Right on, what initiation giveaway(s) did you have in mind?
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That'll do - Welcome to the guild! Keep these key rules in mind:
Up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist, but do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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I sent you a private message/comment through one of your giveaways.
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Most popular March 2020 exclusive GAs: Dishonored 2, Outcast - Second Contact, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, The Stillness of the Wind
New April Contest
If you give 7 or more giveaways/copies, the contest formula is simply: [Total number of points for qualifying giveaways] / [Total number of qualifying copies given]
So gifting higher point/$ giveaways to the group will increase your chances of winning the prize: One game outright from my gift inventory.
"No Value" games are not counted. Contest details like that are on our members-only forum.
Feb-Mar Guild Contest Results
Winners were SlideW95 with 126 qualifying entries, and PYTONTYGRYSI with 76!
They chose prizes of Book of Demons and WRC 7, respectively.
Runners up were:
ILOVE54= 55
TFrostPG = 47
thejaff72 = 41
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Am I eligible to join? Some positive groups:
https://www.steamgifts.com/group/aaQSf/lootboysg/users/search?q=whoosh
https://www.steamgifts.com/group/PDfVa/ug-ga/users/search?q=whoosh
https://www.steamgifts.com/group/QSYeL/touhou-ga/users/search?q=whoosh
https://www.steamgifts.com/group/SJ7Bu/steamgifts/users/search?q=whoosh
https://www.steamgifts.com/group/tpjJm/twararenagiveaways/users/search?q=whoosh
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Your regular sent CV is more than your won CV so you're good there, but being positive groups is a bonus :)
What would you like to give for your initiation giveaway(s)?
Be sure to click Request to Join at our Steam group
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Thanks, I just did.
Would any of these be okay for initiation?
Attractio
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Else Heart.Break()
Loren the Amazon Princess - Deluxe Version
Sam & Max: Season One
Sam & Max: Season Two
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse
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I added you. Attractio, Else Heart.Break(), or Loren the Amazon Princess (not sure if Deluxe Version in on group wishlist) are definitely good. I disnt have a chance to look the sam and max games on the group's wishlist.
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Hello mate, I'd like to request joining Balancing Act Guild, please.
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You are in! Keep in mind the key rules:
Up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist, but do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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Welcome to the group and my whitelist for your extensive giving history!
Up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist, but do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted.
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What would you like to give at first after joining?
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Would Kenshi be okay? If not I could combine some I have.
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You mean this game? If so, that would be an amazing first giveaway - Welcome to the guild!
Do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild, but up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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Yep, that's the one! Thank you ^^ I'll post it once I have an open giveaway slot.
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Hola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can join your group?
For my first gift...
Kingdom Classic
This War of Mine
In others. I have a more keys! I am active member, and level 5 here in 2 months! :)
Hello from Spain
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Right on, we look forward to your initiation giveaways of $20 or two $15 that aren't No Value :)
Do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild, but up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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Sure, please go to our Steam Group and click the Request to Join button
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May Contest: VD/user list ladder climb, improve your rank with GAs!
The member who moves up the most number of spots in the user list this month by improving their VD will win this contest! Winner gets to pick one game outright from my gift inventory.
How it works: The list of SG users is sorted by Value Diff, which is [$ sent to group]-[$ received in group]. Create more giveaways during the month to move higher in the list! Note that $ sent is not counted until your giveaway is marked as received.
Details in the Steam forum post (members only)
BTW the winner of the April contest has been identified, and I'll announce that after they choose their prize.
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can I please join? just got back to being active in sg and looking for a group to make non-bundled game giveaways
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Hey fellow U7 gifter - What would be your initiation giveaway(s)?
Don't forget to click Request to Join button on the Steam group
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In general, have more Sent than Won CV (regular or real)
You have almost 4 times Won compared to Sent
or request further review (give group names where you have a positive Value Diff, etc).
You have a negative Value Diff in the one private group we are both in.
Feel free to reapply when Sent > Won.
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I don't know if I managed to reach the diff, but maybe so, can you please check and re-evaluate my entry?
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I checked that, as I already said you have a negative Value Diff for the one private group we are both in.
