I know that there's a lot of Dota 2 giveaways currently, but judging by the number of entries many people still are looking for an invite. As I still remember how long did it take me to get one here is one for you guys.
Thanks
Ps Dota 2 wasn't free at that time, it was a closed beta invite(obviously as a F2P game it was to stay after release). Valve was sending those in batches and they came with a second copy for a friend. Basically early access to the game. For over a year only way to play it was to get an invite. I remember cause I was hunting for one for quite some time. Check the dates - Oct 2012 vs Jul 2013 or something like that(I don't remember whether they had an open beta period in the meantime)
Ps2 Sorry to hear that the previous one was leaked. Sometimes I feel that some users just feel a need to spoil the fun for others
I see. That's weird. Regardless, it still was never paid, right?
Anyway, it doesn't matter I guess. I was just curious, that's all.
Ps2
Yeah, was unfortunate, but I had setup the first event intentionally that way to bait cheaters, so in a way it was a success. I just had not realized that it would be so much efforts. Next time I'll think of some better way.
If I remember correctly they never made a paid supporter package, still with the game being accessible only through invite codes for so long obviously they were somehow valuable. As such they allowed giving them away on SG
I may be mistaken but there were 3 exceptions to the steam only, full version rule. One was Dota 2 beta invites, another one was Minecraft at it's peak popularity and there was one. Don't remember the last one
Edit: Some forum checking led me to the last position - Battlefield 3
So 2 non steam games, and one beta(still to stay in account and not accessible as F2P at the time, so probably that wasn't even a true exception, more like an interpretation of the rule)
That brings up memories, site changed quite a lot since those times
Just a fun fact about the site.
In that case time for a history lesson
Site was way smaller and as such was not yet riddled with cheaters and abusers, so also the crew was not so strict about verifiability of GAs. Those were really popular titles back then with no ETA for steam releases so exceptions were made to satisfy the demands of users.
Ps Huh, just found an interesting topic regarding our conversation. Turns out Dota 2 invites were so hard to get by, that till April 2012 it was considered a 50p game
Ps2. You may wonder about the context of that topic. In the first version of the site points were awarded based on the total worth of GAs created in a time period, so there was a flood after each bundle/mass giveaway and just minimal income between such events
Actually there was a point limit, 300 if I recall correctly, so being online during a bundle start was a big win, otherwise you were out of luck
Nice to see somebody interested in the history of the site. Unfortunately I'm out of anecdotes. Oh maybe it's worth mentioning the memic part of the story of SG. There are 3 games with special meaning to the site. Fortix, Bad Rats and Skyrim. First two were often surprise rewards in puzzles etc when the creator wanted to rickroll the participants(for example using it as a honeypot while hiding the actual main GA) while Skyrim was so anticipated and there were so many fakes that people used to say "Thanks for Skyrim" either to honestly thank for a nice puzzle prize without revealing the title, or mockingly when they were disappointed by something
I have seen to many GAs for Fortix & Bad Rats, even recently. Does your story have anything have to do with that too?
First two were often surprise rewards in puzzles etc when the creator wanted to rickroll the participants
Lol... I am sure doing that today would get you a lot of hate from way too many people. Even though I like SG, I can't deny the fact that a lot of people here are too difficult.
Thanks for Skyrim
I might use it, maybe. Though I doubt anyone would understand.
Does your story have anything have to do with that too?
Probably, like I said, they have special meaning to old timers.Now it's probably less evident in the time of asset flips, but they somehow became a synonym of bad game in those times. It wasn't uncommon to solve a puzzle and reach Bad Rats GA, at the same time such "pranks" were so popular that people almost expected them. Furthermore there were no blacklists then so people didn't make that much fuss. Also with a smaller community you knew what to expect from each of the most active users.
I am sure doing that today would get you a lot of hate from way too many people
It was z different community back then and people used to get over small things. Now people just blacklist for everything and often comment about it which just heats up the discussion. I actually never understood why they implemented blacklists(so that anybody can [partially] anonymously condemn a user without providing a reason), while we still have the no calling out rule, which forbids to even warn about known abusers/hackers with well documented wrongdoings.
Thanks for Skyrim
You might try looking up the phrase on the forums. Obviously it was used more often in GA comments, but had it's share in puzzles as well. You would be surprised how popular it was
while we still have the no calling out rule, which forbids to even warn about known abusers/hackers with well documented wrongdoings
What!!??? That's insane. In fact we should be calling out cheaters and abusers, to warn others.
Though, on second thought I get why that is not allowed. People would falsely call out anyone they don't like, anyone who BLs them, etc.
Thanks
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You recently participated in this. Just heads up that I have created a new event to make up for it.
