Worth it?
Anyone has difficulties with paying?
I got the message said they need to verify card before confirming my subscription.
Is it a new thing?
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At least in Europe, deadline to implement card verification is tomorrow.
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Im seriously curious for January's offering, thats for sure
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Still not gonna get it because buying random games is pointless. I have 1k games in library and only played less than 7-8% of the lot. With backlog of games like Cyberpunk 2077, Control, and a new library of VR games, its just throwing money away on more +1 to the game library. If a game is good, just buy it. Rather than getting random games and then trading to get the ones you do like. Purchasing without knowing what you are getting is a tad silly.
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That's exactly my concern. One one hand this is a hell of a deal since you are getting 14 games for a total price of 4.92€ so each game cost little and you won't probably get them anywhere cheaper anytime soon.
On the other hand you are paying blind in advance since you can't pause it and the most you can do is cancel the sub so that would leave the great deal to this month only worth of it and assuming you want to play some of the games features on it and not collecting +1s.
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Before HB monthly became HB choice, people were paying $12 for 12 games from which they knew like 2-3 headliners and they liked it, it was kind of a gamble.
Now you can get 12+ games for $6 every month and you know what you will get, so I would say it's a really great deal and there is no point in not using it.
Still not gonna get it because buying random games is pointlessRather than getting random games and then trading to get the ones you do like. Purchasing without knowing what you are getting is a tad silly.But.. you will know what you get?
You are not paying $36 upfront, you are paying $6 for each month you will choose to take, if you don't like the games, you can just pause and lose the discount.
its just throwing money away on more +1 to the game library. If a game is good, just buy it.Usually "better" games are priced $10+ so you won't be (probably) able to get good games for such a low price.
Also, it's a great way of discovering indie titles which you didn't know about.
In the worst case you can just... you know... give them to someone else who will like it? It's not like you have to keep it all for yourself.
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This^
Agree with you 100%... but I was too lazy to type it out and argue.
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A small correction if you don't mind. You can't pause a month with the 6$ offer. It's either you pay for the games each month or you cancel the sub. If I could pause it would be an insta get for me.
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Argon kind of made that point already:
"But.. you will know what you get?
You are not paying $36 upfront, you are paying $6 for each month you will choose to take, if you don't like the games, you can just pause and lose the discount."
So I think just to clarify. You can see the jan games on jan 1st, if you don't like it, don't redeem and cancel. Sure you lose the rest of the 6 dollar discount for the rest of the 4 upcoming months, but you do get to pick whether you want that month or not.
I don't believe humble charges you until after the auto-charge date.
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Thanks. I had it wrong then. I'm sorry for the confusion and misinformation. I thought I was going to be charged the moment January Choice was revealed but it turned out someone explained me its at the end of January when they do.
Thanks again.
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You can pause, but you will lose the discount.
You pause -> when you unpause you will have to pay the full price.
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Well, now that the bundle is out I can definitely see that I would not have liked to have even one of the games. So I guess I saved myself 6 bucks? Because I would have had to spend a minimum of 6 bucks before being able to pause? At least that is my understanding.
I used to like Humble Bundle before they were bought out. Their games used to be a lot better. Now I rarely buy from them. Their recent VR bundle was nice though, and I bought that.
And I disagree on that. If there is a good game on the bundle, I can just purchase that for 12 bucks for that one month. Or I can buy it from someone on steamtrades for even less. So I really dont see the lure in paying money upfront for a chance to get a game I might like.
Also, if I am giving away games, I wouldn't want to give away games that are not even good enough for me to play. I did that on this site initially, but realized that most people don't play what they win anyway. They just +1 it. In the past I have gifted games such as Sanctum 2, Age of Empires 2, Portal 2 etc as I love those games and those are the games worth giving. The ones you feel are amazing.
