DICE Team
This is just risky. Origin is a bit of a mess. It randomly stops working altogether, or sucks up loads of bandwidth (especially during gameplay) killing the internet connection completely until it or the game is closed. I already posted in the General section about it and was met with "whats the route?" because all they saw was "game lag" mentioned in passing, which makes no sense to ask about since the incident kills ALL internet connectivity which I made clear in the rest of the post.
The number of times I've had to reinstall Origin because it wouldn't open (sometimes for two days and then suddenly it opens just fine), wouldn't log me in, or wouldn't connect for hours (sending/receiving data so large that my internet connection was 100% unusable and Origin couldn't connect to it's own servers) for several days compared to Steam is ridiculous. I have NEVER had to reinstall Steam because of it breaking in any way, because it never breaks. If you want to have a match to Steam, you have to have a program that functions and doesn't need to be reinstalled unless the system has had a fresh install. I haven't had to reinstall Steam in the last 5+ years. This year alone I've had to reinstall Origin 4 times because it quit working in one way or another, and the "troubleshooting" was useless to fix it. I'm still seeing beta tests in my library that shouldn't be there anymore, and I often wonder if my connection to incorrect game servers is a result of Origin sending incorrect data because of some stored data that contains incorrect information.
You are all listening and changing features, and that's great! A pat on the back for sure! But there are so many larger issues at work that need to be dealt with, and should be dealt with first. Being delayed by an update is far less of an issue than not being able to play at all because the client is busted. The influx of "X is broken" would be so low if this client received a long look at and, if needed, given an overhaul to work far more efficiently. It's better than when it released, but it has much room for improvement. I can't remember when the last time was that I saw a "Y about Steam doesn't work" regarding Windows version.
Those are my comments. My only question is: Can we turn it off completely, and when Origin is reopened will it show that there's an update? Many have * internet, like myself, and we don't need more "download when idle" going on. My only complaint about Steam is that client updates can't be shut off (at least not from the client).
