Battlefield 3 srsly?

LukeAge

LukeAge

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Hey guys,

So this is what happens - I get the game, whack the disk in, install origin, and so it wants to verify product code. No worries! We do all that, then it adds to the game to my library and asks me to download the game.

Download the game? The download is like 20gb of my internet. Why would I waste that much download space when I have the game on a disc, ready to install from there.

Just wondering if anyone else is having/had this problem, and if so, how did you overcome it and what do you suggest?

Thanks in advance for your lovely advice.

Luke
 
The disk does not have the game as far as I know. Basically what is on the disk is the Origin program and the Code Validator. You have to fully download the game, and when you get it installed you will have to download a boatload more updates. You can thank EA for that.
 
Oh god man! REALLYYY? Jesus! Seriously, that is totally dog of EA.

Thanks for the truth bro, really appreciate it! +Rep (not that rep works on this forum xD)
 
I was wondering the same thing when i first installed BF3,As far as im aware its not actually "Downloading" from the internet,But "installing" from the disk....THEN it "Downloads" additional updates/patches from the net.

I think Origin/EA got the words messed up and it should actually say "Installing".
 
God, that is so confusing. I'm surprised considering how big they are. I've bought some blizzard products of late and am finding them a lot more user friendly. But I have friends that like this game, so I hope you're right, and that it won't zap my download.
 
Origin says "downloading" even if it is installing from the disc. Huge fail, I know. You'll still need the patches and disc locked content (aha, I made a joke about DLC)

Check your task manager to see if it actually is downloading or just doing it's derpy thing.
 
I think it's actually downloading, but oh well, there goes over 20gb. Almost the end of the month anyway.

Just want to thank all of you guys for helping so nicely. It's good to be on a forum where people actually care and not be rude to each other. :') (btw linkin, love your avatar! I'm a fan of D3! :D)
 
Turn off your internet and try to install it. If it works, then we know...

I keep being on the fence for BF3. I haven't checked prices lately to see if it has fallen at all.
 
yesterday I got the message from my internet provider that I had used 98% of download after installing bf3 :'(
Now I can't play it until they set the download to 0 back...
 
The downloading thing actually confuses everyone, but it is actually downloading from the disc, after you finish installing origin will start downloading (from internet) all the patches.
Origin is actually the worst software I have seen, but BF3 rocks. :)
 
Ankur said:
Origin is actually the worst software I have seen, but BF3 rocks. :)
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I dont understand why so many people dislike Origin,Ive not had one issue with it and personally i think it works really well. :confused:
 
BF3 is dope, but its obvious why EA was named the worst company in the US last year.




lol at them making all this DLC content when it was basically all already made on the base game's initial release.


i dont know if their business has been down or their just damn right greedy and not consumer friendly.
 
Nevakonaza said:
I dont understand why so many people dislike Origin,Ive not had one issue with it and personally i think it works really well. :confused:
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It screwed me all the time, downloading patch failure, online payment failure, log in failure, in game origin failed.
That are the most common problem that people face on it.
 
For me its honestly just lasyeness. I cant be arsed turning origin on for one game. No other game needs it so battlefield 3 gets neglected by me because im too lazy to wait for origin to boot up lol.
 
Install all your games on a seperate hard drive. Then you can reinstall windows anytime you want (and origin) without this mess.
 
general rant about DLC incoming...

DLC is what really shits me about games in general at the moment. That, and having an online code that's locked to a specific game, and if you buy second hand you must purchase a new code.
Take, for example, a car. You've just bought a shiny new car from the dealer. You're driving it around quite happily.
Then, you have a hot day. You go to turn on the air conditioning, and whoopa, it won't. It just won't turn on. You ring up the dealer and ask, why doesn't my air conditioning work? It said on the brochure that it would be there.
The dealer answers, saying that it'll cost $1999 to unlock the AC. You can't use it unless you pay this fee.
This is essentially what DLC is, except in another form.
Online passes would be the same as paying the original manufacturer when you buy a car second hand, for the privilege of driving one of their cars.
It's what I really hate about games nowadays. You can't actually play the game to its full extent without shelling out more money. When I buy a game, I expect to be able to play all of it, because I've just payed money for it. But no, you have to spend extra to unlock super-special-extra features that should come standard.
It's crap, and I'm sick of it.

Rant over.
 
i think that's a bit of an excuse by the companies. Anyone can go on about software rights, blah blah blah but at the end of the day you've bought a disc, so why shouldn't you be able to play all of it.
 
Ankur said:
The downloading thing actually confuses everyone, but it is actually downloading from the disc, after you finish installing origin will start downloading (from internet) all the patches.
Origin is actually the worst software I have seen, but BF3 rocks. :)
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I can't see why they can't just use their own game client similar to BF2. What's the problem? THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, IT WORKED FINE! LOL!

Some new things in this world just don't make any sense at all. They just implement something new for the sake of implementing something new. -.-"
 
Perkomate said:
i think that's a bit of an excuse by the companies. Anyone can go on about software rights, blah blah blah but at the end of the day you've bought a disc, so why shouldn't you be able to play all of it.
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Because you could give that disc and key to anyone and they could play it too, without paying for the right to do so. Simple. An online version ensures that only one person can play it at once. Its also a lot cheaper to distribute electronically.
 
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