Operation piggybank is a go! :)
Ok, I won't say what operation piggybank is, since xarabas made a lot of sense... :) Whatever it is, congratulations on being able to read! :) Good luck! :)
And a special bad luck to the goofballs who can't read, but just enter this giveaway with their script. Yeah, screw you guys... :)
yeah, screw those guys!
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Somehow I keep thinking forum giveaways will only be noticed by people who can read, but...
Nowadays I think there's a large group of people who enter everything they can find, with a script, laziness, or just concentrated evil... Not sure which...
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Good point... :)
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People these days don't even read the thread and able to enter GA. Happened to my event as well. I didn't even put the links for giveaway I just put the codes in the spoilers and leechers still able to get to it.
To explain what I mean:
http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/GQZZs/giveaways-for-good-folks-of-sg
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Interesting idea your giveaways! Thanks for this one :)
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Glad you like it, in case if you want to try the idea, do read the complete OP it will tell you the issues that I face during the GA as well and you can probably mold it for a better outcome.
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Ahh, ouch, sorry to see it... :( That's no fun at all... :(
I gave away some visual novel games and had the same problem, one winner hadn't read a thing, just wanted free stuff... :( Even if I don't like it, nowadays I expect public giveaways to be like that... But with forum giveaways I'd like to think people can read... Seems it's asking too much...
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However the good part of that thread was, that I was able to choose a few good people who I can safely offer whitelist GA's and I can separate wheat from chaff :-)
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Well, you linked this one in another giveaway by you of a game on my wishlist... Haven't visited the forum in ages... That's probably also why I can't figure out what operation piggybank is. :D
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If you're really still concerned about bots for gibs like this one, just pass it through a sgtools filter.
Don't even have to set anything, just the addition of the filter should thwart bots that aren't specifically configured for it, which ought be exceedingly few.
That's the theory, anyway :)
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Reading is good. Thank you
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Reading is better than sleep! :) Or something like that... :)
Good luck! :)
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I don't know, sleep is good too. And when you sleep after reading is perfect because the brain does wonderful things when it has new materials to work on. :)
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Reading? Check. Reading Comprehension? Check. Wishlisted game? Check
Thank you for your generosity :)
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Oh, I'm not generous, I have a pile of leftover Dark Souls keys from who knows when... And the last few times it's been 75% discount I didn't even buy one... :( But good luck! :)
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I can read! A little
(OT: I love your avatar <3)
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Well, if you win, be sure to read the item descriptions, a lot of the story is buried in there... :)
Good luck! :)
I stole it from the Tonari no Totoro Orchestra Stories CD booklet. TKCA-72453, if that helps. :)
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Since when is reading needed for anything? Sometimes I have the feeling not knowing how to read (or think) is some sort of needed pre-qualification for politicians and the like...
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Reading definitely seems surplus to requirements at Steamgifts lately, so to speak... :)
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Who's not a bot? This guy <----
;) thanks
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Good luck, not-a-bot! :)
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But, what if this is just an automated comment? 0.0
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ERROR: DIVIDE BY ZERO
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Thanks
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Yeps! :) Good lucks! :)
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Glad someone noticed, I'm too lazy to make puzzles any more, so that's the most I do... :) Good luck... :)
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I feel like I'm missing something really funny. Could you point it out (or at least give a hint) for the oblivious folk?
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Ahh, well, it's not funny really. Check the url for this giveaway. back in the forum topic that led here. Ho ho.
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Oh! That's actually really funny! Thanks for pointing that out, I never would have caught that otherwise!
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And you too think that there is some giant population of bot users, and not just plain lazy retards who don't bother reading?
o_o
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I don't know the population size, but yes, they do exist. :) Sometimes they even admit to it. One of my recent forum giveaway winners said he was sorry for blah blah, he didn't read the description because Easy S. Gifts blah blah etc. :)
But I do think a lot of the people who say nothing are just playing it safe because they barely know enough English to navigate the website, not because they are bots. :)
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Easy S.Gifts catches only public giveaways, not invite-only ones. And users using that feature are brain dead because it's doing more bad than good, as algorithm being used is really poor.
