I will lose everything (solved, i will not lose anything, yay!)

joerginger

Since I also started out on Steam and eventually moved to the normal installer, I can confirm that this is possible. Unfortunately you need to buy the game again, but the cheapest base game edition is enough for that.

I can also confirm that it is impossible to download the standalone installer from your ESO account page as long as you still have the Steam edition. I had to ask support for a link to the installer, which I was then given and could test the game on my laptop. The Steam version only disappeared from my ESO account page when ESO+ (which I had bought throughg Steam) ran out.

This was two or three years ago, but I would expect things to be more or less the same today.

SirAxen

I learned a long time ago not to go through Steam for an MMORPG style game, it's always some BS going on.

Cucumber

I do not have money to buy ESO again now, but next month i will. My old steam account will also be deleted next month 3 Feb @ 6:27pm
I'll update you how the situation ends then

thanks for replies everyone, means lot

Lysette

Cucumber wrote: »

I do not have money to buy ESO again now, but next month i will. My old steam account will also be deleted next month 3 Feb @ 6:27pm
I'll update you how the situation ends then

thanks for replies everyone, means lot

Yeah, too bad, it was so cheap just a few days ago during ZOS's sale - just a handful of dollars.

Amottica

whitecrow wrote: »

I imagine you can use the same ESO login. Not sure the platform matters.

Steam is not a platform. PC is the platform so the game is on the same platform and server as the PC players.

Blinx

just a making sure question: are you using the same email for both accounts? anyway, hope you get it sorted

newtinmpls

lurkin777 wrote: »

I used to have steam for one of my accounts and disconnected it from steam because of the problems I had with steam.

I bought my first copy of the game as a physical disk, and loaded it on my computer.

I bought my second account through STEAM - not sure why. Turns out when I log in through STEAM I can only access that account. Thought that was a pain.

So now i log in through my pc; use whichever account I want and play. My "main account" has (so far) all of the DLC and ESO+ and my second account has a few DLC's and currently is not subscribed.

SammyKhajit

Hopes OP finds resolution soon.

Cucumber

Update, my old steam account is now completely gone, i bought eso again and installed it, my characters, crowns, progress are still there! SO yes, many of you in comments were right

IF you buy ESO from Steam, then lose your steam account, YOU WILL NOT lose your ESO characters and data.


However, there is one downside, which is that i still cannot link new steam account to the eso account as it gives me error. I would appreciate if Zenimax looked into this. Thanks all

Sylvermynx

That's great! I'd - not worry about linking to steam, personally. But you do you of course!

DreamyLu

I'm surprised by this thread, like by others on same issue. I play ESO via Steam since over a year by now and never ever had the slightest problems. It works trouble free in all aspects. I would therefore really like to know: what are the problems that can happen when running ESO via Steam?

coop500

DreamyLu wrote: »

I'm surprised by this thread, like by others on same issue. I play ESO via Steam since over a year by now and never ever had the slightest problems. It works trouble free in all aspects. I would therefore really like to know: what are the problems that can happen when running ESO via Steam?

Am curious of this too, I've been playing since before Vvardenfell/Morrowind/Warden/Battlegrounds was a thing and I still never had any trouble playing through steam