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Latest drop was made 2021-09-28 17:11 UTC
The drop is over, we have no info about when, what or where the next will be. Follow LinusTechTips on Youtube for any new drops.
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EXPECTED TO DROP NEXT:
Intel Arc GPUs (hinted at Dec 24th WAN Show) ***
About shipping and handling
Handling times seem to be 1 week from drop to shipping label created. Shipping times depend on carrier. For outside of NA, the carrier is FedEx and shipping times seem to be regular 5-14 days. For US and Canada, the shipping times might be same, or even longer. Any additional charges, like customs fees and local VAT are paid on entry to country. There has been variation between countries to whom payments are made (FedEx on delivery, FedEx to their office, custom directly), so contact your local FedEx or customs offices for more details on those. ***
Known drops:
1. Asus 3070, 3080 and 3090, 2021-03-20 17:40 UTC
2. MSI 3080 SeaHawk, 2021-03-30 16:59 UTC
3. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 2021-04-09 00:59 UTC
4. Asus TUF 6800XT, 2021-04-24 01:57 UTC / During WAN Show
5. Asus TUF 6800XT, 2021-04-26 17:05 UTC
6. EVGA RTX 3060 XC Gaming / RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra, 2021-05-06 20:29 UTC
7. MSI RTX 3080 Ti VENTUS 3X OC, 2021-09-28 17:11 UTC
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FAQ
 
How do I enter? Can I enter? Where to signup?
You don't. All information about the drops are posted to Youtube and are hidden in videos. So far all drops have been on LinusTechTips main channel.
 
UPDATE: One of the drops was made live, during the WAN Show on Fridays. Until now there has been no drops on Friday or weekends.
 
UPDATE: For limited time, you can participate with local event https://gleam.io/nntHg/verified-actual-gamer-program-can-you-beat-linus
 
I watched the video, but there were no information. Where do I find this?
The information about the drop is removed from video after the drop is over.
 
When are videos posted?
At the moment LMG is using their regular timeslot which is 10-11AM PST (17-18 UTC).
UPDATE: LMG has posted in different timeslot to allow those in school or working chance.
 
How does this work?
So far the known information is following:
Video is posted on Youtube and Floatplane at the same time. There's segment in video where Linus gives a hint about what link you need to use in order to enter. The hints are words and Linus uses his fingers to state what parts of the link they are. The links start with http://www.lttstore.com/. Link is temporary and will only show note about drop ending afterwards. UPDATE: Previously there was actual cut-scene, latest drop had just voice-over during b-roll. There will be challenge on store page. The first two drops had 15 question quiz about video games. You have 3 lives and 3-4 options to choose from. Fastest to finish will get their chance to buy items. Besides 3 lives, you can skip 2 questions. The latest drop had questions in video format with some answers shown as "A/B/C/D" and some as written normally. UPDATE: Latest drop had small flash game in style of Jump King / Icy Tower. Item of the drop is shown on store page before taking the quiz. You will see the price and other details too. UPDATE: After completing challenge, you are put onto queue with AFK meter to prevent idling. Forgetting to re-charge bar will drop you at the tail end of the line Prices are before VAT, tariffs etc. and shown in USD. Price after tariffs (US only) are shown on page. You are allowed to buy one CPU and one GPU from this event. (Source) Confirmed by Linus  
Can you tell me when the next drop is?
No, because we don't know.
 
I'm at school/sleeping/working/have other reasons and can't watch at current time slot.
Linus has said that they will at some point use different time slot. What it is, we don't know. UPDATE: The time slot for later time was 12PM-1AM UTC.
 
Why can't they have link or more information somewhere?
Because the whole point is make this as hard as possible for anyone but the absolute most dedicated fans.
 
Why they don't collect list of people? Why aren't forum members, Floatplane subscribers etc. prioritized?
List wouldn't do anything. There would still need to be draw of sort needed, and the list would consist more of non-gamers the longer it was left open. Prioritizing forum members would discriminate towards other parts of audience.
 
