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HIB: Whats the Best way to give them. Steam Key or Gift URL.

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Wedge

First and Obviously, no one wants a download page link. They want to redeem their keys through steam.

However that being said, what is the best way to send a HIB gift. In theory, receiving a gift URL would be the best way to send it because no one else would have access to your own personal download page that humble bundle emails you. You get your own steam key that no one has looked at, as well as the download links that no one else has access to. Or would everyone just rather get a steam key emailed to them because its easier and does not really matter as long as you can redeem them on steam?

Thoughts?

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AEONI

I'd say just email them the key redeemed from the HIB site - most convenient.

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MrRazzle

I think a URL that has NONE of the keys redeemed is the best. Some of us don't run Windows or all our machines.

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ftrgazm

MrRazzle (dazzle) speaks the truth. It should be a totally unique URL for each giveaway.

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lokonopa

Most definitely the best method. All Humble Bundles should include how the gifter plans to giveaway the key in the description.

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Kusp

There's something kind of nice about receiving a gift on Steam. I haven't really figured it out yet, but it seems to be one of those satisfying, psychological things for me.

But if you're just giving a gift to most people, that URL would be the best way to do it.

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ftrgazm

That special window that pops up when you log-on to Steam yeah... feels good, man. I know exactly what you're referring to.

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fishpen0

Send the gift URL and let them choose to use the Steam key.

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skzorak

The humble bundle 3 has an option on checkout to choose if it is a gift. If it is, you give them that URL, and they will be asked to fill in their own email and they keys and games will all be theirs, and tied to them like it should be.

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Alchemistlord

I'd have to agree with this.

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S173NT54MUR41

Gift URL

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Wedge

Ok, thank you for the responses guys. Every Giveaway I was looking at seemed to be giving away steam keys rather than the gift url. I can't help but to think that it is because people are getting confused about the not giving away a download page rule.

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Zynjec

I've been buying them as gifts, then using the gift link to email it to the winners.

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Closed 13 years ago by Wedge.