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[Leon Belmont]

Do you remember that guy that was leeching games and then it was banned, why don't do the same to Javabots, I think that this applies too!

 

[Senaxx]

For people who have crafted the summer badge, does it give you more xp than normal or just 100?

Just 100xp but you can craft it multiple times for more XP

 

[Kerub]

I hope Javadots gets hit by a bus.

Holy shit. Scumbag.

Haha yeah I..wait what?

 

[JoduanER2]

still 1,5 hours till next flash sale

 

[Aitor]

Leftovers

Just quote this message and paste the quote in the thread:

I am giving away 3 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker--if you have both five or fewer posts in this Steam thread and five or fewer posts in the immediate previous one--you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

Humble Introversion Bundle -- MB-AC21AC896F7C6C86 - Taken by hlhbk
Atom Zombie Smasher -- MB-D3733647DB34ACCC - Taken by Cth
Cortex Command -- MB-AE8EC7BA20983E1F - Taken by Dipper145

 

[Dipper145]

Do you guys mind if I do a giveaway normally, or through modbot? I gave some games away at Bingo in the winter through random methods, and I'd like to give games again.

If you give them away normally, I'd say its more likely that someone who hasn't already gotten 10 games through modbot will get it, but I'm not sure.

 

[MonkeyDot]

Alright now, I'm going to get some cereal. If I get back and see that I missed Don't Starve again, I am going to find the winner, and politely ask him to teach me how he mastered the art of getting Don't Starve.

 

[blackMamba1187]

I know we're all upset, but no need to say someone should get hit by a bus. Even as a joke.

Anyways...if my client ever decides to work I'm picking up Don't Starve, Antichamber and possible Defiance on day 1.

 

[Toma]

I'm sorry to say that this is going to get worse and worse as the site gets larger and larger and the end game is not having a Steam thread at all because the platform gets too big and we start treating it like the consoles. It's very difficult to have a thread on GAF that incorporates both ongoing / breaking news elements and thoughtful reflection on games that were played. That's the price you pay for a site this large.

No clue how to ask this without coming across as having a bizarre Vendetta once more (Hey, I tried making peace in my last post!), but why do we add even more topics to a huge thread instead of them having their own threads then? I still dont see how anyone would be negatively influenced by Modbot being its own thread. I am honestly curious. Anyone?

And since there is no way that these questions will not come across as a "bizarre Vendetta" now, I'll probably leave it at that and hope the thread quiets down over the next few days when the Modbot questions die out a bit, but I still would love to read an answer.

Anyway, sorry guys for derailing the thread myself too! Love you guys, have fun collecting your games ;p Maybe I'll be back here at one point.

 

[Emerson]

This Java shit is getting out of hand IMO. It's one thing to take advantage, he's practically gloating at this point though.

 

[liezryou]

Do you remember that guy that was leeching games and then it was banned, why don't do the same to Javabots, I think that this applies too!

Yes please.

 

[TheNamelessOne]

Do you guys mind if I do a giveaway normally, or through modbot? I gave some games away at Bingo in the winter through random methods, and I'd like to give games again.

It's entirely your call. What ModBot does is save you a lot of hassle with PMs.

 

[The_Monk]

Do you guys mind if I do a giveaway normally, or through modbot? I gave some games away at Bingo in the winter through random methods, and I'd like to give games again.

In my opinion it's your choice. However I hope your kind gifts can go to a good home, full of great people from this Community. Not just lurkers.

But that is just my modest opinion, fellow GAFfer.

 

[javadots]

Now people are wishing death on me. Dude this is getting out of hand :/

 

[The Grim Heaper]

I hope Javadots gets hit by a bus.

Holy shit. Scumbag.

YO DAMN

WE GETTIN' SERIOUS NOW

 

[Volotaire]

I hope Javadots gets hit by a bus.

Holy shit. Scumbag.

Ermmm....

 

[Petrie]

Yes, let's wish that someone potentially dies, or atleast get's critically wounded for taking a bunch of games that people gave out for free. Yes. Totally rational.

Hoping for less shitty people is not something I'll be ashamed of.

Or do we all have to be super serious due to recent events now?

 

[BorntoPlay]

want it too.. im a poor gamer from venezuela...=(

Wait there's a guy who wants it as a gift? Who is he?
Perhaps I can give it to him instead.

 

[sibarraz]

Has really java got all the games? I can't follow the whole thread and don't know how much is joking and how much is true

That being said, if people really wanted to avoid that, they could put more restrictions

 

[Semblance]

I hope Javadots gets hit by a bus.

Holy shit. Scumbag.

lmao, shit ain't that serious.

 

[Widdly Scuds]

Is it just me who doesn't think this first come-first serve function of ModBot is very fair? It's an awesome tool, but it would be much more fair if you at least had a little more time to throw your name in the hat.

I think it would be better if ModBot took entrants for a 5-10minute period and then chose someone at random rather than the first to PM.

But it's not like we're limited to modbot we can still give away keys manually/at our own discretion.

 

[outunderthestars]

Is Steam always this fragile when it comes to sales?

 

[Silky]

Really glad that at least the sale is still going on until the 22nd. Right into Payday. :3

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Yo javadots lemme hit that B:I code

which team are you guys on #teamtoma or #teammodbot place ya bets ladies n gentlemen

 

[oxbear]

I didn't get a postcode after the first PM, so I resent it. Here is the giveaway.

