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Humble Indie Bundle #2 is out

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Re: Humble Indie Bundle #2 is out

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Post by citricsquid »

prestia wrote: post #6

I was really impressed how well this pay-what-you-want scheme worked last year. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like a viable payment option for smaller developers who have yet to acquire the status of these indie darlings. As an aside: I always end up already owning the majority of games in these bundles, but I buy them anyway. Here's to hoping we can eventually register this one on Steam too.

I always find it curious how people see this as some sort of viable method for anyone. It's quite clear that this idea only works in very few situations, yet lots of people will see this and claim it to be a viable idea for anyone. I hope nobody actually tries this for their own games and they're an unknown developer.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle #2 is out

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Post by pclark »

ekanes wrote: post #4

They break out contributions by OS, which is kinda neat to see. Admittedly an outlier could move the needle if they really want to throw some money down. ~4k individual purchases. Average contribution: Windows $5.48 Mac $7.09 Linux $11.45

Is that because Linux is a much smaller % of purchase OS than the other two?

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Post by tyree732 »

pclark wrote: post #12
ekanes wrote: post #4

They break out contributions by OS, which is kinda neat to see. Admittedly an outlier could move the needle if they really want to throw some money down. ~4k individual purchases. Average contribution: Windows $5.48 Mac $7.09 Linux $11.45

Is that because Linux is a much smaller % of purchase OS than the other two?

Likely because Linux users are a: More grateful when games are made for their platform and b: attempting to demonstrate they are better than Windows and Max users.

Re: Humble Indie Bundle #2 is out

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Post by empire29 »

Ever since i got a Mac i've noticed i've been buying a number "small" apps ($5 - $40, including now this humble bundle. In my previous win-centric life I would avoid paying for software at all cost (as ironic as that is).

This is in large part due to 1) getting lazier (not wanting to deal with finding alternative methods of procurement) 2) apps that cost less generally have most of the proceeds go to ppl actively involved in making the product 3) the sub $40 price range seems entirely reasonable for quality software 4) mac apps generally just look/feel so polished, and in small part 4) having more disposable income than in college/pre-college.

Couple of my recent faves have been Cinch and TotalFinder -- I can't wait to get a chance to play around w my new humble games! Many thanks to the humble team and the devs!

Re: Humble Indie Bundle #2 is out

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Post by patio11 »

I just love how silky smooth their fulfillment is. If BCC downloadable were still under active development, I'd be stealing bits of it. (Hmm, personalized bookmarkable page with direct download links, keys, and settings... Hmm, waiting for Paypal hourglass. Hmm, "as long as we've got you here, please hit our sharing buttons" under the hourglass")

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Post by wccrawford »

nhangen wrote: post #19

This is really awesome...thanks for sharing. I already own Machinarium, but I had to get the rest of these...they've been on my list.

Yeah, I already have a couple of these, but I went for it anyhow. Partly because they provided a Steam key for the last ones, which I thought was really great.
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