. And people were laughing their assets off and hating on it when it was first announced. Play this game people! Support popcap as they have had many free updates and free DLC which is a rarity these days.
 
mike4001_ said:
Not free for me at the moment.

Will probably have to wait a bit :-)
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It's been an hour and I only have 8 days left before my sub runs out...I need this asap. I'm just sitting in the vault until someone says it's ready. I subbed to the Vault because I thought PvZ was on there 3 weeks ago :/
 
how do I unsubscribe? I bought a month to give it a shot but dont want to have to worry about being charged another 5 next month

Also looking forward to playing pvz I've wanted to play this for the longest time
 
Great game! Already bought it but great addition for those that don't have it.
 
minx88 said:
Amazing game. So far EA access is killing it. And people were laughing their assets off and hating on it when it was first announced.
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Yep, EA Access is ruining gaming, they're going to lock down content exclusively for subscribers, they're going to steal your children and take their organs, they're going to poison the wells and salt the fields and it's the worst thing to happen in gaming ever.

Those were some crazy, crazy threads.

Turns out, it's just a pretty good deal for some games to play if you want or maybe a discount or two.
 
Bgamer90 said:
$40 game free on a $30/year service (that has other benefits).

I don't see how anyone can still call the service a bad deal.
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People aren't calling it a bad deal.

They are saying they don't trust where EA Access will go once (enough) people are paying for it.

Those are radically different things.

I, for one, still think EA has a yet unrevealed end game because this deal is too good. And too good deals don't stay that way.
 
Z3M0G said:
Will games only ever get added? Or will some get removed time to time?
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As others have said EA's current statement is that games will not be removed from the vault.

That said as some games rely on EA servers I wonder what the point would be of keeping a game in the vault if it's no longer playable.
 
I was actually just playing this game the other day. I forgot how fun it was. I had stopped playing shortly after zomboss so there is a ton of new free content

I still haven't been able to find an answer as far as what resolution it runs at though. They "slightly increased" it from 900p last month to little fanfare
 
Birgitte2004 said:
I, for one, still think EA has a yet unrevealed end game because this deal is too good. And too good deals don't stay that way.
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Well the only endgame they could do is removing old games.

And that, once I have already played them is not the worst thing in the world.

And to be honst => 98% of gamers will be interested in the recent games when the subscribe EA Access.
 
timlot said:
I'm curious how long are you willing to wait? If a game is new to you does it matter how old it is? BF4 was the only game I had. I was never going to guy the other games so regardless how old they were. They're all new to me.
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It completely changes the value of the service to me. If I really want to play a game, I will buy it on release. Something like Smash or Bayo 2 (two upcoming examples) I'm getting day one. If Nintendo offered a similar service, and I'd get those games a year later, why would I value the service if I already have the games?

I already own Garden Warfare, its the best shooter out currently. It is great that some people who wouldn't have played it are getting a chance to, but I don't value the addition because I already own the game.

If EA Access boils down to a service where you can play year old games for a subscription fee, then I don't find value in it. I'm not interested enough in playing games I wouldn't consider buying normally to really justify another subscription service.

Not saying people can't value the service, it just isn't for me.
 
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