Just curious cause I saw that there are bundle games that have been on the bundle list ever since I joined Steam gifts.

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never

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fuck

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language my dear, language

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oh shit, sorry nigga

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reported for being racist. enjoy your time away

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he wasn't being racist he was swearing

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the N word is forbidden :)

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source?

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Honestly, he'll probably get suspended, knowing the mods here. If I can get suspended for saying "CODFags", then he'll probably get suspended for that.

(inb4 getting suspended for saying the thing that got me suspended in a different context but still saying it anyways)

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Woah, are you going to get suspended again for saying that?

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well so far he hasen't. i get suspended for saying homo .. yet he can be racist and be fine... seems legit

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Nuggets?

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There was an episode of The Boondocks that totally addressed the "ga" vs "ger" suffix at the end of "nig" ya know...

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You're a mong.

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i think he is speaking english

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Soo... In a couple of years each & every game in the Steam library is marked as a bundle game and we get no reward for them? Way to go :s

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People do make new games, you know :P

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worst arguement ever.

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Not enough to counter the number of games getting bundled in the same time period.

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Well, they sometimes bundle the same game over and over again.

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+1

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No? For one there will be new games released and secondly some games will probably never go on a pay what you want bundle / large discount bundle (call of duty, Bethesda games, Ubisoft games for example).

And it's a good thing that they don't get removed because people would horde bundle games a give them after they are removed.

Also, if they're on a bundle, chances are a lot of people will have bought them because bundles are cheap, so there's less people looking to win three game, so why give it away?

If they start removing games from the list, the CV system needs to go as well.

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The examples you list are pretty bad to do so.
However, I do agree that not all, but rather most games will eventually be on a bundle at the rate this is going.
For every 1 new game released, we get at least 3-4 bundles in the same time period.

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I agree that there are more games going onto the bundle list per month than releases, but there will also pretty much always be games that aren't on that list, and thanks to a few publishers who are a bit 'tight-fisted' it won't just be new games that haven't been bundled. My examples were just a few publishers who's games are unlikely, but not impossible, to be on a bundle.

Granted, when we reach the stage where the majority of the Steam catalogue has been bundled, the site will have to make some changes to how bundles and CV are handled as if they don't it'll just degenerate into people giving only the few games that aren't bundled for CV and/or people just say fuck it and forget about getting CV and give the bundled games.

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Also, there way many older games on steam who may never be bundled, but I'll confess that would be weird one day to see all no-bundled games from the last years or from 90's XD

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You still get rewarded for 20% of your non-bundle giveaways.

I don't want to start an argument about this (there's plenty of literature in the forum), just wanted to point the current system out. :)

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FULL EDIT: Did not fully understand the 20% mechanic before, checked it again and "got" it now. (Well a bit, must confess it's a bit confusing, but maybe it's a lack of domain over the language of me >.o)
Now I understand why some of the last bundled games I've given away got me some extra CV over the "30 limit" ^^
Link here just in case someone who don't got it want to check how work.

And thanks Afnord, Zomby2D and atb85 for poiting my error before. ^^

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Give away more non-bundled games and you'll also get more from your bundled games. You can get up to 30CV without giving away any non-bundled games.

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That's only if you give nothing more than bundled games. If you give non-bundle games you increase your bundle cap by 20% of those giveaways.

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Bundles are counted as non-bundle (full value) up to 25CV, then it's +20% of non-bundle.

The 30CV "limit" is because 25 *1.2 = 30CV.

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In the year 4632, according to the latest cg's yearly bundle analysis.

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this is a joke, isn't it...

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No, it's serious. We don't joke about cg.

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can i get a link to that?

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To cg's profile? No. We don't link cg's profile.

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to the statement made by notnsane

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funny, you almost had me

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The awkward moment you remember having a bookmark on cg's profile....

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I had the same question because we'll reach a time where 90% of the games ARE bundled games, specially with the speed at which new bundles are coming.

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I think there should be a reasonable time limit like 6 months or even a year or two

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And then people stock up on them and wait 6 months to 2 years to get full CV, because there are people who dedicate their entire lives to amassing CV value for the least amount of cost. And these people are everyone, because all the regulars talk about is "CV Abuse". So yeah, not going to happen as long as the current CV system is in place.

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then people shouldnt be told when or if the game will come off the bundle list. this would throw off hoarders as to what they should hoard. They should at-least experiment with other systems to see what works and what doesnt.

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The best solutions would require complete overhauls to how the entire system works, which isn't work that SteamGifts staff are willing to put into something that they see to be a relatively minor issue.

If I were making Steamgifts anew from scratch, I'd likely try a supply and demand solution. CV would be inversely related to the rate at which a game is being given away. But while it sounds simple, actually implementing such a system would be fairly complicated and would require tweaking for a while. And any system is going to have flaws, potential exploits, and draw complaints anyway.

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or just make keys fro mbundles have a life span. problem solved. if all game keys bought in any bundle only worked for 6 months. then obviously bundle game ss would come off after 6 months as long as the game isnt rebundled

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If you ask me, if they start removing games from the list, the CV system needs to go as well.

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some games will be stocked up on, and this is easily visible through the various game graphs. Some games, however, like the ones in the Indie Royale bundles are different. People rarely gave the games away during the duration of the bundle. It makes no sense why they would stock up on those, especially since the CV gain is often barely any better than what you would get from the Steam store if left unbundled.

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Problem is, if was a time limit like that, some people would buy dozen bundles for 1 buck and wait till the game be unbundled to give it away. (May look silly but yeah, look like there's some CV maniacs around XD)

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What about BTA games? Or Indie Royale? I'm almost 100% sure people don't stock up on those.

