Hi people,
I've never been too active in forums here on Steamgifts nor for creating giveaways. My comments are mostly related to thanking people who made GA's I won. You can check my stats by yourself finding the giveaways I entered, the ones I have won, the ones I sent, comments, and so on. I know many people judge a person from his stats and I don't complain about it. Feel free to blacklist me if you are able to rate a person from his profile. I'm not here to gain your favors.

Coming to us...
I want your "help" by writing down a game you would like to receive if you will be eventually picked at the end of... my degree.
I have collected 15 out of 120 ECTs so far, and I'm planning to select the winner the day after my graduation (unfortunately unknown).

The rules are simple:

  • 1 entry each
  • You can write down the game (possibly Steam) you would like to receive starting from now to the day before my graduation
  • If you have already selected the game you would like to win if selected, you can change it until the day before my graduation

Updates

15/09/2020: The thread has been created (15/120 ECTs)
15/01/2021: +6 ECTs (21/120 ECTs)
18/01/2021: +6 ECTs (27/120 ECTs)
10/02/2021: +3 ECTs (30/120 ECTs)
14/06/2021: +6 ECTs (36/120 ECTs)
15/06/2021: +9 ECTs (45/120 ECTs)
29/06/2021: +9 ECTs (54/120 ECTs)
11/11/2021: +6 ECTs from internship (60/120 ECTs)
17/01/2022: +6 ECTs (66/120 ECTs)
24/05/2022: +9 ECTs (75/120 ECTs, this was a tough one)
21/06/2022: +6 ECTs (81/120 ECTs)
16/09/2022: +6 ECTs (87/120 ECTs)
15/02/2023: +9 ECTs (96/120 ECTs, the hardest one)
xx/04/2023: Everything is completed...

Important notes!

Since the studies are going quite well, I would like to add some new notes to this thread. In particular, I would inform you that the exams account for a total of 90 ECTs out of 120. The remaining 30 are split between an internship (6 ECTs) and the thesis (24 ECTs). At the end of the 90 ECTs linked to the exams, I will be able to anticipate if multiple winners will be picked (it will depend on my estimated graduation mark).

Important notes! #2

Considering some of the comments about the "picking method" I finally decided to collect all the information by myself and try to contact one of the admins of Steamgifts to let him/her run the wheel.

Last Important notes

Dear guys...my journey has come to an end...I finally did it. Now that everything is completed, I can officially say that I received the honors from the commission for my grades and the thesis. I want to thank my parents, my brothers, and my girlfriend, who helped me to stay focused and supported me through the whole academic path.
Since now, 18 May 2023, I close the entries for this event, which lasted for more than 2 years...I really want to thank everyone of you guys, for the support and for the kind words spread during my master's degree. They really helped me to achieve my results. Without being emotional, let's shift to the spicy part:

FINALLY, THE WINNER IS...

slurredprey

The selection has been made through the well-known "Wheel of Fortune", under the supervision of a SteamGifts moderator, which kindly helped me in setting everything up for a correct draw. Above you can see the video of the selection

Frequently Asked Questions

1) Is this giveaway related to your thesis? (thank you Filipi for first asking)

  • Short answer: NO. This is just an idea that jumped to my mind to keep me up during the last "scholastic" months of my life.

2) Why are you doing this? (thank you PeterShepard for first asking)

  • Basically graduation day is one of the most important days in our life (I guess?)...I already have a bachelor but I think that it isn't the same thing as a master's degree. In a few words, I would like to share my happiness with one of you, who followed in some way my journey

3) What kind of help do you need? (thank you Bo0Mz for first asking)

  • I don't need any "material" help for my journey neither for exams nor (future) thesis. I just want you to write down the game of your dreams and have a free chance to win it

4) What are your plans? What are you majoring in? (thank Neomixer for first asking)

  • I'm attending a master's degree in finance

5) When's your graduation? (thank you Filipi again for first asking)

  • This is the point of the "game". My graduation date is potentially unknown (even to myself). I obviously want to graduate as soon as possible but you have to consider this is a long-term event (I would like to believe early 2022 is more than likely EDIT: Ahah, NO paolo)

6) What does ECT stand for? (thank you PossiblePsycho for first asking)

  • ECTs stands for "European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System" which expresses the weight of each exam in the degree. For our purpose, you can see them as the "progress" of my journey

7) How is going your journey?

  • Well, I will update this thread as soon as I increase my ECTs. The next increase is likely to be in January 2021.

8) Can I wait for a closer day to choose my pick?

  • Of course, but keep in mind that, since the journey is expected to take some time, you can also change your choice till the day before my graduation

9) Do you plan on going for a doctorate? (thank you RaisinCookiesAreGood for first asking)

  • Even if I enjoy helping students, I think that the journey would be too long for me...and after years of studying, I feel a bit tired. I would like to apply what I've studied and maybe find a quiet place to work

P.s: I thank everyone who helps me in formatting text or makes this thread cuter. Every suggestion is welcome.

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3 years ago*

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Would you like to help me taking my grade writing down a game you would like to receive if you are picked?

View Results
Yeah, why not...after all it's always free
No, I really don't care about your life
Yes, do your best!
You will fail miserably

Been lurking Steamgifts for years now, but only now have I come across this thread. Good luck to you!

I'll choose Wildermyth for my game.