As for discovering indie titles, like I said I got 1k in library and I have played a small fraction of it. I still have games like Ori and the will of the wisps, Cyberpunk 2077, Control, Bayonetta, Castlevania LOTS, Dishonored, Firewatch, Outer Wilds, Outer Worlds, etc, This is only what came on the top of my head right now. There are literally about 30 games I have on my to play list, but don't have time. And then I bought a VR headset and a dozen games with it, which I have yet to play. So trust me when I say that if you already have a decent library of games you want to play, spending money on random games is just not worth it. If it was something you really wanted.. sure. But in that case you can just purchase the bundle for that month.
No matter how you cut is, I really don't see the value there.
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Well, now that the bundle is out I can definitely see that I would not have liked to have even one of the games. So I guess I saved myself 6 bucks? Because I would have had to spend a minimum of 6 bucks before being able to pause? At least that is my understanding.No. Depending on how the coupon worked for you, the money you would spend would be on the previous month or, if you already bought the previous month before applying the coupon, you could contact the support and you would get a coupon, which you could use in January, so you wouldn't have to spend any money at all if you weren't interested.
And I disagree on that. If there is a good game on the bundle, I can just purchase that for 12 bucks for that one month. Or I can buy it from someone on steamtrades for even less. So I really dont see the lure in paying money upfront for a chance to get a game I might like.Yes, but you spend twice as much money, you could buy 2 months instead. (or anything else)
If you are going to buy it on steamtrades...
from what I read, you wouldn't be interested in a less-known indie game... so just to show, I chose PC Building Simulator from this month.
(keep in mind that you could find better deals if you look for longer)
I was looking for sellers, which had the games priced.
The best prices I found were:
5,25$
3 TF2 Keys - 1 is for ~1,95€ on the steam market ≐ $2,34 * 3 = $7.29
It would be better to buy the entire bundle with the discount, rather than buy a single game from steamtrades.
This is not an advertisement or a trading offer, it's just to prove my point.
spending money on random games is just not worth it.I don't know how many times do I have to repeat myself, but you don't pay upfront. You pay when you already see what games you get.
If you aren't interested in the games, you can just pause and lose the discount.
I did that on this site initially, but realized that most people don't play what they win anyway. They just +1 it.There is always someone, who would play the game if it's at least decent.
You obviously can't expect the random 0 level bots, to play the games you giveaway.
For such purposes, there are groups like Playing Appreciated.
As for discovering indie titles, like I said I got 1k in library and I have played a small fraction of it. I still have games like Ori and the will of the wisps, Cyberpunk 2077, Control, Bayonetta, Castlevania LOTS, Dishonored, Firewatch, Outer Wilds, Outer Worlds, etc, This is only what came on the top of my head right now. There are literally about 30 games I have on my to play list, but don't have time. And then I bought a VR headset and a dozen games with it, which I have yet to play.Don't get me wrong, but you aren't the target customer for Humble Bundle or... any bundle site.
I just don't see the point of buying 30 good games (on sale or not), without the intention to play them in a month.
If you aren't going to play it soon, there will probably be a better deal for the game later on.
No matter how you cut is, I really don't see the value there.You didn't provide any point I could argue with, the only ones you made were:
- It wasn't worth it, because you have to pay upfront.
I already said before, that you don't.
- It's not worth it, because the games are random/not known beforehand.
They are not.
- I can just buy the game I would be interested in cheaper.
I hope I proved that this is not true.
- It's not worth it, because I already have a big backlog
Sorry if I call it that, but that sounds like a "you problem". If you already bought 156810 games (for whatever reason), which you want to play, then, of course, there's no point in buying it. For you.
The thing that I was trying to prove was, that it's worth it. If you aren't going to buy it, even if there were the best games ever, just because you already bought some games... it doesn't mean it's not worth it.
tl;dr:
It's a good deal, because you literally get games for $0,5 each and they are not some random crappy games, which you could just buy for a dollar elsewhere, the value is there, even for just reselling.
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Well, you have an alternative deal for a year subscription for $99/€82 ($8.25/€6.83 per month) where you can pause as many times as you want. If you can pay for 12 months upfront that is.
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Or I can just buy a game I want that happens to be in the bundle from steamtrades?