Just quote this message and paste the quote in the thread:

I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line and copy the key line below into the body of the PM.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:



By the way, there were some errors processing your keys...
Error: The key you tried to add for Sleeping Dogs failed because it was already added to ModBot for an earlier giveaway. It is listed as being a key for Sleeping Dogs and has the secure key MB-B19FD35C7C75CB19 - Taken by JoduanER2

 

[cicero]

I think Toma's heart is in the right place. The Steam thread (and the Steam Sale thread) is basically all shit up from May to August so it's hard to actually discuss stuff without having to skim through 3 pages at a time of "I didn't read the OP, I just want to ask stuff" at a time. ModBot isn't to blame. The fault, really, is with the sabre-tooth tiger. Had it not gone extinct, we'd have an effective means of population control for the "doesn't read, just posts itshappening.gif" demographic.

It's more than just his heart being in the right place. He has actually been one of the major driving forces for multiple relatively unknown games being promoted in the Steam threads, which caused people to take note and buy titles they might not have otherwise even noticed. SpaceChem, Frozen Synapse, Dungeons, his Indie threads, etc. It is what he does, and it is quite wonderful to find compared to lazy repeat questions or a flood of commentary about bots and giveaways.

Compared to earlier threads during Steam Sales, this thread, at least for me, seems to have had FAR less comments about the quality or merits of games, especially little known gems worth mentioning.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Free money bro

Seriously.

Cards are how I'm buying anything this sale.

$67.

 

[SolidSnakesMyStepDad]

This Java shit is getting out of hand IMO. It's one thing to take advantage, he's practically gloating at this point though.

Yea I agree getting out of hand. Also we are kinda feeding into it at this point.

 

[javadots]

Has really java got all the games? I can't follow the whole thread and don't know how much is joking and how much is true

That being said, if people really wanted to avoid that, they could put more restrictions

I gave more than half of the ones I won away.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Will this work ? I'm not sure if I'm doing it right...

Just quote this message and paste the quote in the thread:

I am giving away 4 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker--if you have both five or fewer posts in this Steam thread and five or fewer posts in the immediate previous one--you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (UnluckyKate, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

Tiny and Big in Grandpa's Leftovers
English Country Tune --
Dear Esther --
Oil Rush --

Key are not shown on purpose. What do I do next ? I'm so confused

 

[Dipper145]

Has really java got all the games? I can't follow the whole thread and don't know how much is joking and how much is true

That being said, if people really wanted to avoid that, they could put more restrictions

There was a stats posted, It looked like the same 8 people have gotten a lot of the games. But I'm not sure how accurate it is.

 

[alr1ght]

Bioshock Infinite -- MB-6E2C8BE5E990A204 - Taken by javadots

 

[Kandrick]

Has really java got all the games? I can't follow the whole thread and don't know how much is joking and how much is true

That being said, if people really wanted to avoid that, they could put more restrictions

It's not just that, he got a lot of games, but acted all smug about that saying that he was taking stuff just because he could, etc.... look at his post history.

 

[John Caboose]

Now people are wishing death on me. Dude this is getting out of hand :/

Stop taking games dude. Retire before people take it to the death threat stage.

 

[Terra_Ex]

Is the store usually this shitty during sales? I can't even add shit to my cart >.<

I JUST WANNA BUY GAMES

No, this is the worst it's been, been pretty shitty for the past 6 hours since it started, with frequent heavy load errors across the store. I wouldn't mind if the front page deals were mindblowing but even browsing through the regular sales has been an uphill battle.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Is the store usually this shitty during sales? I can't even add shit to my cart >.<

I JUST WANNA BUY GAMES

this man

christ

 

[smr00]

Has really java got all the games? I can't follow the whole thread and don't know how much is joking and how much is true

That being said, if people really wanted to avoid that, they could put more restrictions

He's gotten more than should be allowed.

 

[faceless007]

Less than 12 hours in and almost 5K posts. This sale's gonna be insane.

 

[Fenror]

Yeah I gotta side with Toma, this giveaway stuff is getting ridiculous. As entertaining as this javadots drama is, it's really not what I expect or want out of a thread like this...

 

[OverBlood 3]

Hoping for less shitty people is not something I'll be ashamed of.

Or do we all have to be super serious due to recent events now?

Calm down mate.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Will this work ? I'm not sure if I'm doing it right...

Key are not shown on purpose. What do I do next ? I'm so confused

... show the keys so that people can claim them? Like it says "Just quote this message and paste the quote in the thread:"

 

[Madrugador]

Do it.

 

[koolaroo]

Now people are wishing death on me. Dude this is getting out of hand :/

well you could do the right thing and just give the game away in the thread instead of keeping it.

 

[Stimpack]

I gave more than half of the ones I won away.

Oh, thank god, for a second there I thought you were going to stop winning and get rid of the middle man!

 

[Veezy]

Then she says things like, "you'll never play all those games."

I don't think she understands what it means to have a Steam account.

YOU tell her to watch that mouth or you'll stop putting out. Then, you have more time to download those games. You'll show her. You'll be the winner.

 

[Cth]

Leftovers

Thanks for atom zombie!

 

[catabarez]

Will this work ? I'm not sure if I'm doing it right...



Key are not shown on purpose. What do I do next ? I'm so confused

what did you do

 

[ReverseFate]

I gave more than half of the ones I won away.

But...

My current steam profile is already recovered. And I did redeem them all, minus the ones I gave away. Happy?

How does that work?

 

[TheD]

If I had got Bioshock Infinite I was going to give it to my brother on his birthday tomorrow

 

[JoduanER2]

Yea I agree getting out of hand. Also we are kinda feeding into it at this point.

but why javadots is taking all the games, is he going to play all of them... lol