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Started 14 years ago by Campy
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Campy
Member

EA has Dragon Age: Origins (std. version) on sale for $34.96 currently. In addition their 40% off when you buy two or more downloadable games applies. So if you buy it along with one of their $9.95 games, you can get them for $26.95.

BTW you can also get a more expensive second game and work the same deal. DA Origins will be 60% of $34.96 and the second game will add 60% of its cost. The second game can also be another game already on sale as previously noted by Txnnok. Mass Effect is normally on sale for $19.95, but now on sale for $9.95 so it could be your $9.95 game. If you are into the Sims games, Sims 3 is also on sale for $34.96 so effectively you can get it for $20.98.

I am still a little leery of having another download manager (like with Steam & Impulse), but this deal is just too good to pass up.

Posted 14 years ago #
Txnnok
Member

Does this mean today is last day or tomorrow? It said until the 24th, which could mean both.

I have used ea download manager, campy. It isnt any big deal. The only annoying feature it has trying to run at start up, but I think you can check no during install for that.
Regardless, you can turn it off after the install using msconfig if the options wont let you in the programming.

As for the download manager itself. You do have to leave installed for game updates, but not to play the game. Once the game is installed it is passive, if I remember right.
I bought Warhammer Online and download the game with it, also my Kid uses it with her sims 3 game, but she has the disk. It updates the game for her.

If that is holding you back dont worry about it. It is very very basic, more so that steam or impulse. It is basically a download and install manager. It doesnt have a store or community. You just buy your game online and that starts the process.
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Tomorrow-D2d is doing to sell Dragon Age Origins. It is the one in the ornament. The price might be similar.
You might wanna check out might post here to
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6757

signing up on that site will give you a 10% discount on D2d games. Do read it though.It does require a credit card to sign up, but any card will work since its free. I used a card that wasnt any good when I tested.

Its not alot, but an extra few bucks off always helps.
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Only difference though, With Ea you get a couple of games for the same price. Much better deal.

Posted 14 years ago #
Campy
Member

Thanks Txnnok. I had already gone ahead and purchased. You are correct about being able to run the games without having the launcher running. My main concern had been that I had been hearing that there were issues with the launcher working with Windows 7. I am about to build a new Windows 7 system so was worried about that working. Hopefully it won't be an issue.

EA's site says the sale is Dec 18-24 as well as saying it ends 12.24.09 so I think it will still work on the 24th.

It looks like the D2D game tomorrow for the US is Spore. The UK does have DA Deluxe today, but it is only 25% off which makes it almost $50 US and the ECA deal is only another 10% and only US and Canada (don't know if it would apply when buying UK from the US). So I think the EA deal is a great choice assuming I will be able to download to my Windows 7 system.

Posted 14 years ago #
Txnnok
Member

Good I am glad you got it through EA, I was wrong about D2D. my browser must have got a bug or something, cause it would not let go of that file holding pic for that web page. what do they call that web cache.

I was reading rabbits post and was about to argue with him a bit after I clicked back and forth about 10 times on there site + deleted my cookies with no change.
very strange-fixin to run a virus a check

Dragon age is a blast, hope you got super version with all the extra's.
Did you also decide to go with Mass Effect for the second game?

I was so close to getting Sims 3 World Adventures for kid(she has the other)and buying Mass effect for me. If Ea would have just sent out a news letter sooner in the month I would spent wiser.

These companies need to think ahead for christmas time. I'd bet they missed out(steam included) on 10 of thousands of dollars from people like me that live pay check to pay check.

Congrats on your buy and enjoy!!

Posted 14 years ago #
wizzard_of_ozz2004
Games Master

Campy, how'd you get a 10% coupon from ECA? I show that there is a new deal coming soon. I've been a member of ECA for nearly 4 months now and have only seen one active deal for d2d.

Posted 14 years ago #
Txnnok
Member

Hey wiz,

you need to go the members benifits section and then there is a little tab to click on that says benefits section. This opens up the members benefits. The ones listed o that one page are for non members.

here is link to log straight in
http://www.theeca.com/member_home

and here is a link to page I was talking about
http://www.theeca.com/membership_benefits
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I wonder if your already a member if you can get 6 months more for free or if it is just for new members. I'll have to look.

Posted 14 years ago #
wizzard_of_ozz2004
Games Master

That's not the actual benefits page. That shows an OLD promotion they had. If you click on the red words Benefits Section, it lists their actual promotions they have running. So far I have used ZILCH of their promotions. A little misleading me thinks.

Posted 14 years ago #
Campy
Member

Txnnok - Well it is 12/24 and the sale is up so it seems to be available today. This should be the last day. If I didn't already have Mass Effect in my rather extensive backlog, I definitely would have gotten it. I got it a while back in November when Steam had it on sale for $10. If I had waited, I could have saved $4. As it was, I had a hard time finding a second game I wanted and didn't have. I looked at several of the more expensive titles thinking that at 40% off I might get one of those. However, I ended up getting Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008. I am not excited by it, but I needed a second game, it was cheap, I didn't have it and I do occasionally enjoy a round of computer golf.

WoO - I didn't join as I had already made my purchase when I saw Txnnok's note. I was just saying that even if you could get the extra 10%, EA's deal would still be much cheaper than D2D.

