Quality Games Giveaways (QGG) Group [Recruitment Closed] - Next Special Game in June

Hey Hulumulu123,
What Remains Of Edith Finch sounds good.
Sending you a friend request.

Hey dorkknight,
Unfortunately Raji: An Ancient Epic only got 1 entry when it was last given away in the group.
Would you like to choose another game as your "new member first giveaway"?

Hey Ryahn,
According to this thread:
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/2789318172124102374/
There is no restriction for gifting games - so you're fine.

If you decide to join QGG, please let me know what you plan as your "new member first giveaway".

Sorry, missed your question :(
Very strict.
Many people join SteamGifts, are active for a couple of weeks, and then disappear forever.
At best, they return a few years later, and are pleasantly surprised to discover they already have an account in SG they don't remember creating.

We don't need such people in our group.
Being 3 months in SG will both show us you're here for the long run. And will give you an opportunity to get acquainted with SG. How it works. And even join some groups other than ours.
If you're indeed here for the long run - 2 months here or there won't change anything...

Help you how?

Hey Kodeta,
Great to have you back :)
DREDGE is fine.
I sent you a group invite.

As a returning user, the rules are somewhat simpler.

1. There is no need to refrain from entering GAs during your first GA. You can start entering GAs as soon as you return to the group.
2. Upon returning to the group - you need to verify your group ratio is positive.

I'm reminding you that the "Joining GA" (DREDGE) needs to be created within 48 hours of re-joining, and that it needs to lats at least 7 days.

Hey bugzee567,
Looking at your membership history, you were kicked in April 2020 from QGG for the following reasons:

• Negative group ratio
• Did not create a monthly giveaway
• Did not respond to any message

Care to comment?

Almost all the games you mentioned were bundled. Members of this group are like bundle experts and a fare amount are HB choice subscribers. And trying again with the same game for more entries is kinda useless in my opinoin.

Hey UnknownEAK,
You took the time to write this well though-out post, so I'll take the time to respond to you.
Kudos for the data analysis here.
In also like to dabble with data - so I'll base my answers on data as well.

Regarding the list of giveaways you posted that don't pass 12 entries.
That's true, these are all pretty good games.
But what is also true, is that each of them did pass 12 entries in the group (sometimes by far).
Let's take for example Doom Eternal - https://www.steamgifts.com/group/6HSPr/qgg-group/search?q=Doom%20Eternal
It's been bundled in Humble Choice in January 2023.
Last giveaway before that was in December, and got 39 entries,
The January came along, and the bundle was announced - and still the game got 20-25 entries during January.
And only in March, 2 month after being bundled, it dropped below 12 entries per giveaway.
Now let's think about what people who want a game do:

1. They can buy a game. But that's the easy solution, let's disregard that.
2. They can wait for it to be bundled, and then buy a bundle. So that's definitely what some people did, and that's how we dropped from 34 to 25 entries.
3. And they can also win it on SteamGifts. As a game becomes cheaper, more people are creating giveaways with that game. More people are creating giveaways, it becomes easier to win it, and people starting to win it. People starting to win it, they no longer enter giveaways, and number of entries drops. It's as simple as that.

So it's not that making a game bundled suddenly makes it unappealing, and people don't want it. It's the opposite. Making it bundled makes it that much more accessible - and many people are able to get it via giveaways.

Now for games not getting any entries (despite being good games - I agree, they are good games).
It also stems from a similar reason.
Let's do the math here.
Let's take Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice for example.
In the last 2-3 giveaways, it got 0-1 entries from group members.
Even though it was bundled in June 2020, it still got 12 entries in a giveaway that month.
However, since then there have been a whopping 21 giveaways of the game in QGG.
So even if none of the member got the game from the same bundle (which I'm sure some did), and none of them won it in giveaways outside the group (which I'm sure some did), and they only entered giveaway of the game in our group - they would still all get a copy of the game, and at least a few giveaways would have ended without any entries at all.

Now if QGG was a more casual group (like the QGG companion group for example), and would have constant flow of new people joining (and maybe leaving as well) - then we would probably get plenty of entries in every giveaway we create.
But as might have noticed, QGG is a serious group.
Looking at our stats - https://www.steamgifts.com/group/6HSPr/qgg-group/stats, you can see roughly 50% of our members are lvl 8 and above on SG.
And I don't have the statistics, but vast majority of group members have been in the group for over a year. And a majority probably 2-3 years or more.
So I agree, it may be more difficult to get entries in our group than in younger groups, who don't have as many rules and restrictions, and have many more members.
But I think you won't be able to find many SG groups as stable as QGG.
Who has continuously maintained high quality of giveaways, every month, for the last 5 years - https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/jMqJT/quality-games-giveaways-qgg-group-popular-giveaways

And apparanetly you can't read:

GENERAL RULES
• At least Level 3 on SteamGifts
• Have given away "QGG Monthly"-quality games in the past
• If you're new to SteamGifts, you need to be a member for at least 3 months, and be a member of at least one other closed group (a group where you need approval to join).

Plus, you've been regifting a win and handled the situation very poorly: https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/eAyJt/double-kick-heroes
I don't undestand how that giveaway is still there and you getting CV for it....

What eeev wrote it obviously correct.
But as you obviously didn't read our group introduction (post on the top of this thread), I will quote a part from there you might find insightful:

This is not one of those groups where nobody really checks what you do, so you can do whatever and nobody will care. This group is more similar to "Actually Playing Games" or "Playing Appreciated" where there are strict rules, and everyone needs to follow them to the T. If you're more a free spirit, who just wants to give some games and win some games, and not to think about it too much - this is not the group for you!

Have a bump.

Happy cakeday!

Happy cakeday!

I just came across QGG for the first time, and I intend to apply to join next month. A question regarding the rules: on the group’s steam page, I found this part confusing:

Members that fall below 0$ in Gift value […] failure to comply (or if they fall below 50$) […]

I understand SG’s group value difference mechanism, but I can’t make sense of the two different values, 0$ and 50$. Is the first “0” a typo which was meant to be a “50”? Is the second “50” referring to “-50”?

Thank you in advance for the explanation. I resonate with the group’s values and I love how tightly moderated the group seems to be. Looking forward to joining QGG!

Hey BaatS,
Thanks for showing interest in our group :)

There are the instructions of joining our group:

How to join:

1. Read all the group rules (especially the "new members rules"), understand them (if anything is unclear - ask me), and be willing to follow them. Full group rules can be found here.
2. See that you comply with all the general rules. if you don't, I won't add you to the group, so there's no point applying.
3. Leave a message in this thread with the name of the game you're planning for your "new member first giveaway".
4. I (Mdk25) will add you as a friend on Steam (so I can communicate with you)
5. I will invite you to the group

Have you performed step #1?

Hey Luacs,
Great to have you back :)
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is fine.
I sent you a group invite.

As a returning user, the rules are somewhat simpler.

1. There is no need to refrain from entering GAs during your first GA. You can start entering GAs as soon as you return to the group.
2. Upon returning to the group - you need to verify your group ratio is positive.

I'm reminding you that the "Joining GA" (Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire) needs to be created within 48 hours of re-joining, and that it needs to lats at least 7 days.

Hey BanjoBearLV,
Rain World - would not be a good choice, as it only got 3 entries last time it was given away in the group.
Roku - I don't know what this is. I couldn't find a game by that name on Steam :(
The Ascent - would not be a good choice, as it only got 3 entries last time it was given away in the group.

Do you have any other suggestions for your "new member first giveaway". in QGG?