Heavensward Physical Copy & Steam

[Crysti]

I find this whole situation to be completely ridiculous. People should be able to get the physical collectors edition and not have to buy steams copy as well. I don't think it's right limiting people because they chose to buy through Steam. Who's idea was it to make it to where Heavensward wouldn't work without Steam, if you bought ARR through steam? I've seen quite a few ARR players play without steam from just downloading the game from the 14 website.. I don't understand the logic behind this.

[Belhi]

It's all about licencing. Its the same reason people who play on both playstation and PC have to get two copies of the game. Frankly there is probably rather little SE can do about it unless Steam is willing to sell Physical CEs through their website.

I know it sucks. I'm on a steam version, but it kind of the price for buying a game through a service like steam.

[Intaki]

I can not begin to conceive why anyone would buy this game through Steam and shackle themselves to the corrupt corporate entity that is Valve.

[Belhi]

I can not begin to conceive why anyone would buy this game through Steam and shackle themselves to the corrupt corporate entity that is Valve.

Because it was very cheap.