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    Steam vs. Origin

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Ajbeagles, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No, you say it because the poster above you is not doing something correctly. I use Steam offline all the time when I travel as Internet service where I go can be unreliable and/or insecure.

    As far as the poll goes, I want the best of both worlds. I want the ability to purchase a physical copy of a game at retail, then use the CD key to activate it via Steam. This way, I don't waste bandwidth downloading everything if I happen to uninstall the game and want to play it again at a later date. Or if I have a system crash and didn't have a backup - pop in the disc to reinstall, and the only thing that needs to be downloaded are any patches.
     
    saturnotaku, Jun 23, 2011
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  2. Prydeless

    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Some games in retail are awful in that regard, like Homefront, which only has half the game on disc and you have to download the other half i.e. 7 gigs.
     
    Prydeless, Jun 23, 2011
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  3. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    no mr mm is right but heck i cannot predict every bsod i will encounter and if it hapens on the move for X reason like your freefall sensor locking your HDD you then enjoy steam locking you out
     
    granyte, Jun 23, 2011
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  4. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    ^^ Yup Steams Offline mode is really unreliable for me also. Unless I was connected to the internet first, but some places I can't do that.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  5. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    they are kind of right in a sense, since the data that is lost, is well lost, although it wont ask you anymore to put a password that is sent to your mail (before they did every time a sudden shutdown happened, which for me with this sandforce SSD is quite common), its annoying, but right
     
    Karamazovmm, Jun 23, 2011
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  6. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    woah what a joy since i got my ssd i have seen only 1 bsod and i really have no idea what caused it but when i had a raid array it was quite common like you go on a 10 hours travel and the road is not perfect one of the drive's freefall sensor detect vibration lock itself BSOD
    you then enjoy a reboot and oh guess what steam won't reboot your games and you are now 3 hours away from the closest internet conexion

    i just prefer impulse for that you are not forced to have thier crappy background service running all the time
     
    granyte, Jun 23, 2011
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  7. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    You should disable your freefall sensor for your SSD.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  8. Cakefish

    Cakefish ¯\_(?)_/¯

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    But I want Mass Effect 3 on Steam :(
     
    Cakefish, Jun 23, 2011
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  9. iPhantomhives

    iPhantomhives Click the image to change your avatar.

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    What is origin? If BFBC3 in Origin only , I'll vote for Origin even IDK what is that.
     
    iPhantomhives, Jun 23, 2011
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  10. Ajbeagles

    Ajbeagles Notebook Evangelist

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    BFBC3?!?!?!?!?!!? you sir dont deserve Battlefield 3 with that comment!
     
    Ajbeagles, Jun 23, 2011
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  11. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    that was befor i got a SSD when i was running a RAID 0
     
    granyte, Jun 24, 2011
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  12. digitydawg

    digitydawg Notebook Geek

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    Does Origin auto update games like steam?
     
    digitydawg, Jun 25, 2011
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  13. bubzers

    bubzers Notebook Evangelist

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    yes. it's not as elegant as steam, but it gets the job done.
     
    bubzers, Jun 25, 2011
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  14. spongemike

    spongemike Notebook Consultant

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    STEAM FOR sure. I have so many games on it. I haven't went out and purchase a Game in a store forever lol. Why do I even need a hard copy? Is much much easier to have the game store on steam servers so when I get a new computer I don't have to go and try to find the CDs for my games. I can simply go to steam and download it. I can also talk and gift some games to friends if I want to.

    If the games I want is not steam I simply won't buy it.
     
    spongemike, Jun 26, 2011
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  15. Puntilah

    Puntilah Newbie

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    Steam by far, Origin's terms of service seem very restrictive, for example your account can be cancelled for 2 years of inactivity. Steam seems to be a lot more lenient in that regard, although time will tell how EA treats their customers.
     
    Puntilah, Jun 26, 2011
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  16. Ajbeagles

    Ajbeagles Notebook Evangelist

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    lol I had a 7 year inactive account on steam and i came back with everything fine :)
     
    Ajbeagles, Jun 26, 2011
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