Why do you think? God forbid anyone ever even raise the suggestion that Valve could be responsible. That's just sacrilegious.

Another possibility is that Valve (or in this case Steam's system) is simply too restrictive. It may not actually be possible to offer the two different packages as the signature edition required being removed from the store prior to its actual release. Which could then mean it's not possible to unlock it for use if it's no longer in the store.

And these sorts of problems are unlikely to be fixed soon as Valve do not appear to be very interested in adding any flexibility to the purchasing system.

Oh, believe me, I am fully aware of that. I meant that more as a rhetorical question overall, hoping some people would realize that either party could be to blame. Scanning the Steam and Bioware forums, it is sad to see how nobody has once considered that it may be the other party causing trouble.

Personally, I doubt it it a conspiracy on either side, just simply an agreement issue.

A couple people on the Bioware forums have suspected Steam, but it's damn rare. The PR masterpiece Valve have created over the last 10 years is really stunning, they literally have the vast majority of PC gamers in their pocket.

Dammit. I forgot the sarcasm tags didn't I? U_U

But yeah, I expect you're right in a fashion. Based on my previous post, I'd say the problem was that due to Steam's limitations, Valve wanted the signature edition to be offered right up until release. EA naturally said no, as they have been offering it as early pre-order incentive. Given that Valve won't change how Steam works to accommodate EA's request (that the signature edition only be offered until 1/11) Valve opted not to offer it at all, thus why Bioware/EA publicly stated (when asked) that the signature edition would never be on Steam and also why the standard version appeared as soon as the signature edition offer expired.

But try explaining that on the Steam forums. You'd be eaten alive U_U.

I think the clue in what Dragon Age 2 is turning into was the DLC's for the 1st Dragon Age. I don;t think there was a single DLC where the reward wasn't some uber armour for a warrior. Nothing for a Mage or Rogue. This portended, as far as I am concerned, the way Dragon Age 2 seems to be have been developed.

When it comes to proper RPG's, I only look west to Bethesda now. For nearly all my PC cRPG'ing I now look to Europe, with titles like The Witcher 2, Two Worlds 2 and Risen 2, amongst others.

I dislike the uber armor in general really, it just ruins game balance. It appeals to people who love loot and character advancement more than the actual gameplay.