Benefits Of Origin

Live Streaming Demos and Free-To-Play Games - Did you know that you can play web games, including streaming demos of some of our latest titles, completely free on Origin? Whether you’re looking to demo Dead Space 2 or just want to kill some time playing online games like Plants vs. Zombies or Bejeweled, Origin’s got you covered.

Cloud Storage - Still in beta, our new Cloud Storage feature means you’ll pick up from exactly where you left off, no matter where you’re playing. Have to turn off your game right as you’re about to beat the boss level? Well don’t worry – now your game data will live in the Cloud. When you start up again, you’ll be right back at the same spot, ready to secure your victory.

Consolidate Your Library - Origin now offers you the ability to add virtually any EA game you’ve ever purchased digitally to your Origin library, regardless of where you originally bought the game. Just enter the product code and a new copy will be added to your Origin library.

Origin Goes Where You Go - Designed to go where you go, Origin lets you connect and play with friends on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android smartphone. In addition to the world’s leading portfolio of mobile games, Origin also offers mobile gamers the ability to find and connect with friends so that you can play in real-time – no matter where you are.

In addition to the world’s leading portfolio of mobile games,

Sure or not, this one? 

maybe origin need that verify files like steam because i had to download 10GB of Mass Effect 2 for the second time.i don't mind re download if the error states so,but it just stop and data error install message popped up.i'm just using 1mb streamyx,bila mau habis..
no wonder origin is complained to be buggy..

On Friday night, I suddenly, desperately wanted to play Mass Effect 2. I’d procrastinated all the way up to the release of Mass Effect 3, and finally snapped out of whatever was holding me back. No problem: digital distribution makes the PC the best-suited platform to satiate sudden cravings. ME2 is on Steam, but since ME3 is exclusively on Origin, I figured I’d buy it there so the two games could snuggle up together in my library. That arbitrary decision was a huge mistake.

In Steam, when a game finishes downloading, it’s ready to play (unless any prerequisites need installing, but that’s generally painless). I assumed Origin would work the same, and the service’s FAQ claims it does: “Installations are easy, as Origin technology enables instant play after a successful download.” But when Mass Effect 2 was finally on my hard drive, the download button turned into an install button. No big deal…until I clicked on it.



Not only did I have the Hungarian version of the installer, but it was encountering an error which I couldn’t read. That’s pretty damn absurd, but I wasn’t going to give up so easily. I really wanted to play Mass Effect 2, and hey, I’m a resourceful PC gamer! I can fix a simple localization mix-up! So I poked around in the installer’s directory and discovered the installation configuration ini. A simple change to the file name loaded the installer in English. Easy. Now what was that error?



I reopened the config file and saw that it does reference file locations in terms of discs. It’s apparently a known problem, and the solution I found claimed it was caused by a corrupted download. That meant my only option was to redownload the game with my fingers crossed. I had too much resolve to give up there, so I went ahead and redownloaded the game, but at a much faster rate and without crossing my fingers…




I’d chastise myself for feeling entitled to instant gratification, but instant gratification is the main benefit I get from buying digital editions. I spent two hours downloading a broken product and another hour trying to fix it. I was done. Because Steam was there to save the day, I finished Mass Effect 2 in time to have a fresh save ready for Mass Effect 3 before the weekend was over (yes, I played all weekend).

I know it’s a bit late to jump on the Origin hate bandwagon, and I never really wanted to—at least, I never expected to rant about it here (what is this, r/gaming?). But it’s unacceptable that it fails at its core function: delivering games. I don’t think every game needs to be on Steam, and I’m not just cheerleading for Steam. I know EA won’t abandon its platform, so I want it to work well and succeed. I don’t hate Origin, and maybe this was just a fluke, but it doesn’t give me confidence.

It’s not news that Origin has problems, but maybe this post will spare someone my specific frustration: if you need to catch up on Mass Effect 2, I don’t recommend acquiring it on Origin. Buy it on Steam, and your save will port over just fine when you play ME3 (which did install fine on Origin).

Origin delivers a broken Mass Effect 2 installer…in Hungarian



PCG

haih, another reason to hate Origin. and i haven't download my Mass Effect 2 on Origin.

you don't say bro..can't play mass effect 2 until now i got the same error as the dude,i dunno whether my second download attempt is successful or not.

last time, i try using my pirate copy for ME2 and somehow, origin detect my installed game and can play directly. but i sked no bonus content coz i bought DDE, so uninstall it.

maybe i should use the pirate copy.

I tried download ME2 from Origin out of curiosity yesterday using my office 20mbps unifi.
And I do not encountered any problemo, install successfully, run successfully...

Gonna copy the game folder to my gaming laptop tonight~

DDE version?

no, normal only. the problem only happened for DDE?

not sure about that. the one from the news bought DDE. i also bought DDE, but not download yet, dun have streamyx/unifi

not sure about that. the one from the news bought DDE. i also bought DDE, but not download yet, dun have streamyx/unifi