Humble Indie Bundle 3 rakes in $500K in 17 hours

@Draugdraugr

shut up, it's getting annoying. PC gamers say that even more than console idiots say the opposite.

@Drakkenfyre
Why shouldn't they be entitled to some cash? They helped to put the project together. I mean, if you really wanted to, you could pull that slider to the left and - tada, they get no money. Serves those bastards right, right?

I didn't say they didn't deserve any money. I just think trying to guilt you into donating more is a little crap.

@Drakkenfyre
I don't perceive it that way, and I'm pretty quick to identify ne'er-do-wells and scheme-hatchery. The "what we lose" does seem like a bit of a stretch given that they're hosting a website and not distributing product, but who knows, maybe the incurred costs are over 9000, or something.
*shrug*

@darkinchworm
...or do you download it straight from them? Honestly I've only ever paid attention to them offering Steam keys

@darkinchworm

You can download directly through them, or go the Steam/Desura route. Or a combination of the two.

They do provide bandwidth right off the page. But I don't think they do for Steam.

The whole "you decide how much we lose" is what I am talking about.

These guys aren't the developers, they aren't the publishers. I doubt their bandwidth for these titles (especially considering they are indie titles, and aren't of the 10GB+ range of retail releases) cost them a ton. It's great for the developers and for gamers to get these games together, but the little dig at people paying less sounds kind of like those charity companies that take a portion of the donations for themselves.

@Drakkenfyre

If the Humble Bundle team themselves were a charity I'd be fighting you. The "what we gain or lose" bit is just profit for them. Their cost of hosting has to be fairly reasonable, considering the site is very bare-bones and Steam/Desura keys mean they don't have to serve the MBs, plus the games are very small (largest is AYIM around 50mb), plus they do offload some bandwith via BitTorrent.

The Humble Bundle donates to charity but is itself for-profit, and I agree that the little "what we gain or lose" dig has about all the tact of charities that mail you a nickel, and putting the slider at even with the actual charities (when before it's been a "tip," not on par with the others) is a neat little trick.

I love this promotion and I use it as an opportunity to donate, but it's not all innocuous rainbow fields of love. Humble Bundle has investors and it's expected to turn a profit - a good one. I have no problem with people profiting off of ventures, but it really bothers me when they make profits under the guise of charity like HumbleBundle has begun doing.

@darkinchworm Yes they're turning a profit, but I'm not sure if I mind as much as you do. Steam turns a profit too and I still check every morning to see if I can throw more money at their daily deal. If they make tons of money I just hope they'll use some of that money to do even more bundles.

@darkinchworm Also as far as I can tell the default split gives 15% to the two charities and the Humble Bundle. The lion's share still goes to the developers, and the other two default options give 0% to Humble Bundle.

@Ryuk

Maybe you'll get lucky and they'll throw in one of the older bundles as well, like they did last time.

@SMTDante

They usually do post a source link, but not everyone is perfect and they forget sometimes.

@2late2die

True, but the fact remains that a ton of people gave them money that they never would have seen a dime from, otherwise. Myself included.

As a note, I'm not implying I'd pirate it, I'm just saying I was unaware these games existed. I just like these deals because these types of indie games run great on small laptops; for roadtrips/travel/etc..

@Stormbarrier
I'm an avid pirate, playing VVVVVV through a torrent when it first came out. But seeing as it's offered in this bundle I summed up some cash and gave it strictly to the developers and the Humble guys. The people who organize this event give everyone a chance at pitching in whatever they feel and gain legitimate access to their offered games. So a large tip of the hat to them for offering this service.

@TheKbob
I just got it an hour ago and absolutely fell in love with crayon physics. Heck the only reason I stopped playing is because im now at work.

@FunkMasterRitter
I have played demos in the past. Just not my kind of game. Not a big fan of "sliding" puzzles, either, so Cogs is out. Pity, because I supported the other 2 Humble Indie Bundles.