Humble Indie Bundle 3: Now With Minecraft
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Why, oh why would you way that in public?Your Nightmare said:
You've COST the hosts of the sale money. You've given them ONE CENT whilst they pay bandwidth and hosting fees to give it to you.
If anything, this makes you WORSE than a pirate. At least pirates don't download the game to the developer's expense.
Good job I didn't buy 100 copies and selling them off for in-game items then.Jazoni89 said:
I don't know who total biscuit is anyway, plus I have done nothing wrong. If I had pirated the bundle, then by all means berate me. They said pay how much you want - so I have.
"Cogs" and "And Yet It Moves" are at least worth five dollars together. Go for it.Generic Gamer said:
Can we get the (gene?) pool cleaners in here? There seems to be some scum buildup.
(My god, stealing from a charity drive. That is so incredibly low that.... I'm going for a walk. The roadside flowers might make me feel better.)
(My god, stealing from a charity drive. That is so incredibly low that.... I'm going for a walk. The roadside flowers might make me feel better.)
You know how no system is perfect, because there's always people who exploit it?Your Nightmare said:
You're the exploiter here. I dare you to tell me otherwise. The point was "Pay what you think it's all worth", and I simply do not believe you think it's all worth one cent.
The big deal here is that Notch is only using the Humble Bundle to advertise. The game makes enough money, you think he could... I don't know, support a good cause instead of piggybacking on it. Yes, he has donated money but if he's really so strapped for cash he can't sell his game then why even donate?
Hey Escapist staff, chill the hell out. Yeah he spent the lowest amount possible, but they did offer it. He's not turning around and selling copies of the game on eBay like others, at least. Yeah he advertised the fact that he paid so little, but try to act with a bit of professionalism, please? As one of the faces of gaming, you can't post all these articles saying how non-aggressive video games make people and then publicly bash one of your own readers. I understand this is a charity, but if they didn't want purchases under a dollar then they would set a minimum.
I spent $40 myself. With the average Windows purchase currently being under $5, why don't we just go ahead and say I got this guy covered?
Hey Escapist staff, chill the hell out. Yeah he spent the lowest amount possible, but they did offer it. He's not turning around and selling copies of the game on eBay like others, at least. Yeah he advertised the fact that he paid so little, but try to act with a bit of professionalism, please? As one of the faces of gaming, you can't post all these articles saying how non-aggressive video games make people and then publicly bash one of your own readers. I understand this is a charity, but if they didn't want purchases under a dollar then they would set a minimum.
I spent $40 myself. With the average Windows purchase currently being under $5, why don't we just go ahead and say I got this guy covered?
I say go ahead and buy, anyway. Gift the bundle to a friend, and use this as a chance to support the EFF or Child's Play.GeorgW said:
Wow, people are really getting big dicks over some guy who spent one cent. There are many people who only payed one cent, and if the charity wanted to stop people from paying one cent, then they should have set a minimum limit. I spent 1 dollar when I bought the last indie bundle and I have no regrets.
Also the big issue is Notch just demoing Minecraft, but can't blame him for being prudent (like other people).
Also the big issue is Notch just demoing Minecraft, but can't blame him for being prudent (like other people).
If he gave out full-game gift codes with it, people would just spam the website with penny purchases and sell the full gift codes later. It'd end up hurting the website in bandwidth more than helping it.xillicis said:
I get that in a perfect world, everybody would pay $5000 dollars to support the developers and the charity. The thing is, we don't live in a perfect world. I'm going to take the same stance as Team Meat do with piracy. If, after the bundle is over and person X who payed 1 cent for the bundle and is seen playing something like VVVVVV, let's say their friend sees them playing it and decides he wants in on the action. Bam, another sale and victory for indie developers, and it wouldn't have been possible without person X; lover, gamer, cheapskate.
Nothing bad can come from sales like this, Notch alone has probably paid enough to cover the, "scum," who only payed the minimum amount. These always make plenty of money for Childs play and the developers, there will always be people who either can't, or won't pay more than the minimum amount. Finger pointing and name calling won't correct that.
On a semi related note i paid $8 dollars 50-50 split.
Nothing bad can come from sales like this, Notch alone has probably paid enough to cover the, "scum," who only payed the minimum amount. These always make plenty of money for Childs play and the developers, there will always be people who either can't, or won't pay more than the minimum amount. Finger pointing and name calling won't correct that.
On a semi related note i paid $8 dollars 50-50 split.
Let me be sure I've got this straight: some of you are unhappy because Notch is "advertising" Minecraft in the bundle? He's not charging for it, he's just throwing in something a little extra to sweeten the pot, but that's somehow wrong?
Seriously, what in god's name are you talking about?
Seriously, what in god's name are you talking about?
I wasn't trying to advertise it, just seeing if anyone had done the same. Probably a bad idea as I forgot this was primarily a gaming forum (I just come here to read the articles)AstorSapolsky said:
But I get the idea guys that you don't approve so you can stop sending me messages - if you want.
To clarify, I have only bought a copy for myself.
Yea honestly I'm a bit disappointed with the people AND staff here. The site says to pay as much (or as little) as you'd like. They went into this knowing absolutely that some people would be cheap. If they weren't prepared to deal with that they would have set it up differently. I'd in fact be willing to wager that a lot of these devs are fine with that. More copies floating around getting buzz. Having said that I do agree you should make it a point to give what you consider a fair amount. And there is no reasonably defensible position for it only costing $0.01. Now, having said that... it is a real shame that people on here are belittling him for it. Do I think that he should have given more, yes. But does calling him a "bastard" help anything no. That is borderline flaming. He did nothing against the rules and dosen't deserve the hate he is getting.Susan Arendt said:
to me the easiest equivalent is to compare this to tipping.Mouse_Crouse said:
is tipping a penny against the rules? no.
should someone that tips a penny be reviled and publicly shamed for being a total fucking loser? absolutely.