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| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 01/01/20 7:48:36 AM #479 | Results are up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/78297507 --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: The results |
| ArchangelBaruch 01/01/20 7:48:07 AM #1 | And it's over! Bit of an awkward ending this time around during New Year's Day, but what can you do. This time around we got 92 gifts, which is the lowest result ever... but a lot of longtime participants had personal stuff going on, that's why there are two of these per year. And as always, it's the thought and generosity that matters, not the end result. As long as a single gift comes out of this topic, I'm happy. As always, thank you a lot to the gifters and the people keeping the doc uptodate, without you this wouldn't work. Now, without further ado, my last result screen. Each giftbox listed below is worth $10, redeemable as Steam gift / Paypal transfer / Amazon gift card / whichever. Just PM me what you want and I'll send it to you; though if you need the gift urgently (to buy something before the Steam sale ends, for example), do state so. You can also keep the gift stored for future use, even if I'm stopping hosting I'll still honor any and all past gifts. First, the giftester of persons, with 17 gifts... @watertank ! You get 2 giftboxes! Second place, with 11 gifts... @BMXJouster gets 1 giftbox! Now for the 10 random giftboxes. I'll be using random.org to pull the results. The resulting number won't necessarily match the line in the Google Doc as I've taken out the Humble Bundle codes. The lucky winners are:
Congratulations to all the lucky winners! Now it's time for the closing thoughts. I'm leaving after 7 years of organizing the Steam Gift Contest. During this time I've personally given through gifts and prizes north of $3000, and people have gifted in the topics over 10 times that amount. I'm really satisfied, ya know. When I first started this I thought it would never work, CE being CE. You proved me wrong. Thanks for all these wonderful years to everyone. I hope I'll see you around during Summer for Contest XVI, as a participant, if someone wants to take the mantle. I hope this will continue for years to come. Farewell. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/31/19 11:31:37 PM #476 | I'm going to sleep now, expect end in about 12h. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/31/19 3:05:35 PM #468 | andrewl923 posted... Has the contest end? If not, I still have a Next Up Hero that I can't give away lol. Also, my wishlist is below if anyone is still in the gift giving mood. Still some 15 hours to go. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/28/19 2:29:34 PM #434 | K-driver posted... Jan 1st I believe. Edit: probably jan 2nd, 1st is just the final day for things like the tasks and stuff. Speaking of which, I'll stop the contest not at 12PM EST on the 31st, but some 15 hours later. The reason being I'll be at a NYE party at that time. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/23/19 7:26:48 PM #319 | sylverlolol posted...
Mechanically excellent, pretty tough. Plotwise really solid for a roguelite. Main drawback is that it only has 4 biomes, so it may become repetitive faster than, say, Dead Cells. Definitely recommended. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/22/19 1:15:12 AM #266 | Chad-Henne posted... Also, can I go ahead and cash in the $10 prize that I won from the Summer sale? I'm looking to pick up 7 Days to Die Sure, just PM me so that I don't forget. I'm traveling today so I may not be able to buy it, but tomorrow sure. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/21/19 2:15:39 PM #237 | Leanaunfurled posted... oh man, Dogg has gifted me VA-11 Hall-A! Thank you :D That's DoGCyN BTW. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/21/19 1:20:12 PM #235 | watertank posted... ArchangelBaruch has gifted me Return of the Obra Dinn and Frost Punk. Yeah, read the whole series back to back twice. Peace Talks when T_T --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/21/19 4:33:57 AM #225 | watertank has gifted me The Witcher 3 Expansion Pass and Monster Hunter World , thanks! --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/20/19 3:35:17 PM #163 | BMXJouster gifted me Hades (+ Pyre since they go together) And Alakazamtrainer gave me a Steam gift card, which will be used for justice and discounted games. Thanks to both! --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/19/19 5:28:55 PM #97 | FaultyGourry posted... Ya, I saw you say that before. Anyone in particular you plan on handing the mantle down to or are we gonna have a roshambo battle for the honor? Not really, it's already a collaborative effort. I personally haven't kept the Google Doc properly updated in over 5 years. I also rarely create a topic other than the first and the last. Whoever wants to create the topic can go at it, honestly. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/19/19 5:20:49 PM #93 | FaultyGourry posted... Last contest huh? That's a shame. Last one under my name. Ideally XVI will happen in Summer under new leadership. