Didn't get any tokens

[ModernSamurai]

So i bought a game, and according to that page where you redeem tokens, i have to have 2041 tokens now. But i only have the 400 default tokens that you get from envelopes. Why is that?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

FAQ...

Earn more tokens when you shop in the Lunar New Year Sale

Shop on Steam during the Lunar New Year Sale and earn approximately 100 Tokens for every $1 you spend on Steam (we'll convert your spend to USD first, so it's really for every $1 USD you spend, you'll receive 100 Tokens).

You will be granted Tokens when you fund your Steam Wallet (during the sale) or make a purchase using non-Steam Wallet funds. If you funded your Steam Wallet during the week prior to the sale (1/16/2020 @ 10am PST - 1/23/2020 @ 10am PST), you’ll be credited Lunar New Year Tokens for those transactions as well.

https://store.steampowered.com/lunarnewyearmarket

[Cheezus Crisp]

Spending existing wallet funds don't grant tokens.

[ModernSamurai]

But why? That doesn't make any sense. Just because i bought the game with my steam wallet i don't get tokens? Any particular reason? It wasn't like this in last year's sale.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Modern Samurai:

But why? That doesn't make any sense. Just because i bought the game with my steam wallet i don't get tokens? Any particular reason? It wasn't like this in last year's sale.

You get tokens for CHARGING your wallet during the sale.
The reason other wallet funds do not count is that you can earn them from the Steam market by selling items and such.
But Steam wants you to spend new money on the sale, not just old store credit.
So now external charging up to 1 week before the sale and during it counts.
For example, i charged 150 Euro 1 day before the sale and got 16.500 tokens for it as soon as the sale started.
Dont even need to buy games with the wallet funds.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Modern Samurai:

But why? That doesn't make any sense. Just because i bought the game with my steam wallet i don't get tokens? Any particular reason? It wasn't like this in last year's sale.

Because that's what Valve wanted to do.

It was exactly like that in the Winter Sale.

[Caddy Philip]

iT'S oNLY wHEN yOU bUY cREDITS

[ModernSamurai]

Oh right i forgot. Greedy Valve. How could i possibly think otherwise.
(And by last year's sale, i meant last lunar new year sale. Which it wasn't like this.)

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Modern Samurai:

Oh right i forgot. Greedy Valve. How could i possibly think otherwise.
(And by last year's sale, i meant last lunar new year sale. Which it wasn't like this.)

Because it was changed after the summer sale due to heavy abuse.