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I love GB and I understand the tribulations that come with a redesign/launch, but I pay money each month to access their content, and well, I can't half the time.

I don't want a refund or anything because I genuinely want to support the Bombers, but some sort of something should be in order.

While it is true that you couldn't access the site for a while, you're getting an ALL NEW site. Furthermore, it's like $5 a month or something, I don't even remember because I am a yearly subscriber. That's a tenth of a new game - a game you'll, if you're anything like me, play less than the amount of time you're on GiantBomb.

tl;dr: All new site, $5 is nothing. Deal with it. :)

What a terrible argument.

Would you seriously apply this logic to anything else? "Hey, that meal you paid for was only $10. Who cares if it's shitty? It's not even close to the price of a bad video game. Just deal with it."

No, you wouldn't because that would be insane. Just because -you- have not set a bar of expectation for a product you're purchasing, does not mean others cannot do so. You're perfectly within your right to purchase something with the sole intent of "helping them out", but you cannot expect others to use the same reasoning when purchasing a product.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to claim the OP's argument is valid (or not), I just abhor this sort of, "It's only $X so just deal with it, durr!" argument. It's asinine and promotes an under-performing and underwhelming business model. You know, like 'As Seen on TV' crap -- They fully expect you not to return those shitty products for that "guaranteed lifetime refund" because they know the customer will conclude, "It was only $7.99 so it's not worth my time."

Do you really want to be using scumbag marketing logic as justification for Giant Bomb's subscription?

Giant Bomb is not a charity; it's a business. As noble a cause as giving them money because you want to help them out is, they are still expected to provide a service that justifies the price they're asking for. While you're certainly entitled to have no bar of expectation when purchasing a subscription, others are equally entitled to actually expect content worth their money.

Fair enough, I just don't get it when we get an all new site with tons of improvements - That was the reason the $5, in my opinion, doesn't matter. It's not like we're getting ripped off like the poor guys who buy things from TV Shop or whatever.

And the part with the video game, I used as an example because this is a gaming site and thus most users probably buy games. If you bought something like "Aliens: Colonial Marines" on Steam, that to set you back 50€ (or, I assume $50). The comparison being that game used false advertising, the press demo was apparently not even in the game! And the cost is 10 times greater than one month of GiantBomb Premium. It's actually the same as one whole year of GiantBomb Premium.

My point being, I understand that people who might not have a very stable economy or whatever, have to prioritize, but it's not like we didn't know this redesign was coming and thus these issues. The redesign have been discussed for several months, so if you've got such a big problem with losing out on content for less than a week, maybe don't buy your premium account this month.

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