What reason is there to do anything on SG? I mean, seriously...

If you would like to get something back, there is a whole trade section at steamtrades. The giveaway points are fixed at 300P for all members, so an auto join bot would be utterly useless, as keeping the giveaway points from capping at 300 is relatively simple and easy to do manually. The rewards are distributed on pure luck, therefore the fact that you report people for winning way more than you is not fair at all. Moreover, if you really want to win something, patient is a virtue. This sIte is made so as for users to express their generosity by giving away stuff and making the receiver's day and vice versa, this is why it is called steamgifts after all. I would suggest that you stick with the community and have the patience until you win something, by any means everyone is welcome here and you are no exception :)

:P

what's the point of SG then?

SteamGIFTS.com... not SteamRECEIVES.com... Think about the domain name, then ask what the point is again.

Zero entries so far, and only those who gave and didn't win can enter:

https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/plCAy/

What reason is there to do anything on SG? I mean, seriously...

Your topic doesn't match to your description. You should change your topic to "What reason is there to give games away on SG" or "What reason is there to spend time entering giveaways on SG" or "What reason is there to be involved in giveaways on SG".

The community/discussion angle should be a pretty obvious element of site appeal- so it should be clear why some of us use the site.

As far as the unpleasant winners, that's why many of us gravitate toward using SGTools and groups for our giveaways, rather than spending our energy and patience dealing with the quagmire of dismay that is public giveaways.

As far as winning, if that was your intent, there's plenty of high-odd giveaways on the forums. My own jigsaw giveaways reliably end up with between 3 and 30 entries, and I post 40 or so giveaways at a time, typically many with multiple copies. Participating in forum giveaways, forum puzzles, and forum events can give you far better odds than public giveaways typically offer. There are even several groups that cater to users with few wins, giving equally solid odds.

If you phrase your prompt in terms of being miffed by your lack of fortune, and are more careful in your word use, you'd likely get a more positive reaction. But right now you're coming across unnecessarily accusative and self-centered [ie, "If the site isn't giving me what I want, what good is it?"]

In any case, there's plenty of ways to get wins on the site, if you're willing to put in a bit of extra involvement. Otherwise, if your goal is to give games to get games, I'd recommend barter.vg or SteamTrades, instead.

to do the same you do everywhere else..... to act about how you would around in r34l l1f3..... i myself like to laugh.

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Ok serious, non-judging answer. Those people with many wins are also the same people who will just enter anything and everything just to win, so they'll have a much higher number of entries and hence will win more. If you want better odds, enter private and puzzle GAs, or join certain groups, you could also get whitelisted by some members if you participate in discussions on the forum. I came to this site for the chance of winning games, but now I enjoy it more for the community and having fun. Also if you don't like giving away games, don't do it. Life is what you make of it, though I understand it sucks if you haven't won anything yet. You could also apply for the Charitable Losers Unlucky7 group if you want to improve your chances.

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Well then blacklist me :)

I guess so you could share games with people and not worry too much about winning. At least that's my reason.

Just look at the first giveaway you made. 6390 entries. you understand that people who joined had only 1 chance on 6390 to win right ? how can you complain about a mere 1250 entries if you can understand that.. like some said 1250 ain't that much, its totally about luck, in the past i saw a lvl 0 without any GA made with 15 win even though he registered 2 weeks before, and some other less lucky could have win a giveaway only after 4k+ participation. The speed at wich you win also depends of your own activity on steamgift, you made 1250 entries in 5 month, and there is surely some people who does four to five times as much (especially those who don't care what game they won as long as its free for them..)

btw i don't remember well but i think my first win was after 1300 participation, just continue to push your luck, one day youll win (not if you stop participating though, and getting blacklisted by a lot of people after making this kind of complain thread we saw already a lot in the past won't really help :x)

https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/b9vbr/a-guide-to-winning-on-steamgifts-for-new-users

So can anybody please explain to me: If you're a honest person who does not consider using a script to constantly enter every giveaway, what's the point of SG then?

Choose :

• Buying and gifting more than you will be ever able to receive and play.
• Feed Gaben wallet more.
• Solving puzzles.
• Leeching
• Trolling or grieving
• Manage a group
• Waste your free time
• Get curated good deals
• Curating yourself free games on web
• Get feedback on games
• Meet international community
• Addiction to lottery
• CV farming and bragging
• Promote yourself or any cause to gamers
• Trading cards farming
• Forum posting
• Trading
• Depressing
• Undepressing
• Joy of gifting
• Joy of receiving

You actively want a 1:1 ?
Enter a group that offers that. Or make a group that is aiming at 1:1 win ratio.

Um because you want to. If you're in it for profits just go to Tremor games get as much as you can farm and never give again if that appeals more. This is a gifting site when you get a birthday prezzie does the giver then moan at you why you don't give back nope it's a gift. Don't get me wrong I understand not liking ratios but you can't know every persons situation just try not to let it bother you block who you want and if your looking to win a lot join giveaway groups that require that you give then problem solved. sorry long winded post

"Contributed 6 games for nothing"
seriously?
whats the point of playing lottery?
ask yourself ;)

3010 entries, and I've won 15 games... Of course I'm very selective on what I enter (only games I want), and I've gotten higher level because I've given over 130 gifts, which gets me into giveaways with a lot less entries. The more you give, the more you get rewarded.

Going to assume you've already been explained to, but without reading comments...

Whitelist giveaways can have very few entries.
Groups can have very few entries.
High levels can have very few entries.

Going to guess that you didn't check if these people won all public GA's or their wins at all other than the number they won. If you've given 6 games blacklisting them will not bother them. Finally giving things to receive things isn't what this is about, you probably would serve yourself better being on the trade part of the site.

It's a fun time-waster.

I use another site to enter into triple A giveaways daily, only 2000-3000 entries usually and 15 or so are yours. I never really expect to win anything here. (Unless you count the ones with truckloads of copies up for grabs.)

I like posting about deals, the music threads are cool, stuff like that

i came here because i had extra copies of games and no friends who wanted them. i still have that problem. yeah there are probably people using bots to win as much as they can and there are definitely people who think they deserve something in return for giving away games, but i mostly ignore that and hope / pretend that my extra games are going to people who actually want them.

I guess you can say that the site is better suited for giving then receiving. I love the forums here, the people, and giving away games I dont want instead of just using them to bulk up my account or throwing them to the side.

I've met some pretty awesome people here even though I'm not well known. I think a lot of people joined to win games just like you did, but the more you use steamgifts the more you love it for the other great qualities it has.

I've contributed 6 games to this community, for nothing

If that's your attitude you should just trade, then you'll get something for evey game you give...

Think of if as a hobby. You put money in and take joy out of it )

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I've been here for 5 months too, >high five<

I'm just here for the shitposts. :X

The "point of SteamGifts" is to provide an easy way to pass on games you don't want to people who do. That is all.

Of course, a community has since sprung up, leading to many other social interactions (see Omicron666's post), but those are merely a bonus. People will take something simple and complicate it, often to amuse themselves. If you wish to amuse yourself, you might consider attempting to break the record.

See if you can manage to enter 3000 giveaways within your first six months without winning a single game. I didn't quite make it, myself, and the number of people who have reached 3000 entries without a single win may be counted on one hand.