Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store

From	WDS <Bill@seurer.net>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Subject	Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store
Date	2011-05-06 12:16 -0500
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On 5/6/2011 8:29 AM, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
> On Thu, 05 May 2011 21:39:35 -0700, noman<no_m_an@zzzyahoo.yycom>
> wrote:
>> In any case, even the original releases were complete games. It's
>> just that unlike other games where DLCs are advertised and
>> bought outside the game, Dragon Age offered side quests which
>> brought prompts within the game about the DLC you need to purchase
>> before carrying on.
>
> That was the element that turned me off, and I have not purchased a
> Bioware title since.
>
> Judging by the high review ratings DA:O received, my opinion is in the
> minority, but I could not think of any better way to destroy the sense
> of gaming immersion than to prompt me for a credit card mid-game. That
> aspect alone single-handedly turned Dragon Age into one of the worst
> games I've ever played.

Oh good grief.  It did NOT do that.

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Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store noman <no_m_an@zzzyahoo.yycom> - 2011-05-04 23:29 -0700
  Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Metspitzer <kilowatt@charter.net> - 2011-05-05 13:26 -0400
    Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store noman <no_m_an@zzzyahoo.yycom> - 2011-05-05 21:39 -0700
      Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 09:29 -0400
        Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store WDS <Bill@seurer.net> - 2011-05-06 12:16 -0500
          Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 16:08 -0400
          Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 17:00 -0400
            Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 17:01 -0400
  Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store T987654321 <qwrtz123@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 16:34 -0700
    Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Rob Wynne <doc@america.net> - 2011-05-06 12:49 +0000
      Re: Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Michael Dudikoff <chubako@mail.tsu.ru> - 2011-05-11 06:44 +0000
      Re: Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Michael Dudikoff <chubako@mail.tsu.ru> - 2011-05-11 06:51 +0000
      Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> - 2011-05-09 13:24 +0900
        Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-05-09 06:24 +0100
          Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> - 2011-05-09 18:19 +0900
  Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Metspitzer <kilowatt@charter.net> - 2011-05-06 15:21 -0400
    Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store noman <no_m_an@zzzyahoo.yycom> - 2011-05-10 22:49 -0700
    Re: Dragon Age : Origins Ultimate Edition - $20 at EA Store Rob Wynne <doc@america.net> - 2011-05-09 12:03 +0000

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