The negativity about memberships is depressing.

 I don't know what it will take to get people over this notion that everything should just be free.
 
It's so depressing to think that there are so many people who would be willing to completely ignore what is a thinly veiled cry for help from whisky media. There needs to be some way for excellent content producers like whiskey media to thrive and be recognized for their talent.  They produce some of the best original videogame content on the web on time and in incredible volume. I WANT to believe that there is an intelligent and discriminating audience who appreciates original content enough to put forth some financial support. If that's not the case and we're doomed to reworded PR releases and trailers with commercials before them, I'll be very sad.
 
I'm not saying everyone needs to subscribe, but if you don't want to, then don't. The crusade against people who do want to support the site and keep it going is NOT helpful and NOT necessary. I say this is a case of if you don't have anything nice or supportive to say, keep it to yourself, or go throw yourself into the IGN or gametrailers or gamefaqs kiddy pool forums. If I were a more overzealous person, I might even say that complaining about this is just a step away from harming the site in general.
 
It sounds rude to say but this site is a privilege, not a right. 

Couldn't agree more. but haters gonna hate i guess!

If it wasn't the bombcast its gonna be something else.
People like to complain about paying money for things...food, drink, drugs...ect...no wait they complain about those too.

It is possible to want to support the site but not support the decision to split Bombcasts.
 
Throw up a donate button.

Be fucking straight then, are they asking for donations? Dave basically said as much on the new bombcast. Also, where did this shit come from? There was never a whiff of this until today, and all of a sudden the sky is falling at whiskey media.

I don't mind membership if you're paying for something extra you wouldn't otherwise receive. It's when people attach a monetary value to something that has been free for months that really annoys me. *coughBombcastcough*

Name one other outlet that provides 2+hours/week of free entertainment that you actually want to partake of and look forward to each and every week - for free.
 
I can't. As far as I can tell the bombcast being free is the unusual thing, not the normal thing.

I think the problem is that subscription isn't as much of a value add for international visitors as it is for those in the US. I'm happy to support the guys but I won't be paying unfortunately since most of those subscriber features won't benefit me. 
 
It's a bummer about the bombcast though...

" Name one other outlet that provides 2+hours/week of free entertainment that you actually want to partake of each and every week - for free.  I can't. As far as I can tell the bombcast being free is the unusual thing, not the normal thing. "

Spending money depresses me, now we are even.

" Name one other outlet that provides 2+hours/week of free entertainment that you actually want to partake of and look forward to each and every week - for free.  I can't. As far as I can tell the bombcast being free is the unusual thing, not the normal thing. "

This is awesome. I love this shit. Drama at its best, well, internet drama, but drama none the less.

" This is awesome. I love this shit. Drama at its best, well, internet drama, but drama none the less. "

I still remember that not so long ago 1up had a stellar cast of personalities. Their podcast, 1up Yours was the best one around - at least in my opinion. They collapsed, lost everyone (at least the ones I cared the most) and now I don't even feel like going there anymore. These guys on Giantbomb have something special. I listened to the PAX podcast and man, I tell you, that was simply awesome. 
 
They are not in the business of making people angry. If this is the way it has to be, I will support them.

" @Claude: Internet drama is the drama-est kind there is. "

" Be fucking straight then, are they asking for donations? Dave basically said as much on the new bombcast. Also, where did this shit come from? There was never a whiff of this until today, and all of a sudden the sky is falling at whiskey media. "

Weekend confirmed promotes a site that has far more advertising than giantbomb. So does the CAG - which makes most of it's money off amazon referral links, being a shopping site, and all. 
 
As for rebel FM - in the last two months they've only done 3 shows that were 2 hours long, missed one week entirely, and have had several others with members missing, and I personally don't find them as high quality as the bombcast. And hulu has ads.
 
I'm just saying if you don't want to pay, stop bitching, wait a week, and enjoy the bombcast. They're not changing their mind about this, so just do what you're going to do. Pay, or wait. The complaining does not help the site whatsoever. It probably does a lot more harm than anything.

" If it wasn't the bombcast its gonna be something else. People like to complain about paying money for things...food, drink, drugs...ect...no wait they complain about those too. "

My problem isn't the Bombcast divide, I think everyone was just caught off guard that it's $50 a year. Most people, myself included thought it would be $30, maybe $40, but $50 just sounds like a lot of money to put towards a website. Even if your heart does indeed belong to GB.

I'm all for supporting Whiskey Media and Giant Bomb. The thing that really got me annoyed was the whole Bombcast thing because I feel like its a cheap way to get a few more subscribers.

Totally agree with the original post.

We pay $60 for videogames that last 5 hours
 
I probably spend 5 hours on giantbomb in a week
 
I guess to me I just can't stand the thought of this site going away so anything I do to help them along is great. What upsets me is the people who just complain and want them to give give give until the site is shut down.

Let us not fucking forget that 1up.com went tits up because they couldn't monetize their shit. And people have been lamenting the slow-death of 1up for two years now. Think about it. GFW Radio, 1up FM, all of that went away in a second.  And now that Whiskey is doing an ATTEMPT at turning this into a healthy business there's NO END of complaining.  
 
How about supporting people who have entertained you for hundreds of hours?

Im all for helping out Whiskey Media and I use all their sites, save for Anime Vice.
 
