Future problem with Steam Gifts.

You still get full CV if you giveaway before the bundle. Also SG isn't about collecting damn CV, if you really think SG is just about CV then you're in the wrong place pal.

EDIT: And if you make something beside bundle giveaways you would still be able to receive CV even for bundles giveaways.

Don't bundled games still put value into your account, just less of it?

Try giving away some NON bundle games and watch your CV climb since $30 is only the bundle limit for PURE bundle games. You get a % over that of non bundle value that is not allowed for pure bundlers (look up the formula and take a look at the FAQ while you're there...).

CV/bundle restriction is here to stay as of now and SG will be here so long as cg puts up with it and has helpful staff to keep up the tedious side of sorting things.

Jeebus.. I will quote my first message if people didn't bother reading through the whole message.. [quote] So this topic isn't a ''I want to get extra value added onto my account cause I bought the game before from steam!''. But rather.. [/quote]

No matter, how many old/older/past year games gets bundled, there will be always new games, lots of lots of new games ...

It already does this to an extent. But I see what you mean, in 4 years time, most likely, 95% of all games will have been in some bundle. There are loads of games many many people want, that are not on the site in any quantities to meet the demand, because SG does not like people giving away games that they may have gotten cheaply.

I guess all the really high CV people are just way to invested in the system to do what is best for the community. We should care about how many people want a game and how much they want it, not on if it is possibly that someone only paid 15% for it.

Reason why is because I could spend $1 on the Bundle, and then get $9 credited to my account because I gave away one of the games on it.

There will be new bundles, but there will be also new games, so it's ok.
And BTW some people don't give a F**K about CV and give away games anyway.

I think that because people gave away games before CV ever existed, people will continue to give away games even if every item gave no CV. The point of this site is to GIVE games, not boost CV.

Steamgifts is about gifting, not making some magical number go up. So as long as people want to give things away, the site will be relevant.

Steam will never allow us to sell our games. Never. Period.

Remove contribution value so the bundle list becomes irrelevant and problem solved!

OP, keep ur game or sell it for $$$, if u still feels generous wanna donate something, still... sell the game for $$, take the $$ donate to orphanage house. It is still a better option than donating free games here.

Guys, OP has 1.11 estimated and 11 comments. IT'S A CONSPIRACY

I don't think the bundle cap is likely to cause a problem. There are tons of bundles, true, but there are a lot of repeats, and most bundles are limited to indie games, so even if people stopped giving away bundle titles there would still be Amazon sales / packs / bonus copies of older AAA titles being given away. Plus, lots of people (myself included) will give away bundle titles just for the sake of it. I capped on bundle contribution a fair while ago, but I still run bundle giveaways, especially for games that I like and want to give other people the chance to play.

Maybe there would be fewer giveaways if some people felt there was no incentive to give games away, but I don't think the community would die, just change.

Maybe if when you create a ga you choose if you giving a tradable game (gift) or a key, if you giving a key of a bundle game you dont get value (or 10% of the value), but, if you giving a gift you get the value, the winner put a "Yes, i received a gift" or a "Yes, i received a key"
People will stop to complain about that and everyone will be happy

No, simply because there will always be new games being released.

cv, cv
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do
When they take cv from you...

Sell games? Source?

"Will they get rid of Steamgifts once it's possible to sell steam games?"

I can't even begin to understand your logic behind this question... Why wouldn't people still want to buy games to give away? If anything it would increase giving, since people could buy cheaper "used" copies of games they wanted to give away, and make the money they have earmarked for gifts go further.

It can be a bit annoying when you have a game that you didn't know was in a bundle, and you realise you won't get CV. (And no, before you say it, I don't give games away for CV, but there's nothing wrong with wanting recognition for GAs, especially when there's so many rewards for having a high CV.) Unless you have a better solution though, what can you do? It's definitely something that needs to be there.

It will adapt, but also, there are still games coming out, and we don´know if this bundle system can go on without moderation as in the moment is great, but if you keep doing it people will stop bothering with regular sales.