"Email my gift" option missing

[Nacmac]

I'm trying buy a gift to someone who I am not friend with via the 'email my gift' method but when I click on the 'Purchase as a gift' all I get is the list of my steam friends instead of the delivery options. I also already own the game in my library.

Any help appreciated.

[Ogami]

Its no longer available. The gifting rules have changed.
You can read all about it here: http://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1301948399254001159

In short, you no longer can store gifts in your inventory and the person you send it to must be on your friend list. No way around it.

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Its no longer available. The gifting rules have changed.
You can read all about it here: http://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/1301948399254001159

In short, you no longer can store gifts in your inventory and the person you send it to must be on your friend list. No way around it.

and that's the way it always should've been, since selling steam gifts was never allowed, and that's all it was used for.

[Nacmac]

well, the first time I want to use this method in years it gets removed a day earlier :D

thank you

[Peter Brev]

Petition will not change anything.

[PurpleRichard]

Originally posted by Nacmac:

well, the first time I want to use this method in years it gets removed a day earlier :D

thank you

Exactly my sentiment. I just wanted to buy some Star Wars games for my father, but he doesn't have a Steam account yet. Now I'll have to convince him to make a Steam account and friend me before the sale ends.

[PurpleRichard]

Originally posted by Shiki Ryougi:

Originally posted by GAMERGUY:

https://www.change.org/p/valve-corporation-valve-please-bring-back-previous-gift-system-on-steam

Only people who would benefit are people who abuse the system and break steam subscriber agreement, such as people who buy multiple gift copies of a 90% off game to sell on grey market. It will never go back.

I mostly agree. It shouldn't go back. However, there have been a few times that I've had a friend who didn't have a Steam account yet, so I send them an email with a gift. It'd be better if the gifts could be held for a limited period of time before they just get refunded.

[mimizukari]

Originally posted by i_am_jordan_s:

Originally posted by Shiki Ryougi:

Only people who would benefit are people who abuse the system and break steam subscriber agreement, such as people who buy multiple gift copies of a 90% off game to sell on grey market. It will never go back.

I mostly agree. It shouldn't go back. However, there have been a few times that I've had a friend who didn't have a Steam account yet, so I send them an email with a gift. It'd be better if the gifts could be held for a limited period of time before they just get refunded.

you have to make an account to use the game in the first place, there's literally no benefit. also you have to be friends with a person for a year before you can gift them a game afaik.

[ReBoot]

True, the new system needs improvement in this area.

[Org]

here [e-mail]

[Discussions_Acc]

Originally posted by Shiki Ryougi:

Only people who would benefit are people who abuse the system and break steam subscriber agreement

Oh, I didn't know that gifting a region restricted or uncensored game to someone was against the SSA.

Good thing that there are key resellers. If I can't get a game from Steam (directly or as gift) then I'm forced to buy a key.

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by Discussions_Acc:

Originally posted by Shiki Ryougi:

Only people who would benefit are people who abuse the system and break steam subscriber agreement

Oh, I didn't know that gifting a region restricted or uncensored game to someone was against the SSA.

Gifting region-restricted games wasn't possible under the old system either.

[Discussions_Acc]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

Gifting region-restricted games wasn't possible under the old system either.

http://i.imgur.com/Cgohuxw.png

Game is not and never was available for me on Steam. Yet I received it as gift and can play it just fine.

[ReBoot]

So a loophole, not an official way. Speaking of, something tells me you bought the gift.

[Discussions_Acc]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

So a loophole, not an official way. Speaking of, something tells me you bought the gift.

So gifting a game is "not an official way" now?

And yes, obviously I paid that person for gifting me dozens of games over the years. Games I wouldn't have bought otherwise because they were either not available or censored. So nobody lost anything here.

[ReBoot]

Do you really not see the difference between "gifting a non-restricted game" and "gifting a restricted game"?