Why so much hate for bundle giveaways?

Because 90% of this site is still bundle GA's even with the CV system.

People tend to forget that the site doesn't revolve around them and just because they can't enter the giveaway doesn't make it any less than another giveaway.

If the people who complained stopped buying bundles for a week or two, they'd have lots of giveaways to join and saved enough money to get a a newer game of their choice.

Win win!

Possibly because some people feel that since they've spent X amount of money, then anyone who enters the same giveaway as them should have spent the exact same amount to be eligible to "compete" for the game that's being given away. Just a guess.

If it was really considered to be such a bad thing to give away games that have been bundled, then there wouldn't even be an option to do it on the website. Just disregard the naysayers and focus on the people whose day you may be able to brighten by giving them a small gift that they'll enjoy. It's all about the feels, man.

Optimistic point of view is quite optimistic. :P

Because in this site there are lots of people who just want "batman arkham origins" and "skyrim legendary edition" giveaways with $1000 CV because they can afford to buy every single bundle and also spend $50 on games, so they dont understand that there are people who are happy winning a bundle game (like me, i won "hoard" and its great for me).

There's no "hate". It's an ongoing joke (and will always be there).
Try looking it the other way around: "i notice time and time again how people show hate towards others that give away" free games.
There's plenty of non-CV giveaways. There's also forum giveaways and puzzle giveaways, which are usually kinda funny by themselves.
If they are not enough for your taste, a single copy of Fortix (1$) will put you above 30CV.
If you just can't bear looking at those CV-giveaways, install Steamgifts Plus (I suggest doing it anyway, look for it in the forum) and filter them out.
Try and enjoy your stay. There's a good chunk of decent people here. And there's lots of free giveaways. Just don't count on them. Random is random.

Its also true that the price you pay for a game isnt the same as it value, ie. if i buy a $50 game for idk $3 im still giving away a game that is $50 no matter how much i paid for it, im choosing to give away something that is $50 instead of using it/playing it/re selling it.

I don't think users here hate bundle games or other users who are giving away mostly bundle games - instead the hate goes toward those that don't read the FAQ or use the forum search and complain that their CV does not increase or whine because they can't enter giveaways with $30.01 CV requirement.

In my opinion, giving away bundle games is just fine - because the reason why you give something away should be sharing (sharing the joy of gaming), not increasing your CV.

Thinly veiled whine. You've been here two weeks and somehow think you should be free of scrutiny? You may not agree with the CV system, yet you agreed to join the site and thus follow the rules (and inevitable learning curve) accordingly.

It's unfortunate that as a "newbie" you are currently lumped together with the "noobs" (or "leechers"). But to be fair, this is the Internet; you shouldn't really be surprised by anonymous hostility.

Edit: In other words, I completely sympathize with you. But, how did you think this topic would appear at all dissimilar to the myriad of other "I don't care about CV, but..." threads?

I don't hate users giving away bundle games, heck I even ofter add bundle games as extras to my puzzles. I hate ppl who comes to forums crying about how they CV is not increasing because of bundle games etc. If someone wants to give away bundle game, just to make someone happy, for the joy of sharing etc - it's wonderful! The problem is a lot of ppl don't care about actual gifting, just wants to cheaply raise their CV with just cheap bundle games and then feels entitled to these imaginary e-peen number on their profile page and if they CV won't increase over 30$ they come QQing into forums and yelling how now they never gonna create GA again. If the sole purpose of them creating GAs is to farm CV they got their standards wrong and deserve all the hate that's coming towards them. But it's hate towards these people, not towards bundle games in general.

Don't hate them...

Then here's a giveaway for RUST
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/hW3Gr/rust

I don't hate bundle giveaways:) I've only given away one non-bundle game. Logically, whoever wins the game doesn't have it, so it doesn't matter to them whether the game has been bundled or not. A game is a game. Also it's nice to give away any games at all, so don't feel like you're not being nice<3

No hate from me -- I gave away plenty of bundle games, and won some which made me happy.

That said, I like the CV system -- which made me give away games, and made some people happy in the process.

