DO NOT!~~~~~

[Netheos]

So you're saying your computer doesn't possess a HDD (or SSD)? Steam treats the items the exact same way, because they're the exact same game. The data for the Abyssea content was already on your computer, all you needed were the registration codes to input to your account to tell the game that you have paid for the content.

That is correct, all I needed was the codes, which I got last night. AND IT WORKED on the CURRENT version I HAD before I D/L'd from STEAM. Had I not downloaded the product they had in que, I would not have this problem. What I was trying to warn players about is that this will happen to them IF THEY D/L the game from steam! DO NOT do it. Just buy it and get the codes and leave the download, OR evade STEAM and use another source.

[Netheos]

Just for clarification,

NEW PLAYER/NEW INSTALL - Can go through STEAM with no problems.

EXISTING PLAYER/ DID NOT BUY ORIGINAL SOFTWARE FROM STEAM - Do not D/L the game through steam by mistake, Only use the registration codes.

EXISTING PLAYER/PURCHASED EVERYTHING THROUGH STEAM - Will not have problems, to my knowledge.

[Arcon]

I had it pre-Steam, then installed the Steam version, it broke my original. Great, I purged it and now play the Steam version. I don't see what the big deal is? Why not just play the Steam version? Yes, so you have to download it again, it's a one-time effort (which only takes a couple of hours total, just do it over night or something).

And yes, PCs do have a HDD (or less commonly used SSD).

[Netheos]

I had it pre-Steam, then installed the Steam version, it broke my original. Great, I purged it and now play the Steam version. I don't see what the big deal is? Why not just play the Steam version? Yes, so you have to download it again, it's a one-time effort (which only takes a couple of hours total, just do it over night or something).

And yes, PCs do have a HDD (or less commonly used SSD).

Yeah, this more along the lines just to give someone a heads up so they didn't have to go through it if they didn't want to.

As to the HDD, SDD thing. I honestly don't know about computers to know any better, I just remember hearing HDD when I had a PS2. Sorry for being uneducated /sadface. I don't mean that in a sarcastic way.