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Originally Posted by Hanni
Got BF3 over the weekend and am really enjoying it so far, all the guys I haven't gamed with since BFBC2 are back which is nice.
I have to say that Origin is a steaming pile of crap and BattleLog, server browser and game launch all through your web browser pisses me off. This couldn't have all been integrated into Origin? So you need to have Origin(which serves no purpose other than a validation platform) and your web browser open to play the game.
Lastly, the friends lists don't sync? Really? I add everyone in Origin and then have to add them all again in Battlelog, it would be less of a piss off if Origin actually let you join off a friend.
It's not enough to turn me off the game but it all seems so unnecessarily complicated and lacks the streamlining that makes Steam so popular. Which in the end is their competition.
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The whole Battlelog fiasco is because while they started the game focusing on PC multiplayer, during the last half of development, they were told to focus on cranking out the console versions for the deadline so the whole "server browser is outside the actual game" thing is because it was just tacked on at the last moment. It really shows the weakness of Origin compared to Steam which started off not as a store but as a way for players to connect and multiplay with each other.