The point is: If they bombard things and get too high and I hit 1k, and my list fills, no more rounds. No more fun for anyone.
There can be some good stuff later, if people are patient... So, it's up to people how long the game lasts. I'm not in control of it. It's up to the users.
I will enjoy having a nice blacklist though!
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Ah well, I guess I've got "nothing to lose". cos, you gotta be in to win, and if you're out, you're already a loser.
Let's hope I win this one, though my luck aint been that great anyway XD
"Thanks for the giveaway, and chance to be on your blacklist", I guess! xx
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Maybe I'll do a few bundled ones... to stretch it out... perhaps. I don't want to miss giving out the good stuff later though, so I hope it gets it can at least crescendo before the climax! ... People just aren't into foreplay anymore these days I suppose. They just want to have pie before the main course arrives!
There are other ways I could sway the overall odds in the future, but I don't want to exclude if possible, since that would defeat the reason for doing it.
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I guess we'll see what happens, fewer entries so far than I expected for the first GA. I'm interested to see how the event will unfold further. Also wonder if I'll come across anything that will end me up on your blacklist. So many questions, so few answers. Anyway good luck with the event!
Tempering with the odds seems wrong, just my opinion.
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Going pretty well so far... Interesting numbers overall I guess. I might have to start posting elsewhere when my pontification becomes too lettery. Never know how this will end though... At least the bundles are good these days! I even found Yakuza 0 this morning! Straight from go-gotakuSteam bundler. Or was it chrono.gg. Yep - bundle trash from chrono.... They tricked me the other week with one of these too... I don't remember if it was the same amount a couple of months back though. I refuse to go check either.
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Too many people get saved, this throws off my prediction model, I'll have to bump the thread more often to account for this discrepancy :p Fewer entries than I expected for each GA though. I have never used Chrono,gg should check them out maybe? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Event still going strong, good job!
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Yeah ^ Chrono has some good deals occasionally. You can click a coin each day, and save up for free games you trade those virtual coins in for in the coin shop. New games pop up (usually two random titles) every two weeks. I like the idea a lot, and have used it since it started...
Their region lock was wrong though. It didn't include Taiwan, but the person there will need another copy. I used the key on myself, since i just don't really enjoy floating keys... after they get revealed... :3 I shoulda given it to one of my friends, but I would've been sad if it somehow got used. :D I have another copy though, so I would've sent that instead, but I'm over-thinking things, since what's done is done...
I hope it doesn't collect too much dust... T.T That's why I try to give stuff away instead of hoarding it...
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Do you like... Demons & Wizards much? I mean, it's half Blind Guardian, and has Hansi Kürsch, right?! Gotta be pretty good stuff...
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I am happy being on your whitelist and would like to stay this way so I am afraid I wont be entering even if you do a Pillars of Eternity 2 giveaway although for a few seconds I might be tempted :P
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Well in that case I may enter the odd giveaway. Cheers for the clarification, I must have misread it.
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Sounds like a fun experiment. Do we get interesting stats throughout the process, too?
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Hmmm... I don't know if I can really do much with the stats, but I could add how high my blacklist counter is getting, or something similar, perhaps. I haven't thought that part through I suppose. Maybe breakdown by particular sub-sets and such, but yeah... a lot of thinking for my little brain!
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Really cool idea, looking forward to the end results. ^^
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It's like... a "twisted whitelist" concept. Or something... Hopefully will be fun for all though! I certainly will enjoy seeing how things unravel if I get a chance to really crank out some giveaways!
Especially since winter sales are approaching... Heh heh!
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- If you're on my whitelist, you are immune to being blacklisted.
^___^ You can use the checker link I provided. I'm not going to be removing anyone else for the duration of the event or anything like that.
- I may also break my own rule and grant immunity in the midst of things - if certain secret requirements are met...
You meet that rule too, by the way. You're double-safe.
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Hmm, on one hand, my inner poor per- cough cough inner greedy noble person loves free goodies.. on the other hand, I'll be blacklisted by the (super fabulous) candy man, and as we all know, the (fuper sabulous) candy man can take the sunrise and sprinkle it with dew.. and chocolate.. and a miracle or two! Such a dilemma, the Tyrant is deeply confuzzled! I must consult my Knights of the Round Kettle for wisdom!
