Happy Cakeday!
dumb question: is Groupees 5 yo? or this is just the fifth year they're doing the BeMine?
thanks Luckz
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Groupees has been around since Dec 2010, quickly trailing Humble (Est. March 2010) and Humble's first bundle (May 2010). Groupees' early claim on the bundle market helped them become one of the most recognized and respected bundle services around. ..until they decided TRASHWARE IZ LIFE and dedicatedly went around burning every bridge they had with their consumers.
The first Be Mine released in Feb 2012, with Be Mine Anniversary following it in Feb 2013.
However, BMA skipped 2018, meaning it's now actually the 6th year anniversary (and the 7th year of Be Mines).
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"ages" ago, then... i really think you have to have something good to stay alive that long in that/this crazy world of bundles.
i'm very new, there, but i always appreciated their "weirdness", i hope they will be able to reconstruct a bridge -or two- with us.
for the curious, first bundle had: Beat Hazard, Max and the Magic Marker and Multiwinia
thank you, Sooth
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The bundle that got me - https://groupees.com/steampunk2
Life is not easy, but they are only the shadow of what they were :( And the megapack e-books were long, 100-200ish pages long. Such insane value. (That curator kicked ass with this bundle)
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awesome content (<3 steampunk) there, plus this thing: first three top contributors also got
A skype chat with steampunk author G.D. Falksen
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first bundle had: Beat Hazard, Max and the Magic Marker and Multiwinia
🔗 Twin Sister♪ + Max and the Magic Marker on Dec 17th, actually.
🔗 Girl Talk♪ + Beat Hazard followed on the 19th, Black Moth Super Rainbow♪ + Multiwinia (No working link?) was put up on the 21st, and The Balconies & Clothes Make The Man♪ + Aztaka & Miner Wars: 2081 (No working link?) released on the 23rd.
According to my search, the first two bundles lasted for two days each, ending when the next began, but last two bundles lasted for three days, allowing the third bundle to overlap the fourth one. The fifth [music only] bundle didn't release until the following Februrary, and the next [one game + one album] bundle didn't release until March.
Their first multigame bundle doesn't seem to have been until Dec 2011. The first Be Mine (again, in Feb 2012) was Groupees' first large-scale game bundle, which likely helped give Be Mines their initial positive reputation.
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It's weird that they got like this. I've been there since about the beginning, and been purchasing basically every single bundle twice (one to gift, because they were that good), and I have no idea why they can't find anything good anymore.
I mean yes, Steam has become a trashcan since when they decided to not choose the games themselves, but good games are still being released and bundled. Actually the situation seem more easy now since most bundle sites went down and some only offer trash games, but the fact that even HB now doesn't seem to be able to find worth stuff to offer THAT often anymore (or maybe they just keep it for the monthlies?) probably means something.
Fanatical (bundlestars) is probably the only good one remaining beside the occasional HB games bundle, and Indiegala's quality has been quite low in the past few years aswell. Is there something going on which I don't know (I admittedly don't have time to follow games matters since a few years)? Or maybe it's just for the bad reputation that some of these sites received in the past years?
It's surely not helping them (groupees) that they insist on not sending out a notification email everytime a new bundle is released. I may be wrong but I think I've read that they're doing it on purpose, but the only purpose of doing that is to go bankrupt.
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If I buy it for 30$ will I get all be mine bundles for the next five years (i.e. the next 10 bundles) ?
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And I thought my Tabletop Bundle poll options were toxic..
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https://groupees.com/bma
https://groupees.com/bma2
https://groupees.com/bma3
https://groupees.com/bma4
Not really predicting good things.
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bma3 had some interesting stuff with the cloud dungeon stuff
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Thanks for the reminder, turns out I bought that bundle back in the day :D
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Looking at the number of bundles sold, the downwards curve is pretty evident.
I'm curious to see how well this one will sell.
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bma > bma2 + bma3 + bma4 + bma5 (+ most likely bma6 too)
in all fairness though, bma4 didn't have a $1 tier
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The last one was pretty bad, so it will have to be a pretty special price for me to tempt it I think!
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Not included.
Christian Blunda Groupees HQ 11:39
Be Mine 37 was the final BM Bundle included in the subscription
and
JonnyBot Groupees HQ 11:51
no one lied, Crumpet... i accept you and others misunderstood what was our intent... if you or anyone else feels cheated, i'm ok refunding your subscription, and we'll simply cancel the orders... we were late which is not good and i want to do something for the subs to make up for that (still in discussion) but the overall value i think was quite good... if you disagree and are upset, please put in a request through support and we will address... again, sincere apologies but please stop the accusatiJonnyBot Groupees HQ 11:52
that's not what happened here
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Yeah... Groupees preorders went sour like two years ago. Still pretty mad at myself that I bought that 'subscription', so here's just watching the reveal and being happy that I dodged yet another bullet.
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I knew the risks when I ordered that it might be 10 crappy bundles. But 9 crappy bundles is unacceptable, lol.
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First BM in years that starts preorder with no Jonny Art hints. If I wanted a blind gamble, I'd get one of the Fanatical mystery boxes instead.
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So here's some honest opinion from Groupee's CEO about their customers:
JonnyBotGroupees HQ19:32
NO MOAR BE MINES IN THE SUB YA LITTLE SHITS
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Just goes to show you the lack of professionalism that has pervaded Groupees.
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Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
Only Monty Python fans will get the reference ...