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PS: Didn't know it was possible to giveaway F2P games.
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Thanks
Ps Dota 2 wasn't free at that time, it was a closed beta invite(obviously as a F2P game it was to stay after release). Valve was sending those in batches and they came with a second copy for a friend. Basically early access to the game. For over a year only way to play it was to get an invite. I remember cause I was hunting for one for quite some time. Check the dates - Oct 2012 vs Jul 2013 or something like that(I don't remember whether they had an open beta period in the meantime)
Ps2 Sorry to hear that the previous one was leaked. Sometimes I feel that some users just feel a need to spoil the fun for others
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Np :)
I see. That's weird. Regardless, it still was never paid, right?
Anyway, it doesn't matter I guess. I was just curious, that's all.
Yeah, was unfortunate, but I had setup the first event intentionally that way to bait cheaters, so in a way it was a success. I just had not realized that it would be so much efforts. Next time I'll think of some better way.
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If I remember correctly they never made a paid supporter package, still with the game being accessible only through invite codes for so long obviously they were somehow valuable. As such they allowed giving them away on SG
I may be mistaken but there were 3 exceptions to the steam only, full version rule. One was Dota 2 beta invites, another one was Minecraft at it's peak popularity and there was one. Don't remember the last one
Edit: Some forum checking led me to the last position - Battlefield 3
So 2 non steam games, and one beta(still to stay in account and not accessible as F2P at the time, so probably that wasn't even a true exception, more like an interpretation of the rule)
That brings up memories, site changed quite a lot since those times
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Oh, wow! I could have never guess about those exceptions.
Not sure why the other two exceptions where made, but it sure is interesting.
Thanks for digging that up. You sure have been around for quite long, sensei.
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Just a fun fact about the site.
In that case time for a history lesson
Site was way smaller and as such was not yet riddled with cheaters and abusers, so also the crew was not so strict about verifiability of GAs. Those were really popular titles back then with no ETA for steam releases so exceptions were made to satisfy the demands of users.
Ps Huh, just found an interesting topic regarding our conversation. Turns out Dota 2 invites were so hard to get by, that till April 2012 it was considered a 50p game
Ps2. You may wonder about the context of that topic. In the first version of the site points were awarded based on the total worth of GAs created in a time period, so there was a flood after each bundle/mass giveaway and just minimal income between such events
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Wow. I guess tis was just after the site was started.
That is insane. Seems the staff used to handle a lot of stuff manually.
Then I guess there was no upper limit to the amount of points one could have, unlike the 400 limit we have today?
PS: All of this is really interesting. Thanks!
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Actually there was a point limit, 300 if I recall correctly, so being online during a bundle start was a big win, otherwise you were out of luck
Nice to see somebody interested in the history of the site. Unfortunately I'm out of anecdotes. Oh maybe it's worth mentioning the memic part of the story of SG. There are 3 games with special meaning to the site. Fortix, Bad Rats and Skyrim. First two were often surprise rewards in puzzles etc when the creator wanted to rickroll the participants(for example using it as a honeypot while hiding the actual main GA) while Skyrim was so anticipated and there were so many fakes that people used to say "Thanks for Skyrim" either to honestly thank for a nice puzzle prize without revealing the title, or mockingly when they were disappointed by something
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I have seen to many GAs for Fortix & Bad Rats, even recently. Does your story have anything have to do with that too?
Lol... I am sure doing that today would get you a lot of hate from way too many people. Even though I like SG, I can't deny the fact that a lot of people here are too difficult.
I might use it, maybe. Though I doubt anyone would understand.
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Probably, like I said, they have special meaning to old timers.Now it's probably less evident in the time of asset flips, but they somehow became a synonym of bad game in those times. It wasn't uncommon to solve a puzzle and reach Bad Rats GA, at the same time such "pranks" were so popular that people almost expected them. Furthermore there were no blacklists then so people didn't make that much fuss. Also with a smaller community you knew what to expect from each of the most active users.
It was z different community back then and people used to get over small things. Now people just blacklist for everything and often comment about it which just heats up the discussion. I actually never understood why they implemented blacklists(so that anybody can [partially] anonymously condemn a user without providing a reason), while we still have the no calling out rule, which forbids to even warn about known abusers/hackers with well documented wrongdoings.
You might try looking up the phrase on the forums. Obviously it was used more often in GA comments, but had it's share in puzzles as well. You would be surprised how popular it was
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The earlier time sounds more freindly.
What!!??? That's insane. In fact we should be calling out cheaters and abusers, to warn others.
Though, on second thought I get why that is not allowed. People would falsely call out anyone they don't like, anyone who BLs them, etc.
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