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Yay, the power of the Darkness and Johnny Powell has protected thine soul! ^^ This calls for a celebration.. with blackjack.. and Tea! In fact, forget the blackjack!
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You are magical. Somehow you cracked the code. It's not hard to see why. You are indeed a TeacupTyrant. I can see it oozing through and through! It is wonderful to have a partner in tyranny. ;) Please enjoy your stay, and ... hopefully you will stay on the list of greatness throughout!
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Of course, I'm even more magical than a FLYING talking donkey, and I'm worth more too! (11 shillings to be exact.) And it is most thrilling to have a brother in the high-stakes world that is being a tyrannical ruler. FINALLY, someone understands my pain! Someone that won't look at me strangely when I complain about having to execute another chef for failing to squeeze fresh lemon in my tea! Someone that understands the hassle of having to invade a defenseless kingdom for a jewel! Someone that understands the need to enact complex and absurd vengeance on the best swordsman in multiple kingdoms! ..Um, not that I've ever done any of those things, mind you!
Can't forget proper mood music! https://youtu.be/MG_3yrZB2Ak
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Clearance granted!
You now meet two requirements for immunity!
- If you're on my whitelist, you are immune to being blacklisted.
Just re-added, or added you - found Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition an interesting choice on your giveaways list. Dark...
- I may also break my own rule and grant immunity in the midst of things - if certain secret requirements are met.
You already met a requirement to have immunity. I can't say what it is, or everyone would probably go after it to have immunity, but it's hidden amongst the site! ^_____^
EDIT: Hmm... Maybe this should've been in "puzzles" section, now that I'm thinking about it... :D
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Still going strong! :3 I love all the feedback!
I'm so... evil... :D
Either that, or I'm an attention whore. Or... both? Yeah, I'll go with both. An evil attention whore. :3
Hey, I love pervy games... My girlfriend doesn't mind that I play them at all... I have been curating them now for a while in a few groups...
What can I say?
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Nah, she usually just sees them going on occasion. She's expressed interested in playing some with me sometime though... Maybe we'll try a few of them down the road. I'm always curating new ones here and there now, so I'm sure there will be some opportunities. :D At least "not-safe-for-work" doesn't translate into "not-safe-for-home"!!
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I found another spare bump! We're keeping it fun! :3 Bumping all the time like nobody's business. Glad I have enough support here to reply to every few minutes... It's a great "common sense" system we have. Better than wasting my time bumping every hour with music!
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Yes indeed... The best part will be... how many will get nominated into the blacklist by the end of each, and how long can I chain it together. Will I add a better game, or will it end up being a bad one? It's all brewing away, but I have a little bit of everything possible. I will respond depending on how each of you respond.
Also there are some special circumstances (and they will hold true to every entrant counted at the close of the giveaway) that can keep some immune if they are not on the whitelist too, whether they realize it or not. It depends on if they know what they have or not - but it's something here on steamgifts that they might catch onto.. or might not. Fragments here and there of the truth - on steamgifts. It's very confusing, but it's also a way to bypass rules without breaking them. How to even explain: I can't. I'm just insane... Let's be honest.
That's all I can really say about it... ;)
Shadow Gallery explains it better than I can...
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Aww
Kitties vs. candies? Oh, that's a tough choice. Why not have a KitKat as compromise? :D
It's all about the fun and the candies and some mystery puzzle stuff as well. Some may find the key to immunity. :)
I may also break my own rule and grant immunity in the midst of things - if certain secret requirements are met. There are several ways to attain this status involving multiple parts. You will find them hidden amongst this site if you are curious...
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I... never replied here. It has been so long too! I'm a horrible human... How... rude of me! Please find it in your heart to forgive me... :3
I'll... um... give you extra immunity if we can.... sort of keep this little... uhh... agreement.... hidden from others. If you get my drift.
Yeah, it's blackmail, but it's for... forgiveness! I mean, that's what the nature of being sorry is about, right? Or maybe I'm just being an annoying moron like usual. ;)
Which is fun! Actually I know I'm not annoying and I know I'm not a moron... but I have my doubts about a few others in the community - which I won't name. I still love them though! ^____^
Just sit back and enjoy the bumps! ;)
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MAKING STEAMGIFTS GREAT AGAIN: SUPERFABS EDITION!
ANOTHER DOWN! HOW MANY MORE TO GO? We shall see!
PLEASE NOTE ADDENDUM added 12/26 Thanks!
