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[Aruarian Reflection]

Stopped caring for his opinion once he got to, "I’m going to be a hypocrite and buy a bundle, just because these are incredible games at a staggeringly low price."

Should have stopped once you read the byline

 

[Moobabe]

Bought this for the Company of Heroes soundtrack.

Amazing.

 

[Dylan]

I hope they survive the poor state they're in but this is pathetic, a big publisher like THQ has hundreds of other avenues to get money that don't compromise the ideals of something that's inherently indie, and doesn't take the spot of maybe an indie developer that actually needs the money for living, not for maintaining a huge corporation. Equal blame goes to the HIB guys for agreeing to do this, of course.

Dude, did it ever occur to you that the reason they are doing this bundle is not some evil scheme to save THQ, but to use the last days of their company for a charitable cause?

The notion you put forth that THQ is 'pathetic' for doing something that helps people is just dumb.

 

[RPG Wizard]

Yeah, that actually makes sense. I doubt any big publisher would agree to selling their games DRM-free, I mean, if they did, their games would maybe be on GOG, right?

That's probably true.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Yeah, that actually makes sense. I doubt any big publisher would agree to selling their games DRM-free, I mean, if they did, their games would maybe be on GOG, right?

This isn't what happened here at all. All game from the bundle except for the CoH games (which use Relic Online) are Steamworks games and have DLC, Cloud Saves and Achievements. There is no DRM free version.

 

[Petrie]

Reddit usually decides how successful these bundles are and they're loving it. Lots of love for the value you get and they're also expressing sympathy for THQ's situation. I wonder if this bundle will break the previous money record.

I hope so. All the whiners in this thread are a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of reality.

 

[Kingbrave]

Is there anyway to get a giftable copy of SR:TT and a personal copy of everything else? Because I have SR:TT.

Saints Row is a separate key...

 

[KissVibes]

You can change your name, but I still know who you are.

It's like when Homer Simpson changed his name to Max Power. Only my name is much cooler and no, I wont be going back to xXxDudeBro420xXx.

 

[Recall]

Hurray for the Sainrs Row 3 soundtrack.

 

[Isaccard]

I don't know what people would've said about THQ doing their own bundle because that hasn't happened, but if they did I'd call them for the idiots they are, just when people complained about EA's Indie Bundle on Steam. This isn't the same, HIB means something.

It was never HIB.

 

[cramoss]

HOTLINE F'ING MIAMI

I'll try to get this bundle when I get home tonight.

 

[GraveRobberX]

God GAF is ruthless in this thread

Jesus!

It's like when Homer Simpson changed his name to Max Power. Only my name is much cooler and no, I wont be going back to xXxDudeBro420xXx.

Your name doesn't match your tag now =/

 

[Petrie]

It was never HIB.

This.

The brand is humble bundle.

Humble Indie bundle is one type of bundle.

 

[UnlovedJew]

Anyone else NOT get their codes?

 

[BrokenEchelon]

This is no longer real life.

 

[Toki767]

God GAF is ruthless in this thread

Jesus!

I can kind of understand the indie developers being mad even if it's silly. For actual gaming enthusiasts to be up in arms about a business decision (yes Humble Bundle is a business) that offers up an insanely good deal is just ridiculous.

 

[Baust]

Wow! It's a good thing I decided against SR:TT on the Steam Sale! This doesn't come with any DLC, though, does it?

 

[statham]

Bought another bundle w/SR anyone want to trade anything for it?

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Woah woah woah Relic made Company of Heroes?

Count me the fuck in.

 

[cicero]

http://penny-arcade.com/report/edit...die-games-adds-drm-and-is-a-step-backward-for

The latest bundle, unfortunately, gets rid of everything that made people love Humble Bundles, and may be damaging to the brand.

