Goodbye steam... hello... Origin?

[Paitryn]

So Origin will be the D2D option for SWTOR and not on steam or just directly from the TOR website. I'm not sure how I feel about this new app. Steam is convenient sure, but its a multi-developer third party program for downloading games that provides the versatility gamers want when keeping up with a library of games.

I understand EA's thought process in developing Origin, but I don't think it will be all that useful to us the gamer. We would basically be stuck with EA only games, making it limited in usage.

For those that don't know, origin basically works just like steam with almost all the same steam features. In game overlay, chat, profies, etc.

[Fuse]

I hate steam. I hated EA's installer as well when I had it.
My computer always runs slower with them. In both cases - pass. I'll find the alternative.

[Subb]

EA Downloader makes me cry. Steam is okay, but I'd rather have a physical disk with artwork and a manual.

[CT]

As far as features go, if it comes with a stellar game recorder and compression feature, I may try it out. I think steam/valve does a nice job though; good features, great sales all the time and I just like them better than EA because of the way valve gives out mod tools, sdks, dedicated servers etc...

I do prefer buying the boxed version of really big games tho. I will have the super deluxe what-ever-you-call-it collectors edition of TOR.

[Tbone]

It would be nice if it came with a bunch of SWTOR features, making it easy to see who's in game and all that good stuff. That might actually work out better than having SWTOR be a "non-steam" game.

[JP]

I'm usually all about digital distribution i prefer to spend the extra money sometimes for steam versions of games if there are deals elsewhere, but for TOR i'm purchasing whatever boxed edition has the most shit with it whether it be the collectors, legendary, ULTRA EPIC FORCE INFUSED BADASSERY version. They can just take my credit card now...so yea unless Origin is required to patch/update game, it wont be running on my system.

[Paitryn]

It would be nice if it came with a bunch of SWTOR features, making it easy to see who's in game and all that good stuff. That might actually work out better than having SWTOR be a "non-steam" game.

It would need a bunch of SWTOR features IMO. out of game achievement tracking, guild info (not just our own profiles). but from the looks of things it is availible on Iphone or droid, so you do have the ability to track some things on Origin everywhere you go.

[Tbone]

You can already download Origin. I'm gonna go ahead and see what it's like and get used to it on my system...

http://www.origin.com/download

[JP]

Based on recent post by Stephen Reid bout Origin it will be 100% pointless for me to have on machine, uninstalled!

http://torwars.com/2011/06/15/the-origins-of-swtor-by-stephen-reid/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torwars+%28TORWars%29

[Tbone]

Based on recent post by Stephen Reid bout Origin it will be 100% pointless for me to have on machine, uninstalled!

http://torwars.com/2011/06/15/the-origins-of-swtor-by-stephen-reid/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torwars+%28TORWars%29

I don't see this as new news. It's just like Steam treats MOST games (maybe a few of those Valve games you can't access without Steam?). You can run any of those games without being logged into Steam. But Steam still tracks the hours your in game, achievements, stats, and provides a chat/browser overlay.

So while Origin won't be needed to run the game, I think it will potentially add additional functionality and convenience, especially if there's a mobile version that could link anyone in-game to anyone with a smartphone.

We'll see how Phases 2-4 of Origins end up operating...

[JazzyC]

Heh.  
A few days after Crysis 2 is pulled from Steam to become an Origin exclusive (though who to blame is down to who you talk to), I get my first Steam-related hoax email saying someone had gifted me Crysis 2.  Dodgy links were everywhere, and as usual, not very well disguised either.

Anyone know if Valve have an email address (like banks) that these get forwarded to?

[Da6onet]

I know we're supposed to hate Origin and whatnot, but they're selling BF2142 with Northern Strike for $5.

[Lithium]

I boycotted EA for years back in the early 2000s. I finally started to loosen my hatred for their shitty incomplete games as of recently. Between Crysis 2 and likely BF3 not showing up on Steam only reaffirms my original boycott against EA. Steam is a distributor, the same thing as a GameStop or a BestBuy. Steam has been in business for over half a decade. Origin is just a stunt to lure people to their shitty content delivery system so they can eventually reap distribution profits of other games. Downloadable content is risky enough as it is... I'd rather keep all my games in one proven, solid basket, ie. Steam.

On a side not, luckily, it seems EA is mostly only handling distribution so SWTOR still has a chance.

[Da6onet]

I boycotted EA for years back in the early 2000s. I finally started to loosen my hatred for their shitty incomplete games as of recently. Between Crysis 2 and likely BF3 not showing up on Steam only reaffirms my original boycott against EA. Steam is a distributor, the same thing as a GameStop or a BestBuy. Steam has been in business for over half a decade. Origin is just a stunt to lure people to their shitty content delivery system so they can eventually reap distribution profits of other games. Downloadable content is risky enough as it is... I'd rather keep all my games in one proven, solid basket, ie. Steam.

On a side not, luckily, it seems EA is mostly only handling distribution so SWTOR still has a chance.

A friend of my brother's has been an engineer at EA for nearly a decade; games he's worked on --> http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,128124/

I've never actually asked him what it's like to work there or what he thinks of the machine they have going on. He's a good guy though, used to always try and pawn off free console games on me and my brother (how I got Madden 09).

[Avzeke (Khr0n1k)]

You guys should read the TOS for Origin. If you don't use your games OR your account for two years they will expire. http://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBTERMS/US/en/PC/ Section 5