Did you manage to spot those little asterisks next to the title of the games you were giving away? That means they were bundle games. Search the FAQ for bundle contributor value calculation. Cheers.
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There ARE private and group giveaways that are limited by contributor value.
Additionally it is possible that his private giveaways are "chat only" (might even be SG general chat) or "forum only" or puzzles.
Also, calling any giveaway that has a contributor value limit "public" is a bit iffy.
I do see some rationale in your argument but I am on the fence on this issue and tend to favor the idea that it is a generous thing to do any gifting (assuming you are not creating giveaways for 1 or 2 people, or fake giveaways, just to boost your contrib) even within the context of a group. There is just too much grey area here.
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Just saw that his giveaways are all for a group, and a group that looks like it is geared towards advertising a game of some kind at that. I will grant that in this case, this guy really has little room to complain.
Please consider my earlier comments reflections / meditations on private/group giveaways in general.
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Yeah, it is something other when he gives to different groups or make forum giveaways but it's unfair when someone never made a public giveaway and got all his contribution value from private groups wins a public contributor giveaway only because he got the high value from groups.
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Which is why people that contribute games should be respected, because gifting is not an obligation anyone has. So, if someone spends more than indie bundle price on a game, they deserve the minimal recognition and benefit that contributor value provides. Thus it is not a waste of SG Support time if we follow your method of thinking: "SG, a gift not a right."
There would be no SG without the gifters.
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I got no Contributor value for nearly anything from the Potato Sack bundle and I don't whine, so you should stop it too :P
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I'd be surprised if you spend more than $10 on those games. You have been generously awarded with $30 contributor value.
If you're searching for sources of suction, look no further than the man in the mirror...
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Mostly the bundle list is really good, but I hope the games from the humble bundle will finally be removed, because you can't give them away alone.
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It's not possible to give away single games of the whole corebundle and that's what I meant, Herr Brotbaum ^^
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Yep but we get unscrupulous people who giveaway the whole bundle key under the title of the game that will give them most contributor... Look at a graph of the giveaways over time for Amnesia and you'll see it had lots of giveaways around the time it was on HiB 4 (?).
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Hence the (?) afterward. I wasn't sure if it was IV or V :P
But thanks anyway.
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I know it isn't possible, Herr Raptura ;) but people are giving the bundle key as one game (e.g. Metro 2033) away and get the full contributor value for it. That is forbidden but I don't think people care as long as they get the game, they don't report him because they got the game. Then the giveawayer gets away although he broke a rule and even get the whole contributor value for it.
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Bundles always have some games that i don't need, but to totally nullify their value is a bit unfair. I understand the system now, but i still think at least a bit portion of the original value should be added when gifted, even though they are bundled games. They are still fully playable games.
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You still get some of the value from your bundle games by giving non-bundle games. IF you give more non-bundle than bundle games you will actually never notice the value cap.
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Hmm..ok. Tx for reply.
My next giveaway is not a bundle.
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Aliens or Pirates, they are quick, still figuring it out.
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Hi!
I did 9 givaways already but from the time of around the 5th, my giveawayed value does not increment anymore.
I did something wrong or it's a bug? I cannot find any information about it in the faq. Maybe some games does not count?
Tx for answer!
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