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GK | Monofon. ♛✿ Apr 23, 2020 @ 10:11pm

Steam game bundles (help)

So basically there is a borderlands bundle that you will get all the borderlands games, but i already have some games in the bundles. Does the copy of the game will be duplicated or it will cut off the price? Because i see the price of the game i already own is still there

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Karien Apr 23, 2020 @ 10:16pm

Depends on type of bundle. Some forces you to get all, some allow you to buy and fill in those you have missing. No extra copies are given out though. Only Valve games are the exception in the past, not too sure how it is now.

GK | Monofon. ♛✿ Apr 23, 2020 @ 10:40pm

Originally posted by Karien:
Depends on type of bundle. Some forces you to get all, some allow you to buy and fill in those you have missing. No extra copies are given out though. Only Valve games are the exception in the past, not too sure how it is now.

What happend if they force you to buy the game already have it? It become copy or what?

Karien Apr 23, 2020 @ 10:49pm

You just pay for something you already have and get nothing from it. Those bundles are meant for new buyers to instantly own every game in X series in one go at a discounted price. Rarely, the bundles hit low enough prices to be worth getting even just for 1 game.

ReBoot Apr 23, 2020 @ 11:26pm

Originally posted by Monofon ♛✿:
Originally posted by Karien:
Depends on type of bundle. Some forces you to get all, some allow you to buy and fill in those you have missing. No extra copies are given out though. Only Valve games are the exception in the past, not too sure how it is now.
What happend if they force you to buy the game already have it? It become copy or what?

In that case, the cart page explicitly tells you that you won't get additional copies.

GK | Monofon. ♛✿ Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:51am

Originally posted by ReBoot:
Originally posted by Monofon ♛✿:
What happend if they force you to buy the game already have it? It become copy or what?
In that case, the cart page explicitly tells you that you won't get additional copies.

already went on the cart, i dont see any of those additional warning sign

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:52am

You will get a message if it gives you extra copies.

ReBoot Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:53am

Originally posted by Monofon ♛✿:
Originally posted by ReBoot:
In that case, the cart page explicitly tells you that you won't get additional copies.
already went on the cart, i dont see any of those additional warning sign

Then it may very well be a tailored bundle.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:54am

This... https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13779/The_Borderlands_Bundle/

Is not a tailored bundle.

This... https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8133/Borderlands_The_Handsome_Collection/

Is a tailored bundle.

GK | Monofon. ♛✿ Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:57am

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
This... https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13779/The_Borderlands_Bundle/

Is not a tailored bundle.

This... https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8133/Borderlands_The_Handsome_Collection/

Is a tailored bundle.

:qr:

since its not tailored, do i get the copies that i already got? or it just waste?

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:57am

You do not, no.

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ReBoot Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:57am

Originally posted by Monofon ♛✿:
Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
You will get a message if it gives you extra copies.

:qr:
message like telling me that u will get the copies of the game or it will decrease the price because i got one of the copy already?

On

Both. Not on the cart though, last time I checked, I remember the latter message showing on the bundle page.

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crunchyfrog Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:59am

Originally posted by Monofon ♛✿:
Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
You will get a message if it gives you extra copies.

:qr:
message like telling me that u will get the copies of the game or it will decrease the price because i got one of the copy already?

No, you just don't get the games you already have.

Let me give you an example.

I have Borderlands 2 here. If I bought a bundle like this, and say Borderlands 1, 2, adn Pre-sequel were included, I would ONLY get copies for 1 and the Pre-sequel and it would be the SAME price.

That's the way it is. Sometimes bundles can still be good deals regardless - plenty I've bought where I've already had one or more fo the games.

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:59am

I can't even purchase the first one since it is an all or nothing bundle since I own parts of it. Only gift it.

The Handsome Collection is a tailored bundle and no extras copies of games since it is tailored.

Last edited by cSg|mc-Hotsauce; Apr 24, 2020 @ 9:59am

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