We rolled out a few important updates to the site today.

  1. The first major change is the way contributor values are calculated. In short, the update limits giveaways that might have originated from a bundle to 20% of your total value (Note: Giveaways created prior to a bundle always receive full value). Please review the threads from earlier in the week for the full details. Keep in mind, we'll continue to improve this system as time goes on.

  2. There's no longer a restriction on what games can be given away, assuming they're not guest passes or beta keys. Anything found in the drop down menu when creating a giveaway is allowed. If you're gifting a game from a bundle, please review that bundle's terms of service to ensure you have permission to do so. If you believe a giveaway needs to be removed, please use the report button. There's no reason to post accusations in the comments, and users doing so may be suspended for inappropriate behavior. We'll review reported giveaways, and remove them if necessary. The new system will ensure contributor values are not overly inflated by bundle games.

Thanks to everyone in the community for all the feedback the past week, and I believe we created a system that's fair for everyone. It still leaves room for improvement, and there are a number of great suggestions in the previous thread we'll be exploring in the coming weeks.

12 years ago*

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Да да да,ребят понеслась

10 years ago
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hey guys, is perimeter 2 in the bundle list ? cuz i can;t find it. thx

10 years ago
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It can be bought at 24 pуб ($0.67) in Russia, and its discount is more than 95% of $14.99.
I guess it will be put on the bundle list (Exploitable Pricing), and CV will be affected retroactively.

10 years ago
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Cool :)

10 years ago
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I think as time goes on people will start to hate this system more as the weekly bundles will mean that less and less games will ad to CV's even if bought outside of bundles.

10 years ago
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Too bad. Because it's here to stay. :)

10 years ago
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nice :)

10 years ago
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Do i need to own a game to give it away?

10 years ago
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You can still delete your giveaway if you created it while you don't own it. Go on its page and click the "delete giveaway" button.

10 years ago
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When will you roll out new staff members while your at it?

10 years ago
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When will you roll out new staff members while your at it?

10 years ago
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For an instance, I just bought "Pressure" on Steam (like 5 minutes ago) and if I want to give it away I won't get my profile's value up because it says "Pressure" has an asterisk (*) after it. What's the deal?

10 years ago
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It's been in 2 bundles. clicky 1 clicky 2

10 years ago
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ok

10 years ago
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I don't understand this. I've given away seven games and my value hasn't gone up at all. When this was employed it actually dropped my value just under $100.

10 years ago
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С Днем Победы Советских Вооруженных Сил Над Фашистской Германией! Ура! Ура! Ура! Hurray Comrades!

10 years ago
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Test. hi everyone :P

10 years ago
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Норм

10 years ago
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I like google+ too.

10 years ago
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ikr it's amazing

10 years ago
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ty

10 years ago
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My latest giveaway money not added :(

10 years ago
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RTFM

This

10 years ago
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I had more than 30$ worth given for 2 month,then i checked today,and its 30$ again.Because the game in bundle now,awesome system.Not like i care that much,still it's funny/sad.

10 years ago
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then you bought a bundle game and hurried to give it away, before it gets marked as bundle game here. this "trick" doesnt work. a game counts as a bundle game from the date of it being released in a bundle. it may get marked later, but if you bought it in a bundle, dont expect to get non-bundle cv for it. you cannot trick the system that way. if you want non-bundle cv, just give away non-bundle games...

10 years ago
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hmm

10 years ago
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kick ass

10 years ago
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I actually do have a question, when did the pricing on the forge starter pack change? I created the give away months ago, and after sending the gift to the winner, my contributor value showed as roughly $10. I was away from for a month or two, and now I come back to find that my value has been lowered to 6.99? If this site is going to retroactively SCREW the people who give gifts, then what is the point?

10 years ago
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someone PLEASE give this man his $3 of CV!

10 years ago
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Is the value based on all games offered, or only those where the winner successfully receives the game? As in, if I've done 5 giveaways each for a $10 game but 2 winners said they never received the game is my account value $30 or $50?

10 years ago
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CV is calculated when marked as received.

10 years ago
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:D

10 years ago
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Спасибо

10 years ago
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WERY GOOD

10 years ago
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