Jump to content

Verified Actual Gamer Program Information [See Best Answer / 2021-10-08 update]

Padblaze
By Padblaze
in General Discussion
 Share
Go to solution Solved by LogicalDrm,

*** IMPORTANT *** LATEST INFO ***


***

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.

***

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

Spoiler

 

2. MSI 3080 SeaHawk, 2021-03-30 16:59 UTC

Spoiler

3. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, 2021-04-09 00:59 UTC

Spoiler

 

4. Asus TUF 6800XT, 2021-04-24 01:57 UTC / During WAN Show

Spoiler

 

5. Asus TUF 6800XT, 2021-04-26 17:05 UTC

Spoiler

vag2.thumb.PNG.ddd1ef7594273016c360771a196baf6a.PNGvag.PNG.6b7b0a1f9d7fc091e7b30720625e99f8.PNG

 

6. EVGA RTX 3060 XC Gaming / RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra, 2021-05-06 20:29 UTC

Spoiler

 

7. MSI RTX 3080 Ti VENTUS 3X OC, 2021-09-28 17:11 UTC

Quote

$1589.99

***
 

Spoiler

 

PARTICIPATION ENDED! If you are local to LMG (Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada), you can participate to this https://gleam.io/nntHg/verified-actual-gamer-program-can-you-beat-linus

Announced in WAN Show https://youtu.be/-qj6hkLkdYg?t=2450

The even video (also 6th drop video)

 

***

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)

 

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.

 

***

Posts made by Luke and Linus.

Spoiler

 

***

WAN Show segments

Spoiler

WAN Show Jun 4, 2021

26:25 - 27:10 "We currently have no stock, but the program is still on"

1:23:00 - 1:23:30 One board partner with some 3080Ti's coming

 

WAN Show April 23, 2021

17:43 - 34:43 VAG Drop live on stream

43:15 - 44:50 VAG drop is over, hinted about 270 more cards

1:16:40 - 1:17:44 Some last minute info

***

WAN Show April 16, 2021

1:36:30 Super-chats

***

WAN Show April 9, 2021

13:20 - 13:40 The latest drop info
40:50 - 43:55 The local event info
1:15:35 - 1:17:34 Super-chats #1
1:24:25 - 1:24:47 Super-chats #2
1:25:47 - 1:26:07 Super-chats #3

***

WAN Show August 27, 2021

1:05:40 - Super-chats

***

WAN Show October 8, 2021

2:06:20 - Super-chats

Here Linus says that Verified Actual Gamer program would be suspended until further notice. Reason given was that retail prices are about same as so-called "scalper prices". Making the program pointless.

***

 WAN Show December 24, 2021

1:09:10 onward

***

 

To be updated

***

Misc:

Spoiler

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14584314

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14584685

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14584833

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14590605

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14599356

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14599549

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14629352

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=14677960

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information/?do=findComment&comment=15015997

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1312490-verified-actual-gamer-program-information-see-best-answer-2021-10-08-update/?do=findComment&comment=15171174

 

 

Posted

I saw the video when it came out and I took the test and all. I am stuck at "Please wait while we are validating your quiz..." for the past hour. Should I be feeling like a nerd for nothing? #Upset

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I think they're sold out already

Case: Lian Li Lancool II-X | MB: Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC | CPU: i9-10900k Gold Sample | Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360 Illusion | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) | GPU: MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 3x OC | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 850 W 80+ Gold | Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB & Seagate Barracuda 4 TB 3.5" | Monitor: Gigabyte M27Q, Samsung Odyssey G5 27.0", and Huion GT-221 Pro | And of course: Northern Lights desk pad

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, DigitalHabit said:

I think they're sold out already

But you can't take the quiz unless it was instock...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, iceman358 said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami_Code

Oh I see!  So the next lot will be something else that I will need to know or can find out extremely fast!  Man, this will suck for many of us with slow reflexes!  😭

[Casecom CS-13 Matrix][Antec Truepower New 650W][Asrock Z87 Extreme3][Intel Core i5 4430][Corsair H60 (2013)][Geil Black Dragon 1600Mhz 2x8GB][VTX3D R9 280X][Crucial M500 240GB][Samsung 1TB HD103UJ][2x Samsung 1TB HD103SJ][2x Samsung 2TB HD204UI]
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
22 minutes ago, Nexxus said:

they are all sold.

even if i don't manage to buy it, i'd still like a $10 off an ltt waterbottle!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

This is the message posted. Being stuck on the validating quiz message meant you were SOL. 

 

THANK YOU for your patience along the way, and congrats to the Verified Actual Gamers that got a card today
Holy crap, THANK YOU for your support today on the Verified Actual Gamer program.

Thanks for your feedback - we're working on a couple fixes for next time. If you saw the "Validating Quiz" screen for an extended period of time, that meant that all inventory for the card that you were trying to buy was spoken for, but other buyers were still checking out. We're working on a fix to make sure that's communicated more clearly next time.

Stay tuned SOON for more Verified Actual Gamer drops

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

well i missed it 😞 i was playing f1 2020 when the video uploaded

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
5 minutes ago, checkernightmare said:

But you can't take the quiz unless it was instock...

Yes, but enough people probably finished their quiz before you taking the remaining stock before you were finished the quiz, it's not like once you start the quiz a card is automatically allocated to you

Case: Lian Li Lancool II-X | MB: Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC | CPU: i9-10900k Gold Sample | Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360 Illusion | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) | GPU: MSI RTX 3070 Ventus 3x OC | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 850 W 80+ Gold | Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB & Seagate Barracuda 4 TB 3.5" | Monitor: Gigabyte M27Q, Samsung Odyssey G5 27.0", and Huion GT-221 Pro | And of course: Northern Lights desk pad

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Kinda agreed that gamer should be verified through steam account or else not a quiz, i game a lot and i had no clue of what the answers were for most questions. Anyway i loved the initiative. Also i kinda want to help out someone. Would it be against the TOS to plug that im willing to sell a 3060 at retail price?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

For those saying that they should of used steam, it was the most ovbious answer, they of course thought of doing that. 

