Not able to play in Heavensward for some reason.

[Saccharin]

Steam is treated as a separate platform so you have to purchase the non-steam windows version. You have to have the base game and HW for each platform.

That's Steam for you folks, I really don't know why people want steam anyways.

[AsteriaStarfall]

That's Steam for you folks, I really don't know why people want steam anyways.

Yeah, if it is ONLY available on steam, then purchase through steam, otherwise purchase direct from the developer for PC download. You will have so many less issues that way. This is what happens when you go through a 3rd party for licensing and platform, you will only have headaches in the end.

[Assirra]

Steam is treated as a separate platform so you have to purchase the non-steam windows version. You have to have the base game and HW for each platform.

That's Steam for you folks, I really don't know why people want steam anyways.

This is not a steam issue, this is a SE issue.
There are multiple different games that either warn you stuff is not compatible. (does not happen with FFXIV at all) or are compatible.
There should have been a massive warning on both mog station and steam that the 2 versions are not compatible even tough SE sites itself saids and i quote "Both versions of FINAL FANTASY XIV are identical."
Also, i would have no problem if they had a service account transfer service yet they don't.

[Saccharin]

This is not a steam issue, this is a SE issue.
There are multiple different games that either warn you stuff is not compatible. (does not happen with FFXIV at all) or are compatible.
There should have been a massive warning on both mog station and steam that the 2 versions are not compatible even tough SE sites itself saids and i quote "Both versions of FINAL FANTASY XIV are identical."
Also, i would have no problem if they had a service account transfer service yet they don't.

No this is a Steam issue. Why would SE want you to buy it twice. My guess is that Valve get a cut of the sub fee if you play it through Steam. Valve have no reason to encourage you to switch 'platform'. It's just like Microsoft and Sony getting a cut of console games when you buy them.

[Assirra]

No this is a Steam issue. Why would SE want you to buy it twice. My guess is that Valve get a cut of the sub fee if you play it through Steam. Valve have no reason to encourage you to switch 'platform'. It's just like Microsoft and Sony getting a cut of console games when you buy them.

Again, it is SE's responsibility to give a massive warning what is what is not compatible. There was no warning anywhere.
The only thing that was remotely warning'ish was the fact that steam version of hw required steam version of ARR.
I got both versions, nowhere it saids something about activating or compatibility issues.'

There is a severe lack of information regarding anything account based on this game.
Mog station is honestly a piece of crap navigating compared to other mmo sites.