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

[WhitetailAni]

2 minutes ago, wolfff said:

in this video linus said you need to go to ltt.com/ *insert the rest of the link*

 

he said i needed to add the model number of a centain amount of things but i dont get how that works i just wanna buy a rtx 3080 can someone help

he says it at 20:40 can someone send me the link of an 3080 and 3070

They are all out of stock already. You will have to wait for the next one, or try and get one from a retailer.

[Kilrah]

3 minutes ago, wolfff said:

in this video linus said you need to go to ltt.com/ *insert the rest of the link*

 

he said i needed to add the model number of a centain amount of things but i dont get how that works i just wanna buy a rtx 3080 can someone help

he says it at 20:40 can someone send me the link of an 3080 and 3070

Thread merged with VAG discussion

 

1) There was no 3080, just 3060 and 3070

2) They're all long gone

3) Link has been posted above in the thread for your reference (but not before they were gone already of course).

[dehydrated_dog]

3 minutes ago, Ruslanets said:

Got 6800XT from last drop, paid $70 for the shipping to Ukraine.

Did you have to pay any taxes?

 

[Nexxus]

3 minutes ago, wolfff said:

in this video linus said you need to go to ltt.com/ *insert the rest of the link*

 

he said i needed to add the model number of a centain amount of things but i dont get how that works i just wanna buy a rtx 3080 can someone help

he says it at 20:40 can someone send me the link of an 3080 and 3070

3080 wasnt even an option this time around

[dehydrated_dog]

1 minute ago, Nexxus said:

3080 wasnt even an option this time around

It's already sold out

 

[wolfff]

1 minute ago, FakeKGB said:

They are all out of stock already. You will have to wait for the next one, or try and get one from a retailer.

 

1 minute ago, Kilrah said:

Thread merged with VAG discussion

 

1) There was no 3080, just 3060 and 3070

2) They're all long gone

3) Link has been posted above in the thread for your reference (but not before they were gone already).

 

Just now, Nexxus said:

3080 wasnt even an option this time around

oh, so the link aint there anymore i just have to wait for a new link? okay. but the next question is when is the new link coming

[Kilrah]

Just now, wolfff said:

oh, so the link aint there anymore i just have to wait for a new link? okay. but the next question is when is the new link coming

Read the pinned post at the top, it has all the info you need. Whole point is that nobody knows, gotta jump on new video notifications.

[Nexxus]

1 minute ago, dehydrated_dog said:

It's already sold out

 

I'm aware?

1 minute ago, wolfff said:

 

 

oh, so the link aint there anymore i just have to wait for a new link? okay. but the next question is when is the new link coming

Ready sticky

[dehydrated_dog]

1 minute ago, wolfff said:

 

 

oh, so the link aint there anymore i just have to wait for a new link? okay. but the next question is when is the new link coming

no one knows, as far as I understand

 

[Xii-Nyth]

On 3/31/2021 at 4:07 AM, LogicalDrm said:

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Latest drop was made 2021-05-06 20:29 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:

• No idea

No ETA or other details. These are based on LMG tweets and other random info.

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Known drops:

1. Asus 3070, 3080 and 3090, 2021-03-20 17:40 UTC

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

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

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

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

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

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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)

 

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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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Posts made by Luke and Linus.

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WAN Show segments

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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

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WAN Show April 16, 2021

1:36:30 Super-chats

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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

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yo so u redirected my post to here.. I was in the queue before it finished.. if I open another tab it says its over but when I opened the first one I beat the platformer then was put in a queue of ~7400 people, which grew to ~9000 and then lowered to me being 3040/~5000 before I got hti with the loading product information screen. Since I was queued shouldnt that mean I there was enough for me to have gotten one and thats why I got put in a queue? Because if not way to waste 30 mins of my time pressing an anti afk button.......

[dehydrated_dog]

3 minutes ago, Nexxus said:

I'm aware?

Ready sticky

sorry, I just started using this forum, selected the wrong message to reply to.

[Ruslanets]

3 minutes ago, dehydrated_dog said:

Did you have to pay any taxes?

 

No, but I will pay VAT when it arrives.
In Ukraine you need to pay VAT which is (X-150)*0.1+((X-100)+(X-150)*0.1)*0.2
Where X equals the cost of the item in Euros.

