Quoting: CheesenessSure, the games are good, but the philosophical aspects of Humble are what resonate with its community, and I've never been comfortable with the notion of expanding at the expense of your existing followers (loyalty really does need to run in both directions).

That basically sums up my views. Too many things have been given such good will only for them to just turn around and stop responding to their core supporters and principles just for illusory dreams of growth. And it never really seems to work out all that well in the end anyway, which is the truly depressing part.

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Yeah, I know. Talk about stains that won't wash out...

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Ah, well. Best of luck with your other efforts though.

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Quoting: CheesenessSteam's DRM is insidiously seductive - it comes alongside features and services that gamers embrace, and it can be very easy to overlook. Like all account based DRM/subscription systems, it can be very easy to lose access to your games, and it seems that many remain unaware of the potential pitfalls (which is never a good thing).

Personally what annoys me more is not users being seduced but developers. I would not have a big beef with Steamworks and the like if developers still put out non-Steam versions for those of us that find the "pitfalls" unacceptable.

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Other than easily accessible data and Steamworks integration (if that is what you are into) I wonder how this truly scales up to the likes of EDuke32.

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I am not actually all that thrilled by this, to be honest. Desura's Alpha Funding program looked to be doing quite well for them recently, and Desura needs the attention a lot more than Valve does. Desura's program does still looks to be a lot more appealing to new or smaller developers than Valve's does though.

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Latest word from RuneSoft on when the game will be publicly available on Desura:

Yea, we are still working on it and there is already a private beta running (via desura). Just not yet for the public. :)

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Quoting: muntdefemsPlus, I regard these Humble Weekly Sales as an opportunity to snatch games from bundles I didn't got (because I'm assuming they'll feature games from past bundles, at least by now).

That is actually an interesting point there. Might be a way of grabbing certain things I have missed. I already have Bastion though... :|

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Quoting: edgleyI'll be honest, I can't stand that man

Desperately trying to repress the impulse to start another flame-war... :whistle:

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Just to point out, when I say free software, it is because I read Stallman's essays people. ;)

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