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It's that time of year again;  2011, 2012,  2013 , 2014, 2015 and 2016.

 

Please read me, earlier this year Valve removed the option to add games as gifts to your inventory so you can only send gifts directly, which rather kills the whole secret part. So the only way to carry on is if people send me a list of the games and the money so I can buy the gifts.

 

Valve did recently introduce Digital Gift Cards, which allows you to send Steam wallet funds to someone, so it's not too far removed from buying games as gifts and sending them to me. One limitation is there's no option to send a specific amount, it's multiples of 4 and 10, you also can't use current wallet funds to buy them. I've tested and the gifted wallet funds can be used to purchase gifts.

 

We can also use PayPal gift or bank transfer, as these will require some more organisation would be best to get them done before the final minute.

 

  • To take part please PM me a link to your Steam profile by the end of December 17th.

 

  • On December 18th I'll send a PM saying who you're buying for.

 

  • PM me the games you want to gift and if using digital gift cards send it to JPR (main not Santa) before the end of December 23rd.

 

  • If you want to send money another way let me know in the PM and we will sort it out, please try and let me know as early as possible.

 

  • I'll then send the games out late on the 24th.

 

  • My account is a UK one using the UK store, the digital gift cards are converted if sent in a different currency but not sure if you can see the conversion rate.

 

The Winter sale should start December 21st this year so it will be a tight turnaround. Games will be at their best price at the start of the sale, useful for buying gifts, it also means you won't miss out on anything if you choose to wait until the 25th to buy games.

 

A wishlist is useful especially with the tight turnaround. No limits on what you can buy, I'll include a Steam profile link so you can see what they own. Whilst there's no restrictions the spirit is more thoughtful, you can send a comedy gift, but it's not really in the spirit if that's all you send.

 

Hopefully I've covered everything and the changes won't put too many off or present too many issues. Annoying that Valve made the changes as it's all gone so smoothly up until now.

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RabMyself

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I’m in again!

 

And I’d just like to apologise to my previous secret Santa’s, due to having 2 young kids and not a great pc I have barely played the games I’ve been gifted (or any games for that matter). But with a new pc on the way and the kids a little more grown up I have a few extra minutes to dedicate to my games :)

 

Just love over the spirit of this thread :D

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Part of the fun is considering what you think others might enjoy, as well as give a chance and come out surprised and feeling warm and fuzzy.

 

So, you know, you'll be getting GalGun instead. That's a good shooter for a shooter fan like yourself.

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10 minutes ago, clippa said:

It is not a good shooter, it's a shitty rail shooter for Japanese perverts that like looking at schoolgirls knickers!

 

Who cares about that when you care about rankings, high scores and leaderboards! Things you love! ^_^

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I never did get around to that from the summer sale, thanks for reminding me... HunieCam Studio distracted instead. ;)

 

One person gifted me Zero Punctuation: Hat Fall one year (it was admittedly on my wish list), and I kid you not, as much of a joke pointless 2minute game it might be, it's what I came back to most of the gifts that day, and in fact all I remember of that years Secret Santa gifts in general. Might just me though, of course.

 

It's the thought that counts.

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I have a name! *checks PMs*

 

This could be good - I feel like the tastes of my target and myself overlap in certain areas, and I have a tiny suspicion that this person has been my Santa in the past. Surprises could be tough - their list and their collection of owned games are hardly brief - but we'll see what the sales are like... :) 

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