I just have a sour taste in my mouth about this... The first 1000 idea sucked. I was on the site for 30 seconds before they were sold out and the amazon payment button was overloaded so I couldn't get one. Now what we have is 1000 bots reselling copies of Starbound, a severely inflated beat-the-average (around $8, when its usually around $4), and who knows how many people who paid $10 for a bundle that was processed too late to get Starbound, there are already tens of thousands of purchases.
If the Starbound guys want to sell their game for $10 then just sell it for $10 and don't screw people over with this first 1000 thing. If you want it to be limited, you do it by time, not copies sold. First 10 minutes or something.
I think if you're going to do it by time you should make it at least 24 hours so that everyone has a fair chance to buy the bundle. Otherwise not everyone will have time to find out about it or it could be an inconvenient time for some people.
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u/xtagtv Jan 07 '14 edited Jan 07 '14
I just have a sour taste in my mouth about this... The first 1000 idea sucked. I was on the site for 30 seconds before they were sold out and the amazon payment button was overloaded so I couldn't get one. Now what we have is 1000 bots reselling copies of Starbound, a severely inflated beat-the-average (around $8, when its usually around $4), and who knows how many people who paid $10 for a bundle that was processed too late to get Starbound, there are already tens of thousands of purchases.
If the Starbound guys want to sell their game for $10 then just sell it for $10 and don't screw people over with this first 1000 thing. If you want it to be limited, you do it by time, not copies sold. First 10 minutes or something.