Battle Net Owners

[Abyss]

Will there be any way to transfer the purchase from Battle Net account into Steam? Perhaps linking both accounts and contacting support?

Personally I would prefer to own it here and wouldn't have pre ordered it elsewhere if I knew it was gonna come to steam a couple of months later.

[Peter]

Originally posted by Dravic:

Originally posted by Peter:

They said it was planned to come to Steam initially-eventually? Or was it a panic response to low turnout after the fact you think?

Literally nobody can tell you with any significant level of certainty.

Anyone who feigns certainty as to what the reason for Diablo 4 coming to Steam is, is bullsh----- you. There could be a number of reasons, maybe multiple reasons at the same time, that contributed to this decision.

It was more of a query challenging his assertion of absolute certainty, and presenting an alternative conjecture for consideration.

[Messer]

Originally posted by Nim.bat:

Originally posted by Spider:

No, and if you buy the game on Steam after owning it on B net, it will just load the game through B Net anyway, which means you gave them money for nothing. Absolutely predatory. I wouldn't have preordered the game if I would have known it was going to release on steam, either.

While Blizzard is known for their "absolutely predatory" decisions, I would not lump this one in the same bag.

Remember that Steam takes a 30% revenue cut, and I don't think they would just allow people to freely receive a copy of a game on Steam that they bought on another platform for free.

you fundamentally misunderstand how the thing works. 30% of 0$ is 0$. Retail keys/platform keys working across platforms have been a thing since forever. For example I redeemed my STALKER Clearsky code from steam to GOG. Or how every retailer like Humblebundle, GMG, Fanatical works.

[Nim.bat]

Originally posted by Messer:

you fundamentally misunderstand how the thing works. 30% of 0$ is 0$. Retail keys/platform keys working across platforms have been a thing since forever. For example I redeemed my STALKER Clearsky code from steam to GOG. Or how every retailer like Humblebundle, GMG, Fanatical works.

Humble Bundle, Fanatical, and GMG are digital storefronts that sell Steam Keys specifically, so yes, of course, they would work.

Additionally, you are discussing a Steam key working on another platform (GoG), which is an exception, not the rule. Besides, this is the opposite situation of Steam being the origin of the license purchase. I may be wrong (and if so, please correct me), but I don't think it's common for keys from other platforms (if you even get one) to work on Steam as well.

But honestly, what I did was not account for/forget altogether that there is even an option for developers to generate Steam keys to redistribute outside of Steam which put me on the "30% revenue cut maybe an issue" path and since i changed my stance on that as i said previously.

Blizzard should do at least a little to improve their reputation among people and invite more positive reviews by being 'generous'... But they won't, people will rebuy the game just for pointless achievements and convenience, and they care more about a quick buck instead of the long-term effects on public opinion.

[Dravic]

Originally posted by Nim.bat:

But honestly, what I did was not account for/forget altogether that there is even an option for developers to generate Steam keys to redistribute outside of Steam which put me on the "30% revenue cut maybe an issue" path and since i changed my stance on that as i said previously.

Blizzard should do at least a little to improve their reputation among people and invite more positive reviews by being 'generous'... But they won't, people will rebuy the game just for pointless achievements and convenience, and they care more about a quick buck instead of the long-term effects on public opinion.

That generator is not meant to be used to generate millions of keys.

[Nim.bat]

Originally posted by Dravic:

That generator is not meant to be used to generate millions of keys.

I would assume so, but somebody earlier pointed out that something like that happened, supposedly with Fallout 76, for example.

And I could not really find any good info on what is 'allowed' and what's not.

[iSurvivedRKelly]

It's on steam for one reason and one reason only. This is their last chance to make money off it as its going to gamepass soon as Blizzard was bought out by Microsoft.

[马文蕾不再爱我]

Originally posted by Abyss:

Will there be any way to transfer the purchase from Battle Net account into Steam? Perhaps linking both accounts and contacting support?

Personally I would prefer to own it here and wouldn't have pre ordered it elsewhere if I knew it was gonna come to steam a couple of months later.

I would rather kiss the lipps of your Mom than playing this Games campagne one more time !
Reffering to your steam page slogan..

