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Crusader_bin
9 years ago
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No English language supported?

Hello, I've noticed (I live in Poland) that the only language supported is polish here. Same issue I've had with Dragon Age Inquisiton and previous Mass Efeffects, with it beeing increasingly diffi...
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    EA_David
    9 years ago

    @Crusader_bin Hi, thanks for the post. In your situation getting a physical copy from another region would be the usual recommended route.

    The code from a full language region would have all of them available as the language restrictions are related to the region of purchase. This could bring up issues around getting the game on release date, but hopefully a retailer could have a guaranteed shipping date. 

    I know this isn't ideal and I want to thank you for some well-worded feedback on the current language restrictions. I know we get similar feedbacka round some launches, and I know this is more vital for a story-heavy seriues like Mass Effect

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Anonymous
9 years ago

@EA_David

And how will we upgrade our international bought versions?

Go through "Origin"? Go through retailer, which don't always sell DLC, upgrades, addons, etc?

Obviously, locked-region "addon" is not guaranteed to work, no? (at least, that's what support has told me)

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Anonymous
9 years ago

NEVER buy through Origin.

I did that for the Jaws of Hakon DLC for Inquisition. I got the international version of the game itself via a key reseller, then went and tried to get the DLC from Origin on launch. If you do that through Origin from a locale and then play it it forces your language into the locale supported languages bracket. I was going to get all the Inquisition DLC since I really liked the game, but after _that_ ... well, I just saw no reason to even bother.

EA has been horrible about this issue since DA2, and nothing has been done to change it. I've contemplated piracy, but that's too much effort, so ... yea, use key resellers. At least those give options.

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    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    @SoulGriever

    That's an interesting piece of trivia. Thank you.

    Should the DLC change the language of the core game forcibly with no return option, which is bought through legal sources, that would make the initial game invalid, as it would make it a different advertised game when compared at the time of purchase.

    But we will get to that, when and if BW releases some DLC or addons.

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      Argahawk
      Rising Novice
      9 years ago

      About DAI I never had problems with change language in game as you only had to do it when new DLC come out, and to be honest never had to disable origin or do anything else after change files.

      And returning to Andromeda they can't punish everyone just because there are people who use VPN or other methods.

      If they fear to release english text for free as it will not stop people to buy games using VPN then why they won't think about solution alike NVIDIA ?

      They should make a method for people to prove that you stay in country where bought your game for unlock special patch that could be used only with your origin ID/SMS code or other method to stop people from share it with others.

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