DLC Pre-order - do you get a Steam key?

[Nykrus]

Pretty much as the title says, I'm really considering getting the pre-order through the site, but I want to know if you get a steam key for the DLC (when it releases, obv), or if it has to go through Paradox's own launcher.

[Red Dox]

Stellais afaik only exists in Steam, so if you order on Paradox page, you will get a Steam key of course.

That said: I would not preorder yet. I would wait for the DLC to launch and pick it up then
https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=stellaris#/page:game/info?plain=stellarisapocalypse
to maybe get a discount when the other legal sellers offer it. I would assume a -10% by gamesplanet or fanatical would be the least.

[NixBoxDone]

Huh. I thought the only way "legal" game sellers get their hands on keys with chunky discounts is by snapping them up during an outrageous Steam sale (buy at 80 % discount, sell at 40 to 50 % discount after the sale ends = profit) or by buying them in bulk from software stores that go out of business.
Maybe a few copies by buying keys from people that got gifts they didn't think they'd enjoy or bought humble bundles containing keys they didn't want.

I fail to see how a legal key seller would get their hand on a version that's more discounted than Paradox offers when there's no such means for them to get their hands on it? After all it isn't even out yet and 10 % for pre-ordering is the lowest it has gone down so far.

Not knocking it, genuinely curious.

[Red Dox]

I don't know how they make their key sales. i just know they happen. Might also be "good timing" with it. For example: Humanoid Species pack was "preorder" by Pardaox and launch at Steam for 7,99€.
Some hours after launch as the legal retailers picked it also up you could already get -10% by Fanatical and some others. My winner was 2game.com, who had also on top of the first percents a active xmas voucher at that time which made a total -20%.

Of course in case of Apocalypse there might be no active xmas voucher to sneak in, not even a Valentines day one, but I would guess the usual 10% should be up by the usual suspects. And that will already cut the price for 2€ (aka two t1 humble bundles). Maybe with some luck there still might be a better oppurtunity with a voucher or some other shennaningan around. We see in 21 days ;)

[NixBoxDone]

Aw man. I really wanted to find out. My only other guess would be having people buy the DLC in countries where digital goods are usually cheaper and then selling them at a discount in countries where the costs are usually much higher during non-discounted times. >_<