Current System ---
The giveaway creator is able to input a Steam key when making the giveaway. This key may be displayed to the winner of the giveaway by toggling a button to "Show Key," or hidden from the winner by toggling it to "Hide Key."

Suggestion (from UltraTaber) ---
Add a button the the winner's page called "Accept Key" which will then display the key to the winner (assuming the creator has toggled his button to "Show Key"). This is a one-time event, independent of the creator's toggle, and once triggered, cannot be undone. Once the button is pressed, it will be known that the key has been seen and possibly used by the winner.

Benefits ---

  • The giveaway creator will know if no one has viewed the key, making it safe to give to another person.
  • The winner will be able to ignore the key in the case of multiple wins, making a re-roll easier.
  • The mods will be able to verify whether or not a winner has accepted/viewed a key or not, making follow-through easier.

Drawbacks ---

  • The button will have to be coded into the Won page.
  • There will be some small increase in the demand upon the site's database.
  • This improvement will still not prevent abuse by unscrupulous users, albeit the abuse will be easier to track..
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Does this sound like a good idea to you?

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Yes. I think it would be of benefit.
No. When they were passing out brains, you must have heard "trains" and said "I'll take a nice, slow one, please."
As there is no potato option, I choose to vote "kumquat."

+1

this could/would allow for even one step further and re-rolls could be user controlled/automated for those un-revealed key GAs.

7 years ago
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Hope to see this button

7 years ago
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This is great! A reveal button should be implemented! Not perfect but I don't think you can do better :3

7 years ago
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It's factory day.

Happy.

7 years ago
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+1

I think its a good idea.

7 years ago
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Bump cause' we need that!

7 years ago
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Yep, this would be a great feature.

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Drawbacks? I don't really see any for normal users, only for site creators that they'll have to create it.

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love the idea. would like to see this in future^^

7 years ago
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love it, going through the rigmarole atm for 2 possible unclaimed keys.

7 years ago
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Great idea. Also would be nice to re-roll automatically after 7 days of non-claiming, imho.

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Great idea.
+1

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+1

7 years ago
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+1 This thing must come through, when SG Team has time/looks for upgrades :)

7 years ago
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Beard Bump

7 years ago
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+1

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Bump

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a rare drawback: you won't know if the user's key is possibly used already in rare cases where it's their word vs their word

The winner will be able to ignore the key in the case of multiple wins, making a re-roll easier.

it's unfortunate the winner would still be given the option when they should ignore the second win. I still see a lot of people where it's marked as received, so I don't see any real change from the already existing behaviour. maybe there's something else that makes them mark it, but who knows. maybe it could be coded to only allow one of the keys to be shown if the user won the same game twice, but that could be a headache

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that drawback is already there with or without visibility. with this though if re-rolled without a reveal on the first winner, it would take away any doubt that the first winner had anything to do with the key being used.

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I should have never posted without reading it all. I probably meant to add something but I don't think there was anything to add.

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oh well the 2nd part though i totally agree with.. while at changes in this department they should add a check against winner & won game and have it auto-reroll till someone wins that doesn't have it already marked "received".

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Yes, please. I'm all for this button. :)

7 years ago
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Anything which make it easier to both the gifter and giftee to increase transparency will be good imo +1 as well :)

7 years ago
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I like this, it would be good for dev giveaways where 1000 keys are given so support can easily verify as well. I've got giveaways from months ago that are still awaiting responses from mass giveaways

7 years ago
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Many of those keys were probably sold, traded, or re-gifted.

7 years ago
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Unfortunately yes, but that doesn't mean someone creating a giveaway like that should have a year of them being unmarked for feedback. People breaking the rules shouldn't fall on the giveaway creator

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I agree, of course; I don't think I indicated otherwise.
Can you invalidate the unmarked keys? :-}

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I could ask the dev to but he's been Mia from the site I know him on for a while now, doesn't bother me as much since its only about 50 of 2000 but I can imagine it being rather annoying for people with a whole bunch awaiting feedback

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Oh ok...I thought maybe you were the dev.

7 years ago
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Great concept, hope it gets added !

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Benefits are better than the drawbacks..its a good idea.

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+1

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Add a refuse button as well. In case you won the game twice, you refuse it and it automatically starts a reroll.

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+1

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Closed 7 years ago by Khalaq.