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Tried to gift Eve Online for another.
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Bitter Peace
Doomheim
#1 - 2014-12-12 17:11:53 UTC
Well I tried to gift Eve Online for a friend through Steam but sadly the " Gift " box is dark after adding it to the checkout cue.
And this is before the sale ends.
J'Poll
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#2 - 2014-12-12 17:14:48 UTC
Bitter Peace wrote:
Well I tried to gift Eve Online for a friend through Steam but sadly the " Gift " box is dark after adding it to the checkout cue.
And this is before the sale ends.


That is logical.

As buying it through steam automatically gives you a recurring subscription by Steam (Steam will automatically deduct money each month to keep the sub going).

So, do you really want to pay each month for your friend. Likely not, so Steam prevented you from gifting EVE to a friend.



If you want to give your friend EVE, give him a buddy invite link and just let him subscribe. Hint: You also gain something from it this wayP

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Serene Repose
#3 - 2014-12-12 17:45:05 UTC
^ This.

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#4 - 2014-12-12 18:11:02 UTC
^ Those.

Mr Epeen Cool
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#5 - 2014-12-12 18:14:18 UTC
^ Dem

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Rich Uncle PennyBags
EVE Online Monopoly
#6 - 2014-12-12 20:26:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Rich Uncle PennyBags
The best way to gift EVE would be to buddy invite an acc, then pay for it, then use the PLEX from the buddy invite to sub for an additional month.

Gives you ~81 days of subscription before you need to sub again. Plenty of time for fresh meat to decide if they want to stick with the game.

That way you're not lumping a friend with a financial burden they're not sure if they want.
Bitter Peace
Doomheim
#7 - 2014-12-13 17:15:17 UTC
J'Poll wrote:


That is logical.

As buying it through steam automatically gives you a recurring subscription by Steam (Steam will automatically deduct money each month to keep the sub going).

So, do you really want to pay each month for your friend. Likely not, so Steam prevented you from gifting EVE to a friend.



If you want to give your friend EVE, give him a buddy invite link and just let him subscribe. Hint: You also gain something from it this wayP



Rich Uncle PennyBags wrote:
The best way to gift EVE would be to buddy invite an acc, then pay for it, then use the PLEX from the buddy invite to sub for an additional month.

Gives you ~81 days of subscription before you need to sub again. Plenty of time for fresh meat to decide if they want to stick with the game.

That way you're not lumping a friend with a financial burden they're not sure if they want.





Good to know, thanks for the useful info.
Rain6637
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#8 - 2014-12-13 21:11:58 UTC
Rowells
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2014-12-13 23:30:04 UTC
Rain6637 wrote:
remember, the greatest ship in EVE is friendship

FTFY