This is my first time buying one of these bundles. I started to play games again this week, so I figured "what the hell?" I paid the pre-selected $1 above-average payment for this bundle.
If I have a great time with these games, I will probably double my payment next time. If I don't, I probably won't buy the next bundle at all. Either way, I can get my feet wet again with games with a low barrier-to-entry price.
Also, let's not forget that the cost of production of digital goods is essentially $0, and you could view this as an alternate channel for game developers to make some extra sales while getting people pumped about their future games.
Don't forget you can increase your payment for this bundle if you really enjoy them.
Also, I wouldn't write off the next bundle if this one doesn't suit your fancy. In my opinion the games in this bundle are more casual than games in previous bundles (I wouldn't consider Aquaria, Revenge of the Titans, Penumbra, et al. to be all that casual anyway).
Not that you need to worry about the next bundle at this point X3
If I have a great time with these games, I will probably double my payment next time. If I don't, I probably won't buy the next bundle at all. Either way, I can get my feet wet again with games with a low barrier-to-entry price.
Also, let's not forget that the cost of production of digital goods is essentially $0, and you could view this as an alternate channel for game developers to make some extra sales while getting people pumped about their future games.