JocktheLock1: Hello, can someone help me, I am new and am wondering how to become accepted into the community. Just curious, I read the rules and am still somewhat confused. May someone please help explain to me how this all works and whether I am allowed to be in this thread?
Please inform me if I can not request a game, but may I ask for Stardew Valley if possible and allowed from this community? Anyways, have a great day and week everyone!
Thank you in advance!
To be accepted in the community you have to participate in the community, comment or creat some threads, help other users with their problems, tell some jokes, participate on some games thread, among other things, that will increase your reputation over time (Rep) and is a good indication that you are not here just for the free games.
To participate in this tread the rules are really simple, you just have to ask for a game and wait, that is not guarantee you will receive it, all depends on the good will of the community members. So, if you are going to ask for something, try to be moderated, take in count that the gift have region free prices, you can still ask for a $60 USD game but the chances you recive it are pretty low... Like I said this depends on the good will and pure altruism of the GOG users, so if you ask for a expensive game, or you have low reputation, or you are a really new user and the first thing you do is ask for a game other users probably won't see it with good eyes.
Another thing, is really important to no abuse of the Gifting Thread, don't push the generosity of the user like, for example, the comment above, you still can post and ask for a game every week, you won't be banned from the thread, but probably will be downvoted by others.
And last, always be grateful with the users that gift you a game, they don't have any obligations to do it, so at least a simple message of gratitude is kind enough!!!!
This are not rules or anything like that, just are some recommendation, you can still do what you want.
Welcome to the GOG Community! :D