{
"post": {
"title": "PoE2 pre-download client & then add to steam library?",
"selftext": "Howdy all,\n\nI've looked over the reddit and haven't found any clear instruction on pre-downloading the game with the POE client and then adding the game via steam library.\n\nI've never used the client before, just steam, so do I begin downloading on the 5th @5pm and then add the steam file location to where it is downloaded and likely verify integrity files? I would appreciate any insight or walkthrough.\n\n\n\nEdit - our lord and savior Gaben has opened steam pre-download. Look forward to seeing everyone on the beach!",
"url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/comments/1h6luw7/poe2_predownload_client_then_add_to_steam_library/"
},
"comments": [
{
"body": "Where can I find the download link ?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[https://pathofexile2.com/us/download](https://pathofexile2.com/us/download)"
}
]
},
{
"body": "PST – Thursday, December 5 at 5pm\n\nEST – Thursday, December 5 at 8pm\n\nGMT – Friday, December 6 at 1am\n\nCEST – Friday, December 6 at 2am\n\nAEDT – Friday, December 6 at 12pm",
"replies": [
{
"body": "europe is cest right?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Google \"what is my timezone\" and the first result should be a display of your local time, date and the timezone. For me it is currently:\n\n* 12:22 AM\n* Friday, December 6, 2024,\n* Central European Time CEST UTC+1\n\nso i now know i could probably start the preload in roughly 90 minutes.\n\nHope it helps.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "exactly same for me aswell, thanks ❤️"
}
]
},
{
"body": "Highlight CEST, right click and google search it. Way faster then commenting and waiting for a reply. I hope I could teach you a little something you can use the rest of your life ;)"
}
]
},
{
"body": "so in 30 minutes from now we can pre download on steam??",
"replies": [
{
"body": "no. pre-download standalone client.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Wtf is that",
"replies": [
{
"body": "when a game comes out that isnt on steam... it has its own client. pretty much how every game not on some game platform or console runs",
"replies": [
{
"body": "So i wont be able to pre download from steam?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "most poeple thought no... but turns out you can. abnormal but its there.\n\nBut even if it wasnt you downloa the standalone client and link it to steam and BAM... you can preload on the client cause you got the game on steam."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "You can add the client as a non-steam game I guess but it wont be the same as the steam client. I am sure we will get some kind of preloading for steam though. Maybe just a few hours before release.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "any update on this?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "no preload for steam. suggest you download the standalone client and play while you get the steam client if that's where you wish to play later.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Preload just dropped on steam for what its worth.\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/m4zt7rz8y45e1.png?width=1030&format=png&auto=webp&s=0eca6f51585a845ad9851ffa1a975b15eff37950",
"replies": [
{
"body": "legend, ive been scratching my head re the game client for ages, needed this!"
}
]
},
{
"body": "Yes, download Standalone in 6 Hours and on Release Download on steam while sleeping/playing",
"replies": [
{
"body": "How does the standalone know you own it on steam? I bought a key on steam, but I also bought a key on Xbox, and I have my path account linked to everything - just curious how that works. A pc key is a pc key is a pc key? ",
"replies": [
{
"body": "up"
},
{
"body": "I bought it on poe website. After the purchase you'll receive the access to early access as well as a steam & epic client redeem key. You can check your ea status at [Path of Exile](https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/early-access)"
},
{
"body": "Link steam account to Poe account on website. If you bought on steam you can download the standalone. Click on your account home on the website or whatever it is called and then on the right click on path of exile 2 under your selected icon. That will tell you that it does recognize your account."
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3591631"
}
]
},
{
"body": "I find this confusing if it is possible. If we bought the early access on steam, downloaded non steam client, would the client know that you have early access? Never had to do it myself and my QA brain makes me question if this would work or not. Will still give this a try though.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Having the steam client doesn't mean you can play.. you still need to log in to your GGG account to get access to play.\n\n\nStandalone client will be the same"
},
{
"body": "Link Poe acccount to steam very simple"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "can anyone help me out normally if i preload a game it takes hours for the files to decrpyt i really wanna play at the time it releases is the poe2 client a preload or an actual download of the game but we just can't log on the servers",
"replies": [
{
"body": "We will have to see here in a couple hours but I'm sure this is full game pre-download so there wont be any decrpyting needed. So we should be able to open the game and see the log in screen if correct.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "rip looks like its a preload"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "So if I'm understanding this right I can download the client and pre-download. Then at 7pm GMT when it releases I can start the steam download so it creates the folder, then cut and paste all the files from client into the steam folder, and verify files and it's all good to run through steam?"
