How can I link my SWTOR account with my STEAM account?

[Imperator Delta]

Hey All!
I've been playing SWTOR for years now, well before it hit steam.
Am I able to link these two accounts together so I can get some steam achievements?

[CasinoBandit]

I think I did it on the SWTOR website. You can link them and then you'll get all the achievements you've completed when you launch game after linking them.

[Homer Morisson]

Yes, you can link them, that's actually necessary. ;)

And yes, as soon as you've linked both accounts and logged into the game via Steam for the first time, you'll instantly unlock all achievements that you've unlocked, though aside from the generic achievements, you'll need to log into each of your alts to unlock their class and faction specific ones.

As for how, simply download the game on Steam and log in to the launcher with your existing account, which will link it automatically to your Steam account.

Oh and this should be obvious, but just in case:
The only way to get achievements and the other comfort features Steam offers is to play SWTOR from the Steam launcher!

Just linking the accounts and then logging into the old launcher won't unlock anything, obviously.

[depl0rable]

yeah tried this just comes up with an error. and when logged onto SWTOR "There is no Steam account linked to your Star Wars™: The Old Republic account."

so i can't log onto the game unless it's NOT in steam then it's fine. can't link it. or log in via steam. so all this is above is nonsense

[the7thguest]

What's the error you get when trying to log in?
Sounds to me your Steam is already linked to another SWTOR account, then you could get an error and a new account cannot be linked untiol the link is removed from the other SWTOR account.
In that case you would have to remember the other SWTOR account, log into that one on swtor.com and unlink, then you can use the account you are trying to log in at the moment.

[Khalaq]

There have been various changes since this question was first asked. With the new update coming, and character names needing to be locked in beforehand, I expect an update is needed. I volunteer to be the guinea pig.

Previously, I only played SWTOR through the EA launcher. (Remember when there was an EA launcher?) This time, I plan to use Steam. I will edit this post once I have managed to link my Steam account to EA. (The EA website currently offers no way to do so.)