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The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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Re: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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I just bought this one but wasn't there another bundle just last week? I wonder if too many too soon will lead to bundle fatigue

It was pretty recent, but I think a lot of Indie devs want to get in on these bundles so they won't be going away anytime soon.

Re: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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I just bought this one but wasn't there another bundle just last week? I wonder if too many too soon will lead to bundle fatigue

It was pretty recent, but I think a lot of Indie devs want to get in on these bundles so they won't be going away anytime soon.

The "fatigue" implied by the parent has to do with how much people are willing to pay for subsequent bundles, not how many developers are interested in getting in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_fatigue#In_charitabl...

The fact that they won't be going away any time soon is precisely the problem.

Re: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 (pay what you want and help charity)

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I just bought this one but wasn't there another bundle just last week? I wonder if too many too soon will lead to bundle fatigue

I agree. I used to get really excited about the humble bundle. They had a few noteworthy games per bundle (All the games they have are good, but some are less known than others).

Now that it's a monthly affair I get the initial perception that the bundles have less noteworthy games and that I'm getting tired of so many of them. After a bit of thought I realize I /am/ paying just a few bucks for a lot of games and helping charity and I end up buying them, even if I already own al lthe games. but I fear there's a lot of people who won't make that leap and just say "meh, been there done that". It's sad because the bundle is great for devs and great for gamers.

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