Writing a bot browsing through invite only gibs requires some effort and knowledge, and even if somebody had both of that, he wouldn't share such thing to the public, so the population of users you're referring to in the OP can be counted on one hand.
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I don't know the details... From his description I assumed it was automatically entering every giveaway he loaded with his browser, not trying to follow all the links in every forum post - but I wouldn't be surprised if some people are doing that, too...
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I don't accuse you for anything, I don't like people joining invite only giveaway without reading either. I'm just trying to find logic in what you posted.
People who are joining invite-only giveaways without reading are in 99.8% lazy humans who don't care about you or what you want to tell them, they see giveaway - they click button.
0.2% left are people that coded themselves scripts/bots for that, yet they're too stupid to add logic that would prevent bot from joining if he notices something potentially alarming in the giveaway description.
For instance, if I ever wanted to make a bot that would actually join those invite only giveaways for me, I'd at least scan for words "blacklist", "read", "script", "bot". If any word is detected, schedule giveaway for manual join, and don't ever try to join it.
It's THAT simple, and people smart enough to code things like that know how to deal with it. That's why I say that people using Easy S.Gifts are simply put retards because they're using tool they can't understand. We had one guy using easy s.gifts in my touhou giveaways group, and he was kicked by archibot before he could even spot that script blindly joined giveaway he was not eligible for, "I'm sorry" was not enough. Rules are rules, you accept them or you're out.
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Actually, I get something like this on my PC work. I use some of the scripts posted on the forums, like steamgifts++ etc. Just normal things to make the site more convenient to browse. AFAIK, Firefox syncs my scripts between browsers. However, when I am on my PC at work and I click on a GA to look at it, I automatically get entered, and have to to click "leave" to remove myself every time. I am not sure what userscript is doing that, as it doesn't happen on my PC here at home.
The same thing could be what the other person was referring to.
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It syncs your add-ons, but not the settings, so you should configure them again on new browsers :)
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And of course, thanks for the awesome giveaway, I should try dark souls someday finally, when I clear my backlog out of current titles ;_;
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Well, AutoJoin for Chrome has 7k users. Not millions, but still they are here :P
But yeah, those are public only. Kinda wonder if someone bothered with making invite-only bot...
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Thing is, those are still silly scripts that depend directly on browser and what it receives. Writing full-fledged bot like ArchiBoT, who is independent and run without any kind of browser, requires knowledge, and even more of it to not get into troubles, be it with staff or with users blacklisting you.
For instance, even if you were cg, you couldn't tell if this giveaway was brought to my attention by ArchiBoT, who was crawling through the discussions, or by me directly. It's because smart people who know how to code also can foresee potential consequences, and they won't bother with coding something potentially harmful, neither would make it public for other people.
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I get you. All in all, it's a bit like calling "phisher" a "hacker", even those "scripter-kiddies" now become a "bot"
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uwot m8
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Hey, you don't want to keep coasting on that one giveaway forever, do you? :) You're missing all the fun... :)
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Can't really afford to giveaway much right now. I may give away a game or two when if I get a better paying job, or get full time at my current one.
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Don't worry, if you have to choose between paying real life bills and buying crap for internet strangers, real life wins every time... :)
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Yep, don't want to break the bank with that $1.50 bundle.
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Hey, shhhh! :) I'm supposed to be the jerk here! :) You notice I didn't say anything about paying for internet or a computer that can run all those games... :)
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awesome wishlist game!
hope can win this after i missed the bundle
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This thing's always on sale... :) If you can't find a 75% discount for Dark Souls, you're not looking hard enough... :)
Good luck! :)
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i know, it was heavily discounted at almost every sale... but it was also bundled with other great games. after i missed the bundle i didnt wanted pay 4 euros for it.. if you buy a lots of games there will be a time when you cant buy a game even with the 75%, might sound strange? idk... :D
sooo lets hope that i can win it here :))
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Oh, yes, I know, there are a lot of 75% discount games I still didn't buy... :) Maybe later, maybe not... :)
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I'm happy I can read. Thanks for all of the giveaways. One man's junk is another man's treasure :D
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Well this one's not junk... :) Hope you agree if you win... :)
Good luck! :)
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I actually didn't enter this one as I already own it. But your other ones aren't junk either :)
Thanks again!
