New site is a shitshow. All I want to do is download an audio version of the premium Bombcast from the site. So I bring up the site. Loads much more slowly compared to the older site. Everything I've tried on the new site is slower. Shouldn't the goal of a new website or redesign to be to improve on the older site? Annoying but whatever. Click the Podcast link at the top, and am given just 3 seemingly random podcasts to select. Used to get a compact list of all the types of podcasts. Much more effective than 3 random podcasts. Seriously? Who thought that was a good idea?
So after finding the Bombcast page, the very first Bombcast i'm shown is another seemingly random podcast all the way back from July. How is the first Bombcast you see not the latest fucking Bombcast?
Now that I've found the Bombcast page I can search out the latest Bombcast at least, and find the carousel. Seeming the only thing the new site does correctly is let you switch from carousel to grid. Thank you for that! And upon loading up the grid you are greeted by another seemingly RANDOM set of podcasts from the past. Wtf???
There isn't even an option to switch the grid to newest to oldest. And if there were, the grid turns back to carousel on every return visit to the site. Hopefully I'll learn to love jumping through all these new hoops on the way to finding the new Bombcast.
I'm stunned there there was a team of people that built this, thought it was an improvement and showed it to management, and management was all "Looks great!" Site seems like a step back in every way. There has to be something I'm missing. I think that the GiantBomb crew are the greatest, but a hate this new website. I've been a sub since the moment subs were available. I want to support them, watch, and listen to their shinanigans. And it shouldn't feel like their own website is doing it's best to stop me from doing that.
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