the support for the game basically totally migrated to Steam, there are no retail fixes even though there are bugs still left in the game like the stuttering after loading a map, the music cutting off after reloading a save, the absence of music while playing skirmish maps etc. I have the same version of the game that is sold on Steam Here are some other reasons why I don't understand this: You are saying that in the digital era of game distribution I have to buy a game again just because I have a retail copy that got scratched even though there is a digital version available that is free of any manufacturing costs? That's pretty cool as I've just tried re-installing AoE 3, the DVD got scratched somehow and it doesn't install. If you have a key from a physical/retail version of the game, this is not redeemable on Steam. These are the keys that will work for redemption. Originally posted by BarbarossaBlade:There are a number of retailers that sell Steam keys.
