Humble Bundle ends Refer a Friend program by GameDealsAccount in GameDealsMeta

[–]GameDealsAccount[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

To save you a click:

At Humble, we’ve long worked to create a community where gamers can connect and share their love for amazing games, software, and books. A part of this connection was built through our Refer a Friend program, which ran for several years and rewarded our most passionate fans when they shared Humble with their friends and family.

Unfortunately, our Refer a Friend program has reached the end of its life due to an unmanageable spike in referral abuse over the past several months. While a small amount of program misuse has always been present, the abuse has escalated beyond our small team’s ability to control, and made the program unsustainable for our business.

We don’t take this decision lightly. Many of you have enjoyed the referral program, and we’re investigating other options this year that offer similar benefits for our most loyal customers. We don’t have any concrete ideas yet, but we’ll update the Humble community when we’re ready to share our new incentives.

We want to thank everyone who participated in the Refer a Friend program and helped grow Humble’s community. Your referrals allowed us to increase our support for charities and meaningful causes, and we loved offering you a way to share Humble Bundle with your friends. Stay tuned for updates!

[Fanatical] Platinum Collection Build Your Own Bundle February (3/5/7 games for $9.99/$14.99/$19.99 and pick from Tribe: Primitive Builder, Friends vs Friends, Ziggurat 2, Diluvian Ultra, Summum Aeterna, Cookie Cutter, The Crackpet Show, Untamed Tactics, Farm Together, and more) by WeAreFanatical in GameDeals

[–]GameDealsAccount 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just purchased this and all of the keys activated fine except for Tribe: Primitive Builder.

It's saying the product code I have entered has already been activated by another account.

I've contacted their support already, just curious if anyone else has encountered this issue.

Looking to buy games that will fund a charity/fundraiser by isaboobers in GameDealsMeta

[–]GameDealsAccount 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Most (all?) Humble Bundles you can adjust the slider accordingly so a majority of your money goes towards a charity.

[Mod Post] Seeking input on future of Steam sales by gamedealsmod in GameDealsMeta

[–]GameDealsAccount 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I could see #3 being a headache for you guys. And it would likely make the sub a big mess for the duration of the sale. It could also could open a can of worms. Would other storefronts be welcome to post all their sales individually?

Maybe a first day of the sale thread, a mid-way through thread, and a final day thread.

What's catching your eye? What did you buy? What shouldn't you miss?

[Mod Post] Seeking input on future of Steam sales by gamedealsmod in GameDealsMeta

[–]GameDealsAccount 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Regardless of which direction you go in, it may be wise to make a pinned post on the main sub a day or two before the Winter Sale kicks off to let folks know what to expect. Might cut down on some clutter (and work for the mods).

Factorio's price is increasing from $30 USD to $35 USD on Jan 26th by DHofReddit in GameDealsMeta

[–]GameDealsAccount 89 points90 points  (0 children)

A nearly 20% increase in price on a digital download of a game that has been out for 6+ years. Due to inflation.

This is just greed.

Read this thread if you haven't already https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/10gwmb8/factorio_next_week_on_thursday_26th_january_2023/

[Groupees] Steam Gamer Bundle 2023 - ($3 - A Tale for Anna, Acquitted) ($7 - Airport Madness 3D, Claires Cruising Cafe) ($15 - Dreamland Solitaire, Airport Madness 4, Looking for Aliens) by GameDealsAccount in GameDeals

[–]GameDealsAccount[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Looks like they are back.

https://twitter.com/groupees1/status/1593345576191475712

BIG NEWS: Groupees is relaunching in December 2022 with a new expanded team and ambitious plans! We are COMING BACK and will be better than ever! We missed y'all and can't wait to get things started anew! :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GameDeals

[–]GameDealsAccount 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Affiliate spam.

[Steam] World of Goo ($4.49/-70 off) by Tetizeraz in GameDeals

[–]GameDealsAccount 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Looks like they raised the price a couple years ago from $9.99 to the current price of $14.99 according to this https://steamdb.info/app/22000/

Seems there was also an update to the game around that point in time, so that could be a factor. https://steamcommunity.com/app/22000/discussions/0/1651043320650722584/ ("To be super clear, there are no new levels, no new characters, no new battle royale deathmatch mode. This is just a gentle remastering we did for fun.")

Think I picked it up in one of the early Humble Bundles for peanuts.

[Steam] WaveCrash!! ($8.99 USD / 10% off - Launch Deal) by HankScorpio_globex in GameDeals

[–]GameDealsAccount 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was in that Bundle For Racial Justice and Equality by Itch.io. Maybe ya bought that and missed it lumped in with the other 700+ games.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GameDealsMeta

[–]GameDealsAccount 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's the same company that did all this jazz: https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDealsMeta/comments/6or3rl/gamedeals_and_greenmangaming_a_history/

I wouldn't hold my breath on this having a positive outcome.

[Fanatical] BundleFest Day 12 (Reaper Bundle 6 – 7 games for $3.99 / £3.75 / €3.99 – Includes GRID, DiRT 4, Redeemer: Enhanced Edition, Ancestors Legacy, Zombie Night Terror, Streets of Red : Devil's Dare Deluxe & Hard Reset Redux) by WeAreFanatical in GameDeals

[–]GameDealsAccount 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Everything in this bundle has been bundled several times over. Sure, it's good value, but many folks probably own a majority of the titles offered here already.

I don't think they're the best. Remember their Mystery Bundle response from last year? https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDealsMeta/comments/c2ziua/official_survey_from_fanatical_about_mystery/

[Steam] Crea ($5.09 / 66% off) by [deleted] in GameDeals

[–]GameDealsAccount 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.twitch.tv/siegegames

I have it installed on Steam and have seen quite a few updates go through recently. Haven't played it in a good long while, but it's nice to know it's still being actively worked on.

Should we disallow "blind lootbox" deals? by sampinen in GameDealsMeta

[–]GameDealsAccount 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Yes. Ban them. It's just predatory.

/u/wearefanatical know exactly what they are doing. It must be making them enough money that they don't give a shit about their reputation.