👥 TalePlay (TalePlay) - Giveaway Group

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Hi and welcome to our Steam Group Recruitment,

Who is TalePlay:

I formally created this Steam Group with the intent to deliver on short burst reviews for Steam that are linked to my personal account and offer a much more detailed overview of the games I play. I still continue to do that time to time, and as well create YouTube videos with reviews, game-related topics, discussions, and game listings that I think you would enjoy watching.

Today, I have decided to open up our Steam Group Recruitment for Giveaways. These giveaways will contain games that are rated on the Positive side of the spectrum, from AAA games to AA and Indies. I am doing this kind of Steam Giveaway(s) and Discord Giveaways once a month, starting at the beginning of the month, and provide you with one of the best games you've wanted to get your hands on or want to play. Some of the games may contain a whole collection and some will be stand-alone.

What I want from those who wish to participate is to PLAY OUR GAMES. I think it's important that you understand that even if these games are giveaways, somebody out there, worked hard to get the money and invest it in the prize, so we value that you play the games you win from us or other members in the upcoming 3 Months since receiving the game.

If you want to know more about me feel free to reach out, but make sure you write a comment before you add us. I may or may not accept, so I appreciate your patience and understanding.

Leader: Vasharal so, if you want to reach out you can do so via Steam.

How to Join:

First Apply on our Steam Group and write us a comment that you applied in this thread.
Have an account on Steam Hunters for accurate achievement stats. Completionist.me is also acceptable.
[Optional] Create, if you haven't, and share your BLAEO account in the comments.
❕ BLAEO helps us easily check your won games through without going through the hassle to check through Steam or other tools that are more likely slower and it's neatly organized. YOU DO NOT NEED TO TAKE PART IN ANY CHALLENGES.
If you partake in the giveaway and win our giveaway, we want you to play that particular game in the next 3 months. You don't have to complete it, but we'd be happy if you'd at least attempt to beat the main campaign. If it doesn't have a campaign or story, play a significant amount of time to kinda cover 25-50% of the Achievements. If some games don't have achievements, screenshots are required for rolling credits.

Group Rules:

At least Level 2 on SteamGifts.
If you're new to SteamGifts, you need to be a member for at least 3 months.
Multiple or un-redeemed wins within the last year - are forbidden.
Your overall Reputation should be clean on SteamRep. If you've had a VAC ban older than 1 year, and explain why you got it, we might make an exception.
You have to have your Steam privacy settings for your profile and games as Public (example);
Check our Steam Group Announcement for further details and announcements. Rules and Information there may be different, but currently, this thread is the most up-to-date that you should follow. Future updates will be made there too to reflect the group.
You have to play your giveaway within 3 months' time - there are exceptions if you're unable to play, but you have to reach out to the person in that 3 months time-frame, not when the 3 months are over;
If the winner does not fully commit to playing according to the requirements established by the gifter—such as beating the story or achieving more than 50% of the achievements—and fails to inform the gifter or thank them upon winning, they will receive a warning. A second warning will result in removal without further notice.
If you are found cheating your playtime or achievements, or if you are found not playing the game at all, you will be removed immediately. To report any unlawful behavior, please visit our Report section or contact me via Steam or Discord.

Giveaway Rules:

Giving giveaways using our group is NOT REQUIRED. It's just our way to give out to people who wish to support us on our YouTube journey. But, if you wish to take part in the group and give giveaways, please remember that you have the follow the following rule:

No games should be given that are rated as Mixed or Below.
We want each winner to have their hands on games that are highly rated on Steam.

As a reference you need to keep in mind some of these metrics:

10,000+ reviews on Steam and 70%+ Steam rating
1,000+ reviews on Steam and 80%+ Steam rating
100+ reviews on Steam and 90%+ Steam rating

The giveaway should not be region-locked.
When creating a giveaway it is necessary to include a small group rule reminder in your giveaway, something like:
"This is a TalePlay giveaway, by joining you commit to playing this game within three months if you win it."
You can do giveaways alongside other groups with similar rules to ours, such as Playing Appreciated, Playing Matters, and other private groups that require members to play the games they win. However, doing giveaways alongside public groups is no longer permitted. This change is to ensure that members participating in TalePlay and other similar groups actually play their wins. Please note that these rules apply to members who belong to multiple groups, and for any giveaways open to public groups, you must ensure that the winners are aware of TalePlay's rules. For winners who are not part of this group, the rules do not apply.
Please contact Vasharal if you encounter any issue with another member not playing a game or breaking any of the other rules.

