$Game_name is limited to a max of three gifts per user.

Why? Maybe i have 10\100\many copies and I want to gift it.
Why need this restriction?

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Cult

Because of people spamming HiB3 for points.

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As i know, HIB3 now is not for sale. Anyway HIB3 giveaways have too many entries - people need it :)
If anybody have HiB3 and want to gift it - why cant he do it? After all, this site is intended for this.

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skzorak

Technically, the name is Steam Gifts, which would imply only Steam Gifts. But we've allowed HiBs and some retail keys as well.

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mobrockers

Since when were HiB keys not steam activatable?

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they are activatable, but they use the CD key activation system, NOT steam's GIFT system

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You think people gift only Steam Gift versions of games? I mean not HIB's, just any other games.

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"Technically, the name is Steam Gifts, which would imply only Steam Gifts. But we've allowed HiBs and some retail keys as well."

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I mean anybody can buy Deus Ex HR in retail, and send activation cd-key to winner. It is not "some retail keys". Most games wich sold in Steam can be purchased at retail.

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yes most games can be purchased as retail, but the list of games that you can activate on steam via retail keys is rather short

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Dwarden

then just contact author of the website so he can arrange it

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nightwolf

Just give your 3 copies away, deliver them as to prove they are legitimate, and contact a mod/admin to get your restriction lifted - considering, of course, you are not giving 100s of shotguns or HIBs.

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Tiny

I am excited by this thread.

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As for why we don't want 10/100/many copies of games being given away, it's because 99% of the people dumping games like that either got the games via an exploit or bought them for pennies at a pay-what-you-want sale. The former is dubiously legal, and we don't want that kind of stigma around the site. The latter is ripping off devs, and we don't want that kind of people around the site.

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Lol, many peoples could not buy\late with the purchase of HiB. What's wrong if on your site they will be able to get it?

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If they missed the bundle, maybe they could, I dunno, buy the games separately? If they only want it when it's cheap, they clearly don't want it that bad.

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that, or they refused to pay ultra-low amounts for the HIB, as that would be a kick in the balls for the HIB devs, and decided the bundle isn't worth paying a decent amount of money either.

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Lol, if they dont want this games, why they click to "Enter to win"?

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I didn't say they don't want it, I said it isn't worth the trouble/money for them. On steamgifts they can get it for free, so there is almost no inhibition threshold

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Corpekata

OP is now posting HiB codes under other games that were in the bundle.

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Use the report button, Luke.

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Corpekata

Already did, Shirley.

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Site for gift giving, where can't give gifts. Ok.

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Thank you for showing us your absolute inability of being reasonable.
On an unrelated note, buying HIBs at 1ct apiece is a dick move, stealing from charity, yada yada

Edit: My point is, the 3 copies limit was created specifically for the reason to prevent dicks like you from buying HIBs for 1ct apiece and dump them here to amass points; as the HIB developers LOSE MONEY for any transactions lower than $1 or so.
Implementing the limit was a noble move from CG to reach out to the HIB devs.

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Spearman42

It's actually on transactions under 40 cents I read somewhere

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Lolwat? Why you talk me about it? You know how many i paid for HIB's? You clairvoyant?

[Q]>Corpekata:OP is now posting HiB codes under other games that were in the bundle.[/Q]

I do not think that you will be difficult to prove this, Sherlock!

What a interesting place. Clairvoyants, Sherlocks...

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Corpekata

Oooh ooh I love Sherlocking!

Let's see. 2 people have accepted your gift of Crayon Physics Deluxe. And shocker, when they accepted your gift, they got all of the other Humble Bundle games. How can this be?

Wait, I'm sherlocking.

Clearly, the answer is magic. You're in the clear for now buckaroo.

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He can get this games anywhere :)

i say: Crayon, i give Crayon. What problem? If you want, i public ask admin give all my Points now i have to you. Seriously. I not need it, if you about it.

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Not magic, it's clearly the Mass Effect responsible.

Anyway, OCOM, nobody needs clairvoyance to see through you, only common sense. You already gave away 7 copies, and you are indicating you have more. Now can you present any reason I should believe that you paid an acceptable amount for at least 7 copies of HIB? IS there any logical reason at all? Am I sherlocking now?

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SlayVus

Hey OCOM, if you give me an HiB key for myself and 3 others to post. I will make a giveaway for them.

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I add you to friends in Steam.

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Spearman42

If you have 100 copies of the Humble Bundle #3, you probably paid a penny for it.

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I say that i have 100 copies?:)

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jessej07

Why are we picking on someone who wants to give HIS GAMES THE FUCK AWAY?

He wants to unload them in a larger quantity, is all... yet we're saying he only paid $0.01 for them and such shit.

Who cares? He's giving.

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