This remark could be summarize for the amounts of hatreds on the giantbomb forums, granted that this subscription system may be flawed but it doesn't warrant flaming/trolling and havoc. The main thing that comes up to me when this subscription system was introduced, was that the costs isn't really expensive despite of many complaints; first of all, other websites that provides subscription services like Gamespot, IGN and Gametrailers costs even more than this site combined. True that their subscription services provides some interesting things like winning prizes and access to live events but things like the Big Big Live Show Live! (which will be changed into 'Friday show') and a plethora of video content with hours of viewing (especially BBLSL!.. more than five hours of entertainment) is rarely seem in those other sites.... Gamespot used to have long-ass marathons but now they don't! 
 
Furthermore, this MONEY DOESN'T GROW ON TREES, the bullshit that came from the forums whether its 'them' being greedy or that remark that absolutely doesn't make sense at all is just mind-blowing and retarded at the same time. DOES people even go to school or something, like take a course in Business/Math or have COMMON SENSE the reason why Whiskey Media is doing this type of thing... THE ANSWER is because this company is independent and unlike any independent site, this one gets about A MILLION or MORE views a day, with coverage and content consumption being watched.. DO YOU EVEN KNOW that each time you do that type of thing the site's bandwidth and costs starts increasing AND THE FACT since they moved into the SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES that they wouldn't pay anything for the costs OF NOT GOING BANKRUPTED! And and again that they go to events like E3, PAX and the like and have to pay for their expenses?! Would you guys rather have a subscription service or seeing Giantbomb completely gone and the four/five main dudes out of work?! JUST THINK FOR A MOMENT!
 
And the fact that they rarely use ADs unlike other sites.... the fact that you have ADBlocker or whatever doesn't mean that you have to complain. BE LUCKY that this site doesn't use ads LIKE YOU ALWAYS WANTED! A BUNCH OF SELFISH IDIOTS!

The second part that I would like to elaborate on is the features, I would agree on everyone's sentiment on the features being useless (moblie version, HD videos etc..), I for one hated it in my first impression but then I realize that there's going to be more with these services and it would be appealing to see the entirely of it rather than bitching and moaning about it. The impressions made in the podcast seems like they are going to do more than these features and will probably have more amazing content in the future and a cool-ass new t-shirt..
 
And the final thing that is in everyone's minds is the new podcasting format, we heard that 2-Hours of batshit crrazy will be available for subscription users when Ryan decides to put it up and the first hour will only be for the non-user BUT the full two hour will be available the next week following. Yes this sounds prosperous having a podcast being segregated but THE REMARKS made by the recent podcast is reasonable, downloading costs money for them and having two full hours with everyone hitting the download button is alot... 
 
The Thread which is filled up with a both of whiners and people WHO HAVE NO COMMON SENSE IS HERE!
 
/rant