dlc prices

[PeteThePanda]

So i was thinking of getting back into the game (played at launch but own no dlc) so i went to steam store and for the complete saga it was 1000 sek around 91.50 Euro but on teh arenanet website i can buy the standard edition which gives me the three first dlc for half the price? How does this work and i f i buy from Arenanet can i activate them via steam Gw2 launcher?

[✨Saint✨]

Everything you buy from the Steam store goes to your GW2 Steam account, with your old account you will have to use " -provider Portal " (w/o the quotes) in the launch options, and you will have to buy from the ANet store.
I would also recomend to read the pinned threads.

[PeteThePanda]

Originally posted by ✨Saint✨:

Everything you buy from the Steam store goes to your GW2 Steam account, with your old account you will have to use " -provider Portal " (w/o the quotes) in the launch options, and you will have to buy from the ANet store.
I would also recomend to read the pinned threads.

:saint:

wow dude by just typing in that command i now had access to all my old characters! Thanks dude!

[PeteThePanda]

Originally posted by ✨Saint✨:

Everything you buy from the Steam store goes to your GW2 Steam account, with your old account you will have to use " -provider Portal " (w/o the quotes) in the launch options, and you will have to buy from the ANet store.
I would also recomend to read the pinned threads.

:saint:

so now if i want to upgrade my version whilst using "-provider portal" i would have to buy it from Anet and it will upgrade my version whilst i can still use the steam launcher?

[✨Saint✨]

Originally posted by PeteThePanda:

Originally posted by ✨Saint✨:

Everything you buy from the Steam store goes to your GW2 Steam account, with your old account you will have to use " -provider Portal " (w/o the quotes) in the launch options, and you will have to buy from the ANet store.
I would also recomend to read the pinned threads.

so now if i want to upgrade my version whilst using "-provider portal" i would have to buy it from Anet and it will upgrade my version whilst i can still use the steam launcher?

Exactly.

[SinisterSlay]

Yes be careful not to buy on steam, they will not refund you for your mistake.

[PeteThePanda]

Originally posted by SinisterSlay:

Yes be careful not to buy on steam, they will not refund you for your mistake.

i honestly got kinda annoyed with how unclear everything is and im now second guessing getting back into gw2 sadly.. But yeah ty for the advice

[C4RNIVOR3]

steam accounts are accounts made through steam and can only make purchases (dlc and gems) through steam. zero exceptions.

a little confused why this would make you second guess getting back to the game tbh? you have an arenanet account, so you can buy upgrades where ever purchases are available. so like you could buy off amazon or whatever and get a redemption code and use that also. steam cannot use those codes because steam wants their own cut of purchases from accounts made on their platform.

using the launch option doesnt add your arenanet account to steam, it just bypasses the steam launcher and launches the normal arenanet launcher but with steam overlay. that's literally it. i would advise just not even looking at any of the dlc on steam to make it simpler on yourself.

[FireEqual]

Originally posted by C4RNIVOR3:

[...] steam wants their own cut of purchases from accounts made on their platform.

Steam is perfectly fine with developers selling their games (steam key included) on their own platform. As long as the price is the same as on Steam and any sales that happen on their own website also happen on Steam within a reasonable amount of time. Steamworks Source
They're also fine with legit key resellers as the discounts come out of resellers' pockets.

The actual reason is most likely ANet being lazy. Instead of going through old code and implementing a single database for both types of accounts, they added new code and database just for Steam accounts and called it a day.

[Xeph The Tamagotchi]

Originally posted by PeteThePanda:

Originally posted by ✨Saint✨:

Everything you buy from the Steam store goes to your GW2 Steam account, with your old account you will have to use " -provider Portal " (w/o the quotes) in the launch options, and you will have to buy from the ANet store.
I would also recomend to read the pinned threads.

:saint:

wow dude by just typing in that command i now had access to all my old characters! Thanks dude!

was going to wanr ya since your using an old account that is non steam you must buy the expansions via anets website.