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> The involvement of Origin means this is really a loss leader. The involvement of Origin is the reason why I am not picking up this bundle. Such a shame not a

> The involvement of Origin means this is really a loss leader. The involvement of Origin is the reason why I am not picking up this bundle. Such a shame not all the games are available via Steam.

speeder 13y ago
I NEVER install Origin games on my PC, and this won't change this... The same also applies to that Ubisoft weird thingy too.
- freehunter 13y ago
  I actually have Origin installed on my laptop that my SO uses. She loves The Sims 3 that I had bought a retail copy of. I later bought a Steam copy on a sale just for convenience sake of not needing the disc. The problem came in when I wanted to play a Steam game but she wanted to play The Sims 3 on the laptop. Since I had a retail copy, I just activated the key on Origin (something I could not do on Steam) and now she can play with all the convenience of digital delivery but not impact my gaming time by making me log out of Steam. That's a perfect use case for Origin, in my mind :)
estel 13y ago
Why not pick up the bundle and only use the Steam keys? It's still a great deal...
- masterzora 13y ago
  I'm not the person to which you are replying, but as I have the same attitude I can at least answer for myself: I already own the games that register on Steam that are interesting. I would only be interested in the games that don't register on Steam, but I do not want to use Origin.
  - chrischen 13y ago
    I'm not sure what the big deal is. Clearly you aren't that interested in the games in the first place, and it's not really an Origin issue. Steam has some pretty shitty policies as well, like the fact that you can no longer log in on multiple computers. This means you can't play two different games on the same account. Working backwards from the days when if you bought two games, two people could play them simultaneously.
    - masterzora 13y ago
      Clearly you aren't that interested in the games in the first place, and it's not really an Origin issue. Clearly how? You are correct that I am not sufficiently interested in order to go through the additional hassle of Origin. I have in the past been very interested in some games but did not want to add on the hassle of Origin and so I never got them. That's pretty much the same case as here. Steam has some pretty shitty policies as well, like the fact that you can no longer log in on multiple computers. It does but I don't find that relevant at all. For one, I have no need to log into multiple computers anyway. But for the more general case of Steam policies, I have found them a sufficient tradeoff for value. My issue with Origin is not strictly their policies but the fact that I already have Steam running with >500 games in my library and I don't want to be running Origin on top of that. It's unnecessary hassle and it's wasteful of resources. If I got my buy-in on Origin first, odds are I'd be saying things the other way around.
- yareally 13y ago
  Not every game has a steam key on there (even ones that happen to be on Steam already, such as Sims 3). http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-humble-bundle-teamed-up-with-ea-and-origin-and-the-result-is-much-bette http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-humble-bundle-tea...
  - jamesaguilar 13y ago
    You could always just scale your payment by how many of the games you can get on steam.
    - masterzora 13y ago
      Considering games one already owns and games one doesn't want, that's what not purchasing this bundle is for me.
- cmsimike 13y ago
  I am really only interested in the Sims (I've never played any of them and am at least interested) which doesn't activate on Steam. It seems like you'd need to download Origin to get the game, which I am unwilling to do. I wouldn't mind having Mirror's Edge but I loved the game so much that I burned myself out on the demo on PS3. I really love Burnout Paradise but already have it for PS3 (and am unlikely to put anymore time into it from scratch).
navs 13y ago
Aside from the ideological reasons for not installing the Origin client, are there others? I'm wary of clients such as these installing loads of additional software and wondering if the Origin client is guilty of the same?
- cmsimike 13y ago
  Not a risk I am willing to take, no matter how good the deal may seem. What is very sad (for me anyway since I only want The Sims) is that the Sims is available on Steam, yet there will not be a Steam unlock code for it.
hokkos 13y ago
A great way to make Steam a monopoly where every consumer will lose.
- pekk 13y ago
  How does Origin solve this problem for me?

> The involvement of Origin means this is really a loss leader. The involvement of Origin is the reason why I am not picking up this bundle. Such a shame not all the games are available via Steam.

speeder 13y ago

I NEVER install Origin games on my PC, and this won't change this... The same also applies to that Ubisoft weird thingy too.

freehunter 13y ago
I actually have Origin installed on my laptop that my SO uses. She loves The Sims 3 that I had bought a retail copy of. I later bought a Steam copy on a sale just for convenience sake of not needing the disc. The problem came in when I wanted to play a Steam game but she wanted to play The Sims 3 on the laptop. Since I had a retail copy, I just activated the key on Origin (something I could not do on Steam) and now she can play with all the convenience of digital delivery but not impact my gaming time by making me log out of Steam. That's a perfect use case for Origin, in my mind :)

estel 13y ago

Why not pick up the bundle and only use the Steam keys? It's still a great deal...

masterzora 13y ago
I'm not the person to which you are replying, but as I have the same attitude I can at least answer for myself: I already own the games that register on Steam that are interesting. I would only be interested in the games that don't register on Steam, but I do not want to use Origin.
- chrischen 13y ago
  I'm not sure what the big deal is. Clearly you aren't that interested in the games in the first place, and it's not really an Origin issue. Steam has some pretty shitty policies as well, like the fact that you can no longer log in on multiple computers. This means you can't play two different games on the same account. Working backwards from the days when if you bought two games, two people could play them simultaneously.
  - masterzora 13y ago
    Clearly you aren't that interested in the games in the first place, and it's not really an Origin issue. Clearly how? You are correct that I am not sufficiently interested in order to go through the additional hassle of Origin. I have in the past been very interested in some games but did not want to add on the hassle of Origin and so I never got them. That's pretty much the same case as here. Steam has some pretty shitty policies as well, like the fact that you can no longer log in on multiple computers. It does but I don't find that relevant at all. For one, I have no need to log into multiple computers anyway. But for the more general case of Steam policies, I have found them a sufficient tradeoff for value. My issue with Origin is not strictly their policies but the fact that I already have Steam running with >500 games in my library and I don't want to be running Origin on top of that. It's unnecessary hassle and it's wasteful of resources. If I got my buy-in on Origin first, odds are I'd be saying things the other way around.
yareally 13y ago
Not every game has a steam key on there (even ones that happen to be on Steam already, such as Sims 3). http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-humble-bundle-teamed-up-with-ea-and-origin-and-the-result-is-much-bette http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-humble-bundle-tea...
- jamesaguilar 13y ago
  You could always just scale your payment by how many of the games you can get on steam.
  - masterzora 13y ago
    Considering games one already owns and games one doesn't want, that's what not purchasing this bundle is for me.
cmsimike 13y ago
I am really only interested in the Sims (I've never played any of them and am at least interested) which doesn't activate on Steam. It seems like you'd need to download Origin to get the game, which I am unwilling to do. I wouldn't mind having Mirror's Edge but I loved the game so much that I burned myself out on the demo on PS3. I really love Burnout Paradise but already have it for PS3 (and am unlikely to put anymore time into it from scratch).

navs 13y ago

Aside from the ideological reasons for not installing the Origin client, are there others? I'm wary of clients such as these installing loads of additional software and wondering if the Origin client is guilty of the same?

cmsimike 13y ago
Not a risk I am willing to take, no matter how good the deal may seem. What is very sad (for me anyway since I only want The Sims) is that the Sims is available on Steam, yet there will not be a Steam unlock code for it.

hokkos 13y ago

A great way to make Steam a monopoly where every consumer will lose.

pekk 13y ago
How does Origin solve this problem for me?