On the gift box's page can you make the box stop rotating when we mouse over it? Also when creating a new giveaway can you give us the option to rotate the box clockwise?
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Why can't I open any boxes? It says I don't have a high enough level..
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The higher your level, the more giveaways you can enter. That should motivate you to do giveaways. Amazing, right?
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Use the "browse" dropdown; select "available". Enjoy the event!
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If you choose to give away games on Steamgifts, make sure to not GA freebies (aka games that have been free at some point), as they will not give you CV and you won't be able to gain levels. I would advise you read the FAQ, it's all explained there.
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Nice idea for a event, just added a small contribution too
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I really liked the giveaway until today. Opened 2 of gift boxes and one was a bait with a DLC i already own? I know the DLC problem exit, but i already ignored the DLC and yet still he baited with a triple A titel wrapping and giving away a Soundtrack DLC.
How is that in any way fair?
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It happens the same to all of us, so it is fair in that sense, I guess.
When I was a kid sometimes my mom Santa would give me a prank gift... or put the real gift in a different box as a decoy. ๐
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Please remove both information what's inside Christmas Box, and don't share not yours link to private giveaway.
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Sorry about that, was pretty mad when typing it, edited the post in a way i hope is acceptable.
I can understand that DLCs are a difficulty on SG due how Steam handles DLCs. Still i was and am quite displeased about that giveaway. First of all a bait is okay i guess and can leade to sime fun, especially the Nintendo baits, but in that combination with a soundtrack (which i already own) is just not in any way โchristmas-yโ.
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Maybe something isn't working? I used my 5 today and each one said "invite only" and wouldn't let me enter. Or does it automatically enter you?
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I can't believe it!
It's possible!!!
It's a Christmas miracle! Merry Christmas!!!
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i lost ONE chance yesterday because sg can't detect owned dlc!!!
fix it cg!!!!!
damn you sg!!!!!!
meh, i'm gonna enter to +1 my library ๐ *shakes fist*
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The complaints about DLCs that I've seen have exclusively been related to how DLC ownership can't be detected and so users who already own the DLCs are being able to use up box opens for content they already own. Given that Steam's issues with ownership reporting are well-known, it's intuitive that putting up DLCs for an event such as this would cause problems, and thus it's also natural for users to assume that anyone putting up such giveaways while also knowing of the issues aren't necessarily thinking respectfully about potential entrants.
It's not grounds for any sort of real upset, sure, but it's also not near as absurd or arrogant as your comment makes it out to be.
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can't detect owned dlc!!!
gonna enter to +1 my library
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I don't think anyone has said they hate the event? As far as I can tell it seems to be quite well received.
But of course since it's the first time this sort of event has been done on SG (as far as I can remember) there will be issues, such as one guy below who found out the hard way that his internet data cap had been notably impacted by viewing the boxes (due to the boxes using the original high res images instead of storing lower resolution resampled ones). Technical issues like that should be mentioned. As for things like 'I wish it supported wishlists/filters' that's just a matter of opinion and it's up to CG whether he thinks implementing them follows in the spirit of the event.
But I suppose your post has more to do with the 'I wasted my chances on games I didn't want / I was tricked by the boxart!' type of posts. There's definitely quite a few of those, but it's inevitable those kinds of posts would appear in an event like this. Or maybe you saw someone yelling at a giveaway creator in one of their giveaways because the user didn't like what the game ended up being? I haven't seen that happen yet, so hopefully it isn't the case (even if you get something you don't want for Christmas, even children know better then to yell at the person for giving it).
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I just wanted to drop by and say I love this idea and how well executed it is. Happy holidays!
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Hi . I really like the Holiday Gift Box Event, thanks .
there a problem , I think the pictures for made the boxes, some people use big picture so let load the pages become slow,
I use cellphone visit the SG FrontPage by 4G not Wifi, then I get almost 30MB !!
I only can use 1GB / a month on 4G , so the happy-holidays under the FrontPage is bad to me .
We should limit use small data pictures made the boxes
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Great feature! Maybe randomise the gifts shown on the giveaway page? Or add an option to open a random gift?
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Image URLs
Please fill in the below inputs with JPG, GIF, or PNG images hosted on Imgur.com. Images should be appropriate for all ages and in the >following format: https://i.imgur.com/XXXXXXX.jpg
though imgur doesn't like to be used as a CDN / hotlinking
(they have started to ban (not serving content) hotlinking from discord in chat posts for example more recently)
cool event, though
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Do creating a gift box, do you get the same number of points increasing the level?
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Yes (provided 5 entries). It's just a modified version of an invite-only giveaway
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Can we please have a [Last >>] button added to the navigation cluster? Pretty please?
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You can always use a "999" workaround.
https://www.steamgifts.com/happy-holidays/search?page=999
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There was one available earlier. I'm not sure why it isn't there anymore!
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I feel cheated because I opened a box that was for a DLC I already have...
EDIT: and one for a game I already have, but this is on me I guess, I should have sync my account before opening a box.
Regardless, 5 boxes opened today, and I could only enter 3 of them..
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No worries mate, you can get a full refund for any money you spent opening the holiday boxes.
