EA Want YOU to Help Improve Origin

[Black Patriot]

I've had mixed experiences with Origin, on the one hand I couldn't redeem my code for Mass Effect 3 on Windows 8, it just refused to display the page for entering keys, but as soon as I booted into Windows 7 it was all good. On the other hand it is fast, the downloads always max out my bandwidth, something Steam only does with really popular games, and never right on release.

I think my suggestion would be to fix their god damned web page renderer, as that seems to be where most of the problems come from.

[Novocaine]

Just make it optional.

[Shinanigans]

I guess props go to EA for trying to find out what customers want in a download service.

One of the only decent comments in this thread.

Only suggestion I could make for Origin atm is the ability to at least translate stores because you can't connect to other stores (locales).

[Deserteagle1266]

I guess props go to EA for trying to find out what customers want in a download service.

One of the only decent comments in this thread.

Only suggestion I could make for Origin atm is the ability to at least translate stores because you can't connect to other stores (locales).

is that because for like region locking certain games, and making some content/extra only available for certain places?

[^42alpha^]

I would have rather just stuck with steam, but origins fine, no problems, works , blazing fast dl's.

Just make it optional.

Now thats your issue right thar! well said sir.

[PalZer0]

is that because for like region locking certain games, and making some content/extra only available for certain places?

Also for price gouging.

I put forward a couple of suggestions too.

1. Decouple Origin authentication from the ingame authentication for titles that activate through Origin. It wouldn't be that hard to do seeing as how you have to log in twice anyway (at least for BF3 and ME3).

2. For their older titles on Origin, remove the third party DRM schemes (SecuROM, Solidshield, etc) so that we don't have to put up with extra DRM on top of Origin.

[Bluefire]

remove the spyware...

[Aphyosis]

Just make EA games available on Steam again...

Of course, i don't expect it to be a one way street...

Make Valve games available on Origin as well.

[HadokenX]

Fat chance in hell, EA.

[justice`]

Bunch of neck beards the lot of you.

Origin is finding its footings and it'll be great for Steam to eventually have some competition.

[tacitus42]

it was the company's contact with a frustrated user that is, ostensibly, what is making them reach out to the community for feedback

Hahaha love the story behind why they're doing this.
This guy has one thing go wrong with origin, so he sends a whinge mail out to his 'connections' specifically so EA will catch wind of it. They set up a big meeting with him, apologize profusely and fix his account immediately.

From the frustrated user's website:

Dr. Jon Peddie is one of the pioneers of the graphics industry, and formed Jon Peddie Research (JPR) to provide customer intimate consulting and market forecasting services. Peddie lectures at numerous conferences on topics pertaining to graphics technology and the emerging trends in digital media technology. Recently named one of the most influential analysts, he is frequently quoted in trade and business publications, and contributes articles to numerous publications including as well as appearing on CNN and TechTV. Peddie is also the author of several books including Graphics User
Interfaces and Graphics Standards (1992), High Resolution Graphics Display Systems (1994), Multimedia and Graphics Controllers (1994), a contributor to Advances in Modeling, Animation and Rendering(2002), a contributing editor of The Handbook of Visual Display Technology (2012), and a contributor to State of the Art in Computer Graphics, Visualization and Visual Analytics (2012).

Now I know what we've all been doing wrong: GUYS WE'RE JUST NOT FAMOUS ENOUGH.

[InAUGral]

People often forget that Steam was not well received when it was first released and had many problems but over time it improved to what it is today. Personally I've had very few issues with Origin and I've got a number I've games I've purchased via it. I still get the occasional "Please check your game is installed correctly" but this doesn't stop me from playing the game. People need to take a step back, have a breather and lighten up. It’s not the end of the world if it’s not on Steam people.

I remember when Half-Life 2 came out and I was pissed off that it needed an internet connection (and steam) to play the game and that was radical at the time yet it was really something that naturally would come with faster internet speeds that came along a bit later.

[Gnavin]

Just make EA games available on Steam again...

Of course, i don't expect it to be a one way street...

Make Valve games available on Origin as well.

Actually, this would be an interesting proposition. Then people could *really* make an unbiased (from a content point of view) choice between the two.
I expect they'd wait until they've improved the service somewhat so people would actually consider using it before they did that, of course...

[shevek]

People often forget that Steam was not well received when it was first released and had many problems but over time it improved to what it is today. Personally I've had very few issues with Origin and I've got a number I've games I've purchased via it. I still get the occasional "Please check your game is installed correctly" but this doesn't stop me from playing the game. People need to take a step back, have a breather and lighten up. It’s not the end of the world if it’s not on Steam people.

QFT. I can't be the only one who remembers this .gif? http://imgur.com/7fH8R - nsfw-ish.

(If anyone finds that offensive I'll remove the link or get banned w/e, but it's relevant to the discussion and easier than describing it.)

"Decrypting files" for the HL2 release was a pain. Even before that the HL1 community I was a part of took a hit when steam came along, it was like GameArena COGS all over again.

Origin allows you to import retail purchases, even the most vehement EA hater should agree that is a huge plus, I purchased Shift2 from ozgameshop and it dropped straight into Origin; I have my cloud saves and managed updates, even free DLC.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Yeah, I remember when I hated Steam when it was first released with HL2. It's taken quite some time before it's evolved into the wonderful platform it is now.

It's funny how people are willing to accept Steam as having the monopoly in the digital distribution market, yet god forbid should another publisher try to *shock horror* copy a successful business model. I guess when you're getting cheap games, then who gives a rats about the evil monopoly right?