Why splitting the bombcast is a stupid fucking idea.
By sweep 20 Comments
It makes me sad that the bombcast will no longer be a shared experience throughout the userbase. That was perhaps the strength of this website and the gel which holds together what people loving refer to as "The community". I know these guys have got to make money, and to do so they should exploit what brings people to the site in the first place. After all, this site is built around the popularity of it's staff. But to so transparently and crudely whore out their personalities can only cause resentment.
I no longer want to pay for a subscription that implies I support this decision. I think this is a terrible idea, both for giantbomb and for it's users. I don't want to stir up a big mess so i'm not going to post this to the forums. I just wanted to weigh in on what is proving to be quite a controversial issue.
EDIT
Time has passed and I have calmed down a little. I'm going to shuddup, not because I have changed my mind but simply because I can't think of a better alternative. It sucks, but I just have to deal with it. I'm buying a yearly subscription to support the site that has kept me entertained for the last two years and asked for nothing in return. I think splitting the bombcast up is a dumb fucking idea but it makes sense from a business perspective.All i'm going to say is: They could probably make the bombcast free and they would get MORE subscribers. Goodwill goes a long way.
Oh, and that T-Shirt had better be fucking mindblowing >:(
Thanks for reading
no love today.