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Reminder: Massive free key giveaways

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wbarton

This is just a friendly reminder that when games are removed from the giveaway creation list due to being given away in huge numbers, such as millions of keys being given away as pointed out in this thread, it's because they're not allowed to be given away here. Frankly, it should be common sense that trying to abuse a promotion for personal gain isn't something we're going to be on board with, and common decency should mean one wouldn't try in the first place.

If, however, someone were to try and bypass this by trying to give away, oh, say Dino D-Day, as another title, let's just say Orion: Dino Horde, then the giveaway would be deleted and the creator may very well be suspended for misleading giveaways.

You know, just a reminder . . .

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ImRocker

If a Massive giveaway passed out (ran out of keys or whatever) if someone had a key he can't do a giveaway? because that happens everytime, sometimes we just can't get our free copy of X game. and people gift 'em.

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wbarton

They can always give them out other ways. They just can't make a giveaway for it. The real problem is people hoarding these keys for their own benefit in the first place.

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XTornado

I have never understand that it could be made so this type of giveaways doesn't count for CV and they not require any point, like they do in other webpages.

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wbarton

There's no good reason to encourage or assist people abusing promotions.

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XTornado

But they would not win anything doing so, I don't understand why this would encorauge them to do it.

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flashmozzg

There was a big comment explaining in detail but it failed to submit becase sg 404'd.
In short: 1) create forum thread if you want to give away.
2) SG is already under heavy load, lots of 0 CV entries wouyld make it worse.
3) It would probably make all "legit" giveaways count as 0 CV too.

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76561198082881386

You can't get your free copy of X game, because people grab extra copy to make a giveaway. This is cancer, and we have to fight with it.

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LethalGhost

BTW SpaceChem is blocked due to massive giving away, but why DLC for it is blocked too?

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wbarton

Because people just see it and go LOLCLOSEENOUGH and submit it as the wrong thing.

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CaligoClarus

Then why allow any Dead Island Epidemic dlc giveaways? Every single one of those people make are for free beta passes too.

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wbarton

Because it's not my decision to make. I don't know the logic behind it. I haven't even asked. However, I'd remove those and a few other things that basically aren't ever given away and just get selected by people trying to submit free stuff. You know, if it was my decision.

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PPG113

Pretty sure a fair majority of the "main" users would agree with you there. CG should deal with that.

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bobofatt

I had 'em removed yesterday.

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wbarton

Superb!

Edit: I see Nosgoth is gone as well. This pleases me.

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Juanma95nqn

When did they give away Orion? o:

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wbarton

They didn't. I've already deleted one giveaway for it that was actually Dino D-Day, though. While Orion went cheap during the sale and there have been a lot of legitimate giveaways for it recently, I strongly suspect that some of the new ones that have popped up are actually these free keys and I'm trying to give people fair warning, because when I have to come behind them and clean up the mess they made trying to do giveaways with free stuff, I'm liable to suspend them for it.

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Carpe90Diem

Yep. Fight the cancer! Btw very well written and friendly as well. People who lack the common sense don't deserve it delivered so friendly though. Just my opinion.

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lysergic

I hope the people who will make a GA with those keys are reading this thread. However nice move there wbarton!

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PPG113

I hope they dont so they can be banned from the site TBH.

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eczilon

It stands to reason, really. But there are always going to be people who try to exploit the system.

Personally I have more problem with people creating giveaways with games they were gifted here. I've already seen two people do it in the past 24 hours. Talk about taking advantage of someone's kindness! -.-

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DarioEMeloD

Dead Island Epidemic. Seriously, I'm just tired of reporting that shit.
The same happened with Imagine Me recently, and every "free key giveaway" for that matter.

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CaligoClarus

There has never once been a legit DIE giveaway here as far as I can tell. The only people marking them received also don't know what they are doing.

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Shad0WeN

Yep, and people are getting free CV from it.

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Renxo

Easy, you help me with my CV, I help you with your CV, both of us receive a CV Boost, nobody report. There must be a lot of closed groups of this kind hidding in the shadows.

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jbondguy007

And then what? They get banned for not activating their wins at the end. :P

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fiftykyu

Speaking of games that should probably be removed from the giveaway creation list, how about EVE Online? It's not possible to buy this as a gift, and when it was possible they didn't work. :)

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rayden54

Steamgifts. A place where people get treated like shit for giving things away.

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DarioEMeloD

*giving things away and expecting to gain something in exchange when people could easily get the game themselves for free.

Fixed.

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shockR

+1

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Mew2

++1

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jbondguy007

+++1

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ahoym8

is that your face in the pic, barton? you look super sleepy man!

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wbarton

I have deep-set eyes, so I have permanent dark circles. Been that way all my life. Let me tell you, kids with dark circles under their eyes all the time look kinda creepy. I can tell from the rare picture of me as a child I run across.

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Sisyphus

I like the spam of free key giveaways. I get free points, and the flood of giveaways helps to tell me that I should check the forums to find the free goodies.

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Panicatu

Blob From Space for Desura: JIQ76-6IPGW-S5HOZ-SU0H1-XCQB7

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