I agree with kai2, gogtrial34987 and ariaspi. Gifts are given to our community by a member, but that doesn't mean that we are entitled to the best of our wishes game! It's really only decision making and a bit of risk. For my part, I saw the list 20 minutes after it was posted. I started alphabetically and still when in "A" and saw "A Plague Tale: Innocence", I said "That's it, I don't search for anything else".

I would thank people to not use ad hominems and imply or outright say anyone else is "greedy", "entitled", "complaining" or "ungrateful" or any permutation of these insulting insinuations. I wonder of some of these stone throwers are virtue signaling by doing so. If they throw the stones while groveling in gratitude they can't be accused themselves.

Let's just have a narrow focus on my easiest no-brainer suggestion I made that I have not seen anyone properly respond to.

May we please have it so that the game list of what will be released for request, is released ahead of being able to request it in the monthly Gog giveaway thread.

Maybe even tell us when releases will happen and how many in a month.

That method will give even bigger advantage to people who constantly refresh the giveaway thread to fast grab the biggest cakes so it makes no sense.

Please walk me through your logic here.

And that will lead to... what? People setting their sights on their most wanted game, then at the very moment when requests are allowed all those who can be online at that time will post at once, possibly with several requesting the same game, for many games, basically at the same time. Imagine the confusion, and the workload for the admin.

Look, the giveaway admit gets to set the rules and if someone donates it means they're fine with them. The rest of us who request may make suggestions, which don't need to be taken into account, and complaints and demands are quite a different business. Besides, in a regular giveaway, there's a lot of chance involved, most getting nothing at all. Here one usually gets what they request, so if some amount of chance ends up being involved when many titles are posted at once, plus the fact that something more interesting may show up later in a month, well, it's still way less than it'd normally be.

Different people will want different games. What exactly is the problem of people asking for exactly what they want most?

As far as people posting for the same game, how would that be different? It's first request first serve. What "confusion"???

"Sorry, someone beat you to it"
"I don't understand"
"Someone requested it before you did"
"I'm confused"
Poor LS overwhelmed with confused people all because everyone gets a chance to ask for exactly what they want most [/sarcasm]

Besides, some already know what the games will be ahead of time, so you are just arguing for unfairness. Just like those who argue for nominations that only apply for others are arguing for a unfair distribution system.

You seem to be struggling with the concept of this thread. It;s meant for discussion of the giveaway. LS wants our opinions, and doesn't need you telling them what they already know, that LS has final say.

You aren't saying anything here that justifies you trying to shut down conversation.

Let me quote the very first rule:

"#1. If you donate a key to this giveaway, you're leaving who gets it
fully up to my discretion and the rules of this giveaway.
If you'd like to pick and choose who gets what yourself,
you'll have to open up a giveaway of your own"

Please do me a HUGE favor and read that rule several spaced times to digest all that entails

Done? A second HUGE favor please:
Read all the posts of the first page of this thread (Lets say posts #1 to #15)
Do you notice what exactly was the situation that drove the creation of this exact thread and its goal?

If after all those reading digestions you consider:
1) You have NOT received already a proper response to your suggestions
2) You are NOT mistakenly acting pushing and pushing your suggestions
3) You want to keep insisting to discuss your NOT popular suggestions

Please let me know to keep going: I am plenty of reasons to personally disagree with your suggestions
and/or elaborate further what has already been said

Thanks in advance

I actually find the surprise element one of the nicest things of this giveaway. Although this month you could have known around 95% of the upcoming titles if you have followed the Fight Club (and you could even have claimed another prize on this thread). That's the nice thing of regularly checking the forums, there are many other nice surprises or interesting threads to be found.

Saying when is the list going to be updated in advance would surely lead to requests being bottlenecked.

Participating in this giveaway usually requires some luck, quickness or patience. Maybe you don't find it totally fair, but that's how it is and, with some minor changes, how it has been since its earlier editions. Suggestions are always welcome, but first try to adapt yourself to its rules and enjoy the thrill of participating.

It is not free stuff, except for daggered keys. Most times, someone paid for the games in prder to offer them to the community.

It is a community giveaway. It really improves when people consider opportunity costs. There are two:

1) A personal one, as mentioned: there is a monthly cap, so by choosing a game you leave all others on the table, including those still to come.

2) A community opportunity cost: fun that you may get from a particular game versus the fun that sone other person may get, which might be a lot.

If everyone considered 2), (possibly most participants do?) then yhe overall level of fun for everyone increases, as everyone really takes a game that they really want to play, instead of grabbing anything just because they can.

Those who might think 2) is not for them, still might be convinced by 1). 1) Might be a good reason not to unload all the codes at the same time over a month. But there can be different circumstances, as with the games that came from the fight club tournament giveaway.

This. So much this.

I'm also of the opinion that it is not "necessary" to grab a game each month. So when the games list changes and there is nothing really interesting. Well then don't ask for a game. And if an interesting game was taken by someone else. Well good for them. Hopefully they are going to enjoy it. Maybe something else will come up later (this month or another month) to ask for. For me the community part was always the most important point, meaning instead of being "angry" better be happy for someone else.

That being said, it is really sad if someone gets a game (by being faster) that he wanted, but as he is playing it he realizes that he doesn't like it after all! So he both has deprived it from someone who would appreciate the game more, and he deprives himself from another game the same month!

Edit: The same thing that moonshineshadow wrote.

On the other hand, grabbers might be deterred by the hope of something more suitable for them arriving later in the month ^_^
Indeed.

I really doubt that. I mean, would you pass a game on your wishlist just in hope that maybe another game from your wishlist will appear? Especially considering that if it's a more desirable game, there is a fair chance it will be grabbed by someone else?

Sorry, but you don't make any sense. So, I ask you again - if you wanted two games, but one game (e.g. Skyrim) you wanted really bad and another (e.g. Ultima) you wanted but not as strongly as Skyrim. If you saw Ultima, would you grab it, or would wait for Skyrim?