Nice dude, nice. And once a junglist always a junglist my friend :D

Sorry for the harsh tone, but this would be useless as a) points come in for free all the time, b) it would nullify the use of the CV system, and c) it would require a constantly fluctuating ratio of points > extra CV that would be way too hard to assess as the value of points is contingent on how many are in circulation, which itself constantly fluctuates, along with the obvious question of how to determine a "fair" ratio to begin with..

Also, this would be entirely unfair to members who actually did contribute, as a) the giveaways were made to reward their generosity (in general); this system would diametrically oppose that principle and b) it would cause CV-gated giveaways for somewhat decent games to be flooded with entries from people who are "boosting" their CV, lowering win chances for true contributors across the board.

If I made a 500 CV giveaway, and someone won it who only contributed, say, 100 bucks' worth of stuff - and upon closer inspection that 100 wasn't even "legit" (bundle games + CV exploiting games with supremely low deals etc) - I'd feel pretty damn pissed off..

It exactly what it means. We enter and steal all the gifts bwahahaha

Yes. I work atleast 40 hours a week to spoil myself, you should try the same :p

People like you are the reason more and more people will do CV only. Good job! :x

Holy fuck.. This guy...

Redistribute the wealth. To each, according to his need. CV for all! Equality! Freedom! Power to the people...! Arise, proletariat! Let us trample underfoot the gifting classes, who seek to oppress us with their giveaways!!! Death (or at the very least, lengthy suspensions) to the Steamgifts Bourgeoisie!

Downtrodden users unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains...

Spoiled rich boys? Really? I am so fucking sick and tired of this crap. I have maybe 40, 50 euros a week to live off of, to spend on myself (food, soap, other supplies, whatever), in one of the most expensive countries here in Europe to live in. I have made a conscious choice to share when I can in life, whenever I can, however little I have. I always share. I've spent about 400 or so euros on giveaways for others in about 8 months time, no bundle game nonsense to try and boost my CV, only good games that people wanted, while having that paltry amount of cash available to myself. I have been in a financial tight spot for the past 6 or 7 years. So you can piss right off with your "rich boy" attitude.

Aside from that, there are enough groups where your character is far more important than how much you have to spend on giveaways. Whether you've given away a lot, a little, or hardly anything at all, if you're in these groups and are actual friends with the people in them, the giveaways are made and shared amongst mates wanting to share amongst each other, period. The fact that you choose to see the site as no more than a portal to potential free games and only enter public giveaways - and therefore complain about wanting what OP suggests - is entirely your own choice.

Also, you know what? "..it doesn't mean you can be the only ones who can join such high CV giveaways"? Yes, yes it does. The higher CV giveaways are made, usually, to reward contributing members. Whether you have enough to contribute or not, is not relevant - those giveaways weren't made to be nice to all users, they were made as a thank you to people who chose to contribute their own cash for others' happiness. They weren't and aren't made to encourage users to contribute so that they can enter those giveaways. So your complaint is wholly irrelevant.

Wow, you got some nerve! Show a little gratitude to the contributors! Without them, this site would not be successful1

Don't be an ingrate!

"..the person with not enough CV would be putting everything on the line.."

See that's another problem (alongside the ones I mentioned in my other reply) - no, they wouldn't be putting anything on the line, as points restock automatically, for free, with no input or contribution of any sort required by the user. And they refill quite quickly, too, especially when there's some big new game or deal going down somewhere and giveaways for that game / those games fly. The only "loss" a user would have would be having slightly less giveaways entered. That's not exactly a loss or a cost of any description, particularly considering that most users on the site enter exclusively public giveaways with extremely low win chances, anyway.

Points regenerate easily, it takes cash to get more CV, a ratio offset would be terrible because that would force people to put the CV value higher or alternatively have the option turned off therefore making it a useless feature that would hardly be used and therefore a waste of time.

It would be an option based on the creator of the giveaway. Think of it this way.

Assuming a 50p game, the creator of the giveaway has the following options:
-- No restrictions. Everyone enters, everyone pays 50p.
-- $50 CV requirement. No one can enter unless they have $50 CV
-- No CV requirement, but a 1P discount per $1 CV. People with $50 CV would be able to enter for free, but everyone else would be able to enter too.
-- $50 CV requirement plus 1P discount per $50 CV. Only people with $50 CV or more could enter, and furthermore people with higher CV would get a discount.

There's also many many different variations of such (including, $50 CV requirement + 1P discount per $1 CV, making the giveaway free to anyone who meets the CV requirement) but you get the gist. The idea is to allow flexibility and let creators who choose so to reward contributors as they see fit.

Ratios? What are you on? Weed?

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When the "cost" is free points, there isn't any real cost to it.

That's the point.

And I would do the same, I have no problem with people who donated that. But I would dislike everyone just entering with points.

"Man, every time someone mentions a change for the system, everyone starts getting really, really negative."

Not when the changes are any good...

Either set the bar at $100 or $200. If you feel saddened that people who gave $100 can't enter, set it at $100.

The system is clear and functional. While it's up for debate whether the CV system itself is broken, the options for making a giveaway certainly aren't. If you want a variety of tedious ways to use your points to enter a giveaway, GalaGiveaways has the market cornered. Personally I much prefer the straightforward "everyone gets a single ticket, and the same chance of winning" system here, and the straightforward entry criteria.

The only thing this suggestion would do is muddy the waters and borrow the approach of some of [IMHO] the lamest and most execrable features of GalaGiveaways...

You asked if people thought it was a good or bad idea. I think it's a bad one...

Come on now. We don't want to cheat the system.