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I mean , sounds like a good idea i guess .
Allowing devs to host GA's to promote games is a good thing :)

its usualy huge amount of keys , so everyone has really big chance to grab a bite of the cake :P

when he buys a bundle or three for 1$ he will have around 100$ value in games. guess thats not a big of a deal right?
hope it works out for him.

btw which game is it?

NO POLL?!

But I like the idea.

+1

Add "Valve Employee" to that badge detection list.

out of curiosity, do you know which game?

I like the sound of that idea :)

This is a great idea! And you should have added a poll...

We have roles in SGv2 so what about a new "Game Developer" role ?
-no 100$ restriction
-can post tons of GA

I think this is a great idea. Or perhaps the staff could verify his account, give him a verified tag and thus give him more privileges when it comes to creating giveaways. His display name would have a verified status and his profile would provide more information as to who he/she is. I'm thinking, a custom text box for verified accounts that the developer can fill out.

Although a good idea, we've already discussed it during the beta and it had a few drawbacks (one of them being users that have that badge that have no connection with a game's development at all, just because they were in some alpha/beta version of the game while some developers don't have that badge at all). Also, promoting ranks is done manually so that would really serve no purpose since someone registering like that would still only have 3 slots.

The problem in the case you described was the chat suggesting that the user should buy items to reach the requirement, while they should have suggested to contact the administrator or a staff member to let us know, so we can advise them on how to proceed.

Closing this as it's something we've already discussed. If it's implemented in the future, it will be announced.