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    Origin Holiday Game Sale

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Atma, Dec 23, 2016.

  1. Atma

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    Atma, Dec 23, 2016
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    Nice try EA, but no.
     
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    Is BF1 not worth it?
     
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    IDK, the game is not for me, but you might like it. Question of taste ;)
     
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    BF1 is good, by far, since the latest spur of BF cra* they've put out... but compared to the real original old school BF games. It is sh**.

    Otherwise nice, very nice.
     
    jaug1337, Dec 23, 2016
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    Curses being an adult. Overspent for X'mas, car needs body work-- broke ho ho ho :(
     
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    After playing through COD IW, Battlefield 1 was a life saver for me. I only play campaigns, no multiplayer and this was the 1st COD I didn't like at all. Battlefield 1 for me is much more enjoyable. Glad I bought it. Really enjoying it.
     
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    For some reason, BF1 isn't holding my attention the way BF3/4 did, and I actually prefer the WWI setting to modern day stuff...

    Maybe it's the maps. Everything just seems less lively.
     
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    How long will the sale last? Until new years?
     
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    Got Need for Speed 2015, amazing graphics, tuning, modding and driving mechanics.
     
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    And annoying cutscenes as hell...
     
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    Not just annoying, way too many too :D
     
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    Is Star Wars Battlefront worth buying?

    Just the Standard Edition ofc.

    Considering NFS15 too.

    EDIT: Okay nevermind, f*** Origin :no:
     
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    Same here. I played the hell out of BF3 and BF4 despite the glitches and issues. This one just doesn't hold my attention, and I also was looking forward to WWI theme. I feel now they do their stuff half-ass. Battlefront was the same way. Was fun at first but got tiring real quickly. I thought the hit detection and overall gameplay was more solid than BF1 too.
     
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    I definitely agree that Battlefront had tighter gameplay than BF1. For starters, it felt more consistent in terms of what would happen if conditions A and Y were met. BF1 feels more unpredictable which I guess can be fun but sometimes also frustrating.

    But like BF1, Battlefront also got boring quickly. I don't think it was any fundamental issue with the game design; it's just a shallow game with minimal strategy, and what strategy there is was neutered by matchmaking.

    I can't really pinpoint what the issue is with BF1, though. At times it can be frustrating, but so could BF 3/4, especially with all the little niggles and bugs. But personally for me I think it may be the maps.

    Like, I used to look forward to playing Seine Crossing, Giants of Karella, and a few others. I'd get excited knowing they would be fun to play. Currently with BF1, the only map I actually enjoy consistently is Sinai, but I already played that to death in the beta.

    Actually, to be honest with you, as I think about it, one of the issues may be that maps are too dark. Like, Sinai is the only truly bright map currently.
     
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    Origin is great. And when I have had trouble, EA customer support has been light years better than that of Valve.


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    Yeah. While I don't agree with some of the way they do things with their games, their store service is actually quite good.
     
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    I meant EA (Expert Arses).

    No offense.
     
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