joined so many giveaways, gotten only 1 game

that's my point. the 2 developer giveaway dont count, so technically, i won only 1 game

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BloodEmblem

I love this mentality of "developer giveaways don't count". I entered for oniken and actually wanted to play it. I bought it on desura anyway so bleh.

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InsomniaNY

That's absolutely ridiculous and I hate when people make that claim. Dev giveaways actually have WORSE odds than most other giveaways on the site. So you have better luck than most people.

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Yokuo

Unless it's Fairie Solitare. We all won that one.

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purplefiction

Tryst was pretty massive too..and that was just a beta key..which was only good for what..like half a week?
I'd like to not count that one in my wins.

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Bonder22

uh.. wrong he has given away 2 free dota copies... he has WON 3 games, Primal Fears, Oniken, & Serious Sam 2.

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Deltoran

i have entered 334 and only won once, it was just the The Basement Collection=/

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SERPEN7

Stop complaining! I won my first in around 1500+..

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Fearzki

Thats far from bad luck. Some people have thousands of entries and no wins

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oh really?

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Yep, it's pretty common.

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DeltaBladeX

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Yup. I've seen people with over 3000 and not a single win. They also had donated a large amo0unt of games for giveaways.

You are a lucky bastard to have 3 wins in less than a thousand entries. Took me 1200, and I still haven't won an entered developer giveaway, including the Oniken one.

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Noimporta

2,077 Entries
just shut up

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hey pal, you got no right to shut me up. i'm just voicing my opinion

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Noimporta

How about you stop bitching then.
oh, inb4 imnotbitchingemegherd: yeah, you are.

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Deltoran

lol, 12 year olds =P

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the way i see it, you're btching about me btching. well, i'm not. i'm voicing my opinion

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Noimporta

Because it's your opinion and it's as valid as anyone else's? Guess what, it's not.
Also, I don't know what you think an opinion is, but I don't see any in your posts.

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Archlion

+99999

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Solnaga

You're already ahead in odds with the 2077 entry win so... can't complain

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not complaining, just asking

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Solnaga

well my rephrased answer then is your luck is fine. I've won a 60 and 7 entry giveaway with 600 entries in total. My average giveaway entered has 200 or less entries. So I prefer your luck over mine so far :)

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Raik

This

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Toboty

ery1 mad

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nope, not mad, just wondering

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Raik

It's all random!

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TimeBomb

Complaining about probability? About free stuff? Really?

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i'm not complaining. read my thread again please. does it look like i'm complaining?

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InsomniaNY

Yes, it looks like you're complaining. What else is the point of this thread? Want a cookie?

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This comment was deleted 6 years ago.

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Darkkrows

come back when u reach 3K without a win from now.

I havent get a win since 1K.(800 entries no win now) So dont call urself bad luck.

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kant019

Was thinking about this just a few minutes back. Guess i'll have to keep trying :D

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Fad

Well at least you won something. Giveaways here on SG are pseudo-random.

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ArmadX

i had my first win at 1800 entries

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Janrok

The odds weren't that high in those 3 giveaways, so you've done pretty good.

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Same here but I actually enjoy the game I got.
Edit for the idiots that can't click links, one is the actual game the other is the beta.

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Janrok

You shouldn't have won a game twice.

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If you can read, you will notice one states "BETA" and the second is the actual game.
But you know I forgive you for being a moron, or you know basically assuming without digging into those 2 links, I know hard work for a mentally challenged moron like yourself.
And I was quite thrilled to win the full game after playing the beta I quite enjoyed it.
And honestly that beta didn't count it was 15k giveaways, with 14k entries.

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That's not being a moron, it's just looking over a detail that isn't noted on their titles or on the picture. It would be perfectly natural for someone to think you got the same game twice.

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Oh I am sorry, how would you like me to respond to some idiot claiming I violated the rules?

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You didn't need to call him a moron is all I'm saying, mainly because what he said wasn't moronic, it was an easy mistake to make for something that was "in the fine print", so to speak. I'm sure most people wouldn't think that you got the beta for one of them as it doesn't show up as "Guns of Icarius Online Beta" on your "Gifts Won" page, they both just say "Guns of Icarius Online". It was an easy mistake to make.

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You're right, asking people to do an iota of research before making a blatant statement such as
"This person violated the rules"
Requires me to use all forms of tact and respect with someone who has decided to do what is basically a callout to mods.
Stop white knighting the turd if he deletes his post I will do so, but as it stands he is an idiot for not doing his research and I see no reason to be polite.
The other hint should be the developer's user profile and the large numbers.

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logan5

it's all completely random. If you enter more giveaways, the overall probability of you winning a game will of course go up, but with so many people entering giveaways (especially public ones) not winning after 997 entries is a completely reasonable outcome to expect.

Luck doesn't really exist, its just an evolved human response of pattern recognition and the need to believe in optimistic outcomes.

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SleepyCat

It's all about karma, really. Start giving to the community and Lady Luck will love you.

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vector7

It's not karma, it's contributor value and private groups.

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pretty much this.

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copsofhalo

Second That Sleepy :)

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zyhhaozi

Try more....

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IgotElbows

There are some people with 2k entries and 0 wins.

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Raik

^ This!

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Fad

True dat! XD

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