daan2002
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updates will come via ED launcher not via steam
Do NOT get a "free" Steam key if you want to support Frontier
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updates will come via ED launcher not via steam
Shame, but not terrible.
That's only if you are using FD own updater. If you install the complete game thru the stream library after powerplay is released it should be thru steam own service.
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Eh I also use Steam every day (http://steamcommunity.com/id/tanepiper) (well not every day, I also have a life) so you might want to check your facts first. I even usually have some money sitting in my wallet when it's not been spent on another Steam sale.
And because of that, still don't see the point of adding it.
My ED updated a couple of days ago. Don't know why. But Steam did the updating, not the launcher.
The fact that they gave us steam keys means they decided it was a wise business strategy. We have ZERO insight to the contracts involved and everything in this thread OP is based off completely unconfirmed information. With this in mind, my thoughts are:
a) FDev are fully aware of the contract with Valve and they still gave us the keys, they would not have done this had they thought it was detrimental to them and/or the game.
b) See point a - if they are fine with it then I am fine with it.
Stop trying to make a nice gesture in to some weird guilt trip. (that goes for the OP and Ed Lewis with his ambiguous posts)
a) FDev are fully aware of the contract with Valve and they still gave us the keys, they would not have done this had they thought it was detrimental to them and/or the game.
b) See point a - if they are fine with it then I am fine with it.
Stop trying to make a nice gesture in to some weird guilt trip. (that goes for the OP and Ed Lewis with his ambiguous posts)
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daan2002
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lets see better way of keeping up with your friends that say dont play ED so you dont have to Alt tab to see what they say but not every one going to be like me and YOU! i didnt see a real reason not to add it was gave to me and i used it if ED really cared about that big whopping 30% they would have not gave us a free key to use or not to
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Exactly this. It always strikes me as weird when people start threads like this in game forums. It never makes a lot of sense. We can trust that FD knows better than us what it is doing and what makes financial sense for them. So if a Steam key is a convenience to you, then go ahead and get one and go on with your life knowing you have not hurt your beloved game maker.
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daan2002
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this ^^^ they got my hole 100% back at December 1st
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It adds a virtual extension for some people.
But in reality, it adds nothing that is must have to the game. Oh sure, there is handy features, but nothing worth giving Valve a cut over.
Yup. OP appears to be on some sort of Social Justice Warrior trip.
Have any of you even tried linking them yet? If you did you would know that FD worked out some agreement with Valve that you still launch the game through FD's launcher even when you load it through steam.
IE:
You open steam
You hit 'play game' on E: D
This opens the FD launcher
You log in like normal and launch like normal
There is no store access on steam for accessories and I imagine the expansion packs will be directly through the FD store as well, which is why they have this particular agreement with Valve. If the game extra purchases are not going through Steam directly it's pretty safe to assume that they are not getting any cut of those sales.
IE:
You open steam
You hit 'play game' on E: D
This opens the FD launcher
You log in like normal and launch like normal
There is no store access on steam for accessories and I imagine the expansion packs will be directly through the FD store as well, which is why they have this particular agreement with Valve. If the game extra purchases are not going through Steam directly it's pretty safe to assume that they are not getting any cut of those sales.
Valve take 30% of anything sold on Steam. That's how they operate. If you tie your account to Steam and but in game items from there you do indeed cost FDev money.
I never use Steam if I can help it.
They gave out Steam keys due to the epic tantrum half the community threw when the game came out on Steam.
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Truth. I can confirm that this is exactly my experience when launching ED via Steam.
Read point a and point b in my post and get off your moral horse for a minute to have a chill.
Understand that Valve are a business and they haven't become a multi-billion dollar corporation with a mere 250 employees by being generous.
Understand the scale of the Christmas-voting turkeys who demanded Steam keys from the very first bank holiday weekend the Steam release was announced.
Understand that the devs have already pointed out it costs them money going forward to do this.
Valve have basically stopped making games now because Steam is such a wonderful cash cow. Such a monopoly is pretty toxic in any industry.
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Thanks for verifying that steam does updates, my main reason for linking accounts. Rep given.
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Valve certainly aren't doing it for nothing. It's reasonable to assume there is costs for FD in each permutation where Steam is involved, but we will never know exact details.
I understand all this, cupcake, but it still doesn't change my answer: please see points a & b in my earlier post. Thank you and have a smashing weekend.