Whyyyy

That's great to hear. It wasn't always this way (see my other reply in this thread 😀).

No, no. Absolutely not. I'm only saying that the value of the game at the time it was given (bundled or not) should stick forever. That didn't used to be the case. I have no problem with retroactive application of game value back to the date where everything changed.

And the issue I'm talking about may have changed since SG brought back the ability to give away "no CV" games. But for a while after I first joined, I gave away some games (bundled) that I got the requisite 15% CV value for, and then some site would make them a freebie a couple of weeks later, and then my total CV would go down. When I gave them, they weren't free, but I lost the CV after they became free. The answer that I got at the time was that this happened with bundled games, but not non-bundled games (i.e., the non-bundled games kept their CV for the giver even after the game was bundled or became free, but bundled ones would get zeroed out).

It appears that this may be ok now, and that so long as the game had value (bundled or otherwise) when it was given, that its free status later doesn't deduct from the giver's total CV. If so, awesome, problem solved.

I just know that I've lost a giving level before due to a game suddenly becoming valueless even weeks after my GA ended.

Unfortunately that isn't how it works.
If the price in Russia (or anywhere else) drops to less than 5% of the US price it gets added to the bundle list.

I've had games that went on the bundle list at 85%.. Its just not how it works like Nick said :P

Its pretty much 85% and above. It really shouldn't matter. Level means nothing. Give games to give, not to receive

Did you took a look at steamDB? The prices there make it clear, some countries got it for 95% off or more compared to the base US price, that's all that's necesary to be considered bundled here, it has always been like that.

Well, look again at https://steamdb.info/app/387340/
So, regular US price is $29.99
Lowest recorded price worldwide is in Russia, $0.89
So, it's a ($0.89100%)$29.99 =~ 2.968% of price, and that means 97.032%
It falls into >95% rule. And that's why it got reduced CV.
Only problem with this case is that it was retroactive, because it wasn't added to "bundle list" in time. But it happens all the time, because those lists a filled by humans, not automatic. If I remember it right - I've already suggested to automatically add games with high discount to the list automatically, but even that won't fix the issue completely, because game could be sold in third-party stores, and that's impossible to automate. So, best advice is not to giveaway games with discount more than 85~80% if you care about CV. And check google for cheap shops before making a giveaway too.