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Anonymous

11 years ago

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Can I play Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition (PC) without CD inserted?

Hello, I bought Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition, physical CD version, not downloaded. Installed the game. It run (installation and the game) without problems. I play the Game with CD inserted....

ThandalNLyman
11 years ago
No need to contact anyone.

Just log-on to EA/Origin using the same account you used to register the game,

then choose "Origin -> Redeem product code" from the top-line menu.

Enter your product code/CD-key and download/install.

Voilá! DAO without needing the disc.

ThandalNLyman

11 years ago

No need to contact anyone.

Just log-on to EA/Origin using the same account you used to register the game,

then choose "Origin -> Redeem product code" from the top-line menu.

Enter your product code/CD-key and download/install.

Voilá! DAO without needing the disc.

Anonymous

11 years ago

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Hello, ThandalNLyman.

Probably I got you wrong or I messed up some things.

I had a CD with DAO Ultimate Edition in my hands. I directly installed from CD and when it asked for a CD key during installation I entered it (4*5 digits).

Then I went to social.bioware.com , entered my account, and there I clicked on my games and registered and bound this game to my actual account at social.bioware.com . Then I redeemed A promo code for this game (4*4 digits) on that very site. It Accepted. Everything looked smooth. But keeps asking for CD if it's not in DVD-ROM.

As you suggested I tried to redeem product code on the Origin Account. Origin.com accepted game CD/Key, So I got it registered again. Though I couldn't make it accept promo code for additional content : was saying it's already been used. I got confused.

Probably, I should've all started at origins.com.

Game plays well with all Ultimate edition Content included while CD inserted and Daemon tools. But when dismounting the disc it keeps asking for it.

You mentioned dowload/install - what else I should download and from what link? I am missing something.

Thank you again. Sorry for a lot of typing.

ThandalNLyman
11 years ago
You have to do a complete un-/re-install of the entire game and all DLC using the EA/Origin download process (plus the BSN process for some of the DLC.) Total of 24GB for the complete Ultimate Edition.
But once you've got the game installed via the download, you don't need the disc any more!
- Anonymous
  11 years ago
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  Now it got completely clear. Understood. Thank you for your responsible attitude and replying again. I respect that.
  
  Problem solved.
  
  But to EA: why sell CDs if we have to download the same thing again. Not neat.
  - ThandalNLyman
    11 years ago
    @Animussi wrote:
    <snip>
    But to EA: why sell CDs if we have to download the same thing again. Not neat.
    
    Yeah, a lot of us have puzzled over why there's not an easy way to tell EA/Origin that you have the disc(s) so that it validates the game in your on-line Library, but copies the files from the disc (applying any updates it knows about.) I do know one problem potential is that the disc version of the installer establishes a slightly different folder structure than the EA/Origin download. Although why that should be the case I have no idea!
    
    (I'm told there's a way to "fool" the download installer by starting the process then interrupting it and switching to the discs for the actual files. But I've only heard about people doing it, never tried it myself.)