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/19/19 2:43:05 PM #78 | watertank posted... P.S. I'm down to chip in to help organize next year (provided I get a new job within the next couple of months.) You know, that's something I've thought about since a few years ago: the reason why I put prizes up front to begin with is because I thought CE wouldn't want to gift stuff to eachother without some sort of monetary incentive. I was clearly wrong, based on the generosity of y'all during these years. Sooooo... even if you don't offer a prize, I think that as long as there is a topic around people will gift games to others. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/19/19 2:38:29 PM #75 | AuthenticZac posted... Speaking of Epic, reminder for those that aren't away, they are doing a "12 days of free games" to wrap the year, so make sure to check back each day to grab your freebie. Today's game being "into the breach" (with tomorrow's game looking to be towerfall) Into the Breach is a really good roguelite strategy game. Fully recommended. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/17/19 4:44:00 PM #13 | I was somewhat confused today, since I thought it was the 19 for some reason. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XV: Off my chair, Gabe. The gifter sits there. |
| ArchangelBaruch 12/15/19 1:38:52 PM #1 | Christmas is around the corner and so is the Steam Gift Contest! Get your gifting face on. ----- RULES For the newbies, rules are simple: - Do you want to get free games? Post your Steam wishlist and someone will gift you stuff! - Feeling generous? Gift something to someone and you'll get a chance to win prizes! That's the basics. Here's a couple additional things to keep in mind (since in every contest people ask the same questions): - When gifting, please put somewhere in the gift message your GFAQs username. It helps keeping things straight. - When you receive a gift, please post in the topic saying what you received and from whom. - While this is called "Steam" gift topic, it isn't limited to it. Basically as long as the gift is a game, it counts. - Gifters get one entry per gifted game. At the end of the contest I'll randomly pick a few winners entry from the pool, so the more you gift the more you can win! - For giveaways of codes gotten from a bundle, you get one entry per 5 games gifted. - You don't get entries from games you got for free. - Gifts done elsewhere in GameFAQs count, as long as they have been gifted after the creation of this topic. - To avoid getting the topic saturated, you can only post a link to your wishlist thrice per topic. You are free to put it in your sig for normal posts, though. - Also to limit topic saturation, if you have a list of bundle codes for people to grab please limit posting them to thrice per topic. - Before posting in the next topic, please wait until this one hits 500. PRIZES As in recent contests there will be 10 giftboxes. Each one of these is worth $10, and each will be given to a gifter from the gift list at random. Additionally, 2 gift boxes will be given to the person who'll gift the most stuff and 1 to the second person. This puts the total prize of the contest at $130. Additionally, if you have a giftbox remaining from a past contest (listed in the Winners tab) you can claim it at any point. Prizes can be redeemed for either games, Paypal/Amazon/whatever credit, or kept in the abovementioned tab for when you see something you fancy. DEADLINE Deadline for entering the contest is two days before the end of the Steam sales. That will give me enough time to give prizes for cheap, so you guys will get more games. ARCHIVE All entries will be kept in a Google Doc: https://bit.ly/2YOxiWM All people who want to help keeping this doc up-to-date are welcome, just PM me your Google account so that I can add you. By default, everyone who helped in the past have been added. ----- Before we begin, an announcement: I will be retiring from hosting the Steam Gift Contests after this one. I have been coming less and less often to GameFAQs lately, so this feels like a good place to stop. Plus, since I use FF quotes for contest titles I wouldn't even know what to use for the next one. I won't be definitely leaving though, and if someone (or someones) picks up the torch for next Summer I will be around, participating rather than organizing. It has been an amazing 7 years of generosity, let's end it with a bang. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | I need a Switch platformer fix |
| ArchangelBaruch 09/02/19 12:07:25 PM #11 | Seconding The Messenger , also Hollow Knight. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Have you visited the COUNTRY where your FAMILY came from yet?? |
| ArchangelBaruch 08/15/19 7:21:23 PM #15 | My family is from Spain, I've been born and lived in Spain. Checks out. You Americans get so weird when you start talking ancestry. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Best creative writing program out there? |
| ArchangelBaruch 08/11/19 2:47:34 AM #6 | Iwin2013 posted... ArchangelBaruch posted...... Word? What exactly do you need, other than chaptering + comments + revisions + a zone for rough ideas? LibreOffice then. Or Google Drive. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Best creative writing program out there? |
