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So I've been meaning to ask regarding the criteria for a game classified as bundled on this site.

The reasons I'm aware of are as follows :

  • Game has sold for 95% and above at any given point of time on Steam.
  • Game has been bundled.

My question is based around the second point.

  • Is the game classified as "bundled" if its put into Humble Bundles alone? Or does this apply to every other bundler there is (ala. Bundle Stars, Indiegala, DailyIndieGame etc.)?
  • Is the game NOT classified as bundled if its bundled in Non-Steam form? (For instance, if a game is bundled as a Desura key, is it not considered?)

BTW I just found out that I dropped couple of hours ago from Lvl 7.1 to Lvl 6.48. Happened just today too. I was about to drop my 64-bit, i3, 1GB RAM, graphic cardless laptop in shock (Would have been bad, cuz my entire final year project depends on it. That's right, on a machine like that....) So can someone actually help me out by telling me what happened?

P.S. Found nothing interesting yet? Guess you wasted some time here. If not, feel free to hang back and enjoy your stay! (First try at this kind of stoof so....)

SOLUTION

Now then, seeing as though 20-30 people alone managed to get in, I'll say that this was an easy puzzle, but it just about managed to throw most of you guys off, so it was a successful puzzle.

Let's start with the simple part. Anyone who has read the Zelgh guide of puzzle solving magical greatness, would know that I had left a hidden link in the OP.

..Is the game NOT classified as bundled if its bundled in Non-Steam form? (For instance, if a game is bundled as a Desura key, is it not considered?)
I hid the link here
BTW I just found out that I dropped couple of hours ago from Lvl 7.1 to Lvl 6.48..

The pastebin link is relatively easy to find. Its the stuff after that most people were stuck with. The link obviously doesn't work (I mean, cmon, its me, remember?) So there was some decoding involved.

I was about to drop my 64-bit, i3, 1GB RAM, graphic cardless laptop in shock

I made sure the hint was casual, but any puzzle veteran would see through it. The numerical value is what matters here. 64. The URL was encrypted in Base64. In short, you have to decode the code from Base64 to its original form. Which gives you

http://pastebin.com/paF3EjxX

Head over there, and you will see links to all of the invite only GAs I made. Problem solved!

9 years ago*

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This new game launched last week on Steam - The Dreamatorium of Dr. Magnus 2. A friend of mine who GA away that game reported getting bundled CV. SG has marked it Bundled:
http://www.steamgifts.com/bundle-games/search?q=magnus

The developers have categorically clarified the game has been launched for Steam platform only and they have not bundled it or allowed anyone to bundle it. I wonder if this is an error somewhere. if so I hope it is cleared. Quite a few people I know cancelled plans to GA this game and that is sad.

9 years ago
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You should probably put that in the Bugs and Suggestions section. Would be faster.

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Closed 9 years ago by gag6357.