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But doesn't that sound like a fair price for 5 trashware games, iffy, dead MMOs, or low-quality mobile ports + 10 copies of Bad Rats + a Groupees coin that they'll never let us use on any bundle that has even a single legitimate game inside?
I mean, I'm just guessing at the contents, here, but I'm feeling good about my odds. 🙄
Some of those previous grab bag games were actually decent, maybe we'll luck out and see a few of those put in.
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If one of the game devs bails, they'll replace with either a coin or a grab bag.
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There used to be the assumption that any preorder above $2.50 was assured decent games or a coin.
Since this bundle was $3, I was using that to imply that the value wasn't going to at all be due to the games.
Besides, as I noted, the coins have been worthless for some time now, so they could make an entire bundle of nothing but coins and it still wouldn't have any appeal [to any but the most dedicated trash collectors].
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still thinking if i'd grab/bite or not.
also, imo, if Groupees (or Humble, or Fanatical) will need someone to hire, really should take a look at SG: plenty of Bundology Specialists here! (it's a compliment, eh)
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To be fair Be Mine sub did include a Johnny Coin worth almost 10.00 and Sub was 21.00, so a little over 11.00 for 10 bundles wasn't bad, just the prolonged delivery was.
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Also to be fair, opportunities to redeem the full value of those coins have been a rare occurrence. But yes, that's still a good point to make.
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And to be fair I for example still have a coin from Be Mine 14 from 4 1/2 years ago that is essentially worthless because it has been virtually impossible to use it on anything that has been even remotely appealing to me over that time without A) forfeiting most of the value of the coin or B) that has not been grossly overpriced to compensate.
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Yep, still have a snowflake coin that's worth almost 20$ and I always hesitate to use it for a cheap bundle hoping they'll be an expensive one I can actually spend it on but I think it's going to be a while if ever...
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Link to the current background image:
https://groupees.com/uploads/bundles/1181/landing_background/new_preview/BeMineAN6.png
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If the best title they could show us is a dead MMO, I fear for the rest...
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I don't gamble, that's for losers. Lootboxes are so much cooler, and not smelling of dust like old gambling
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I have 3$ in coins so if the price is in line with previous years I'll buy after release.
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Considering that for a $2 / $2.50 preorder price of previous bundles, T2 cost $4 after release, then it's possible that for a $3 preorder the T2 price of this bundle after release will be more than $4 (therefore be ready to pay $1 - $2 in addition to your coin).
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True, but even with $5 price it would be cheaper than pre-ordering. Plus I actually get to use the coins on something :D
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I'd probably be better off wiping my tush with this $3, but what the hell, I'll stuff it in Groupees' g-string and hope it pays off.
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I am if you're wearing a g-string.
No, I quit drinking years ago lmao.
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Nah, I'd rather go commando.
Oh. So I take it that you are high instead... :p Why not invest that $3 in New Dawn? At least, you know you'd be getting a good game
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I don't drink or drug and haven't for many years. This is a natural high (a lack of sleep is still a natural high, I think?) :3
There's nothing that says I can't stuff Groupees' g-string and get FC New Dawn! (I'm waiting to see a few reviews first, though).
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yeah that's where I differ with you. Far Cry games are a nice addition, but they fall in the same category as most games. I need a very good deal for even games I really want.
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I'm thinking both of the guesses are correct so far, unfortunately. I look at it this way if I wouldn't take them for free I definitely would want to pay for them.
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I suppose with 50% off the game in tier 1 should no be considered as bundled and allow for full CV.
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Given that it's inclusive into the second tier, you could determine bundling off that, if so inclined.
On the other hand, a $5 tier requires 100$ in retail to firmly hit 95% off bundle status, so it's likely the entire bundle'll count as unbundled. Alternatively, given that it's over 90% discount and bordering on exploitable, keeping tier 1 unbundled and bundling tier 2 would actually end up being a fairly fair approach to all involved.
In summary, you're right:
No matter what, Tier 1 should end up being unbundled no matter what, barring a rather quirky staff decision.
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They are using the minimum price for bundles, which was the 3$ preorder, but even with that, the bunding threshold (60$ value) is not reached
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Be Mine Anniversary #5
7 games + 2 Music Albums + 1 Comics + 1 E-Book
$3 preorder
can be bought with coins after release
13 Feb 2019 -
28 Feb 201907 Mar 2019View this bundle on: ITAD - Barter.vg - Lestrades
This bundle is NOT part of the old Be Mine Subscription
Proof (check the hints section) and also dys's comment
Tier 1 - $1
Tier 2 - $5
1500 bundles1350 bundle): Dare Course⚙️ - Steam is learning about this game, therefore some features will be limited (no card drops, achievements won't count, the game will not give a +1 to your library etc.) More Changes Addressing Fake Games
Retail:
CV:
hints:❓ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Background image 1
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Previous bundles:
Be Mine Anniversary 4 | SG | ITAD
Be Mine Anniversary 3 | SG | ITAD
Be Mine Anniversary 2 | SG | ITAD
Be Mine Anniversary | SG | ITAD
Guesses
Slender: The Arrival was proposed as a guess for the white face but it was denied; the game belongs to the horror genre
Are you interested in knowing other ongoing bundles? Feel free to check out the new master thread!
Wondering what games you already own from this bundle? There's an extension/UserScript for that! It's called the RaChart™ Enhancer!
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