Humble Bundle Thread

BobbyTastic said:
That spoiler is exactly why I have a system for penny-locking at the best price. :p

I really can't see the average going any significantly lower. If it was a weekly maybe, but the bundle won't be around long enough for a substantial enough dip past the initial rush.
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It's a total repeat that lasts 24 hours... what are you hoping for with penny-locking? (If you were hate-pennying, the reason is obvious.) It's around for 24 hours, there are no bonus to be revealed next week.

 
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asheskitty said:
It's a total repeat that lasts 24 hours... what are you hoping for with penny-locking? (If you were hate-pennying, the reason is obvious.) It's around for 24 hours, there are no bonus to be revealed next week.
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Because I don't wanna BTA on any of these until all of them are released, so I know which ones I should dump my money on. Combine these dailies with possible good deals at Mayhem next week, and I'm sure my wallet's gonna feel some strain.

Penny-locking locks in the BTA price for when I go to increase how much I pay later on. I penny/dollar-lock Weeklies all the time in a similar fashion to make sure there isn't a better deal in the week or two after the bundle arrives.

Souffrir said:
I paid $1 and got everything but the Dead Island games and the SR3 DLC.

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This was before I knew how Humble worked, but good point. :p

 
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BobbyTastic said:
Because I don't wanna BTA on any of these until all of them are released, so I know which ones I should dump my money on. Combine these dailies with possible good deals at Mayhem next week, and I'm sure my wallet's gonna feel some strain.

Penny-locking locks in the BTA price for when I go to increase how much I pay later on. I penny/dollar-lock Weeklies all the time in a similar fashion to make sure there isn't a better deal in the week or two after the bundle arrives.

This was before I knew how Humble worked, but good point. :p
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Ah, you're doing it because you're missing some stuff in this bundle and are locking in potential deals so you can decide which you want to bite on when it's all revealed... presumably to optimize spending a fixed budget, correct? (i.e. you're afraid if you spend on on it today, you won't be able to spend on something more attractive tomorrow)

You're seriously explaining to me how penny locking works?

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Chrono Gear said:
Repeat bundles could be awesome. I missed out on the Zen Pinball bundle a while ago and have been kicking myself since. Though I think I went ahead and bought a bunch of the tables anyway during the winter sale. I suppose it's irrelevant since we (probably) won't see any good bundle repeats.
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I bought the fuck out of that Zen bundle. BTA for myself of course 'cause I love me some pinball. Then treated all of my close friends to $1 tier as bribe to start playing, but sadly none of them "get it"

Depending on what was in them, I might like to see some of the much-hated Mobile/Android & PC Bundles return. I didn't have an android tablet until recently so I never paid them any mind.

 
asheskitty said:
Ah, you're doing it because you're missing some stuff in this bundle and are locking in potential deals so you can decide which you want to bite on when it's all revealed... presumably to optimize spending a fixed budget, correct? (i.e. you're afraid if you spend on on it today, you won't be able to spend on something more attractive tomorrow)

You're seriously explaining to me how penny locking works?

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That is 100% exactly right. Not a fixed budget persay, but certain recent life events have made me have to have tighter non-essentials budgets. This is actually one of the big reasons why I'm not taking Amazon GC as payment for Tiny Mix, I simply can't afford to sit on too much Amazon credit. I may change that policy depending on how this first mass hosting goes or if Mayhem is ball-bustingly awesome, though.

I thought you were only a master of hate-pennying, my apologies. :p

NoDAK said:
Depending on what was in them, I might like to see some of the much-hated Mobile/Android & PC Bundles return. I didn't have an android tablet until recently so I never paid them any mind.
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Yeah, I regret not putting in a penny on those (since the Android versions for the $1-tier only cost a penny to have on your account). But we live and learn, right?

 
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Glad I got this bundle already. I don't know those hints in the banner off-hand, so... what's the next ones that they're hinting at?

 
NoDAK said:
I bought the fuck out of that Zen bundle. BTA for myself of course 'cause I love me some pinball. Then treated all of my close friends to $1 tier as bribe to start playing, but sadly none of them "get it"

Depending on what was in them, I might like to see some of the much-hated Mobile/Android & PC Bundles return. I didn't have an android tablet until recently so I never paid them any mind.
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I wasn't buying up PC games at that point (only ever bought the big numbered Humble bundles up to end of last year) so I didn't see it. I've already bought a bunch of their tables on Playstation and Xbox so triple dipping to get on PC as well didn't really bother me. I'm a sucker for pinball games and since there seem to be so few to choose from I don't mind double/triple/quad(I'm looking at you iPhone...) dipping on a good pinball game.

 
BobbyTastic said:
That is 100% exactly right. Not a fixed budget persay, but certain recent life events have made me have to have tighter entertainment budgets. This is actually one of the big reasons why I'm not taking Amazon GC as payment for Tiny Mix, I simply can't afford to sit on too much Amazon credit. I may change that policy depending on how this first mass hosting goes or if Mayhem is ball-bustingly awesome, though.

I thought you were only a master of hate-pennying, my apologies. :p

Yeah, I regret not putting in a penny on those (since the Android versions for the $1-tier only cost a penny to have on your account). But we live and learn, right?
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^_^ Ah that makes sense. But then why were you blanket-recommending penny locking?