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if you entered all three giveaways you entered much more than i in the entire event. so no reason to complain ;)
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good event. Can you add dependency settings with the event? Some regions have, but they are displayed
I think it will simplify the search for many.
https://www.steamgifts.com/account/settings/giveaways
2.
Hide games you already own?
Yes
No
3.
Hide DLC if you're missing the base game?
Yes
No
4.
Hide giveaways above your level?
Yes
No
5.
Hide games you manually filtered?
Yes
No
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last one would be exploitable, as mentioned numerous time before. just hide every game that is not major AAA or premium indie - and you end up with much better chances on finding good gift than all other users, which is unfair ;p And yes - there are users who has tens of thousands of stuff filtered ;p
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did you win all the trash games to avoid hiding them? xD
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nope, I just don't hide stuff, I may simply not enter as I may spend my points better elsewhere, but I personally mainly use hide functionality for false positives - hiding bundles/packs I own everythoing or most of stuff from, hiding owned DLCs, hiding games not reported by API etc ;p
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i have idea, how about include blacklisted games into showing boxes?
I opened XY cases and entered only 1 so far... so i think itll be good to save alot of time of all users.
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It used to be like that but was changed to fix an exploit. :/
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Can you restore the option to go to the last page? There are boxes near the end that had piqued my interest, and I don't feel like clicking Next 60+ times to get to them. Thank you!:)
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go to https://www.steamgifts.com/happy-holidays/available - it still have "Last" link, and you don't need non-avaiable gifts anyway ;p
also same workaround as for forums works - using high numbers. https://www.steamgifts.com/happy-holidays/search?page=999 will take you to last page, even if there is less than 999 pages ;p
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Edit: Ah, zelg beat me to it.
https://www.steamgifts.com/happy-holidays/search?page=99999
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Is there any chance to skip games from "hidden games" list?
3rd day in a row I'm opening the box with game, which I'm already own, but still can join for some unknown reasons.
And it counts as "opened chest" So 3 days in a row I'm receiving 4 chances instead of 5. Q_Q
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I also would like to have this setting, or at least a warning of some sort that the contents are on one's hidden games list. I hide the DLC I own and have opened several that could have easily been filtered this way.
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So we're up to over 1,500 games in the holiday event...at this rate we'll easily be at over 5000 by the time the event ends.
EDIT: Nevermind, looks like the number of giveaways being created for the event has slowed waaaay down.
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I'm having trouble getting the imgur links to work so I can actually create my own gift box. Anyone got any tips?
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That moment when you make more boxes than you have gibs. :P
Somebody stop me! :P
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Thank you for the holiday event.
I haven't had time to read all 11 pages of comments, so I'm sure people have brought up this problem many times. But I also propose a solution.
SG is unable to identify DLC, package, and banned, and learning about label games. So what can be done?
First, label games that are DLC, packages, learning, or disabled games by perhaps a new category (API hidden?)
Second, when a giveaway creator uses one of these games, it should alert them something like "Steamgifts is unable to check ownership of users who enter - be sure to check the wins," a potential problem for them.
Third, for the giveaway entrants, these boxes should also pop up a warning like "This box contains an item that steamgifts can't be sure you don't already own. Are you sure you want to open it?"
Perhaps there is a more elegant solution?
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We have long lived with this bug, with no major problems.
Virtually everyone knows the problem. If you find a box with a DLC inside, blacklist the troll and eyes forward.
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Well, in all fairness, there are some good dlcs, and even some recent ones in bundles that weren't anywhere else. So I don't think we need to get rid of them, but rather work around it with a warning.
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I have never said that. DLCs simply should not be used inside the event because everyone has a limited number of possibilities.
If I find a DLC, it does not matter, because if it's not a DLC maybe it's one of the 13150 games filtered. And I think it's the same for you. But there are also those who have few games and they await these events...
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If you only have few games it's much less likely you will be able to even open box with DLC, remember you need base game first to be able to enter and event design prevents you from entering boxes if you cannot enter GA (aka red button, no.matter if saying already exists, previously won or missing base game) ;p
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Don't be a troll in a community should be the pivotal point. Try to opine it and no one need to add anything else.
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what am I opinonating? where do I even talk about trolling? what are you talking about? xD
You simply stated something false (like DLC gonna be much bigger problem for people not like you, but those who have only a few games), so nI corrected you - iit's quite opposite. The more game you have the bigger problem DLCs are, the fewer you have the lessewr problem. I have no freaking idea how you read it being sth about trolls, opinions etc xD
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Hi SG,
Happy holidays! We have a holiday event starting now and ending on December 25. The event allows users to create custom gift boxes which can be opened by others in the community to reveal giveaways. To get started, follow the below link to browse all of the available gift boxes, or to create one of your own.
https://www.steamgifts.com/happy-holidays
How it works
Creating a gift box and giveaway
Opening gift boxes
No spoilers. Please do not share what games you found or what was contained inside of a gift box.
If you have any questions, please ask. I'm looking forward to seeing all the gift box designs. I'll add a few throughout the month with Steam gift cards and games as well. Have fun!
Updates
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