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As promised in the other thread I'm showing you what Origin, in fact EA, is doing to fans.
A few days ago, MEs were on sale on Origin, I can't remember all prices, but the package called ME Trilogy (all three games) was 30€. Trilogy pack, as stated, also gives this:
Regular price of this pack is 50€, so it looks as a nice bargain, right?
Well… Not exactly.
DLC for ME2 and ME3 is not all free. Not just that but I can't remember Origin put that on sale ever. Some of DLC is free, I won't show all of those, but let's see the prices on those DLC that are not free. As screenshots from within Origin malware.
ME2: http://i47.tinypic.com/qrhwrr.jpg
ME3: http://i49.tinypic.com/jq0unc.jpg
Calculated in that fraudulent currency, assuming you want the full experience and all DLC, that's 3440 (for ME2) + 4480 (for ME3) = 7920 of so called Bioware Points.
Of course, the bank or exchange office is the Origin malware. No, you can't exchange your national currency in a legal bank or exchange office, you MUST use the malware for the conversion. Avoiding taxes and money laundry by Origin, or probably EA(C)(R)(TM) patented con art means that for 100 Bioware points you have to pay (currently though) 1€:
http://store.origin.com/store/eaeme...ildCategoryID.59474400/sort.name/direction.up
No you can't buy actually 100 Bioware points, you may buy either 800 (and pay 8€) or 1600 (and pay 16€). Assuming you want all DLC, you need to buy 8000 Bioware points. That's 5*1600 Bioware points, in fact 5*16€=80€.
Yes, you pay 80€! For just a few hours long a few DLC! And a package of dozens of hours long three full games on sale were 30€. Where's the logic?
After you get everything you'll be left with useless 80 Bioware points not possible to use anywhere else as there will be no more ME series DLC. That's an additional part of the fraud which brings more meaning to microtransactions, imagine a sum they can get when million of DLC buyers gives them 0.80€ and gets nothing for it except some nonexisting crap called Bioware points in amount of 80).
Now, may I remind you that EA promised a free game to all that preordered SimCity because of the launching disaster? Of course they'll give a free game, they can give them all for free anyway since the real cash is being grabbed on overexpensive DLC!
Yes, I despise EA. I can't even describe the feeling in my stomach when I see "EA" written somewhere. Their milking schemes are IMO worse than ebay "sandwich Britney Spears chewed" frauds.
But don't get me wrong. I'm still buying their games. Just games. Any kind of DLC they can stick into their *choose yourself what goes here*.
A few days ago, MEs were on sale on Origin, I can't remember all prices, but the package called ME Trilogy (all three games) was 30€. Trilogy pack, as stated, also gives this:
Pinnacle Station, when bought separately costs 5€. On PC, Bring Down the Sky is free however. Those are DLC for ME (first game).PLEASE NOTE: Mass Effect Trilogy includes Mass Effect Pinnacle Station and Bring Down the Sky
Regular price of this pack is 50€, so it looks as a nice bargain, right?
Well… Not exactly.
DLC for ME2 and ME3 is not all free. Not just that but I can't remember Origin put that on sale ever. Some of DLC is free, I won't show all of those, but let's see the prices on those DLC that are not free. As screenshots from within Origin malware.
ME2: http://i47.tinypic.com/qrhwrr.jpg
ME3: http://i49.tinypic.com/jq0unc.jpg
Calculated in that fraudulent currency, assuming you want the full experience and all DLC, that's 3440 (for ME2) + 4480 (for ME3) = 7920 of so called Bioware Points.
Of course, the bank or exchange office is the Origin malware. No, you can't exchange your national currency in a legal bank or exchange office, you MUST use the malware for the conversion. Avoiding taxes and money laundry by Origin, or probably EA(C)(R)(TM) patented con art means that for 100 Bioware points you have to pay (currently though) 1€:
http://store.origin.com/store/eaeme...ildCategoryID.59474400/sort.name/direction.up
No you can't buy actually 100 Bioware points, you may buy either 800 (and pay 8€) or 1600 (and pay 16€). Assuming you want all DLC, you need to buy 8000 Bioware points. That's 5*1600 Bioware points, in fact 5*16€=80€.
Yes, you pay 80€! For just a few hours long a few DLC! And a package of dozens of hours long three full games on sale were 30€. Where's the logic?
After you get everything you'll be left with useless 80 Bioware points not possible to use anywhere else as there will be no more ME series DLC. That's an additional part of the fraud which brings more meaning to microtransactions, imagine a sum they can get when million of DLC buyers gives them 0.80€ and gets nothing for it except some nonexisting crap called Bioware points in amount of 80).
Now, may I remind you that EA promised a free game to all that preordered SimCity because of the launching disaster? Of course they'll give a free game, they can give them all for free anyway since the real cash is being grabbed on overexpensive DLC!
Yes, I despise EA. I can't even describe the feeling in my stomach when I see "EA" written somewhere. Their milking schemes are IMO worse than ebay "sandwich Britney Spears chewed" frauds.
But don't get me wrong. I'm still buying their games. Just games. Any kind of DLC they can stick into their *choose yourself what goes here*.
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