@DrSwank: My wife and I talked about Giant Bomb and what it means to us and where we think it's going and the way it's affected us for several hours last night. In terms of a place where we could just forget the crap of the world and find a refuge, and laugh with a bunch of smart video game people, man, GB probably kept my wife and I sane over all the years we've been watching it.
So, I get the emotion around the end of an era.
But the problem here though is that, even if we assume the deciding factor is purely financial (and these situations are almost always way more complicated than that), a single one-time fundraising push wouldn't be enough. If the problem is revenue, then it has to be sustainable, consistent revenue, year over year, or all you've done is push the problem off to next year.
To address the financial side, the real question is whether or not the fanbase would support an increase in premium subscription prices. GB has never done a price increase, as far as I can remember -- but even in an era of low inflation, there's been inflation -- $50 now doesn't buy what $50 got you in 2011. But, given some of the other forum threads, I don't think there's any stomach for that, especially with the race to the bottom in terms of content pricing in general.
In other words - this probably wouldn't help even if it was the sole reason, and it's extremely unlikely money was the sole reason. Though, I'm sure the people involved appreciate the sentiment.
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