Really curious to see how the majority of the crowd feels. The one's who don't care for it are obviously going to be the most vocal, so I'm hoping this straight-forward poll will give a bit more perspective. If you wanna give a reason why/why not, you can do that. If not, that's cool too, dude.
Believe or not, I want 720p video, and it'd be nice if I could run giantbomb on my phone, seeing as how not everyone has an iPhone on shitty AT&T (I have a Droid). And yeah, keep saying no one cares about not having ads, until they start forcing video ads on you before each video. Adblock can only be so useful.
If these things don't do it for you, then you're more than welcome to not donate.
@KingWilly: I can get that to a certain extent, I just don't see that happening. My whole point is that the people that care about the inside jokes, the <>, etc, will gladly pay for it. I don't think that the inside jokes are so alienating that it's gonna push new users away. I mean, I've had trouble grasping inside jokes, but it's never stopped my enjoyment of reading the boards/comments.
I think it's just getting blown out of proportion, and I think the critics should at least wait for it to be implemented before they talk about how it ruins the fundamentals for the site. ie this doesn't feel like Digg v4 to me.
@SirSuperior: This is the kinda attitude I like. Good on ya for voting with your wallet, sir.
So are you in the game review business? Seems kinda risky putting even your first name in there.
Edit: though I will say, it's awesome seeing what an embargo looks like. It's always been the one part of the industry I wanted to know more about, but of course that's not something likely to happen.
@Mrnitropb: Because I have to have been a member since it started to follow the site, right? :D Just because I don't approach certain aspects of the site the same way you do, doesn't mean I'm any less of a fan. But keep stroking that e-peen man. It will mean something to you someday.
@KingWilly: As I've said before, I find it absurd that the same people that can't stand only having an hour of the Bombcast and waiting a week for the rest aren't willing to spend 5 bucks a month on the site. If you can't afford five bucks a month, then just wait, goddamn. Unless you're living in a box (how the fuck are you on the internet?), surely you can scrap up five bucks a month.
And for those that don't think it's worth it? Then don't pay, it's that simple. But don't act like you've been stabbed in the back when a site you've contributed nothing to asks for a little pocket change to keep thriving.
ps. the only reason you think there's "many others" that don't think it's enough is because the critics and naysayers are always the most vocal of the crowd.
@Mrnitropb: you WANT corporate sponsorship? It's a slippery slope. Maybe you forgot how Giantbomb started.
@KingWilly: Oh I've read plenty in this thread. And it all comes down to the same thing: people don't want to spend money on things they care about. The 5k thing doesn't change that, it just gives people a central point to channel their bitching towards.
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