1 year ago
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Well, hope you like the idea!
Thank you for joining us :)

11 months ago
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Seeing the huge amount of entries I have made a very crude script to collect all the usernames of commenters and make them unique (so only 1 entry is taken) and uploaded in Google Collab available to run for everyone here. The idea is to help to just copy and paste the list into wheel of fortune or similar sites.
It is by no means perfect but I thought it might help you a bit :)

1 year ago
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Thank you so much, buddy! I tried it modifying the URL (since I changed the name of the title) but I feel like it doesn't catch "every" name..is it possible? I say this cause I manually scanned them and they are a bit less

EDIT: Actually it took all the entires, sorry :D

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To make the rules clear for everybody, I would also like to specify how the winner will be picked. For this purpose, I thought that the well-known online spinning wheel could be a good solution. However, I started to question myself about how YOU guys could be sure that the extraction is completely random and performed only once by me. At the current state, I am not still able to give you a valid answer to this problem. That's why I overcome the problem by asking you to suggest me how should I deal with it. I am open to pretty much everything, including providing the complete list to a third party and pick the winner.
Please, let me know what you think about it.

Imo don't sweat it. It's your topic, your rules, so just ignore those who won't trust your sincerity. Just make sure there are no entries from bots/alts.

1 year ago
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Just make sure there are no entries from bots/alts.

How to do that? 🤔

1 year ago
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

All I can come up with at the moment is checking Steam profiles. Not always, but usually bots/alts don't have many games, while most of them are f2p ones. Blank profiles, no badges, etc etc. Usually there is simply a gut feeling something's wrong with account.

1 year ago
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That's a good idea, you are completely right! (even for your first message) :)

11 months ago
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Good luck at your graduation!! Wish you a happy life...
I'd love me some elder ring :d

1 year ago
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Let's hope so for the life :D
Thank you for joining! :)

11 months ago
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Best of luck for your graduation and upcoming life
My game of choice would be Hogwart's Legacy Deluxe Edition

1 year ago*
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Thank you so much! :)

11 months ago
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Congratulations on coming this far, and good luck with everything.
I'll pick Baldur's Gate 3.

1 year ago
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Appreciated :) Thanks for joining! :)

11 months ago
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Congratulations and good luck! All the best!
My choice would be Elden Ring

1 year ago
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Thank you for joining us :)

11 months ago
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Congrats on your journey, that's a fun way extra way to keep yourself accountable as well I suppose, but also get some extra encouragement. Good luck going forward!
My choice would be Persona 5 Royal.

1 year ago
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You got the point of the whole idea...and I can state that it helped a lot! I had so much support from all of you guys :)

11 months ago
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First things first, great job with the thesis and good luck with finalizing it!
To address your concerns about the giveaway, you could (for $1) run it here: https://giveaways.random.org/
As for the pick, I'll choose Patrick's Parabox

1 year ago
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Oh, I like that idea! I forgot that was a thing on random.org.

1 year ago
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I'll keep it in mind! :) Thank you! :)

11 months ago
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Good luck with your graduation!
My choice is Neon White.

1 year ago
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Thank you for joining us :)

11 months ago
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RE: Important notes 2
If you use the spinning wheel method to choose, you could use a screen recorder and then upload the video of the pick so people can see how it was done.

1 year ago
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That's my first pick, I thought to record the spin and post it somewhere...even if I am used to such things, I can learn :) On the other side, since you did not enter the GA, an idea could be to have some of the SG stuff to validate my spin, maybe in screen sharing. What do you think about that? Would you kindly be open to that idea?

11 months ago
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Actually, I did enter. It was just on an old post - https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/ZOsvt/help-me-to-graduate-gathe-journey-is-ended-read-important-notes-please-again/search?page=15#SeSZ43A

I posted a few times. Sorry if that made things confusing!

I think the screen recording will be better as a kind of proof if you can do that. Everyone can see the draw.

11 months ago
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Yeah, I have been helped by another mod to record everything and have the right surveillance :)

11 months ago
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What a journey :)
Congratz and have fun until graduation!
I pick "HITMAN World of Assassination" 🤞 (a.k.a. ex Hitman 3)

1 year ago
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Yep, a crazy journey I must say :D
Thank you for joining us!

11 months ago
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I only recently came across this thread. My pick is No Man's Sky

1 year ago
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Never late buddy, still in time :)

11 months ago
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I thought I spoke with you before but I could not find my comment. I may had browsed the thread 2 years ago and read the comments instead. XD
Grats on Graduating. Its a great achievement obtaining the Masters no matter how long you took. I wish you all the best for your future employment too. :D
My pick would be Read Dead Redemption 2.

1 year ago
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Thank you so much for your kind words and welcome to the event :)

11 months ago
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Congratulations on your journey and wish you well on your future endeavours. If lucky, would like Forza Horizon 5 - Premium Edition

Thanks again!

1 year ago
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Thank you for joining us :)

11 months ago
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I wish you the best of luck. I'm sure you'll pass this long and thorny path.
My choice is God of War.
Thank you for the chance.

1 year ago
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It's a far memory now :) Thank you for joining! :)

11 months ago
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18% rude people percentage, not bad tbh.
my pick for now is probably Hogwarts Legacy.

1 year ago
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In real life I have a much higher percentage :D
Thank you for joining us :)

11 months ago
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Good luck.
I choose Hogwarts Legacy

1 year ago
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Thanks and welcome to the event :)

11 months ago
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Congrats for your graduation, if it still available my choice would be FFVII Remake

1 year ago
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You were perfectly on time! I am the one that appears and disappears but don't worry, I always honor my word :) The winner will be picked within a few days!

11 months ago
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1 year ago
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Thank you so much! :)

11 months ago
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Congrats on your Graduation!

1 year ago
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Finallyyyy :)

11 months ago
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Congratulations on your graduation!

1 year ago
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It's done! :)

11 months ago
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Belated congrats on your graduation!! That was a long trip!

1 year ago
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You bet! Hard but rewarding :)

11 months ago
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Congrats on your graduation
Big big days for you :D

1 year ago
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Yep, now the next challenge...start to work :D

11 months ago
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congrats on your graduation!

1 year ago
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Thank you so much :)

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