Need Clarification for the Steam Players...

[Wilhelm_Frost]

Okay, I'm seriously not getting this. Square recognizes my account, I can just download the launcher straight from them, bypassing steam entirely, login with my account and it's completely kosher. Why the bloody heck can't I just link the CE physical key to my existing account? It's not like they don't know I bought the base game already.

[RiceisNice]

Okay, I'm seriously not getting this. Square recognizes my account, I can just download the launcher straight from them, bypassing steam entirely, login with my account and it's completely kosher. Why the bloody heck can't I just link the CE physical key to my existing account? It's not like they don't know I bought the base game already.

Did you get your copy of ARR from the steam store or no?

If yes : You must get heavensward from steam store. Getting the game from gamestop or SE will not work.
If no: You cannot get heavensward from steam store, it will not be compatible.

Even if you bought the game from the steam store, you can run it however you like. But Square recognizes your account as a steam account. This is the important thing here. Steam accounts can play the game with or without using steam, but you must purchase heavensward from the steam store. You cannot use a digital copy from the SE store or a physical CE copy.