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i decided to do this, worth a shot. lol. $6 for classic is a steal
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Lol, support replied that this offer is only for new subscribers and that they're sorry for the confusion.........
(I did receive the email and I have 3 months plan subscription)
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I'm a Classic subscriber who hasn't gotten the mail and after contacting support I just got the following reply after 4 days:
"Hi there,
Thanks for reaching out to Humble Bundle Customer Support. Unless you received an email from us specifically about this promotion, your account is not eligible for it. I'm sorry about that!
Please let me know if you have any other questions. Take care!"
I'm seeing people here on the same situation as me who have contacted support and simply got the coupons added to their accounts so I have further written about that to support. I just hope it can be done on time since I'm seeing this expires in 2 days :(.
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Are you on pause? I got this answer and then the coupon.
Hey there,
Thanks for reaching out to us! My name is Kasey and I'm sorry for the trouble applying that Choice promotion to your order. However, I've gone ahead and made a few changes to your account which should allow you to purchase December's Choice with that discount applied without issue.
Let me know if I can be of assistance with anything else at all and I'm happy to help. Otherwise, I hope that you have a great rest of your day, stay safe!
All the best,
-Kasey
Humble Bundle
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Yes, I paused earlier this month but I'm beyond confused now, I just got this reply:
"Hi there,
We are not adding the coupon to users who did not originally receive the email. I'm sorry for the confusion!
-Ashe"
Like, I even linked this thread with people on the same situation as me (classic who didn't get the mail) commenting on how they got the coupon added to their account after they contacted support. I know they are doing their job and don't really want to keep bothering them but it's quite bizarre, like, I'm going to spend money on the store with this coupon and otherwise I will keep paused.
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I have written to support and they gave me the coupon, but i don't know what's next. I'm on pause. When i click on coupon nothing happens just takes me to the page of actual humble choice site.
How can i use the coupon? Never used one before.
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Can I use someone's referral link and do this or is that not possible?
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I just tried buying it and I guess they're out of stock now. If anyone got any tips please let me know :(
http://prntscr.com/wdtedd
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My flatmate was able to purchase at the $6 rate a few minutes ago.
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Damn I just tried again and it said the same thing but thanks for the heads up
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I have just purchased it successfully, did you cancel your order before trying to get the offer?
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Oh so that's probably why, I read this thread a lot before considering the purchase and canceling the subscription makes the coupon invalid or something like that. I think someone reached out to humble support to get it back, maybe you can still do that in time.
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Message from support:
Hey ,
We wanted to send a message to let you know we haven't forgotten you and we're incredibly sorry for the delay. We're experiencing a much higher volume of tickets than normal and all of our agents are working as quickly as possible to get to your request. Please hang tight and you should receive a reply soon.
During this time, please refrain from submitting new tickets. We answer all tickets in the order we receive them, regardless of issue, so creating new ones will not speed up the process. If you have any updated information about your request, please reply here. If the issue has been resolved, please reply with "#resolve", which will automatically close the ticket.
Again, we sincerely apologize for the wait. We are truly thankful for your patience and your support and hope to be with you shortly. Thank you!
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If they hadn't made such a confusing mess of things, they'd not be "experiencing a much higher volume of tickets than normal".
Basic / Lite / Classic / Choice / Premium / $6 Locked-in / Annual / Month to Month.
Was a lot easier when they just had Humble Monthly.
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3 hours, folks. That's how much time you have left to get this deal and how much time we'll have to wait to see how their first month after this promotion will go.
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Lets hope at least our 6 dollar offer to worth. Its 0.50 dollars per game if they keep give all 12 games to all users. At least one good game and the 6 dollar offer will be worth completely.
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I've been going back and forth whether to go for this deal, but I figured it's cheap enough to be worth it even if I only might like a couple of games each month. Anything extra can always just be given away. c;
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Thanks for this, I have some questions however:
1) Can I cancel it after 6 months, so I don't have to pay 'normal price' after 6 months?
2) Can I select my game when I want? I mean, new bundle comes today, if I will not pick any game today, will I lose them?
