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New MacHeist

Needs 50,000 to unlock RapidWeaver and Tales of Monkey Island

Whaddya think? Gonna make it or not?

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I went ahead and bought for RipIt and CoverScout. Worth the $20 for those two. I really don't see myself using any of the other apps other than possibly Flow, but I'm a pretty die hard Transit user, so it'd have to be magical for me to switch.

Already have RapidWeaver, but that's an amazing deal if it gets unlocked for $20.00. Forgot I had Clips too from another bundle deal, but long stopped using it. Very nice app, but just never had a real need for it and no use for it eating memory and system cycles for nothing.

I'm looking forward to the next full heist and I'm hoping it has some new apps and not just a rehash of the prior heist and nano bundles.
 
Fellow nanoBundle2 purchasers already know this I'm sure, but Monkey Island has now been unlocked at about 35900 bundles. With 3 days remaining I'm pretty sure it's a safe bet that it will make it to 50000 easy to unlock Rapidweaver as well.

As for myself, I am loving Clips, RipIt, Coverscout and Flow, none of which I had previously. Tracks, one of 3 apps added to the original bundle, is great too.

I do love the Macheist bundles. :)
 
Scottsdale said:
I would buy this if they included RapidWeaver... without a guarantee for that app, I just refuse to pull the trigger. I plan to check back the last day and see if they decided to include it or not, as it isn't going to get close to 100k when they're at 31K now.
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As mentioned above, they almost always end up unlocking everything anyway and Rapidweaver will be unlocked at 50k, now 100k.
 
WOW, now it's getting interesting!

Originally, this bundle was lame. I already have RipIt. MacJournal also appeared in a few bundles before.

50.000 for that pirate game?! Come on! Luckily, they realised that something must be needed and they unlocked the game at around 36.000 and it seems that the most valuable item of the bundle, Rapidweaver is getting into the pot at 50.000. So, another 15.000 download in 3 days and I'm in! With the promise of Rapidweaver, it would be awful not to hit the 50k mark.

I also like the fact that there are three additional apps if you share the news on Twitter; two other ones hanging on and one sticking out. Potentially, that might mean 14 (!) apps if you got the one available for the first 10.000 downloaders. But even having the 13 is great. In fact, I would be so happy to pay a bit more for MacJournal and Rapidweaver alone. (They will be probably the only apps that I will be using, anyway!)

So, come on you, who don't care about Rapidweaver... GET THIS BUNDLE! NOW!
 
Bonsai1214 said:
this year's seems a bit lacking. oh well.
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What I find lacking is the size of their webpage....it was taking FOREVER to download on my DSL, so I just went and did a "web page speed report" on them: THE MACHEIST HOMEPAGE IS 1.38 MEGAbytes.

Give me a break with the eye candy.


gfiz said:
I'm kind perturbed, I saw that it said 50K for Monkey Island to be unlocked fully, but didn't realize Rapidweaver also needed to be unlocked. They really shouldn't include that in the "savings" calculation until it's available.
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Yes, RapidWeaver was poorly marked as being locked; fortunately, this incorrect information has since apparently been fixed.


SaSaSushi said:
As mentioned above, they almost always end up unlocking everything anyway and Rapidweaver will be unlocked at 50k, now 100k.
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Nice to know for those willing to take the risk or who want the other stuff, but I'm not pushing the 'purchase' button until RW is unlocked since RW is the only App in this bundle that I'm really interested in. That they couldn't have it much more clearly marked earlier isn't my fault or problem...if I want to donate $20 to charity, I have hundreds of other (and easy) options.


-hh
 
Rapidweaver for only $20! Macheist has modified their bundle!

So I paid $20 for the Macheist bundle a few days ago, and every day I check to see when Rapidweaver, the app I bought it for, will be unlocked. But before rapidweaver could be unlocked, Monkey Island still had to be unlocked after 50,000 purchases. It was moving Veeeeery slowly. I was worried I wouldn't get Rapidweaver. Anyhow, I just checked online... and they modified the terms.

Now Monkey Island is unlocked, and we only need to get to 50K for rapid weaver to be unlocked. So if you're at all interested in this great piece of software, go buy the bundle!

Sorry I just really want Rapidweaver, and I think it's a great deal for anyone else who wants it to.
 
True to my word, after seeing that Monkey Island was unlocked, I went ahead and purchased it. Seems the sales have really picked up since they did that, too. CoverScout and Clips are both pretty cool. I'm using Tracks right now, but I have to be honest that I don't really see the point, since iTunes is still running in the background. Am I missing something?

Haven't tried RipIt or MacJournal yet, or the other two games.
 
-hh said:
Nice to know for those willing to take the risk or who want the other stuff, but I'm not pushing the 'purchase' button until RW is unlocked since RW is the only App in this bundle that I'm really interested in.
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I understand your concern. For me personally, the other apps made it worth it even without Rapidweaver, although I am of course hoping RW eventually gets unlocked as well.

All I'm saying is that I agree with the poster above who pointed out this seems to be Macheist's gimmick. I've purchased every bundle except for the very first one and I can't remember a single case where they didn't eventually unlock all of the apps, even though some were still not at their goals. I'm not saying you should do anything of course. That's up to you.

But I hope a lot of people do decide to grab it and RW gets unlocked legitimately.
 
Whats in MacHeist IV? I think I know...

Look here...

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Now look closer...

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NOW LOOK REALLY CLOSE!

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Is that Tweetie behind RapidWeaver?
 
At 45.000, I'm jumping in! The counter stands at 41.500 now.

Surely, by tomorrow, I should have a bundle and within 24 hours, a full copy of Rapidweaver too!
 
41,615!!

I made the $20 leap! It will be nice to see Rapid Weaver, I'll get some good use out of flow, and CoverScout too!

Jump in guys.:apple:
 
bzollinger said:
41,615!!

I made the $20 leap! It will be nice to see Rapid Weaver, I'll get some good use out of flow, and CoverScout too!

Jump in guys.:apple:
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From what I've read they have never NOT released a product... So when the time is up it'll probably be released. We all get it sooner if we hit 50k though!
 
ViViDboarder said:
From what I've read they have never NOT released a product... So when the time is up it'll probably be released. We all get it sooner if we hit 50k though!
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It's always wise to be on the safe side, though. You cannot possibly expect them to give you something that was not in the 'agreement'. In fact, they already lifted the 50k limit from the pirate game...


There is no way around it, - whoever set up their strategy, made a big mistake. So many people must be holding back. The starting package should have been stronger and for several days, there was no way of knowing, whether Rapidweaver was really within reach. You didn't even know that at what level was it being released.
 
I wouldn't say the strategy is a mistake, it is an incentive of sorts
It is a marketing ploy they use to gain interest and talk

Anybody play the Monkey game?
I am not a gamer at all, and I was just wondering how silly it really is
Or if it would something to pass the time
 
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