},
{
"body": "Download the standalone client for the pre load , then when you’re done playing and go to bed tomorrow night, download it on steam overnight and delete the client before you play on the 7th.\n\nSteams policy on preloading early access games is weird and they don’t allow it as far as I know."
},
{
"body": "8:07pm and everything crashed."
},
{
"body": "8:15 and the website and download for the client not available...must be 100's of 1000's trying to get to their website right now,"
},
{
"body": "When will they (read: everyone) learn that when you're releasing a new game you need 10x the capacity of what you think you need. Its always easier to scale down than up... maybe i can download this thing tomorrow lol"
},
{
"body": "It just allowed me to preload on steam!",
"replies": [
{
"body": "How? There is no option to preload",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Not sure, I was getting frustrated with the client not being available then I just checked steam and there it was."
},
{
"body": "you just double click on path of exile 2 in your steam library.... it then popped up to download"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Doesn’t show in steam or poe website"
},
{
"body": "predownload is currently available on steam. might have to restart steam client completely to see it"
},
{
"body": "Seriously how the fuck do we download? No option on pathofexile just redirects to pathofexile2.com with 300 points. Link to steam does fuck all. No option to download but let’s you buy another early access pass. Wtf?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "https://preview.redd.it/usapfqwp055e1.png?width=1912&format=png&auto=webp&s=d540845ce398b41bcc52b2d2fd6a7d4690c1dcb1\n\nThe option just appeared at steam library"
},
{
"body": "[https://pathofexile2.com/us/download](https://pathofexile2.com/us/download)"
}
]
},
{
"body": "The Pre-Load is available on steam right now. If you dont see it, re-launch steam.\n\nThe download link for the standalone PC client is on the POE2 Website, top left."
},
{
"body": "go to [https://pathofexile2.com/early-access](https://pathofexile2.com/early-access) \n\nclick on sign in then click on sign in with steam acc\n\nscroll down to claim key (only if u purchase a support pack)\n\ncopy key and head over to steam and activate code\n\nnow poe2 will be available to pre-load\n\ncheers!!!!"
},
{
"body": "If no steam pre-load My idea is on the 5th Download the pre-load Copy all files to a folder in my Steam common aka download folder in a folder named Path of Exile 2.\n\nWhen game goes live install on steam and it should... should see files in there Verify integrity install any extra steam stuff and be good to go.\n\nIf doesn't work I'll already be in queue on standalone client and start DL via steam for steam client then swap over to steam after queue die down or there's a grace.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "But if we don't buy it from steam we'll have to option to add it to the library (i.e buy/download)? I would have assumed steam won't know you own it and you'll be moved to the buy page?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "pretty sure if your account has access you get a steam key \n[https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/early-access](https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/early-access)",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Correct."
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Tech boomers are downvoting you but what you are thinking most likely going to work. I even used to play my cracked games through this way when i purchased them through Steam.We most likely going to download a few gigabytes more through Steam and that will be it.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "they can down vote away I could careless about Karma on reddit"
},
{
"body": ">We most likely going to download a few gigabytes more through Steam and that will be it.\n\nunless they changed the games file structure, youll be downloading more than a few gigs through steam. in poe1, the entire game is stored in a single file. the standalone client can change individual data in that file, but steam cant. steam will see the file is a mismatch and redownload the entire file."
