Buying / Pre-ordering?
Hmm. 8 games ... decisions, decisions.
GIMME DA HINTS.
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some tower defence, 2 greenlights, and 3 dups.... there's your hint :D
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Hint ? (EDIT: => Not a Hint....)
cyanic Groupees HQ22:19
Something something relative SMBC
Zombie Vikings ? "Zach Weinersmith (SMBC Comics)"
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Yes indeed and they cover that fact very casually and in the open.
cyanic - Groupees HQ / 01:35 - All Steam games bundled 1-4 times, following an approximately normal distribution.
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The hint has become reality. What a poor bundle even for Groupees norms. ; _ ;
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cyanic - Groupees HQ / 01:33 - Anyway, 6 Steam, 2 Greenlight
cyanic - Groupees HQ / 01:35 - All Steam games bundled 1-4 times, following an approximately normal distribution.Comment has been collapsed.
Awesome. Just awesome. "Hey guys, pre-order this bundle of games you probably already have."
It's like something broke over at Groupees and nothing made that more clear than after the Incursion bundle hit and Cyanic responded to criticism of that bundle's quality like bad games were the only thing that could keep Groupees alive.
I honestly don't know what's up with them. I believed in the site so much that I let them include my band's full, studio produced CD in a Be Mine bundle (which does NOT pay musical acts AT ALL) just because I wanted to be a part of it at the time. If I were just discovering Groupees today I'd figure it was about to close like Indie royale.
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People addicted to pre-order culture combined with a high frequency of shovelware bundles is perhaps what keeps them afloat. That seems to be their business model now and long gone are the days when they actually tried to make decent quality bundles. I think I've bought maybe like 1 bundle from them in about 6 months.
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I have Airport Madness: World Edition but pre-ordering as always.
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The pre-order cost is $1.50, so that tells me all I need to know.
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All Steam games bundled 1-4 times
And that tells me all I need to know. :P
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The $1.50 pre-order price agrees with your data. I have a pet theory that the $1.50 bundles are usually much worse than the $1.25 bundles, because Groupees tends to charge a bit more on the pre-order for bundles they know aren't going to sell much once they go live.
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Never thought that way. Will pay attention from now on.
Hope at least the 2 greenlight games will be good.
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But then there is the mention of 2 greenlight games... And then I'm like 'fuuck, damnit... pre-orders'
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Looking forward to another batch of shovelware releases.
I am limp with anticipation.
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Hey guys, new to the party with a few general questions.
So the pre-order price is sure to be cheaper than the live price, am I correct in assuming this? Is there a vast difference? Like, $1.50 pre and $5.00 live?
I see "hints", will we get hints to the other games the bundle contains before it goes live and thus be able to make a more informed decision?
Thanks. #suchanoob
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So the pre-order price is sure to be cheaper than the live price, am I correct in assuming this? Is there a vast difference? Like, $1.50 pre and $5.00 live?
Correct, I'd expect a price between $3 and $4 for all content if you wait.
I see "hints", will we get hints to the other games the bundle contains before it goes live and thus be able to make a more informed decision?
Not impossible, but I wouldn't bet on it. Informed decisions aren't how Groupees do their pre order bundles.
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Yes, the pre-order price is always cheaper than the whole bundle when it goes live. You just don't know what you will get, but if you pre-order you will receive the entire bundle. But with these Build a Bundle they tend to only be like 'Pay minimum $1 for 2 games, and $3 for all 8 games!'. Most of the times at least.
Mostly we get hints about the other games, yes. But not always. What we always get is the number of steam and greenlight games at least. But other times we get more hints, and a lot of the times people make great and correct guesses. There has been pre-order bundles where nearly all games have been guessed. So if you are curious about the hints always keep an eye on Groupees chat if I didn't copy it into the thread yet. :)
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Thanks for chart.
So, I wanted to reconsider a pre-order, I checked their previous bab bundles, and well, there is nothing to miss here, I don't want more bad library fillers.
EDIT : (not) waiting for live is best option
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Too late on preordering it and too expensive for crap games to buy it now. :P
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Every game is a fucking repeat. What a trash bundle.
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It was known (repeats)
cyanic - Groupees HQ / 01:33 - Anyway, 6 Steam, 2 Greenlight
cyanic - Groupees HQ / 01:35 - All Steam games bundled 1-4 times, following an approximately normal distribution.
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i preordered too but its okay, i mean its a price of a cappuchino or lottery ticket irl, it was fun and ill give away all of them later
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Yeah but if you pre-order all their game bundles it rounds up to a nice sum of money :D Granted, some of the bundles are not that bad.
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It was known (repeats)
^^ this
And if one still pre-ordered despite that and is unhappy with the end result then I don't even know what to say to that.....
even worse for build-a-bundle format too...
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I'm so glad I skipped it. When I read every game was bundled at least once I feared for the worst.
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Groupees is so bad these days, it's just a huge joke...
Poor HH3 100$ buyers, aint getting no fun bundles this month.
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UUUgh... i did buy it... ooh well i can make the money back in trading cards at least.
Airport Madness: World Edition
Steam, Windows, OSX, Has Trading Cards
Fairyland: Fairy Power
Steam, Windows, OSX, Linux Has Trading Cards
Freebie
Steam, Windows Has Trading Cards
Highland Warriors
Steam, Windows Has Trading Cards
Normality
Steam, Windows Has Trading Cards
Take Thy Throne
Steam, Windows Has Trading Cards
Cowboy Dash
DRM-Free, Windows
Beer Drinkin
DRM-Free, Windows
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I already made the chart like 11 minutes ago or so. :P But thanks for mentioning what's in the bundle? ^^'
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I'm pre-ordered it... And.. I already had all games ='(
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Holy crapfuckingtastic bundles, Batman.
So glad I passed on this one. -_-
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Build a Bundle #27
Pre-order: $1.50Pay minimum $1 for 2 games, and $3 for all 8 games!
6 Steam & 2 greenlight games!
Bundle ends in 14 days!
Warning:
"Cowboy Dash" has been removed from greenlight! All you will get is a DRM free copy. Groupees is refusing refunds! :[
Update:
Customize your bundle from these items:
Steam games:
Greenlight games:
Retail: $28.94
CV: 3.29
Warning:
You cannot create giveaways for the following games: "Freebie" & "Normality"
Confirmed: ✔
Background game: Image
Guesses / Hints: ❓❗
Are you interested in knowing other ongoing bundles? Feel free to check out the new master thread!
Wondering what games you already own from this bundle? There's an extension/UserScript for that! It's called the RaChart™ Enhancer!
Thanks to InquisitorAles & Aresda for notifying me!
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