You can check Value Diff at any time for any group by going to your SG group's page, clicking Users, and searching for your SG username. To get to your list of SG groups, click the account info link in the upper right of the page, and click Groups on the left.
Even if you fix that and get your Sent $ > $ Won, you are only level 2, and also more than half your giveaways are No Value games if you mouse over the number of games you've sent on your profile. The latter isn't a formal join rule, but gifting No Value that often to our group would be against the rules after joining.
So come back in a month or more if you fix all that and I'll consider you again.
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Hello, what did you want to give the guild to start with?
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Its on 4 wishlists but there are two open giveaways for it right now. All that matters is you get a winner, but don't be surprised if you get less than 5 entries if you care about Real CV. Welcome to the guild!
Please mind these important rules:
Do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild, but up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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Hi. Thank you for creating this group. May I join? ^^
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Hey we'd be honored to have your first ever group giveaways! BTW what did you have in mind at first?
Please go to our Steam group and click Request to Join.
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Thank you. The honor is all mine!
I was thinking of Hollow knight.
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I've added you - Enjoy, and remember the important rules:
Do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild, but up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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You don't meet the basic join requirement:
have more Sent than Won CV (regular or real)
And I don't see any private groups we have in common for me to look up private groups where you might have a positive Value Diff
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Sorry, I've been quite busy lately.
How about this one? Bounty Train - Trainium Edition
I was thinking of Bulletstorm, there is a great deal rn, but unfortunately it's about to expire :(
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That sub is only on one wishlist, and the game is on only two. That may be risky since SG user list still has a user or two that I previously removed, but I'll allow this giveaway if you really want to.
Got anything else that's $20 or two $15 games? The initiation giveaways can be from bundles, they just can't show as **/no value when creating the giveaway.
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Hello friend, I would like to request to join again since at that time I was inactive in the Balancing Act Guild, now I have become active again in sg, I plan to give away 5 group games if possible
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I'm going to decline: Pandora SG value diff is bad, profile CV Sent > Received, a group giveaway not received, etc.
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May Contest Leaderboard (as of May 22)
Number of user spots moved up / Name
100 / Captwookie
42 / wurzel19xx
32 / spookypannkaka
28 / Zarddin
27 / sa4zet
The member who moves up the most number of spots in the user list this month by improving their VD will win this contest! Winner gets to pick a game outright from my gift inventory.
Details in the Steam forum post.
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You are in, have fun, and remember the important rules:
Do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild, but up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure most of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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There is a private group we were both in that I pointed out in a prior message, and since then according to their discussion forums you were recently removed and may have violated gift back rules for certain won giveaways. Even if you resolved all that and they let you rejoin, multiple not received giveaways just over one month ago is too soon.
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Hello, i've sent a request to join, looks like i have the requirements, tell me if it's alright ! Thanks.
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Hi, what initiation giveaway(s) did you have in mind?
you have 2 days to create group-only no-whitelist one time 20 Point OR two 15 Point or higher GAs that are not "No Value"
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Hey, i was thinking about Override: Mech City Brawl.
After this first consistent giveaway, do we have to do only big games, or little games are also allowed (for example games won on Indiegala - the best ones of the lot of course) ?
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That isn't on the group's wishlist, so please find other game(s) to give, as your giveaway will need a winner.
As for future giveaways after that, we have two rules about that:
Do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild, but up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist.
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure at least 50% of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
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My trade list from which i can get games for SG is mainly HB and Fanatical games (and mostly the most known and possessed ones), so not easy to pick something matching the wishlist of this group, but i found one : Darksiders Warmastered Edition wished 11 times on the group. Would that do ? I may have another big one for later, for which i'm undecided yet (but there's a big probability i'll never play it anyway). And i'll have stuff for regular smaller GA that meet your requirements.
Can i do GAs stricly for the group and GAs for the group + whitelist and other groups ? I often pick a few groups and whitelist for some GAs, this one would be in all of them from now on. So when i integrate the group, it must be only for it for at least 50% of the time ?
And so, always do GAs for at least 1 day, for games with value (one star or no star when creating), at least 5 bucks, no level restriction and no region lock, is that it ? And the number of GAs created doesn't count, it's every month the balance inside the group right ?
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i found one : Darksiders Warmastered Edition wished 11 times on the group. Would that do ?
