EA's Origin service -- and let's not kid ourselves here -- has been getting a lot of harsh criticism ever since its launch several months ago. Hell, even Serious Sam 3: BFE's publishers have openly mocked the service. EA has been trying to get more gamers interested in Origin with sales that has seen the likes of Bad Company 2 & Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box being sold for just $5 each.
Now they're hoping that Origin's pre-order bonus for Battlefield 3 will bring fans en masse. By pre-ordering from the online distribution service, you will get early access to the Battlefield 3 open beta (set to hit in September) as well as the ability to pre-load the game. Additionally, you will also get the Physical Warfare pack which contains an exclusive set of weapons.
Is this enough to get you to buy Battlefield 3 from Origin?
Pre-order Battlefield 3 on Origin, get early Beta access [RespawnAction]
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4:00 AM on 08.03.2011 | 
Still buying on 360, if buying at all. I might not buy it now because I don't want to support this Online Pass bullshit.
I hate EA. I hate Activision. Fuck them both.
If you have to have BF3, Origin is the most expensive way to do it. Retailers of physical copies still have it cheaper.
Origin on its own is not really foreign friendly yet (atleast from my side)
But yeah, dare I say it but this may just be a pre-order from GAME for me...fuck did I just actually say that?
BF3 on Amazon: £29.91
TOUCH CHOICE HERE GUYS. Not even heard of any in-game nachos yet.
And EA has already killed the sense of balance in this game, did they learn nothing from BC2?
Weapons in a multiplayer game shouldn't be a DLC pack to begin with. Putting "exclusive" weapons into a competitive environment is just asking for trouble.
You'd rather get a subpar version of the game (Smaller maps, less players,etc...) than support Origin?
BF3 console won't be BF3... It will be COD with a battlefield skin.
Or wait, I forgot EA hates europe and it's up in the air if I'm actually gettin this at all!
If so, FUCK YOU EA. You can't spell EA without EUROPA! Or something!
As far as I'm aware no other entertainment medium messes its customers around with offers pulled out of the publisher's arse before the product is even released. To quote Jim, there's nothing wrong with calling a cunt a cunt. And you know what, EA? Throughout this buildup to BF 3 that is all you have been, you MASSIVE cunts.
"And EA has already killed the sense of balance in this game, did they learn nothing from BC2?"
Maybe I didn't play BC2 enough (only about 6 months), but what balance was "off"?
But I was in Alpha testing and I live in Canada.
I'll buy the beer, where do you live...lol
I want to test/play the game SOOO BAD but I think I will get to beta test as I bought MoH new and BFBC2 new as well.
Battlefield Veteran LIKE A BAWS.
I'll buy BF3 physically, that is, if EA doesn't stop shipping their games in physical format to retailers.
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