How to buy 4-pack of Tabletop Simulator for may friends when I already own the game?

[K-Bro]

I would like to know how to buy 4-pack of Tabletop Simulator for my friend.

The problem with Steam is that I already own the game.

I would like to buy a four-pack of the game, as a gift for a friend on Steam. The game is advertised here:


Thank you.

[Astaroth]

Sadly, if you already own the game it won't let you buy the 4-pack

[Brian9824]

You can't because all the multi packs work by first activating a copy on your account and then adding the rest as gifts. You can give your friend the money, have him buy it, and then send you the 3 gifts instead if you want.

[K-Bro]

Hmm.. I guess I'll make a second Steam account then. I suppose If I only use it for gifting it should work.

[K-Bro]

Originally posted by Razor Sharp:

Go to store page and it will pop up then click add to cart then click at bottom of cart this is a gift.

Thanks but I already tried that.

The store gave me the same message, but the buy for friend button was still greyed out.

[Astaroth]

Originally posted by taki:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithGame/?appid=286160

"I want to permanently remove this game from my account"

re-buy 4-pack of Tabletop Simulator :reexcited:

It won't work. It will just prompt the game to be restored

Originally posted by Razor Sharp:

Go to store page and it will pop up then click add to cart then click at bottom of cart this is a gift.

I think 4-packs can't be bought as gifts

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Razor Sharp:

Go to store page and it will pop up then click add to cart then click at bottom of cart this is a gift.

Doesn't work for any of the multi packs.

Originally posted by taki:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithGame/?appid=286160

"I want to permanently remove this game from my account"

re-buy 4-pack of Tabletop Simulator :reexcited:

That doesn't work, it doesn't actually remove the game, just hide it.

There is no way to buy it on an account that already owns the game.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by taki:

Originally posted by brian9824:

That doesn't work, it doesn't actually remove the game, just hide it.

There is no way to buy it on an account that already owns the game.

the fact that i tested it 4 days ago and it worked is funny :reexcited: :reexcited:

Then i'd say it sounds like alcohol was involved. They made the change and prevented you from re-buying a game you already own and had removed over a year ago because people were accidently re-buying games and re-activating old keys that they had removed. It prompts you to restore the game instead.

The only way you could do that was if the pack involved content you didn't own with the base license. Like you can buy a deluxe copy of the game if you own the standard and it just adds the content of the deluxe copy.

[K-Bro]

Making a new Steam account is a big ball-ache, but I guess it's some anti-reseller-thing?! I dunno. What a ball-ache. Shame a store can't just.. you-know.. sell things.

[K-Bro]

@taki hey! is that relevant?

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by taki:

Originally posted by brian9824:

Then i'd say it sounds like alcohol was involved. They made the change and prevented you from re-buying a game you already own and had removed over a year ago because people were accidently re-buying games and re-activating old keys that they had removed. It prompts you to restore the game instead.

The only way you could do that was if the pack involved content you didn't own with the base license. Like you can buy a deluxe copy of the game if you own the standard and it just adds the content of the deluxe copy.

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197963666602/games/?tab=all you don't even have the game

And? That doesn't change how Steam and packs work.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by HedonicBro:

@taki hey! is that relevant?

Nope, just doesn't want to admit he is wrong. They changed how removing the games from your account works over a year ago because people were being dumb and removing and re-buying games and that would re-activate their license. The result of that is that you can't use that trick to re-buy the multi packs anymore.

Steam doesn't care because the multi-pack games are dead and you can't even sell new games like that any more.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by taki:

Originally posted by brian9824:

And? That doesn't change how Steam and packs work.

you don't have the game and you are saying "it's not possible"

i bought the game 4 days ago and i am saying it's possible..

well... it's funny, really funny :reexcited: :reexcited:

Yep, because ALL packs work that way. IT doesn't matter what game it's for.

Doesn't matter if its a 2 pack, 6 pack, or 8 pack, they all work the same way by activating one copy in your account first which is blocked when you already own the game. Steam changed it so you can't re-buy any license you already own. So the only way you can buy a pack while owning the original is if its a different appid aka a standard vs a deluxe version which has 2 different id's.

[Astaroth]

@brian9824

Just tested it. I had Sanctum 2, and "deleted" from library through Support. Tried to buy the 4-pack, I got as far as the screen just before hit "Buy", it didn't give the option to restore the game

As I didn't want to risk spend that amount of money, I tried buying just one copy and it let me do it. I just request a refund.

BUT, the original copy I had was activated through a key, shown like this in Support page

Nov 23, 2017 - Activated as part of: Sanctum 2
Jun 28 - Purchased on Steam - view receipt

So this fact might have something to do

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Astaroth:

@brian9824

Just tested it. I had Sanctum 2, and "deleted" from library through Support. Tried to buy the 4-pack, I got as far as the screen just before hit "Buy", it didn't give the option to restore the game

As I didn't want to risk spend that amount of money, I tried buying just one copy and it let me do it. I just request a refund.

BUT, the original copy I had was activated through a key, show like this in Support page

Nov 23, 2017 - Activated as part of: Sanctum 2
Jun 28 - Purchased on Steam - view receipt

So this fact might have something to do

Yep, if its a wierd activation like a bundle or a promo they can get assigned a new app id which tends to break things on Steam. If you bought it normally like most people did on Steam it doesn't work because it detects you already have the normal key for the game.

Same thing sometimes if you got a review copy or other non standard key.

[Astaroth]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by Astaroth:

@brian9824

Just tested it. I had Sanctum 2, and "deleted" from library through Support. Tried to buy the 4-pack, I got as far as the screen just before hit "Buy", it didn't give the option to restore the game

As I didn't want to risk spend that amount of money, I tried buying just one copy and it let me do it. I just request a refund.

BUT, the original copy I had was activated through a key, show like this in Support page



So this fact might have something to do

Yep, if its a wierd activation like a bundle or a promo they can get assigned a new app id which tends to break things on Steam. If you bought it normally like most people did on Steam it doesn't work.

Yeah, that's what I thought. I remember already testing to buy a "deleted" game and it didn't let me. Might do more testing some other time