Buying elsweyr upgrade from official website would work on steam?

[SenyorWookie]

Just asking, i just want to know it, steam and eso accounts are linked, but i wanted to know if i buy elsweyr upgrade from the official website, would it work via steam?

[AliRay]

Short answer: No, it won't work.

You can only play the DLC/Expansion through Steam if you buy it on Steam but if you buy the game from the website (even with your Steam and ESO accounts linked) you won't be able to play the DLC/Expansion you purchase because it wasn't through Steam.

[Anastriana]

It does work.

I have ESO purchased on (and installed and launched from) Steam, but I buy expansions, crowns, and ESO Plus exclusively through the ESO website and not through Steam. My accounts are linked.

Edit: I probably should mention that I had just bought Elsweyr Digital Collector's Edition last month during the Black Friday sale on the ESO site, even though I already owned the base game and Morrowind. That perfectly caught me up on the expansions I was missing as well as the Collector's things.

[Turtleswatter]

There is a school of thought that it's better to contact ZOS and have your account unlnked from steam. This means you can buy outside steam without having to link. Also there is anecdotal evidence that this solves a lot of the launcher problems people have.

[Animal85]

i got linked accs and all dlc buy on sites like kinguin becas its realy cheap activate it on eso acc on oficial site no problems all works since acc is linked there no diference were you buy dlc on site or steam

[Luxo]

I did buy Morrowind expansion dirt cheap from a local retailer, activated it on ESO official page with no problems and I have access to Morrowind area, I even have ESO Plus thru official site. I bought ESO thru Steam.

Sidenote if you want to, you can even launch ESO without steam, the launcher is located in the Zenimax Online folder in Steam Common

[ForzaUK]

My accounts are linked. I bought Elsweyr and activated on eso website, and it worked for my steam version of the game.

[AliRay]

They don't unlink your account...this has been an ongoing issue for many users especially when Steam is having problems that non-steam users don't have because they are launching from the ESO launcher not the Steam ESO launcher.

You can certainly contact them to ask but the answer from them has always been "Sorry, you agreed through Steam so you're stuck with Steam launcher" there isn't a way to convert your Steam account to ESO. You can log in on their site and such but there's no way to divorce your account from Steam and just pick up where you left off on the launcher/game from the ESO site. Similar to how console users have to start from scratch if they swap to PC.

[ƎϽ∀ƎԀ]

Originally posted by AliRay:

Short answer: No, it won't work.

You can only play the DLC/Expansion through Steam if you buy it on Steam but if you buy the game from the website (even with your Steam and ESO accounts linked) you won't be able to play the DLC/Expansion you purchase because it wasn't through Steam.

My understanding of this from past peoples postings, as I have never done it, is that if you bought the main game through Steam. you can purchase from ZOS main site, install and play it, but, it will not show in Steam that you own it.

[AliRay]

hmm I've not heard of that before but that doesn't mean anything other than I just haven't heard of it. Well I don't want to mislead anyone so I won't say I think it can't be done I would maybe contact ZoS or something first just to be sure :) Hopefully they'd give the right answer

[Trigger]

before buying, login to your ESO account first- then buy.

[Sanctified Reach 420]

i just use the rule if you buy from steam then u buy from steam. that way i don't get different answers to the same question. that way i know i'm safe, think about it.

[Animal85]

no point buy on steam since you can get eso site keys on cd key sites half the price from steam price and all works since you need eso sites acc anyway to play eso trought steam

[E.V.Tamens]

Im owner of non-steam account without Greymoor, wich linked to my steam profile.
Bought TESO Greymoor Collector's Edition steam-key (full game, not upgrade) and install client via Steam.
After that start game via Steam, it login to my actual account automatically and i received all four DLC Collectors bonuses and Greymoor content