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EA Download manager - WHAT IS WITH THIS POS
2010-01-22, 11:27 PM #1
I can't play BF2142. I bought it a couple weeks ago to play it, never got around to it. Go to play it now and it seems Download Manager as completely uninstalled itself and is no longer on my computer. I go to reinstall it and it won't even start, gives me something about failing to initialize because it might be running on more than one windows account, which is not possible. I swear to god I will never buy another EA product again. Help me at least get my money's worth out of the last EA game I will ever buy.
2010-01-22, 11:45 PM #2
Oh yay. I run Download Manager in compatability mode for Windows 2000 and it works for some reason, what a complete POS of a program. I get into BF2142 and I can't join any servers because it tells me I have an invalid CD key.......on a game that I facking downloaded.

EA SUCKS

/rant
2010-01-23, 12:30 AM #3
Steam should have 2142 once the next/last patch is done, it has BC2.
2010-01-23, 4:02 AM #4
Brand specific download managers are one of the worst inventions in the past 20 years.
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2010-01-23, 6:09 AM #5
Well, hate to say it, but if you don't buy EA, you can't buy hardly any games.... monopolistic bastards.
obviously you've never been able to harness the power of cleavage...

maeve
2010-01-23, 6:24 AM #6
I'm still busy getting my *** kicked by Machinarium.
? :)
2010-01-23, 6:41 AM #7
Oh poo I've been neglecting Machinarium!
2010-01-23, 8:44 AM #8
Originally posted by Emon:
Brand specific download managers are one of the worst inventions in the past 20 years.


I'm sure a lot of games are sold over Impulse and it didn't at all rub people the wrong way after Stardock's big anti-drm stance!
<Rob> This is internet.
<Rob> Nothing costs money if I don't want it to.
2010-01-23, 10:51 AM #9
When I bought Crysis with the EA Download manager it gave me the option of being able to download it multiple times, and I figured "eh, why not, it's only another 10 bux"

I downloaded it and it was corrupted. Had to download it again. I dread to think what would have happened if I didn't pay the extra $10.
2010-01-23, 11:44 AM #10
I have one 'word' for you:

Arrrrrr!

(there's a semi-hidden message in it)
You can't judge a book by it's file size
2010-01-23, 11:48 AM #11
Originally posted by Uberslug:
When I bought Crysis with the EA Download manager it gave me the option of being able to download it multiple times, and I figured "eh, why not, it's only another 10 bux"

I downloaded it and it was corrupted. Had to download it again. I dread to think what would have happened if I didn't pay the extra $10.


When I bought Crysis on Steam, it didn't give me the option to pay $10 to download it multiple times, and didn't give me corrupted downloads in the first place.

Don't buy from EA if you don't have to, lesson learned >.>
2010-01-23, 12:00 PM #12
Wait wait wait... They actually charged you for the ability to re-download? What a rip!
You can't judge a book by it's file size
2010-01-23, 2:22 PM #13
Yeah, and I think it only lasts for about 2 years.
nope.
2010-01-23, 2:34 PM #14
Originally posted by Commander 598:
I'm sure a lot of games are sold over Impulse and it didn't at all rub people the wrong way after Stardock's big anti-drm stance!

I don't know anything about that, anything that introduces required or unique functionality is exempt. I'm referring to like, the Adobe Download Manager. What the ****'s the point? I just want a link to the file.
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.

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