For this discussion, a "bad game" is one with poor reviews that you don't otherwise see a reason to play.

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What do you normally do with a key to a bad game that has cards?

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I put it on a giveaway
I try to trade it
I just keep it in hope that one day I'd be able to make up my mind
I activate it anway. The hell with library clutter, I want the cards!
Other

nope.

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you funny guy

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I have a "Trash" folder in my library for that very purpose.

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+1

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+2

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+103, that folder is pretty big...

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My trash folder is called "Hell No"

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Mine is called "NOPE"

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My trash folder is called, "Junk"
[Edit: sorry for the necro, I didn't realize this thread was from 4 months ago. Somebody just linked to it.]

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+4

But even for that I have my limits. Only games I got for free, no Dead Bits, Temper Tantrum, or games like these allowed. It must at least have some cool header picture. But somehow, some Digital Homicide's games passed through...

But even those, I play for a couple of minutes while idling (sometimes I idle manually), just to see how bad it is, just to laugh, and well, some are actually a bit fun. For one that used to waste a lot of time playing flash games in work, I can see fun is some of these bad games.

If I could go back in time, I would undo that tho. I added much shit I do regret. But as I'm already halfway though it, I just think "well fuck it".

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I second that: I had over two dozen games removed from my account permanently. You can also hide them from the game list in the client, but permanent removal is an option.
Sadly it counts as non-monetary refund now and affect card drop speeds, if you also farm cards on your account.

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Yeah, I knew some people have managed to remove games from their accounts, but I was hoping to use that only in the future. As I already have some shit activated, might as well wait so I have a bit more so I don't have to go through it more than one time.

Didn't knew about the effect on card drop speeds. I would still farm cards of games I intend to play, but not just exactly now, so I will keep that in mind when asking them.

Thanks!

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You can ask for bulk removal, but you must keep in mind that they need product names, so the things you see at your own licenses page. Also, stuff activated as bundles cannot be removed, only as one (so, for example, if you add a HB key where one key is for several games, they can only remove the entire pack; same for Steam's own packages like the anthologies and such).

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Activate - Idle for cards - Hide from library - Never see it again.

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OMG there's a hide from library feature?

Did you ever know...
...that you're...
...my heeeeeeroooooooo~

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I have Uriel's Chasm, so yes I activate bad games for cards :)

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Idle cards, giveaway or just ignore keys or delete it, trading with potato games is sick, offer like 2 cards for xx game is confusing:D anyway i have i library 686 games and play maybe 10 or lees, other potatoes are hidden

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fkors

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first I try to trade, if i can't find anyone who want to trade, i go for the cards

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No. This sounds very unappealing to me for many reasons. I'd rather trade them or just give them away to someone who wants to play them.

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Show me a person who wants to play Bad Rats and I'll show you a person who's lying

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I want to play it. Sure, I might change my mind and recoil in primal horror from my PC once I'm actually playing it, but I'd like to see if it's THAT BAD. I mean...

It can't be THAT BAD...

Can it?

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B-but I did play Bad Rats through the end

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I actually enjoyed that game in a masochistic way. It's so agrivating but it's like a twisted Incredible Machine. :)

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Used to.

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If I don't want a game I do a giveaway in the hope that the game might go to somebody who would play it. This topic is making me a little cynical though...

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Well how can I know if the game is bad if I don't play it? :P

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I try not to buy any "bad" games, but I sometimes get some bundled games from a friend who has them double.

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Usually don't buy it, but if it's in a bundle I'd see no reason to give it here. Someone must want it.

I've bought some of those $0.19 games for cards.

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I don't know what is good or bad without playing it, so I use every bundle key I get. :) Some of the bad-looking ones turn out to be fun... :)

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I applaud you for such open-mindedness, fifty! :)

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I don't know, do you?

The Culling of the Cows: ZEHF3-NB5QW-K79IW
(Might or might not be used)

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this post was 4 month ago and the key was still active till today
thanks jbondguy i got it ^^

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I'm genuinely impressed. Good job on actually trying. :D

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Wow. I'm sure there are way more publicly posted keys that were snagged by ninjas in 4 seconds than in 4 months. Amazing! :-)

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Hahahaha

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Yes I do, I gotta stop it probably, one day... maybe...

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I'll activate any game...regardless if it has cards or not. Why not? Does it bother people to have, say bad rats, in their library? Not like you have to play it, or even look at it.

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No game is bad, it's just not part of your taste.

Now, when the game is literally unplayable due to bugs and errors, then THAT'S a bad game.

  • Coming from an user who played "bad" games such as Bad Rats, The Slaughtering Grounds, Temper Tantrum, DarkBase 01 and others (and even made pics of it)
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I probably won't anymore with the new card drop rate/times.

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+1

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I activate it and sooner or later will definitely try that. Though it can happen that it will end up in my trash category after 30 minute of gameplay :)

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This poll made me realize I've been doing it all wrong "sitting" on many keys without making a decision to activate, trade or give them away. So I just activated 12 games which were interesting enough for me to never trade or giveaway, but not interesting enough to actually activate and lose the option of trading them later once I made up my mind. Hopefully I get the cards to drop and sell them before the Summer Sale ends ;-)

These are the games btw:

Call of Juarez
Edna and Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Sword of Asumi
Always Sometimes Monsters
About Love, Hate and the other ones
POSTAL 1
Real Boxing
PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate
Loren The Amazon Princess
Last Inua
Demonicon - The Dark Eye
Chronology

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Always Sometimes Monsters was a lot more interesting than I expected. Although the story is mostly drama. First Call of Juarez was also a good game back m the day, but I'm not sure how well it aged. Mind you, if you like wild-west games your choices are limited anyway.

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I add all games to my library, bad or not, cards or not :p

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No. I activate bad games because I'll actually try an play them. I'm a masochistic banana like that...

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I usually try not to activate bad games. If they are cheap but cards aren't enough to compensate anyway,i will ignore it. If its cheap and cards are too,i buy it then never think about it again.

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