Its $20 and on the wishlist, so yes I'm sure that will get a winner.
Can i do GAs stricly for the group and GAs for the group + whitelist and other groups ?
We do not allow adding other groups to giveaways, as # of entries often gets too big.
So when i integrate the group, it must be only for it for at least 50% of the time ?
Up to half of your group GAs can include your whitelist. None can include other groups.
always do GAs for at least 1 day, for games with value (one star or no star when creating), 6 or more bucks, no level restriction and no region lock, is that it ?
FTFY in bold, as only half can be $1-5.
50% of your GAs should not match any of the traits above. "Always" is okay too.
Does that help?
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Quick Links: SG Group + Giveaway list / Steam Group & Forums / Member List & Stats
Status: Closed enrollment. Group officers with prior officer/admin experience wanted.
Most popular recent exclusive GAs: Dishonored 2, Outcast - Second Contact, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, The Stillness of the Wind
Do you want simpler group rules with flexibility on what and how often you give? Do you like having a decent chance at winning GAs and freedom to enter any GA at anytime? Do you want most of your group GAs to get 5+ entires so the CV counts?
Its in the BAG!: Balancing Act Guild
Rules for staying a member are relatively short:
Be excellent to each other and follow SG/ST rules (because guilds have merchants)
Do not add any other groups to your GAs for the guild, but up to half of the guild GAs you create can include your whitelist.
Each month ends with removing 1 member with the worst negative Value Diff and/or SG members who show "Last Online" 4+ months ago. So try to keep a decent "Value Difference" in our group: Sent minus Received CV. This is the balancing act folks (Easily check your stat here anytime in SG.)
Be reasonable with your group GAs - Make sure at least 50% of them are NOT: No value (Red ** when creating), 1-5 $/points, region restricted, <1 day GA length, or level restricted. Some of those are ok but such restrictions are more what public GAs are for ;)
After initiation giveaway(s), there are no other mandatory or monthly GAs, gift when & what you want! Initiation GA(s) are designed to mitigate becoming a CV Negative Nancy after your first wins from the group.
Life can be a balancing act - We make things simple for our members to gift & win games as they choose so they can focus on just having fun!
Joining the group is simple:
In general, have more Sent than Won CV (regular or real) or request further review (give group names where you have a positive Value Diff, etc).
Be Level 3 or higher on SG with recent activity and in good standing with SG/ST.
Visit our Steam group and click "Request to join" button and post to this recruit thread with a meme or something...or don't meme - You be you.
After joining the group, you have 2 days to create group-only no-whitelist one time 20 Point OR two 15 Point or higher GAs that are not "No Value". These giveaways must end with verified winner(s). Feel free to post your GAs here to the guild forum's new member thread.
See full FAQ for details.
Former members wanting to rejoin must make up their negative VD and meet other requirements in the FAQ's "Rejoining the group" section.
Tweaks to rules may occur in the future but are transparent, and everything is at leaders' discretion: Such things will be announced through this page, the Steam Group's announcements & private forums, and/or leaders' group GAs, etc.
We hold monthly contests where the winner wins a game outright from me and becomes the Steam Group's "Player of the Week" for 1 month. Past winners chose: Styx: Shards of Darkness, Book of Demons, Whispers of a Machine, Invisible Inc, For the King, and many others.
Group leaders have tools that regularly monitor all initiation and on-going GAs, far beyond the simple group user stats, managing the group's own balancing act.
Perhaps the most important question & answer: How do people increase their group Value Difference or number of entries received?
Gift back more or higher value games to the group, and maybe your heart will grow 3 sizes that day.
Check the group's wishlist here, and gift things near the top to get THICC entries. All you need is one verified winner for your GA to count toward group VD. # of entries only matter only if you want the CV to count on your profile (5 entries are required for that).
Check your position in the group's user list sorted by VD - In this case VD positive is a good thing! To see the guild's lowest Value Diffs, go to the last page of that user list.
There are multiple ways of getting notified when a purge may happen: Enable group announcement notifications using Steam Chat's Friend List settings under Notifications, enable it in the Friend Activity list by navigating to [Your Username] » Friend Activity » Friend Activity Settings within Steam, or subscribe to the group forum's Moderation Log (visible to members only).
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