*** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ***
First, don't worry, it's not bad news. Actually, this should benefit all members. It's about Rule #9 and its chart. So far, it has done its job really well, it helped the group when it was necessary and now the group is more active and balanced between all members. But is not perfect, the possibility that it may limit the number of entries in some giveaways is real and we have seen that in some comments from giveaway creators. Sure, it may also be the matter of the same games in many bundles for a long time (joking :P), but the group is now better than ever, more organized and sharing, and all thanks to its wonderful members from GOG. So it was time to introduce a change to improve it that it should be more useful and fair for everybody, and that is, we're changing the way the chart works.
Until now, we have used the number of "Gifts Received" from SteamGifts and set that with an allowed gift difference, but this is not considering the number of gifts sent in full. Sure, a higher number of gifts sent means a better gift difference, but in some way, is punishing for winning more instead of rewarding for making more giveaways, which should be more important. So, we're changing the chart and use the number of "Gifts Sent" from SteamGifts instead, and setting that with a better allowed gift difference, and also taking in consideration the rules in the group but with a twist, a higher number of gifts sent means you can win more (a higher allowed gift difference). Here, take a look:
=====================================
GIFTS SENT ——> ALLOWED GIFT DIFFERENCE
=====================================
0 to 2 ——> –5
3 to 5 ——> –7
6 to 10 ——> –10
11 to 20 ——> –13
21 to 30 ——> –17
31 to 40 ——> –20
41 to 50 ——> –23
51 to 60 ——> –26
61 and more ——> –30
=====================================
As you can see, this chart is rewarding with a fair gift difference that's easier to improve than the last chart. The first entry in the chart may look harsh, but it's actually using Rule #10 and also, trying to avoid a flaw in our rules that allowed in the past that some members could make 1 or 2 giveaways for the group and stay that way up for years, before they had to leave the group for overleeching.
This new chart is replacing the old one from now on.
As a reminder, "Gifts Sent" is the value of gifts sent after a giveaway has ended with at least a winner, and this winner has received their gift. Also, is only considering the gifts sent in giveaways for this group only. Gifts sent in multigroup giveaways are not considered for this chart (as always has been).
As usual, any comments and feedback are always welcome.
Cheers ^_^
*** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ***
Post edited December 06, 2015 by Azrael360