Re-Applications

If you left the group for various reasons but didn't have any previous infringes you're free to re-apply to the group again as long as you played your wins. Please let us know the reason of your leave. We'd be more than happy to have you back.

If you face removal from the group due to misconduct or failure to beat or sufficiently play your won game, you may request a second chance through re-application. Members caught cheating—such as idling games (for games with no achievements) or using programs to unlock achievements—will not be permitted a second application under any circumstances. This option is available only if you believe the removal was unjust—such as due to a misunderstanding, unforeseen personal circumstances, or lack of communication—and you failed to address the issue within the 3-month giveaway timeframe. You only get 1 chance to correct your mistake and be part of the community. There's no third or more chances. It allows members to demonstrate accountability and genuine interest in the group’s values. To reapply, follow one of the options below:

Option A

Play and beat the unplayed game(s) you won, along with another game from your wins that is similar in length. If you have multiple unplayed games, you must play all of them plus an additional game from your wins that has an average length similar to the unplayed games.
For example, if your unplayed games are 10 hours, 15 hours, and 5 hours long, the total is 30 hours, which gives an average of 10 hours per game (30 ÷ 3 = 10).
You must beat the game(s) within a set timeframe (e.g., 1-3 months depending on the length of the game) from the time of your re-application to demonstrate accountability.
If you didn’t play your won game because you didn’t like it but failed to inform the gifter, you may choose two other games from your wins, play them, and beat them instead. They have to be equally in length to the game you didn't play.
It’s understandable to dislike a game every once in a while, but if you’re overly picky and your constant reasoning for not playing games is that you don’t like them, they’re too hard, or some other excuse, then I’m sorry, but this isn’t the group for you.

Option B

Contribute by hosting a giveaway for the game you have not played. In case you have 2 or 3 games unplayed, you can mix and match by playing 2 and giving a giveaway for the 3rd.
The giveaway must run for at least 3 days, during which you are not allowed to participate in other giveaways.

Final Notes:

Requesting to join without leaving a comment below will result in an automatic rejection after a week or more. Please don't forget to do this because oftentimes we receive a request and never hear from the applicant at all on Steamgifts. I find it difficult to reach out to individuals who don't respect the rules as their profile is very restrictive and can't write back to them. If you don't hear from us in a week time after you applied know that's the case.

Do know that by using BLAEO helps us easily go through the win and see your progress, but if that's something you're not happy using, we'll be using this script or completionist.me to monitor and track your progress with the game. We will not nudge you or force you to play the game, but do know that you may lose access to the group if you are reported or found abusing people's kindness.

To join BLAEO you need to apply here. Your application may take a while to process, but once you've got your hands on your account all you have to do is share your profile, that way it's easier for us to just monitor your progress with the game.

If we missed anything or may require some updates, we will be updating this discussion.

If you wish to check Status updates for your game, removal from the group or something similar, visit our Steam Group Giveaway Status Discussion section to learn more.

Among other Play your Wins groups we'd like to be able to create a deeper relationship between the gifters and the receivers, so we'd like you to be transparent about the things you liked about the game. You can share your views about the story, because I personally really enjoy a good game that has an amazing story. Some games I might have played them myself, and I can freely talk about them without the fear of spoilers, so I'd like people who do win the games to be opened for discussion about them. Games are fun and should be experienced at a much deeper level than just finishing a game to 100% or be forced to complete every side-quest or worst, playing it for a few minutes and never picking it up again.

We want that you keep in mind this aspect while being part of TalePlay. We know that sometimes we get over-saturated by the sheer amount of games we can win or we can buy, to the point we build up a backlog. Let's make gaming and receiving games fun again!

Thank you for considering joining us and we're looking forward to seeing you partake in our giveaways as soon as we get started.

If you wish to check the games we're giving away you can check our Steamgifts Group Giveaway.

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