ShockingAlberto
Member
It seems they're all hands on deck here.Totobeni said:
Nothing indicates the Giant Bomb guys are unwilling or even kind of reluctant about going with this plan.
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Giant Bombcast - Let's Talk About Memberships!
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Nothing indicates the Giant Bomb guys are unwilling or even kind of reluctant about going with this plan.
SirPenguin
Member
Ahahahahahahahahaha @ splitting the bombcast. Too funny. This went from a "not right now, but definitely in the future" purchase to thinking GiantBomb is the new pariah of gaming websites
Dave seems like a cool dude and I'm sure he'll see the reaction and at least discuss the change, right? But, uh, are we sure this isn't a joke? I haven't listened to the podcast and I honestly feel like people are just trolling me
Dave seems like a cool dude and I'm sure he'll see the reaction and at least discuss the change, right? But, uh, are we sure this isn't a joke? I haven't listened to the podcast and I honestly feel like people are just trolling me
Guardian Bob
Member
I can understand that they need money, but I think putting ads on the site and before videos would be a better thing to do...
Zombie James
Banned
Gaogaogao said:
That's what got me excited about subscribing, I loves me some HD.
Technosteve
Banned
ITT BOMBCAST BACKLASH BACKLASH
i dunno about the price of the service, I think they should of gone with two tiers
Basic: Everything you got now but fucking chuck full of ads, limited archived stuff you can access, limited forum access like how something awful setup there stuff
Paid: Everything in HD no ads, access to the catalog of stuff, full forum access, T shirt
I have to see what else they are going to do to make this Giantbomb Gold membership worthwhile. BUT i honestly can't stand you guys complaining that whiskey media wants to make money, you know what else gaf loved? 1up with all the free content maybe they would of still be alive if they some how figured out how to make a profit off the podcasts and videos or something.
i dunno about the price of the service, I think they should of gone with two tiers
Basic: Everything you got now but fucking chuck full of ads, limited archived stuff you can access, limited forum access like how something awful setup there stuff
Paid: Everything in HD no ads, access to the catalog of stuff, full forum access, T shirt
I have to see what else they are going to do to make this Giantbomb Gold membership worthwhile. BUT i honestly can't stand you guys complaining that whiskey media wants to make money, you know what else gaf loved? 1up with all the free content maybe they would of still be alive if they some how figured out how to make a profit off the podcasts and videos or something.
StopMakingSense
Member
AND I TOLD THAT HALF OF THE PODCAST, GET OVER HERE.
pow-pow, pow-pow.
(fucking with the podcast is a horrible, audience-confusing idea)
pow-pow, pow-pow.
(fucking with the podcast is a horrible, audience-confusing idea)
cuevas. PhD.
Member
Meh, I'm buying it.
It's because they are committing the cardinal sin of pay gates. Instead of adding real value for subscribers, they are basically punishing those who don't subscribe. I would love for everyone at Whiskey to become millionaires, and am willing to kick a few bucks to that end, but I just don't like the direction this is heading...stupei said:
stupei said:
Notice how almost nobody is taking issue with the idea of a Giant Bomb paid membership in general, outside of perhaps the price. It's specifically what they are doing with the podcast that is receiving criticism, and deservedly so. It's a shameful type of business practice.
HamPster PamPster
Member
The worst part?
It just proves Amir0x right and that just doesn't sit well with me
It just proves Amir0x right and that just doesn't sit well with me
EmCeeGramr
Member
Who is acting like this? There were tons of people ready to pay for a subscription when they announced plans earlier this year.stupei said:
It's the implementation, not the idea, that's the problem here.
StopMakingSense
Member
HamPster PamPster said:
SHIT.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Technosteve said:
lol, get the fuck out with that noise, i'd rather lose the shitty podcast altogether.
EmCeeGramr
Member
I guess they'll have to make that the first hour, and try to cram in What Have You Been Playing with it?Rlan said:
ARGH DON'T SAY THATHamPster PamPster said:
Zeliard said:
As I already said: I agree that they should be adding value instead of taking away.
I just don't understand the people who are talking about them being sellouts trying for a cash in. Well, yeah, it's their jobs where they make their money, so yes they are doing it for the money.
It's a bad idea and it will probably backfire. It's a bad idea that deserves backlash. But of course it was always going to be about the money, of course it was always going to be cashing in, of course they must inevitably find a better way to monetize the site in order to keep it going. It's a business. While you might understand that, some people in the thread really seem to miss it.
Though yeah, pulling away some of the podcast is about the worst possible strategy. Podcasts tend to serve as a means of luring people to your site, where you then try to make money off them. (Find it interesting, actually, that they seem so against rushing into ads on the site but are fine with this. It almost feels like the videos are the content they care more about, since it's largely unique, and they don't seem to think as highly of the podcast or consider it as important.)
cuevas. PhD.