| ArchangelBaruch 08/11/19 2:45:07 AM #4 | ... Word? What exactly do you need, other than chaptering + comments + revisions + a zone for rough ideas? --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | In Layman's terms, what is a V lookup |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/23/19 3:36:25 PM #4 | It's a way to search a value in the first column of table, then recovering the values in the corresponding line. Compared to Hlookup where you search in the first row then recover the values in the corresponding column. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | What's your highest level of education? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/19/19 2:19:46 PM #27 | |
| Topic | Is it true if you drink one can of 0 calorie soda a day you will lose weight |
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| Topic | gimme a Pokémon challenge run without permadeath |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/16/19 5:06:45 AM #40 | I do a modified Nuzlocke where I can't revive Pokemon in battle (but can afterwards) and can't farm against wild Pokemon. Also Exp Share is off. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Trump: 'I am not a fan of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies' |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/13/19 2:52:36 PM #41 | He probably doesn't understand the concept of blockchain and its uses outside of Bitcoin anyway. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Who knew Bowser was a medical doctor? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/13/19 2:15:58 PM #3 | What bothers me is that Bowser's coat goes inside his shell. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | My late discovery of Metroidvania. |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/13/19 4:05:05 AM #19 | Dead Cells is great if you want to give a roguelike spin to your metroidvanias. Chelsea and the 7 Devils is a fun indie regular metroidvania. Also on the indie vein, and if you like crossovers between videogame universes, the Distorted Travesty series. Tough as balls though. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XIV: The results |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/10/19 4:09:08 PM #31 | 3 left. @itrumpmypillow8 , I still haven't gotten your PM. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XIV: The results |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/09/19 5:04:55 PM #30 | BUMP, 3 done. Not much time to get into Steam to prize away, unfortunately. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | I need my partner to approve my purchase of Zaku heat hawk kitchen knives. |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/08/19 3:48:35 PM #3 | That's no kitchen knife boy, no kitchen knife! --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XIV: The results |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/08/19 3:44:03 PM #28 | |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 3 XIV: Pray thee return to the Waking Sands |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/07/19 5:55:16 PM #132 | Results are up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/77847406 --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest XIV: The results |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/07/19 5:54:57 PM #1 | Another contest is over, thanks everyone for participating and for showing such generosity for others. This year we got 105 gifts, which is lower than usual but still a respectable score. So, without further ado, here are the prizes... In first place, with 16 gifts...@itrumpmypillow8 ! You get 2 giftboxes! In second place, with 12+1 (Humble keys x5)... @BMXJouster ! You get 1 giftbox! Now, for the dice roll. As always I'll be using random.org, and the number I get equals the line of the Google Doc which gets a prize. The lucky winners are... 14- @LionLuBu 50- @BlameAnesthesia 5- @DarkFists 15- @AuthenticZac 69- @Chad-Henne 60- @SH_expert44 57- @AceWingsta 2- @DarkFists (2 total) 40- @LionLuBu (2 total) 105 @BMXJouster (2 total) Congrats to all the winners! As a reminder, each giftbox = $10. You can get your prize via many ways: -Steam game or credit -Amazon -Paypal -Other kind of game gift -Stored in the document for future use (just PM me when the time is right) Please PM me with your choice (quickly if you want a Steam game on sale), I will fullfill it in 48h hopefully. Thanks again to the players, to the people who filled in the doc and to everyone who keep the topics lively with animal race shenanigans. See y'all in Christmas! --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 3 XIV: Pray thee return to the Waking Sands |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/07/19 5:12:43 PM #128 | Aaaand it's over! I'll fill in the last entries and roll the dice shortly. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 3 XIV: Pray thee return to the Waking Sands |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/07/19 12:25:45 PM #69 | Reminder: still 3ish hours left as I won't be able to roll the dice in 1h. