hmmm i run KoA, by making a dos batch file, and using that to stop the origin from loading. AKA i kill origin once it starts using batch file. :P
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I read the title as "I put dat Origin on Steam" and was like 'Waaaaaaaaaaat.... Why would you create a shortcut link to one DRM system from another?!'
Putting game links into Steam though, is OK in my mind, but it would be better if you could just buy on Steam in the first place :/
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Because origin has no screenshot feature for some reason and the very simple way to make screenshot from origin games is to run it with steam :).
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Not a bad point really, but my initial reaction was that OP has/had put a Steam shortcut / link / pointer to origin.exe or w/e it is saved as which is what I'd say was stupid. I suppose the only benefit in doing that is not having to find the .exe for Origin if you wanted to load Origin for something other than to launch a game or for taking screenshots inside Origin client*, but then I'd just launch an Origin game via Steam based shortcut (since Steam stays online on my computer anyway) then exit the game but leave Origin open...)
I can fully understand linking to the .exes for games on Origin / uPlay etc. inside Steam so that you have everything in one place and then clicking the link loads the other DRM and then the game. (At least that is the case with Driver San Francisco for me at any rate - didn't buy it on Steam, just have a shortcut to the .exe and it launches uPlay and then launch DSF from there.
I can, if I feel like it, alt-tab out and force close uPlay and ignore the warning message to free up a bit of RAM, but I don't normally bother. If it were to screw with DSF and loose my play progress or w/e... Oh well, it's a good thing I enjoy DSF as I wouldn't mind about re-doing stuff.)
*Why do it this way if you were?
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everything else :o
But really, origin has very few discounts relative to steam.
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Why? Is way better than Steam. It has a more polished design without the crappy community part of Steam.
When I want to play I want to play, not get likes or comment's it's a gaming platform, not Facebook
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In this particular case, the problem isn't Origin. As you can see, those games have a 3 in their names. All we know that Steam and Valve has issues with that number on games names.
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What he says, also I hear you need to disable origin overlay for steam one to work.
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Steam should ban all EA games from ever being accepted on steam.. Anything related to EA or Origins. Ontop of that If you try to activate a EA or origin related game it should give you a pop-up laugh'n at you non-stop or something retarted like "Yeah, fuck'n right. Not happening! EVER"
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I get regular crashes on Origin most people do and what he wanted to say was it's one thing to get a crash when servicing 40 games and another to get a crash in the same amount of time when servicing 1 game.
Stop trolling and use your brain a little.
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Haha, you're a funny guy. You were the one who "assumed" I was creating an excuse for why Steam was crashing when ultimately I was providing a potential reason why it crashes more than Origin. Being a douche doesn't get you any points around here ;)
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Origin is a product of EA's stubbornness. Lets take a few games and keep them off Steam to force people to manage games across two platforms. We don't care how awkward it is for users or how futile our attempts at competing with Steam are, we want a piece of the pie.
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To be fair others have done this also, Uplay(Meh) and Desura(Which I quite like) are after that pie also. Its just that EA.....is EA, so its going to be kinda....well meh? Is meh the right word? Idk...lol.
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I can tolerate Uplay though because at least they try to get along with Steam. Sure, the DRM is balls but at least it's not restricted to it's own platform, yet. Meh is the wrong word, EA are shit lol. This coming from someone who still says Battlefield Bad Company 2 is his favourite multiplayer game of all time!
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How could Steam be a product of Valve's stubbornness? They pioneered an easier way to buy, store, and play your games. Their innovation created a whole new direction for PC gaming that gave benefit for everyone. So everyone decided to put their games on Steam, oh wait, everyone except EA because they want what Valve already controls. EA don't want to make things easier for gamers, EA don't want to keep your collection of games in one place, EA don't want to use an already familiar interface for their games.
EA aren't even trying to do something different. They're trying to get people to use Origin for a few games which is a pain in the ass. EA want money and only money.
Fuck micro transactions too. I'd feel insulted playing a game that asks me in game, to spend more money after I already bought the damn game.
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They didn't pioneer everything - there were similar services for consoles. Steam was just the first DD store for PCs. I was just saying that the tactic Valve used is exactly the tactic EA uses now - they made their games exclusive to their digital platform. You wanted to play Half Life 2 but didn't want to install Steam (which wasn't a proven service at the time)? Well tough luck. Similarly, if you want to play EA games you have to install Origin. It's the same tactic and I don't see why Valve should get a pass.
Also lol at your last line "fuck microtransactions" - you are trying to be Valve's advocate and yet you fail to see how hypocritical that line makes you, considering Valve practically is the mother of all micro transactions in gaming and made the trend popular. But i guess that is the problem with all Steam fanboys... still, when i was 22 i wasn't as stupid as you ;)
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There's a BIG difference between microtransactions in a F2P game or a $50 game..
And imo Valve should get a pass because they were first and now it all works awesome. Origin still lacks shitloads of features and even the features it has are far from good (overlay/friends is crap imo). I expected something.... better, something able to compete with Steam, not make my experience worse.
Ah well not my loss. I won't buy any EA games anymore (not only because of Origin though, Sim City DRM + lies etc), more money for publishers/developers that still care a bit about their customers.
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Stop trying to talk your way out of this :P You're getting all specific because it's the only way you can continue to argue. Why wouldn't anyone want to install Steam? They didn't have any other online game libraries at the time, it was a convenience for updates etc. Valve were first, EA were not. It's a very simple argument and I can see you're getting desperate.
Valve's advocate? lol where are you coming up with this shit? It's like going to a magic show and seeing a magician pull things out of hat.
Now, do you actually understand what a micro-transaction is? If you knew the answer to that question you wouldn't be trying to pick a fight. There's no way you're older than me, you're far too ignorant.
Some advice: Take the stick out of your ass and grow up. You'll thank me when you're 18.
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Yeah same here. At first I just thought it was a bit of a hassle having two programs running with two stores and all that crap but considering it ran like shit and all that I uninstalled BF3 and Origin after a few weeks and never looked back. Won't buy any game on Origin again. :/
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Games that were on steam before removal may actually still work.
I know with NFS: Undercover, you can activate the steam code on origin, and the origin code on steam.
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I been putting origin games on steam via shortcut.. tho most the times I alt-tab origin crashes..fucking EA!!! let me buy ur games n run dat game on STEAM!
Crysis 3 and Dead space 3!
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