Secret Santa Sign Up & Profiles

[Hectic Glenn]

Welcome to the first Halflife2.net Secret Santa! In this thread you will be able to sign up to participate. Sign up's close on Friday 11th.

Please do not post if you are not taking part.​

This is only for veteran and trusted members of HL2.net, everyone who posted in the previous thread is able to join. Anyone who isn't sure, can post and I'll contact you if we're unsure.

Details you must provide in this thread:

1. By posting you are agreeing to take part in the secret santa, meaning you must buy a gift for the name you are given, you will also receive a gift from a different anonymous member
2. You must provide 2 or 3 game genres you enjoy so your SS can buy something you're likely to enjoy - see left side of Steam store
3. You must provide your current Steam game list (using

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tags please) or link us to your Steam community profile (ensure it is PUBLIC) so we can see your game list.

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Buying your gift

1. Select your game from the Steam store ($10 minimum) - games in Steam sales are fine. Add to your basket
2. Go to check-out and choose to buy the game as a gift
3. Choose to send the game gift via email (NOT TO A FRIEND)
4. Enter your own email.
5. When you receive the game gift via email, edit the email to remove personal details, do not remove the 'activation link'.
6. Forward this email to me with your username as the title (I will remove this later). I'll send you my email once all participants are finalised.

Thanks to Valve Software for providing us the details on this process. You will not need to do this until the 11th when you receive your forum gift receiver.

Final note

If you decide to enter, please please please follow through with your commitment to purchase a game for someone. If you disappear you'll be leaving someone without a gift and there will be a gift specifically bought just for you which I cannot give to you if you haven't bought one for someone else. Therefore, I am trusting the long-time members to be good sports and not ruin your fellow forumites from having a good time. Anyone who doesn't purchase a gift after entering will have their name released to the forum with several other nasty consequences.

Thank ya'll!

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Please ask any questions in this thread: http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=163657

Please use this thread to sign up.

For those who are prompt and are easy to communicate with throughout this event, I will put their names into a hat for a special xmas draw to win more games which Valve have provided!

 

[Ren.182]

Sign me up.

I only have £50 to last till Jan, damn you Glenn making me spend my final pennies!

Looking forward to see what I might get though Will be nice if my recipient enjoys my gift too

My steam games list: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ren182/games

I also have:

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BF2 Complete Collection
Guild Wars
X3 Reunion
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
All of the Unreal Tournaments
Sid Meier's Pirates!
All of the GTA's
The Monkey Island Episodes
Mirror's Edge

Game genres I like:
-Action
-Adventure (Point and Click not so much)
-RPG's

Dont worry about specs. Can play pretty much everything on high.

 

[Feath]

Hello, my name is Feath. If I were to name two gaming genres I like, I'd probably say something along the lines of Roleplaying Games and First Person Shooters.

My Steam Community page is located here: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Feath/.

 

[Omnomnick]

I'm in!

I enjoy Action games such as First person shooters or RPG's. I also enjoy free roaming Adventure games.

I have 37 games on Steam, all are listed below.

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Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Team Fortress 2
Garry's Mod
Audiosurf
Condition Zero
Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
Counter Strike
Counter Strike Source
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat Source
Deathmatch Classic
Evil Genius
Half Life
Half Life 2
Half Life 2 Deathmatch
Half Life 2 Episode 1
Half Life 2 Episode 2
Half Life 2 Lost Coast
Half Life Blue Shift
Half Life Source
Half Life Deathmatch Source
Opposing Force
Portal
Ricochet
Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
Team Fortress Classic
The Ship Single Player
World of Goo

I also own these games which aren't on Steam but I bought Retail.
Spore
Rome Total War
The Sims 2
The Sims 3

I also asked Glenn if I should put my PC Specs on here just in case somebody buys a too powerful game for somebody.

Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.7Ghz
4GB DDR2 RAM
EP45-UD3LR Gigabyte Motherboard
nVidia GeForce 9600GT 1GB @ DirectX11 -- 1680x1050 Resolution

I look forward to this game/contest/thing/fun?