The interesting thing about the membership debacle is how it brings all the complainers and site trolls out of the woodwork. We can now see a visible representation of all the people who are here to use the site and not give back in anyway, and it pains me to see how many are willing to give Whiskey Media the cold shoulder despite how much entertainment they have provided all of us.

" I'm all for supporting Whiskey Media and Giant Bomb. The thing that really got me annoyed was the whole Bombcast thing because I feel like its a cheap way to get a few more subscribers. "

Business is business people. They are NOT doing this to make us happy, it's simply so they can get paid more money. There is no argument here.

GB is the only whiskey site that I like. I don't read comics, I'm not a big techie(but will is pretty great), I don't like Screened's reviews or coverage(no offense to them, just different tastes is all), and I don't like Anime. I feel like with this 50 bucks a year, I'll be supporting those sites more than supporting GB. 
 
The bombcast thing is annoying, and people are justified in being pissed. Calling them whiny kids is a little extreme, GB does make money off of us, subscriptions or not, and that does give you some right to bitch...a little at least. But they are taking something that has been free for years and mucking it up.

" @Zereta said:

" I'm all for supporting Whiskey Media and Giant Bomb. The thing that really got me annoyed was the whole Bombcast thing because I feel like its a cheap way to get a few more subscribers. "

A week delay of half of the podcast isn't going to get anyone to subscribe on its own. They said themselves that they were looking for a way to justify the time spent on the podcast. "

" Name one other outlet that provides 2+hours/week of free entertainment that you actually want to partake of and look forward to each and every week - for free.  "

" @SpudBug said:

" Name one other outlet that provides 2+hours/week of free entertainment that you actually want to partake of each and every week - for free.  I can't. As far as I can tell the bombcast being free is the unusual thing, not the normal thing. "

Rebel FM, CAGCast, Hulu, and many more podcasts. "

" Be fucking straight then, are they asking for donations? Dave basically said as much on the new bombcast. Also, where did this shit come from? There was never a whiff of this until today, and all of a sudden the sky is falling at whiskey media. "

" @SpudBug:@jadeskye:  It's not the fact that they are getting subscriptions... Hell, people from the community were basically telling them that they were willing to support them. It's just the way they are going about it. Mostly it's the weird bombcast divide. "

" This is awesome. I love this shit. Drama at its best, well, internet drama, but drama none the less. "

The only thing that is dumb about it is the whole podcast thing.  Other then that, it seems like an OK package.

" @SpudBug said:

" Name one other outlet that provides 2+hours/week of free entertainment that you actually want to partake of and look forward to each and every week - for free.  "

Thousands of people on Youtube?  Regardless, i understand they want to make money but the bombcast split is just a retarded idea. The bombcast is the main draw for many people and splitting it like that is really lame, especially since in all the previous posts about what the sub will contain, they said none of the current content will be effected. In fact, I'm pretty sure I remember reading at some point a list of things that WON'T change, and the bombcast was on it.  I don't listen to the bombcast though so I don't really give a shit. "

" @LiquidPrince said:

" @SpudBug:@jadeskye:  It's not the fact that they are getting subscriptions... Hell, people from the community were basically telling them that they were willing to support them. It's just the way they are going about it. Mostly it's the weird bombcast divide. "

I'm assuming you listened to the podcast detailing this stuff, it's clearly a matter of nessesity. They need to make money from the bombcast to continue it. It takes 8 manhours plus to make a bombcast. Thats a full working day. "

" @Pinworm45 said:

" @SpudBug said:

" Name one other outlet that provides 2+hours/week of free entertainment that you actually want to partake of and look forward to each and every week - for free.  "

Thousands of people on Youtube?  Regardless, i understand they want to make money but the bombcast split is just a retarded idea. The bombcast is the main draw for many people and splitting it like that is really lame, especially since in all the previous posts about what the sub will contain, they said none of the current content will be effected. In fact, I'm pretty sure I remember reading at some point a list of things that WON'T change, and the bombcast was on it.  I don't listen to the bombcast though so I don't really give a shit. "

What??   Tirade about membership/bombcast release dates + don't listen to bombcast does not make sense  Plus I do not want to listen to, watch, or be anywhere near anybody on youtube for 2 hours a week. Fuck. I would die. "

You're still going to have new shit to listen to every week, it's just going to be delayed.
 
Plus, sweet shirt is at least worth $20 of that $50

Ha.  Negativity.  HA! 
 
I go to the STARCRAFT 2 forums.  If you want to see NEGATIVITY.

Most of the complaints I'm seeing are of concern over the method of distribution of the Bombcast and those not in a position to afford to pay for the subscription. I imagine most who are subscribing are doing so mostly to keep these sites running and filled with quality content. For the most part, non-subscribers are going to continue getting what they've always been getting, the conditions are extremely fair all things considered. I think a lot of would-be subscribers feel that it's important to keep the Bombcast as is, those not able to afford to pay for their subscriptions shouldn't be penalized in this way. I guess cutting up and distributing the Bombcast this way is to have it act as an incentive for users to subscribe, justifying the costs of making it. I could be wrong, but it doesn't seem like people are subscribing for that reason, and cutting up the distribution of the Bombcast would cause more harm than good, which is my main concern. On the other hand, the Bombcast is worth $5/month at the very least.

" @Pinworm45:   Have you ever watched someone talk into a camera on youtube? Holy shit.  I think I did once, but then my brain made me black out to save itself. "