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None of the above are against any rules on the IG website, but I still thought it was worth pointing out the difference.
How giving a key that will be revoked or progress reset is not againt the rules? When you go watch a movie you expect to not be cut after 30min and asked to pay again.

Its the Hollyday pack and not the DLC.
 

Ausf

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How giving a key that will be revoked or progress reset is not againt the rules?
The rules state that it must be the correct app ID and version. If something is against the rules, show me where it says that. You can't? Of course not, because there is no such rule. "I don't like it" is not a rule. If not liking something made it a rule, everything would be against the rules.
When you go watch a movie you expect to not be cut after 30min and asked to pay again.
Movies get revoked from platforms all the time. You don't own the movie, you own a license to play it. The same with games. Even retail games get revoked sometimes, and without any reason given.
Its the Hollyday pack and not the DLC.
This is a clear example of the GA not being accurately represented.
 

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@ausf The moral of the story is that the rules state that the keys used in giveaways are not supposed to be keys that can be revoked because THEY WERE GIVEN FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY, not for greedy ass people to use as exp fodder.
 

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The moral of the story is that the rules state that the keys used in giveaways are not supposed to be keys that can be revoked
Nowhere in the IG rules say that. The rules are short, and even slightly ambiguous. Not to mention cut and pasted from trades in the GA creation section.
THEY WERE GIVEN FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY
Or are you talking about why they were given by the devs? They rarely have rules in that case. They're given to test, sure, but promotional purposes rather than testing would be more common IMO.
not for greedy ass people to use as exp fodder.
Most of them cost 1s. They'd need a lot of fodder to equal the XP of one Hede game. I'm not sure if greed is the motivation here. It's more like people give stuff away they have access to, but don't want themselves. Maybe removing malus for challenges if they do it every day.
 
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@jomanji (AKA "CrimsonHelpfulHollow Hills")

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@ausf The moral of the story is that the rules state that the keys used in giveaways are not supposed to be keys that can be revoked because THEY WERE GIVEN FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY, not for greedy ass people to use as exp fodder.
It's useless to talk to him, he nad the ohters are doing it for their own profit, thay will do anything thay can to continue doing so, just do like me and blackslist him and anyone else sputing nonsense, i mean here in the forum, so you don't have to read his useless comments ever again.

To do sojust click on their forum name an press Ingore in the profile page, it seem there is no limit here compared as in giveaways.
 

[MZK]Lightning

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Nowhere in the IG rules say that. The rules are short, and even slightly ambiguous. Not to mention cut and pasted from trades in the GA creation section.
I've previously shown an email conversation I had with @paula (An ADMIN OF THIS SITE) showing that she said that ALL Alpha/Beta/Demo/Playetesting/Trial keys are against the Giveaway section rules.

Or are you talking about why they were given by the devs? They rarely have rules in that case. They're given to test, sure, but promotional purposes rather than testing would be more common IMO.
It doesn't matter why the Dev gave them, as @paula says they're not allowed HERE.

Most of them cost 1s. They'd need a lot of fodder to equal the XP of one Hede game. I'm not sure if greed is the motivation here. It's more like people give stuff away they have access to, but don't want themselves. Maybe removing malus for challenges if they do it every day.
It doesn't matter. It's still experience gained by violating the rules.

You need to stop white-kinghting for people who break the rules and don't give a shit about you bud. It makes you look bad while helping the rule-breakers.
 

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I've previously shown an email conversation I had with @paula (An ADMIN OF THIS SITE) showing that she said that ALL Alpha/Beta/Demo/Playetesting/Trial keys are against the Giveaway section rules.
That's not how rules work. Paula is a PR bot and did not even answer your question. You asked a leading question. Paula bot said they would get back to you with clarification, and then never did. I can't believe you're still trying to peddle that pathetic excuse.
It doesn't matter why the Dev gave them, as @paula says they're not allowed HERE.
Paula bot said no such thing.
It doesn't matter. It's still experience gained by violating the rules.
Not against the rules. Rules need to be clear so that people understand them, and enforced so people do not ignore them.
You need to stop white-kinghting for people who break the rules and don't give a shit about you bud. It makes you look bad while helping the rule-breakers.
I don't think you understand what that term means, since you clearly don't understand what rules are. Let me tell you who doesn't give a shit about you, everyone. That means Paula bot, the people ignoring your made up rules, and now me.

You are beyond all hope. No one is that stupid. You're doing this intentionally. You make up rules, and pretend to report them. To who? No one is listening.

If you're wondering why I even bother correcting you, it's so other people reading this will understand that your made up rules do not exist, and not be influenced by them.
 

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@goldenvanishadventure (AKA <<CODX>> NoName)


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Ausf

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Guess this is why you're so vehement that freebies are allowed. Because you want to continue freeloading.
You guess wrong. I'm level 10. I was testing to see if the cost had been reduced to zero, as it has been on SG. When I tried to calculate the cost before listing, it came back with an error, so I created a GA instead. Either IG are incredibly slow to update or if it has any price, it uses the first one. If a game has a demo, then it could simply be any price listed first is what it uses to calculate cost/XP.

You "report" accurately described GAs with working keys, that follow the rules, but refuse to "report" GAs for non Steam keys, like GOG GAs, that are against the rules. The irony, the hypocrisy, the clownery.

The "rule" being broken here only exists in your imagination.
 

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Those are 100-100 expired GOG keys, won a Juarez yesterday and it was already expired, i remember Ghostrunner from the same timespace.
 
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[MZK]Lightning

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That's not how rules work. Paula is a PR bot and did not even answer your question. You asked a leading question. Paula bot said they would get back to you with clarification, and then never did. I can't believe you're still trying to peddle that pathetic excuse.

I'm talking about the email conversation seen in the above post, dumbass. I even said email in the post you quoted.

Just shows that you're so biased against me that you don't bother to read.
 

Ausf

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Just shows that you're so biased against me that you don't bother to read.
I'm not biased against you. Rules must be clearly displayed so people can understand them. If you're the only one that knows what this "rule" is then it is not a rule. It's just your biased imagination. You created this "rule" so you'd have something to "report" except no one is paying any attention to your reports. Somehow this did not deter you in any way.

This has nothing to do with you, or any bias at all. The only reason it is mostly focused on you is that you're the main one repeatedly doing it. Are you capable of understanding the difference between what a rule is, compared to what you want it to be?

There are only two places that list rules. The first would be: Giveaways — IndieGala help & documentation portal 1.2 documentation

The second I can't link directly, but: Login or register | Indiegala Then click on Giveaways. Even this is a cut and paste from Trades, and includes incorrect information about feedback. They cleaned it up a little, but it's still a mess.

Any emails between you and Paula, real or imaginary, complete conversations, or you being ignored, are not rules. If a new user can not read the rules, then it is not a rule and does not exist. No amount of "reports," or time, will change that.
 

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Just shows that you're so biased against me
To prove my point, is anyone claiming secret insider knowledge on what a rule is? If so, then I will say the same thing to them. I have no bias against you, only your imaginary rules, based on supposed conversations. Even if those conversations are real, they are still not rules.

The other issue being you not making any distinction, or perhaps being incapable of understanding the difference between, playtesting, alpha/beta, unreleased, removed from sale, F2P, Steam early access, and activation messages.

Even your own email screenshot, supposedly from Paula, says that people can leave negative feedback. Of course people can leave negative feedback for any reason, including for a working key, and for a correctly described, and rule following GA, even including your idea of rules.

Feedback can only be changed by the person giving the feedback. Even if the winner says that the key worked, and includes thanks, IG support will not change negative feedback without the feedback giver's permission.
 
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