Will purchasing the 'Elite Dangerous: Horizons' DLC from Steam cause conflicts?
Background:
So back when Elite Dangerous first came out, I purchased the main game from the Frontier store.
Present Day:
I now wish to purchase the Elite Dangerous: Horizons DLC from Steam.
I have seem that on the Frontier store you can generate a key to add the Elite Dangerous game to your Steam library.
See: Can I get a Steam library product code? & Elite: Dangerous Steam Keys.
Question:
So now I was wondering, will getting a steam key from the Frontier store allow me to to purchase the Elite Dangerous: Horizons DLC from steam without any conflicts?
Or am I better purchasing from the Frontier store again and then porting across to steam after, using the before mentioned keys?
Side Note:
I am aware that the current price from both the
Frontier store (£10)
and Steam (£9.99)
in the UK is practically the same. However I have been recently given Steam credit which is what I wish to use for this purchase.
Best Answer
Generally, when you redeem a key on Steam, Steam treats it is as if you had purchased that game on Steam with money. When another store offers you a steam key, and taking that offer doesn't invalidate your ownership on that store, then you will own the game twice. Once on the original store and once on Steam.
Also note Steam's refund policy. When you bought a DLC package which doesn't work, you can refund it within 14 days, unless you played the base game for more than 2 hours after purchase.
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