How does the 4 pack work?

[Zaxafras]

Is it something I would give to others? Or, if I am the only one that has it, how would I use it to play with 3 other people? Or, am I missing the point of a 4 pack?

[TDuncker]

You buy a 4-pack and it instantly redeems a copy on your account. You get 3 other copies in your Steam inventory that can be gifted to others, or is tradeable after 30 days.

This is a Steam thing and works like that in all Steam games that offer a 4-pack.

[Shadyyyy]

Say if your firends don't want to buy the game, you can buy a 4-pack (1 copy for you to play, and 3 copies for your friends) so you can gift them the game so they don't have an excuse not to play with you

[Kimiko]

Keep in mind that if you already own the game, you cannot purchase a 4-pack again to gift to people.

[Marquise*]

Else you loose 1 game and it is a 3 pack kinda. :S
(I could almost buy a 4pack a month if it was possible)

[TDuncker]

Originally posted by Marquise*:

Else you loose 1 game and it is a 3 pack kinda. :S
(I could almost buy a 4pack a month if it was possible)

You can't buy the 4-pack, if you own the game.

[Marquise*]

Yeah finally got it from another similiar topic. (It was about time; last year or two years ago I lost one item from a 4pack that way O.o _not on this game-)

[Captain Sardine]

Originally posted by Kimiko:

Keep in mind that if you already own the game, you cannot purchase a 4-pack again to gift to people.

Is that just so people cant resell it or is there another reason for that, if you dont mind me asking

[Sekkuar666]

Originally posted by CARbe bryant:

Originally posted by Kimiko:

Keep in mind that if you already own the game, you cannot purchase a 4-pack again to gift to people.

Is that just so people cant resell it or is there another reason for that, if you dont mind me asking

That's the way steam works, the devs doesn't have any power over it.

But to answer the question, yes, it's made so people cannot buy multiple copies at a discount and then trade/resell.

[Captain Sardine]

Originally posted by Sekkuar666:

Originally posted by CARbe bryant:

Is that just so people cant resell it or is there another reason for that, if you dont mind me asking

That's the way steam works, the devs doesn't have any power over it.

But to answer the question, yes, it's made so people cannot buy multiple copies at a discount and then trade/resell.

Well that sucks because I was prob going to grab 2 packs of 4 and give them to my friends so we could play risk and secret hitler and stuff

[Sekkuar666]

Originally posted by CARbe bryant:

Well that sucks because I was prob going to grab 2 packs of 4 and give them to my friends so we could play risk and secret hitler and stuff

That's the way the world works.
Because of a few who would try and use it to their advantage, everyone else must suffer the consequences.

[Marquise*]

Yeah... Sad but true!

It is the like of "if one complains, then no one will have it" policy. Except in that case, I an understand there was money to do on the back of everyone *sigh*

[JimJim]

Don't know if it was back when this thread started, but you'll find the extra 3 games under "Games>Manage Gifts and Guest Passes"

[DethKlown]

You have to wait 30 days to trade the other 3 licenses on the 4-pack to friends? Not tradable beforehand? Went in on the 4-pack with some friends and we would like to start playing with them right away, not 30 days from now.

[TDuncker]

Originally posted by aaron_carruthers:

You have to wait 30 days to trade the other 3 licenses on the 4-pack to friends? Not tradable beforehand? Went in on the 4-pack with some friends and we would like to start playing with them right away, not 30 days from now.

You can still gift them - just not trade them.
What I've done is buying a 4-pack, giving it to one friend and telling him the usernames of three others to which he then gifted the three extra to.

[Sox]

Correct. You cannot purchase the 4-pack if you already own the game. If you are buying it for the first time, you are able to make the purchase.

You get the first of the four licenses.
Then, via the normal Steam gifting process, you are able to give out the other 3. Quite simple, TBH.