I've been at 300 for a while.
The only things I enter are bundles and Nexuiz.
(also wishlist games)
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I only get below 300 when a game that I want gets a discount and everyone makes a giveaway for it.
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I guess it works that way when people have few points but not when they have 2xx... I don't know.
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If I have a lot of points I tend to invest them in games I would have second thoughts about if I have only few points...
...but I wouldn't enter a game which I will never play so the current way is OK for me and I think makes more sense than without cap - otherwise you have thousands of points and are even more likely to join games you wouldn't play.
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That's what I do in Team Fortress 2. Stack up dropped weapons and later on convert them into keys and later get a game! Got Deus Ex Collection and Crysis 2 MAX from doing that. I might later just save up and get a game for a giveaway here because being nice makes my heart feel warm :3
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Be serious. 1 $ bundle - several steam keys and you can get 10-15 CP (now you get only 20 %), 75-90 % Steam discounts 1 - 5 $ but you get full price CP (Rome spam, Train Simulator 2013 spam), free copy (Torchlight spam, The Ship spam).
Etc. etc. 95 % SG members don`t feel real gifts idea. Only how to get CP at the lowest cost and enter high CP value giweaways. Someone may not agree but that's how it looks.
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I really wouldn't care if the guy who bought a game for me did it with the sole purpose of having a higher CP: he still bought a game I will enjoy and for that I am thankful.
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From the FAQ: The maximum number of points that can be banked is 300. This is to prevent users from stocking up on points while being away for long periods of time.
I was thinking while this is effective regarding people being away for long periods of time, it also has a negative effect which is people entering whatever games because they might feel they're wasting points otherwise (I know, its stupid, but I think it actually happens). Wouldn't it be a better solution not to have a cap limit so people wouldn't enter games they don't really want and solve the problem of inactive accounts by granting every log in to the site a x days period where point receiving is enabled?
I didn't gave much thought so flaws might be expected, nevertheless, what do you guys think?
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