Solved ORiGiN help and tips ...

[iTRiP]

...Add your wisdom below, Electronic Arts ORiGiN for Windows Pc.

 

[mickey megabyte]

***Anyway can any of u with this plenty ORiGiN expirence tell me if i would be able to buy a retail copy of a game that run with it and then play these ORiGiN games on my pc while offline like steam and gfwl and ubilauncher allows me to do once said game is installed and activated and updated?***

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yes, origin has an offline mode.

 

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[mickey megabyte]

you want proof, eh?



once the game is installed, you can switch to offline mode and play it...offline!

 

[Nitro58]

you want proof, eh?

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once the game is installed, you can switch to offline mode and play it...offline!

LOL, a nonbeliever....:shock:

 

[iTRiP]

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[Zepher]

I'll go upstairs and see what games still work in offline mode. I only have a dozen or so origin games though, and most of them are fps games.

EDIT:
I was able to get all the games in my list to play.
BF3, Crysis 2, and Dead Space 2 needed to be re-activated for some reason, but after that, I went back offline and turned off the internet and they fired up. BF3 went straight into Single Player.

 

[V43L1N]

you want proof, eh?

View attachment 200626

once the game is installed, you can switch to offline mode and play it...offline!

Unless of course the game sports "always online" DRM

 

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[M1GU31]

i like orgin, EA is nice enough to let me register my retail bought games from the store like target,walmart and register them to my account and let me download them when ever i want from orgin. Orgin is not as bad as most think, i welcome it.I'm not on a side really like those ppl who adore steam and wont give orgin a chance, i saw some post in other forums about ppl saying they wouldn't buy bf3 just because it was on orgin lmao man a bit extreme don't you think.

 

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[Devilz]

I've few games from EA which are available on Origin store as well. Can I add them to origin to play from there?

Thanks

 

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[Wishmaster]

Devilz,
Most EA games you purchase retail or through Steam can be activated and played through Origin.

Just add a game to Origin, and put in your key. If its in the Origin store, it should allow you, whether you purchased it there or not.
Some games it will add itself such as those from Steam.

For example, Mirrors Edge retail can be activated and downloaded/played on Origin. As well as Dead Space 2 from Steam.

 

[Devilz]

I tried adding my previous EA titles to origin but all fail.............

I got retail copy of Bad Company 2, Need for Speed: Most Wanted/Hot Pursuit 2 and digital copies of Crysis, Crysis 2, Medal of Honor, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2 (purchased at steam). When I try to "Redeem product code" in origin with CD key, it gives error CD key already in use/product cannot be activated.

I googled it as well but this seems to be the only way to add them but for some reason it's not working for me.

 

[Wishmaster]

You can add BC2. I have it through Steam and it allowed it.
If yours is as well, it should take the Steam CD key. Not sure why it wouldn't though.

Did Origin already add it and its hidden possibly? It does scan your entire PC, whether you want it to or not, including your Steam library.

 

[Devilz]

You can add BC2. I have it through Steam and it allowed it.
If yours is as well, it should take the Steam CD key. Not sure why it wouldn't though.

Did Origin already add it and its hidden possibly? It does scan your entire PC, whether you want it to or not, including your Steam library.

for some reason, its not working for me mate

:shock::shock:

 

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[Wishmaster]

You can read about it here.
EA’s Origin EULA Proves Even More Sinister | Rock, Paper, Shotgun


A Quote from the article

But there’s a significant difference. Valve’s policy is self-restricted to anything on your PC directly relating to its own products. EA’s is so broad that it gives the publisher permission to scan your entire hard drive, and report back absolutely anything you may have installed, and indeed when you may use it, and then pass that information on the third parties.

 

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