News Steam keys update

RealNC · May 28, 2015

Does ED on Steam even use the Steam DRM? I have some games that don't use it. I can just start the game without even running Steam.

I think ED uses its own DRM and only uses Steam as a delivery platform? If not, then that's just Frontier's decision to use Steam DRM on top of their own. Steam does not enforce DRM on publishers. It's optional.

AndreyATGB · May 28, 2015

It most likely just launches the launcher, which you could do manually as well yes. There's plenty of games on steam that run without steam itself running.

rootsrat · May 28, 2015

Kyokushin said:
I think it will be Soon™

That joke never gets old

RealNC · May 28, 2015

There's also Soon^®

GeordieMarv · May 28, 2015

I assume there is still no news on this? Are people are still waiting to hear?

Psychokill · May 28, 2015

I don't understand why anyone needs the key at the exact moment it becomes available. Today, tomorrow or next week, we still get the keys minus the lunacy of staying awake all night - I mean, this isn't launch day for the game right? I really just don't get it.

nick_j_bacon · May 28, 2015

Psychokill said:
I don't understand why anyone needs the key at the exact moment it becomes available. Today, tomorrow or next week, we still get the keys minus the lunacy of staying awake all night - I mean, this isn't launch day for the game right? I really just don't get it.

I'm only waiting for it because I did a system rebuild this morning so ED isn't even installed at the moment

Core1024 · May 28, 2015

Psychokill said:
I don't understand why anyone needs the key at the exact moment it becomes available. Today, tomorrow or next week, we still get the keys minus the lunacy of staying awake all night - I mean, this isn't launch day for the game right? I really just don't get it.

Because the launcher is terrible?

Been two weeks now, unable to install. Support no help at all.

Hoping that steam installer will actually work.

Krkn · May 28, 2015

Core1024 said:
Because the launcher is terrible?

Been two weeks now, unable to install. Support no help at all.

Hoping that steam installer will actually work.

Every single update breaks the game for me, AFAIK the launcher will remain the same, which is a shame.

nick_j_bacon · May 28, 2015

Core1024 said:
Because the launcher is terrible?

Been two weeks now, unable to install. Support no help at all.

Hoping that steam installer will actually work.

Have you tried posting on the forums regarding your installer issues? The community is pretty supportive when it comes to technical issues so that might be worth a try. The steam version still uses the launcher so I'm afraid it may not fix the problem you are experiencing.....

Core1024 · May 28, 2015

nick_j_bacon said:
Have you tried posting on the forums regarding your installer issues? The community is pretty supportive when it comes to technical issues so that might be worth a try. The steam version still uses the launcher so I'm afraid it may not fix the problem you are experiencing.....

I'll try once I get my steam key, if it doesn't resolve the issue. Note that the last response from the tech support guys was "we're handing out steam keys on the 28th, why not wait to see if that works"

Commandeur_Brin · May 28, 2015

Can't login into the store... OMG I THINK IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN !!!!!!

birdfreeyahoo · May 28, 2015

Well but I can

Mysturji · May 28, 2015

tl;dr
I have 2 games on steam... don't play either of them.
Is this a "tomayto tomahto" thing, or are there any actual benefits to using steam? I don't have any launcher issues, and updates usually don't take too long because I'm at work when they're released, so the mad rush is over by the time I get home and upgrade.

e.g. I read somewhere ages ago that you could play as another CMDR name under steam. Meaning if I get twitchy on a long exploration voyage, I could load up steam and do some pew-pew as my alter ego CMDR for a bit. Is this the case? Because that would be a reason to use it.

Ruxton · May 28, 2015

Mysturji said:
tl;dr
I have 2 games on steam... don't play either of them.
Is this a "tomayto tomahto" thing, or are there any actual benefits to using steam? I don't have any launcher issues, and updates usually don't take too long because I'm at work when they're released, so the mad rush is over by the time I get home and upgrade.

e.g. I read somewhere ages ago that you could play as another CMDR name under steam. Meaning if I get twitchy on a long exploration voyage, I could load up steam and do some pew-pew as my alter ego CMDR for a bit. Is this the case? Because that would be a reason to use it.

I have 283 games on steam, I've played a lot of them. Nearly every game I own and play is in Steam, Steam keeps track of progress of these across my community of friends who also play games, why wouldn't I want this one in there too?

You can play as another CMDR name on any platform, just buy another copy.

Shar · May 28, 2015

1 commander only same account different launcher as for the benefits check the first couple of pages on this thread its all there.

RealNC · May 28, 2015

Mysturji said:
I have 2 games on steam... don't play either of them.
Is this a "tomayto tomahto" thing, or are there any actual benefits to using steam?

Well, I have 430 games on Steam and it's nice to have everything in one place. Otherwise, I would have to go to hundreds of different websites. Steam has actually made PC gaming easy. Otherwise, it would be launcher and patch-search madness. Companies like Frontier are really the odd man out and they don't really care much about launcher polution.

e.g. I read somewhere ages ago that you could play as another CMDR name under steam. Meaning if I get twitchy on a long exploration voyage, I could load up steam and do some pew-pew as my alter ego CMDR for a bit. Is this the case? Because that would be a reason to use it.

Nah, I doubt it. Frontier do not provide any way to do that other than buying the game multiple times. More money that way, I guess.

Jim Steinman · May 28, 2015

Psychokill said:
I really just don't get it.

A lot of us don't.

Kyokushin · May 28, 2015

Commandeur_Brin said:
Can't login into the store... OMG I THINK IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN !!!!!!

löl
u made my day man

Delta_Vee · May 28, 2015

nick_j_bacon said:
I'm only waiting for it because I did a system rebuild this morning so ED isn't even installed at the moment

Same here, I suffered a fatal windows issue and had to wipe my drives clean. I can't be bothered installing ED and I might as well use the Steam key when it goes live.