SG is always frustrating. I even considered to find real friends to gift games to them instead using that site.
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Finding real friends is even more troublesome though.
And worst of all: They usual get gifts according to their personal preferences instead of random bundle leftovers. 😤
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They don't even game, they just want me lending them money :(
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Are you talking about your giveaways that ended 9 hours ago? Maybe the winner is in a different timezone?
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Yeah, that sucks when you're starting out - doesn't get your CV, and also ties down one of your GA slots. Small upside, that at least you don't have to chase them around because of the site changes a few months ago.
Can't really avoid that if you want to do public, and low level giveaways. Higher levels, or forum giveaways with some easy anti-bot measures help a bit, but it's different in spirit than public level 0 in terms of reach and "fairness".
edit: don't expect games to be claimed within 24 hours (they can, just don't expect it in the first place), people can have busy days and they also have to sleep.
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We all started as you are, and encountered the same issues you are facing :)
Some people do not claim their wins until a full week, but as other people said, you now have the possibilty to have automatic rerolls when a week has passed, so it's way better than before!
Many people adapt differently. Some give only to groups, other use forum giveaways, others make high level public Gas.
Find your way, by trial and error :)
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People have their own schedules and lives. That's why they have a week to claim a win. In this scenario, I'd relax. At worst, you reroll after the week elapses.
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"What makes it worse is that they haven’t even responded to claim the game, and now I have to wait an entire week before"It hasn't even been 10 hours since the giveaway ended?! Do you not sleep? Maybe they're not as active either so maybe it takes a few days, that's why there's a 7 day rule. Doesn't mean the winner is on some crusade to f with you. Take it easy.
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Dude chill a bit no one is on the site 24/7 they have a week to claim it and no where does it say you have to make giveaways to win giveaways
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If you had looked into the statistics provided by the site you wouldn't be surprised by a winner with no giveaway of his/her own. https://www.steamgifts.com/stats/community/all-users
The graph shows nearly 90% of members being level 0 meaning they've never done a giveway. Even accounted for a huge amount of inactive users I dare say the vast majority of SG has never done a giveaway.
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I encountered one before with my level 1, 1 hour public gw..
What pissed me off is the guy just simply refuse to claim the key even though they are online multiple times and keep entering giveaways.
They take almost a week to mark it as received. Scripting for sure I guess, I don't mind it but just mark received quicker man...
I might use the "Don't like bots?" thread and do invite only gw in the future.
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"Registered 4 days ago"
Much to learn you still have.
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As everyone else has said, its not as if its even been a full day yet.
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5 discussions in 4 days... I think you just need to enjoy the site a bit more.
Spend some time reading some of the discussions, participate in entering some giveaways, or, just spend some time away from the site if you have to...
...because at the rate you're going, you will be leaving this site within the week due to burnout and frustration.
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Textbook answer for your earlier thread about why you should use level restrictions!
Level locking prevents leeches 9/10, especially above a certain threshold, as well as eliminating bots and people who are more prone to be unresponsive.
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Hey everyone,
I wanted to vent about a frustrating experience I recently had with a giveaway. The winner turned out to be one of those accounts that makes you question their legitimacy. I checked the account and they’ve entered over 20,000 giveaways in a single year (that’s more than 54 giveaways per day!) and haven’t contributed a single giveaway themselves. On top of that, they’ve managed to win 37 games while giving nothing back to the community.
To be fair, I know this partially falls on me. I should have set a minimum contributor level for my giveaway. Lesson learned—I'll definitely be more careful about that in the future. But it’s still disheartening to see accounts like this, which seem to go against the spirit of what this platform is about. It feels unfair that users like this can essentially exploit the system without contributing in any meaningful way.
What makes it worse is that they haven’t even responded to claim the game, and now I have to wait an entire week before I can request a new winner. I get that the rules are in place for fairness, but it’s a frustrating experience as a giveaway host, especially when you’re trying to do something nice for the community.
I guess this is a lesson for me to always use stricter entry requirements going forward, but I wanted to share my experience in case anyone else has dealt with something similar. Any tips on avoiding situations like this or advice for hosting better giveaways?
Thanks for letting me rant. Hopefully, this helps raise awareness about some of the issues we face as giveaway hosts and encourages others to take steps to ensure their giveaways feel more rewarding for everyone involved.
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