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Yes to both. And even after you cancel, you won't have a subscription, but you will still have your HB account full of games you bought and are yours even not subscribed.
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Well, not quite. They don't have to pick their games today. They can choose to do so all January without losing anything, bundle will unlock with the autocharge end of the month.
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A little correction to what Zolivv posted:
1) Yes you can.
2) No, you will not lose your games if you don't pick them today. You will have all month to do that, or, as Zolivv wrote, basically all your lifetime ;)
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New games in 20 minutes?
"Humble Choices reveals a new set of games and choices on the first Friday of every month at 10 am PT."
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I do not think so, because I did not end my suscription. I only get a discount on my existing subscription. We will know for sure in 6 months
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Like others have pointed out some of us (myself included) got coupons that specified we'd get 6 months of Classic for $6 a month. So we shouldn't lose our Classic subscription by taking the offer.
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Several people in this thread, including myself, received replies from Humble support stating we would revert to our normal classic plan at the end of the promotion. Please don't spread false and confusing information when this promotion has already been confusing enough for most people.
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Hello all, I have a question because of my inexperience. I subscribed for $6 two days ago, claimed my December games and today January's games come. My next billing date shows as January 29 according to subscription plan at Settings page. On the other hand at Choice page there is "Unlock my Choices" which tells me to pay $6. As I understand it means I can either pay now instead of waiting until January 29 to get the games immediately which means next billing will be updated to be February 29. Or I can wait till January 29, $6 will be drawn from my credit card automatically at that point and I will choose my games when it does. Am I right?
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Yes, January 29 is an auto-charge date, you can wait until then, or pay early if you want to play now. If you unlock now, your next bill will be on February 26 (last Friday of month).
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The deal is extended
EDIT: it just a bug :( sorry for the false hope.
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I don't see it :(.
I waited for a decision for too long :(.
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It shows the same for me, I subscribed 2 weeks ago for $6 for 6 months and it shows $6 through your link but it says "Sorry, as an active subscriber you cannot currently purchase a different subscription plan." So the coupon cannot be used.
And on another account it doesn't show the $6 offer and it shows 18 euro through your link.
Pretty sure it's an error, Humble won't show a banner 6 months in advance. It means that banner will be there for 6 months until 4 June and I really don't think is going to happen.
Maybe next week will show the same $6 for 6 months, but it will expire at beginning of February.
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absolutely unfair that because I paid for last months bundle already that I couldn't get this deal:()
I've only missed like 5 bundles in 3 years
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HB is suck, those comment with "ease of use" and "classic" are mostly only the first few days, other than that it's fixed by them (ie broken af)
i had to remove, not pause my subscription before i can actually buy the thing (only premium, so its fiine)
and i already bought just days before this this exist, so that mean i have 2 december
well least it's cheap though
moral of the story, dont buy from them until almost the very last day
and be prepared to lose classic if you have any
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You should've just contacted the support, they would give you a new coupon, which you can activate in January.
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The problem is that there are reports of late replies from HB support. Just look at the bottom of this thread. Most likely they're swamped with this promotion. Some of their replies also didn't make sense, at all.
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I received an email with the link on the 25th but as a Classic subscriber I wasn't eligible for the offer, so I opened a ticket but have yet to get a reply.
Now they're sending out an automated message apologizing for the delay on account of "a much higher volume of tickets than normal", can we expect them to extend the deadline for those who weren't able to get assistance in time?
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If there's that many tickets maybe they'll offer the same deal at the end of this month. Hopefully. I suggest not to buy this bundle until the last week before the autopay.
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Let's hope you're right, Pathologic 2 is tempting but it's the only game I'm really interested in this month and I'm not purchasing a bundle for a single item unless it's as part of this deal.
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Me too. I'm waiting their response before hit pause again...
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They didn't accept the promotion ... they didn't answer me in support until today hahahahaha
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Sent them a ticket on 28th, got reply today: "Thanks for reaching out to us! I'm sincerely sorry for any letdown, but I'm afraid you would only be eligible to receive that promotion if you received an email letting you know of this offer.". Damn...