[Kilrah]

4 minutes ago, Xii-Nyth said:

Since I was queued shouldnt that mean I there was enough for me to have gotten one

No. Everybody gets in the queue because some people might not buy it when they get a chance, in this case the queue will advance by more than there are cards and nobody can know by how much. 

 

AFAIK there were 300 cards so if you were 7400th your chances were pretty low.

 

[Nexxus]

2 minutes ago, Xii-Nyth said:

yo so u redirected my post to here.. I was in the queue before it finished.. if I open another tab it says its over but when I opened the first one I beat the platformer then was put in a queue of ~7400 people, which grew to ~9000 and then lowered to me being 3040/~5000 before I got hti with the loading product information screen. Since I was queued shouldnt that mean I there was enough for me to have gotten one and thats why I got put in a queue? Because if not way to waste 30 mins of my time pressing an anti afk button.......

No it doesnt mean that.

You are put in a queue because there is no assurance those who are trying to check out actually will. There are multiple reasons they may not, In the event that they dont that gfx card goes "back into the pool" for the next person in line to have a chance to buy.

[Ruslanets]

3 minutes ago, Nexxus said:

beat the platformer then was put in a queue of ~7400 people
Since I was queued shouldnt that mean I there was enough for me to have gotten one and thats why I got put in a queue?

There would be literally no point in having a queue if there were enough cards for everyone 

[dehydrated_dog]

Just now, Ruslanets said:

No, but I will pay VAT when it arrives.
In Ukraine you need to pay VAT which is (X-150)*0.1+((X-100)+(X-150)*0.1)*0.2
Where X equals the cost of the item in Euros.

gotcha, so it comes out not that great of a deal if you live on the other side of the world

 

[Ruslanets]

4 minutes ago, dehydrated_dog said:

gotcha, so it comes out not that great of a deal if you live on the other side of the world

Wouldn't say that.
Even after paying for all the shipping and the VAT it is still $800 cheaper than my local prices.
And $800 is twice the average wage in Ukraine, so it makes a huge difference.

[Xii-Nyth]

13 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

No. Everybody gets in the queue because some people might not buy it when they get a chance, in this case the queue will advance by more than there are cards and nobody can know by how much. 

 

AFAIK there were 300 cards so if you were 7400th your chances were pretty low.

 

ah thank you! I got it from an in stock alert I had no idea about the video/amount of cards. Thanks again

 

 

Also if someone could foward to the team to set the afk timer to like 10 minutes instead of 1 Id apriciate it!

[Regenesis]

RIP Missed out but at least I was able to witness an LTT drop live. Now I know what to look for.

My heart kind of sank when I thought I didn't make it not knowing what to look for so I just enjoyed the rest of the video and discovered that to get the instructions ya gotta truely WATCH the video. Really good way to rule out bots.

Best of luck to those waiting & congratz to those who got a graphics card!
(I'm personally waiting on a EVGA 3060Ti XC, so I'm not THAT heartbroken lol)

[dehydrated_dog]

15 minutes ago, Ruslanets said:

Wouldn't say that.
Even after paying for all the shipping and the VAT it is still $800 cheaper than my local prices.
And $800 is twice the average wage in Ukraine, so it makes a huge difference.

yeah, I guess if I'll manage to get in I'll have to buy it then

[X-System]

1 hour ago, LogicalDrm said:

Around 20:35 mark in YT video.

I don't see the link but it was voice only?

 

If it was voice only, it's not nice for deaf people...

[Nexxus]

2 minutes ago, X-System said:

I don't see the link but it was voice only?

 

If it was voice only, it's not nice for deaf people...

Literally all of them are "voice only" 

Closed captions exist for a reason.

[themorfeus]

1 minute ago, Nexxus said:

Literally all of them are "voice only" 

Closed captions exist for a reason.

Well, the first one was closed-captions only

[Nexxus]

4 minutes ago, themorfeus said:

Well, the first one was closed-captions only

Huh? I participated in the first one, no it wasnt.

[Kilrah]

It wasn't the first one, but it was one of them. 2nd maybe?

 

EDIT: Nope it was just an off-screen commentary, my bad