 

[Laivasse]

Count me in. I can't wait to dispense Christmas joy from my sack.

Here's my games list:

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EVE Online: Apocrypha
GRID
Audiosurf
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Source
Day of Defeat
Deathmatch Classic
Football Manager 2009
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Source
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Hitman: Blood Money
Hitman 2
Hitman: Contracts
Opposing Force
Portal
Psychonauts
Rag Doll Kung Fu
Ricochet
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords
Source SDK
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress Classic
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
The Witcher
GTA4
SF4
World of Goo
Bioshock
Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific
Oblivion

Favoured genres:
-RPGs, FPS, Adventure/point'n'click, strategies like Civ (but usually not RTS), simulations of any kind, sports games, platformers... almost anything.

 

[DreamThrall]

I'd like to sign up!

Here's my steam games list:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/theinterrobanger/games
I've also got Spore, just not registered on Steam.

I like:

FPS that have a decent story
Adventure
RPGs (non-MMO)
Strategy

 

[CyberPitz]

This should be fun

I Do enjoy RTS, Strategy, FPS. Adventure not so much, but there have been some good ones!

Steam game list here

http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/CyberPitz

 

[MorganFreeman911]

I'd love to sign up!
http://steamcommunity.com/id/morganfreeman911/games
I like:
FPS games
RPG Games (non-mmo)
RTS games
Action
SOME adventure games
and everything by Popcap

It's the thought that counts :3

 

[Sulkdodds]

http://steamcommunity.com/id/kingleer/

I like lots of games but mainly Action and Indie (but hey, you know me, if you see something you think I'd like...)

 

[Dekstar]

I'm signing up!
Here's my games list: http://steamcommunity.com/id/dekstar/games
I have CoD4, Heroes 3, Evil Genius, Deus Ex, Mass effect, Morrowind and Oblivion not on Steam, just in case someone thought of buying me it.

I like:
First Person Shooters with good Single-players. Not too interested in Multiplayer at all.
RPG's
Indie
Action
Racing games are ok, but only if I can use a non-360-pad USB joypad with them. Trackmania supports it, and I had a lot of fun with the free one and my pad.

I'm running on a laptop but it plays Dragon Age perfectly on highest graphics so I don't think you have to limit your buying for me.
Specs:
Core 2 Duo @ 2.4Ghz
4gb of RAM
Radeon Mobility 4537 (or something, 4500 range anyway)

 

[G-Dub]

I'm in Glenda.

I guess I mainly play FPShooters judging by my games list!

http://steamcommunity.com/id/gdub/games

Glenn could we suggest a few games on Steam we might be interested in, instead of genres?

EDIT: I also have Mirror's Edge and Spore on another digital platform.

 

[Wanted Bob]

Count me in too guys

http://steamcommunity.com/id/wanted_bob/games

In addition to these, I also own (some on PC, others on 360):

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STALKER - Shadow of Chernobyl
Crysis and Crysis Warhead
Company of Heroes
Supreme Commander
Crazy Machines
Oblivion
The Witcher
Hitman Blood Money
SPORE
Modern Warfare 2
GTA 4
Peggle
Jedi Knight 2 - Outcast
Assassins Creed
Mirrors Edge
KOTOR 1 and 2
Republic Commando
Rome: Total War
UT3

As for games I like, I mostly play FPSs and RPGs (mostly offline due to crappy residence network, and definately not MMO). RTS games can be fun too, as well as Space sims. Doesnt mean I'm not open to any surprises though

EDIT: G-Dub, dont you think that takes the surprise out of things?

 

[Druckles]

Hi sexies,

Games List

And the following:

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Bioshock
Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
One of the earlier CoD games - didn't find particularly great.

Usually interested in action and FPSs, but have been recently playing RPGs such as KOTOR and Mass Effect. Enjoy Sci-Fi, Star Wars in general. Unfortunately, I don't have as much time anymore, so have been playing quite a few casual and indie games.

