I like two of the three reveals so that might be enough to resub, but the idea of looking at a bundle and wondering if you will play any of the games anytime soon and judging the value based on that is real for many.
It’s like buying food and not eating it and throwing it out because you keep buying new food. At some point if you have 300+ unplayed games in your backlog, why add more? Just keep games you want on a wishlist and sooner or later you will see most of them reduced to bargain prices.
One last comment: The Humble Bundles can be a great value, but if they are so great why not let people buy them after seeing the whole reveal? The reasoning behind concealing the bundle seems to be that if it was revealed they’d get fewer sales. What does that tell you?
Lol, with that thought it would be… never mind bundles, I wouldn’t buy any game at all, nor most people here. The reality is different.
Even if I limit myself to wishlisted games, the monthly bundle is still a better method to get them, as the it’s the equivalent to have a game fall to a bargain price, but reaching that stage one year before than usual.
edit: of course, it may be because I have wishlisted too many damn games, more than my time allows, lol
There’s a big part of it that’s the “I’m gonna miss out if I don’t get this” feeling, while rationally I know the chances of having enough time to finish all the games is not probable.
I’ve said this before, but I use the Humble Monthly to control my spending on games. Sure, it’s a guaranteed $12/mo, but I’ve basically stopped buying anything else because it might show up in the HM. It’s cut my annual games spending in half.
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I look at it is do I think the revealed stuff is worth the money? If so, get, if not, it’s probably shovelware that’s not revealed so why bother?
Yeah, I don’t buy unless I think the reveals are worth my $12. It’s a trivial amount of money but I could literally spend zero and still have enough interesting games to play for the next few years. In some ways it’s crazy to even buy more games.
Unless you consider the risk of boredom to be greater than the risk of poorly spending $12, in which case it would be crazy not to buy more games.
Sure, except I can spend that $12 in a lot of ways other than games to get entertainment. The Humble Monthly is competing with books, the $5 Tuesday movies, Netflix, Prime, etc.
So what you’re saying is, maybe different people like to spend their money in different ways. Huh. I’ll have to think on that.
Maybe what I’m saying is the choice is more than either spending $12 on a Humble Monthly or risking boredom. I’ll have to think if I can come up with another way of saying that.
The fact is, @DaveLong was correct, as were the people arguing against his point of view.
The Humble Monthly Bundle priced at $12 (+tax in some places) is absolutely one of the most consistently good deals in digital game distribution. You get half a dozen or more games to add to your Steam library every month, there has thus far been ZERO repetition (from month-to-month within the HMB, obviously some games will appear in other bundles both on Humble and at other sites), and the overall quality:value ratio of the games is high given the average $2 per-game price you’re paying.
That said, all people are different. Maybe you tend to purchase games that mostly fall into only a handful of categories (in my case RPGs, strategy titles, space games and the occasional FPS or puzzler that catches my eye). Or perhaps you already have an extensive backlog of games, many of which have appeared in the HMB over time. In situations like that, the Humble Monthly Bundle may not be the best way to optimize your purchasing power on an ongoing basis, and instead makes more sense being considered on a month-to-month basis as a regular bundle based on it’s revealed titles.
The point is, the HMB can be BOTH a fantastic deal in gaming, AND not the right choice for everyone. Arguing over it is silly. Just enjoy the damn deals.
No, it cannot be both! Pick a side and draw steel, you wishy-washy flibbertigibbet!
But wait!
Is it objectively a good deal for everyone? If you hate oranges, and they are on special for 1 cent / 10 pounds, is that a good deal, even for you?
I would say yes. You could learn to juggle with them or make orange art.
Thus, everybody must buy Humble Bundles, and learn to juggle.
Clearly divedivedive is the new Tina Turner. Or he will be, if he ever learns to dance in heels.
The conundrum of the Humble Bundle is that it is simultaneously a fantastic deal and a complete waste of money. At least until you open the box and the cat’s dead.
Oh sure, I make a Tina Turner joke and you go and say something profound. I see how it is!
