Please review the previous thread if you missed it.

Based on all the comments, there have been a few updates.

  1. We created a list of bundles and abused games with start dates. It's a work in progress, and if you believe we need to make any changes, post here.
  2. If you created a giveaway before a game was in a bundle, you always receive full value.
  3. The first $25 in bundle games you posted receive full value.

This is a little complicated, so I'll try to explain. When calculating contributor values, the following happens.

Non-Bundle Value = The value of games received, which are not in the above list, as well as any games in the list that were created before the bundle.

Bundle Value = The value of games received, which fall into the above list. They're only included if you created your giveaway after the earliest bundle, meaning there's a possibility of boosting values with these games.

Now the first $25 from the Bundle Value is moved over to Non-Bundle Value. If you have $26 in Bundle Value, and $15 in Non-Bundle Value, it's updated to $1 and $40 in this example. This happens to give new contributors a free pass. Over 200 games have been in bundles, so we don't want users that just started out to lose value because of bad luck. This way, we wait until they've contributed a few more gifts, to get a better sample size.

Total Value = Non-Bundle Value + min(Bundle Value, Non-Bundle Value * 0.2);

The above determines the total value based on those two numbers. The value coming from bundle games can only contribute to 20%.

Profiles are now updated with the new values. Take a look, and let us know if you think this is fair.

12 years ago*

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Closed 12 years ago by cg.