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Humble Monthly is becoming Humble Choice - December 6th
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I'm failing to see the gamepass comparisons here.
Humble Monthly you are getting keys you can redeem to specific digital storefront and you KEEP the games. It's not a rental service which you lose access to the library once you stop paying for it. I'm sure someone will try to make an exception to the Humble Trove but those are still DRM free downloadable executables you can still use to install the games as long as you still have them.
Humble Monthly you are getting keys you can redeem to specific digital storefront and you KEEP the games. It's not a rental service which you lose access to the library once you stop paying for it. I'm sure someone will try to make an exception to the Humble Trove but those are still DRM free downloadable executables you can still use to install the games as long as you still have them.
A direct result of other subscription services floating around recently!?
If XGP-PC costs less per month and also provides few recently released games, Humble is expected to change their current model.
If XGP-PC costs less per month and also provides few recently released games, Humble is expected to change their current model.
I think you have to explicitly claim a month to count it towards your subscription.
Maybe... But they seem to be giving the option for 12 month subscriptions, for an upfront payment. Would that mean if you don't choose a game for three months, the 12 month subscription would extend those 3 months?
I could see them charging you after the cutoff date for that bundle is and leave the option of you picking x of 10 games in perpetuity.
This would be my assumption, which IIRC was how it worked for the few occasions when there's been an element of choice in previous bundles.
I think so. The current system asks you if you want to claim a month when you click on it, seems that your months remaining counter only goes down when you claim a month.
As things stand, if you don't actively 'claim' the bundle but also don't pause/cancel, you'll be charged automatically on the last Friday of the month.
People decided to subscribe (or not pause the month) depending on the two or three games revealed. I can see why now they offer three games for a higher price. I don't think premium will be so popular, price is high and choose 9 games, 5/6 of which will go directly to backlog - an there will stay happily ever after -, it's not so appalling
If I were to jump in, which subscription plan would allow the flexibility of pausing months and not losing access to Classic? Do multi-month subscription plans allow for the change to monthly billing? Seems like paying month-to-month is the best option but I might be missing key information.
You can (currently) change your subscription plan at any point, taking effect from your next billing date. All allow pausing.
So let me get this straight:
If the sub doesn't end at any time, does it mean that I can continue being in the classic tier forever?
- The previous Humble Monthly is going away.
- Humble Choice is going to be more expensive for the cheapest (with monthly free games) tier.
- If I continue with my current sub I can be grandfathered into the classic tier that is the best one at the cheapest price.
If the sub doesn't end at any time, does it mean that I can continue being in the classic tier forever?
Yes*
*As long as Humble doesn't decide to alter the subscription in the future. Landothisdealisgettingworseallthetime.gif
They were thinking about doing something like this over a year ago. I posted about it here: https://www.resetera.com/threads/hu...-more-expensive-2-tier-monthly-bundles.30659/
I think this'll be it for me.
I think this'll be it for me.
As many times as you want, AFAIK. Some people here have paused several months in a row with no penalty.
Hmm so technically... I subbed this month for Spyro but canceled that already, could I re-enable that and then keep pausing over and over until there's something once or twice a year I want to retain the "Classic" tier?
Thanks, I guess I see no reason to not do that then. I'm already using a pre-paid phone-SIM that I have to charge every month manually, I'll just hope I can remember to press "Pause" on Humble each month on the same day lol.
So, right now I can pause until I see early unlocks I like, and then unpause. With this update, they just reveal the whole lineup and I can still pause indefinitely if I want. What's in it for them? Are they banking on people forgetting to pause?
Edit: lol sorry, I see it's been discussed right above this comment.
Edit: lol sorry, I see it's been discussed right above this comment.
Radically increasing the price and offering fewer games (to new subscribers, at least) is an... interesting response to PC Game Pass. I'm not sure what they're thinking with this move.
They're selling it on the games now being a choice + no more mystery..
I just hope that the removal of the mystery element doesn't diminish the quality of the games that they're able to offer.
If you hit the point that you want to quit, just quit. Never let a company manipulate you like that, you don't need this service or any other.
This move isn't a reaction to game pass. They have been planning this move for well over a year given the surveys they have been sending out.
I am kinda worried for indie devs with this. Revenue will likely be based on picks, and everyone who gets the lower tier will just choose the bigger games. Monthly was a great indie discovery tool, there were some amazing gems on there that people would not have gotten otherwise
Let the RNG wars begin. Calling it now, subscriptions will crash under their own weight.
I seriously doubt that people in general will be able to weight the risk/opportunity cost of each of their subscriptions and calculate some kind of expected reward in order to objectively measure the value of what they are subscribing to...
People will just start selecting 1-3 subscriptions per month on a gut feeling, dropping all others.
This is not sustainable for games/media which are not high in demand (most new things).
Kinda related: I would like to know more about how Microsoft pays devs through xbox game pass.
I seriously doubt that people in general will be able to weight the risk/opportunity cost of each of their subscriptions and calculate some kind of expected reward in order to objectively measure the value of what they are subscribing to...
People will just start selecting 1-3 subscriptions per month on a gut feeling, dropping all others.
This is not sustainable for games/media which are not high in demand (most new things).
Kinda related: I would like to know more about how Microsoft pays devs through xbox game pass.
Wow what a bunch of crap. I get they are raising the price of the subscription, but a 50% increase per month is ridiculous. Furthermore they're trying to scare people from ever unsubscribing. Real dirty. I know even when I pause a month, I have to click ok 4 times before it actually pauses. Really, no really, are you sure, really sure? Ok.
I have six months left, and I was going to leave anyway because I paused at least six months this year. No way I pay $20 for this, basically 1 or 2 old AAA and some fillers over Xbox Gamepass on PC which would be $10, and keeps getting better all the time.
I have six months left, and I was going to leave anyway because I paused at least six months this year. No way I pay $20 for this, basically 1 or 2 old AAA and some fillers over Xbox Gamepass on PC which would be $10, and keeps getting better all the time.
It's been a great ride. Gotten so many excellent games, but I've realized, just like most other subscription services, is that I just don't play 99% of them. Games are all about mood, rhythms, playing through series, etc., so getting a top-tier games doesn't just switch on some desire to play it immediately. Good that I have them for later, but even then, I forget about most of them vs. mark them to play later. I'll probably let this sub lapse once it's over at the end of this year.
This is the capitalist dream. Instead of planned obsolescence to force customers to spend more periodically, we can just make everything into a subscription service outright and guarantee a continuous cash flow for businesses. Alas, such a utopian world is still not within our grasp because the free market will always provide these consumers with the option of paying upfront for a product with a one time fee, pity......
So do the pause works only BEFORE they reveal the monthly games?
Because it would be too good to leave it always in pause and then pay 12$ only when they reveal some interesting games...
Because it would be too good to leave it always in pause and then pay 12$ only when they reveal some interesting games...
Currently yes; however, under the new approach, all games will be revealed up-front.
Why are so many people comparing this to Gamepass? You can keep these games forever.
Interesting change. Might get some months depending on the lineup. But in the past I never subbed to humble monthly, but I bought a lot of their other bundles already. This new version feels like some of these "build your own bundle" promotions. I liked those.
Interesting change. Might get some months depending on the lineup. But in the past I never subbed to humble monthly, but I bought a lot of their other bundles already. This new version feels like some of these "build your own bundle" promotions. I liked those.
Many don't care about ownership (especially not digital goods). I'm one of those people.
I get the games, hopefully like them, 100% them if they are good and then stick them in the finished category on Steam. And that's that. If I completed the game I will most likely never install it again. I have way too many other games to play.
Renting games via Game Pass is pretty much the same experience in the end.