Goty Edition GA Question

Pretty much up to you personally as the gifter.

If it were a bundled /cheap game I'd be inclined to not care were it me, but something that you had to purchase as stand-alone, I could see you restricting to only those without the base game.

In the end though, still up to you, it was your money.

My opinion if someone enjoyed the base game and put several amount of hours in it(how much depending on game) he will for sure not waste the DLCs even if he wastes the base game if he wins the GotY version, but you cannot be sure about a winner who never played that game, maybe he will play only the base game and not the DLCs, so DLCs will waste, or maybe he will just try the game and never play again, so the entire GotY will waste. That applies for lots of games imo, like Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Fallout 2, Fallout New Vegas, etc, if winner enjoyed the base game he will most likely for sure put several hours on DLCs.

It's depending on games too, some games have DLCs in GotY edition that give you lots of hours, but some don't.

Also that Saints Row Game of the Century Edition, is not GotY, is just a name, that game was never proclaimed GotY, but it's similar anyways.

If you clear the rules with support before the GA there's no problem.

It's up to you to decide. If you don't want to give a GOTY game to someone who have the base game, you can ask for a reroll.

I usually prefer to have all the DLC before I play a game in any length if it is one I like. Sometimes it is a terrible waste. Base game is worth say $20. DLC is worth $5. Terrible waste. Something like Skyrim though. Base game goes on dirt cheap, DLC doesn't. DLC is worth far more than the base game. So not that big of a waste.

I guess my next question is whether dlc shows up properly when SG scans their list. It's not a separate game and will still detect the base game. Does this leave the key open to be exploited? I know this is generally an honest community, but I still want to ask. As the old adage goes "A locked door only keeps out honest people."

there is the " it depends on" option missing
Sometimes a Goty has many DLCs worth a lot compareed to the base game, sometimes not...it´s up to you to decide this

depends on game...some games..it's cheaper to buy the GOTY even if you own base game instead of All the DLCs one by one.

Like most people have said, it really just depends on the GOTY version. Some just include some meaningless DLC, while others have a ton of meat (especially Skyrim). If its something like the SRIV giveaway you're doing, I wouldn't let people enter for the DLC. Most of it is just outfits and weapons, which can be fun for a few minutes but likely will never be touched. It includes the 2 missions, which are neat, but a tiny amount of content compared to the base game. So basically, they're winning a $30 game to use a $5 Season Pass.

Depends alot.

my opinion is that if it is a game bundle and you own less than 50% of the bundle,less than half the games given,then it is ok to enter but if it is a bundle of a game+DLC and you enter just for the DLC then you are an asshole

You should just specify in the description, it's up to you

Well, I think that it's better not to let people who already own the basegame. I think that people who have the base game already have had fun with it, then it would be better to introduce somebody who doesn't have the game at all to it. For me it kinda feels like giving a bike to some guy who already has it in another colour, when somebody else doesn't have a bike at all (I know you can't compare this, but it just made me think of this).

Also, gamers should demand that all games have stuff like "GOTY-Upgrade pack" Like this game of the Century upgrader for SR4 =).

It depends on the game.

For Dead Island? No. It doesn't add much.

For Borderlands? Yes. It has a crapload of content.

I don't even bother, because let's be honest the most GA winners don't play the games they won anyway...

This is the kind of giveaways that let you easily to reroll.

there are some goty editions really pricey to obtain even if you own the base game. in the end you see that it's cheaper to just buy the goty edition instead of buying the dlc. prime example: bethesda.