As if having games with DRM, or Windows only, is the gamebreaker that will drive the masses away from future Humble Bundles and degrade the Humble "brand"?? What a bunch of pretentious nonsense. People like getting incredibly cheap or free games. Period. One major Publisher specific bundle doesn't in some way inherently equal a shift in core focus for Humble Bundles. If anything, it EXPANDS the possibilities for the brand, as it will be viewed as a more legitimate platform for other large Publishers looking to make some quick money. Who does this benefit? We the consumers, Publishers who need the money, and Humble Bundle Inc.

One could argue that this will devalue future IP or the future ability of companies to sell at decent figures at full price, I disagree. I had already bought all of the other games in this Bundle previously during Steam sales, like I will for other mainstream titles in the future. The only game I hadn't was Saint's Row 3, which I already planned on waiting down to $7.50 for a GOTY edition. I am not paying full retail in any case no matter how long it takes, unless I suddenly have the resources and thusly the interest in doing so in the future. Knowing that there is an incredibly small likelihood that a game from a major publisher might hit a Humble Bundle in the future isn't going to keep me from buying that game at a vastly reduced 75% off sale on Steam. I am frugal, I am not crazy frugal.

 

[Nevasleep]

Anyone else NOT get their codes?

Lots of people who didn't pay by PayPal it seems.
I paid by PayPal and got a link straight away.

 

[Toppot]

As far as I'm concerned Humble Bundles should be DRM free and on Windows, Mac and linux. This is just a pay what you want bundle and simply using Humble Bundle because it will get good exposure, where as the right thing to do would have been use another site or make their own.

Sad to see THQ go down but shame on HB for agreeing to this, they are selling out IMO.

 

[TriniTrin]

Total payments: $844,087.29
Purchases #: 153,316
Average purchase: $5.51

Top Contributors:
1. @WrapBootstrap
$1,000.00
2. Anonymous
$600.00
3. Mailinator.com
$250.00
4. Mike D
$250.00
5. HOTLINE F'ING MIAMI
$200.00
6. @JoonasD6
$150.01
7. RedstoneHost
$150.00
8. phoid
$150.00
9. Anonymous
$142.00
10. LET RELIC FINISH DoW3
$133.3


LOL at #10's name!

 

[TheExodu5]

I see this as a charitable effort by THQ to allow people to purchase their games before they go under. I don't really see this as a corporate takeover of the Humble Bundle, as so many people tend to be implying.

http://penny-arcade.com/report/edit...die-games-adds-drm-and-is-a-step-backward-for

As if having games with DRM, or Windows only, is the gamebreaker that will drive the masses away from future Humble Bundles and degrade the Humble "brand"?? What a bunch of pretentious nonsense. People like getting incredibly cheap or free games. Period. One major Publisher specific bundle doesn't in some way inherently equal a shift in core focus for Humble Bundles. If anything, it EXPANDS the possibilities for the brand, as it will be viewed as a more legitimate platform for other large Publishers looking to make some quick money. Who does this benefit? We the consumers, Publishers who need the money, and Humble Bundle Inc.

One could argue that this will devalue future IP or the future ability of companies to sell at decent figures at full price, I disagree. I had already bought all of the other games in this Bundle previously during Steam sales, like I will for other mainstream titles in the future. The only game I hadn't was Saint's Row 3, which I already planned on waiting down to $7.50 for a GOTY edition. I am not paying full retail in any case no matter how long it takes, unless I suddenly have the resources and thusly the interest in doing so in the future. Knowing that there is an incredibly small likelihood that a game from a major publisher might hit a Humble Bundle in the future isn't going to keep me from buying that game at a vastly reduced 75% off sale on Steam. I am frugal, I am not crazy frugal.

I love the Humble Bundle because it's a legitimate avenue for people to buy great games at prices they can afford, all the while supporting struggling developers and/or charities. This doesn't go against that ideal, so I have no issues with it.

 

[Aquamarine]

As far as I'm concerned Humble Bundles should be DRM free and on Windows, Mac and linux. This is just a pay what you want bundle and simply using Humble Bundle because it will get good exposure, where as the right thing to do would have been use another site or make their own.