Merry Christmas

 

[staticprimer]

Sign me up please!

I like mainly FPS/Action and RPG, but also some adventure and strategy. I enjoy Sci-Fi themed games a lot too.

My game list: http://steamcommunity.com/id/staticprimer/games

Also, some noteworthy games not listed there are:

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All of the CoD games
All Tom Clancey games
LFD1
Mass Effect
KOTOR1

 

[Sliver]

Hello, my name is Sliver. I enjoy a good sci-fi/fantasy RPG, FPS, or a platformers with an enjoyable story.
Here is my games list: http://steamcommunity.com/id/solid_sliver/games

Along with those, I own:

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STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl & Clear Sky
Bioshock
Crysis
Battlefield 1942 and Battlefrield 2.
Command and Conquer 3
CoD4
Company of Heroes

 

[Pulse]

Had to drop out, disregard this.

 

[DigiQ8]

Count me in!

I enjoy FPS and Strategy Games (No Sci-fi games please )

My games list available here.

 

[Mellish]

I'm defo up for this.

I'm into First Person Shooters, Adventure Games (though not as much point and click), Platformers, Interesting Indie Games, Action RPGs (not turn based ones or click and attack) and any Action game of sort. I also love a good and engaging storyline

My Steam Game List: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Mellish/games

Games that I don't own on steam

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Oblivion and Morrowind
Mass Effect
Fallout 3
Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2
Assassin's Creed
Far Cry 2
Castle Wolfenstein and Hitman 3 (a bit random, but just in case)
Deus Ex
Prototype
All Grand Theft Autos

My specs are pretty shit so do not buy such a recent game (most of those games I own are for consoles). To give you a fair representation, I had to play bioshock on pretty much low for everything, medium for a few things.

PS. Don't buy the expansion pack for STALKER, I didn't like the original.

 

[Shakermaker]

I am in.

My Steam list can be found here. I also own:

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All Battlefield games
All Total War games
All MoH games, except Airborne
All CoD games, except 2 and MW2
All Bioware games, except DA:O
All GTA games
All X games (the space sim)
All Silent Hunter games
All Hitman Games
All Diablo games
CoH + expansions
Gothic 3
C&C Generals
Nexus the Jupiter Incident
Dead Space
Titan Quest
Operation Flashpoint + exp.
ArmA 2
Warhammer Online
Oblivion
Prince of Persia, the Sands of Time
Doom 3
World in Conflict
FO3
Dungeon Siege 1 and 2
Max Payne 1 & 2
Freelancer
FEAR
Starcraft
Tron 2.0
Joint Operations
Soldiers, Heroes of WWII
Panzers, Phase One
Homeworld2
Aion
WoW
Spore
Bioshock
FarCry 1 + 2
Crysis
Stalker

Probably forgot a couple of the older games, but oh well.

Buy me a game I should own but don't.

 

[Reginald]

Count me in. :E

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Audiosurf
Blueberry Garden
Borderlands
Braid
Codename Gordon
Condition Zero
Condition Zero Deleted Scenes
Counter Strike
Counter Strike Source
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Darwinia
Day of Defeat
Day of Defeat Source
Deathmatch Classic
DEFCON
Dragon Age: Origins
Everyday Shooter
Garry's Mod
Gish
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Half-Life 2: Episode Three
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Source
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Mount And Blade
Mr. Robot
Opposing Force
The Path
Peggle Extreme
Portal
Ricochet
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
SiN 1
SiN Multiplayer
SiN Episodes: Emergence :|
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress Classic
TrackMania Nations Forever
World of Goo
Zombie Shooter 2 :E

I also own a couple of games that are all over Steam but I purchased retail:
Fallout 3
Far Cry 2
Grand Theft Auto (III, VC, SA, IV)
Medieval: Total War II
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
Hitman (2, Contracts, Blood Money)
Mass Effect
Max Payne (1 + 2)
STALKER: SoC
Dawn of War + all expansions
Saints Row 2
Prototype
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Bioshock

That's pretty much it!

