EA slaps pc gaming in the face.. SWTOR wont be on many DD services..

specifically ALL OF THEM GoG, gamersgate, impulse, steam, D2D, GFWLM, amazon, etc. all swtor free.. instead their using swtor to force people into using their EA games only DD service for the titles.. namely the newly christened origin.. which is basically a boiled down version of GFWLM thats ripped a few pages out of the "how-to-make-steam" guide.

BF3 will also be available through this channel first.. pre-orders for SWTOR are imminently approaching if you dont want to have to make room for another service retail is the ONLY other way of gtting the game.. what a stupid concept..

http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/03/ea-to-launch-origin-digital-distribution-service-with-swtor-exclusive/

however it appears that this may be a cross-platform service meaning.. more than likely they want to beat steam to the punch to the console market.. i dont think it will work tbh xbl and PSN are kings in their respective system and consolites dont like change.. heck they barely accept steam on the ps3.

this comes as a shock when they just recently broke a deal with GoG to let them sell all their back catalogue of games..

im sorry but thats a pretty good reason to not get SWTOR.. a new DRM based DD applicaiton based service with ties to the console market ..

hang me now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av7m_Pgt1S8&feature=related

Interest in this game just went from 50/100 to -10/100. I hate having BC2 on EA's DD service. Its a PITA to use.

What's the big deal....? World of Warcraft did the same thing or am I wrong? How about Sony's MMOs? It's an MMO, just buy it at the store....FelipeInside

sony's MMO's dont have their own DD service application.. im not talking about something web based in talking a full blown program like steam or gfwlm

WoW moved into battle.net true but battl.net has been around for a LONG time it serves as more of a networking & security system than a proper DD service.

square enix has play online which is sort of an example yes but you dont see playonline used anymore ff11 & 14 are basically the only two games on it..

and while felipe i agree you can get it at the store.. no everyone happens to live within reasonable distance of a game or gamestop or wal-mart..

its a simple fact of lfie this SWTOR is being sued to bait a market and suerbase into existance

nothing new, they are always trying to push their own services... Some other ea games werent on steam day 1 either.

MMO... DD services....

This is a problem?

WoW isn't on DD services.

nothing new, they are always trying to push their own services... Some other ea games werent on steam day 1 either.

TerrorRizzing

as far as i can tell it wont EVER be on steam

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]What's the big deal....? World of Warcraft did the same thing or am I wrong? How about Sony's MMOs? It's an MMO, just buy it at the store....ionusX

sony's MMO's dont have their own DD service application.. im not talking about something web based in talking a full blown program like steam or gfwlm

WoW moved into battle.net true but battl.net has been around for a LONG time it serves as more of a networking & security system than a proper DD service.

square enix has play online which is sort of an example yes but you dont see playonline used anymore ff11 & 14 are basically the only two games on it..

[QUOTE="TerrorRizzing"]

nothing new, they are always trying to push their own services... Some other ea games werent on steam day 1 either.

ionusX

as far as i can tell it wont EVER be on steam

OMG You'll have to get up, take a cab or get in your car, drive and buy the game, THATS UNBELIEVABLE!

*storms out and leaves the room slamming the door*

Seriously? This isn't a problem, something like UPlay's DRM system is.

OMG You'll have to get up, take a cab or get in your car, drive and buy the game, THATS UNBELIEVABLE!

KillerJuan77

If you don't like this, then you don't like any of blizzards games, mainly StarCraft 2. And people who don't like SC2 are generally crazy people.

JangoWuzHere

I'm just sick of putting all these 3rd party apps on my PC in order to play a damn game, I'm at 4 I believe now just for my games. No more for me and if that means no more EA games then no more EA games. MadCat46

I'm going to need a Client program from every single distributer to game in the future :(

I'm going to need a Client program from every single distributer to game in the future :(

kate_jones

Struggling to see the issue here. I will deal with any service to play a game i want. Apps are lightweight and easy to use. Not a big dealIxX3xil3d0n3XxI

They should have gone with something like CD project's model for attracting people to buy off of their DD service: Offer a bunch of incentives that the other services don't. Make it the best value. Attempting to strong arm the industry like this isn't really good for the game's overall sales, only a few games and devs have the pedigree to pull something like this off, Blizzard did, but they are blizzard. BF3 might do it, but i don't think SW:TOR is up to it.ferret-gamer

LOL, are you saying that BioWare (with EA and LucasArts behind it) isn't strong enough to have their own download service?

Muahahahahahahaha.....

DO you see Blizzard games on DD services?

What about Half Life? is it on D2D? Nope..

So why complain about EA doing the same thing, SWTOR is their flagship game, they pretty much have every right to keep it a exclusive to their own DD service if they wish.

DO you see Blizzard games on DD services?

What about Half Life? is it on D2D? Nope..

So why complain about EA doing the same thing, SWTOR is their flagship game, they pretty much have every right to keep it a exclusive to their own DD service if they wish.

ShimmerMan

Gotta love how dramatic he makes all his topics sound. :D

"Celeron rises from grave screaming blood & vengeance!", "EA Slap gaming in the face!!". :lol:

Oh and the actual news aren't very surprising to be honest, no MMO uses the listed DD services.

Gotta love how dramatic he makes all his topics sound. :D

"Celeron rises from grave screaming blood & vengeance!", "EA Slap gaming in the face!!". :lol:

Oh and the actual news aren't very surprising to be honest, no MMO uses the listed DD services.

Mischievity

Rift and global agenda use steam....

