I'm going to agree 100%. This is a site that heavily focuses on videos. Yes, it's about video games, but when you have several weekly features that are video based, like TNT, Unprofessional Fridays, I Love Mondays, plus throw in some quickly looks, usually at least one a day, I feel very confident in saying this is primarily a video site. And it's the number one reason why I love it. It's awesome. Suffice it to say, the new site hasn't gone the smoothest. And videos I believe have taken the worst of the beatings. The old video player worked fantastic, across multiple platforms and browsers. The old site all together worked great. It's sad that it hasn't come together yet with this new site.
It's also making me a little angry now. But I'm patient. The best thing about Giant Bomb and its crew is that they are vocal and they communicate with us. Looking at the Video FAQ's, I know they're working on windows RT and windows phone issues along with many other ones. Those two are the ones that are affecting me. They're trying to make it work and not just ignoring it. I appreciate it. I know it hasn't been easy. I can also sympathize with them. Developing a new site from the ground up with a new video player can't be easy at all. Especially with all the new devices that people use to watch content.
I guess what makes this all really hard for us to deal with is that the old site and video player worked fantastic across many browsers and platforms. We were so used to being able to play a video and just have it work. Whether it was with an iPhone, or an iPad. An Android phone, tablet. A Windows Phone, or tablet. Whether you were using IE, Firefox, Chrome or Safari. Obviously there were exceptions, but for the most part, when you pressed play, things worked out for you like you expected them to. Now it's all over the place. Makes me wonder if there's a way the tech guys can put the old player back until the bugs are worked out on this one. Obviously harder than it sounds I'm sure.
For now I'll just continue to wait out the storm and have faith in the tech crew. Though I'll be honest, I am getting a little peeved. I know we don't deserve the world on a silver platter and that we shouldn't whine but sometimes you just can't help it. Anyway, I know our words/complaints don't go unheard. I know that the guys are working hard and not just ignoring us or being slow on the video player because they want to. It's not easy. I do appreciate when you guys reply to these forums and give us updates. It's a good sense of reassurance. Here's hoping we're not still talking about this in a few weeks.
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