deanb Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hmmm. So it's a box then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I suppose the ** for the soundtrack and art leads to a 'Digital Download Code' or something too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Given the artwork has a "**" and is only available in the box edition, I'll guess that those two things are actually physical items in the box. But yeah, 17 games to download for folks who thought they'd get them on disc. ISPs must love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 As a minor update to this, I saw a copy in GAME a couple weeks back. It's a slimline case with a sort of card holder instead of a disc holder. I assume it's a card with the CD-key printed on. It was pretty fucking silly tbh. In other Origin news: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-15-gamers-go-free-game-crazy-after-ea-origin-survey-code-cock-up Boo to you if you didn't take up on it and could. Shaner obviously did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 I would have, but I didn't find out about it until the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 http://www.origin.com/news/whats-coming-in-the-next-origin-update The Twitch support is pretty neat. Been saying that needs to be something Steam n consoles should have for some time now. Jumplists n non-Origin games a bit of housekeeping catch-up though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 I need to make some space on my hard drive. If I delete my Origin games, does anyone know if there's a time or download limit on reinstalling them later? I know steam lets you redownload as many times as you want but I don't want to get an urge to play Dragon Age down the line only to find out I have to rebuy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 AFAIK Origin works basically like Steam in that regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 It's fine you can re-download as much as you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 http://www.origin.com/us/news/origin-for-mac-the-alpha-starts-today-sign-up-now For our OSX brethren Origin is now on Mac. tbh I kind of assumed it already was. Oh and you get a free game called Bookworm, which I don't entirely know what it is becuase I can't find it on Origin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I can't find it on Origin. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Really need to fix product discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Origin during a steam sale: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 See here's a huge problem with Origin. Their online store actually has a big ass banner for their anniversary sale (though it doesn't click to link to games that are on sale mind). But then their client is pretty much as you've posted above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 If I download origin and set up an account on my laptop to play sims 3, can my Mum play it on my laptop, but under her windows login? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 She'd have to be logged in to the Origin account that registered the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 cool thanks, that's not a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Is it possible to download a game on one PC and copy the files over like on Steam? So that next to no download needs ti happen? My mum is on mobile broadband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 1. Copy the entire game directory (Example Battlefield Bad Company™ 2 Digital Deluxe Edition is 8.33 GB). Now you have basically three options. A: Transfer these files to the other computer over your home network. B: Transfer to a USB key that has enough space then transfer to the other computer. C: Burn files onto a dual layer DVD (This option requires a special drive and space is limited so you may need to span the files across two discs). 2. Once the files are on the other computer in the directory where you normally install your games, navigate to the directory called ""__Installer\DISK1"". 3. Find the EASetup.exe file and run it. Running this file will create the proper registry keys you need for the game to be detected and launch properly from Origin. Apparently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowKnow Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Never had any luck with that method since my origin games never came with an EASetup.exe. This one has always worked for me and the 0.01% download should also meet dean's next to no download needs. 1. Find your Origin Games install folder. This is found under Gear Button > Settings > Downloaded Games.For most users, this will be "C:\Program Files\Origin Games" 2. Close down Origin (if its open), Navigate to the folder, and back up all of the game installs In the folder you will find subfolders that are named after all of your games (i.e. "Battlefield 3" ) - copy or move these to the desktop (or another easy to find place) - this may take a while depending on your setup, my games were ~60gb. 3. Uninstall/Delete current Origin install. You'll then need to get rid of your current origin setup. If you're moving from one drive to another, you'll need to first uninstall origin, then delete its install folder. Make sure to select "No" if it asks if you want to keep its settings. If you're reinstalling origin after a windows reinstall, you wont need to do this and can just delete the Origin folder. 4. Reinstall Origin. The natural next step is to reinstall origin in its desired location. It really doesn't matter where you put it! Make sure that you've ran the program and logged in, and make sure the games install directory is where you want it to be ( again this is in the settings) 5. Initiate a download for your games. Don't worry! we're not really going to redownload all of your games. This next step makes origin do all of the registry linking and whatnot. Make sure the download has got to at least 0.01% or had created the folder for the game in the origin games folder. 6. Close down Origin, and move your games back. leave the downloads running, close down Origin in the tray and then proceed to move your games that you backed up earlier to the desktop (or wherever) back to the games install directory. When prompted to "Merge Folders" click yes, and select "Move and Replace" if windows asks to overwrite any files. 7. Open Origin up, and install the games! Open Origin back up, and after giving it a few seconds, it should start to read the games. After a few more seconds, it'll tell you it's ready to install! click "install", and you're ready to go! Edited August 16, 2013 by CrowKnow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Thanks for the help dudes. Though I feel a bit of a jerk now because I've bypassed it all and my sister got Sims 3 instead. Though holy hell are the instructions for that a pain in the butt. I assume/hope Sims 4 will be a tad more straightforward but hey nothing else I've touched on Origin so far has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 https://www.origin.com/us/news/origin-great-game-guarantee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Well that's pretty awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 What's really weird is the number of consumers saying "24 hours is too much! Why not 12?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'm not going to complain, but I can see how it could be easily abused. A lot of games can easily be finished in 24 hours. Is there some policy to deal with people who do a lot of refunds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 There is, though obviously I can't go in to details about what would constitute suspicious refund behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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