If they didnt do so there was probably a reason for it.

System Specs

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x | Mobo: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX | RAM: Hyper X Fury 3600 64gb | GPU: Nvidia FE 4090 | Storage: WD Blk SN750 NVMe - 1tb, Samsung 860 Evo - 1tb, WD Blk - 6tb/5tb, WD Red - 10tb | PSU:Corsair ax860 | Cooling: AMD Wraith Stealth  Displays: 55" Samsung 4k Q80R, 24" BenQ XL2420TE/XL2411Z & Asus VG248QE | Kb: K70 RGB Blue | Mouse: Logitech G903 | Case: Fractal Torrent RGB | Extra: HTC Vive, Fanatec CSR/Shifters/CSR Elite Pedals w/ Rennsport stand, Thustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Track IR5,, ARCTIC Z3 Pro Triple Monitor Arm | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 minute ago, Nexxus said:

For those saying that they should of used steam, it was the most ovbious answer, they of course thought of doing that. 

If they didnt do so there was probably a reason for it.

Probably due to the man hours that would go into verifying Steam hours... I could in theory say I own a Steam account that has thousands of hours in it but actually never have owned Steam.

The other option for verifying would be requiring to give them your Steam login and well... That would go over well..

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

Project Hot Box

CPU 13900k, Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX, RAM CORSAIR Vengeance 4x16gb 5200 MHZ, GPU Zotac RTX 4090 Trinity OC, Case Fractal Pop Air XL, Storage Sabrent Rocket Q4 2tb, CORSAIR Force Series MP510 1920GB NVMe, CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 960GB NVMe, PSU CORSAIR HX1000i, Cooling Corsair XC8 CPU block, Bykski GPU block, 360mm and 280mm radiator, Displays Odyssey G9, LG 34UC98-W 34-Inch,Keyboard Mountain Everest Max, Mouse Mountain Makalu 67, Sound AT2035, Massdrop 6xx headphones, Go XLR 

Oppbevaring

CPU i9-9900k, Motherboard, ASUS Rog Maximus Code XI, RAM, 48GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200 mhz (2x16)+(2x8) GPUs Asus ROG Strix 2070 8gb, PNY 1080, Nvidia 1080, Case Mining Frame, 2x Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB, PSU Corsair RM1000x and RM850x, Cooling Asus Rog Ryuo 240 with Noctua NF-12 fans

 

Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, Nexxus said:

For those saying that they should of used steam, it was the most ovbious answer, they of course thought of doing that. 

If they didnt do so there was probably a reason for it.

I have an old steam account but I honestly don't have that many hours in it, especially recently (Escape from Tarkov). I could see a scenario where someone doesn't actually have a steam history, if an account at all, but would still be considered a "gamer". I thought the quiz was great, even though I didn't know everything.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
11 minutes ago, Drguildo said:

Kinda agreed that gamer should be verified through steam account or else not a quiz, i game a lot and i had no clue of what the answers were for most questions. Anyway i loved the initiative. Also i kinda want to help out someone. Would it be against the TOS to plug that im willing to sell a 3060 at retail price?

Well, steam is not the only platform, and some people may not have powerful PC's and buying the GPU are the way they are going to play, so not really the best way.

But most of the questions where meme questions

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
2 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

Probably due to the man hours that would go into verifying Steam hours... I could in theory say I own a Steam account that has thousands of hours in it but actually never have owned Steam.

The other option for verifying would be requiring to give them your Steam login and well... That would go over well..

Thinking about it steam profiles are not viewable publicly anymore too, and all of them were changed to be hidden unless the user manually went in and changed that.

System Specs

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x | Mobo: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX | RAM: Hyper X Fury 3600 64gb | GPU: Nvidia FE 4090 | Storage: WD Blk SN750 NVMe - 1tb, Samsung 860 Evo - 1tb, WD Blk - 6tb/5tb, WD Red - 10tb | PSU:Corsair ax860 | Cooling: AMD Wraith Stealth  Displays: 55" Samsung 4k Q80R, 24" BenQ XL2420TE/XL2411Z & Asus VG248QE | Kb: K70 RGB Blue | Mouse: Logitech G903 | Case: Fractal Torrent RGB | Extra: HTC Vive, Fanatec CSR/Shifters/CSR Elite Pedals w/ Rennsport stand, Thustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Track IR5,, ARCTIC Z3 Pro Triple Monitor Arm | OS: Win 10 Pro 64 bit

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You cant do it by steam account age. Just because someone is older doesn't mean anything. My oldest steam account started In October of 2003.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Time taken to ask google the answers?

 

Look, I appreciate all the work you guys put into this at LTT - I just think this doesn't verify a gamer at all.

 

Thanks

 

Next time this is the test:

tickbox.png.89439b930c47a99421787986efdca75c.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
4 minutes ago, croaker said:

Time taken to ask google the answers?

 

Look, I appreciate all the work you guys put into this at LTT - I just think this doesn't verify a gamer at all.

 

Thanks

the only goal was to stop bots, thats really all this did

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow.
GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

PSU Tier List      Motherboard Tier List     SSD Tier List     How to get PC parts cheap    HP probook 445R G6 review

 

"Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid."

Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Has anyone else gone into an infinite loop for validating the quiz?

 

I started and completed the quiz within the first few minutes of the video going live. It still says right now "validating quiz"

System specs:

4790k

GTX 1050

16GB DDR3

Samsung evo SSD

a few HDD's

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing General Discussion

×