Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience! I expect most will gloss over this in their rush to see more train carts, but I wanted to let you know that it's sentiments like yours that make SG a really nice community.

Hope all went well with your surgery.

I usually have low expectations so I can't be disappointed that easily :)
CG and mods usually reacts to what exploiters do, but it takes time. All we can do, as users is to report problems and rulebreakers and hope that it will be adressed one day or another :)
Funny that you speak about somebody giving you game from your wishlist without raffle - It happened to me as well and sure it was nice. Sadly - it was part of saying goodbye by that person - he haven't log in on steamgifts since then :(

To sum up - for me SG is "satisfaction simulator"... maybe. And yet - I still think about taking a break due to lack of time. I mean - if I don't have time to play my games - what's the point in winning new ones?

Next one:
https://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/fWXGi/lifeless-planet-premier-edition

That was a nice story to read... Take care of yourself, be healthy!

Cheers!

I also have trouble fitting in a certain community... but that's a story for another day.

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thank you so much, that was a lovely read and i hope ur time in this community is filled with nothing but joy.

I'm glad you experienced the good side of the community, there are a lot of frustrating elements so it's great that they are balanced out.
Good luck with tests/surgery and hopefully your schedule will allow you a little more time for games in the near future! :)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! To be honest, sometimes i felt what you did when i did some giveaways too... even if i don't make them often. Luckily, I found some nice people through sg too,, so it is not a completely bad experience :)

Anyway, just want to say good luck with your surgery (if it is still ongoing). I hope it went well.

By far, my favorite cart of the train so far! You captured my thoughts and feelings about this place almost to a T and much more eloquently than I ever could have. Thank you for sharing!

I wish you continued good health, more positive experiences and more free time to play games (which I badly need as well!)

PS: I know you'll decline the offer, but if you ever want a copy of Superhot, I have a copy waiting for you. I saw it on your list in the wishlist discussion :)

This was very wholesome to read! Someone here once gifted me anonymously, so I couldn’t even add them to my whitelist. Really kindhearted people here! I hope your surgery recovery goes well and wish you good health!

Such good story to read, wish you good health.

Sorry you had to undergo surgery, hopefully your recovery and remaining tests go smoothly.
Voidigo is indeed a good game. Planned to play it again when v1.0 gets released but apparently pets can be made now? That's pretty cool, might play it again sooner than thought.

I do hope that the removal of the tumor gives you a full clean bill of health!

My thumbs are pressed for a total remission

I kind of have a lot to say, but I am not really sure what to say.

First, I am glad the the operation went well, and that you went in cheered up. Hope the tests results are ok too.
How are you feeling now btw?

Well, SG has been both a great experience and a huge disappointed to me too.
It has it's share of good people and, well, an abundance of bad people. But I thing that's how most "public" communities will be, specially one where one could profit by being a part of it. So, in a way, I don't really blame SG for that, as that's how people are, probably.
Though there are quite many things I blame SG for. Most importantly, that SG could have been built and managed better to fight off the unpleasant people. I know there are some measures in place, but not enough.

I began to fear that I might turn into a "witch hunter"... Not something I want to do here

Lol... I believe I have turned into one. And I don't like it. Specially because the more I try to hunt down the bad people, the more it feels like an endless uphill battle, where my loss it determined.
So, don't turn into one.

As for trying to play the games you win, I believe you are already aware of most of them (I believe I have seen your around on most of them), but just in case you missed any of these, here are some groups/events I think can help: PAGYWOSG, Playing Matters, Paying Appreciated, Play or Pay, BLAEO, Monthly in a Month. Of course, you still need to make time to play the games though.

I really understand the "...and make me question my presence here..." feeling and the "BUT! There are some really nice people, who balancing it...".
Without the really nice ones i left the site or deleted my account since 2 years.

I wish you the best, possible, health :o)

Thank you for the very personal note with this giveaway. You are right, the good people make the site. Good luck with your treatments. For good luck your on my whitelist now too.

With all due respect, I think that in any community of people (the more, the more certain), there are bound to be people who differ. Let's say they will present the features of society in miniature. If there are wicked people in society, then there will be wicked people in a community. If there are kind people in a society, there will be in the community.
So I would say that every community is a society simulation.
I wish you a good recovery and the best possible results :)

I feel you. :P
But as you said, there are also quite a few nice people who make it worth your while. The same goes for "real life" - I tend to focus on the positive experiences and I realise that if I enter an encounter in a positive way, it usually develops in a good direction.

Even if I nearly get hit by a car (happens more often than I would like when I am cycling, because many drivers underestimate my speed) and need to make an emergency brake or maneuver, I don't start blaming the other person but breathe first after the situation is resolved without death or injury. ;)
Most of the time they have apologised by then and I simply smile, give a thumbs up and on I go. A trivial example, but one I try to apply to all encounters. And I can see the difference it makes in my life and the lives of others.

I hope all went well with your surgery and you are on your way to full recovery!! 💙

Hmm, I think the only thing that really bothers me out of what you mentioned is people not saying thank you! I don’t blacklist for it or anything, but I do find it a bit depressing when it happens. At one point someone sent me a demanding message after 24 hours asking where their game was, but didn’t say thank you after I responded and sent it to them…that bothered me in spite of myself.

But I don’t at all mind people who are here for a +1 or folks who get rid of the “trash games” they got in a bundle—to me, those two kinds of people are a perfect match, people who don’t want even their “bad” games to go to waste and want to find someone who wants it, and people who are collecting rather than playing who’ll be happy to get those games.

Voidigo is too addictive for it's own good, I had to drop it and move on to finishing my other games but plan on coming back to it, maybe when it's out of early access. One of those games I wouldn't have tried if not for it's inclusion in Humble Choice.

Thanks for sharing your experiences, nothing to add except hoping you get back to the best of health soon. Take care.

Thanks for sharing your feelings like this. I'm pretty new to the SG community and was lucky to meet great people who gave me a better understanding of how to enjoy it most and what to be careful of, so, so far, I haven't had a reason to be disappointed in it, but I can understand that for those who've been here for years and have seen the site's growth and all, there must be loads of stuff they'd rather not have experienced.
I hope your post-surgery tests went smoothly and that you'll still be with us for a long time :D
Thank you for all you do for the community ^^

It's really nice how many amazing folks we have on this site. Someone once saw how much I wanted the original flash version of The Binding of Isaac, and gave it to me. I know it's just a "worthless" bundle game to some, but it's one of the best games from one of my most favorite game developers. I really appreciate the gift. I think the 200 hours spent on it says that by itself. I'll be playing more of it in the future, too.

I'm so happy that moment of kindness made your day. You seem really cool, and deserve that sort of joy.