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | I had my worst Tinder date this evening. |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/07/19 8:42:18 AM #25 | SSJCAT posted... polos are lame af >_> Depends on the polo itself, and your constitution. I feel that if you are on the larger/beefier side of the spectrum they look better than if you are skinny. Then it also depends on the color. A solid black/ deep blue polo makes me look dashing, a brighter colored one doesn't look right. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | I had my worst Tinder date this evening. |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/07/19 5:30:09 AM #16 | DrizztLink posted... Loud-ass friend is just going off on me. Apparently a guy can't wear a button-up in July. Small comment: a button up is a bit overkill for a first date. Polos are a bit more casual but still look classy. My 2 cents for your future dating endeavors. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | what should i do for my 10 year kpop aniversary? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/07/19 5:01:17 AM #5 | Do a ranking of the top 25 noonas. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 3 XIV: Pray thee return to the Waking Sands |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/06/19 6:23:22 PM #19 | For the contest end, I'll be out from home until 2ish PM EST, so you can get your gifts in until I post saying it's over. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 3 XIV: Pray thee return to the Waking Sands |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/06/19 3:37:38 PM #4 | |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 2 XIV: Which one of you sprung the obvious imperial trap? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/06/19 2:45:58 PM #479 | Who wants to create topic 3 with another FFXIV quote? I don't think I can in the immediate future. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 2 XIV: Which one of you sprung the obvious imperial trap? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/04/19 4:12:54 PM #396 | And Alakazam's riposte is Super Poop. Which with a name like that I would have imagined I already had it in my library, but nope. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 2 XIV: Which one of you sprung the obvious imperial trap? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/04/19 3:26:21 PM #391 | Alakazamtrainer posted... Arch still hasn't seen my wonderful gift to him yet Alakazamtrainer gifted me Kung Fury, thanks! I do love that film. Retaliation in transit. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 2 XIV: Which one of you sprung the obvious imperial trap? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/04/19 3:14:32 PM #388 | @itrumpmypillow8 Contest I: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MGjsk_ojWs6Zza6RX5MFrGWK6AJx8S4cAjvKZLPbnU0/edit?usp=sharing II is kind of lost though. Pretty sure I did that one on a normal Excel. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Dragon Quest 4 or 5? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/04/19 2:38:58 PM #7 | Guerrilla Soldier posted... 5 is the best in the series imo --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 2 XIV: Which one of you sprung the obvious imperial trap? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/04/19 11:42:55 AM #368 | AceWingsta posted... Nice, Slay The Spire got another update, mostly just QoL and optimization, but still great. And the announcement of a fourth playable character in the works. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 2 XIV: Which one of you sprung the obvious imperial trap? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/04/19 5:05:33 AM #360 | LionLuBu posted... i personally never thought of it as a contest. for me it was more of an excuse to handout gifts. To be perfectly honest, the reason why it started as a contest is because at the beginning I had zero trust on CE's generosity if there wasn't some sort of prize involved. I was proved wrong though. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
| Topic | Steam Gift Contest 2 XIV: Which one of you sprung the obvious imperial trap? |
| ArchangelBaruch 07/04/19 4:41:33 AM #358 | Eh, it doesn't really matter if the contests become less popular, what's important is that people use their generosity to their best of their abilities. I don't plan on stopping these any time soon even if we never go back to thy olde glorious days. itrumpmypillow8 posted... And damn just going through some old docs and I forgot how active these used to be (though the site was a lot more active those years). Like we haven't even broke 100 yet which looks like this will be the lowest amount of gifts undertaking topic # 10 which was at 199. Though we still haven't come close to overtaking topic #4 with 609 the closest was topic #6 with 365 gifts. Really nice summary doc, I'll link it in the main doc. For the two first contests I may still have them in my Drive, I'll check when I get home. EDIT: Wow, I had forgotten how the first contests had bonus gifts by completing objectives. I think I spent north of $300 in gifts in contest I. --- Vocaloid topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/2000121-/76430759 |
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