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Does anyone else click on giveaways for games you think might be interesting then see a bunch of people commenting about how its on their wishlist and they really wish they will win it and then you don't enter the giveaway cause you only have a passing interest in the game and you feel like it should go to someone who really wants it?
cause I feel like I've spent the past few minutes doing nothing but this just not entering giveaways cause they should go to people more deserving

7 years ago

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Only a few of us, not many.

7 years ago
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On a "big ticket" game? absolutely. If it's something that's been bundled to all oblivion, and there will be hundreds more GA's within a week, probably not.

7 years ago
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+1

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+1

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Did you already discover that you can filter the giveaways in a way that only your wishlisted games are displayed? It's on the frontpage left hand side's menue bar.

As to your question: I only enter for games I really want.

7 years ago
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I do that for public and group giveaways, then enter anything that looks interesting for private ones since they are are easier to win and take more effort.

7 years ago
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Oh yeah that was one of the first things I discovered but there hasn't really been many of my wishlist games available.

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I'm with DesertMouse1 on this. Also, I'm more picky when it comes to group/WL giveaways, as people there tend to be a bit more picky, thus the chance of one of those giveaways being won by someone who really wants the game is higher than if say it's a random level 2 public giveaway, where chances are high that whoever wins the game just uses a script or something to enter giveaways.

7 years ago
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It is completely normal to do how you feel is right.
I put these games I think I don't want to play that much (as probably someone else) in hiding list. Comments does not matter ~ Or pass on big games if I know that I don't have time to play them in near future.
Also I like to keep my "All giveaways" displayed less than one page ;3

7 years ago
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I think you're one of the few who does that, most people will just enter for anything. I only enter for games I really want to play and often even go back to games to remove entries because I'm unsure I would enjoy them enough. I even skip AAA games like Doom, The Witcher 3, Dark Souls, ...

7 years ago
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Yeah I went back and removed a bunch of entries before posting this

7 years ago
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Keep in mind that some people write that on every single game as part of a copy-pasted and automatically inserted message, regardless of the game in question. Not to mention that being on one's wishlist may not mean much when you can see users with 2000+ titles on their wish list.

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Oh I'm aware that many people are copy pasting phrases- alot of them are word for word the same. I'm just swayed by the fact that there's a bunch of people that wI'll get more out of it then me idk

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Generally, I'd say stick to titles that you know you would want to play and titles that look interesting enough to play. That is usually enough motivation. You may win something that looked good but isn't… it won't be your fault. Just don't enter for stuff you are not really interested in (or not at all), and your conscience will be good. ^^

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yeah I guess this is good enough motivation as any.
thanks >_<

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There are bots as well who spam same message on every giveaway they enter so yeah. Enter what you feel like entering and dont let it bother you too much.

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not really i some times check games but unless is something i'm interested to start with i wont enter

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I pass on whitelist/group giveaways pretty often, especially if I know I won't have time to play it any time soon, or if someone else shows a really strong interest in the game (and I'd like to see them win). For bundled games, if I'm interested, I'm much more likely to enter.

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Worse part is solid portion of the ppl who quote: have the game in their wishlist , really wanted the game ... etc... have just used auto join script and auto commented the same generic msg on every GA for that game .. >.>

So i dont really care to be fair ... i only enter for stuff from MY wishlist anyway :p

7 years ago
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impressive, took me a year to reach that conclusion ;)
make a wishlist on Steam and enter those games. you can select to see only wishlisted titles, but only for public and group GA. not private ones

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