I'm giving away the first game I bought on Steam.

Arrr I be remembering my first steam game, Empire Total war it was, I was a glorious pirate until that day but everything changed when Gaben attacked with those great sales mate when I saw we had the same currency me fleet sank down to the bottom of the ocean.

I pirated everything too but then i found out that on steam games are dirt cheap (compared to real games shop) and actually working properly (mostly) and include online/lan/co-op features.

It would be a pleasure to be in your whitelist... if you allow me, Sir.

Same happened with me. Played a lot of pirated games. Later i bought the game on Steam that i played the most even though i'm not playing it anymore. It was Counter-Strike. Played hundreds of hours on hungarian servers prior to the purchase and bought it even though i knew i was not going to start playing it again after the more then a year long hiatus.
I'm collecting the games i cared about and replaying as much as i can.

You may want to see a doctor for this bump. It doesn't look good...

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Interested in the Skyrim giveaway, I've heard lots about that game. Thanks for all those giveaways regardless, really nice to do them.

Basically the same story as you in acquiring games except my first game on steam was Civilization V. haha. not on your list but I'd like the chance

I've played Morrowind a lot, but never felt the need to try Skyrim. It just looks so time-consuming. :S
Got ME2 & DA:O from HB, and am definately going to play them one day.

Also, like you, I've used to pirate most (new) games as I was only interested in singleplayer games with a decent story. And my earlier games were pretty much all pre-2004. My first game I got on steam was Dark Souls 2 then, and I don't regret any hour spent with its awesome multiplayer techniques.

Well, thanks if you decide to add me to your list.

I used to pirate all my games too. Same situation for me with Battleblock Theater. Thanks for the Giveaways though i'm not in you whitlist!

Is there a way to check which game(s) have been in your library the longest?
I cannot remember what game it was. I was most likely drunk when I added it.
Thanks for Skyrim and the other two, I know I have them though, I just checked.
I should play them sometime. Just as soon as I get a $400 CS:GO knife.

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Also thanks for reminding me, time to get drunk.

Morrowind was one of the first games I ever bought. Then I bought it again when Tribunal came out. And then again with Bloodmoon. And then I learned about Steam and starting building a library there so I bought it yet again. I also bought Oblivion twice, once boxed vanilla and then the Deluxe edition on Steam.
Then I got wise (finally) to Bethesda methods and waited and waited on Skyrim GOTY. But I ended up winning vanilla here on SG. I got to level 60 something and the game got increasingly easier and I couldn't find a challenge so I quit. I want to start over with the full game and some challenging mods or at least no enchanting/no stealth. Just something to make it harder after level 30-40 or so. I mean I was one or two shotting Thalmor guards. Blood dragons were swatted away with ease. I was way overpowered and while that is fun to a point, it got boring and I couldn't keep playing that way.

I'm not in the whitelist, but thanks for the others giveaways ;)

ah i remember my first game, metro 2033, i created my account for that game, i'm not on your whitelist but i'd like to participate, thanks :D

I'd love to be in for Skyrim, if you're of a mind to add me ^__^

I don't remember the first game I bought on Steam... but I can tell you that I've bought Skyrim LE out of guilt. I've put 50-70 hours on (pirated) vanilla Skyrim and, well, I just thought that I should get the real thing so when I saw the Legendary Edition on sale, I though "why not?". I have yet to install it though. Hopefully I will be able to import my saved character because there's no way I'm gonna start over again. >.<

So... are you saying that we should absolutely use mods for Skyrim LE? Which ones? I don't mod my games much... lately, I've only added mods for Thief Gold, but just because they add nicer graphics. (played the original version aeons ago, thankwhatevetgods for mods)

can i get in the whitelist? Already got the other 2 from HB

Thanks for the giveaway of some great games. I hope the people who receive them will enjoy them.

very kind of you i love rpg game add me in your whiteliste Laptoprocker

The first game I ever got on Steam was Portal 1. I bought it off the shelf at Future Shop (now called Best Buy) and thought I would be able to play it just like that but it turned out it was more or less a Steam key in a box with a CD that pretty much just installed the Steam client (out dated so had to download updates anyway).... I hated the idea of not having physical media so I held off as long as I could.... I still prefer physical but more often then not, they are just Steam keys or some other client keys in a box now....

Wow impressive. starting pirating games and after that, giveaway these marvelous games. Truly a big step

You're really generous. Thanks for all this ^^

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I was a pirate once.

~How can I be in your whitelist?

Sounds rather like my own checkered past, albeit I "pirated" Super Nintendo ROMs in lieu of PC games. In time I came to adore certain titles so greatly that I tracked down a couple functional cartridges, ripped the ROM for safekeeping via emulation with the help of a Retrode and never looked back... also had the chance to buy Yasumi Matsuno a drink once at the TGS, which I did with fanboyish glee!

I'd appreciate the opportunity to join your whitelist, but am otherwise glad to participate in the Mass Effect 2 giveaway.
Very generous of you, mate.