[QUOTE="Mischievity"]

Gotta love how dramatic he makes all his topics sound. :D

"Celeron rises from grave screaming blood & vengeance!", "EA Slap gaming in the face!!". :lol:

Oh and the actual news aren't very surprising to be honest, no MMO uses the listed DD services.

Ikuto_Tsukiyomi

Rift and global agenda use steam....

This isnt really a problem for me since I tended to buy retail anyway since I prefer to buy MMO's in retail format. The only reason I got FFXI off of steam was because I needed the new abbyssa add ons and expansion packs 4 that night since I had just returned and the stores were closed and City of Heroes was on sale. I planned on buying battlefield 3 on steam though so I hope its up on steam for pre order.

[QUOTE="ShimmerMan"]

DO you see Blizzard games on DD services?

What about Half Life? is it on D2D? Nope..

So why complain about EA doing the same thing, SWTOR is their flagship game, they pretty much have every right to keep it a exclusive to their own DD service if they wish.

MadCat46

I can't believe people still defend this pos company; EA is the absolute worst there is. I am still pissed off at how they handled the Madden franchise for pc, which is now extinct.

I'm indifferent from most posters here. EADM has caused me no trouble so far. I don't mind. A little competition is a good thing.Elann2008

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]I'm indifferent from most posters here. EADM has caused me no trouble so far. I don't mind. A little competition is a good thing.vfibsux

I think people seem to miss the point of maintaining a company. A company with no competition is a COMPANY'S dream !!! of course they don't want anyone else competing with their product, duhhhh.

As for NFL for PC, there is just no market, that's the reason. Would you continue to make a product if no one bought it?

Been using eadm and ea for some their major titles for awhile now, no problem. Dealt with their support team on a couple of occasions they have always responded and been pretty cool in my experience. I did retail for mass efffect 2 and crysis series it was cheaper :D

Just keep your proof of purcahse/receipt for all games purchases wherever you purchase them.

Also I see valve games on ea and vice versa so I think eventually it will have to go to steam becuase steam has a huge share of the market with loyal customers why shrink coverage for a subscription service, you want max coverage if you are a publisher who wants to knock off WoW and CoD

My 1000th post on GS woot woot :D

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]I'm indifferent from most posters here. EADM has caused me no trouble so far. I don't mind. A little competition is a good thing.vfibsux

DO you see Blizzard games on DD services?

What about Half Life? is it on D2D? Nope..

So why complain about EA doing the same thing, SWTOR is their flagship game, they pretty much have every right to keep it a exclusive to their own DD service if they wish.

ShimmerMan

[QUOTE="ShimmerMan"]

DO you see Blizzard games on DD services?

What about Half Life? is it on D2D? Nope..

So why complain about EA doing the same thing, SWTOR is their flagship game, they pretty much have every right to keep it a exclusive to their own DD service if they wish.

MyopicCanadian

LOL< they are completely different games....

... So?

[QUOTE="MyopicCanadian"]Agree entirely. Can't cry foul at EA for wanting to do something Valve started doing years ago, or other companies... but anyway, this game still looks awful. I'm more concerned about BF3 since I already pre-ordered it on D2D.FelipeInside

LOL< they are completely different games....

Well unlike you, I read this part. Not sure yet if I'll get the key on the same day and just have to register it with their service, or I get the game later...

BF3 will also be available through this channel first.. ionusX

This isn't really EA slapping PC gaming in the face, it's them foolishly attempting to gain a foothold in the DD market, but I predict it will backfire. People never like being forced to use a single DD service for a title, especially one that sucks. Being forced to use Steam for a game is intrusive, but at least it's the best DD service out there by far.

This isn't really EA slapping PC gaming in the face, it's them foolishly attempting to gain a foothold in the DD market, but I predict it will backfire. People never like being forced to use a single DD service for a title, especially one that sucks. Being forced to use Steam for a game is intrusive, but at least it's the best DD service out there by far.

Brendissimo35

I totally agree...And about the "backfire" part...iam 100% it will happen...NOT using other DD services means lesser publicity for the game...And ofc there are gamers(like me) that dont want a DD client for every game they buy...I think only die hard fans of the SW series will buy this game...they'r not going to win any new fans with this approach...

This isn't really EA slapping PC gaming in the face, it's them foolishly attempting to gain a foothold in the DD market, but I predict it will backfire. People never like being forced to use a single DD service for a title, especially one that sucks. Being forced to use Steam for a game is intrusive, but at least it's the best DD service out there by far.

Brendissimo35

Steam had a lot of haters, they got over it, it's up to you, nobody really cares about personal preferences of others it's also pretty old to assume most of the others think like you do.

EADM is a "download manager" for EA published games, just like how Blizz handles things, Steam on the other hand is a digital distribution platform, they do not compete or compare.

[QUOTE="Brendissimo35"]

This isn't really EA slapping PC gaming in the face, it's them foolishly attempting to gain a foothold in the DD market, but I predict it will backfire. People never like being forced to use a single DD service for a title, especially one that sucks. Being forced to use Steam for a game is intrusive, but at least it's the best DD service out there by far.

DanielDust

Steam had a lot of haters, they got over it, it's up to you, nobody really cares about personal preferences of others it's also pretty old to assume most of the others think like you do.

EADM is a "download manager" for EA published games, just like how Blizz handles things, Steam on the other hand is a digital distribution platform, they do not compete or compare.

What a minor thing to whine about. ToR doesnt look that good anyway.Birdy09

This. The game looks awful.