I have decided to change the format of the weekly code giveaways as it seems people only post comments on the site in relation to the code giveaways and rarely anywhere else apart from a small minority of people, so this week I am trying something new. In the new giveaway starting tomorrow I will pick a comment from all the comments on the site posted during the week and that person will win the code.
I hope this works as the old method of questions just attracts free code hunters to the site and they bring nothing to the community. I want to get people interested in indie games and not just people looking for a free game. As long as the person posts an on topic comment they are entered into the draw, depending on how many codes are available in the giveaway I will pick the winners either based on the quality of the comment (i.e. impressions on a indie game, review etc) or one at random. I hope to continue the Twitter giveaway as these are quite popular, but again the majority are just people who only contribute by entering competitions so I may change this in the next few weeks.
Let me know your thoughts on the new format for the code giveaway, I am open to suggestions so please reply in the comments.
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Nothing wrong with that idea. Twitter is a prime example of how some people simply hunt for something free, entering contests numerous times, never using it for anything else.
I have yet to try IncaBlocks, but I did win War Ships and purchased Fishing Girl awhile back. Both very fun titles, so I assume IncaBlocks will be similar in that sense.
You need to do what you feel is best for your site.
That’s cool.
Good idea! Although I might only be saying that to get a chance to win the code…
One problem with this is that I might win a game I don’t really want.
If the person does not want the code they can give it back to me and I will choose another winner or they can give to someone else.
I will start up the code giveaway tomorrow as there is not much new content to comment on at the moment.