Origin return policy...wait, what?

*takes a long whiff* mmm... smells like desperation

What's going on at EA guys? has hell finally started to get a little colder?

24 hours after launching the game, you say?

Sounds like a great way for people to beat SP-games for free lmao. Perhaps I would exploit this system too if it weren't for the fact that I hate Origin.

That's pretty cool, hopefully Steam will get something similar~~

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24 hours after launching the game, you say?

Sounds like a great way for people to beat SP-games for free lmao. Perhaps I would exploit this system too if it weren't for the fact that I hate Origin.

For sure...

Also, I'm pretty sure EA would use that as their new metacritic. "I'm sorry guys but the rate of return for your game was too high. There'll be no follow up on your game. Shame, it was a nice studio you had, bye now"

This sounds like a horrible idea for EA but great for consumers

24h is plenty to finish a game ... I guess they're gonna push MP even more heavily than before to counter it?

Definitely open to exploitation. Also do you get a full refund to your card or store credit?

What if I buy a boxed product, activate it on Origin then claim a refund? I'm guessing that wouldn't work.

I'd never buy anything on Origin anyway, prices are way too inflated. Though, a lot of PC games are reaching the console level of pricing these days. Even on Steam. (X: Rebirth, Europa; Universals IV, Saints Row IV to name a few.)

There's a "we will not refund if we smell fraud" clause in the detailed conditions.

Maybe they'll track if you beat the game (a-la Steam) and don't refund in that case.

Or maybe they'll put filler content in the games that will prevent you to finish in one day

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We hope every game you play on Origin will meet this high bar, and we're happy to say that starting today, we can guarantee that we'll make things right if you decide the game you just bought didn’t live up to your expectations.

If someone finishes a game it might still not have lived up to their expectations and their self-entitled gamer ass would be able to demand a refund cos it wasn't worth the 60 bucks...?

I mean, that's what is written down there... They should be transparent what they consider to be fraud or abuse.

If you hate a game you'll hate it within first couple hours or even earlier. If you spent 8 hours with it then you liked it enough to finish it. This policy will be nice if it prevents abuse like that.

I'm putting my money they won't refund if you finish a game, maybe even if you go 50%/4+ hours into it.

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I'm putting my money they won't refund if you finish a game, maybe even if you go 50%/4+ hours into it.

Exactly, there are ways to track those kind of stats. This is a good thing for consumers.

I wish I could return Battlefield 3. Not because I don't like the game, I love it. But I want nothing to with Origin. Battlefield 4 is going to drive me back though. I just want one system, in this case Steam, for my PC gaming. Blizzard is doing it right because you can install it and Battlenet is integrated in the game itself. Sorry for the offtopic rant.

I dont understand, origin is also integrated into the game itself, but if you want you can just close it after you start the game as well.

maybe they also limit how often you can return, prob once a day many ways to prevent exploitation of this

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I dont understand, origin is also integrated into the game itself, but if you want you can just close it after you start the game as well.

Origin has to be installed seperately. Battlenet doesn't. I have to load Origin in order to play the game. With Blizzard, I just play the game and Battlenet is loaded within in.

The annoyance of the proprietary platform is like the chicken and egg question... I mean, we are blaming new platforms for the same reasons we were complaining with Steam at the beginning.

There is some value in having a platform instead that just a network, it might come the day that someone does it better than Valve, at least in some aspects.

It would be nice btw to just run CSGO (or whatever) without everything Steam, than if you want to buy something, lunch a different game or something, run the full client.