{
"post": {
"title": "So are we not getting preload on Steam?",
"selftext": "title",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/comments/1h7dtha/so_are_we_not_getting_preload_on_steam/"
},
"comments": [
{
"body": "Let's wait and see. It's possible they might give the go-ahead for Steam pre-load along with the standalone launcher pre-load, 18 hours before launch.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🙏🙏🙏"
},
{
"body": "Steam doesn’t support preload for EA, unfortunately",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Steam itself supports pre-loading, and there's no mention from GGG anywhere stating that Steam won't have pre-load. Is it possible that Steam might not get pre-load? Sure, but that isn't confirmed anywhere.\n\nIf you have information I don't, please share the link, sir.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "The early access Path of Exile 2 PC preload times are: \nPST – Thursday, December 5 at 5pm \nEST – Thursday, December 5 at 8pm \nGMT – Friday, December 6 at 1am \nCEST – Friday, December 6 at 2am \nAEDT – Friday, December 6 at 12pm*\\[*1:35 PM*\\]* \nThe preload times listed above only refer to the standalone client\n\nThis was taken right from GGG, so unless anything changes they have said only the standalone will have Preloads"
}
]
},
{
"body": "this is not true. it is up to the devs if preload for EA is available.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Afaik you cannot have it as Advanced Access and Early Access at the same time, they’d have to have another Path of Exile 2 Early Access library item that isn’t set as “EA”",
"replies": [
{
"body": "The game is tagged as early access currently via steamdb. The game is listed as EA on the store as well. Advanced access refers to allowing to play a completed game early, which isn't the case for PoE2. The game is marked as incomplete and intends to continue active development. \n \n [https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk/uploading#Building\\_Retail\\_Install\\_Discs](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk/uploading#Building_Retail_Install_Discs)"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "oof"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "120gb on a friday evening on steam, it will be pain."
},
{
"body": "They've only ever done standalone \"preload\" downloads for league releases. Steam always had to download about 2 hours before launch.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Those were also just patches not a new game"
}
]
},
{
"body": "According to whom? So far we never had Steam preload for a new PoE 1 league because there's no way to make Steam only provide the .ggpk file without replacing the original one and breaking the game because of this, but now we are downloading a completely different game client so there's no reason why they couldn't do it through Steam too."
},
{
"body": "When can we start downloading?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "8PM EST"
}
]
},
{
"body": "It's up now, lot dummies up in here acting like they know what they talking about."
},
{
"body": "I bought the ea via steam.. How could i use the standalone now?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Check your email, you should have a mail from GGG with your account information",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I don’t",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Your steam account e-mail should get a \"welcome to ea access email, please check your status of account on our main page\"",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Nope"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Go to the website and login then go to [https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/early-access](https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/early-access)\n\nI bought in game from steam and for me it says \" You can download and play on the standalone client once it becomes available. Your Early Access also includes keys to play on Steam or Epic which can be claimed below. \"",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Ty"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Nope, due to Steam policy they can't."
},
{
"body": "No bro just deal with it."
}
]
}