If you could make ONE change to steamgifts right now, what would it be?

I would add filers like in the plugin to the actual site.

forbid crazy machines :D

A clear message on the create giveaway page which sums up the important aspects of giveaway creation with a link to a full and clear FAQ.

Really, I agree with some other comments, but this is hands down what I feel this site needs the most. I've been here for over a year, and it was always clear it's hard to find the rules, that people easily miss them, and that therefore they get upset or do things against the rules, but no attempt has been made to make things clearer. (Although I've read that the FAQ is being rewritten, which would be a start.)

some of my ideas...i know it is not just one...oh well

• a text version of the site (like craigslist for example); it would save bandwidth and load faster
• integrated steamgifts plus directly into the site (now its client-side - it needs to load everything and then it hides stuff); less used bandwidth and everything loads faster
• elimination of contribution system and a new exp based system - exp would be calculated as a variable from entry points value, giveaway length and total entries (a game worth 10 points, 1 day and 1500 entries would give more exp than a game worth 10 points, 1 week and 200 entries) ; both bundle and aaa people would benefit, more interesting games, also no more crying about contribution
• removing older bundle games from bundle list
• a three strike system - first a warning, second a timed suspension, third a permanent ban
• people with red "Percent Received by Users" arent allowed to enter giveaways until they get a green value from public giveaways or deliver the games
• more options when creating a giveaway (for example allowing just the entry for people that registered 6+ months ago, have 500+ comments and gifted at least one game)
• giveaway comments dont count as comments (so no one can abuse the system with using auto thanks scripts)
• removing the ability to enter already won giveaways + removing the "you need to activate the game on your account" rule (regifting would be still forbidden); you won the game, you can do with it whatever you want, you cant win it again

The ability to filter games like the addons, that feature is really the only reason i use the addons at all.

Remove bundle games. It's insane that this thing exist. People that contribute games, which are essentially 96% off, are considered leechers and get hated by the entire steamgifts "upper class", yet if you contribute games that are 90% off on steam, there is no problem at all. It's also not based on the % that the game is off, because there were a couple of games that were 90% off on steam and were not considered bundle games, yet the crazy machines bundle, that had a total value of 50$ and cost 5$ to get everything, was essentially 90% off yet you can't get contributor value for that.

I consider this system elitist and I hope that some people will agree with me so we can get rid of it. It's fair that you don't get full contributor value for bundles with 200$ value but you only paid 6$ for it, but the 30$ limit so that people can put up a "leechblock" at 30.01$ is just straight up a kick in the balls to the people that don't have free access to credit cards and money.

I propose that people get full contributor value for every game and only limit games that you can easily get for free (Dota 2, The Ship, Metro 2033,...). But still, if you would just cut contributor value for bundle games in half for a period of time after the bundle went on sale, I'd be happy. This elitist feeling that came with the contributor system would completely dissapear. You would still be able to thank the big contributors, but leechblocks would dissapear completely and the joy of free games could be spread more equally.

Also, I wrote this thing up quickly, so if you're confused about certain parts or I worded myself poorly, feel free to ask for a better explanation.

an option to see only the games you have in your Steam wishlist

Maximum entries.
Would be nice if it was possible to set a number of people that can enter, to higher the chances.

animated avatars

"enter to win" without opening another page.

Add GT Legends as a giveaway that you can actually win.

Me win all giveaways, what's more awesome?

No retroactive changes to game value of gifts. That's just plain wrong.

Cookies for everyone :D

Entrieslimits.

I would adjust the contributor system slightly, I believe the value of the game should remain the same as on the day it was given, not decrease over time with steam prices as in the current system. The price you paid to give the game away didn't change, so why should your contributor value?

The contribution value should be affected by the number of entries. Something like 100+ entries gets you 100% contribution. So your private 3 entry giveaway with your friends gets you only 3%.

Raise giveaway entry costs.
This will somewhat ensure that people will enter only games they are really interested in.

Improve the FAQ and makes it more visible in home page, as well as improve the communication system for notifying rules changes, news, and so...

Developer giveaways would not raise the value!

Change Contributor system to give bundle games $2 contribution for each or $2x x number of games to whole bundle.

Add a button that adds thanks to thegiveaway without clutering the comments section and make writing only "Thanks" in commands a banable offense.
Add a little info box for games that are currently in a bundle directly linking to its site.
Increase the Max points your account can hold by 5 or 10 for each year after your first giveaway.

Giveaway only can be entered by people who have the game in their top 10 wishlist. It's kinda sad when the game just went to another person's backlog.

eeeee, no contributor value - just private groups if u want only certain ppl to join giveaway - problem solved, dont thank me
(but ppl are lazy)

Devs don´t get contributions for their developer giveaways!

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