I advise everyone to take EVERYTHING that EVERYONE says with a big grain of salt. Especially people trying to dissuade you from activating your Steam key of which you so passionately requested, and of which Frontier graciously granted, after much time and deliberation.
It is yours.
Get your key. Do not listen to the Chicken Little's and their "Sky is Falling" story.
Except, if that's what Ed actually meant (even though he doesn't specifically address that part of the quote), then he's completely contradicting himself (opening post)
I can't see no "Partner Keys" nor any "Claim an Elite: Dangerous key" in my account dashboard. How do I get this?
It's missing for me as well. Are you using Chrome?
I can't see no "Partner Keys" nor any "Claim an Elite: Dangerous key" in my account dashboard. How do I get this?
I was using Chrome. But I just tried with Firefox and still nothing :S
I was using Chrome. But I just tried with Firefox and still nothing :S
There is one other advantage. When you change your computer and it comes time to download the program again because you deleted it, intentionally or not. Steam gives you the advantage of remembering all of your activation codes for you and the links to the downloads. I have some games from different providers and it can be a bit bothersome to have to log on to a site that you haven't used in 12 months and they start asking for passwords that you have forgotten. With Steam you only have to remember one account name and password and they worry about the rest.The benefits are basically restricted to the ability to leave a review of the game on steam, and showing people you're playing it on steam and tracking how long you played through steam. There's not really any negatives to you as you can still run it outside of steam, but Steam eats 30% of your purchases from that point on so there's negatives to Frontier.
There is one other advantage. When you change your computer and it comes time to download the program again because you deleted it, intentionally or not. Steam gives you the advantage of remembering all of your activation codes for you and the links to the downloads. I have some games from different providers and it can be a bit bothersome to have to log on to a site that you haven't used in 12 months and they start asking for passwords that you have forgotten. With Steam you only have to remember one account name and password and they worry about the rest.
Don't you still have to log in in the launcher?
Can my previous install be safely deleted without affecting my character since I've installed Elite through Steam since getting my key?
Yes. But you may want to find you config file with your settings if you have a HOTAS like I do. I've got mine set up juuuuust right, and don't feel like doing it again.
I logged into the store, but the partner key entry does not show up for me. I've tried on both Firefox and IE. I bought my ED through the store here BEFORE they released it on Steam.