Origin client 9.0 revamps UI
The Origin client was in a sorry state when EA relaunched its digital distribution platform, but it has improved slowly. Thirteen months later, version 9.0 of the client is coming, and what can we expect from this revision? User interface changes, mostly.
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The Origin client was in a sorry state when EA relaunched its digital distribution platform, but it has improved slowly. Thirteen months later, version 9.0 of the client is coming, and what can we expect from this revision? User interface changes, mostly.-
Origin has lots of problems. Oddly enough, its UI was the least of it.
I sure hope they put in code to remove expired betas this time.-
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There was one time I got stuck in the store interface and couldn't get back to my games. :(
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too bad it's a piece of shit cargo cult copy of steam still that does nothing new or novel
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/hardcore-gamers-have-issues-with-ea-origin/099634 and apparently it's all our fault for not *getting* origin~-
who cares about new or novel. If it eventually matches Steam, I'm ok with that. Valve can lead and EA can copy. I'm cool with this.
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Ahh I have to say I am extremely unhappy with origin from the start for so many reasons. But really what bubbles up to the top is further fragmenting my online gaming profile and purchasing experience. I understand steam might need competition and that's fine, but in the end if they really want to see us all hop on the digital train they better allow every one who creates a digital distribution service to talk each other perfectly or users will just fly off the handle every time another dds comes out leading to overly complex and fragmented purchasing experiences resulting in people going back to gamestop. FUCK YOU ORIGIN.
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I made this kind of comment when digital distribution just started. That, if every publisher had their own client (and subsequently store), that shopping for games would be come too cumbersome for the average shopper and would mostly just drag the industry down. Then Steam became the clear leader and that kinda went away for a good while.
Ya, nothing wrong with competition. But, I don't want to see EA be #2 mostly because that'll just tempt Activision and THQ to throw their hats into the ring and we'll have more online stores and matching clients to deal with.
I get that EA is getting into this end because they see money on the table and as a way to fight piracy. But, in the end it just fragments the market too much. At least GFWL doesn't jack with the distribution piece of it. I'm not advocating GFWL, but I can at least live with that inside my Steam library vs yet another distribution client.-
Well, I say all that about GFWL but I'll call it now that MS is looking to change that with Windows 8 and all the integrated stuff I just saw about Windows 8, Phone 8 and now Office. MS's strategy is becoming clearer and I can see pulling GFWL inside that ecosystem as well. So, they will be a competitor to steam. But, I can also it evolving to be more of a general digital distribution channel and not just focused on games. Which, based on that article on Engadget I read yesterday, Steam may already be aware of and is making plans to counter that strategy as well. Kudos if they see it already.
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GFWL is absolutely the worst of them all. I tried only once buying dlc for fallout 3 and literally had to login to 3+ times, create 2 new accounts, only then to have the download fail for no apparent reason constantly with no description about how to actually activate the dlc. Absolutely terrible, never went back go GFWL. I'm just glad steam set the bar so high that in order to compete you have to be as good as them, and both GFWL and Origin are not there yet.
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Yes, but battlelog is awesome and 10x better than any other gaming browser out there so I'm willing eat that extra executable double-click.
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IAWTP
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It really is - and people say "oh buy steam was bad in the start" guess what fuck faces - nothing like Steam existed at the time - Origin had fucking itunes and steam and fuck knows what else to copy and they didn't.
Cause they are dumb
and their name database / accounts in the backend are A MAMMMMMOTH epic /UT voice/ clusterfuck.-
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Did I mention the database at the backend being STUPID AND SHIT. On steam I have one single account (ok, I admit 2 stupid accounts if you post on the steam forums) but with EA / Origin I have EA Master ID's and EA Need for speed ID's and my BF Heroes ID and god it's just a giant cunt mess.
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Still better than GFWL!
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Troof
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Haha, my goodness, is this sadly, sadly true. :(
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So is a brick to the face.
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Indeed ;)
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I did want the clock when i played me3
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All I want is to be able to launch Origin from Steam WITH the Steam overlay :(
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I think you can do it, but you need to use UPlay as a front end and go through GFWL.
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you can do this. or used to at least. I was running bf3 with Origin and Steam overlays.
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I was able to do this with ME3 but then it doesnt pause ME3 and its just a pain the ass.
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Nice try, Origin programmer.
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For all of the shit people give it, I have not had nearly the problems that I had with Steam in its first few years.
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arent you people realizing what you are doing by letting EA gain any success in this area?! Stop giving any feedback now!... jesus christ.. am i the only one here that understands whats at stake with giving EA a controlling stake in this market??
Besides the infinite lists out there of how steam does it better - VALVE does it better!
I trust them aaannyyyyy ddaaaayyy over trusting you, EA.
You greed fuck - stop trying to kill pc gaming after valve saved it, dammit.... >_<
/ paranoid yet frighteningly relate-able fanboy rant, amirite?-
sooooo.....because Valve does it better, Valve should be the only one doing it?
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