Sad to see THQ go down but shame on HB for agreeing to this, they are selling out IMO.

You forgot about the "You can donate 100% of proceeds to charity" part.

 

[Haunted]

Reddit usually decides how successful these bundles are.

wat

 

[Nevasleep]

I'd suggest that Humble Bundle has gotten a hell of a lot of new customers.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Giving it all to THQ seems like the greater charity than giving it to the Red Cross lol

 

[Saige]

First to quote this gets my SR:TT key

And this is a pretty cool thing for THQ to do, even if their horrible financial position is what forced them to do it. I’ll be sad to see them go.

 

[TriniTrin]

First to quote this gets my SR:TT key

And this is a pretty cool thing for THQ to do, even if their horrible financial position is what forced them to do it. I’ll be sad to see them go.

me please!?

 

[Toppot]

You forgot about the "You can donate 100% of proceeds to charity" part.

You are right, it has the charity element. That only makes it slightly better, THQ are basically a charity themselves on top. Makes no difference to anything else I said, HB is going back on its principles.

 

[guit3457]

I see this as a charitable effort by THQ to allow people to purchase their games before they go under. I don't really see this as a corporate takeover of the Humble Bundle, as so many people tend to be implying.

You must be kidding. This is the best move THQ has done in months. They need cash so they sell a bundle (they have done the same in Amazon with amazing results acording to Tony).
In the bundle they sell 4 games owned by almost everyone in Steam and one of the last years best games.
Great movement.

 

[Saige]

me please!?

PM sent

 

[Isaccard]

Edit: so fast

 

[TriniTrin]

PM sent

You Rock sir! Thanks!

 

[KissVibes]

wat

What isn't to understand here? Reddit is a massively successful and popular aggregator and community. This appearing as number one on on nearly all general gaming subreddits and making it to the front page will drive a major portion of it's sales. Reddit will make or break this bundle.

Your name doesn't match your tag now =/

Even when the tag matched I wasn't playing for Xbox Live so...

 

[Zia]

Reddit usually decides how successful these bundles are and they're loving it. Lots of love for the value you get and they're also expressing sympathy for THQ's situation. I wonder if this bundle will break the previous money record.

I don't even know what Reddit is...

5. HOTLINE F'ING MIAMI
$200.00

Yesss.

 

[zkylon]

Dude, did it ever occur to you that the reason they are doing this bundle is not some evil scheme to save THQ, but to use the last days of their company for a charitable cause?

The notion you put forth that THQ is 'pathetic' for doing something that helps people is retarded.

There are multiple things to take into account: charity, cheap shit and the meta goal of HIBs, which is helping indie developers, promoting multiplatform releases and fighting DRM, along with allowing people to buy games they wouldn't be normally able to afford, etc. I think upholding ideals is very important, and I believe THQ should've done this same thing in any other way.

And of course I don't think they're doing this for evilz, don't be condescending.

I'll give it to you, pathetic was maybe too harsh...

This isn't what happened here at all. All game from the bundle except for the CoH games (which use Relic Online) are Steamworks games and have DLC, Cloud Saves and Achievements. There is no DRM free version.

Hmm, you're right.

It was never HIB.

 

[TheExodu5]

You must be kidding. This is the best move THQ has done in months. They need cash so they sell a bundle (they have done the same in Amazon with amazing results acording to Tony).
In the bundle they sell 4 games owned by almost everyone in Steam and one of the last years best games.
Great movement.

You could argue that the brands have been devalued by more than what they'll make off this sale...or you could argue that this gives their brands more positive exposure. I think this can be interpreted many different ways.

The only that's for sure is that a few hundred thousand dollars extra in the bank of THQ is a drop in a bucket of much larger debts.

 

[brettchalupa]

I absolutely despise how the highest paying list is just a place for marketing and advertising.