Member
Rlan said:
That will go in the first free hour now.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Just because something is a business does not mean I have to be happy with every decision they make to get more money.stupei said:
If Nintendo raised the price of all their games to $80, I'm not going to go "Well, they have children to feed, I understand."
No one champions Namco's right to lock away sizeable game content behind DLC to better monetize it. People complain about that being fully aware that Namco let g of 500 people a little while back. Maybe if you bought all their DLC those people could have kept their jobs?
I dislike this idea that people don't have the right to disagree with or complain about a decision a company makes because they need money. Fuck, I need money, where's everyone's defense of me monetizing my posts?
You're mad because this isn't a faceless conglomerate, these are guys that have names, faces, identities, and provide you with entertainment. Other people still have the right to complain even knowing all that.
Wow.
What the fuck?
I was totally and truthfully going to paypal them $50 when this thing went live, but splitting the Bombcast? Soured me to the whole deal. I don't want to support this kind of shit.
The money situation at Whiskey Media must be dire for them to resort to such repugnant shit.
What the fuck?
I was totally and truthfully going to paypal them $50 when this thing went live, but splitting the Bombcast? Soured me to the whole deal. I don't want to support this kind of shit.
The money situation at Whiskey Media must be dire for them to resort to such repugnant shit.
ShockingAlberto
Member
...shit.HamPster PamPster said:
Wow, such a horrible decision. When the news came out that they were doing a subscription model, the way they talked seemed to me like they got what a subscription needs to entail. I thought they would do it right by giving paid people added content but still let free people to access what they have come to love about the site. $60(only US gets $50 apparently) for this service is quite steep and has given me some reservations but this podcast bullshit is just that, bullshit and is probably the main reason why I will not be giving them my money.
StreetDisciple
Member
hahahahahaahahahaha
Otrebor Nightmarecoat
Banned
Wont some subscriber just upload the second half of the podcast so GAF can download it and make arguments about "how its not stealing, it should be free"
Also, this reminds me of the Left 4 Dead 2 announcement "apocalypse".
Also, this reminds me of the Left 4 Dead 2 announcement "apocalypse".
Basileus777
Member
Rlan said:
They'll reformat it. The Bombcast is going to have to change to accommodate this new system.
SirPenguin
Member
I seriously can't get over this, it's way too hilarious. This is the literal timeline of events for me.
Subscription service idea first announced
"I literally cannot wait to give these guys my money. How do they do it?"
Subscription idea is fleshed out
"HD videos sounds neat, and a free t-shirt? Yeah, I think these guys know how to make a pay model"
Final pricing and feature list released
"A little more expensive than I can afford right now, but 50 for the year is what I'm paying for Xbox Live anyways. Sounds like a good value proposition, just not right now"
Bombcast split
"Hahahah, oh man, those GiantBomb guys...they...they sure know a good joke. Right? I mean, haha, wow, just...just a bunch of practical joksters...yeah, right? I mean...no way they think...but...not even fucking IGN does that!"
Subscription service idea first announced
"I literally cannot wait to give these guys my money. How do they do it?"
Subscription idea is fleshed out
"HD videos sounds neat, and a free t-shirt? Yeah, I think these guys know how to make a pay model"
Final pricing and feature list released
"A little more expensive than I can afford right now, but 50 for the year is what I'm paying for Xbox Live anyways. Sounds like a good value proposition, just not right now"
Bombcast split
"Hahahah, oh man, those GiantBomb guys...they...they sure know a good joke. Right? I mean, haha, wow, just...just a bunch of practical joksters...yeah, right? I mean...no way they think...but...not even fucking IGN does that!"
NullPointer
Member
Just curious, but did everybody hate my idea?
Its basically a benefactor system. Basically, people that can and want to pay sign up for memberships, and that money goes towards new features for *all* users.
If they wanted to sweeten the deal they could always give out schwag, tickets to events, or DLC codes/beta invite codes to benefactors.
I'm thinking here along the lines of community unlocks, like World of Warcraft has used, and that Reach will use to unlock certain armor permutations. But the community event that unlocks this content and features would be based upon benefactor support.
Too charitable? Too idealistic? Too complicated?
Its basically a benefactor system. Basically, people that can and want to pay sign up for memberships, and that money goes towards new features for *all* users.
If they wanted to sweeten the deal they could always give out schwag, tickets to events, or DLC codes/beta invite codes to benefactors.
I'm thinking here along the lines of community unlocks, like World of Warcraft has used, and that Reach will use to unlock certain armor permutations. But the community event that unlocks this content and features would be based upon benefactor support.
Too charitable? Too idealistic? Too complicated?