u wot m8

I really like your avatar. But I am into hidden giveaways, thanks :D

Because for some people winning games once in a while is just a bonus while the main goal is gifting. Not the other way around. ;)
(As for your strategy question there is no other answer than just having money or being clever with sales...)

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4 days and this already? seriously? o.O

does not get it.

Look at my profile. Do you really believe I spent $300 to make a giveaway here? Surprise, surprise, nope ;) Go figure.
Also did you really spent $20 to giveaway Deponia?

They do it for profit.

1. Give away many games.
2. ???
3. PROFIT!!!

Do you know what generosity means?

for a group of people trying to claim they are generous you are certainly acting like d-bags

Understanding kindness seems to be so hard to people these days...

I don't donate to charities because I don't trust that the money I gave actually goes where it is supposed to go.

You selfish son of a....

Why are you unable to speak English properly?

Yup, I totally understand Jade now ...

If he is questioning people who legitimately want to give, then I think he is out of line! However, he probably refers to the ones who give PURELY to increase their CV. I mean he is partly right......the most numerous giveaways depend upon which is the most recent bundle!

yes... it's a massive conspiracy of evil people plotting to kill every human on earth by stealing their shoes. so get out of here!, go while you can!, while you still have shoes...

i never understood this site either before.. but when i did start using it recently, i understood what its all about . I have recently started giving out some games, mostly bundle because tbh i cant spend much on games atm.. and when people win something because of you.. that feeling.. i don't have words for it. If i was earning good and had tons of spare money, believe me or not, you would see my name in top contributors of the month.. not because i get something for being in top contributor..

because it just feels so good. period.

Contributor giveaways are bad implemented. They misrepresent the spirit of the site to the new users (as well as, incidentally, they aren't fair at all for some reasons). New users try to understand how this unusual site works, see the contributor giveaways and then think it's at least partially based on a pay to win model. They aren't aware the site was created without contributor giveaways and it worked very well.

My only concern is when I see someone with a shit ton of giveaways with only one or two people entering. Otherwise, it is up to them how they want to create giveaways. As for creating giveaways at all, majority of the people that do it because they can. Generous people do exist, surprisingly.

8bit, google: steam bundles.

I just throw money at the monitor and whatever gets through ends up in here.

Some of the people you see with high cv got there either through abusing game sales (amazon has regularly done a huge sonic pack for like 90% off) to spend a fraction of the money to get there. There are also some people that do giveaways for copies provided by the game dev to promote the game. Last but definitely not least there are those who are just generous people, I know of one person on my steam friends list who will buy a game they don't own to give away on a regular basis.

I understand your question, though, not saying I don't, but try to understand the gifters' points of view through the comments, you might just see why and get your answer.