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HanakoTheStealer
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26 days ago
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Dragon Valley on Steam

Hi! So I have The Sims 3 installed via Steam (I have it added on EA app too, but the thing is, the launcher seems outdated when I install it via EA App and it doesn't allow me to download rewards claimed on The Sims 3 Store website so I prefer to have them installed via Steam) and I wanted to buy Dragon Valley via The Sims 3 store as it's on discount. However, the website seems to bring me to the EA app and force purchase via EA App. So my question is - if I do so, will I still be able to download it while having it installed via Steam (if you know what I mean ;_;)?

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  • HanakoTheStealer​  Is one of these the website you're using?

    https://www.ea.com/en/games/the-sims/the-sims-3/buy/addon/the-sims-3-dragon-valley
    https://www.ea.com/en/games/the-sims/the-sims-3/buy/addon/the-sims-3-dragon-valley-gold-edition

    You should be able to make a purchase from one of those without going through the EA App (I tried just now and got to the payment details screen), and in fact it's more reliable this way.  Once you've made the purchase, take your code and register it at store.thesims3.com, signed into your EA account, whichever one you've used to register your Steam copy of Sims 3.  Then you can download it from your purchase history or its product page.

    I have a Steam install as my main copy of Sims 3, and I use all my purchased worlds with it, including DV.  So do many other players.  It works fine as long as your Steam product code is registered to the EA account that also owns the world(s) in question.

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    HanakoTheStealer
    Seasoned Newcomer
    25 days ago

    OMG YES! Thank you for confirming! I was indeed trying to use these links but got scared because it told me to choose a platform and it only showed EA App so I was a little bit confused... But yes, it's working! You're amazing!

    FYI for people who try this - when I bought the DLC, I did have to go to my EA account or e-mail with purchase information to find the key for my Dragon Valley Gold Edition - so then I copied it and redeemed code - only then it activated on my The Sims 3 store account and I got the addtional currency and was able to download the DLC from the website :)

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