Why buy from steam when you can buy keys for much cheaper price?

[Jeniosk]

So I've recently found out that buying keys was a thing and bought a few games, didn't have any problems as of yet. The prices are 10x cheaper and better than on money grabbing Gaben's Steam (provided you buy from trusted sites). So why would I even continue buying from Steam?

[WhiteKnight]

money grabbing Gaben's Steam... umm ok.

[Jeniosk]

Originally posted by WhiteKnight:

money grabbing Gaben's Steam... umm ok.

Listen man, you're steam lvl 0 noob so you wouldn't know so I forgive you for being ill informed.

[Matt]

Cheaper isn't always better for everyone. Some people prefer the conveniences and features that Steam has to offer. With that said, you can certainly make whatever choices that you want to. Do be careful with key sites as sometimes keys get revoked in mass, so you're taking on some risk there.

[Coffee]

Originally posted by Jeniosk:

So I've recently found out that buying keys was a thing and bought a few games, didn't have any problems as of yet. The prices are 10x cheaper and better than on money grabbing Gaben's Steam (provided you buy from trusted sites). So why would I even continue buying from Steam?

NEVER seen a whitelisted website selling games for 10 times cheaper than Steam unless you compare a massive sale on an old game vs the same game full price on Steam.


Even companies with their own store/client doesn't have their own games 10 times cheaper than Steam on regular price.

[Lazer]

Originally posted by Jeniosk:

Originally posted by WhiteKnight:

money grabbing Gaben's Steam... umm ok.

Listen man, you're steam lvl 0 noob so you wouldn't know so I forgive you for being ill informed.

Listen man, you're also steam level 0 noob so you wouldn't know too. (private profile shows level 0 to everybody else)

[Jeniosk]

Originally posted by ╲⎝⧹Louna⧸⎠╱:

Originally posted by Jeniosk:

So I've recently found out that buying keys was a thing and bought a few games, didn't have any problems as of yet. The prices are 10x cheaper and better than on money grabbing Gaben's Steam (provided you buy from trusted sites). So why would I even continue buying from Steam?

NEVER seen a whitelisted website selling games for 10 times cheaper than Steam unless you compare a massive sale on an old game vs the same game full price on Steam.


Even companies with their own store/client doesn't have their own games 10 times cheaper than Steam on regular price.

I didn't mean 10x literally, but I see what you mean. G2A and cdkeys are pretty reliable though. You just gotta read the reviews.

[Jeniosk]

Originally posted by Lazer:

Originally posted by Jeniosk:

Listen man, you're steam lvl 0 noob so you wouldn't know so I forgive you for being ill informed.

Listen man, you're also steam level 0 noob so you wouldn't know too. (private profile shows level 0 to everybody else)

Noted.

[Muppet among Puppets]

I only buy on steam if its the cheapest.
Thats the rational thing to do.

[Jeniosk]

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

I only buy on steam if its the cheapest.
Thats the rational thing to do.

Lol I just realised the "G" site is censored on steam. What sad place steam has become.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Its not recommended for several reasons.

[ShelLuser]

Why buy from Steam?

Well...

• Ease of use: I buy, I click download and I can play, no extra fuss required.
  
• More reliable: I don't have to worry about keys being possibly used already.
  
• Better protected: When a game doesn't work or a developer has done something nasty then I don't have to worry because I can pretty much always rely on Steam's refund policies.
  
• Steam sales; should be obvious enough.
  
• Wishlist & automated discount warnings: whenever an item on my wishlist is on sale I get a warning about it, so I don't even have to bother looking for deals ;)
  
• Supporting a sale platform I enjoy... Last but certainly not least I also like to think that I'm supporting the Steam platform by shopping here which is IMO well deserved.

So basically... I guess I'm too lazy for anything else ;)

[Zekiran]

Originally posted by Jeniosk:

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

I only buy on steam if its the cheapest.
Thats the rational thing to do.

Lol I just realised the "G" site is censored on steam. What sad place steam has become.

It's been censored because there's little reason to promote a shady site.

Why should I continue buying through steam might be different reasons than you, or muppet, or whoever else here. I prefer not to give my money to shady 3rd party dealers, or to epic, and I prefer to have all my games launch from one central hub. Even if it must launch something else after I click play? I click that in steam, steam does the rest.

If you want to buy cheap games from shady sites, that's up to you. But don't come here complaining that they don't get updated, don't work right, or your purchase was revoked due to their practices elsewhere.

Cheap does not = good.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Cheap does not = good.

It does if done right.
And it can mean +2 times good for the same money.

You do not need to leave the path to get there.

[Jeniosk]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Originally posted by Jeniosk:

Lol I just realised the "G" site is censored on steam. What sad place steam has become.

It's been censored because there's little reason to promote a shady site.

Why should I continue buying through steam might be different reasons than you, or muppet, or whoever else here. I prefer not to give my money to shady 3rd party dealers, or to epic, and I prefer to have all my games launch from one central hub. Even if it must launch something else after I click play? I click that in steam, steam does the rest.

If you want to buy cheap games from shady sites, that's up to you. But don't come here complaining that they don't get updated, don't work right, or your purchase was revoked due to their practices elsewhere.

Cheap does not = good.

You have obviously never bought anything from what you described as "shady" sites because it's just keys man. You literally just get a key and activate it on steam and you get a game in your steam library just as you would with any game you bought directly from steam.

I've bought about ten game keys so far and they have ALL been instantly delivered and games worked normally.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Jeniosk:

You have obviously never bought anything from what you described as "shady" sites because it's just keys man. You literally just get a key and activate it on steam and you get a game in your steam library just as you would with any game you bought directly from steam.

I've bought about ten game keys so far and they have ALL been instantly delivered and games worked normally.

I suggest reading up on the history of said site. Unlike an authorized reseller, they don't get their keys from the developer, but from unknown sources... like the back of a van or "they fell off the back of a truck" situations (where everything is cheaper, due to having never been paid for). They have even been found to sell keys purchased on the developer's site, where the buyer did a chargeback or used a stolen card to buy the keys.

https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/20/21265275/g2a-confirms-it-sold-stolen-game-keys

As to why they are censored though, that is due to their referral program as it was causing a lot of spam and such post are also against the rules.

And finally, you can't refund a game activated on Steam through a game key, so if there are any technical issues or you didn't like the game, you are still stuck with it.