Hypothetically speaking, is there any objection to these questions being sent out with the review copy to the reviewer? The idea being that it is not a condition of recieving the copy, you get the copy and are asked to answer these questions before playing it so they can get a better idea of where the review comes…

That's actually a concern we share. I like having physical copies of my games in part because I like knowing the game is actually mine to play when and where I like rather than being at the mercy of someone's servers. All it takes is for a company to go under and you're screwed.

If it were just private buyers and sellers I'd agree with you. The problem is that these days used games are a multi-billion dollar business. Game developers and publishers rightly see this as competition and are doing their best to get a cut of it. That either means convincing people who buy used games to buy content…

It could add to sales but it could also just increase the value to those who were going to buy the game anyway. I don't think liking co-op games and liking story driven action-rpg's are mutually exclusive. This makes me more excited for the game than I already was.

Damn them for wanting to make money on their product. Greedy bastards.

How am I being screwed? I buy the game new, pay the same price I've always paid, and get all the content. I see no downside for me.

Cry me a river. Just buy the game new. Or don't and stop whining. They have a right to charge what they want for the features of their game.

ME2 (PS3/360) has been sub $20 on amazon for months.

As someone who never owned a PS2 this is great news. Now I can play all the games I feel like I missed out on either because they'll be released this way or they'll put out the HD remakes. That's definitely the last hurdle that was keeping me from buying a PS3.

I struggled with Heng Sha initially but after some brief exploration I had it down. But I'm good with maps in general and I can still visualize the layout of almost the entire game.

the fact that you have to ask that question proves the issue is irrelevant. People will be upset no matter when the DLC is released. I play day 1 DLC and stuff that comes out a year later.

the length of the game really depends on playstyle. Now that I've beat it I could run through the game in maybe 10 hours but my first playthough I must have spent between 60 and 80 (including reloading old saves). But I would was trying to get ghost and smooth operative on every mission and taking out every enemy,…

Might be worth it to purchase it even if you aren't going to play it right away. Sales of the first DLC usually effect how much DLC they continue to release.

I actually do like whalepunk better.

I again see where you're coming from but for me the fact that the ToS only changed after EA began operating the competing service makes it seem more like strong-arming and less like part of a developing business plan.

ok, I see where you're coming from even if I don't agree. So how does the recent change in the Steam ToS play into this? From what I've heard previous EA games (like the original DA for example) had the same in-game store feature that required you to jump through the same hoops (have an EA ID, go to the Bioware site…

I'm ok with the concept that Origin is just a newer (shittier, fewer features) version of Steam, that EA is just as bad as Valve for forcing you to use their service. That's a reasonable arguement. And from there I think it logically makes sense to want to use the better service.

I'm sure it is self-explanatory but I haven't purchased any EA games on Steam that I then tried to get DLC for, that's why I was asking. Just wanted to make sure I understood the process correctly before I started commenting on it.

Someone help me out here: If you buy a Valve game on the PC you are required to install Steam to use it, correct? Even if you buy a boxed copy somewhere. And you have to have an internet connection, yes?

You say the in game store works just fine for DA2 copies already purchased through steam. Does that mean you've done so yourself? If so would you mind explaining the process? For example, are you required to create an origin account?