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Fito

I read that you obtain bonus games after several days that the promotion starts. I wonder if a friend of mine can buy for me the 1-dollar-version and once I receive his purchase can I receive these bonus games also? ... how it works if not?.

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MrCastiglia

Yes. You can always raise the amount you paid up to a full week after the bundle has finished. Or something like that.

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Fito

it means that if you bought the OTA or BTA you must raise the amount to obtain the bonus later?

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Aquillion

Generally, when the Humble Indie Bundle adds a bonus game, they give it to everyone who paid any amount previously (though only steam keys if you paid at least a dollar), even if the new addition is beat-the-average for latecomers.

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SeaGoblin

i bought gift copy for myself instead of activating on my humble account.... can gift's still be price raised as well? cuz i cant find the option anywhere

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thomas404

There should be an option on the key page saying "Link this to my account", or something like that. Once you link it to your account, you should be able to pay more.

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SeaGoblin

nope just talked to a humble admin in support, they said gift buys cannot be price increased, but he offered to refund my dollar so i could buy the whole bundle instead. which was nice of him

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GrimAquatic

Paying a dollar for a Humble Bundle makes you a dick. That's how it works.

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Bassnium

Paying a cent makes you a dick.

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SeaGoblin

paying a dollar is a fine, its the people who pay a penny that are evil

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munetakakun

It's not evil, because paying 1 cent won't get you steam keys, which in this case it's the only thing provided. So paying less than a dollar or 1 cent would actually mean you're donating without asking for a game :D

Edit: My mistake, you'd be paying for the soundtrack :3

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Naniwa

It still counts as a charge from paypal, which incurs a fee on their side. It's something like 30-50 cents. Paying 1 cent actually costs them money.

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BlackDawnSteam

Indeed. Why pay 0 option isn't there?

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Peroxide

I read that everytime you have a question, you should make a new thread instead of posting in one of the existing ten.

Are you receiving the URL or just the key from your friend?

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Fito

Still nothing. A friend owes me a favor so he'll buy me the BTA version, and we have no idea how it works.

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Peroxide

He can purchase it as a "gift" and send it to your e-mail address. Whoever has the URL will have access to the keys and as such, the second week bonuses.

Once the second week bonus is added, the key will need to be retrieved from the URL, they aren't automatically added to your Steam account.

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AzureFang

This. It should also be noted that, unless Humble has changed its policies for the Deep Silver bundle, no matter what is paid during the first week the bonus unlock will be awarded. It's often referred to as the "early adopter's bonus". You could miss the average or beat the average in the first week, yet still get the unlock in the second week (while second week buyers must BTA to get it).

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wongheungwing

Does it apply to gift copies bought at the 1st week but not yet redeemed?

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AzureFang

Again, unless Humble has had a policy change, yes. Redemption date generally means nothing, just purchase date.

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Closed 13 years ago by Fito.