So, I was planning on running daily giveaways, but I got cut off. Anyway, I'm going to make it three days each in honor of my three day hiatus. Since some people haitus... GET IT! ;)
So, I see many haven't figured much of anything out yet, with my rules and stuff. A lot of fails this round. Some have met requirements, however. Enough to at least not be blacklisted. I was surprised how many got whitelisted this round though. Wasn't expecting that. I better add a good one now, since people are going down too fast and they might not get good chances after this one.
Wanted to note: I'll be checking some whitelists for custom rules I have too - and maybe removing them or blacklisting them for some of the event. If you're removed, you'll get a notice from me, but otherwise my rules remain the same. If you pass my whitelist check for that round you're okay for that round. I only will alter at the end phase of each giveaway, after tallying entries.
Try and put the pieces together and survive - if you are on the bubble or otherwise. Of course, this could all be a bunch of crap, much like the various mish-mash of convoluted rules here on steamgifts... that nobody cares to/wants to fix because either: a) they are brown-nosers, whether by choice or what they feel is "security/survival", thereby creating "social cliques", another primal and completely natural phenomenon between most "neurotypicals", or b) they simply don't care because of neuroplasticity breakdowns - trauma, mental health, genetics, upbringing, etc., or c) they settle for mediocrity and want to be part of the status quo - probably again going back to point 1 with security and survival - the "I didn't see anything", because they don't want to become targeted themselves kind of scenario... The result(s) being of course: no changes are enforced for the betterment of society, whether on a small scale like steamgifts, or a larger forum, like cities, countries, and beyond. Then you end up living in a hopeless, shitty, dystopian society full of greed, much like the world today.
Most humans are blatantly stupid or desensitized to this fact, or blinded/distracted/pacified by the wrong things, making them stupid by default (at least in one area or another, all are), so I can't blame them for what they do not know or understand. Smart people just took control, but dumber ones let them. Psychological Warfare has taken advantage of this, and most are unseeing and brainwashed now. None can escape this power to one extent or another.
As one mentioned in a conversation I had on steam, and with a degree of accuracy of the system here and otherwise, please take note of the following:
There are others, but these are good enough for references:
These leave some unanswered questions perfectly logical in my mind now.
These "fragmentations" are reserved for the realm of thinkers and problem solvers. The age of thinkers is long dead.
In honor of my next giveaway, and my music-related topic of discussion I updated, so that I can allow myself the joy of sharing links to music on steamgifts, I present: Symphony X - The Odyssey
Here's your giveaway: Instead of 1 per day, you now have 3 days!
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Note: By the way, friending me early can help if you win and I cannot gift it directly to you due to Steam implementations. You can find out more about me here if you are curious if you're out of bounds as far as regions go, if you know how to check against Steam's regional differences shit. Anyway... you're 100% safe if you're in the USA, to put it in slightly simpler terms, or for those who don't check my profile. Everywhere else is questionable. :)
Gift cards take three days of being friends before one is allowed to trade 'em! Just saying! Also, mention in commens why you're adding me, or I will probably just cross-check any I come across...
UPDATE AND ADDENDUM-THINGIE:
Now The Show Must Go On!
Or... do you think this cover is better for The Show Must Go On
I'm such a drama QUEEN... get it? Queen fans will. Did you know Mr Mercury had extra teeth? :P
Soooo let me know in the comments! Be it about Freddie Mercury and his teeth, or the tunes and which you liked more, or a combination of both... or that you thought Queen has no competition on that tune. It may help your standing in certain criteria!
12/25
And I forgot! Some mood music! Eldritch - The Blackened Day
WL Saves: 58
Blacklisted: 47
Some rules met and on bubble: 10
Rules met: adding to my Whitelist for multiple requirements met: 14
12/21 - So yet another round!
Cue the music... as the curtain closesROUND 3:
Whitelist saves: 42
Blasklisted from Rules: 23
Spared: 6 ( in other words, not whitelist, but not blacklisted - these will be blacklisted next round… if stalking skillz don’t improve)
Newly whitelisted due to special requirements met: 2
Bad Maths? 1 or 2 extra.... wink
TODAY'S GIVEAWAY!
Yakuza 0 (ROW - read giveaway description please)12/18 - So, another exciting round! Slightly harsher rules, and it looks like some people are catching on... maybe. Keep trying to figure it out!