Posted 14 years ago #
Txnnok
Member

you need to go the members benifits section and then there is a little tab to click on that says benefits section.

i used the word tab instead the word- word
little tab- meaning highlighted members

not misleading just misuse of my grammer/ english language.

I think your getting more mixed up cause the one link says /membership_benefits .
I cant help that. I could have left a better explanation, which I did consider it, but it was 3am or 4 am and I thought surely they'll figure it out.Heck the other link says members home.

So basically in my post I described a non members area and a members and gave 2 links.
Then say here is a link to log straight in.

The link to page I was talking about.
This is 3am error. I had made a larger post or had meant to make a larger post about describing the web page in more detail. That or i meant to link my original post and talk about it.

Does it make a bit more sense now?
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ohh man-

Figures steam would put it up cheaper the next. smarta@#$$ , thats their way of telling everyone that bought there, you should have waited and bought here- it would have been cheaper.
The only thing is it would have mattered what game it was that would have been the game that steam would have put on sale today. I guess their are laws or they would have did it yesterday.

I knew I should have posted a direct link to all those games. It really is a pain to find them. You should have done a typed search and if tried to give you a mail only game you could deleted it. oh well

I'm glad you got it. be sure to get all the patches. I guess the EA thing will take care of that. They just a had one on the 17th to.

Any enjoy. Its a blast, by the way. the start of the game is very annoying. It will stop pausing you after a little while to show you stuff. Once you clear this hurdle the game really begins. Ohh and your choices do matter in this game. It can lead you in a completely different direction of the game.

Merry Christmas Campy & Wiz just in case I dont log tomorrow.

Posted 14 years ago #
Txnnok
Member

to the right

the calm between the storms

to the left

notice once you get past the trees and that trailer it gets really bad
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I took these. The one on top is to the right of my house, the on bottom to the left, and the middle one is in front of my house. They are all across the street of course.

The middle as you can tell is the only one I enhanced. If didnt you wouldnt be able to see the flakes. I could have super lightened it, but I was trying to make it look like those cause that really wasnt what it look liked. It was calm, except for big fat snowy flakes falling down.
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by the way it has snow at least 3 inches since 6am and its just 12 now. I could be off. I'll have to check the news. I just went to the store and my house blocks the direction of the wind and my foot sunk almost all the way into it.

This might not be alot were some people are from, but around here, people can and do die its so rare.not joking

Posted 14 years ago #
Campy
Member

Happy Holidays to you too Txnnok and to WoO, WR and all the other forum regulars.

Where do you live? I live in Colorado and we got 6 to 8 inches yesterday at my house. However, it was feather light powder, the type that skiers would die for, and today it is bright and sunny. It is truly a winter wonderland.

Posted 14 years ago #
Whiterabbit-uk
Games Guru

I live in Ponton, Cheshire , UKabout 15 miles south of Manchester. We 've had more snow over the past few days than I've ever seen in this district since we moved here in 1992, however, it's nothing like what you guys are getting over in the US. We got about 2 to 3 inches of fall a couple of days ago, but since then its started to melt a little. Nithing drastic. to be honest, the last time I remember it being so bad hardly anyone could get out of their driveways was back in the early 80's when overnight we got about 12 inches of snow, with drifts up to 5 to 10 feet. The snow didn't clear from the hills surrounding where I lived until late May/Early June. Since then the weather has gradually improved to the p[oint where we don't get frosts until late November early December.

As for Dragonage:Origins, I got it on Pre-order, and was really disappointed with it when I first started to play; but my expectations were based on in yer face pre release videos and the fact that one of my all time favorite games Oblivion was still strong on my mind. I was expecting the ability to swap between third and first person views, which I think is a must have with these games.
anyway, I only played for a very shrt time and then put it away until last week, when I though I'd better give it a second chance. Was I wrong. Once I'd spent some tme reading all the info you get at the beggining and familiarizing myself with the controls I loved it. I just wish I had the time to play it more at the moment. There hav been so many great games released over the past few months I'm spoiled for choice as to what to play.

I hope you all have a brilliant Christmas.

Posted 14 years ago #
Txnnok
Member

Merry Christmas Rabbit.

I was gonna get you in the other thread, but but this will work since I dont know what that last uk game is. The u.s. game is mirrors edge, easy since I just bought it.

Campy, I live close about 2 hours south of Oklahoma City. The closest big city is called Lawton or in Texas there is one equally as close called Wichita Falls. I hate give anything more than that on a thread over the net. You would be surprised what you can find out about someone with just one Google and little info.

Amarillo, Texas a few hours west of here always gets hit with a blizzard every year, but we never do. Oh we can get some bad ice storms, but nothing like this.

This would be like you colorado snow campy, its nice pack snow. You can here crunch under feet as you walk from your weight packing it down.
There was a touch of sleet early in storm, guess that when the lightning and stuff knocked the power out.

Anyway, night all. time to drink some egg nog fall asleep for my nap into the santa realm to deliver presents from there hiding spot.

Merry Christmas Again - this time to Everyone

Posted 14 years ago #
Campy
Member

Txnnok, they actually had pictures of Oklahoma on our evening news. It was a white out. At first, you couldn't see anything. It was like you were inside a cloud except it was blowing snow. Then a truck drove by and you could barely see it. Hope your weather gets better and you have a Merry Christmas.

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