So does anyone else avoid buying bundles..

bundle keep giving some good titles every now and then, i keep buying bundles frequently.

I buy them whenever i don't own 3 or more games.

I buy the bundles that I like. I missed out on the Double Fine and the one with Lucious just cause my back log is ridiculous.

So, to sum up your post:

• You buy stuff you want, and don't buy stuff you don't want.
• Having games available for a very small price, combined with the fact they usually come bundled with stuff people don't care about, encourages giveaways.
  Thanks for your contribution!

I somewhat enjoy stumbling on games I would have missed otherwise. That's the reason I loved cover discs on magazines back in the days.

"Sometimes it just feels like SG is a place where people come to dump their unwanted stuff"
I wouldn't use the word dump, gift is more like it. And there's nothing wrong with gifting games that don't interest you, since after all you're not supposed to gain anything from the site from contributing.

"and that tends to cause problems with CV and all kinds of stuff."
Not at all. There's no problems with contributor value, only bundlers complaining about not getting full contribution which is different.

But to answer your question I avoid bundles if they have 1 game that interest me.

Bundles take 99% of the money I've spent on games this year. And it's not like I buy every bundle out there, just those that interests me and have a good price.

I think that you should buy the games yourself if you can, instead of entering giveaways for them. There are people that seriously CAN'T buy them for whatever reason, and you're just lowering their already low chance. It's just my opinion.

"If I own all these games then I will have no GA to enter on SG"
And what is wrong with having nothing to enter?

I only buy games from bundles that I actually want. I don't buy from indiegala or indieroyale anymore, I rarely buy from groupees and I mostly buy from humblebundle.

It's a good way to discover and play games you probably don't know. And also you can contribute to charity and help indie developers all for a really good price.

I like bundles and I'm not one to pass up a good deal, usually I don't bother though unless there's something in there that I've either wanted or heard good stuff about. Yes, I suppose it is true that the more games you own, the less GA's you are eligible to enter, but there are so many games out there with more and more being released as time goes on, there's always going to be something I want but don't have, haha. I definitely agree that SG would be less populated if bundles didn't exist....but to be honest I don't really care. Yes this site is a place for people to dump the games they don't want, but isn't that the whole point? Getting rid of something you don't want or need so that someone else can enjoy it for free? I guess in a perfect world every GA would be for AAA titles but eh, I'm not fussy, there's plenty of good stuff to win among bundle games.

I couldn't give a rats ass about CV either, granted I haven't made a GA yet, but when I do it'll be because I'm feeling nice and I want to brighten someone's day a little, not because I want credit. Of course CV matters some if you want to enter contributor GA's and better your chances but there's plenty of open GA's around and I come here with the hopes of maybe supplementing my steam library with a game or two, not populating it solely with shit I win. If I won a lot i'd probably feel a little bad for people who aren't as lucky, haha.

I don't buy them if there's a game in there that I own that I won't get an extra copy of.

Why not? They're usually disgustingly cheap and they also often give a portion of what they receive to charities. Doesn't hurt to have some new games to try out neither, even if you weren't really interested in them beforehand.

I'm opposed to the current concept of bundles and don't buy any.

My opinion is that developers and publishers should make their games good enough so they could sell it separately and on their own set price.
I will not buy bundle even if it contains game I may like because I'm not interested in other bundled games and not going to encourage developers of some shitty games with my buy just because they were packed with single good game.

Also I noticed that there exists a prevalent opinion that almost all bundles are bought for $1. I'm sure it's not correct. Why would somebody bother paying this low? I would just download pirated version instead. And there's the fact that they receive several finished games - on Kickstarter there are lots of people paying more than $1 for a game that may not be made at all.

I buy every bundle as long as it has at leas one game I don'T already have, unless I really don'T want that game. Since they are obscenely cheap I don't mind the fact that I'm getting a few games that I might not like in the deal as some of the time it turns out I find a hidden gem I wouldn't have tried otherwise.

be mine 8 bundle was giving away "blades of time"; the game i was planning to buy on steam store. so bundles are not that bad :D