What I want to know is, does the Maximum Edition come with all the patches? And the other thing I want to know is, does it come with the DX11 and HD upgrade or do you still have to download those seperately and install them?

This is what I wrote last night in a thread pleading for the merging of the DLC's with the game:



Literally one hour later the maximum edition is released with the DLC merged. As it’s a full game not an update, that means I was only half wrong and shall nibble my hat rather than eat it.

Although it’s nice that this is being done (I was pleasantly surprised by this sudden recommitment to both the game and Steam), “Here have a $10 update!” would have made me happier than “Only pay half price for the game you already own!”
A cheaper price tag (or even a gift) would go some way to making reparations for some of the awful problems we (your customers) have suffered since C2’s release.

But I’m just a grumpy bastard, so I shall pay your $19.99 and enjoy owning a game that no longer feels adrift and friendless in a sea of happy Steam games, and I shall pray (likely in vain) for Crysis 3 to appear on Steam also.

Ok I ask a question and 2 days later I still don't have an answer, What is the damned difference between LE Bundle Pre-Order + DLC's vs. Maximum Edition? Really do I have to pay for the DLCS again just to use them on steam after I already paid for them? ... Because of an ingame store bug/ tos tiff I get shafted ? .. An answer would be really nice ...

Other retail games can be activated though steam what not C2?


yeah u can get the dlc though origin now but its still to expensive without the 50% off.

@Kaine:

There is no difference; this is the Game with the High Res Texture pack and v1.9 patch (the latest and last) with all the DLC's already installed. If you bought the DLC's, kept your game patched and got the Texture Pack, then there is absolutely no difference.
No extra fixes, tweaks or anything, you're not missing out if you managed to get your hands on the DLC's prior to the Maximum edition. This is mainly for people who didn't buy the DLC's (or couldn't in many cases) and for people who haven't bought the game at all yet.

Give us the stupid DLC's for free already. This is just stupid, I feel so left out from everyone else who can get everything, including the DLC's, for a cheaper price from when I originally brought the game.

Cool thanks for that Incindre Now How about why I can't seem to stay in a mp match ? and now the DLC isn't showing up in my purchased or the ingame store, the maps show up however and so do the 2 weapons... I miss playing the MP a lot..

Yeah, so in other words, we are being punished for trusting Origin and buying the game through it after it was removed from Steam.

If i got this correct then probably Steam gets a share of every game sold through their store, and all the Crysis 2 copies that has been sold through Origin, Steam did not get any benefit out of them, and so it does not make any sense for Steam to allow the activation of the copies sold through another service.

But if that was not the case - as i could activate on Origin my Alice: Madness Returns' key that i bought through Steam so there might be a chance that it could work the other way around - and if the game key purchased from Origing can be activated on Steam with no problem, then i think that the decent thing from EA, Crytek and Valve to do is:

To allow the people who bought Crysis 2 on Origin to activate their Key on Steam and pay only for the DLC to upgrade their game to the maximum edition.

Or to allow the upgrade to the maximum edition on Origin with the price of the DLC only, and do the same with Steam and allow the upgrade to the maximum edition with the price of the DLC only.

Also convert the players who bought the Limited Edition to the Maximum Edition since as far as i've read they are both the same thing.

And i'm not going to be greedy and ask to have the DLC for free, but i still would want to be able to activate my game key on both Steam and Origin.

Cause seriously, i don't think we deserve to be punished for trusting your services at first place.

Thanks.

Neither Steam nor Origin are Crytek's services and we're certainly not punishing you for anything. That's why i suggest you need to take it up with Steam (and Origin) regarding activation of keys on alternate services because unfortunately we (Crytek) have no control over this. The best we can do is to provide our games at as many outlets as we can while adhering to said outlets terms of service.


The Limited/Nano Edition doesn't include the DLC's.


Here is what is in the Maximum Edition: http://crytek.com/news/be-the-ultimate- ... um-edition


Yeah it should be up to date + DX11 stuff.

Hope that answers your questions!

Cheers!

You can register C2 on steam as a non-steam game.

The Steam app will launch the game and give you access to Steam friends.