Browse
Category
DiscussionsUncategorized

A question about Goty games.

Closed
Jokin666

Will be ok, if someone enter in a GOTY game, if he/she have the base game and only want all the dlcs?
And, I read that some keys/gifts of a pack, when activated, if you have one of the games, they give you a gift of the game you already have. This happen with the Gotys too? For example, I already have the base game, if activate the GOTY, I get a gift of the base game(not goty) and only the DLC will added to my acount?

PD:Sorry if you found gramatical erros, English is not my native language.

11 years ago*

Comment has been collapsed.

25 Comments
DeltaBladeX
(Senior Moderator)

Generally, you won't get back the content you already own. And the creator of the giveaway can choose to reroll.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Bassnium

Even if a public giveaway?

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
DeltaBladeX
(Senior Moderator)

Even a public giveaway. It comes under not entering for games you own. If someone has part of a pack, or the base game of a GotY pack, and win a collection with something they own, the creator can reroll based on that.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
SeanBahamut

From today:
"Hello Sean,
There is a re-roll option "Owns majority of the bundle", which is not a rule requirement.
So yes, you can ask for a re-roll in such a case."

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
BAPACop

Key word: Majority.

The player would always have to own at least the base game and one of the DLCs for that to qualify. If they only own the base game they will never already own the majority of a GOTY.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
DeltaBladeX
(Senior Moderator)

The reroll will still be allowed. Because users can't see the DLC, who would know if it was complete?

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
BAPACop

Add them on Steam before gifting the game. Open the DLC pages in the store. See if they own it.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
DeltaBladeX
(Senior Moderator)

A problem I've noticed with that is that it doesn't always list all users.
Anyway, they can do the reroll under these circumstances. Despite it saying majority, even one game is enough for a reroll with packs and bundles.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
BAPACop

Why is "majority" specified if a majority is not actually required?

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Jonex

The rules need to be more specific, but Delta speaks the truth.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
js93583

I'm pretty you can still re-roll if they only have the base game.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
BAPACop

I can't find anything in the rules regarding rerolls at all, so I can't confirm or deny that. I'm just saying that if that's all it says then you can't re-roll unless they own the majority, which would never be the case.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
DeltaBladeX
(Senior Moderator)

Its decided by the creator. They can reroll.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
BAPACop

Where are the official rules regarding re-rolls listed?

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
DeltaBladeX
(Senior Moderator)

Support will allow if the winner owns even one item. Like I said earlier, it will come under not entering for something you have.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
jatan11t
(Super Moderator)

Note that majority is never defined here either. Is it majority by game value? Majority by number of games? SeanBahamut did not even say where exactly he got that quote from.

It doesn't matter anyways. If the winner owns even one game in a pack it can be rerolled if the giveaway maker desires, no matter what type of giveaway it is. As Delta said, this is based on the "Don't enter for games you already own" rule

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Aiton

Let's say like this

I own Fallout 3

someone here gives away GOTY edition

I win

I enter code

I get just DLC

Check inventory

No gift for basegame

There.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
BAPACop

Fallout 3 and Fallout 3 GOTY are two completely different games as far as Steam is concerned. You can have them both at the same time.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Bassnium

Really? I thought that only happened when people were upgraded from Arkham City to GOTY for free, and for people who bought Deus Ex: HR Director's Cut

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
BAPACop

Yep. If you have Fallout 3 GOTY and go to the store page for the base game it'll let you buy it.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Andreakoss

Example

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
js93583

You have two FNV listings? I had New Vegas, then bought the Ultimate Edition and it just added the DLC to my original game.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Andreakoss

GOTY and base game will all dlc's.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Khalaq
(Senior Moderator)

There is one other thing that nobody has mentioned, yet: the giver.

If you ask the creator of the giveaway for permission to enter, despite having the base game, and the creator agrees, then you may enter the giveaway. Most people ask the creator of the giveaway for permission as a matter-of-course, just to be polite, and this also applies to bundles which you partly own.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.
Gainja

I think you give "most people" too much credit when you say they ask before entering :p

With that said - yes, it totally comes down to the giver. They decide if they will send a GOTY copy to someone who owns the base game, or any collection to someone who already owns anything from the collection.

The point being: If the winner of a giveaway owns anything from the giveaway, the creator can have the giveaway re-rolled if they want to.

Edit: Found the quote by moderator Kaitlyn: "If you own any part of a giveaway, we'll reroll if the giveaway creator requests it."

And for the second part of the question; only very few games will give you extra gift copies if you own something already. I can think of Portal Bundle, Orange Box and Serious Sam Complete Collection.

11 years ago
Permalink

Comment has been collapsed.

Closed 11 years ago by Jokin666.