}
]
},
{
"body": "Oh this is a nice idea, I wonder if there's someone with both Standalone and Steam PoE1 that can confirm that the files are the same.\n\nEDIT: found this post from 8 years ago, maybe it will hold up [https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/5hs6l2/moving\\_from\\_steam\\_client\\_to\\_standalone\\_easyfast/](https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/5hs6l2/moving_from_steam_client_to_standalone_easyfast/)",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I've done it with Poe1 so I know it works for poe1",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Nice, do you remember how you did it? like the steps - much appreciated.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "If I remember correctly it was\n\nStarted download for Po1.\n\nPaused download.\n\nDrag and dropped files into Poe1\n\nResumed download\n\nEDIT: SEEMS TO NOT WORK... Y'all cooked\n\nEDIT: Y'all dont need steam client to play just Pre-load the standalone tonight and DL steam later no one cares about your Time played.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I think you have to restart steam or verify files"
}
]
},
{
"body": "I got fast DL i'ma go re-try it and let you know one moment"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "This"
},
{
"body": "I take it that if I go this route I’ll still be able to download directly from steam later if I bought it there, right?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Correct",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Thx"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "this is convoluted as all hell honestly. If I bought pre-release access on steam, I cant use that to download the provided pre-load client??",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Write to Steam.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "it's a developer decision."
}
]
},
{
"body": "You can download the client early on Steam."
}
]
},
{
"body": "So a company that makes most of their income from steam is saying HAHA steam, get Ethernet or a Gbs connection to download the game in time to maybe make it 500K in queue. But the 10% income we make from stand alone launcher can pre-install it HAHAHA that's how messed up we as GGG are in the head.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "steam doesnt allow preload for early access it has nothing to do with ggg"
}
]
},
{
"body": "So if i purchased for steam ive got to purchase again for client?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "AFAIK you get access to all platforms that are linked to your poe account. So make sure your email *and* Steam accounts are linked. Email support for a more concrete answer (they reply quickly)"
},
{
"body": "Purchasing it anywhere on PC gives you access to everywhere. Link the accounts and you’ll have a message with the keys to get access on your pathofexile.com account."
},
{
"body": "no, you just get no pre-download :)",
"replies": [
{
"body": "not true, you just link your steam account to the path of exile website, and pre-download the game from the website instead of steam",
"replies": [
{
"body": "but then can I install it again through steam and play on steam?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "sure",
"replies": [
{
"body": "So basically everybody can pre install this even steam owners. A lot of steam users think they can't",
"replies": [
{
"body": "yeah anyone who bought the key can pre-download, you just have to know the right steps to do it",
"replies": [
{
"body": "If I understand correctly. Just log on the website through steam account, then just download the client from there.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Steam owner here. Where is the client to pre-install? Can't even find it on the website (steam account is linked)",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I'm guessing the download now button. I'm being told that we'd need to download it twice to play through steam. Idc that much. Just gonna wait for steam download tbh."
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Its now less than 24 hours until early access. Bought the early access on steam platform as well, but cannot find a download link anywhere at the moment, on PoE2:s website, steam, nowhere. \nWhere can you actually download the stand-alone game ?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Pc client isnt available to download yet. It will be at 5pm on Thursday, December 5th (PST) or Dec 06, 2024 2:00 AM (GMT+1) in your local time.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Ooh thank you, missunderstood about the timezones. Thank you for the clarification, much appreciated!"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "The pre-load will be available on Dec 6th 1AM GMT on Steam. 18 hours before launch.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Is this confirmed?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "https://preview.redd.it/0jvhfycwj15e1.png?width=914&format=png&auto=webp&s=37adc8fef5ea9d3ff52eaa072cb1e136446ec1de\n\nUnless they've changed it since they posted it on their website I wonder whether that Dec 6th thing is correct.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Read, that isn't steam. It's the standalone client."
},
{
"body": "Nothing in that screenshot mentions Steam. It says standalone PC Client which is something else entirely"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Not on steam. Standalone"
}
]
},
{
"body": "guys chill its still 5 hours for pc..",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Did they say where they were going to post it or is it just going to be somewhere on the site? I hope it would be front and center, but who knows"
}
]
},
{
"body": "it literally takes 2 or 3 min to dl 100 go...",
"replies": [
{
"body": "its take 10-13 hour with 3mbs internet"
},
{
"body": "if you have blazing fast internet and the download servers arent overloaded, sure, 2-3 minutes :) otherwise its gonna be a while.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I need, with my 16 Mbit connection, more than 16 hours to download the 100 GB.\n\nSo tomorrow the whole day is reserved for this download...",
"replies": [
{
"body": "math is always hard right? xD with 16Mbit per Second it should be around 1h 44min (few minutes more/less depends on download rate changing) xD\n\ni also have around 16Mbit download and just downloaded the beta client (86GB) yesterday, took a bit over an hour \\^\\^",
"replies": [
{
"body": "16Mbit is not 16MB/s"
},
{
"body": "i think math for u is also hard. An 100mbit can download 1GB at an rate of 1min 20sec. which means u need atleast the bare Minimum of 2hours with 100mbit. \nur just an liar."