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+1
Exactly what I was going to say in this comment. :D
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Well, it's mainly a bunch of Payday 2 DLC, which I'm assuming counts as junk. :) Everyone seems to think those guys are pure evil, but I'm not in that community so I don't know the details. :) Plus some other stuff. :)
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In my opinion, the payday community generally overreacts. I've entered all your DLC giveaways (thanks for those) because I enjoy the game as much as I did when it came out.
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[ adjusts reading glasses ] … Very nice giveaway, thanks!
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I agree, it's got to be better than a pile of Payday 2 DLC... :) Good luck... :)
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can i ask something? Is this game very hard to play with mouse and keyboard cause i don't have a controller :(
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I've tried a bit with keyboard+mouse, and didn't enjoy it much.
There's a mod "dsmfix" to make keyboard+mouse suck less, but I haven't tried it. Some people say it's not too bad, but I'd just be guessing, sorry... :)
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I can read.. I think
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Sounds good, reading is fundamental... :)
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Sorry... :) I hope people read descriptions, but I wouldn't want to scare anyone away... :) Good luck... :)
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Thanks for DARK SOUL :S
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Well, it's just a leftover key, thank this guy... :)
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Thanks for Skyrim!
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Thanks for Bad Rats
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I guess it's a cliché at this point, but I tried playing Skyrim after Dark Souls, and just couldn't get into it. :(
It took a while to accept other games for what they were, and not wish they were all more like Dark Souls... :)
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Thanks for teaching me how to read
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Pity there wasn't something more interesting to learn on... :) Hmm, wish I still had some leftovers from that Humble Borges Bundle... :)
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It was interesting enough, the description educated me very well :)
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I can read, yay for me!
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Yay! :) Oh, I mean praise the sun! :)
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I guess a lot of people around here feel that way, substitute video games for reading as necessary.. :)
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Thank god my momma taught me. And thank you for the giveaway!
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Hmm, Alucard seems so low-resolution... Oh well... :)
Good luck! :)
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Poor graphics have never stopped me from enjoying something ;-)
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Good point, just looked like it was a frame of some low-resolution video or something... :) Not sure, though... :)
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I've been using this for so long I have no idea anymore where it came from...possibly a simple Google Image search. It might be so low-res to fit some website's avatar file size limitation...they used to have those back in the day :-)
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Nice URL :D
I won't be entering although I can read.
The game is probably too hard for me x)
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No way, Dark Souls is easy peasy ;)
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Sure...
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Well, I don't know what sort of games you enjoy, but if you like beating up on things in 3d, with a sword or a bow or a whatever, and reading stuff, and exploring, and finding loot, and talking to people, and getting lost, and dying, and hmm, yeah actually a lot of dying, then you might enjoy Dark Souls. It's a lot of fun to some people, and no fun at all to other people. :)
If you like RPGs, give it a try. :) Just don't expect quest markers or hand-holding. :) If you avoid spoilers and just play blind, you'll probably miss a lot of the game the first time through. Or get frustrated and quit because a lot of important things are not explained. :) But it's fun, honest! :)
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I don't know what kidn of games I enjoy myself :D
(Well, I do like hack and slash I guess I know that much.. and RPGs too I guess)
But, considering my mostly negative mood, I am not sure if I can do much in Dark Souls other than only dying =x
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I can read! Thanks!
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Them you came to the right place! :) Good luck! :)
I don't remember that hat, but I never did finish the Witcher 3 so maybe it turns up later... :)
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Thanks! You didn't finish it!! WTF! :D My avatar is taken from a holiday sale promo for the witcher 3 :p It's not in the game.. well there is a geralt santa mod :D
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Sorry... :) It was a lot of fun, but somehow I forgot about it, and then never started back up again... :( I didn't intentionally quit, but checking on Steam I haven't touched it in six months... :(
I'd probably just run around dying all day long if I loaded my save now, can't remember what the buttons do or how to play or anything... :)
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i kinda can read I don't like it it is evil >_< also thanks for that age of steel trade earlyer
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In this game, reading helps. :) Assuming you want to get some idea what's going on... :) But I skipped over a lot of item descriptions and story the first time through, it was still fun... :)
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