Groupees to rename, new logo unveiled (+giveaway)

Square Enix is a rarity, and the GOG pinata is a completely new thing.
The SE pack isn't really comparable because it gives you foreknowledge of exactly who provides the games, so you have a far narrower spectrum to be gambling in. The pinata however IS quite shady, because while GOG are very user friendly and even factor in whether or not you own certain games before pulling a game from the randomiser, it is still pulling from a limited pool of games / keys in a manner that the outright scam G2G 'random key' thing does. Those hints and confirmations aren't really made visible to a passing visitor unless they're willing to trawl through the chat or rely upon the kindness of strangers (such as our resident stabby bundle tracking member/s). By the same logic, you can google the random key sites to get a list of common drops, but that doesn't mean the site themselves are being forthcoming with the info.

The G2G/etc 'random key' thing is a terribly shady practice because they call it a 'random key' and often lead buyers to believe it pulls from a massive range of keys, but if you do a little research you find that it primarily draws from a stockpile of keys for games that were free at one point, or in bundles (making it a bundle resale as individual items). They just spice it up by adding in a teeny tiny chance for a higher value game. GOG appears to be doing the same thing, only with non-freebie games and a higher chance of actually getting something of equivalent value. The forums at GOG confirm that those higher value prizes are limited in supply (so it is entirely possible for the pinatas to go out of stock of better rewards, leaving only the chaff). In my case, like an idiot I decided to grab two before I even considered googling, taking GOG on good faith, and got Shelter and Shadow Warrior (modern remake), both of which were bundled and sold cheap. I broke even, but sadly I already owned the two of them elsewhere.

I don't begrudge GOG for this, because they give a great service and do genuinely seem to be customer oriented, and the customer must be a willing participant, so this can be seen as an experiment that will likely be considered a marked failure. It's just that lack of transparency that causes the sour aftertaste. If someone is selling tinned food with no labels under the pretense that it is random and could be anything, your gamble is based on the assumption that they're actually random within reason, and not just random from three stacks of unmarked tins of fish-heads, bonobo armpits and pickled faces, y'know? It's not sinister, but the lack of transparency coupled with the leap of faith makes a lot of people pull this face after they try it and google later on : >:C

There is no problem with people spending money on what they want.
However you did say "Do you think if pre-orders didn't exist this person wouldn't buy the bundles?"

I am merely pointing out that the blind pre-orders are blind with a reason. If people were buying the bundles for a higher price, they really have no reason to take the blind approach. If they are offering pre-orders at a low price out of the kindness of their hearts, why hide the contents?

As I said, this isn't a matter of there being a 'problem' or a lack of consent.