Yes, I want it. Sick of separate launchers that I need to get from different websites, with separate logins. Simulators do that far too often these days. Steam has become a mainstay of most PC gamers and when you release a product on there, that I already paid for (120 Euros I might add!) I'd almost expect to get a key.
A poll regarding Steam keys for Elite : Dangerous owners
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I have almost all my games (except Blizzard) on Steam because it makes them easy to manage. I really wanted ED on Steam too, but the devs said it wasn't happening so I went on and bought it. Now 2 months later it's on Steam and I can't move it! Quite frankly that es me off. Frontier LIED! See if I buy another game from them.
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own the game and thing it is the only rigth thing to give us a key to the game or the option to link the luncher to steam so that no other can get a free copy from me
own the game and thing it is the only rigth thing to give us a key to the game or the option to link the luncher to steam so that no other can get a free copy from me
+1, I'm using Steam most of my time, and I don't want it as non-steam shortcut anymore!
And it's also for the community hub features (guides, broadcasting, screenshot,...)
And it's also for the community hub features (guides, broadcasting, screenshot,...)
"Shroud of the Avatar" did give away free Steam keys, and I kickstarted that, thus getting the key much, much later than I got access to the game itself. And here's why it's useful to have; Steam has an almost instantaneous patch authorisation system, so the game there is as up to date as if you launched it through it's own launcher. But as you're most likely using Steam every day anyway, this means everything within it's own library is kept up to date, you don't need to start each individual launcher to pre-patch, even if you don't intend to play that day.
What is more, many games later on add specific Steam integration, either hooking it into the social elements, the new Workshop for submitted content, or just adding Steam Achievements. Which can be frustrating if you actually support the Devs directly, because you end up with less content than if you'd purchased through Steam. Here in E: D for instance, what if the Workshop fast tracks the ability to invent your own custom skins etc? It's not suggested as far as I know, but one day it might be, and will cause even more anguish for people who'd like that feature. Especially if E: D ends up on one of the infamous Steam sales. So just allow people to create a Steam copy if they buy direct from Frontier.
What is more, many games later on add specific Steam integration, either hooking it into the social elements, the new Workshop for submitted content, or just adding Steam Achievements. Which can be frustrating if you actually support the Devs directly, because you end up with less content than if you'd purchased through Steam. Here in E: D for instance, what if the Workshop fast tracks the ability to invent your own custom skins etc? It's not suggested as far as I know, but one day it might be, and will cause even more anguish for people who'd like that feature. Especially if E: D ends up on one of the infamous Steam sales. So just allow people to create a Steam copy if they buy direct from Frontier.
Actually it shouldn't. You either want it or you don't care. No reason for a 'no' vote, this is neither hard nor time consuming to implement and can only reflect positively on FD. Also it won't be an either or situation. The non-steam version won't disappear.
That is a requirement of Steam actually. They had issues a while back (cough EA Mass Effect) where companies would sell the game on Steam and then sell the expansions elsewhere and Steam would have to serve up that data without making money. Not just EA, but others would even give the game away free and charge only for the DLC offsite, again Steam would serve up the downloads for this without a profit. Like any company, Valve has to profit to survive, so they changed the rules and Origin was born out of spite. So if you wonder why EA made Origin, that is why.
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Why can't I vote 'yes' more than once?
WHYYY?!?!
Stupid polling rules...
WHYYY?!?!
Stupid polling rules...
That isn't Valve's fault. That is SquareEnix fault. Valve serves up what they upload and only that (it would be impossible to do otherwise). Whether or not that becomes and issue with ED is up to Frontier.
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That's interesting information, thx!
In other words, everyone with a lifetime DLC pass for ED would have to buy all the DLC again on Steam (if he/she chooses to play there)?
Not necessarily. The rule says it has to be available through steam, it doesn't say you can't give away free keys for them through your own website. I don't know all the details of course, but you can get Steam keys for other games (rather than purchasing through Steam itself)
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Ah ok, thx again!
The same should apply for the cosmetics DLC in the store, i.e., for those we would also need Steam keys.
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FYI: Kerbal Space Program has done the exact same thing too. They launched early access, moved to steam, gave Steam keys to those who previously bought it (optionally), and also those that bought before a certain date get all expansions free. Pretty much identical, so we know it can be done.
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Good that there exist already some precedence cases.
I hope the same applies to cosmetic DLC too.
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