Results for Round 2B: I like flat chests too, but I prefer them bigger ;)
Whitelist Save: 42
Blacklisted: 34
Was already on Blacklist from Planescape giveaway 2A: 13 (
234 temporary redemptions on recheck)Spared: 31
Spared that were added to WL (Special Requirement met): 17
Can you believe it?! Two of you spared yourselves after being blacklisted!! You can enter another round. It can be the next one, the one after.... just be careful you try and make up for your mistake, if you can figure it out. That's what we're going to have to do to gain immunity here.
Of course again, that goes for anyone else that is still around, yet not whitelisted. Mysterious! :3
Wow this is getting to be a long read... I'll keep adding from the top down. ;) More fun that way! Look out for surprises though! :P
Starting at the top now! It is now 12/14 nearly here! Wow, insanity is fun!
PLEASE TAKE NOTE HERE:
Mood musicNot many on the blacklist yet! How to advertise more to get people to join!! Too few. If you’re still around, yet not on my whitelist, I hope you can try and find out… why you passed (though it was around 50% that met the requirements needed to join my new bolstered whitelist, in preparation for rule changes, and having that complete immunity now for being a joy in my eyes), or do something to improve your chances to stick around! I’m going to slowly tighten my leash a little as we go, just to give those who have proven their worth a better chance at the tasty treats on the way!
Oh, by the way, since I’m going to be stalking you, I suggest you do the same by stalking me here if you’re trying to get on my good side. What would improve your chances of having immunity? What would make me want to blacklist you? It’s worth trying to figure out how to please me at my game of madness, if you are on the threshold of fail by not being on my whitelist, or if you haven’t participated yet. Just a friendly suggestion! By no means are you required to do any of this ;)
Learn about me with Steam, steamgifts, and your own judgement and heart as your guiding light if you want to take this seriously, and become worthy of the greatness of WINNING! It doesn’t take much effort, and neither does adding somebody to a blacklist. ;)
For those who have fallen from my good graces and are blacklisted: If you feel you have been wronged, and think I am a cruel master, you could also grovel and beg me on Steam for forgiveness. Pleading your case also helps, as to why you think I have made a mistake. I warn you though: I rarely make mistakes, so please make sure you have a clear case to present.
I… did all that I could in my power to save you… while being fair to those who were able to accomplish more, and raise their appreciation level status/morale/affinity bonus in spite of my highly critical and judgemental viewpoint.
Maybe you did not read… Maybe you didn’t do much of anything to improve your situation. Maybe you simply don't care and wanted me to blacklist you, with a shot at a free game to +1. No matter what the choice is... You have to go get what you want! You must give it your all! To win, you have to visualize your plan of attack, and do not hesitate. That is all for now. You will be missed.
Based on the Steamgifts Attrition concept, I found myself thinking, as I am going to be semi-departed, so to speak, and I have soo much to give away yet... What should I do with some of this "stuff"?
I'm going to be creating a massive blacklist because, as a whole, I don't like most of you, and let us be honest: you do not like me.
FIND YOURSELF AND WIN! Someone will win! Brush that fear aside and fight for your true self - your true being...
So here is your chance to jump on and also possibly benefit in the process, as it will help me further ostracize myself from the community via cross-blacklisting magic (remember, I can no longer enter your giveaways either once I have you blacklisted, so you cannot lose here - probably), and help you to make a possibly tough choice involving this decision. The games will end when the cap is at its limit.
The rules are simple. You join a created giveaway, and if you stay there upon the end of the giveaway results, you get a blacklist from me as I move through the list of entrants. It isn't lifted. I will continue doing giveaways until I amass the maximum number of allowable blacklist slots on steamgifts. I may only get one in, if the cap is low, but I may add better or worse games over time... so yes, fate is in your hands if you want to play. If you lose, then it's game over!
This is a perfect chance to get onto mine if you dislike me already and want a chance at winning a game. If I'm already on your blacklist, I left a decent amount of time to remove me from your own for cooldowns, and I have also purged my own list completely to start the winter festivities!
Choose wisely, and only if you really think it's worth being on a blacklist that I may never remove you from. No tricks... I doubt I'll be giving much to the community anyway overall, so what is there to lose? Right?! Right?! ;-)
There is a catch: For the lucky of the unlucky that win each game: You may relieve yourself of blacklist status after giveaway ends by both playing a game and writing a review, and sending it my way via Steam. You'll also need to provide proof that you finished the game. If the RNG fails to pick you, and you are an entrant at end of giveaway, and don't meet below exceptions, too bad so sad...
