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BLM Bundle Almost Unusable

A topic by Prophecynine created Jul 12, 2020 Views: 546 Replies: 2
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It has been quite a while since the bundle ended, and although there have been some minor changes to the library is navigated, it sorely needs an overhaul. The biggest issue by far is that the system doesn't even register which games a user has already paid for.  This is a huge problem. The entire point of a game distribution platform is to keep track of which games have been purchased by each account. When I am browsing itch, whether through the app or the site, if I am logged in to my account, there is no reason why I should be presented with a 'buy now for $x' button on a game I already own. 

There is also the issue of navigating the bundle. I think part of the problem stems from the concept of adding games to your library and not wanting to flood it. There should be one list that automatically includes all purchased games, without them needing to be added one by one. There can be other tools for navigating the purchased list. Sort by rating, tags , a 'favorites' list, etc.

I realize that the response to the bundle exceeded all expectations and kind of overwhelmed the existing structure. I know these things take time, but these things need to be fixed asap.

A huge thanks to all the developers that made this bundle happen. It was and is an amazing thing. With a few (very necessary) tweaks, it will be infinitely improved.

Yup. If you own a certain bundle with a certain 59 pages of content, good luck browsing through it all. You'd either have to go through it all in one sitting or hope the ordering doesn't change much, lest you completely miss certain entries. Especially since none of it's added to your library automatically and they've added no option to do so despite saying they're aware it's a wanted feature.

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This shop is ridiculous.

The only change I see after 2 months is that they removed the paragraph announcing that they were working on it.