An open letter to Indelacio.co.uk

Original Thread: http://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/w2vv4/the-best-person-on-steam-has-banned-me-from-his-group

Dear Indelacio,

I saw your recent video, where you named me several times, and where you made a huge rant below the video about me. You get some things ENTIRELY wrong, and I'm here to set the record straight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VB2MZwGzg (Here is the video.)

First of all, I'd like to address your concerns that I'm upselling keys. I'm not.

On Upselling Keys

First of all, if I have 3+ keys for a game, it's because Indiegala does these things called, "Happy Hour." in which they give you multiple copies of the games in a bundle. I paid for these keys, I'm absolutely allowed to trade them. I do not sell them. I trade them.

On asking for CS:GO or TF2 keys for a game

You got this ENTIRELY wrong. I have a copy of Enslaved: Journey to The West on my trade list, which was in a bundle a long time ago, but I have not seen it recently bundled. It was used as an example, and I also mentiond Pac-Man DX All You Can Eat Edition and Star Trek. These examples were used to ask if it was fair to ask for a higher trade value because they haven't been as bundled as other games. YOU jumped in with "those are worthless and blah blah blah" etc. I wasn't even talking to you specifically, but asking a general question to the Groupees chat.

In fact, I never said an unkind word to you. I did use the "Bomb" feature, which kicked you out of the room for a few minutes, which is when all this started.

On the link to the SteamGifts thread you posted in your video

You clearly didn't bother to read the thread. I quit OTG and the related groups as a result of the owner trying to extort keys from developers. It had nothing to do with me doing it, because I don't do that. This is where your idiotic rant gets truly insane and starts making EXTREMELY little sense.

To clarify my comments in the chat room.

A.) I don't approach devs for keys, but I've had SEVERAL devs contact me to offer free keys for a review of their product. Not a good review, but a review. This is because I have a large and very visible account. I have never reached out to dev and asked for keys, and there are PLENTY of people that can back up that statement truthfully. Sorry, man - nothing nefarious, there.
B.) I NEVER resell keys, okay? Ever. If a dev asks me if I would like more than one key, I tell them that there is no need, but SOMETIMES they insist on giving them to me, anyway. If they do this, I often ask them if I can trade them and do giveaways. To date, I think I've traded off exactly ONE extra game key, because a dev sent it to me after I already bought their game in a bundle. They said, "Don't worry about it, go ahead and trade it."
C.) I have given away WELL over 500 games in the past few years.

To clarify everything else

I actually liked your YouTube videos, and when I went to your group, I saw that you had only one member, and that was YOU and YOU only. Your youtube views were in the 5-6 range. Not 5-6 dozen, not 5-6 hundred, but 5-6 views. I immediately invited my entire friends list, and other people did the same. You got a fan base as a result of the free publicity that I gave to you. I bet your group has more people in it than any of mine do now.

I didn't set up the giveaways for your group, that was one of the other people. I literally had NOTHING to do with that, buddy. Why are you attacking me for it? And, why are you upset that someone else is making giveaways to promote YOUR group? That's what dedicated fans do, not buttholes.

I never claimed to be anything in your group. I joined it, and I invited people.

Some questions for you...

1.) Why would you outright LIE about our exchanges? Many of the things that you described, flat out, never happened.
2.) Why would you accuse me of nefarious things when it is quite obvious that NONE of them are true? This is moronic. It's also cheap.
3.) Why would you create a personal website, a Steam group, a Twitch streaming account, a Facebook account, take promotional pictures, and a YouTube account for your LP videos if you don't want fans? Seriously, WHY do it and then complain about free promotion? This is the most bass-ackwards way of doing things that I've ever seen.

In closing, I made you fan art, gave you free promotion, and did nothing wrong, and yet you're accusing me of some pretty high charges. You even accused me of being a stalker. Dude, you have PUBLIC youtube channels, a PUBLIC group, and PUBLIC videos. I didn't look up your address, I didn't continually berate you with messages, I GENUINELY thought you were a unique and interesting person that also seemed somewhat lonely. We had kind of a negative exchange, which you COMPLETELY misinterpreted, and I was honestly interested in what you were doing. I compared you to the American artist Weird Paul, who you can look up on youTube at your convenience. I also compared you to gaming's Karl Pilkington. You are a singular entity that takes EVERY nerd/gamer stereotype and EMBRACES it fully. I wasn't making fun of you for it, I was saying, YES! HERE IS A GUY THAT'S PROUD OF WHO HE IS! You don't understand why you're funny, and that adds a purity that no one else shares with you. I wish you success, but don't lie about me, dude.

Sincerely,
BrattySnax

P.S. - if anyone here on the forums has any questions about the situation, feel free to ask me. I will tell you my perceptions, and I will even join in the jokes. Thanks!