Heavensward Physical Copy & Steam

[Stabattack]

Will the code that comes with the physical copies (standard & CE) of Heavensward activate with Steam?

[HakaseNyan]

Not sure why it would activate with steam. Since, it would be a code that applies to your Square Enix service account.

[Colorful]

Not sure why it would activate with steam. Since, it would be a code that applies to your Square Enix service account.

I think he might be worried about what they said in the live letter

Please note that users that play FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn on Steam will need to purchase the Steam version of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward.

(from a Reddit thread). If that's the case the people who purchased the Steam version are SOL when it comes to getting the physical copy of the CE.

[TheRogueX]

I think he might be worried about what they said in the live letter (from a Reddit thread).

Please note that users that play FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn on Steam will need to purchase the Steam version of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward.

If that's the case the people who purchased the Steam version are SOL when it comes to getting the physical copy of the CE.

Guess that means I won't be playing via Steam anymore. I originally purchased the physical edition, then bought it on Steam and gave the key to someone else so I could install and play via Steam. I guess I could just do that again, but I probably just won't.

There is ABSOLUTELY no reason why we should have to jump through these hoops.

[SongJoohee]

Guess that means I won't be playing via Steam anymore. I originally purchased the physical edition, then bought it on Steam and gave the key to someone else so I could install and play via Steam. I guess I could just do that again, but I probably just won't.

There is ABSOLUTELY no reason why we should have to jump through these hoops.

Yeah I'm looking for an answer to this too. Will we be able to add a Steam Heavensward key to a Non-Steam A Realm Reborn account? They said no to the other way around but made no mention of whether or not that way will be okay.

I bought FFXIV when it was 1.0. Started playing again at ARR, bought the Steam version when it was released and gave the key away since I had an account. Now if I want Heavensward on Steam I have to do the same, buy both a non-Steam and Steam version?

[Waliel]

Guess that means I won't be playing via Steam anymore. I originally purchased the physical edition, then bought it on Steam and gave the key to someone else so I could install and play via Steam. I guess I could just do that again, but I probably just won't.

There is ABSOLUTELY no reason why we should have to jump through these hoops.

Couldn't you have just added your orifinal copy to steam as non-steam game? Or am I missing something obvious here?

[DracotheDragon]

Couldn't you have just added your orifinal copy to steam as non-steam game? Or am I missing something obvious here?

due to the nature of Steam games thay have a .exe file that has a few differing lines of code so it has to launch though the steam DRM, with that said, if you bought heavenward's disk and tried to install it it wouldn't find the game and it wouldn't recognise the steam one as a game due to its different coding, and DRM protection..

if you added it via non-steam-games it wouldn't allow it to mix with a steam game in case f piracy, and also since it is a expansion it will also have its own code that steam will use to mix it in as a DLC from there store, in short there DRM basicly stops you from adding DLC or a expansion on one of there games UNLESS you get it from them.

[worldofneil]

I originally purchased the physical edition, then bought it on Steam and gave the key to someone else so I could install and play via Steam.

Then your account isn't actually the Steam version (since you gave that code away) and you should therefore buy the non-Steam one.

It doesn't matter if you play through Steam or directly (they're both exactly the same installation on your hard disk), it only matters where you purchased the account you actually play with as that's whether it's marked as Steam or not.

If you log into the Mogstation, on the opening page of the service account if it shows you have a Steam Wallet option for payment it's a Steam account version. If it doesn't, it's not.

[DracotheDragon]

i beleave it was specified if you use steam you MUST buy heavensward Via steam to use it

[Theresa]

I'm actually worried if we will be able to pre order via Steam.