Oh so that's how that works. I guess I had misread.
Edited the first post to reflect that it doesn't require the actual origin client.
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Battlefield Bad Company 2 requires EA account for multiplayer.
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If I recall correctly (and it hasn't been patched afterwards, I think not), there was a game called The First Templar released on Steam something around five years ago or so which required you to log in into four separate accounts in order to play online with your friend. You needed Steam account, Kalypso account (publisher), First Templar account (for whatever reason, great idea) and Facebook account for online play. It did not sell well.
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EA account (not Origin) for the few remaining EA games, Uplay for Ubisoft, Kalypso Launcher, Rockstar Games Social Club, Denuvo (not DRM, but relies on a third-party server)... and the infamous Games For Windows Live.
There're quite a few third-party services on Steam games. A good, albeit possibly not complete, list is on PC Gaming Wiki
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It does not apply to all the games, it is on a game by game basis.
For example, I played Grow Home which is a Ubisoft game and I was able to install and play directly through Steam, but Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon required me to install Uplay and create an account. It basically just launches from Steam, but required you to log into and have Uplay running as well.
If you look at the store page for Grow home it says "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Grow Home EULA", while Far Cry says that and also "Requires 3rd-Party Account: Uplay (Supports Linking to Steam Account)".
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The only game that I'm happy to log on to a third party service for is Pulsar: Lost Colony, and that's only because it's in Early Access, and local co-op, single player, and their own servers are further down the roadmap. "Log on" may be the wrong word for it as well, as no account is required.
Fully released/AAA games? Not a chance.
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EA (Electronic Arts) games on Steam apparently require you to log on to a separate EA/Origin account, Ubisoft games on Steam require you to log on to UPlay, and I believe SquareEnix and Rockstar Games both have a mandatory logins separate from Steam too? Does this affect all games from these companies, and just how widespread is it beyond them?
I don't know how others feel about this, but I really hate the idea of having to use multiple accounts to access a single game, or being required to always be online to play single player games.
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