At least here in the US. Just bought it and I can't wait to jump in.
Battlefield 3
Game » consists of 15 releases. Released Oct 25, 2011
Battlefield 3 is DICE's third numerical installment in the Battlefield franchise. It features a single player and co-operative campaign, as well as an extensive multiplayer component.
Battlefield 3 is 50% off on Origin!
that's a vague generalization. What I remember about Steam in its early days was poor performance and arguments about "what happens if Valve/Steam shut down? we lose the game?" etc..Funny how people hate on Origin. Steam was total shit when it started too.
Today the problem with Origin, isn't really the performance --from what I've read, but the EULA and a user's privacy. EA tries to down play it, but there is no better way to clear the situation up than by being precise with their EULA and allowing customer choice in the process. The customer is going to pay $60 for your product.... you're going treat them like dog shit too?
But I don't recall, not that I remember everything, too much concerns about the EULA with Steam early on, with respect to scanning computers. I didn't frequent the forums back then to read everything. I don't remember, not to say it didn't exist. I just remember 'poor performance and gaming freedom' type of arguments. And these issues still exist today and I consider them to still be a problem. My most expensive download service game is $9.99 and my total digital purchases does not exceed $50.
Digital downloads give me the impression that the game is not 'mine'; that I can't play it whenever and however I want. However companies today are introducing a grey area... so like BF3 or MW for example. You go to the store and buy the hard copy of BF3 or MW but when you go home to install it, the software requires an internet connection where you must be connected to Origin, or Steam respectively to get use out of it... the game operates only when those applications operate.
They're trying to break the idea that what you buy is yours to do with as you please. They don't want you to buy something once and then leave; only to return when they work their butts off and release something several years down the line. No. They want you to be a consistent consumer. "Nothin' to do? buy a hat for your avatar!". Things like this. "Bored of the game? Buy these maps (that we cut out of the full version only to sell later)".
They want you to buy year-round, all the time until the next major release. That's fine (if they come out-right and say that's their stance), but developers/publishers are trying to pass it off as the natural 'evolution' of the game. "Yeah man, the game has evolved. Don't live in the past". But they fail to mention that the 'evolution' is driven by the greedy corporate stooges. "No it's not! It's from our telemetry." ... they introduce on purpose addictive elements into their games as a launch pad to take their business direction even further next time.
At the end of the day, in my eyes, Origin, Steam, and all the other digital distributors.... they're all like drug pushers, drug dealers. There are articles, if you search, that explain the addictive nature of the games today and how dangerous they are. One article is titled "Two hours gaming = a line of cocaine" . Some people claim it's hogwash, with respect to the direct connection of 2 hours of gaming equals a line of cocaine, but there are many other articles expressing the excessively addictive nature of games and their harm to the brain. A recent article this week is titled "South Korea gaming curfew put into effect". In China there are even clinics to combat the addiction to gaming. It's a serious issue, yet in western countries it's business. Maybe it'll become like cigarettes. Initially all was fine and dandy, but then "Oh cigarettes are addictive and harmful to you, we'll just increase the price sky high as a penalty to make you stop using them". But the addicted people will continue on... it's a scam. They get you addicted and then they find a way to increase the price sky-high, knowing that you're addicted and will continue to pay... ruining families in the process.
So calling these gaming companies drug dealing mafiosi, I think, is not far off. So when you go to a gamestop or the electronics section of a store and see people huddled around the video games... they're addicts looking to get their high; but you may see them dressed nicely and look clean cut, so you don't think anything of it and you go about your business. There may be instances of people buying once and not playing ever again, never looking back; but I think those are in the minority.
Anyway.....
So when there is a discussion on which service is better, Steam or Origin.... they're both "drug dealers" , they're both "bad guys"... so the discussion is on which "bad guy" is slightly better; but don't forget, they're both bad.
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