My PC will run nigh on everything. Built to last this beauty.

My favourite genres are either action/shooters or puzzle games. But puzzle games more like World of Goo than Bubble Bobble or whatever. I also love adventure games. I'll be happy with most everything to be honest.

As Druckles says, I don't really have time for many big games at the moment (says he who just bought Dragon Age and Borderlands) but smaller games really catch my fancy at the moment.

 

[kineaesth]

[signs up]

My collection of games.

My computer is dying, so nothing too heavy duty. Little indie games, old FPS's, classic games that I don't have and should play.

GREAT

 

[Bob_Marley]

Lo there,

ze list

I am also owning

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Bioshock
KotoR 1&2
Mass Effect
C&C Generals
BF2
World in Conflict
ArmA
Far Cry 2
Hitman 2
Spore
STALKER SoC & CS
CoD 4
Street Fighter IV
Supreme Commander & Forged Alliance
Settlers Rise of an Empire & Heritage of Kings
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Company of Heroes, Opposing Fronts & Tales of Valour
DoW, Winter Assault, Dark Crusade & Soul Storm
GTA Vice City

Probably forgot some too, but whatever

FPS, RTS & RPG are all good for me. To be honest I'd be happy with most things, but no MMOs, ta very much.

 

[Eejit]

Shazam!

http://steamcommunity.com/id/eejit85/games

I enjoy decent RPGs, some RTS, a good few TBS, decent FPS.
I suspect I'll be receiving DA: O from a sister for xmas, but I don't expect any other overlaps.

 

[Sloth]

Ho Ho Ho?

http://steamcommunity.com/id/evilsloth/games

I enjoy everything, been looking for a decent RPG recently.

I also own:

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Company of Heroes (+ OF)
AC1
Fallout 1+2 and "Fallout 3"
All the C&C and Red Alerts
And a couple of other indie games

 

[Krynn72]

Im in. And sucks for whoever gets me, I got lotsa games already

As you can tell by my game list, I like pretty much every genre. Racing games are iffy though, seems im very selective about them.

Steam games: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Krynn72/games
(Can someone check that to make sure its public?)

Non steam games:

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All CODs
STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl
Batman Arkham Asylum
Operation Flashpoint 2
Bioshock
Crysis
All Battlefields
All Splinter Cells
All Rainbow Sixes
Mass Effect
Both KOTOR Games
The Witcher
Spore
Company of Heroes
Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Legends
All Hitman games
Oblivion
GTA4
Borderlands
Guild Wars
Brothers in Arms(s)
FEAR
Dawn of War

PC Specs:
Windows 7 x64
Q6600 2.1ghz
Radeon 4850 512mb
8 gigs of ram

 

[Wanted Bob]

Its public Krynn. Also, dammit I keep having to edit cause I forget about which games I own.

 

[morgs]

Count me in!

My favorite genres are FPS, RPG and adventure.

Here's my profile: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Vectyr/games

 

[Acepilotf14]

Totally.

Strategy, RPG, and FPS mostly, in order of like to dislike.

gaemz

I just upgraded my PC so don't worry about specs.

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Game List for people who are too lazy
Dawn of War: All
Both L4D's
All Total War games
All Aspect Warfare
ArmA
CoD4
All Counter-Strikes
Dark Messiah of M&M
Darwinia
Day of Defeat
Deathmatch Classic
Defcon
Deus Ex
Eufloria
Garry's Mod
Half-Life and other assorted Half Life games
Indigo Prophecy
Portal
Ricochet
STALKER: Clear Sky
STALKER: SoC
Saw
SiN and assorted
Uplink
Warhammer 40k: DoW2
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As well, I own Spore, KoTOR, the Battlefields, Company of Heroes, Mass Effect, Fallouts, all CnCs.

