Read this if you want to regift 30 impossible levels.

I wonder what is the highest number of times a single copy of a game was regifted in here. Did anyone ever win the same copy twice?

Woo.. ATTITUDE, you say..

Space CAT!

Even if someone looks like they didn't enter/win the giveaway it probably just means they are using an alternate account. Not buying coincidences today.

who they are? can we get their profile link?

Hmm...
What is considered a "free" game to the extent it would then be removed from the giveaway list?

That was a big discussion a few weeks ago, with users re-gifting games from the giveaways at orlygift. Orly implemented a system to block users entering new giveaways if they hadn't activated anything they won on their steam account. Its not impossible to create alts to farm, but they have much lower chances and you have to rinse and repeat several times over.

For something as huge as 50,000 copies - whether it be here, Gleam, Orlygift, or anywhere else for that matter, it would be counted among the "free" aspect, right? Would it somehow affect an existing giveaway if after the giveaway is setup and running, to then remove the ability to giveaway that game since it could have been considered "free"?

Technically, you would assume that you would only see one copy to one person here on SG, with fewer alts due to the $100 sign-up requirement, while for stuff like Gleam all you need is an email address, but there are still those who we see such as now who will giveaway what they won immediately.

Maybe its already been discussed before. But nevertheless, food for thought.
Though, I want real food. Time to go make dinner.

I'm almost tempted to go buy a copy of the game off the steam store and give it away as a joke, but I don't think it'd be worth all the blacklists I'd get added to.

Early i see one region lock GA for 30,000 impossible levels, create from someone that won a key from those 50.000. =/

OP the game is called 30 Impossible Levels not 30,000 impossible levels.
Just wanted to point that out :p

Just a thought: don't bother with blacklists, as the worst offenders would be perma-banned anyway.
If you want to keep them out of your giveaways, you could enforce a level restriction,or make an invite-only giveaway protected by spyware SGTools.

I'm a bit confused as to what can be enough proof for regifting. Most are obvious: win the game, game not activated on Steam, and made a giveaway for that game immediately.
But what about someone who won the game, has it activated in his/her Steam account, and made a new giveaway for it? Said person could have bought the game to give after winning it. I saw one like this who just got permanently banned, and I'm not sure what could be the proof that he didn't buy another copy but is regifting?
And those people who are gifting 30 impossible levels without entering the massive giveaway beforehand. Is there any way to prove they are regifting?

Big question is why they are able to make a ga for it in the first place. It should be removed as though it were a free game. Some games removed for being free were given away in lesser quantities.

Here's a fun statistic, checked the people I reported and support closed:

Suspension 4 days: 5
Suspension 1 week: 2
Suspension permanent: 3
(and not all 20 are done yet)

What are yours?

Perhaps should be part of the logic in creating a new GA.

Check if the game for new GA has previously won by the user.
(If it has been previously won) If it doesn't yet exist on their account - then it is being regifted & display a message explaining the rules on regifting.
Refuse to create the GA until the game exists on their account (suggest doing a sync just in case).

this is such a useless thread.
As if the people who actually regift free gifts are the kind who read the forums

Gr8 solution m8 xD

So many naughty people :/.

But, but... how else am I going to reach level 1? ):

Didn't want to regift 30 impossible levels. read thread anyway, rebel for life!

What if i regift only 15 impossible levels? Less ban time? hahaha

I think it would be a good idea to lower a user's CV for wins that are not activated on their steam account. Maybe instead of using the games value, use a system that exponentially increases the CV removed for every additional infraction. Something like -$5 for first, then -25, -100, -500, -1000, -5000. This will basically make it impossible for people who do not activate their wins to get above level 0. They can correct the mistakes and activate the games on their account and it then will remove the penalty when they sync their account.

Maybe have the server automatically report users that have a certain number of infractions and have not resolved them after a certain period of time. Then support can deal with suspending or banning them.