Do you think Dave should become permanent 5th chair?

Sorry Dave but nah

Yes

five is still small and manageable, while still adding enough variety, especially since Dave seems more PC inclined then the other 4 combined. I know i can't be alone in that, I love the GB, but I am more of PC gamer so having Dave involved as often as possible seems a great addition.

Not necessarily every week, but at the very least I think they should have him on as a 5th chair every now and again, not just for filling in for absentees.

Dude needs to talk more when he gets to sit in. He needs to cement his position. Make himself heard.

yes, and Drew on the 6th chair.

I like it when Dave is on the podcast. His explanation of EVE Online was fascinating as it was terrifying. I could not play a game like that but its nice to know it exists.

I'm gunna be the dick and say he should be the permenant 4th chair.
 
Not gunna read any flames directed to me! Ha!

How about The Dave Show starring Dave, the permanent first chair.

This is a very frequent thread, and it won't happen.

Just have a fifth chair in general and swap it back and forth between Dave and Drew.

No, but only because we need him to help keep the site awesome. I think a lot of people forget he's part of the engineering team that makes the Whiskey Media juggernaut keep on a steaming.

J. Allard for fifth chair.

It'd be all over the place with 5 people talking at once.

I think that The Bombcast panel should be more flexible from week to week bringing on different dudes from the office.

I think the crew should talk in japanese and have Jeff Kramer translate it. 

There is not enough room for a fifth person in that room. But if there was, that'd be totally cool.

" I'm gunna be the dick and say he should be the permenant 4th chair.  Not gunna read any flames directed to me! Ha! "  

yes!!!!

" five is still small and manageable, while still adding enough variety, especially since Dave seems more PC inclined then the other 4 combined. I know i can't be alone in that, I love the GB, but I am more of PC gamer so having Dave involved as often as possible seems a great addition. "

He should replace Brad but he is probably too busy with website stuff.

No.  He doesn't play enough to add much to the conversations, which makes sense because he isn't a video game journalist.  I also don't think the podcast needs time devoted to low budget Russian games and derivative RTS's.  Sorry, but what he is interested in isn't what 90% of the listeners are interested in. 
 
Also 5 people is too many.  

5 is too many. I like him more than Brad, if you want to perceive this as a "troll" you're implying Dave is inferior to Brad. I'd just insert your foot and save time. The staff is big enough that they could have 2 podcasts a week. Imagine a shorter podcast on Monday with Dave, Drew, and a random 3rd and 4th chair (probably Vinny and someone from another Wiskey site). That could be a fun time.

" @Scooper said:

" I'm gunna be the dick and say he should be the permenant 4th chair.  Not gunna read any flames directed to me! Ha! "  

I find that it's easy to not get flamed if you try to keep from making awful posts.    "

Yes.

Dave is an engineer...he keeps this and other WM sites running. I don't think he would have enough time to play the same amount of games as jeff, brad, ryan and vinny.

" Dave is an engineer...he keeps this and other WM sites running. I don't think he would have enough time to play the same amount of games as jeff, brad, ryan and vinny. "

I'm gonna be honest here, that would be great, but I wouldn´'t mind if he replaced Brad more often
 
Don't get me wrong, I like Brad but he's often boring

Considering that Dave is the only staff member of Giant Bomb with game tastes that even barely resemble mine, hell yes I would like to have him more often on the podcast. But it's not going to happen.
 
Yes. I also perked up when I heard that Disciples 3 came out this week. I'm one of those people.

 I like Brad but he's often boring "

I think Dave would be better off joining Behind the Screened Door.

Hell No is a bit harsh. I think he is the perfect understudy though. 

I love Dave and I love PCs so I've been wanting more Dave for a long time.
 
Is the loss of 1 engineer for 2 hours a week enough to degrade the quality of Whiskey Media? Hell if I know.

Absolutely. If he can't be a fifth chair he should at least be a third chair on the Screencast.

II dunno. I find that I appreciate his appearances when they're so sparse as they are. I would lose the gleeful ''DAVE!!'' if he was apart of every bombcast.

Dave seems like a busy guy most of the time, workin' hard building the websites. If he's got the free time for it, absolutely, but I don't want him to take time away from doing his job to do Giantbombs job.

Drew>Dave

yes, of course he's an engineer. but i'm sure a simple 3 hours out of the week can be assigned to somebody else...

I think they should just have a different dude rotating in and out of the fourth chair from week to week. I don't dislike Brad as many here seem to, but his perennial lack of enthusiasm can get annoying sometimes.

It would be awesome if he did. I like how Dave has a different perspective on gaming from the rest of the crew. I love the main guys but they all seem to like the same types of games. Dave throws out some curveballs.

I love my Shoecrafter, but sometimes it sounds like he's drifting into a coma.  I think Brad would be more playful if they just started forcefeeding him Brondo or what have you.  Or they started doing the podcasts around 3:30 AM, during Brad's peak energy level.

I think it's a good idea.

Dave is too cool not to be a full member of the Bombsquad.

" five is still small and manageable"

Dave should have his own weekly podcast where he discusses the trials and tribulations of being Dave with the only other person who can possibly hope to understand how hard it is to be Dave. 
 
Dave. 
 
I mean, these are the pressing questions. What's it like to be Dave? How can I apply more Daveness to my own lifestyle? Does Dave sometimes regret not being able to live as a mortal? What kind of hair products does Dave use? 
 
I'm telling you, instant hit.