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[GhostRyter]

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[supernet2]

steam makes it easier to connect, steam download servers are more reliable, still need origin either way if your playing it online. I personally bought on both steam and origin. Up to you personally, but its easier to connect and find folks through steam (even though the game still relies on the origin api for network play)

[supernet2]

To play with a legit unpatched version (meaning not patching it for no client needed to play) yes you will need origin lite or origin full (the full install or the steam lite that just checks and verifies licensing) before it will work. Online, and offline gameplay mode. If you have ANY dlc that is digitally acquired and not through a disc/iso install (Meaning besides awakened thats included on the disc build) you will need online connection to even authenticate.

You could technically authenticate with origin lite/full and still play (by having a origin account login, and set it to offline mode, and then launch the game through origin/steam/the deadspace3.exe file) and it will work since it will verify your .paf license key with your account and since your account has a key thats encrypted in that .paf it will then just work. So in short No. Not easily at least. Dead space 1 can be played natively with out any client though, dead space 2 and 3 not so much they still need origin to work.

Edit: Dead space 3 Limited edition disc/iso and the no cd patch (basically modified .exe that just disables online checking) would technically let you play on a clientless (no installed origin/required origin login) and you could play on a pc thats never been hooked up to the internet. Just a general fyi.

[BDK]

Yes you need Origin.

[Lord_Lion_75]

Originally posted by GhostRyter:

Would I be better off buying it on Origin instead then?

Exactly !!! that why I don't get any of EA games here on STEAM... to be Honest as we already know Steam is Far miles way better than Origin but this policy of EA to have it in background and more logged on your Origin account make impossibile to get rid of it and have only Steam like good old times.

[MikeOxbig]

You do but its not a big deal, it launches Origin really quick then its gone and the game launches.

[BOLINHA DE GORFE]

just like you need uplay, no big deal.

[Serious Business]

Originally posted by MikeOxbig:

You do but its not a big deal, it launches Origin really quick then its gone and the game launches.

EA is shady, I'd rather not having their background scanning software running on my machine. Sounds like a security risk to me. I'm not a data mine.

[BDK]

Originally posted by Chadimir Putitin:

Originally posted by MikeOxbig:

You do but its not a big deal, it launches Origin really quick then its gone and the game launches.

EA is shady, I'd rather not having their background scanning software running on my machine. Sounds like a security risk to me. I'm not a data mine.

Yeah like Steam is any better? lol .. - Here's your data : https://help.steampowered.com/en/accountdata