News Elite: Dangerous Steam Keys

Jim Steinman

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FuegoTigre said:
Jim, you have no idea what I've read. Just like Steam would have little, to no idea, what was purchased offsite, nor should they. Nor do they with other publishers/developers. Steam is concerned with what you've purchased through them. Your online 3rd party accounts are between you and your provider of service.

It's kind of like your understanding of what I've read in this forum. You have no idea, nor can you verify. But this certainly doesn't stop you from making claims as you so deem truthful.

I suppose when one is convinced of their position, it can be difficult to see reality.

It can be made even more difficult when that reality is not disclosed to us, much like in this case.

I am opposed to fabricating realities that have no basis of fact behind them, let alone an official declaration.

This is what is happening here.
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Fuego, Fuego, Fuego. I'm pretty much done with you as you are now turning prospective players away from the game and clearly have never had the intent to take this discussion seriously.

The information is out there that covers everything you refuse to see so it certainly appears you have not read large parts of the thread. I suspected you may be opposed to fabricating realities as you put it even where data does support, so I don't understand why you do it.

I wanted to say I feel sad or sorry for you, but in reality, I'm just shaking my head.
 

FuegoTigre

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Jim Steinman said:
Fuego, Fuego, Fuego. I'm pretty much done with you as you are now turning prospective players away from the game and clearly have never had the intent to take this discussion seriously.

The information is out there that covers everything you refuse to see so it certainly appears you have not read large parts of the thread. I suspected you may be opposed to fabricating realities as you put it even where data does support, so I don't understand why you do it.

I wanted to say I feel sad or sorry for you, but in reality, I'm just shaking my head.
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Ok, Jim. It was nice talking with you.
 

Amphetamine

Amphetamine
There's no "Generate Partner Key" in my account section. I'm a Merc pack pre-orderer so I should be eligible to claim one correct?

ED No Partner Key.jpg

Anyone? Please?
 

SentineI

SentineI
FuegoTigre said:
Jim, you have no idea what I've read. Just like Steam would have little, to no idea, what was purchased offsite, nor should they. Nor do they with other publishers/developers. Steam is concerned with what you've purchased through them. Your online 3rd party accounts are between you and your provider of service.
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Of COURSE Steam knows what DLC you've purchases for Steam-linked games. Otherwise Steam would not know what data files to allow you to download. That certainly applies to any expansions Frontier release. Maybe not Skins, but if Valve ever suspect that Frontier aren't following their agreement then they can simply buy ED from Frontier's store, link it to Steam, buy a few skins, and then see if they get notified of those purchases...
 

excalibus

excalibus
Edward Lewis said:
Greetings Commanders

All EliteDangerous.com store players can now generate a Steam key to add it to their Steam library.

By generating a Steam key all future purchases made with your Frontier account will also be associated with your Steam account. This won't affect how much you pay for the game or for paint jobs, but sticking with the EliteDangerous.com store remains the best way to support ongoing development with 100 percent of your money on future purchases. We especially appreciate it when you buy direct from us, but we're happy for you to play how and where you like. Just enjoy the game, and fly safe Commanders!

Instructions to redeem:

Log into the Elite: Dangerous store.

Go to your account dashboard.

Click on ‘Partner Keys’

Click ‘Claim an Elite: Dangerous’ key.

You can redeem your code by selecting 'Games > Activate a Product On Steam' in the Steam UI.

Note: the key you generate will add Elite: Dangerous to any Steam library but WILL NOT grant access to the game without an existing registered Frontier account and copy of the game. For this reason, please don’t give your keys away to friends! They won’t be able to play without having already bought the game from Steam or the EliteDangerous.com store!
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Hmm I wonder what I am doing wrong ... I go to the store, login, go to my account which brings up my dashboard, I can see my details, I can see my recent purchases however I cannot see any mention of or any link to PARTNER KEYS

The only 'keys' I can see are Product keys and that is asking me to submit my product key, which as a beta backer, I already have the game installed etc and so should not need to submit my existing product key or am I mistaken???
 

