Sorry for the hijack, but you can't give it to your pal, cuz the key is linked to your EA account...
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Most EA games that use multiplayer need you to sign into EA servers, obviously. You can't buy Darkspore on Steam and give the key to your Origin buddy, because then when you try to sign in it'll ask for your EA account and then they'll see you don't have Darkspore registered. I believe (though haven't confirmed) that this is true for all multiplayer games, like Battlefield and Command and Conquer. It's also true for games like Spore, so it might be true for many single-player games as well. I imagine Dragon Age would even require it, since you need to use the Bioware servers to get access to in-game content you've gotten from beforehand, like if you bought Dead Space 2 and got the Ser Isaac Clarke armor.
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Yep, my bad, I've just noticed that games like Alice MR can be used on origin with diff email
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Since the CD-Key will be the same as the one you're using on Steam, you might end up having a conflict between your game and the one you gave away. I register the games I can on Origin only for backup purpose. If ever Steam doesn't work for me at some point I'll still have a few games on my Origin account.
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But then there would probably be cd-key conflicts as most game dont allow 2 people with the same cd-key to play online or sometimes in the same match / lobby not sure about EA's Origins rules.
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My copies of Mirror's Edge, Dead Space and Mass Effect don't activate on Origin - although my Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 both did.
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Thanks for the info. It's not high-priority enough for me to do it right now, but I'll keep that in mind.
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:P
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That was good but I honestly did not know about the key thing.
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I'm just kidding. There are a ton of Origin topics on here, and going by the titles it's not obvious that any of them relate to this subject.
:)
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Don't fall for the pre-release hype!
Check out this leaked footage... buggy as hell!
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Gah! Watching that, I'll be waiting for wheel 2.0 before parting with my cash. Leaving this one to the beta testers...
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Careful. Early adopters always get screwed up. It's recommended to wait 6 months until it's fully patched
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if you contact origin support, they will add it for you :P.
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Can be hit or miss with Origin support. Depends on who you get on the other end.
If one support person doesn't want to activate it, try later and hope to get someone else. It's usually a good idea not to mention that the key is from Steam.
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Now if only ME3 was on steam, I'd be playing it with my brother instead of sharing it. :P
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It`s the same CD Key, so you and your buddy won't be able to play the game online at the same time
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I'm talking from personal experience not from what I dreamt last night.
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oh I have crysis 2 maximum edition , will try . but even if it DID work . it is kindda pointless :D
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Gives you a backup of our game on a different on-line service. That's pretty much the only thing I use it for.
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http://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Electronic%20Arts
Got Crysis 2 and NFS for free :D
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I'm not sure if this has been covered before (If so, delete this thread) but if you purchase an EA game from Steam, for example Battlefield Bad Company 2, you can right-click the game in your library once it has been installed and select "View CD Key" and if you redeem the same CD-Key on Origin you get an additional copy of the game. It may seem pointless at first but if you give the key to a buddy you can then play with them.
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