almost nothing, don't bother =p

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Nothing, all been free.

Okay Caster not (thought it was).

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what about a teardrop of karma?

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What are levels, and how can I increase my level?

Levels represent a user's contributions to the community. When a user creates a giveaway that's received by the winner, their level increases in value, allowing them access to additional giveaways as a reward. Levels range from 0 - 10, with level 0 being the default after registration, and level 10 being the highest level attainable. If you mouseover your level in the navigation bar, or the level on profiles, you'll see a tooltip with the level rounded to 2 decimal places, giving you a better idea of small increments in level, and when you're about to level up.
Levels increase almost exponentially, meaning each level requires double the contributions of the previous level. For example, level 4 would require double the contributions of level 3, and level 3 would require double the contributions of level 2.
How much a giveaway increases your level is based on the gifts price, so a $20 game would add twice as much value to your level as a $10 game. There are three other factors that may influence the value of a gift...
After you give away a game 5 times (whether in the same giveaway, or in multiple giveaways), it will begin decreasing in value. The value is decreased by 10% for each additional copy. This means if you decide to give away 8 copies of a $10 game, it would add $74.39 (10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 9 + 8.10 + 7.29) in value towards your level. This has little effect on the majority of users, but prevents individuals from receiving a high level from gifting a large number of promotional gifts, games obtained through pricing errors, or keys from contacting game developers.
If a giveaway is invite only, or for a whitelist or Steam group, it will only add value towards your level if it receives 5 or more entries. This is in place to prevent small groups of friends from attempting to cheat the contributor system, and to encourage users to expand the reach of their giveaways. The whitelist feature offers an easy way to target a larger audience, and you can combine it with small Steam groups to receive a greater number of giveaway entries if needed.
Giveaways for bundle games created after the bundle date will always receive 15% of their value. For example, if you gift 2 copies of a $20 bundle game, you would receive $6 (3 + 3) in value towards your level. Keep in mind that changes to the list of bundle games will apply retroactively, so if a bundle begins today, attempting to gift the game before it's added to the list will offer no advantage. Games may also be added to the bundle list if they're available for free during a promotion, or if they're highly discounted in a sale.

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Nothing since they've all been free in the past? Except for Lilly & Sasha maybe, not sure about that one.

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Thought Caster was too, apparently not.

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Wha- I was sure that game... Well, I was wrong. :D

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How should I know? Bought these games at a discount. Several years ago, I guess.

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You don't, but so doesn't the site know and it can't make a difference between something bought and something free.
If you want to get to level 2 it takes some investing.

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How to make it more effective?

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Gun Monkeys can't be given away on the site, as it was free a while back. I don't see The Ship: Murder Party in the giveaway list either.

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Always cbeck if a game shows up in the list here when you start typing the name. If the game is not in the giveaway list, it probably has been free and you can not create a giveaway for it here.

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It would be better,if it will be shown,how many exp will be given

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$1.2
Thats without gunmonkeys, also without The Ship: murder party You cant create GA for those games anymore.

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I get for them at least 2 level?

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No, you will only get $2,7 added to your current CV.

Your current CV is $9.25 + $1.2 = $10.45 .....and you will still be level 1 .

For level 2 you need at least $25 CV.

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Some of them you can't give away here. Read the other comments. https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/VskezA5

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Neither The ship. remastered is a different one.

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Oh, its nice link. Thank u.

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You should check out the FAQ fam :3

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My English is poor. In brief, din`t read, lol.

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How should we be able to help you when you didn't check the rules yourself love :s ?

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If you want to farm CV, buy the one-dollar tiers of the Humble Bundles. Those can be called relatively effective 8although slow) up to CV level 4.

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I was told that these games provide only 15% of the cost.

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Yes. This is why they usually go around 5 CV/dollar, the same as a non-bundled game at a 80% discount. Which practically never happensโ€”and even if it does, the Russian prices tend to bump an ~80% Steam sale right onto the bundle list. Which means you are back to the 15% CV anyway.
by the way, the ones you listed are also on the bundle list. It doesn't matter where you got them; if they are on the bundle list, they give 15% CV. (unless they were so cheap, they were free, so you cannot even make giveaways for them. Like 3 of those on your list.)

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:(

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Well, CV farming is not easy, but if it is any consolation, I got to my current level with almost nothing but bundles. So they can be effective, when used right.

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Previously, there was another system, and I liked it more. I am very long time here was not.

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That would cap you to $30 CV if just bundles. You would never go higher. This slows things down for bundles while still rewarding you for them.

Personally, I liked the old system, but I wasn't one of those people that gave a bunch of bundles then asked why my $200 of bundle games only gave me $30 CV, then refuse to make any more giveaways because the site was ripping me off. :P

15% of $200 is $30, I'm a troll

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