how to redeem steam amarr explorer starter pack

[AiRoSLoTH]

I have just paid 5 bucks for the steam amarr explorer starter pack and have no idea on how to activate it. I downloaded the game, set up an account, keep checking the redeem codes button and nothing happens. I'm furious because I've been waiting for a good chance to try it out and this is what I am left with. For everone that believes that steam accounts active automatically... YOU ARE WRONG! Because the first thing I tried was to log into the eve online server with my steam account login...

What the heck is going on!? Surely it can't be this hard...

Any similar stories or a way to fix this issue would be much appreciated, otherwise i will be contacting steam for a refund over my tiny 5 dollars and boycotting a game which I believe i could quite possibly LOVE.

A sad sad story. Please help!

[Ralathar44]

You cannot add a starter pack to an existing account of any kind via steam. You can via the Eve website, but steam will set up a new account and absolutely will not upgrade an existing account.

It's in text on the purchase page, but honestly this is just shoddy implementation and it has hit alot of people, myself included, because nobody expects this sort of stupidity. Least of all from steam who is usually very progressive and well executed.

[Speiread]

I got screwed on this, too. I didn't see the notice on the front page. I already have an Eve account and I just wasted $5 on nothing. Learn from my mistake. I agree that this is shoddy implementation and it's a crummy purchasing flow.

[Synighte]

@speiread

If you already have an Eve Account (not through steam) you probably now have 2 accounts (lucky you). I am a long-time EvE Online player and having multiple accounts can be quite a boon if you know how to handle them. If done correctly the second account can pay for itself within a months time by training PI alts.

As of this moment I am trying to update my launcher and get my new account off the ground (5 bucks for a new account's a pretty good deal).

[The Wise Sage]

OKAY! this might be "necroing" i dont know, ive never done a forum post but id like to share how i did it.

1. i purchased the game on steam
2. i opened the game on steam and saw it asked for a email and username
3. i went to https://secure.eveonline.com/
4. i pressed login
5. i pressed "sign in with steam"
6. i signed in with steam
7. it asked for some info such as email address, name, DoB and such, i filled them in and clicked continue
8. it took me to my account management page where i could see how long i had left on my current subscription and my account type which should say "active-playing with steam"
9. i closed the eve client that i had opened earlier
10. i re-opened the client via steam
11. the client continued to patch and i can see "launch eve online as allerus1995" "play"

once pactched, i will hit play and i have no doubt i will be straight into the game :)


i hope this helped someone :)

[Gravoid]

Just know you cannot use the steam purchase with an existing account. So if you do a trial it won't work. I cannot tell you if it will work or not if you did a trial from steam. But anyother source of the trial. Steam will make you make a new account. Happned to me it sucks but then its my own fault for not reading properly.

[The Wise Sage]

it does state that on the item page so just read carefully ^.^

[Gobboman]

Sure as hell hasn't made me a new account, there went those euros

[ronny]

I found that if I started EVE from WITHIN Steam (not the desktop icon, find EVE in your games list and hit Play) it authenticated me.

However in my case that didn't matter because I bought EVE during the July Steam sale and it looks like the account activates on the day of purchase, so my account has already expired on the first day I've tried playing it. I hadn't anticipated Steam creating the account on my behalf.

Oh well. Live and learn. It was only five dollars, but it's still annoying.

[Dr. Dino]

Автор сообщения: ronny

I found that if I started EVE from WITHIN Steam (not the desktop icon, find EVE in your games list and hit Play) it authenticated me.

However in my case that didn't matter because I bought EVE during the July Steam sale and it looks like the account activates on the day of purchase, so my account has already expired on the first day I've tried playing it. I hadn't anticipated Steam creating the account on my behalf.

Oh well. Live and learn. It was only five dollars, but it's still annoying.

Oh, so it is like that... DAM IT

[ronny]

Followup on this - I contacted EVE support about this, they confirmed that I hadn't played on the account, and topped the account up to 30 days.

So if you have an EVE account that you purchased and didn't get around to using, contact them via the support page (after supplying your Steam login details) and if my experience is any indication they'll enable the account for you (and you get your Amarr goodies - although my Explorer got ganked a week or two after I started playing).

[blackmatter615]

Автор сообщения: Allerus1995

OKAY! this might be "necroing" i dont know, ive never done a forum post but id like to share how i did it.

1. i purchased the game on steam
2. i opened the game on steam and saw it asked for a email and username
3. i went to https://secure.eveonline.com/
4. i pressed login
5. i pressed "sign in with steam"
6. i signed in with steam
7. it asked for some info such as email address, name, DoB and such, i filled them in and clicked continue
8. it took me to my account management page where i could see how long i had left on my current subscription and my account type which should say "active-playing with steam"
9. i closed the eve client that i had opened earlier
10. i re-opened the client via steam
11. the client continued to patch and i can see "launch eve online as allerus1995" "play"

once pactched, i will hit play and i have no doubt i will be straight into the game :)


i hope this helped someone :)

So after all of that how do you claim the items in game?

[ronny]

Автор сообщения: blackmatter615

So after all of that how do you claim the items in game?

Once logged in with a character, press ESC and click the "Redeem Items" button at the bottom of the window that pops up.

[Gustavabane]

Автор сообщения: Null and Void

To redeem your items through steam, login, etc, get in game. Choose your character and get to the actual game. Press Escape (Esc) and at the bottom it says "Redeem Items." That's where i got my Amarr Starter pack from.

Thank you!

[Philx.v]

I've never played this game, my account is brand new i purchase the pack prior to launching the game and there is nothing to redeem....