I get that you're supposed to only enter giveaways for games you're actually really interested in, but the current insanely fast point regeneration allows many users to enter pretty much anything that even remotely interests them. I won't lie, I'm part of the problem to.

Anyway, I was thinking, maybe we're getting points to fast. Maybe it would be better if we actually got less points. I know I'd be where more picky with where I enter.

Thoughts?

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There has been so many of the bundle keys passing through, even when the person giving it away announce its from a bundle. no one has been doing much about it unfortunately. just make another networked site called steamkeys or some bullshit. idfk

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more points but more giveaways to enter, it works out

12 years ago
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My "Thoughts"? You should nerf your keyboard for writing things like that.

12 years ago
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+1

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over 9000 +!

12 years ago
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Thanks for adding to the discussion. Members like you really make the community shine.

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Brilliant.

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And maybe not.

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but the current insanely fast point regeneration allows many users to enter pretty much anything that even remotely interests them
Ahem, we recieve 5% of giveaway entry cost in points and that is for public ones only. So basically, every single of us is able to enter just 5% of all created public giveaways in average. Substract your usual private and group giveaways entries from that amount and... Well, calculate the rest by yourself.

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another over 9000!

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So with 500 giveaways on, that means each user can enter what, 25? I know, bad math, but the point is there. I might be interested in 25 games at the same time, but I'm really not able to be that interested or invest that much time in gaming even in a month. Basically, the average user is maybe entering for 1-2 games they'd play for real, a few games they'd play for a bit (but no time for more) and a couple that will most likely sit in their library, but they're still kinda interested in them.

What if you reduce that to 1%? Suddenly, you only enter in 5 giveaways. Suddenly, there's only 20% of entrants in each giveaways. Suddenly, I wont enter for L.A. Noire which seems like a nice game, but if it weren't for SG, I probably would not have bought it. Suddenly, I only enter for games I'm truly interested in and will invest more than 5 hours into them.

12 years ago
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points generation was actually cut in half just a few months ago...

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And it still seems like a lot so I wanted to give a suggestion and start a discussion. The amount of "no, ur dumb" comments here is baffling and disappointing. This one is slightly better than that, but only slightly.

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It never fails. Every week there is always someone new complaining about something and making a "suggestion" just to "increase" their chances of winning. I mean, you are literally complaining about being able to enter any giveaway you want and still have points left. I don't see how that is a problem.

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  1. Who's complaining?
  2. How does me entering less giveaways increase my chances of winning. With fewer points to enter things, everyone has the exact same chances of winning. They might have a higher chance for one giveaway, but with everyone entering fewer, the chances of winning any of the giveaways are exactly the same as before. You just enter 5 at a time instead of 25 at a time.
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I have nerfed the OP. You don't have to show how grateful you are but you don't have to be the one who starts these threads either.

12 years ago
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What does that even mean? What's wrong with initiating a discussion?

12 years ago
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You're nerfed until further notice.

12 years ago
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uhhhhhhhhhh, how about no

12 years ago
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Just how am I supposed to rack up the losses with fewer points? No.

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Point generation isn't the problem. Greedy inconsiderate people are. :) I frequently check the listings and see if anything tickles my fancy.. If not, no big deal.. Just because the points are there it does not mean they HAVE to be used ;)

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Greedy, inconsiderate people can't be made to go away in any realistic manner. Points, you can work with.

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Shouldn't need to make them go away. I think no matter what the point generation is, those people will still just enter as many giveaways possible. Nerf the point generation again, they will still do it. Will just go around and around in a big circle.

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Depending on how bundles are handled in the very near future, points will generate much differently when those hundreds of giveaways per week aren't giving much, or if any, points per submission.

12 years ago
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If bundles are handled better, then that's also a point nerf, no?

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no

12 years ago
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...I'm amazed at how pretty much 90% of all responses here were just hostile and unreasonable. My opinion on that matter aside, the OP did its best to make a reasonable suggestion, and the replies are just full of sarcastic jerks.
Jeez, you guys. You guys.

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90%? 15% is nonsense at the top! another 5% along the middle somewhere. Sooooo, You're actaully about 80% correct.

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Yeah, stuff like this is what I mean.

12 years ago
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The point system is fine anyway, it's the games themselves that may need adjusting to accommodate price drops.

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That isn't even my problem, I just don't think the rather unfriendly way that the majority responds to this suggestion is the way to go. But eh, ranting about it won't fix that, so disregard what I said.

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It is the way of the internet nowadays. So many furious keyboard warriors out there! "Popular" to be a "troll". Kind of feels like one giant highschool, only i get to see a random bunch of avatars instead of people's faces and i get to sit on my butt in a comfy chair!

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game values already adapt to price changes

12 years ago
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What other response can people give to a topic about taking away things they like?

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It's not about taking away things they like, the OP's suggestion was a try to balance things out. I personally don't really care if it gets nerfed or not as my points are usually more than sufficient for myself, so I don't exactly have an opinion on this matter, but the OP subjectively thought "hey, I think this is kind of unbalanced" and wanted to discuss it with the community. And then the community just flames him beyond the moon? :/

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Every time I look at this thread and others like it I imagine every OP making this noise at the way their threads go.

12 years ago
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OP here. It was more like this.

12 years ago
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Of course you're here, this is where you were nerfed.

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Thanks for the nice words. I could say I'm surprised by the general response, but I'd be lying. Here I was, thinking I could have a nice discussion on this forum. Boy am I naive.

12 years ago
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I agree (Please don't hate me, everyone else)

12 years ago
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I wouldn't say so, haven't entered in many games in the last few days and yet I never surpassed the 130 points. Just wait for nuclear dawn to stop appearing.

12 years ago
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no thank you,just because you haven't won lately doesn't mean everyone should suddenly be given less points.Even with less points you still have a 50=50 chance.It's all a raffle and raffles are done randomly so you never know when you could be chosen.This won't necessarily higher your chances since it's all generated randomly.

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That's not even coherent...

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I disagree because, quite frankly, while I can enter pretty much everything that interests me, I have a massive (by my standards) Steam library and a huge ignore list. People with fewer games/more interests would be hurt more by this nerf.

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Closed 12 years ago by begedinnikola.