Can't redeem key for Oblivion Deluxe Edition as I already own the normal GOTY edition.

[Bubbanator]

I'd like to redeem my key to get the deluxe edition content without having to fully pay for the game again directly through the store. It is adamant I "already own it".

[Wolf Knight]

if it says you already own it, then the key does not add anything.

where did you get the key? if the site gets filtered - DO NOT BYPASS THE FILTER

[StickyPawz]

The "already own it" suggests you are trying to redeem a goty edition.

[Bubbanator]

Both editions are GOTY, one is the "deluxe". The way the oblivion store page is handled isn't like any of the other pages with a deluxe edition as far as im aware. So I don't know if I need steam to remove my copy so I can redeem the key or if there is a way I can ask steam support

[ReBoot]

You can remove it myselfm

[Bubbanator]

I acquired the game through the Elder Scrolls Anthology collection. If I remove it manually, it would remove all the elder scrolls game from my account.

[Wolf Knight]

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I acquired the game through the Elder Scrolls Anthology collection. If I remove it manually, it would remove all the elder scrolls game from my account.

again, where did you get the key from? steam does not sell keys, so you had to buy it from another site. this is important, we have seen people sell keys claiming they are version A and in reality they are for the base game only.

[Bubbanator]

I got my key from one of the big re-sellers on who I've had no problems with for 4 years.
I'm aware of what is, but the nature of how bethesda screwed up the Oblivion store page makes me think its a steam problem, not a key problem.

[Bubbanator]

I just want to play the complete game with mods without wasting $20 on something I already have bought and paid for.

[Wolf Knight]

you got scammed, the person that you bought the key from sold you what you already owned. issue a chargeback, we already know that the site will ask you to get information from steam support (information that steam will not provide)

also, remove the sites name, its blocked for a reason.

that site is not a reseller, it is a grey market, they dont get their keys from the game developers. they get them from where ever they can find them - off the back of a truck, the clearance bin at a store, used, out of region, free press copies, demo keys, etc

[J4MESOX4D]

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I got my key from one of the big re-sellers on G_2_A who I've had no problems with for 4 years.
I'm aware of what G_2_A is, but the nature of how bethesda screwed up the Oblivion store page makes me think its a steam problem, not a key problem.

Say no more

[Bubbanator]

Not super helpful, I'm already aware of the site.

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I got my key from one of the big re-sellers on G_2_A who I've had no problems with for 4 years.
I'm aware of what G_2_A is, but the nature of how bethesda screwed up the Oblivion store page makes me think its a steam problem, not a key problem.

Say no more:lunar2019laughingpig:

[J4MESOX4D]

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Not super helpful, I'm already aware of the site.

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Say no more

If you're aware of it then you should know that problems like this can arise. Next time, don't buy things you already own. It would've been easier and cheaper just to complete your bundle using Steam's protected purchasing structure which tailors products on what you already own and want.

Valve don't have time or rights to faff around with other publishers licences eliminating and modifying them so people who buy externally don't get screwed over.

[Wolf Knight]

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Not super helpful, I'm already aware of the site.

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Say no more

That site is like a minefield. you can walk thru a minefield all you want, but at some point you are going to step on something, its only a question of how long your luck holds out. congrats, you stepped on something.

[Bubbanator]

You assume its an issue with the key, when once again the unique nature of this scenario would allow something like this to happen. And it would certainly not be cheaper to purchase a game I already own that is 14 years old on steam for $20. I can't complete a bundle. There is no bundle. Its the same game with the content cut and copied into a separate purchase. There is no other game on steam with this structure, that doesn't have a separate purchase to merely upgrade it. The condescending tone isn't necessary. I appreciate the attempts to help.

[J4MESOX4D]

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You assume its an issue with the key, when once again the unique nature of this scenario would allow something like this to happen. And it would certainly not be cheaper to purchase a game I already own that is 14 years old on steam for $20. I can't complete a bundle. There is no bundle. Its the same game with the content cut and copied into a separate purchase. There is no other game on steam with this structure, that doesn't have a separate purchase to merely upgrade it. The condescending tone isn't necessary. I appreciate the attempts to help.

The Deluxe Edition was $5 during the two week winter sale just days ago. If you bought it on Steam, it would have overwritten your old licence and replaced it with the new one plus it would have separated it from your Anthology Collection.

If the game doesn't offer a tailored bundle purchase, that is purely down to Bethesda as they are responsible for their product, licence and licences structure. Also if it wasn't possible to to 'upgrade' the licence rather than a total overwrite replace through an internal purchase, that should have told you clear as day not to buy that upgrade externally.