Account needed?

[AndrewTilley]

@Llama8

If you access LE via steam then you don’t need an account.

Ah, this is not accurate. See below:

@Hackaloken

Note: Last Epoch requires a Last Epoch account for all users.

If you are a new user since the release of Beta 0.8 you will now need to register an account with Beta 0.8c. You will be presented a registration screen upon entering the game after the update. This will not affect any saved data.

Social Features (account login/creation, chat, cosmetics, ladder, etc) were disabled in Patch 0.8 which is why people who purchased the game during that time didn’t have to create a Last Epoch account. However, the Steam store page has always stated that a Last Epoch account is necessary:

Requires 3rd-Party Account: Last Epoch (Supports Linking to Steam Account)

This was certainly overlooked by many who purchased the game on Steam and have now been asked to create a Last Epoch account when starting the game since Patch 0.8c released, which restored all Social Features.