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Going to buy something Off Origin? look here!

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Onomatopesha

"EA values its customers. Please accept this 20% Origin discount code for your next purchase on Origin store on any already released game (except pre-orders and new releases).

The code can be redeemed at: http://store.origin.com and is valid for 30 days from the date of issue."

I know i wont be using it, so i'm offering it to whoever wants to buy something off there (maybe BF3? who knows?) I know Origin is pretty crappy, and i only run it when i'm going to play BF3 specifically, but hell its a discount :), if someone wants it, then add me on steam and i'll give you the code.

Its not a steam gift, but its a start i guess :).

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Onomatopesha

Taken by Vivian (FR), have a good time!!!!

13 years ago
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Gijst

I'd like to buy BF 2142. With that black friday sale, hopefully 60% off + 20% off = 80% off 20$. Sounds...tempting indeed. It would cost 4$.

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30021190

Your maths is flawed...
It's 20% off the prince so its

60% off $20 = $8

20$ off $8 = $6.40

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ArchLich

Damn that is a cheap prince. Usually you need a title to some land, some fancy old jewelry and such.

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Gijst

That is indeed a cheap prince. But if the discount is 80%. That leaves 20% off the price, and 20% off 20$ is 4$. Since 10% off 20 is 2$, 20 should be 4. Either way, it's cheap.

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ErrEff

EA values its customers.

lol

13 years ago
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Onomatopesha

That was the quote of the day, considering i sent that email around 2 weeks ago.

I got the reply to that a couple of days ago lol

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AvidWriter

Hahahahaha. The only thing EA values is money.

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MeHoW

It should be rather.. EA rapes its customers

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DuckieMcduck

I don't think these coupons are valid for Battlefield 3. Which is quite hilarious.

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Onomatopesha

"(except pre-orders and new releases)."
Yeah that pretty much sums it up :/

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Razorfish

Might still be good considering that Origin is having their Black Friday sale soon, which doesn't sound amazing by itself, but stacking this discount on top of any purchase would make it all that much better :p

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Me3Gamer

Has anyone actually READ the user agreement of Origin... YEAHHH some crazy stuff in there O.o

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Onomatopesha

It shocked me, now they modified it, but it seems like a "Yeah we're checking absolutely everything you have in your computer, but dont worry we're just checking 'cuz we're curious ;)"

Not a drop of trust honestly

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Razorfish

I have read it, and just reread it...nothing out of the ordinary. I think something that people often get confused about is the meaning of the word "Application" (with the capital A). This refers to the Origin client, not all the programs on your computer. So the Origin EULA is stating that it collects usage information about how you use the Origin client (e.g. if a game installation fails, if it is using a lot of memory, how many hours of a game you play...gee, that sounds a lot like what Steam does).

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DuckieMcduck

People like to exaggerate. I don't actually blame them. Supporting EA isn't a nice (or smart) thing to do.

Besides, Origin is pretty useless.

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Razorfish

This is a Steam-oriented website after all :) I understand the sentiment and distrust, EA has done very little to earn that trust. Meanwhile, Valve has done many things to earn customer good-will. Just trying to dispel some misinformation.

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Onomatopesha

Exactly this, if i knew EA has given a great support with other titles, or at least the plattform would run well enough (i remember the first time i installed Steam, it consumed as much ram as WinVista :P, but it didnt have THIS kind of problems), then there wouldnt be so much complaints about it.

As of now updating a game is a pain in the ass, with my crappy internet connection (around 150kb/s avg download speeds) i download something out of Origin at 20kbs top, add the fact that is completely unnecesary considering it doesnt manage any kind of ingame servers, like say Steam and TF2. Also prices are screwed up, i had to use a VPN just to buy the game in dollars (when i first loged in it took my ip as being in Europe, so the game was 50Euros.....

Eventually these things will be fixed i guess, but considering i only use it for BF3, i can let some things pass.

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Pur3Bolt

Oh they give away these codes like crazy in the support. Just make a fake case with a very big issue you have and at the end you'll get the code. I got some of those too, but I have no idea if I still have them xD

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Chris

+1

And if they offer you a 10% or 15% coupon, tell them that you'd be much happier with a 20% off coupon and they'll give you it.

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BlueLegion

I got a 20% coupon, too. Who wants it?

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Mylanisko

Well..., BURN IN HELL ORIGIN!...

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Closed 13 years ago by Onomatopesha.