Make CV=0 for Unlisted games so we can give away them not only to ninjas ;-)

Thanks for Skyrim.

I think that suggestion has already been made (maybe even more than once).
It's a good idea, but there would need to be a list similar to the bundle list with the date the game has been given out for free, so that GAs created before that would not retroactively lose the CV.
So if it's before bundle date => 100% CV
Between bundle date & free date => 15% CV
After free date => 0% CV

About the GA costing 0p to enter, I don't know if this is possible since the point are automatically calculated with the Steam store price. But maybe it's possible.

I usually use gameminer for those titles. (and sometimes others) course the region restriction thing really beat that site up...

I don't know how much work would be involved in making such games giftable, but it seems like a nice idea.
At least it would stop the threads "Why can't I give away game X".

Then again, probably threads like "Why didn't I get CV/lvl for gifting game X?" would start to crop up.

Guess you just can't win.

I sort of wish that when they remove a game from the giveaway list, they would add it to a second list (or drop down menu) for a non-value giveaway. If that makes sense.

I think the idea has it's merits and some drawbacks too.

Been going through all my old bundle-purchased keys in the past few weeks and found that many eneded up getting given away for free so I dropped them on the "Orphan key" thread we have on here. It would have been nice to be able to make giveaways for those games instead.

I do believe one of the reasons given for not doing it in the past is server load. Even though it wouldn't be giving CV I think the powers that be envisage a huge rush in giveaways should it happen. Perhaps a way round that would be to remove the game from the GA list for a period lasting at least as long as the game is free somewhere before bringing it back at a later time with 0 CV?

One other objection could be that it might encourage people to hoard free game keys when they are being given out. It could still happen even with 0 CV on offer for kudos more than anything. There's a case to be made that such behaviour should be discouraged. As an example, in the case of Indie Gala - the keys are there to promote the Indie Gala website. If a person comes along and takes 50, gives them away on here and the winners never visit the Indie Gala site then IG just gave away a load of keys for nothing. Some might think "Screw Indie Gala", but it could easily be argued that they were being wronged.

I don't know, it's tricky.

I like how it is now. I would rather have something on the giveaway creation page, stating what is unlisted game, free, or whatever.
I do not want members to add games that have been given away for free on other sites in mass quantity, although we would be able to tar and feather the ones that do abuse the system and make fake accounts on those sites to get way too many keys, only to give them away again. I don't really care either way to be honest. I just do not want it to mingle with the real, CV giveaways on the main list. Maybe filtered out with the All, Group, Wishlist and New.

I've been thinking about it for a while already. Also wanted to have this, after I couldn't get rid of several free games and I really don't like giving away keys on the forum to ninjas (aka bots).
However, the reason we don't have this right now, is how the site works. I think it would require some additional coding to implement this feature, because as for now, the games' value is automatically calculated basing on the Steam prices. So in my opinion it's just the devs have better things to do atm and this doesn't feel like something necessary to implement. All in all though, I'd like that as well.

I can already see all those threads "I gave X but didn't get any CV !!!!!!!!111111111!!!!!!!!!!!oneoneone"

My concern is that SG would be flooded with free keys. Even if you block those games from being displayed, the server still has to deal with them. Do you really want 40,000 DOTA 2 keys gumming up the works? And that's just for one game. Multiply that by the number of free games currently not being offered.