So all is good. Don't worry. Be happy.

You only need to give one non-bundle game away to break $30.01 CV. During a sale you can pick up a cheap piece of DLC for sometimes as low as $0.25.

I could careless what people do...I think to hate/punish someone for giving something for nothing is purely retarted ....lol...that's my opinion on that matter...haha

I certainly don't hate people who giveaway bundle games or even users who ONLY giveaway bundle games. Hell, one of my favourite groups that I was a part of was called Only Bundle Giveaways. I think it absolutely makes sense to give away the parts of the bundles you don't want and what better place to do it than here? It is unfortunate but there's simply too many people who bring down the "reputation" of bundle GA creators with the myriad of "why I stuck at 30 CV?!" threads and other such behaviour. It's generally the attitude behind the GA creator rather than the GA itself that people don't like.

Edit: Holy shit that took 6 tries to get this comment to post. -_-

Personally, I don't care what someone has or has not given away as long as they do not complain about their CV, not winning enough/at all, or being unable to join groups on here. The exception being the topics that are basically making fun of those and hiding a private giveaway or puzzle. I only make most of my giveaways be for 0.01 CV because I'd prefer to give to someone who understands how the site works.

Thanks for the replies all of you. It seems that the entire community of the website is divided into three (Or at least that's how i understand it).

1 - The group of people who understand what a giveaway is and cherish it

2 - The people who giveaway games for gain and find themselves above else due to the points they have

3 - People who are that greedy that they want more and more but don't want to contribute to that cause

Just for a note. I have never been offended by any post on the forum as i believe that no one should have hard feelings about strangers on the internet. I just believe that in such a community where giving is the main theme - It is sad to see that some people regarded as "Less good" as compared to others because what they actually can give.

That's usually the people who don't giveaway in the first place

Dude, i live in a third world country, Paying for a brand new 60 bucks game its about a 4x~ hours of work, basically either you play or you eat.

And yes. there are many games in a bundle, from a different genre, people dont like some of them, and they give them away. I usually give the spare games to frieds, but i know what they play, and what they dont play, i give it here.

and the only thing that gets on my last nerve are the people that put up a steamgift...and when you win...you get nothing...those clowns should be kicked off steamgifts forever and there steam account frozen...cant buy anymore games from that ip address...that's how much I hate those clowns...lol...figured id throw my 2 cents in the mix...hahahaha

Bundle giveaways are hated because they're useless. Why would I gamble for a game I can pay 1 dollar to buy? Seriously? No one with a Steam account is THAT POOR. If I don't buy that bundle means I don't want the game. So even if the account points aren't worth much, given how quick someone makes them, why would I waste my time entering a giveaway for a game I don't want. If I do want it, I'll just buy it because it's a buck. That way I'm sure I'll get it, not wait for the result of a giveaway.

The issue is there are two kind of people making giveaway from bundle games. There are those who do it simply to share and/or can't buy anything else than bundle game. There are also those who just try to get some CV quick by giving the cheapest thing they could find.

The issue some people have is obviously with the second group, however it does impact those like you who just like to share whatever they have left from their bundle purchases. My best advice is don't take it personal, you're not the intended target of most of the haters. There will always be people who are happy to simply win a game, no matter where it came from.

I couldn't care less about bundle giveaways. So long as it makes someone happy, that's all that matters. I only dislike it when someone whines that their CV value is stuck on 30$. But that's more about stupidity, and less about bundled games. lol

And as far as I'm concerned, giving away games isn't the only way of supporting this site, which is why I don't put CV restrictions on any of my giveaways. I'd rather hide 'em like little Easter eggs, so that people that frequent the forums can find 'em.
And no, don't bother looking. There is not a giveaway hidden here. I just used that as an example. :9

I never have a problem with people giving away bundle games. So long as you contribute something to this site, I'm fine. What really gets me are the people who've never given away anything.

Let me guess, i was the one who led you to create this thread? I did comment about increasing the entrance requirement to a recent new group from 30 to 30.01 because of bundles.