[Dev Response Requested] Steam Version for Current Players

As an avid user of Steam, would love to be able to use Steam resources to play, but am pretty loathe to buy the game for a fourth time (PC 1.0 CE, PC 2.0, PS3 CE), even at 50% off. Is it possible to play the Steam version with an existing account?

You must buy it again and add the Steam key on the Mog Station (you won't get the 30 days, tho, as those are for new accounts). It can't be done the other way around.

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Originally Posted by SE Kahuna

Nope, there isn't. Imagine it from Steam's perspective. You would register a game you haven't bought through them, that made them no money, but use their infrastructure to download a 10GB client, presumably more than once. Contrary to popular belief, server space and traffic come at a price :)

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http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._steam/cfi891z

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Originally Posted by Yshnal

You must buy it again and add the Steam key on the Mog Station (you won't get the 30 days, tho, as those are for new accounts). It can't be done the other way around.



http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._steam/cfi891z

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Same thread has SE Kahuna saying that it has been forwarded...

For every other MMO on Steam, current players can add their account for free, it isn't like the download would happen again, as the game is already installed...

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Originally Posted by Nekodar

Same thread has SE Kahuna saying that it has been forwarded...

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Being forwarded doesn't mean that it will change (I hope it does). Right now it works like that.

Buying it for a fourth time? 1.0 players got 2.0 for free.

But like the others said you have to buy a Steam copy to get access to Steam's resources.

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Originally Posted by Galactimus

Buying it for a fourth time? 1.0 players got 2.0 for free.

But like the others said you have to buy a Steam copy to get access to Steam's resources.

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Still bought 1.0, that wasn't free, also bought a second copy to log on alt and main at same time as well as so could play early access in addition to the PS3/PS4 version. Steam would be #4.

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Originally Posted by Yshnal

Being forwarded doesn't mean that it will change (I hope it does). Right now it works like that.

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Right, but having an official SE rep saying it has been forwarded is more than the OP here can expect to get.

There is no difference between the Steam and Retail version
The game itself has no changes (same with FFXI) it simply becomes a stand-alone game once you've purchased it, just think of Steam as another vendor selling the game keys.

I'm, confused as to why you're buying a steam copy?

Pretty much every steam resource except for time-keeping is avaliable to you, simply add the game as a "third party programme" to your steam list and you can take screenshots, contact friends as well as using the steam overlay.

You're missing out on maybe 1-2 things here. (Unless i'm missing something super critical here)

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...2219-YDJV-5557

All the steam version is doing is providing you with a key to register via the mog-station and the 100MB client download (perhaps it also installs the release candidate too, or 2.1 i'm not sure).

As for the "But I can download it via steam!"
You can already download it from their website, it won't be downloading any faster or slower;
http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/playersdownload/na/



I'm just completley curious as to why you'd buy it a second time for virtually nothing?

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Originally Posted by Xayoc

Is it possible to play the Steam version with an existing account?

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Yes, you can use the steam version with an existing account (all it is is the windows version. Might want to reword it to what I think you mean, that you want a steam key for the steam version because you already own the windows version.

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Originally Posted by Xayoc

Still bought 1.0, that wasn't free, also bought a second copy to log on alt and main at same time as well as so could play early access in addition to the PS3/PS4 version. Steam would be #4.

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Where does your signature come from?

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Originally Posted by Shioban

I'm, confused as to why you're buying a steam copy?

I'm just completley curious as to why you'd buy it a second time for virtually nothing?

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People who are really into Steam also tend to have many games, sometimes hundreds of games, and would rather not be bothered with keeping track of all the individual websites for all their games - they'd rather have all their games via the Steam platform, so when switching computers or redownloading games they deleted previously for HDD space they can just get it all through Steam instead of hunting everything down individually.

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Originally Posted by NeoAmon

Where does your signature come from?

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Fate/Zero.

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Originally Posted by BlueMage

People who are really into Steam also tend to have many games, sometimes hundreds of games, and would rather not be bothered with keeping track of all the individual websites for all their games - they'd rather have all their games via the Steam platform, so when switching computers or redownloading games they deleted previously for HDD space they can just get it all through Steam instead of hunting everything down individually.

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Its as simple as googling;

FFXIV Client Download

- Downloading

- Installing

- Running.

I fail to see the "difficulty in managing" websites unless the bearer has incurred brain damage and forgot the phrases "FFXIV, Client and Download".

Yes steam is a fantastic resource for this, but for FFXIV you would only be downloading the launch client which is already extremely easy to obtain.