What the **** is the Point?
If you hate having to download a new launcher for a game, you aren’t alone. Steam, Epic. GoG, Origin… Ugh, the hassle and the computer slow down! To make matters worse, some of them are absolutely dreadful to use, including Origin, which is bulky, slow, and terribly integrated into the games. So when EA recently started moving their games back on to Steam, many people (including myself) were delighted. BUT WAIT, don’t go buying them yet! You still have to use Origin to play on Steam.
Did you just think, what the **** is the point? Yeah, me too. Not only do you have to launch Origin through Steam to launch the game (my god, really?) you have to put in your information every single time, even if you have your accounts linked. That’s right, every time. You close the game for an hour to do some work and come back? Yup, have to relaunch Origin through Steam then enter your login again. Delightful.
Take a look at this review for Burnout:
“The hassle you have to go through with Origin is ridiculous. It’s asking me to sign in to Origin EVERY time I launch the game, even when I have my account details saved in there so I wouldn’t have to log in. Also the game does not even launch, neither from Steam or Origin, just black screen after another whatever I try to do. Before that problem is fixed, it’s unplayable.”
And for Dragon Age Inquisition:
“Adore the game (and DAO) but ♥♥♥♥ EA and ♥♥♥♥ Origin. I have 344 hours on the Origin version and was super excited about not having to use it anymore to play. Turns out you have to download a light version of Origin to play where you’re forced to log in. Stops running after logging in and refuses to run. By the grace of god I get it to run and then it crashes during a loading screen after choosing my race and class. Keeps crashing, unfortunately returning the game. (Game has absolutely no issues nor has it ever crashed on the Origin version.) Thank you for giving me another reason to hate you EA.”
To make the situation more interesting, it looks like this is causing performance issues for some, and in worse cases, outright breaks the game in an unplayable state.
Yeah… I suppose my boycott of EA isn’t dropping anytime soon.
Source: Cultured Vultures