Having payment as requirement to join or as something making "winning" more likely is classified as lottery under laws. This would require permit, it would exclude several regions which require local permits or don't allow any lottery, and it would put age limit of 19 years in place.
 
Can I try quiz afterwards?
At the moment, no. But there might be site at some point after event ends.
 
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Misc:
 

Take away the Fallout license from Bethesda as they have done nothing but destroy any respect I had for it, then get as many former employees of Interplay and Black Isle together and update 1 & 2 for modern systems, and release 3 that they had basically finished before it was cancelled. 
 
Morrowind, as the last good game Bethesda released, deserves a remake. 
 
Planescape: Torment, the best written piece of media I have ever consumed, had already been enhanced but I’d like some original artists to redraw some assets. 
 
Arcanum: Of Steamworks of Magick Obscura, the most interest concept, deserves a reformation of Troika to finish the game that was released unfinished. It’s amazing that this game is so good despite the fact that it was rushed out. 

It is "mildy" different remake and the areas are new, not too similar to the original. Characters that you meet in the "playable teaser" are shallow, the silent protagonist he narrates everything, and I mean everything. Annoying design mistakes leave a bad impression of the upcoming game.

Gothic, not the currently planned "remake/revisioning" but with the real game mechanics.

How far? About 14nm.

I already told you no one knows. The fact nobody knows is the whole damn point of this so scalpers don't know when they go up so they cant get them. You will literally get no answer that equated to more than we dont know.

I figured it out
 

Their RAM is a vacuum cleaner and it's slowing down their bowel movements. I think.

I can actively feel my brain shutting down.
 
uhhhhhhhhhh epic "pro" memer 13 year old humor? That's the only reasonable explanation I can think of.

I mean... again... that's none of the university's business.

Why would they want to do that? The business brained engineers are just as vital to the industry as the practically minded ones.

No offence intended but I see an immediate issue...
 
Question: Name ONE person....
Answer: Linus Sebastian... and Alan Turing
 
I wish you the best of luck and I hope this doesn't cause you any issues.

Huh, it's almost as if the game wasn't actually ready for release

One day, eventually, these companies , corporations ..businesses ..governments. .what ever .... will realize that responding in any way to these far left 'progressive', SJW, insane, nutjob, loonies.. is a bad idea.
 
Until then, we can only watch as 'Justice' moves out of the courtrooms into 'social media' where it becomes 'social justice'.
As the sayings go:
"As soon as you add a modifier to Justice, its no longer Justice"
and
"Anytime you put a modifier in front of a term that is inherently good, you turn it into a perversion of itself"

Can you guys just tell me whenever there is a drop plz

No more stock - Thanks for tryin!

You make some rather bold claims but I think I agree with you on them

That’s id Software, only published by Bethesda. I personally think the last good game Bethesda made was Morrowind, going on nearly 19 years now. 

That’s id Software, only published by Bethesda. I personally think the last good game Bethesda made was Morrowind, going on nearly 19 years now. 

instead of joining the parrot gang
join me at occasionally harassing them by calling them KFC and threathen to eat them

 
#categang

I'm sure you'll be glad to see that I literally have a userscript running for LTT.com which replaces all animated GIFs with a generic icon, like this:

for precisely this reason.
 
 
Edit: I've made the userscript available for free if anyone else agrees with me and wants the same functionality; if anyone wants the link (and hasn't already picked it up from the other thread I posted it in a few days ago) let me know.
 
 
#NonMuricaAntiParrotGang
 

Hello everyone my name is Luis hope yall are having a good day. I just signed up. I hope everyone is having a great day and if you're having a bad day then don't worry I'm here for you. Have a good day!

hwello and welcome
here is some useful things.
 

That’s id Software, only published by Bethesda. I personally think the last good game Bethesda made was Morrowind, going on nearly 19 years now.