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I know right... Meanwhile, basically everyone who's using the Steam version of FFXIV is asking for the opportunity to swap to non-Steam versions... Due to the plethora of issues that Steam versions encounter, such as the always online requirement on Steam itself, the Steam launcher breaking preventing access to the game (Especially after implementing a requirement to launch from Steam, where you cannot bypass it by just using the .exe in the files), having a double layer of launchers as Steam implements its own launcher before sending you to the games own launcher, the need to purchase everything through Steam (So you don't benefit from new expansions going on sale as Steam doesn't put them on sale until much later) All for the benefit of... Being able to use Steam Wallet to purchase MTX... Yeah, but SW:ToR literally just uses the client they have been using for AGES for Steam. On top of that they use a BETTER version of their launcher that doesn't have their "BitRaider" tech that allows the streaming crap to work (The ability to play the game before it is fully downloaded). That version of the launcher doesn't fail a billion times per day.

yes. all those people who kept predicting the doom of GW2 if it came to steam should stop now. i really appreciate Anet's move to bring GW2 to steam. i mean GW1 is on steam so why not GW2? and of course, like SWTOR, i hope we get more players and hopefully in the long run it's a boon to Anet and the whole community Watch people use "low player numbers!!" on steamcharts as a metric for the death of the game, not understanding that would only include steam only accounts :P tbh i get why they separated Steam and Non-Steam accounts.. they might've encountered issues making steam integration (wallet purchases for the most part) work if you convert the current accounts. but i wish they'd reconsider and allow us to link (not convert) our original accounts to steam and yeah steamcharts/steamdb will never know who's playing outside of steam :P The problem is, you could just do it like this. Make the game F2P on Steam, then when you buy a DLC, it gives you a Code that you plug into your Anet account. Then you aren't locked into one launcher.