BobbyTastic said:
Double post, but the price seems to be stabilizing around the $5.70 - $5.80 mark (currently $5.73, only going down by a penny or two at a time). Once again, I highly recommend penny locking for the daily bundles this week until they're all revealed. :mrgreen:

Edit: $5.71 now. How low can it go? :p
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Souffrir said:
Ffft. If they wanted people to BTA on that bundle, they should have made a less crappy BTA tier.
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They should have included SR IV and I wouldn't have even thought about BTA. But as it stands since I already own Dead Island GOTY and I have SR3 on PS3 I have to really consider if I want to BTA.

 
asheskitty said:
^_^ Ah that makes sense. But then why were you blanket-recommending penny locking?
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Because I figured on a site called CheapAssGamer that people would appreciate a method that allows financial budgeting for the best deals. :mrgreen:

Edit: Also, it lowers the average for everyone.

 
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BobbyTastic said:
Because I figured on a site called CheapAssGamer that people would appreciate a method that allows financial budgeting for the best deals. :mrgreen:
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I've got dumptrucks full of cash from all the money I've saved. I can afford whatever cheapass deals I want.

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The way you stated it seemed like you were expecting some later additions that might sway a later BTA decision.

 
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asheskitty said:
I've got dumptrucks full of cash from all the money I've saved. I can afford whatever cheapass deals I want.

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The way you stated it seemed like you were expecting some later additions that might sway a later BTA decision.
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I suppose that's true. I just wish we knew the next 13 daily bundles ahead of time. :p

 
Reether said:
Lol if only.

I only have Metro, and Saints Row 3 + dlc, wondering if its worth getting the 9$ tier
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Well, the $1-tier is worth it, no brainer. It'd be an extra $8 for: Risen, Sacred Citadel, Dead Island GotY and Dead Island Riptide Complete.

So $2 a game. If you just BTA, it's $5, so ~$1.66 a game. As for whether or not it's worth it, that's up to you.

I probably would have been in for $9 on the original bundle if Riptide Complete was $9 instead of $25 or whatever.

 
Trusty Mutsi said:
I was going to ask this as well. Not going to rely on Steam reviews this time :)
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Most people have a fairly positive opinion of 1 and a less positive opinion of 2.

I didn't really like 1. I played the demo for 2 and it seemed much better. I haven't played the full game yet, though--still working on Skyrim--"finished" the base game and now I'm starting Dawnguard. Dragonborn is next and then I'm ES-free until ESO goes F2P.

 
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So Doctor Who Adventure Games and/or The Eternity Clock in tomorrow's bundle? The date 5-14-14 appears, though the TARDIS doesn't always land where expected.

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from Humble's Facebook page

 
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BobbyTastic said:
That was me. :p Thanks for the compliment. I completely agree and that was my point in bringing it up. I have good ideas.. sometimes.
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Haha, no problem. I'm sure most people here think I'm a Humble hater. But for a company that built as big of a name as they did, I just want to see them run a smart business that doesn't assume that we're all idiots, lol :lol:

 
pasports31 said:
lol.

if i can get in the bta under four bucks i'll get it for dead island and sr3 dlc, though. doubt it'll hit that with the inflation due to the stupid 9 dollar tier.

oh to be a pc virgin...
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If only SR4 was in the $1 tier... ;)

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louiedog said:
So Doctor Who Adventure Games and/or The Eternity Clock in tomorrow's bundle? The date 5-14-14 appears, though the TARDIS doesn't always land where expected.

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from Humble's Facebook page
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All that WOLF there...

I was thinking Wolf Gang and Tyler The Creator would be putting their catalog of music in a HB. ;)

 
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MysterD said:
We gonna have drinking games going on during these 14 days?
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Yes. For every time you ask a rhetorical question you have to drink. Every time a rhetorical question gets answered, you have to drink.

My count says that's two down for you already.

 
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Neuro5i5 said:
I will sell you the entire Steam library for $137,288,283,238,986.99.

Payment up front.
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Not falling for that. You think i don't know that adding ".99" on the end of something isn't a psychological marketing tactic? i'd essentially be paying $137,288,283,238,987. No thanks.

 
Neuro5i5 said:
I own all of these. Multiples even.

I just bought the $1 tier.
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I own all the games too, but I'm probably in for a spare set to give to my brother or to hang onto for a rainy day. I'll probably bother someone with a higher BTA if I can give them money to get Riptide Complete. Which'll bring me one step closer to finish the Deep Silver Collection.

Wish Risen 2 came with DLC.

laney said:
I don't know if I can handle this.. a daily humble bundle.
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I'm kind of excited. It's a marathon of constant surprises and disappointments, with ups and downs like a roller coaster. Besides, think of it this way, normally it'd take us 28 weeks, to get through these bundles.

asheskitty said:
14 Days of Day Drinking...
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You say that like it's a bad thing. Not like I need any more excuses to drink. :p

Neuro5i5 said:
Yes. For every time you ask a rhetorical question you have to drink. Every time a rhetorical question gets answered, you have to drink.

My count says that's two down for you already.
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I kind of want to join in on this, but would I drink every time MysterD is MysterD or would I drink every time I ask a rhetorical question? Maybe we could all have our own thing?

 
BobbyTastic said:
I kind of want to join in on this, but would I drink every time MysterD is MysterD or would I drink every time I ask a rhetorical question? Maybe we could all have our own thing?
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You drink whenever someone calls you a :newbie: .

Mooby drinks whenever there is something bad to say about a game (and whenever the Squeenix bundle pops up).

spoderman drinks whenever a game is, well, you know...spoder'd

ashes drinks whenever she damn well feels like it cause no one tells her what to do.

I drink whenever I play or make a Mass Effect reference.

sunasun drinks constantly, so there's no need for the game.

tebow tyfreak...no, I do not want to see this one drunk.

 
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