Hi, I bought King Arthur in shop, haven't installed it yet. Now I see that Gamersgate offer a weekend deal for the Saxon DLC and I think of buying it. But - will it work toghether with my boxed copy?
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you must activate the boxed version with steam so you must buy the DLC also at steam and not at Gamersgate :/
and this is the main reason for me to buy all pdox games on gamersgate. Because once you'll activate a game through steam, you're bound to it.
There's currently a serious problem with the extra expansions:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?516340-Gamers-Gate-installs-overwrite-each-other
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?516340-Gamers-Gate-installs-overwrite-each-other
which can be easly bypassed by creating shortcuts by yourselves, but yes, it should be fixed with patch as quickly as they can...
Hm ... fine ... but "King Arthur" is not available at Gamersgate, so I bought the boxed copy.
Now I'm FORCED to install it via Steam? And I'm not able to buy the expansions via Gamersgate to combine them?
This is plain stupid !!!
Now I'm FORCED to install it via Steam? And I'm not able to buy the expansions via Gamersgate to combine them?
This is plain stupid !!!
Blame the publisher of the game. Steam didn't force anyone to adopt their platform for distribution or activation.
no-sense.
STEAM is forcing everyone to buy the game and all expansions on their platform for an obvious reason.
The publisher doesn't care if you buy retail copy or digital copy from anywhere on the planet - the money is theirs. But VALVE DO CARE if you buy the game, you have to buy all expansions on the same platform.
Ofcourse having or not steam is a decision of the publisher, but instead you have steam achievements and multiplayer...
Gamersgate, for example is not forcing anyone to buy all parts of the game in their shop. Ive bought retail copy of EU3 complete and then HTTT on Gamersgate and there were no problem with installation. With steam it's unthinkable.
STEAM is forcing everyone to buy the game and all expansions on their platform for an obvious reason.
The publisher doesn't care if you buy retail copy or digital copy from anywhere on the planet - the money is theirs. But VALVE DO CARE if you buy the game, you have to buy all expansions on the same platform.
Ofcourse having or not steam is a decision of the publisher, but instead you have steam achievements and multiplayer...
Gamersgate, for example is not forcing anyone to buy all parts of the game in their shop. Ive bought retail copy of EU3 complete and then HTTT on Gamersgate and there were no problem with installation. With steam it's unthinkable.
I buy games at Steam only if they are not available at Gamersgate, Impulse or Direct2drive. All are preferrable. Also, I bought KA on Gamersgate, along with Saxons and druids and they don't even work with each other at the moment. But King Arthur is definitely available there.
Well, it says "Game: Not prices" and "Game not available in your region" (=Germany). So it's not possible for me to buy King Arthur at Gamersgate
If you live in Germany the only way to play King Arthur is by using Steam:
1) Buying the retail version and unlocking it at Steam or
2) directly buying it at Steam
I did the second one. I also prefer to buy all Paradox related games (and its expansions) on Gamersgate. But for King Arthur, Lead&Gold and Magicka I had no other choice.