 

[Bulzeeb]

http://penny-arcade.com/report/edit...die-games-adds-drm-and-is-a-step-backward-for

As if having games with DRM, or Windows only, is the gamebreaker that will drive the masses away from future Humble Bundles and degrade the Humble "brand"?? What a bunch of pretentious nonsense. People like getting incredibly cheap or free games. Period. One major Publisher specific bundle doesn't in some way inherently equal a shift in core focus for Humble Bundles. If anything, it EXPANDS the possibilities for the brand, as it will be viewed as a more legitimate platform for other large Publishers looking to make some quick money. Who does this benefit? We the consumers, Publishers who need the money, and Humble Bundle Inc.

One could argue that this will devalue future IP or the future ability of companies to sell at decent figures at full price, I disagree. I had already bought all of the other games in this Bundle previously during Steam sales, like I will for other mainstream titles in the future. The only game I hadn't was Saint's Row 3, which I already planned on waiting down to $7.50 for a GOTY edition. I am not paying full retail in any case no matter how long it takes, unless I suddenly have the resources and thusly the interest in doing so in the future. Knowing that there is an incredibly small likelihood that a game from a major publisher might hit a Humble Bundle in the future isn't going to keep me from buying that game at a vastly reduced 75% off sale on Steam. I am frugal, I am not crazy frugal.

to be honest, now I want this bundle to be the best selling Humble Bundle just to see how they'll respond

 

[UnlovedJew]

Lots of people who didn't pay by PayPal it seems.
I paid by PayPal and got a link straight away.

I paid by PayPal and got nothing. Where would it be?

 

[RPG Wizard]

As far as I'm concerned Humble Bundles should be DRM free and on Windows, Mac and linux.

Well, on the upside, I'm learning who's in DRM-freeGAF.

to be honest, now I want this bundle to be the best selling Humble Bundle just to see how they'll respond

Probably something along the lines of "How expected, AAA games for a pay-what-you-want price sells ridiculously well"? I think I'll be surprised if this ISN'T the best selling bundle ever.

 

[HK-47]

Edit: Keep it civil, people, I'm not accusing anyone who buys it of being a war criminal or anything.


Yeah, I can agree to that wording.


People don't care about a lot of shit and doesn't mean it's alright. It's not hard to understand why someone would like this or actually think of it as a good thing for helping THQ, but I don't want the Call of Duty Bundle (I know, it's a stretch, but if the game's industry is one thing is shameless) to replace an actual indie bundle.

"Humble Bundle is where the dollars are." is a new thing, and it's exactly what I mean with tainting its name. Now we talk about the Bundle like "it's all business".


Yeah, that actually makes sense. I doubt any big publisher would agree to selling their games DRM-free, I mean, if they did, their games would maybe be on GOG, right?

Unless Activision is about to go bankrupt or has the love that studios like Relic or Volition produce among enthusatists I dont think you have to worry about any "catastrophic" Call of Duty bundles any time soon

 

[funkystudent]

The Humble Bundle is getting weird.

 

[Card Boy]

I absolutely despise how the highest paying list is just a place for marketing and advertising.

You despise not having enough money to spare to do the same thing you mean?

 

[TheExodu5]

There are multiple things to take into account: charity, cheap shit and the meta goal of HIBs, which is helping indie developers, promoting multiplatform releases and fighting DRM, along with allowing people to buy games they wouldn't be normally able to afford, etc. I think upholding ideals is very important, and I believe THQ should've done this same thing in any other way.

Humble Bundle's main goal certainly isn't fighting DRM, especially when a large portion of their customers demand Steam keys for their games.

 

[Shorty11857]

I paid by PayPal and got nothing. Where would it be?

If you didn't get an email log in on the website go to My Account and you should see a link to your bundle

 

[alr1ght]

I absolutely despise how the highest paying list is just a place for marketing and advertising.

Eh, it's a tradeoff. Pay a bunch and get exposure. Win for everyone.

 

[DJ Crimson]

Man, I hope Stalker gets included as a bonus. I've been holding off buying that for ages.