CE physical copy - possible, yet expensive work around for steam issue?

[Snootles]

No, classic PC and Steam edition are identical. Read here.

So I am summarising, but would be nice if we can get a confirmation, that you can buy your physical copy and use that. But you would have to forego Steam. You'd have to instal FFXIV with the free installer from the FFXIV site.

[Keydah]

No, classic PC and Steam edition are identical. Read here.

So I am summarising, but would be nice if we can get a confirmation, that you can buy your physical copy and use that. But you would have to forego Steam. You'd have to instal FFXIV with the free installer from the FFXIV site.

That doesn't mean the code is identical. Of course the game you get is identical! But your account is still flagged as owning it a different way. The Steam FFXIV is identical to the normal PC FFXIV, but the account you're logging into it with is still different, and the account is what is keeping people from being able to connect a physical copy. It doesn't matter if you can launch it without Steam, the account is still Steam-locked when it comes to code. This is the same exact thing as people who own a EU FFXIV then move to NA and can't connect an NA code to a EU account because it doesn't match up.

This is NOT an issue of the installed game. This is an issue of the account logging into the game.

[Anera]

No, classic PC and Steam edition are identical. Read here.

So I am summarising, but would be nice if we can get a confirmation, that you can buy your physical copy and use that. But you would have to forego Steam. You'd have to instal FFXIV with the free installer from the FFXIV site.

the game is identical yes but not the cd key