 

[simonjedi]

Game List:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/simonjedi1/games

Plus Battlefront II, all 4 original DOW Games, Rome total war + expansions, kotor1/2, first 2 COD games and all CnC games.


Favorite Genres are FPS, RTS, My PC is quite old so probably won't run anything past 2007 well.

 

[The Brick]

Hubwvbcslkj,

Steam profile here.

I also own:

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All GTA
All KOTOR
All STALKER
All C&C
All Quake
All Dark forces/Jedi Knight
Everything in here

I like sci-fi FPS. Or any game that's really clever in some way. Two indie games I really want to have are Osmos and Eufloria. By far the best bets to make me happy. If you want to spend more, I'm certain to enjoy Crysis.

 

[Shamrock]

Hello, my name is SHAMROCKOSAURUS or Derek or Shamrock or God. Anyway, I love FPS games. I love FPSRPG types of games. I do love certain Indie games as long as they are incredibly fun and entertaining and not some simple stupid flash game. I'm not big on adventure games, but Oblivion was one I adored, and the only MMO I've ever truly loved was Guild Wars.

Anyway, my 3 categories are!

FPS
Indie
Action

Modern Warfare 2 is a really good game, too. Anyway, I don't care what you get me personally. I just want it to be a surprise, and if it's an expensive game or some random game, I'll love it equally.

Here is my list of games:

Shamrock's periodic table of elements

 

[Sheepo]

Games I own:

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Things I like:

I like a lot of stuff. I like indie games, FPS, RPG, side scrollers, things with interetsing art direction or setting, and on and on and on. So that's why my next list is important.

Games I'm not interested in:

A Call of Duty (excluding the original)
Fighters
RTS

And, if you can't think of anything, and you're really really desperate (or really really lame):

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Specific games I'd like:

Whatever Stalker game is most highly regarded or most mandatory for a game list
Braid
Machinarium
Zeno Clash
GTA (not the newest one)
Assassin's Creed
Vampire the Bloodlines: Masquerade
Call of Duty 1
Trine
Just Cause

 

[Hectic Glenn]

This closes THIS FRIDAY.

If you haven't signed up by then you won't be included in this year's SS.

Current participants (29 total):
Feath
Nick0123
Laivasse
DreamThrall
CyberPitz
MorganFreeman911
Sulkdodds
dekstar
G-Dub
Wanted Bob
Druckles
staticprimer
Sliver
DigiQ8
Mellish
Shakermaker
Reginald
KineticAesthetic
Eejit
Sloth
Krynn72
Lone wolf
Acepilot14
simonjedi
The Brick
Shamrock
Corp Sheepo
Bob_Marley
taviow

 

[Bob_Marley]

Why am I not on ze list?!?!

I signed up and everything!:flame:

 

[Hectic Glenn]

You're not considered a HL2.net veteran and are untrustworthy in my opinion.

But hey...I added you anyway

 

[Bob_Marley]

Well then sir, may I prove myself in this escapade!

 

[Hectic Glenn]

OK we've had some people drop out and some people join in, so we're still rocking 29 people (that's awesome guys, rele rele).

Friday 11th will be LOCKDOWN, if you're signed up then...you must participate as I stated right at the start! I appreciate the early notice people have given due to financial problems...as dropping out later on really screws over other members and makes this a real bastard to organise.

List in post above has been updated.

 

[taviow]

Possible choices:

The Dig, Ricochet Infinity for £4.99
Deus Ex, Braid or Borderlands DLC for $9.99
Zeno Clash for $14.99
Company of Heroes for $19.99

I don't care which game.

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Closed - everyone who has now entered is locked in. No more participants are being accepted.

I will message you the person you will be buying a gift for today. I will also include this guide on buying your gift on Steam. Please read it!

http://www.halflife2.net/secret-santa-gift-buying-guide/

 

[Tyguy]

haha, damnit...i was JUST about to sign up. what ever happened to the classic 11:59:59 lock!?