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Re: Humble Bundle #3 is Live

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Post by dasil003 »

estel wrote: post #6
jentulman wrote: post #3

These bundles are all great. I keep pointing them out to my non-gaming friends as much as possible. I've dumped my consoles in the last year and moved to finding 'indie' game devs like these because, as the old saying goes, 'It's not about graphics, it's about gameplay'[citation needed] and I don't care how many polygons you can throw at /next big game/ it is almost invariably yet another FPS.

I don't think it's fair to say it's "yet another FPS". I think that people who only play Indie titles are missing out just as much as those who only play huge AAA releases.

What about people who only play Dwarf Fortress?

Re: Humble Bundle #3 is Live

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Post by ElliotH »

joshuacc wrote: post #2

The way that they preselect an amount $1 above average is extremely clever. It appeals to people's need to see themselves as above average without costing them anything substantial. Screenshot: http://screensnapr.com/v/QciSbr.png

Indeed, and I went for it in a shot - worked very well.

Re: Humble Bundle #3 is Live

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Post by Wilduck »

Dysiode wrote: post #15
citricsquid wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pathetic, how so? The people paying that amount could already own the games, they could already donate to charity. This is pay what you want for a reason, a large portion of people purchase just because it's a donation thing. If someone has a spare $5 why don't they spend it here? It isn't pathetic, it's better than nothing.

"It's better than nothing" Agreed. Introversion managed to stay alive through selling their four games for $5 on Steam. That's ultimately not too much better than the current average bundle sale ( http://forums.introversion.co.uk/introversion/viewtopic.php?... ). These deals tap into the reservoir of people who aren't invested enough in the games to pay full price (I forget the exact term for that), and these games c…

Price discrimination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination

Re: Humble Bundle #3 is Live

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Post by dbalatero »

Dysiode wrote: post #15
citricsquid wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pathetic, how so? The people paying that amount could already own the games, they could already donate to charity. This is pay what you want for a reason, a large portion of people purchase just because it's a donation thing. If someone has a spare $5 why don't they spend it here? It isn't pathetic, it's better than nothing.

"It's better than nothing" Agreed. Introversion managed to stay alive through selling their four games for $5 on Steam. That's ultimately not too much better than the current average bundle sale ( http://forums.introversion.co.uk/introversion/viewtopic.php?... ). These deals tap into the reservoir of people who aren't invested enough in the games to pay full price (I forget the exact term for that), and these games c…

This is my first time buying one of these bundles. I started to play games again this week, so I figured "what the hell?" I paid the pre-selected $1 above-average payment for this bundle.

If I have a great time with these games, I will probably double my payment next time. If I don't, I probably won't buy the next bundle at all. Either way, I can get my feet wet again with games with a low barrier-to-entry price.

Also, let's not forget that the cost of production of digital goods is essentially $0, and you could view this as an alternate channel for game developers to make some extra sales while getting people pumped about their future games.

Re: Humble Bundle #3 is Live

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Post by kin »

these are awesome, i just do a $25 and let them decide how to balance it all out. question though, any chance for an iOS humble indie bundle!?

Re: Humble Bundle #3 is Live

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Post by dbalatero »

Wilduck wrote: post #24
Dysiode wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"It's better than nothing" Agreed. Introversion managed to stay alive through selling their four games for $5 on Steam. That's ultimately not too much better than the current average bundle sale ( http://forums.introversion.co.uk/introversion/viewtopic.php?... ). These deals tap into the reservoir of people who aren't invested enough in the games to pay full price (I forget the exact term for that), and these games c…

Price discrimination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination

Not sure what your message is exactly, can you clarify?

Re: Humble Bundle #3 is Live

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Post by Dysiode »

dbalatero wrote: post #25
Dysiode wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"It's better than nothing" Agreed. Introversion managed to stay alive through selling their four games for $5 on Steam. That's ultimately not too much better than the current average bundle sale ( http://forums.introversion.co.uk/introversion/viewtopic.php?... ). These deals tap into the reservoir of people who aren't invested enough in the games to pay full price (I forget the exact term for that), and these games c…

This is my first time buying one of these bundles. I started to play games again this week, so I figured "what the hell?" I paid the pre-selected $1 above-average payment for this bundle. If I have a great time with these games, I will probably double my payment next time. If I don't, I probably won't buy the next bundle at all. Either way, I can get my feet wet again with games with a low barrier-to-entry price. Als…

Don't forget you can increase your payment for this bundle if you really enjoy them.

Also, I wouldn't write off the next bundle if this one doesn't suit your fancy. In my opinion the games in this bundle are more casual than games in previous bundles (I wouldn't consider Aquaria, Revenge of the Titans, Penumbra, et al. to be all that casual anyway).

Not that you need to worry about the next bundle at this point X3

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