Gift or giveaway

over the last years i prefered to gift games to people with not so many games on profile or living in poor countries... damn, some people of them were so happy, that makes me happy too... :'D

atm i clean up my inventory and try to get level 4 on this site, after that i start gifting directly again...

you are doin right !!! ;)

At the end of the day you must do you.

When I am sharing a game I know someone else wants, someone I like, I give directly. When I am sharing a game I really like, one that is of a niche genre, I make a competition of it, to make those who are getting it demonstrate they like that niche. When I have a spare copy of a game, I just do a public (unless that first one comes into play).

So I think you should continue on Cow, but follow what is most gratifying for you. If it stops being fun to surprise someone with a direct game, then it may be time to stop doing that. But that is for you to decide on the whens and ifs.

You should always do what you think is right. Don't let anybody change who you are, because there are so many people out there that just want to break you, but there are many more people who will appreciate you for who you are. You are a great person for granting people their wishes (games), if someone tells you otherwise, don't listen to them. Also, do not pay much attention to those blacklists. Not long ago, I joined a giveaway where the creator wanted to reward people who wrote a more personal comment, instead of copy-pasting "thanks" with whitelists, which he would use to create whitelist giveaways. I spent 15 minutes to write a very nice comment, and got whitelisted. Two days later the guy apparently changed his mind and added me to his blacklist instead. So yeah, do what you think is right and have a nice day!

P.S. Many people ignore random steam friend invites, especially from lvl0 accounts and private profiles. I don't blame them, I do the same, because I don't want to be scammed.

Give stuff the way you like if people decline your friend request there lose!!=}

imho u should just do what ever u enjoy the most xD and yeah thats really all i have to say xD

Some people just don't feel comfortable with direct gifts. I used to be like that, but then a friend told me that I am part of a giveaway site so what is the difference...

So basically, it makes no difference is what I'm trying to say. You do you. Be happy. I personally prefer gifting directly because I choose who it goes to and its always unexpected so the reaction is brilliant :D

Just pick better people next time :p (kidding). Maybe they didn't know who you were or something? Have you tried commenting on their profile before adding them to have a little better of a chance that they will accept it?

I found it strange that you wanted to gift me games outside of SG but I appreciate it. As others have said do whatever works for you. Some people are going to decline even you explain yourself, but that shouldn't necessarily be seen as a negative thing.

Gifting directly is really special. I find that its a surprise to someone especially when the gift is something that shows you know the persons interests directly...

Like one time I gifted a very kind and generous friend who is in veterinary training a game where you run a pet vet...

And then dropping keys into friends chatbox when chatting that they dont know what the key is until they activate it and when its activated it is a game on their wishlist that has special meaning between you both in your friendship.

Both giving on the board and direct gifting are special. I wouldnt get rid of either or think one is better than the other-- they both are fun!

well if youi enjoy it then keep diong ^^
if some people don't want a gift then you can't do anything only move on to the next one, you know each people have their own way to think then only move on.
and don't forget enjoy it ^^

Just do what you want. Be the change you want to see in the world and all that :)

"I've got the obligatory Hendrix perm
And the inevitable pinhole burns
All down the front of my favourite satin shirt "

— Pink Floyd, Nobody Home

Honestly, I prefer gifting directly to other persons, that way I can actually interact with them.
But I'm also obsessed with CV so..., and not that my ratio is anywhere near decent though ,_,

I want to say one thing, if something makes you happy (and of course does not cause harm to anyone) - keep doing it.
Just maybe you should change your approach slightly, as many mentioned clearly in Steam has a lot of people that, how to describe them, are not positive towards others. So maybe in the future you can use even a link to this discussion.
And also remember that some people may not feel comfortable to accept things from strangers. Especially for no reason at all.
All the best CowOfDarkness.

I was blacklisted not long ago by 2 people, seemingly just for giving away 22 games via a simple puzzle, including the new Doom, The Witcher 3 and Fallout 4. In a world where that makes sense it is probably best to ignore blacklistings entirely.

Keep doing your thing if you want to do it. If you get some enjoyment out of it, a few people not appreciating it shouldn't change that. If it does change it and you no longer enjoy it, then there's no obligation to continue. Do things for you first, not others, even if those things are themselves doing things for others.

LOL the face of that 2 guys that turned of your friend request if they see this post.............. :-)

Look, I'm not going to pretend like I'm selfless and stuff.. I make giveaways for CV. Now don't get me wrong. I obviously like giving stuff away, otherwise I wouldn't. But if I give away an unbundled game, I also think of the CV that I'll earn. I guess it's just me though, since everyone claims that they only do it out of the kindness of their heart and would give away stuff even if there wasn't CV even to begin with.

It sounds like people just like to blacklist. You didn't do anything wrong so continue doing what makes you happy :)

trust me, no matter what you do, you will get on people's blacklist. You could cure cancer and someone would bl you for it. you should never feel guilty for being generous!

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It's simple, really. Just do what you feel most comfortable with.
I personally made the experience that the initial joy of giving faded away once I discovered that most people don't care about their won giveaways, but I've met some great people on here and occasionally gifting something directly from someone's wishlist felt way better to me. If you feel like gifting directly doesn't give you any good feeling in return then create giveaways. Maybe just be more selective about the people you choose since you've made unsatisfying experiences with choosing strangers.
It's up to you, just know the limit because if you're not happy about either of the two options you gotta stop, simple as that. Noone expects you to do any of this.

I would just like to point out a lot of people are really paranoid about random friend invites, in fear of being scammed. And others feel awkward accepting gifts (like myself) so I wouldn't take it personally :) People blacklist for really random reasons in my experience, the majority of my blacklists I don't even know why I got on them ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Do whatever makes you feel good and don't think too much about what others want you to do.

well i've given most games directly but after a few events when there was a little more GAs it took too many times and somehow i changed that, maybe because most people said always thanks and went offline

you will only get fake replies here from people that say "it's fine!" then expect you to gift them stuff.

do whatever you want, just don't think everyone will like or approve it.

Just do whatever you want. Shit happen. So what though? Just keep doing what you love. ;P