MrMogadon

MrMogadon
SushiCW said:
I expect that generating steam keys is free, but by doing so any future FD store purchases become subject to the "valve tax". A bit of confirmation on that point wouldn't hurt but it makes sense to me.
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Edward Lewis said:
Yeah, that's a fair interpretation. We don't think of it as a tax though, just part of working with third party retailers.
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Not really sure what the confusion is about the use of Steam keys, I think the above 2 quotes sum it up succinctly, but maybe I'm missing a hidden message somewhere ;)

I can't really see that Valve or Frontier are going to be clamouring loudly for the 30% of my E : D spend that's up for grabs.
 

Artie

Artie
Edward Lewis said:
I feel a bit crude talking about 'cuts' and 'percentages' but yes, once you've linked an account, any future purchases on the FD store are affected by this.
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So sell stuff cheaper on your store and more expensive on Steam. Look at Witcher 3 - they are selling it more expensive on Steam to cover Valve's ~30% "tithe" :)
 

Marshall...

Marshall...
Edward Lewis said:
I feel a bit crude talking about 'cuts' and 'percentages' but yes, once you've linked an account, any future purchases on the FD store are affected by this.
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I thought this would be the case. As much as i use steam (i have over 700 games)I'm happy to not use my steam key and keep buying direct from you good chaps.
 
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Iori

Iori
Mr.Hidden said:
So sell stuff cheaper on your store and more expensive on Steam. Look at Witcher 3 - they are selling it more expensive on Steam to cover Valve's ~30% "tithe" :)
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They already sell it on their store, Steam store does not sell the add-ons directly so Valve takes that 30% from those accounts on the FD store that generated a key.

The Witcher 3 is the same price on GOG and on Steam.

Selling stuff cheaper for those who are not linked (or more expensive for those who linked) would be unfair to the users, specially after saying that it wont affect the price they pay (and would probably go against Valve's terms in some way).
 
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Phoenix

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Edward Lewis said:
I feel a bit crude talking about 'cuts' and 'percentages' but yes, once you've linked an account, any future purchases on the FD store are affected by this.
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I don't like how this any' could be interpreted. A little more clarification would be great.

Does this include purchases of Paint Jobs as well as physical merch stuff?
I would like to activate ED through Steam. But not, if you have to pay money to Valve for me buying a paint job or a mug directly from your official store.

Or is this restricted only to game addons? That would be fine for me then, as I have the lifetime expansion pass and would never require to buy expansions for the game.
 

Iori

Iori
Phoenix said:
I don't like how this any' could be interpreted. A little more clarification would be great.

Does this include purchases of Paint Jobs as well as physical merch stuff?
I would like to activate ED through Steam. But not, if you have to pay money to Valve for me buying a paint job or a mug directly from your official store.

Or is this restricted only to game addons? That would be fine for me then, as I have the lifetime expansion pass and would never require to buy expansions for the game.
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I do not think so, but if you are worried, try to buy merchandising without logging with your account, and if you can't, make a new account for it. Physical merchandising does not have to be tied to your game account after all.
 

Titus Balls

Titus Balls
Edward Lewis said:
I feel a bit crude talking about 'cuts' and 'percentages' but yes, once you've linked an account, any future purchases on the FD store are affected by this.
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Thanks for the clear-cut explanation. You don't have to go in to details just enough to confirm that this is the case.
 

Marc Alexander

Marc Alexander
Phoenix said:
I don't like how this any' could be interpreted. A little more clarification would be great.

Does this include purchases of Paint Jobs as well as physical merch stuff?
I would like to activate ED through Steam. But not, if you have to pay money to Valve for me buying a paint job or a mug directly from your official store.

Or is this restricted only to game addons? That would be fine for me then, as I have the lifetime expansion pass and would never require to buy expansions for the game.
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Its crystal clear. Anything. Everything. All.
 
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