*This is not my word, but the word of a moderator. Raiden agrees with this course of action.

At the moment, there are no moderators online with the power to remove this game from the list, but please do NOT make giveaways for it just because it is there.

This decision has been made because all 3 copies are on the same link. This means that one winner has the potential to get all 3 copies. While there are ways this can be avoided, it is too much of a risk to allow this to continue. As well as this, I am sure you can all see the impact it is having on the site's stability, which is another reason this will be removed at the first available time.

Those who have already made Insurgency giveaways will not be punished for that act alone, as this is a unique situation, and there was no way of them knowing this would happen.

Thank you.*

**EDIT BELOW DUE TO NEW INFORMATION.

Okay. All Insurgency giveaways are now allowed again. Do not exploit this. They've been added to the bundle list, but cg believes that the servers can handle this, so they're gonna be allowed.

HOWEVER. This is a note to anyone who makes giveaways for them. Please do NOT give out the link that the page gives you. Instead, visit that link yourself, and enter the winners' emails there. This means they can't gift your extra copies unless you want them to.**

Sorry for the initial confusion about this post, but since there were no higher authorities online at the time, this was the judgement that was made beforehand, given the effect it initially had on the site.

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Best PSA about this mess

10 years ago
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Bah, you're biased, so it doesn't count!

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I are based!

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Oh, I came here ready to question you (especially because you're not a moderator yourself), but I didn't know about that detail (all copies on the same link).

Thanks for the info.

10 years ago
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You can separate links thought

10 years ago
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now tell me whats PSA, please

10 years ago
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public service announcement

10 years ago
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Public Service Announcement.

Basically, an announcement that is of high importance for the public to read, as it relates directly to something that's affecting the general public of the site.

10 years ago
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stranger danger!

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"This means that one winner has the potential to get all 3 copies."

I'd have assumed that in giving them the link the GA creator would realise that, and let them do whatever they want with the other 2 copies. I was considering making a GA for it and that's how I'd have handled it anyway. :p Certainly wouldn't ask the winner not to share the link. In the same way, when Gun Monkeys was still on the list I wouldn't have asked the winner to give me back the extra copy that spawns when you activate it.

Fair enough though, I'll comply!

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The post was made because most people are making giveaways for more than 1 copy, which is where the problem is introduced.

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Sure, the other two can just be bonuses for the single winner. Seems reasonable enough, but its probably just easier to remove it entirely. There's plenty of people that wouldn't be that reasonable about it.

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the moment this was posted a ton of ppl made insurgency giveaways since they wont be punished

10 years ago
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They're wasting their time then. They will still be removed, and no CV will be awarded.

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If you're making a giveaway for 3 copies, I think this makes sense, but what if it's just one copy and you can let the winner do whatever they want with the extras?

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No wonder i struggled to get on the site.

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10 years ago
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No. Humblebundle have removed this functionality.

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Even then, expecting users to game the system to make sure their giveaway goes ahead unhitched is not what we're going for here. We don't want users to have to know these things for giveaways.

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Just fill first link three times, profit!

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yeh, just bought the bundle, and if you put the email of the winner instead of give the triple link, you got 3 separeted copies, I don't get the fuss now...

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Users trying to giveaway the game in question in crazy amounts to exploit the system may be dealt with accordingly.

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Bananas?

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It makes me sad that you all just assume that they all give them away just to exploit the system. I used to give away stuff here that I didn't need and I couldn't care less about CV.

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*bum

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if someone give it to group-whats the problem?

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I was wondering why there were so many Insurgency giveaways.

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What if people explicitly specify in the giveaway that they're doing this?

EDIT: They've been ninjaed, save yourself the clicking.
Insurgency gift link 1 that I emailed to myself: https://www.humblebundle.com/s?key=8sEvmbbFupSUZPas
Insurgency gift link 2 that I emailed to myself: https://www.humblebundle.com/s?key=dr3rWatks73HHks5

Seems like that avoids the issue nicely.

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There's no bold text, I don't know what to do now :(

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Closed 9 years ago by Deiru.