Was going to buy until you pointed this out, thanks a lot.
SCREW INDIE ROYALE
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Yeah i have to agree. I don't hate victorias secret just because they don't make anything I want to buy ;)
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"Screw them" isn't exactly what I meant, believe it or not.
It was more a quick rage moment. What I meant was:
"This bundle comes with no Steam codes, so I will not be buying it."
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And even when they have 1 or 2 games that are OK, the price is too high.
No "bonuses", no 2nd week add ons, no true PWYW, no "Happy Hours". I rarely bother with them.
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It is pay what you want; you simply pay more than the minimum, which is always a strong discount over buying each game separately. They are honest about what you are getting and you can get all of it on day 1 of the bundle's sale. They offer bonuses in the form of music at $7/$8 plus the ability to lower the minimum for others. (This is SG, so we all hate altruism, right?) The costs are crazy cheap because the bundle is designed to support the devs.
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I agree. For me, Indie Royale seems to be one of the most up front, and trustworthy PWYW sites out there. They've provided steam keys for games that later went to steam too. FYI, I know that "Cognition" is in Greenlight right now, though I've heard nothing about steam keys being given, if it is green lit.
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They do also occasionally add extra titles as well.
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Desura is fine, but I'm not buying the bundle if there's no Steam codes.
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When your plates are responsible for solely dishing out your food to you, do you really want to have to remember that your red plate serves you hamburgers, hot dogs, potatoes, pork, while your blue plate has your steak, carrots, chicken, and then you have a yellow plate that may have your hamburgers and hot dogs as well, possibly some carrots..
I could go on and on. But really, all I'm saying is there is some valid logic in trying to keep everything in one location.
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Yes, there is some truth to that, however the argument is somewhat mitigated by the fact that those games are not currently offered on Steam (and we can't be sure if they will be). The point is that just because it's Desura you shouldn't let it stop you from giving a game a chance that you might actually enjoy. Completely writing off or disregarding anything that isn't on Steam for no real reason other than one's own irrational 'prejudice' is an ignorant way of thinking. I wonder how many people have been guilty of this, yet they later discovered a game that they wish they had not simply ignored?
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That is definitely a very good question. I've been trying to break myself of the habit lately, because I don't want to miss out on great games that just aren't available on Steam yet, if ever. In fact I'm still on the fence about this bundle, because I'm semi-interested in a few of the games. I just wish there was a simple way to keep track of all the games I owned online, like a central website that can track all purchases and make them easily accessible without needing separate clients for every single one.
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Nope :< Was all happy that I could see the bundle in the minute of going up, so I could buy it for the low price, but then I saw the content and was like "okay..." >> The only interesting thing for me was already on the indiegamestand >>
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This one is pretty good, what are you talking about?
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I don't know if it is getting worse, or just that Indie Royale is chasing an audience that I'm just not in.
Like with the recent bundle vote. Not only did I want the St. Patrick's bundle less than the alternative, it would have been near the bottom of my list of "early" bundles. But, when given the choice, the majority of voters wanted St. Patrick's.
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I got both, and when it comes to steam I'll give one of the keys to a friend.
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Said someone who never played any of the games in the bundle and its saying that its of bad quality merely because they are not on steam.
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There's a difference between an opinion and a judgement though.
Opinion: "I am not interested in this bundle."
Judgment: "This is a terrible bundle."
Opinions are obviously personal and it is almost always foolish to argue about them. They are rooted in the inexplicable. Judgments on the other hand can, and should, be questioned. Unless supported by more than opinion, the transition from opinion to judgment is a deception; an opinion masquerading as a fact. Note how in the first example statement above the individual would necessarily be taking personal responsibility for his or her opinion, while in the latter unsubstantiated judgment there is no agent. It is simply stated as a self-evident fact, which it is not.
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How about, I think this is a terrible bundle as well.
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I should've explained myself better, the bundle is terrible because.
1) Reused games from past bundles / IGS
2) All desura's, not a fan of that platform, same goes with Origin, Gamestop app, and Onlive.
3) Not all the games in there are good
4) I have the feeling some games from there won't even see Greenlight, same goes to other bundle, but at least on other bundles the price of Greenlit games is worth more than them.
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Bundle quality is not solely determined by the quality of the games contained.
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this, and I think its very likely that at least Cognition will get greenlit in the next months.
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That's reassuring to know, because I've now bought it twice and haven't had a chance to play it yet :P
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I'm not judging the bundle based on the games, just going to pass due to lack of steam keys. I find myself having trouble keeping track of games that aren't linked to my steam account.
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I think many of us do. The only thing interesting for me is Cognition. I can wait for -75% on Steam if it gets there, if not - I wouldn't touch it anyway without all episodes available, I hate waiting like this.
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Indie Royale has always given Steam keys for all of its games that ended up Greenlit. What's more, these are new games to Desura and to bundles. It's an opportunity to be some of the first to try these games.
Some people actually like Desura, and some people like having the opportunity to buy games in anticipation of their eventual greenlight. Deal with it.
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Of those people that have given some explanation of why they do not have interest in the bundle, many have pointed to the fact that the games are non-Steam.
Obviously there are some that have other reasons for not liking the bundle, like yourself, but I see a strong knee-jerk reaction going on because, oh no, no Steam keys!
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^this
well obviously it's their problem - while at some time we others will enjoy getting steam keys for some of them
Oh and the Desura Client is not so bad anyways, I'm using Steam and Desura parallel and it works out fine so I can play all the games that I want
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i bought it and voted up a couple of the games on steam greenlight. probably won't play any of them unless they make it on steam and even then probably not for quite some time due to all the other bundle games i still haven't played...
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Indiegamestand had Cognition for (whatever you wanted to pay) a month back .. I passed only cause where its the first episode I wanted to see if the game would end up making the rest etc.
The games in this one (other then Cognition) do not interest me. Part of it is Desura.. I have it with my keys in there but I find I never load it. But as I said above the other part is most of these I dont see me ever playing.
EDIT: Just wanted to say I tried Cognition last month, and I did enjoy it. Has alot of potential
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Watching the trailers for them Wimp actually looks pretty fun. Might as well throw another eight dollahs at them...
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NO STEAM NO GOOD GAMES FOR ME! :(
IF STEAM INSTANT BUY, NO MATTER IF IT'S BAD RATS!
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