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There's really no danger of that. Right now, about 1/6 of the entries in the "Create a Giveaway" page list have an asterisk. While there are frequently new bundles, there are also frequently new games. And there are a lot of games that just won't be bundled.

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There's games being insta-bundled in their release, Ittle Dew was in two bundles and it's a pretty recent game, and there's the greenlit games too now.

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yeah there are tons of games that will never be bundled but Grid 2 has been added to that list because of the intel giveaway,just cause was added because of a bug in the pricing.

So games can be added like that.Also The frequently new games cannot compensate for the frequently new bundle games/deals too good to not be added in the bundle list/promos/giveaways/bugs.

Also how many ''new'' games are bound to be bundled?Since almost all indie titles are gonna be in a bundle sooner rather than later.

And with the latest bundles,(Origin,deep silver,thq)I think that any game can be bundled from now on.It's easy for some companies to throw us 5-6-10 year old games(that are still good,but no longer generating profit)and make money while advertising their new game/s.(see prison architect,dead island riptide)

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Meh, number of games on bundle list/number of new releases = 0.01 or so...

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That is clearly untrue. In the last week I believe there were at least 20 additions to the bundle list (I am probably missing one or two, since the dates given on the bundle list don't necessarily correspond with when the game was actually added). In the same amount of time, there were 26 games added to the Steam store (Sept 23 - Today).

The games added to the list are as follows:
Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem 2
Sine Mora
SkyDrift
Electronic Super Jou
March of the Eagles
Rigonauts
Sengoku
Clones
The Polynomial - Space of the music
Jagged Alliance - Back in Action
Grid 2
Huntsman
Smaug's Treasure
The Company of Dwarves Bundle
The Warrior Bundle
Dysfunctional Systems
Train Sim 2014
Underrail
Bunny Must Die

20:26 is obviously not ".01" or so....

And I'm sure there have been plenty of weeks in which bundle games outnumber new games added to the store.

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And one of those was just released even...

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The last 4 games on the list were released in the last week.

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Oh yeah... And I bought Dysfunctional Systems at full price...

What bundle was it on so I can scream at myself?

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Build a Doujin Bundle I believe. It was one of the bonus games too.

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BAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

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Even if the 90% were bundled by that time, will that stop you from contributing? LOL

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Some may not contribute if they actually buy a game from Steam store and their CV keep stuck on 30.00

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If someone buys a game from steam store and want to give it away, he may have done it for altruism.

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will we? i mean indie games are still coming out like fire and the Amazon bundles aren't being blocked because those are mostly sales than bundles.

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When no one else ask it again during an entire term.

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Pregnancies are a long time. How about a trimester instead?

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Well that's what I attempted to say. Basing on the use of 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th term of the year.
But a quick search on the net makes me know that is the last/more rare use of the word. So thanks for made me learn a bit more English. BTW I also didn't found a connection with pregnancy duration, maybe it's because you're from Canada?

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I think the better idea would be to take off the CV system and implement the level system, no more cv, only with levels, keys gives lower exp and steam gifts gives much more exp, this should be right for everyone i think, no more complain about the bundle list.. at least this is my opinion.

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The problem is how you intend to differentiate between a key and a gift.

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So, Skyrim amazon key code worth less than Bad Rats gift? :P

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Assuming all Steam game bought outside Steam is dirt cheap. -.-

And just changing the name of a system isn't a miracle remedy.

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I think you'll find useful information in this video

You're welcome

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rickroll-blocked by GEMA!

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Where do I sign up for this Rick Roll protection? His over sized jacket is frightening.

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Just use a VPN for Youtube.

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Sounds bad, shouldn't I consult a doctor before using that?

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Nice Song!

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Christmas eve.

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Christmas eve is just around 3 months to wait.

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He never said what year christmas eve XD

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Nitpicking are we? Then how about (x) year(s) and 3 months where (x) is a number.
Better?

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Easy! -hands up- Just joking/being friendly here ^^'

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And you got baited. Just like how I thought you would reply.

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Hey, don't make fool of me! That's usualy my job! u.u

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Sorry.

Not.
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Someone's in for a nasty surprise.

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"Insanity is doing the exact...
same f**king thing... over
and over again, expecting...
shit to change." - Vaas Montenegro

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  • Rita Mae Brown
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Einstein.

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Pootis.

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-Pikachu

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i would be ok with bundle games coming off the list but it's unfair if they EVER tell us when. Because if they say "after 18 month" then people will hoard for 18 months. If they say "After two years" people will hoard for two years. Heck if they say "eventually" people will hoard till death bed so their grandkids can get the CV.

So don't ask silly questions. Mods are doing what they can as is.

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I could't avoid but picture the scene in my mind. And old man on the brink of the death, grabing his grandson hand and wispering "My serials, you must hold them well, you may want to reedem it but don't! Someday yet they will be worty a huge amount of CV!" and dying.

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Never.

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Between never the when hell freezes over

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What they should do is pick one (and only one) bundled game and take it off the list, with no warning, but with a huge amount of fanfare and a massive announcement when it happens, and then never do it again (but never say that they'll never do it again.)

Hundreds of people will by tons and tons of copies of every bundle and hoard all the keys in the hopes that it will happen again... and it never will.

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They will remain on the list: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Q7b-vHY3Q

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I think they should make the contributor reward more complicated. I love seeing threads asking about why their CV is stuck at $30 and how its not fair that their games aren't worth anything. Its almost like they don't understand the concept of giving gifts.

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