},
{
"body": "You are confusing megabytes and megabits."
},
{
"body": "Bit or byte?"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "30 gigabytes a min? do u live at fucking nasa"
}
]
},
{
"body": "You will be able to pre download the game couple of hours before in launches for steam, dunno why people wanna predownload it a day earlier, not like they can play it quicker than those that use steam.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "It's because not everyone has blazing internet speeds and it would take hours to download a game of this size for them, normally. That problem gets compounded many times over when a million people clog up the servers to download the game all at once. \n\n\nSo to make things easier for our fellow brothers and sisters who don't have the internet speeds we do, we predownload to lighten the load and make things easier for them. \n\n\nIt's a courtesy.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I don't. 100gb take like 8 - 12 hours to download for me."
},
{
"body": "30% of the world has NO internet. Of the remaining 70%, half have the equivalent of dial up speed. Statistics are easily searchable.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "\"It's the end of 2024 and you still believe that not everyone doesn't have a good internet connection?\"\n\nYour words. \"EVERYONE\". Solid backpedal attempt though."
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "The year is irrelevant, not everyone has an amazing internet connection. Yes, even among the people who play PoE. I know several such people in fact. One of my best friends is one such person: because of where he lives he can barely muster 10 mbit speeds. It's just how it is.\n\n\nResponding to your edit. This isn't a politics thing, not sure why you think it is. No ones even talking about \"saving\" anyone from anything, not sure where that came from either. Its simply a courtesy nothing more, and not one youre even being asked to do, so i dont really get why this is something you're so angry about. You basically just heard the equivalent of people saying \"please\" and \"thank you\" to each other and proceeded to get pissy about that. Maybe take a break from the internet for a bit?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I'm getting the impression you might not understand what \"politics\" are... \n\n\nAnd you're right, I shouldn't have suggested you were being a dick. Even though telling people who are simply explaining why they were performing a courtesy, that they should leave politics out of it and donate instead was very clearly an attempt to be a dick, it's not something I should have said. So apologies for offending you, as I can tell that's something very important to you given how frequently you've brought it up in this thread. I've edited it out to avoid offending you further. \n\n\nIn the meantime, I suggest you Google \"politics\" to get a better understanding of that word. A little hint, politics has nothing to do with how fast your internet connection is. That's a more of a geographical issue possibly even a finacial one, not a political one.\n\n\nSo please stop bringing up politics where it doesn't belong. Only game, no politics pls. Thx.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[deleted]",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Nah I'm good, I've got standards. Enjoy your day little fella!"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "As for now, there's literally no word about Steam pre-download. So we don't even know if that's true.\n\nAnd now let me explain why people want to pre-download the game. My friend has a slow speed (30 mbps) and the game is probably around 100gb. This means he needs at least 6-7 hours to download this while I only need maximum around 2. Having slow speed, also means the bandwidth of your internet is bad and you can't really download the game without having your internet dead for everybody at home. So as you can imagine, my friend has to find the perfect time to download the game without crippling his whole net down.\n\nAnother issue is that he doesn't have unlimited disk space to manipulate some tricks with PoE client and then move the files to Steam folders and try to trick his way into this. Or even pre-download from client and then download again the whole thing from Steam. With his connection, this is really not efficient at all.\n\nI'd appreciate at least a word from GGG that there WON'T be a Steam pre-download or it will be. So I know what I can expect with my friend because right now all I read is people being sure there will be a pre-download on steam while others are VERY sure that there won't be.\n\nAs it seems, we're bound to start playing on Saturday instead..... \nYeah I know, it's not the end of the world, but we're gamers, you know how it feels... especially when we're hyped."
},
{
"body": "how can you not even think about the fact that not everyone has good internet"
},
{
"body": "some of us are still using 28.8 modems okay"
}
]
}
]
}