Stop looking into the future. Unless you are going to look up next's week lotto numbers. If so, carry on :D.
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And it just keeps getting better, thank you for the awesome changes! Keep up the great work and soon the use of scripts won't be heavily needed anymore. :)
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Good news but can you disable (or give an option to disable) the automatic sync for the week-end ? (to have no problem with the free week-end)
The limit without sync will still be 7 day or change too ?
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Considering I just had 275 winners, and will have at least another 100 in the next couple hours... I'm all in favor of these efforts ;)
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Great changes, thank you!
I have a somehow related question - will points be restored if giveaway I entered gets removed? Because fake giveaways are not rare these days...
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When your account is synced, the site will remove open giveaway entries for games which have been detected on your account.
FINNALY! Thank you!
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Good to moves to reduce the possibility of infractions.
(Good thing I'm not entering giveaways; having to make my profile public every day or two would have driven me mad. :)
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no matter if you enter gAs or not you probably will have to make it public every two days anyway ;) Doesn't matter if you enter GAs or not, SG still does sync your profile ;p
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SGv2 doesn't require syncing if you don't enter giveaways. I can post and I can make giveaways without syncing. That for me was the major upgrade in v2.
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ohh, I stand corrected then, never knew about this change ;p
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Great changes/novelties cg!
If only we would also get the points back if giveaway gets deleted/removed by support.
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account will be synced every 48 hours
:( seperate avatars only last 24 hours now
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SWEET!!!!!!!!! I can't tell you how much I hated having to double check entries after I redeemed some bundle keys to make sure I wasn't gonna have to ask some poor GA creator to reroll in the event that I won some overlooked entry.
But I thought the site already detected and removed the ability to enter for games in our Steam account... hmm, slightly confused but nvm, it's ALL good :-)
Also, I am hoping that the "Previously Won" fix helps with some of those pesky Steam API items that aren't recognized. At the very least we can be certain a winner did not previously win the game (due to the SG check) but suppose we'll still need to double check winners in the event that they own the game but entered the GA erroneously.
Lastly, I know I've said this before but "You rock, cg!", Thanks for all the cool new features and fixes :-)
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think the pros far outweigh the cons with the above changes
? What are the cons lol
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There is always cons ;)
Think of free week-end for (2)
Think of a fake GA or a GA from someone who didn't understand SG for the (1)
The pros are still above the cons
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this one does have a different app id for example
https://steamdb.info/app/571031/
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Hi SG,
The site has just been updated with a couple of changes for entering giveaways.
You can no longer enter to win games you have previously won. You'll see a "Previously Won" error. This occurs when you have won the game in the past, and your win is marked either "Received" or "Awaiting Feedback". If you do not receive your gift after one week, and mark the giveaway as "Not Received", then you will once again be able to enter giveaways for the game.
When your account is synced, the site will remove open giveaway entries for games which have been detected on your account. Points will be restored if any giveaway entries are removed. This way, if you buy new games or redeem bundles, you don't have to worry about searching for and manually removing your giveaway entries after syncing. As well, automatic syncing now occurs more frequently, and your account will be synced every 48 hours when you visit the site. This might be further shortened to 24 hours in the coming days.
I think the pros far outweigh the cons with the above changes. I believe this will greatly reduce the number of support tickets. Issues with users winning a game more than once, or winning a game they already purchased, is by far the most active support category. This should not only benefit support, but reduce the number of tickets giveaway creators need to create, and cut down on delays for winners receiving their gifts.
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