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I remember there being some discussion around the Humble Bundle brand getting "diluted" by the Frozenbyte bundle last time, and I have to wonder if that's becom

by mdanger 15y ago

I remember there being some discussion around the Humble Bundle brand getting "diluted" by the Frozenbyte bundle last time, and I have to wonder if that's becoming the case.

jolan 15y ago
Yeah it seems like they're crowdsourcing game development now: > Get Voxatron's future content and gameplay updates.
- wmf 15y ago
  I'm not following you; in what sense is that crowdsourcing? I assume that the "future content" will be developed by the original developers, possibly using the revenue from this deal.
  - ido 15y ago
    I think he meant crowd funding.
    - wmf 15y ago
      Thanks, that makes sense.
elliottcarlson 15y ago
Agreed - at this point it's nothing more than a every so often flash sale with a name your own price system. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing - but I have far less interest in donating larger amounts "to support the community" when it's becoming a deal site - instead I am starting to get the mentality to get everything at the greatest deal I possibly can.
- rprospero 15y ago
  Your post made me realize something. Just like you, I'd previously been generous in my payment to "support the community". When I loaded up the page today and saw the offering, I mentally said "I don't have $20 to blow on this right now" and left the site. Until I read your post, I never even considered that I could just pay less than $20. Even odder, once I finish writing this, I'm still not heading over there to buy the bundle, even though I could only spend $0.01.
  - palish 15y ago
    On the other hand, I have $200 left to my name total, and I'm happily spending $1.00. If $0.01 is all you can afford, there's no shame in it.
eru 15y ago
I was initially sceptical, but actually Frozen Synapse is quite a good game.
keenerd 15y ago
With the Frozen Synapse bundle, I had come to the conclusion that there is be sufficient market for the HIB to never stop running (eg, a new bundle every two weeks) if they only did one game at a time. One game a month is a little more sustainable. Hopefully there will still be a big packs once in a while. Is it better or worse? Not sure. Though it is telling the HIB guys did not even record a trailer for this one.

by mdanger 15y ago

I remember there being some discussion around the Humble Bundle brand getting "diluted" by the Frozenbyte bundle last time, and I have to wonder if that's becoming the case.

jolan 15y ago

Yeah it seems like they're crowdsourcing game development now: > Get Voxatron's future content and gameplay updates.

wmf 15y ago
I'm not following you; in what sense is that crowdsourcing? I assume that the "future content" will be developed by the original developers, possibly using the revenue from this deal.
- ido 15y ago
  I think he meant crowd funding.
  - wmf 15y ago
    Thanks, that makes sense.

elliottcarlson 15y ago

Agreed - at this point it's nothing more than a every so often flash sale with a name your own price system. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing - but I have far less interest in donating larger amounts "to support the community" when it's becoming a deal site - instead I am starting to get the mentality to get everything at the greatest deal I possibly can.

rprospero 15y ago
Your post made me realize something. Just like you, I'd previously been generous in my payment to "support the community". When I loaded up the page today and saw the offering, I mentally said "I don't have $20 to blow on this right now" and left the site. Until I read your post, I never even considered that I could just pay less than $20. Even odder, once I finish writing this, I'm still not heading over there to buy the bundle, even though I could only spend $0.01.
- palish 15y ago
  On the other hand, I have $200 left to my name total, and I'm happily spending $1.00. If $0.01 is all you can afford, there's no shame in it.

eru 15y ago

I was initially sceptical, but actually Frozen Synapse is quite a good game.

keenerd 15y ago

With the Frozen Synapse bundle, I had come to the conclusion that there is be sufficient market for the HIB to never stop running (eg, a new bundle every two weeks) if they only did one game at a time. One game a month is a little more sustainable. Hopefully there will still be a big packs once in a while. Is it better or worse? Not sure. Though it is telling the HIB guys did not even record a trailer for this one.