What do you think of the SG contributor system?

It has its flaws but I think ultimately the site is better for it. It might discourage people from giving away bundle games but it also encourages people to giveaway games here rather than elsewhere or not at all. There could be some system where bundle games regain part of their value if they haven't been in a bundle for over a year, although with $1+ pay what you want deals becoming more and more popular I don't know if the system will even be able to work for much longer.

As I've said, I think it's imperfect (and would inevitably be imperfect), but that it's better than having no rewards at all.

Need to be reworked. Not to be removed.

Wow, this is some serious bullshit.

This is very bad. I spent HwB $ 5. And I got 4$ contribution. Meaning distribute Hvb if it is not profitable? It's easier to buy for yourself HwB for $ 1 than to get here for $ 0.2 or less. I am sorry for my English.

А теперь что я думаю по русски.
Это очень плохо. Я потратил на бандлы 5$. А мне все пересчитали и я получил 4 контрибуции и это еще я перераздал несколько игр, которые выиграл, но которые у меня были в steam и я просто не успел синхронизировать аккаунт. Тогда какой смысл раздавать бандл, если это совсем не выгодно? Легче купить для себя один бандл с играми за 1$ чем получить здесь по 0.2$ за игру если не меньше. Еще можно в steam на распродаже купить какую-нибудь игру скажем за 30р (1$) и раздать здесь и тебе дадут за это скажем 15 контрибуции. Другое дело что это будет плохая/стремная/никому не нужная/ не популярная игра, а в бандлах игры намного лучше, но получается что их раздавать совсем не выгодно. Вот так вот.

п.с Добавлю еще что вчера у меня было 272 контрибуции. а после перерасчета стало 32. Я в печали, зря потратил 150р, мог сегодня в steam купить Prince of Percia complete pack (все игры о принце) чуток добавив 74р.

I say we shut the site down for a while and go on a trip/vacation around the world so we all come back relaxed and care free.

This poll would change drastically if the options were "Keep as is", "Keep but change", and "Remove completely".

Keep it but it needs changes. It seems to be too easy to farm it up from bundles and other almost free/free stuff.

Keep it! I like this contributor system ^_^

Contributor system = a very good idea that needs better implementation. It's not terrible, but it's not great either. Unfortunately, I don't have an amazing alternative to it, except for an idea that might be too problematic. It depends on some specifics.

Here is my ideal system:
Contributor value is based on the lowest price a game has been sold for at the time of the giveaway. This would mean pulling data from something like IsThereAnyDeal.com. I suspect this would involve too much work and tax the server too heavily, but I think it would be much better than the current system - if it could be made practical.

Bundled games should give people something like 1-2$ CV or 10-20% of steam price, so people who give bundle games only will get something, they must buy so guy who gives only 3 games have 30$ GV but guy who gives 30 bundled games have only 30$ too.

Contributor is gaining ground, keep it up guys! Vote to keep it!

I haven't contributed much, really. My contributions don't give me much more of a chance to enter giveaways, overall. Despite that, I feel inclined to prefer having some sort of contribution value system. That said, I hope those supporting the site make their own decision rather than just letting democracy/the mob decide, and I suppose I hope they listen to their biggest contributors more than to the rest of us (Though CQ is saying each group seems to have the same overall opinion.)

A simple way to solve this problem : Remove the whole bundle list and give cv for each game given by the person, once per game. If the person giveaway that same game again then no cv for that. as simple as that.

I think people need to stop caring so much about it. People are getting gifts regardless and that is the whole point of the site.

Voted !
I like the system how it is now.
The thing is, I'm not gonna start 50 threads about how i think the system is good.
That's why we only read threads from people who disagree with it.

I like knowing that there are giveaways where less people can join because there's a CV needed.
I didn't give much as I don't have much, but I still succeeded to go over the 30 points CV, so it's not that hard.
I also like making puzzle for a giveaway, that is the main reason why I made some actually, but if some people see the CV as an insensitive to make giveaway, so what ? Everyone see it as they want.

I really feel the debate is more between those who see giveaways as generosity and those who see it as a way to climb a ladder.
In the end, the system is the same, and it works.

Btw just saw your edit. To me the "no interesting data" is actually quite interesting to a certain extent ^^.

I'd say remove whole contrib system, only people left will be ones that want to give away games for sake of giving away (and treating winning games as nice addition) and all other tards that try to maximize their profits will go to SteamTrades

[edit] and don't get me wrong, there is absolutelly nothing wrong in wanting to win something here, it becomes a problem when you try tomaximize your chances with all means, just look at all thoose stolen CD-Action giveaways and all Valley without a wind 2 from keygen

IN one hand, i found the contribution system is the source for fake giveaway, ....etc , Get rid of it will get rid the need to do those "thing". But we still need it to seperate those give nothing and those ...willing to invest or have a generous heart. So i say , unless we able to come up with something better, we still have to keep it

Don't delete it. It would be undeserving to the people who have put in the most giveaways for example you cg

Why there is no option to change CV system, only keep and remove?

Both options has positive and negative at the same time. I can't choose any of them for now.

I think the voting is broken. It seems like it adds votes if you click on the thing even after voting the first time. For the record, Im in favor of keeping the contributor system. Been here almost since the beginning, and have always thought it would be a good idea.

No need, my penis is pretty fancy anyway.

contribution system is ok, not perfect but ok. It would just be better if people that get houndreds of free keys from devs, they would not get contribution value from that..i would put a limit of three copies that you can giveaway for two mounths for the same game, so if there are exploiters they can exploit only 3 copies...and if there is a massive giveaway or a broke system like gamers gate or amazon for max payne 3,support can easly know that from the community and stop exploiters.. for the rest i dont see the point to remove a system where the majority (me first) that cant afford a full price game , buy and share games in discount or in a bundle. if you remove CV system this site will be for private groups ONLY and it isnt that nice imo..