Legality depends upon what jurisdiction you are in.
In the US, the DMCA makes it illegal to crack any form of encryption, even for security research, and they will try to enforce it against you even if you're in another jurisdiction where it is legal (as was done shortly after the DMCA was enacted; charges were filed against a Russian researcher and they attempted to extradite him for it).
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And even about piracy with his own games on shitty Origin?
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I see this no different then back when we brought games on discs and used no-cd patches to save us swapping discs in and out every time we wanted to play a game. In this case, it's saving him from connecting to the internet every time.
For me, no-cd patches were heaven, and it wasn't until steam came along that I stopped using them. Stupid DRM that doesn't help the gamer only stops them from enjoying the experience and possible buying more games. In this case, I'm sure OP will not be buying more games on origin in the future. True pirates on the other hand, will be on the inter webs downloading pirated games without the hassle of origin's "services".
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these threads do the site no good.
As you continue to reply, I'll assume that you're not keen on believing what you preach, so there is hope for you yet.
I did say, and pointed out, that since using steam I haven't had to bother with any cracks or patches. These topics are thought provoking and in my post, I believe, shines Steam in a good light. If OP had read about issues with origin's offline 'support', he probably wouldn't have wasted money on the games for that DRM platform, or would have been aware of it when he purchased them.
Again, true pirates are not even going to be buying games in the first place and they don't have to deal with the issues us, loyal games, have to constantly put up with.
Stick your head in the sand all you want, the issue (both piracy and DRM for legit gamers) is real and Origin's service doesn't seem to be helping.
Its commonly known origin support is great.
Not sure why you keep posting this, or why you initially responded with this statement. I can only assume you think the origin staff have some secret menu/settings hidden away that'll allow him to authenticate his account in offline mode (Yay, more messing the legit customer about).
Also EA's support hasn't always been great at all, far from it. It's only since LOYAL gamers, again not the pirates, had their say on public forums that they changed their tune after being voted the worst company in America.
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ga??co??wo??d.com for nocd patches and trainers
But as Rapajya already said: it's not legal and at your own risk! ;)
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^ This site is great and legit. I used to go there, until I was converted by the Holy Gaben =)
Although piracy is bad, I can understand your concerns. Also, Origin is too restrictive - you have paid money for these games, so you have all the rights to do anything to make your purchases work ;)
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Uninstall Origin, but not the games. No DRM. Problem solved. A friend of mine does that, he actually prefers it over Steam, since that isn't an option with Steam titles.
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Origin games can run without orgin ? didn't know that x)
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Yes, I know how bad the title sounds. And no, I don't think this is illegal, especially seeing as I bought them (legit from Amazon). But a couple of weeks ago I turned Origin to Offline Mode as I wasn't going to have Internet at home for a while (I still don't), I did the same with Desura, Uplay and of course, Steam. Now the difference is, all of the other three clients work fine, I can play my games without a problem. But guess what, Origin wants me to confirm my account by logging in, in order to play my games. In Offline Mode!
The cheeky bugger knows that I don't have an Internet connection (thus the need for Offline Mode) and yet whenever I enter my account details, Origin says something along the lines of: "Sorry, we're having trouble connecting to the servers". Well, no shit. They don't store my account details on the computer to verify my login information either which would be a viable alternative for a company as restrictive as EA. So yeah, I've had enough of Origin's bullshit and want to crack, that's right, crack my games so that they don't need Origin to run anymore. Sure, this means I'll have to wait till I do have Internet to download the crack, but at least I know that nothing like this will happen again.
If anyone could suggest me something to fit my needs, especially those of you who use similar software yourself, that would be great. I hope what I'm asking for here is reasonable and not illegal in any way.
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