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Received this reply on my ticket
Hi there,
Thanks for writing in! I'm sorry to hear about the trouble.
Could you let me know how you heard about this promotion? Did you see it online or did you receive an email about it? If so, I'll need a screenshot of the email you received with your own email showing as the recipient.
Thank you in advance!
Anyone that received the email can help me? I really want this offer but I'm afraid that they won't let me in if I say that I saw it here
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I got the same anwer from these censored
If you don't know about it, the Group Buy steam group is probably the best solution if you're only interested in some games. For my part, I'm quite sure I will go that way each month since it's even cheaper than the "promo for just some people" and not unpause my sub before a long, long time... if it happens :)
How HB went in a few years from the best bundle site to the crappiest spitting-on-customers cash machine is amazing.
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My sister received a reply today after having the same issue I did in being unable to redeem the coupon. If they haven't replied to you don't give up, keep checking your email!
Kasey (Customer Service)
Jan 5, 2021, 5:58 AM PST
Hey there,
Thanks for reaching out to us! My name is Kasey and I am sincerely sorry for the trouble applying this promotion to your account during the time it was offered.
We recently had some time off for the holidays which made tackling issues such as this more difficult while many of our teams were out. While it unfortunately would not be possible for us to retroactively begin this promotion on your account starting in December, I've added a coupon to your account which will allow you to take advantage of the same promotion beginning with January's Choice.
That's now in your account, all you'd need to do in order to use that would be to manually complete a purchase of January's Choice before January 15th and you should see that coupon available on the checkout screen.
Let me know if I can be of assistance with anything else at all and I'm happy to help. Otherwise, I hope that you have a great rest of your day, stay safe!
All the best,
-Kasey
Humble Bundle
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It seems they have another offer right after this one is finished...
LIMITED TIME: $6 USD a month to subscribe to Humble Choice Premium for 6 months. Ends June 4, 2021 at 10:00:00 AM PDT. Learn More
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Where did you find it?
I only see "Year of HB choice for $12/month".
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I only see "Sorry, as an active subscriber you cannot currently purchase a different subscription plan."
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Did the coupon not applied on checkout? I also got the same error but i thought it was because i was already subscribed to the same deal.
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Ah, really? It's kinda strange that they put up a banner on it then. I mean.. i already know that i am subscribed on the current offer.
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It's because their system needs to be reminded that you get 50% off. When the coupon vanishes, so does your discount.
This already was debated several times btw.
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Wait, really? Dammit, I thought it was a deal for another 6 months. If I knew, I'd bought $99 yearly sub too.
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Come to think about it, this month is my first $6 deal. Shouldn't it end at july in my case? Or is it blunder on their part?
I never pay attention about it, my bad.
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i bought this one from dec-may, if they put good games there(already DEC was meh, JAN was gooooood but not counting dec, as i get promo close to new year) i will get it again. at least 10 games for 6$? its 0,6 for one, even if its indie its still cheaper than dollar...
This month i took only Warhammer and PC BuildingSimulator(long time wishlisted) so its 3$ per those games...they were never cheaper...
But strange u see this on choice page, while i didnt see it
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Strangely, imo the dec was a good one... (even paid the full price for that one..) i wasn't particularly happy about this month because i don't like the top 4 games, but the bottom ones are my thing. I am still debating whether to continue the subscription or not though; I was thinking to pause at some point because i don't want to add more games to my library... i got too many games to play atm, hahah.
Yeah, i thought they were extending the offer. I even thought they were planning to make it permanent like the grab 10 games thingy...
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LIMITED TIME: $6 USD a month to subscribe to Humble Choice Premium for 6 months.
Ends January 1, 2021 at 9:59:59 AM PST.ReactivatedLink
That’s one hell of a deal if I ever saw one, currently using the $8 for 6 months coupon (which I already thought was a great deal), probably going to cancel that and get this instead.
Note: You will lose the discount if you pause a month.
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