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Originally Posted by Tsel Does that new list of games redeem on Origin or Steam?

Origin unless it states that it will activate on steam

Originally Posted by fore1337 FYI to the folks interested in Alice. My steam version of Alice key registered just fine on origin. :-) Same for steam versions of: Dragon Age 1 Ultimate Edition, burn out paradise & crysis 2

Actually, I started up Origin and was surprised that Alice was listed in the game list. Apparently Origin saw that it was installed on my machine and added it to Origin.

Originally Posted by TheLongshot Actually, I started up Origin and was surprised that Alice was listed in the game list. Apparently Origin saw that it was installed on my machine and added it to Origin.

Ya, I think Origin scans your drive for any EA games; it will automatically add them to your account if Origin carries the game. I remember I installed the retail version of DA:O-Ultimate, and when I launched Origin a few days later, the same thing happened to me.

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Originally Posted by Tsel Does that new list of games redeem on Origin or Steam?

I have the Crysis Pack and Crysis 2 activates on Origin. Crysis and Warhead (didn't install Wars) do not (but I also didn't try to get Origin support to add them, since I don't care).

Originally Posted by Neuro5i5 I have the Crysis Pack and Crysis 2 activates on Origin. Crysis and Warhead (didn'y instal Wars) do not (but I also didn't try to get Origin support to add them, since I don't care).

They do it pretty easily if you chat them up and tell them they're pretty.

ooh, Alice complete, very interested.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox They do it pretty easily if you chat them up and tell them they're pretty.

Just out of curiosity, are there any benefits beyond them showing up in the client. Honest question.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox He's going to add them. He already stated so. He just posted that list because someone asked him for a preview.

I realize that - my suggestion was to add them at the beginning or end of the store page vs. mixed with the rest of the items to make it easier for us to find new items. Hopefully the comment was clear to him.

Originally Posted by fore1337 FYI to the folks interested in Alice. My steam version of Alice key registered just fine on origin. :-) Same for steam versions of: Dragon Age 1 Ultimate Edition, burn out paradise & crysis 2

Is the Origin version of Crysis 2 now the Max Edition (or whatever), or do we still need to manually patch it for DX11 and the better textures?

Originally Posted by Neuro5i5 Just out of curiosity, are there any benefits beyond them showing up in the client. Honest question.

For Crysis/Crysis 2 probably not, but sometimes Steam versions of EA games require you to buy the DLC through Steam too. Having it in Origin will let you buy the DLC anywhere (for cheaper).

nevermind, glitch

Originally Posted by Neuro5i5 Just out of curiosity, are there any benefits beyond them showing up in the client. Honest question.

You can DL them directly from Origin as opposed to Amazon. Some people complain Amazon has slow DL speeds for them. That's really it since I don't think Origin has many other features.

Originally Posted by CheapThomas I realize that - my suggestion was to add them at the beginning or end of the store page vs. mixed with the rest of the items to make it easier for us to find new items. Hopefully the comment was clear to him.

So far the list is two pages long so I don't think it makes too much of a difference. I guess if the list grew a lot then it might help some.

Seeing the price of civilization 5 on steam daily sale has inspired me to purchase the 2k super strategy pack instead. Thanks for the great value bundle, I only had the base game of civ 5. Still have 2 coupons left, and there are some things on the EC list that I might grab.

Keep up the great work Tony!

Originally Posted by xRidley For Crysis/Crysis 2 probably not, but sometimes Steam versions of EA games require you to buy the DLC through Steam too. Having it in Origin will let you buy the DLC anywhere (for cheaper).

Huh, never considered it from a DLC perspective. Thanks.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox You can DL them directly from Origin as opposed to Amazon. Some people complain Amazon has slow DL speeds for them. That's really it since I don't think Origin has many other features.

I'm not sure if that would benefit me or not. My Amazon DL speeds have been slow lately, but my Origin speeds are all over the place, sometime as fast as Steam, other times as slow as Amazon. I guess it wouldn't hurt anything for me to add them. At the very least it'll probably make migrating them easier since they'll be in a more centralized location. Thanks for the info.

Originally Posted by mokmoof Is there a cheaper version of the cable? A quick Amazon search didn't come up with anything that would do straight-up 1/4 inch to USB.

Places on Amazon had been selling a cable for as cheap as $10 shipped. Right now they're OOS though, probably thanks to the cheap sales of Rocksmith.

Originally Posted by Severose It's only awkward for those who haven't really played MMOs before. Once you play for a while, you'll get used to it. Veterans of MMOs with similar controls will be right at home. Newbies will need a little time.

I've played enough games of different types to where I'm quite well-adjusted to different control methods, thanks.
I've even played WoW (not really subscribed, just whatever free time Blizzard gives out to try to get you to play), and the controls are not awkward there.

Perhaps if I could find some auto-attack it would be better, since trying to avoid zombies to plan what I'm doing and trying to attack at the same time is fail.

Thanks for your (non-)help anyway.

Originally Posted by Neuro5i5 Huh, never considered it from a DLC perspective. Thanks. I'm not sure if that would benefit me or not. My Amazon DL speeds have been slow lately, but my Origin speeds are all over the place, sometime as fast as Steam, other times as slow as Amazon. I guess it wouldn't hurt anything for me to add them. At the very least it'll probably make migrating them easier since they'll be in a more centralized location. Thanks for the info.

Some Origin games I've downloaded also didn't have to be installed when done which I was surprised about. They've been making a lot of improvements to it, it's not bad at all compared to something like uPlay.

Excited for the Dragon Age pack. I almost finished the Mass Effect Trilogy (15hrs into Mass Effect 3) and wants some more BioWare stuff. Really interested when hearing that Dragon Age is more squad strategy based than shooter based. Anyone have any opinions about Star Wars: the Old Republic? I liked KoToR 1 & 2 when I played them years ago, but I'm not really an MMO person.

Any chance of a Dead Space Bundle so i can prepare for Dead Space 3 ?
also The Sims 3 alone would be cool, i don't want the fancy DLC'S !!!!

Originally Posted by equalsP Excited for the Dragon Age pack. I almost finished the Mass Effect Trilogy (15hrs into Mass Effect 3) and wants some more BioWare stuff. Really interested when hearing that Dragon Age is more squad strategy based than shooter based. Anyone have any opinions about Star Wars: the Old Republic? I liked KoToR 1 & 2 when I played them years ago, but I'm not really an MMO person.

If you are willing to pay the subscription it is alright, but FTP sucks with all the restrictions.