Just wanted to come by and tell OP thanks for this tip.
Surprised to see people so angry at you for a simple work around so folks can log in with their ArenaNet accounts while using the steam client. Seems to me like a lot of the hate from the longstanding player base comes from other "mistakes" made and they are lashing out at folks supporting a free to play release to a platform they don't enjoy.
Personally, I use steam to keep my games up to date for me as well as a system that myself and my friends use to keep up with what games we are playing at the time. I would not have played Guild Wars 2 again had it not been for the steam release. I had completely forgotten about the game. Also, I don't see a good reason why I shouldn't be able to launch the game however I want. That's kind of the standard these days. I don't understand why my choice of launcher dictates which account I can log in with. The wall is arbitrary and I am glad to have the workaround for it. If I end up enjoying the game enough again to buy an expansion; Being forced to do so via the ArenaNet site is a work around I am willing to go through for launching through Steam.
Just wanted to come by and tell OP thanks for this tip. Surprised to see people so angry at you for a simple work around so folks can log in with their ArenaNet accounts while using the steam client. Seems to me like a lot of the hate from the longstanding player base comes from other "mistakes" made and they are lashing out at folks supporting a free to play release to a platform they don't enjoy. Personally, I use steam to keep my games up to date for me as well as a system that myself and my friends use to keep up with what games we are playing at the time. I would not have played Guild Wars 2 again had it not been for the steam release. I had completely forgotten about the game. Also, I don't see a good reason why I shouldn't be able to launch the game however I want. That's kind of the standard these days. I don't understand why my choice of launcher dictates which account I can log in with. The wall is arbitrary and I am glad to have the workaround for it. If I end up enjoying the game enough again to buy an expansion; Being forced to do so via the ArenaNet site is a work around I am willing to go through for launching through Steam.
