The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut - 30% off on Steam!

[Eriash]

We are downright thrilled to inform you that the Director's Cut of The Witcher has been among Steam's top 10 best-sellers since last Friday! If you haven’t gotten it yet, go to Steam and you’ll find something special waiting: The most recent version of the game, including all available patches, for 30% off the normal price!

It’s been almost 2 years since The Witcher was released, and with your continuing support we still manage to grab top positions in sales rankings! We think it’s nothing short of amazing and know we owe it in no small part to you – our great and venerated community. Thank you!

For more information visit the Steam store.

Just remember – you have until Thursday to take advantage of this promotion!

[Corylea]

Cool!  Congratulations for selling even more copies of this great game.  How many are you up to now?

I just bought the game for a friend who indicated a willingness to play it.  I didn't know it was 30% off on Steam, so I bought him the boxed version.  Oh, well! 

But I'm confused -- if the game is selling so well, why are you discounting it?

[Petra Silie]

Congratulations 
Two years after release The Witcher is still wanted and definitely gained cult status 

[AdrianXII]

I'm glad to hear that the gameis still selling so well!

[F3nya]

But I'm confused -- if the game is selling so well, why are you discounting it?

It's selling so well because of the discount

[Corylea]

But I'm confused -- if the game is selling so well, why are you discounting it?

It's selling so well because of the discount

Ah.  I got the impression, from reading what Eriash said, that it sold well, and they added the discount because they wanted this to continue, but re-reading, I see that he doesn't actually mention when the discount began.

[501105]

that sure is a good deal

[F3nya]

Now impulse has the same deal. It's also for sale during the weekend for 27.99$, but since Impulse already includes TAX in its prices, means it's even a cheaper price than it was on Steam.

Too bad it's still not availible to everyone.

[borodude67]

Fantastic game - played it as soon as it came out.

Well, after I'd upgraded my PC enough to play it...

Have install all updates, and am now, going to treat myself by putting a couple days aside and playing it for the second time...

[Eriash]

But I'm confused -- if the game is selling so well, why are you discounting it?

It's selling so well because of the discount

Ah.  I got the impression, from reading what Eriash said, that it sold well, and they added the discount because they wanted this to continue, but re-reading, I see that he doesn't actually mention when the discount began.

The discount began on 5th of August.

[alsnyder]

A word of warning concerning upgrading from the original boxed editions to the Steam version. 

From the Steam website:

Adding non-Steam games to the My Games list - (As in the originally purchased retail box editions)  Here is a direct quote from the Steam website in answer to why I couldn't register m game, had a bad serial and wanted to obtain a correct serial number as well as the free content that only those that had bought the original Steam version would get.

Question:

How do I add non-Steam games to Steam's My games list?

Answer:

Important::

This will simply add a shortcut to your game. This will not allow you to download updates for your game through Steam nor allow you to use this game as proof of ownership for your Steam account. Only games purchased or registered through Steam can receive automatic updates and function as proof of ownership for a Steam account.

Now, there was no mention of these requirement that I could see, on either page, The Witcher's promo plus the Steam order page.  Right now, I am feeling like a fool, while simultaneously being ripped of.  That hurts, especially from the Wicher''s side.  I bought the original, and then for added support to CDPR I went out and bought the Enhanced version - both boxed.  I don't know what to do.  I would have expected better treatment at the hand of the Witcher management than this.

[alsnyder]

An email that I received 15 hours ago from the Steam "help" desk.  This confirms the web based information I have displayed in my other post.


Hello,

A staff member has replied to your question:

Hello Al,

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

Retail CD Keys for this game cannot be registered through Steam. If you wish to create a shortcut to this game in your My Games menu, instructions can be found here:

Title: Adding non-Steam games to the My Games list
URL: http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2219-YDJV-5557

A full list of games with CD Keys that can be registered through Steam can be found at the following link:

Title: Retail CD Keys
Link: http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-WUSF-3601

Please let us know if you have further questions.
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[Corylea]

A word of warning concerning upgrading from the original boxed editions to the Steam version. 

From the Steam website:

Adding non-Steam games to the My Games list - (As in the originally purchased retail box editions)  Here is a direct quote from the Steam website in answer to why I couldn't register m game, had a bad serial and wanted to obtain a correct serial number as well as the free content that only those that had bought the original Steam version would get.

Question:

How do I add non-Steam games to Steam's My games list?

Answer:

Important::

This will simply add a shortcut to your game. This will not allow you to download updates for your game through Steam nor allow you to use this game as proof of ownership for your Steam account. Only games purchased or registered through Steam can receive automatic updates and function as proof of ownership for a Steam account.

Now, there was no mention of these requirement that I could see, on either page, The Witcher's promo plus the Steam order page.  Right now, I am feeling like a fool, while simultaneously being ripped of.  That hurts, especially from the Wicher''s side.  I bought the original, and then for added support to CDPR I went out and bought the Enhanced version - both boxed.  I don't know what to do.  I would have expected better treatment at the hand of the Witcher management than this.

I'm not sure I understand what happened here or what your complaint is. 

Did you buy the game a third time, through Steam?  If so, why?  Or did you try to download updates for your non-Steam Witcher game through Steam?  You don't need Steam to download the updates; they're all available right here, for people who bought the boxed retail version. 

As for the promo, they advertised that The Witcher was on sale at Steam.  That's not really any different from announcing that it's on sale at any other shop -- if you have the game already, you don't go buy another one just because it's on sale.

I'm sure I must be missing something here -- what happened?

[alsnyder]

Yes, I bought the game a 3rd time, and for the same reason that I bought the second boxed set.

I think that CDProjektRed is responsible for the best RPG that I've ever played, and I still want to support them, even after going through all this mess with Steam. That's why I bought the Enhanced Edition.  I didn't go through any of the bonus disks included... it was all a matter of support for the developers....  I view that as payback for giving us Geralt and friends, a deeply intriguing story, where the decisions that you make DO make you accountable. etc..  In short a deeply involving story told through cutting edge design, writing, acting and technology.

I suppose that I was in too much of a hurry (on Steam) to notice (if it's indeed posted) that Boxed versions of the game would not receive automatic updates of the latest and greatest patches available.  That part of it all appealed to me, but that part was denied me because I didn't buy the game through them first.  Such is life.  And allow me to say,that their support systems... leaves much to be desired.

I think that Steam's website should be more forthcoming in explaining their policies in a disclaimer before you buy!  And if I might suggest that The Witcher's site might do well in posting a similar disclaimer for Steam and other stores that require such conditions.  That will keep imbeciles like me from making mistakes. 

Well, that's the truth, warts and all.

Al   

[F3nya]

I don't get it why would you want to update your boxed version thorgh Steam? If you bough the game through Steam, just download it from there(you don't need to add any cd-keys, you got a 3rd one with your new purchase).
You'll get the fully-updated version, plus you will get your game auto-updated if a new patch comes out.
Or do you mean that you didn't want to download all the gigs again, and wish you could just use the files on your retail cds to install the game quicker?
If so, then it's pretty simple, The Witcher is not a fully compatible Steam game, i.e. you can't add your boxed game to your account.
Your saying that Steam should point that out more? Well if you tried adding the retail cd-keys and it didn't work, wasn't it already clear? Especially afteryou contacted Steam support.