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Is there any intel available if I can play with my Steam friends when buying this on GOG?
I'd love to support GOG but playing with friends is important as well ;-)
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Given that 90% of my 1194 hours on EU4 were racked up via multiplayer, I'd also appreciate some info on this.
It is a real shame that nobody from paradox wants to answer the question. Because I am curious as well. I would prefer to get the game on GOG also but if the multiplayer is restricted to GOG only that would suck since my friends prefer steam (for some reason).
So any new information would be appreciated Paradox! :)
"Stellaris includes a beta version of the new PDX multiplayer system, allowing for cross-play with friends regardless of which PC games distribution platform they are playing from. Paradox will continue to support and develop this feature."

copied from the Stellaris store page, i guess its safe to say that the same will apply to Imperator Rome.
Post edited April 12, 2019 by El_Piratonio
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El_Piratonio: "Stellaris includes a beta version of the new PDX multiplayer system, allowing for cross-play with friends regardless of which PC games distribution platform they are playing from. Paradox will continue to support and develop this feature."

copied from the Stellaris store page, i guess its safe to say that the same will apply to Imperator Rome.
Ah Thanks for the "good" news! It seems they have some sort of client of their own now. Its just a shame that Paradox doesn't comment on the topic here or on other "social media" platforms.
Hello Guys,

this is a direct quote from a post made by the community manager on the official Paradox Interactive Forums:

[i] "We think that is important for members of our community be able to play with each other online no matter where they buy their game. This is not the case right now. For example, if you buy Imperator: Rome from GOG, you can currently only play with other GOG customers or people who play with a Paradox Store purchase. Likewise, people who use a Steam account to play the game can only play with other Steam customers (or people who buy from the Paradox Store but redeem the code on Steam).

We are working on a solution to this tricky problem by building our own backend to handle multiplayer requests, but to unify the games under one system we need to have a common connection. To this end, we will be using your personal Paradox Accounts as the player identity. So, even though this system is not yet in place, we are asking you to log in to your Paradox account when you initiate a multiplayer game.

We are currently investigating if it is possible to have a viable multiplayer beta branch active in Imperator, like the one currently active for Stelllaris. Once we have more information, we will let you know.

In the meantime, if you want to conquer the Mediterranean with your friends, be sure that you all are buying from compatible online stores!

We appreciate the patience of our community, and hope to have a technical solution as soon as possible." [/i]

*huh, apparently I'm not allowed to post links so you have to find the post yourself on the forums but it should be pretty easy to find it, it's pinned under: Home - Forums - Games - Upcoming Games - Imperator:Rome

I hope this helped you answer your question.

Kind Regards!

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P.S Wow this editor is pretty shit for this forum, doesn't even seem to work.
Post edited April 20, 2019 by SirPenetrat0r
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SirPenetrat0r: Hello Guys,

this is a direct quote from a post made by the community manager on the official Paradox Interactive Forums:

[i] "We think that is important for members of our community be able to play with each other online no matter where they buy their game. This is not the case right now. For example, if you buy Imperator: Rome from GOG, you can currently only play with other GOG customers or people who play with a Paradox Store purchase. Likewise, people who use a Steam account to play the game can only play with other Steam customers (or people who buy from the Paradox Store but redeem the code on Steam).

We are working on a solution to this tricky problem by building our own backend to handle multiplayer requests, but to unify the games under one system we need to have a common connection. To this end, we will be using your personal Paradox Accounts as the player identity. So, even though this system is not yet in place, we are asking you to log in to your Paradox account when you initiate a multiplayer game.

We are currently investigating if it is possible to have a viable multiplayer beta branch active in Imperator, like the one currently active for Stelllaris. Once we have more information, we will let you know.

In the meantime, if you want to conquer the Mediterranean with your friends, be sure that you all are buying from compatible online stores!

We appreciate the patience of our community, and hope to have a technical solution as soon as possible." [/i]

*huh, apparently I'm not allowed to post links so you have to find the post yourself on the forums but it should be pretty easy to find it, it's pinned under: Home - Forums - Games - Upcoming Games - Imperator:Rome

I hope this helped you answer your question.

Kind Regards!

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P.S Wow this editor is pretty shit for this forum, doesn't even seem to work.
Oh thanks for the effort and the info! :) That is the info I was looking for.
That is incredibly disappointing.
Just noticed that this message now appears in the store page:

Imperator: Rome includes a beta version of the new PDX multiplayer system, allowing for cross-play with friends regardless of which PC games distribution platform they are playing from. Paradox will continue to support and develop this feature.

It's a shame this wasn't there at release, because I'd have loved to have both this and Stellaris on GOG instead of Steam...