Poll: Are you Boycotting EA Origin?

[DementedSheep]

I?m not ?boycotting? it but I don?t really want it on my computer so it dose make less intrested in a game if Origins is required. Maybe a game will come up that I?ll want enough to put up with it but so far there aren?t any. Even with Mass Effect 3, I lost interest in that series and it requiring origins was the final issue that made me just not want it anymore.

 

[J0k3]

To be Honest, I've had Origin running on my PC for a few months now. Don't see what the big deal is and never had a problem. So no I'm not planning on boycotting Origin and frankly I think that this whole boycotting business is over used anyway. Seems like anybody who has a chip on his/her shoulder about some minor issues are all shouting boycott these days and in the end nothing gets accomplished.

I would recommend watching this:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/3857-BOYCOTT



Just my 2 cents :\

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Option C: While I may get current and future games by EA, I only plan to buy them used. No, not from Gamestop but from a mix of an independent retailer I'm fond of and, Amazon.

part they don't make anything I'd wanna play anyway

This is a part of it. I still want Madness Returns and am debating on Mass Effect 3. Other than that I can't think of any other game off the top of my head by them that I want...let me consult wiki real quick!

Oh hey, I forgot about The Saboteur. That's the only other game by them I may want but that's what the used game market is for.

 

[kasperbbs]

I have no reason to use it at the moment, perhaps when mass effect comes out.

 

[Flames66]

I personally won't buy anything that requires origin because, as is stated in the licence agreement, it is spyware.

 

[Spoon E11]

https://www.gamersoptout.com/optout

well there you go. Opt out of origin's EULA.

 

[babinro]

I understand that EA is akin to Walmart and thus must be hated by the masses for destroying the industry as we know it. But they've never given me any personal reason to remotely dislike them.

They consistently offer great games that I don't have to pick up year after year but I know will be available when I'm in the mood for them. In the case of Origin, it's given me no more or less problems than Steam, I put them on the same level aside from Steam having far better pricing.

 

[Soviet Steve]

Oh hell yes. I ain't buying anything. Not ME3 or TOR or anything like that. EA can kiss my ass. Plus, my friends will most likely get those games, so I can easily play them at their place.

I thought the rich jew producer paid for equipping the place?

What are you talking about?

Pardon, the rich jew producer is the "evil host" of the show your avatar came from.

 

[ph0b0s123]

https://www.gamersoptout.com/optout

well there you go. Opt out of origin's EULA.

Does this stop the software from scaning what hardware and software is on your computer and then sending it to EA without your permission? If not then it is useless.

 

[ascorbius]

I boycotted Steam for 10 years.

My Issues were requiring a 3rd party to give me permission to play the games I'd purchased.
This issue most people seem to have accepted as a media norm now... it's sad really that people didn't stand up for their rights, now they are lost and there's nothing we can do to get them back.

I won't be using Origin for at least 10 years. Steam has earned my trust - They've kept their promises. EA has not.

Origin will be the very definition of a marketing tool which will be discarded as soon as the sales drop - leaving you with all of your Origin games unplayable. There will be service outages, invasive marketing and hacks.



It'll be like 911 x 10,000... that's right 9110,000!

Don't say you haven't been warned.

 

[Karathos]

How many of you guys complaining about Origin "stealing" personal info are using Facebook, Twitter or even Steam for example? You are already being monitored and pumped for gaming habits, surfing habits, purchases an other personal information on a daily basis.

By all means, disapprove of Origin if you think it's a bad piece of software - but for goodness sake, stop pretending it's because of your PERSONAL INFO BEING STOLEN OMG I FEEL SO VIOLATED. You'd have to live in a small bunker with zero connection to the outside world in order to escape personal info diggers. It's how marketing works nowadays.

And for the record yes, Steam does the very same thing as Origin. Their EULA just words it differently but the result is the same - believe it or not. Christ, it's like a witch hunt... And half of the angry mob are already being screwed by others and don't even realise it.

As you may have guessed by the rest of my post, I am happily using Origin. Heck, even bought BF3 and Old Republic there!

 

[bean burrito]

For me, it's not so much boycotting Origins, as simply not caring about EA's products. I've never been a huge fan of COD, or ME, so ME3 doesn't really entice me.
Their business practices (particularly their horrendous advertising campaigns) simply drive that point home, and make me even more hesitant to jump ship from steam and try origin.

 

[pirateninj4]

It works fine. Nothing anyone has posted about Origins customer service/practices has even come close to justifying a boycott considering the odds of any of it actually happening to me.

I'm going to play it "Wild" and wait till I actually get burned before I decide on going for a boycott.

I second this attitude. I'm sure it's not long before we have reports of demon barbers coming from Origin installs slicing off peoples heads and using their corpses to make suspicious pies, but until then I will enjoy BF3 and all it's tanky goodness.

 

[A-D.]

Boycotting it. Well rather i dont plan on buying anything that requires it. To be frank, im one of those "old People" that remember a Time when there was no need to have any other Program at all on your Computer besides the game you bought. Hell i dont even own any Games that require Steam!

Not yet anyway. But no, ME3 can go shove off. ME2 was a let-down, so i honestly dont really see me getting all excited about the last one, especially one which forces me to have "HUR DUR DRM" on my System. ME1 didnt have it, ME2 didnt have it. Bought both of them. ME3 has it, i wont buy it, kinda curious that if enough People did it, what EA would think about that logic.

Guess they just prefer seeing everyone as a petty criminal rather than a loyal Customer. And dont get me wrong, Ubisoft does the same shit and i havent touched a Game of theirs in years, although that is not because of their DRM method, but its a contributing factor.

 

[Naeras]

I still don't see why I can't play single player games without an internet connection, and until someone answers that, I'm not touching Origin. I'm not even going to mention the other bullshit involved with that thing.

Though, I'm not that interested in any of the games on Origin in the first place, but there are a couple of games I might have considered that I'm not getting because of that.

I second this attitude. I'm sure it's not long before we have reports of demon barbers coming from Origin installs slicing off peoples heads and using their corpses to make suspicious pies, but until then I will enjoy BF3 and all it's tanky goodness.

Weren't there those guys that got banned from Origin due to moderators not liking their forum posts?
It's possible that was only from BF3, but still :V

 

[captaincabbage]

HA! I don't even have Origin on my PC.

 

[Karathos]

I do not use it because I do not play PC games. I buy EA games on consoles just like every other game I buy and see this whole boycotting thing as idiotic and blown way out of proportion. The only reason it is this big is because its EA and valve fanboys love to hate EA.

And for the record yes, Steam does the very same thing as Origin. Their EULA just words it differently but the result is the same - believe it or not. Christ, it's like a witch hunt... And half of the angry mob are already being screwed by others and don't even realise it.

Better be careful about what you say the people around here will lynch you if you even think about badmouthing steam.

I know, and that's the hilarious and sad part. People are fixated on single games and software, so they flame. BF3 or COD - why not both? Steam or Origin - again, why not both? The list goes on. The "THEY'S STEALIN MA PURRSONAL INFO" argument doesn't work because by using a single program out there you're already being mined for info on one level or another.

 

[Erttheking]

I'm a console guy, so no