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Uh, they sell games. They continue selling games. That's the value proposition. I fail to see how they are not serving their old customers.

by fsloth 9y ago

city41 9y ago
Most gamers distinguish games made by a small indie team and those made by Ubisoft, THQ, etc. Had the Ubisoft bundle been Humble Bundle's first ever bundle, they would have came across as a very different organization.
- djur 9y ago
  The Humble Indie Bundle also once only included cross-platform (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and DRM-free games. It was a huge impetus for a lot of Linux ports of indie games.
  - boomboomsubban 9y ago
    Every game in the latest Indie bundle had Linux support. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/humble-indie-bundle-18 http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/humble-indie-bundle-18
    - cannonedhamster 9y ago
      The Indie Bundles sure, but most of their bundles now are strictly not cross-platform.
      - icc97 9y ago
        So they still do indie bundles, they still do pay what you want pricing, they still do DRM free, they still have support for charities. But on top of that they've added a lot of sales that breaks any of those principles. I think they did well to keep the core of the platform there but at the same time offering other things less noble that keeps them afloat.
- srvysays 9y ago
  do you have poll results handy detailing what most gamers think, or did you determine it using the jedi paternity test method?
- fsloth 9y ago
  I don't really see the need for 'indie' to be a brand qualifier since most games nowadays due to mobile have sub-aaa production values anyway. It's cool to have a few guys in a garage hitting it big, but the production methodology or distribution does not engage me. FTL and Witcher are very different sort of entertainment and I like them both.
  - freehunter 9y ago
    Not to mention Humble Indie Bundle is only one "bundle" that Humble offers. They also do Humble book bundles, comic bundles, big publisher bundles, textbook bundles, PC software bundles, etc.
Bjorkbat 9y ago
Eh, sure, but for me the appeal early-on was I could discover a lot of quirky, well-curated indie titles for a crazy cheap amount of money, including some that didn't have any marketing budget but were remarkably good to play. It was exciting. Then big publisher sales entered the fray and it felt less about discovery and more about an opportunity to buy more formulaic games that were well past their prime for crazy cheap prices. It was just another sale.

Uh, they sell games. They continue selling games. That's the value proposition. I fail to see how they are not serving their old customers.

by fsloth 9y ago

Uh, they sell games. They continue selling games. That's the value proposition. I fail to see how they are not serving their old customers.

city41 9y ago

Most gamers distinguish games made by a small indie team and those made by Ubisoft, THQ, etc. Had the Ubisoft bundle been Humble Bundle's first ever bundle, they would have came across as a very different organization.

djur 9y ago
The Humble Indie Bundle also once only included cross-platform (Windows, Mac, and Linux) and DRM-free games. It was a huge impetus for a lot of Linux ports of indie games.
- boomboomsubban 9y ago
  Every game in the latest Indie bundle had Linux support. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/humble-indie-bundle-18 http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/05/humble-indie-bundle-18
  - cannonedhamster 9y ago
    The Indie Bundles sure, but most of their bundles now are strictly not cross-platform.
    - icc97 9y ago
      So they still do indie bundles, they still do pay what you want pricing, they still do DRM free, they still have support for charities. But on top of that they've added a lot of sales that breaks any of those principles. I think they did well to keep the core of the platform there but at the same time offering other things less noble that keeps them afloat.
srvysays 9y ago
do you have poll results handy detailing what most gamers think, or did you determine it using the jedi paternity test method?
fsloth 9y ago
I don't really see the need for 'indie' to be a brand qualifier since most games nowadays due to mobile have sub-aaa production values anyway. It's cool to have a few guys in a garage hitting it big, but the production methodology or distribution does not engage me. FTL and Witcher are very different sort of entertainment and I like them both.
- freehunter 9y ago
  Not to mention Humble Indie Bundle is only one "bundle" that Humble offers. They also do Humble book bundles, comic bundles, big publisher bundles, textbook bundles, PC software bundles, etc.

Bjorkbat 9y ago

Eh, sure, but for me the appeal early-on was I could discover a lot of quirky, well-curated indie titles for a crazy cheap amount of money, including some that didn't have any marketing budget but were remarkably good to play. It was exciting. Then big publisher sales entered the fray and it felt less about discovery and more about an opportunity to buy more formulaic games that were well past their prime for crazy cheap prices. It was just another sale.