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Important Update to the Contest

Posted February 16th, 2012 at 10:58pm by Astray
Update #1: Upon further consideration, in an effort to improve timezone fairness a third window was added.

After collecting data & feedback for the past 14 hours we've been running the contest, it's clear that it will be an exhausting process for the unlucky masses that don't end up winning. Although I'm usually hesitant to tweak a contest after it's started, I hope these will be welcomed changes to prevent people from spending an unhealthy amount of time on the website trying to win a key.

Effective immediately, keys will only be randomly distributed to visitors during three 3-hour windows each day from now until the contest ends on Thursday February 23rd. The number of keys given out at once will be increased by several times through this change, but there will only be 9 active hours per day. The method of winning will remain exactly the same (randomly selected active visitor on the website).

New Time Windows:
1:00am - 4:00am GMT (5:00pm - 8:00pm PST, 8:00pm - 11:00pm EST)
9:00am - 12:00pm GMT (1:00am - 4:00am PST, 4:00am - 7:00am EST)
5:00pm - 8:00pm GMT (9:00am - 12:00pm PST, 12:00pm - 3:00pm EST)

Rule of thumb: Cycle of 3 active hours followed by 5 inactive hours, repeating until the end of the contest.

As such, keys are currently unavailable until the next window above (1am PST, 9am GMT). If you have questions or feedback, please use the commenting area below.

Click here for the full contest details.

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