[Cujo]

The only reason I would buy Diablo 4 again is to try to it on the Steam Deck. There is more of a convoluted way to add it to the Steam Deck. Just watch Youtube on this. But then I tried this. I added Diablo 4 as a non-steam game to my library and logged into Bnet from my computer. I streamed to the steam deck. The controls work great.

Personally playing an ARPG on a smaller screen is not for me. So this definitely eliminates me wanting to install D4 on the steam deck anytime in the near future.

[Sundance]

Originally posted by Spider:

Originally posted by Abyss:

Will there be any way to transfer the purchase from Battle Net account into Steam? Perhaps linking both accounts and contacting support?

Personally I would prefer to own it here and wouldn't have pre ordered it elsewhere if I knew it was gonna come to steam a couple of months later.

No, and if you buy the game on Steam after owning it on B net, it will just load the game through B Net anyway, which means you gave them money for nothing. Absolutely predatory. I wouldn't have preordered the game if I would have known it was going to release on steam, either.

well all these games like elder scrolls on steam does not actully install game files via steam it installs app launcher you then tie then ether link game to your account or create a new battlenet account and log in to play game.

ether way no matter what store you buy game on you play it via battle.net work and need a battlenet login.

[Sundance]

Originally posted by Cujo:

The only reason I would buy Diablo 4 again is to try to it on the Steam Deck. There is more of a convoluted way to add it to the Steam Deck. Just watch Youtube on this. But then I tried this. I added Diablo 4 as a non-steam game to my library and logged into Bnet from my computer. I streamed to the steam deck. The controls work great.

Personally playing an ARPG on a smaller screen is not for me. So this definitely eliminates me wanting to install D4 on the steam deck anytime in the near future.

you dont need buy game on steam to play game via steam.

you can add none steam games to your library for example.

I have quit few none steam games add to my library that i bought off of GOG for example I add there EXE file to library which then allows me to use interface and steam controllers in those games.

I also use the game link with none steam games that way.
example I add none steam game to my library on my computer then i go to a diff pc that has steam installed and play that none steam game just like it was a steam game on that other PC via link stream

[Steven]

Originally posted by Spider:

Originally posted by Abyss:

Will there be any way to transfer the purchase from Battle Net account into Steam? Perhaps linking both accounts and contacting support?

Personally I would prefer to own it here and wouldn't have pre ordered it elsewhere if I knew it was gonna come to steam a couple of months later.

No, and if you buy the game on Steam after owning it on B net, it will just load the game through B Net anyway, which means you gave them money for nothing. Absolutely predatory. I wouldn't have preordered the game if I would have known it was going to release on steam, either.

I think it is suppose to update your account even if you dont own it

for example I belive if you have a battle net account login already and you buy steam you link that to your battle net login account it then gets registered and updates your account

so if you had base game of diablo cheapest package and then on steam buy the higher priced tier and linked it to your battlenet account like you have to do anyways to play diablo 4 it would a reigstered or lock those new items into your login account,

https://www.denofgeek.com/games/diablo-4-steam-launch-explained-release-time-steam-deck-compatibility-and-more/


I believe it does not matter what store you buy the game on you half to have a blizzard net account. ?


I guess question is is steam consider a platform like linux or pc or apple or playstation

or is the steam version just IBM PC version, which is same version thats on blizzard net that is sold to pc users.

I would doubt they make a whole new platform version that uses same PC systems for each store front ?

that artical about how it works even says you have to use the Battle.net launcher app to play game for steam version even on steam deck.

which leads me to think that all steam installs is the Battle.net launcher app and that all purchases blizzard related are tied and registered to your Battle.net launcher app login name.

but maybe i am wrong, I know this is how it works for EA games like Sims which I own and also for all my UBI Soft games I own on steam and for elderscrolls online I bought them on steam and sense all steam does is install the proper devloper app for login and authorization, for those game I no longer need launch or install them any longer via steam.

but maybe blizzard doing something different I don't know, it be against trend if they where thought.

easy way to tell is for someone owns the steam verison to install the battle net app off of web page login to there account and then hit the play daiblo 4 button with steam closed see if game starts.