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Gifted DLC pack when I don't own the base game, what happens?

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InTraining

What would happen if someone gifts me DLC when I do not own the base game? I "bought" DLC for games I do not own with tickets from the steam summer camp deal a few months back, and those various DLC's are just sitting in my account. Will the same happen for generic DLC gifting?

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FaultyWiring

Don't enter his giveaway. Why would you?

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InsertCookiesHere

Is there a reason you feel the need to deprive someone who can actually use the DLC from winning it?

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WarpCrow

They made it so you can't redeem DLC you don't own the game for some time ago. The gifter could possibly agree to send it to your Steam inventory, but most likely they'll ask cg to reroll the giveaway instead (I would). The site is supposed to check and prevent you from entering if you don't have the base game, but sometimes it doesn't seem to work. Please consider leaving the DLC for someone who can actually use it.

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snackbox

As far as I know, this is accurate. This happened during the Summer Camp Hunt, because suddenly many people were wondering if they could redeem DLC for games they don't own, rather than let their tickets go to waste.

The answer was yes, and now it is no.

If you want an official statement, here are the Steam Client update notes from July 12th (search for "DLC").

  • Prevent redeeming gifts of DLC or expansion packs for users who do not own the base game
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InTraining

I reworded my question, maybe I'll get a answer. Just wondering, what would happen to the DLC should someone gift a person the DLC when they don't own the base game. Does it just sit in arriving gifts, or does it get placed in your account but unusable/redeemable, or does it get sent back to the gifter? What happens?

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Morous

If it is send or given by steam trading it will ofc sit there, but from what what I know Steam always tells you that you need the full game to play the DLC (just an eg..). I would assume that the DLC sits there until you buy or somehow manage to get the full game or I could be wrong. Sorry if I didn't help ..

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h4r5h4v3ng3r

+1 this is what happens... sent my friend the dlc for fear... he had the game but not on steam (retail). once he found out he needed the game on steam, he activated his retail copy of the game on steam and was able to access it then.

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h4r5h4v3ng3r

The OP is asking what happens when someone gifts him/her something, which implies direct gifting and is not directly related to entering a giveaway and winning then receiving the gift- I cannot understand why everyone is assuming she is entering (or has entered) a giveaway for a DLC without owning the base game

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InTraining

My first sentence was about how I had just entered in a borderlands dlc giveaway when I do not own the base game borderlands. This is such a huge taboo that my question was just stomped by the butt hurt.

Anyway, thanks for the response Mourous and h4r5h4v3ng3r. Steam won't let you buy dlc you can't use, but it wont stop you from accepting them as gifts.

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Exactually

As far as I heard, DLC from rewarded from summercamp tickets are non giftable or tradeable. SG doesn't allow entry to DLC giveaways without the base game.

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