If you do win, and you can provide the goods, you'll have to add me though - unless you want to stay on the list. Of course, the choice is yours and it is optional.
I will be doing giveaways here until I have the maximum amount of users on my blacklist.
There are exceptions to this rule:
If you're on my whitelist, you are immune to being blacklisted. I may decide to blacklist you if you do not wish to play the game, or write a review. Probably not, but I also may consider removing you from whitelist, if I was lazy and you got by some of my last few "whitelist filter checks". :D
If I am in a group you are also in where blacklisting other members is prohibited, please contact me or do a whitelist check to make sure I do not accidentally blacklist you unfairly, since some rules are allowed on steamgifts in groups here (wow, it's meta-strange to say such things, but that's how we roll here), and some are not.
I may also break my own rule and grant immunity in the midst of things - if certain secret requirements are met. There are several ways to attain this status involving multiple parts. You will find them hidden amongst this site if you are curious... But you may not find what you are looking for if you go about searching in the wrong way. Try not to overthink it! Just be a kind person... ;)
I also will state that if you want this event to be prolonged, I suggest being careful not to bombard a single giveaway with all the entries required to create a blacklist over-run. The first 1k will be on. Whether it's 1 giveaway, or I go through thousands to get there... Remember, acting as a group to accomplish what you may or may not want here is a nice goal to have - a "singleness of purpose" so to speak.
I will add you to my whitelist to avoid any confusion - if you're in these said groups with certain rules and restrictions I am to abide by, so that'll keep you from getting blacklisted. If you are not on my whitelist, feel free to message here or in steam, once again!
We'll start out small, and get bigger and bigger, like a hot dog, or a pool float, for instance. Or boob implants. Anyway, if you aim to eventually be on my list, choose wisely! I will not keep a schedule, as of yet... haven't thought it through enough.
Without further ado! Round Number One! In case you can't see it, giveaways presented below in the discussion on first comment reply!
Enjoy! Or... don't.
Okay, I moved it to here, since the comments ran it off the page for those who don't see the beginning of the thread, for whatever reasons...
Yep, another fighter...
Melty Blood Actress Again Current CodeThe key is in your hands. GO FORTH!!
UPDATED STUFF!! Post-round 1 phase....
12/9/18 - And we start the culling phase... The final results are in! Somebody off my whitelist won!
Whitelist saves: 26
Blacklisted: 60
Spared by virtue of my secret rule(s): 35
UPDATED STUFF!! The breakdown for round 2 results...
12/14/18 - Round two is over... Results are here!
Whitelist saves: 33
Blacklisted: 46
Spared: 34
(From 12/9 below)
- New members added to my WL meeting enough special conditions : 17
If you are new to my whitelist... well, you did something right as I was checking the entrants...
If you find you entered, didn't win, and can enter another giveaway, pat yourself on the back, since you have met a secret requirement!
If you decide to go onwards, study me carefully. I am a stalker. I want to know about you, and I want you to be involved with me.
That is all - the rest will be the same.
There is one more thing: If you meet more than one of my secret requirements this next round, I will be adding you to my whitelist. Check the whitelist check - and shameless promotion of a badass group on steamgifts each round to find out if you are in!
That's right - I'm promoting! How you like that, steamgifts?! I'm such a rule-breaking rebel!
For those who are blacklisted, I am sorry about that. Good luck with your steamgifts entries, and I wish you Godspeed!
We were just incompatible. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
AGAIN:
Our first round was:
Evil GenomeOur new second round is:
Planescape Torment: Enhanced Edition.Round 2B was:
Injustice™ 2Round 3:
Melty Blood Actress Again Current CodeRound 4:
Yakuza 0 (ROW - read giveaway description please)Could a theme be developing here? The plot thickens!
Thanks for playing! Please prepare for the next goodie bag as we roll onwards with the blacklist - it hungers for more souls!
This one will be a little shorter, ending around December 13/14 early hours. I had too much time to try to anxiously anticipate how things would go...
Should you enter if you are missing this great game? In order to beat the enemy, you must think like the enemy.
Happy rest of your holidays everyone!
Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
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