No. But set up a WM store, and I will buy some shit. 
Also, Gianbomb branded energy drinks, yes I'll take a case.

"@giantbomb email adress. "

The Luchazine in print form might be interesting.
 
I also like the idea of GB emails, though I don't see much use for it.

HD is the first thing that came to my mind. About the potential pricing, it should be a yearly thing, that way people don't think see it their bank account every month. 20 dollars a year sounds alright. I don't know, just throwing things out there.

I would pay a rather obscene amount of money for a unified inbox with some crazy new features like folders and search. I also think any subscription service should come with a tee shirt and certificate of participation suitable for framing.
 
I am still kind of confused by the indifference to merch here. I assume part of the issue is that everyone involved in the sites are editors, producers and engineers...there seems to be a lack of admins in the Whiskey office that might handle this sort of thing. But at some level being able to buy a tee shirt or sticker makes the person buying it feel good and like they are more involved if even at a surface level. That seems good, but maybe it's not enough to bother.

Animated user icons and colored names 
Subscriber only quests 
Downloadable videos  
 
Sounds good to me :)

Maybe you get a shirt for every year you're subscribed? As rare as these shirts are, that might guarantee one.

Some good points, I agree that subscription benefits shouldn't hurt those who wish not to pay. I'd love the idea of high definition video quality and some extra treats. Could see it working, would need more consideration though as the ones offered by IGN and GameSpot just aren't great. 

"Third, I'd definitely be interested in subscriber-only video downloads on Whiskey Media's original content. I think it would be all right for the downloaded files to be in SD, because we all know how expensive both streaming and offering direct downloading for HD content would probably be, and that alone might circumvent your subscription-collecting efforts. You might want to throw a brand-related watermark in the bottom-right corner (of the downloaded file only, not the streaming one) so dudes aren't throwing your videos up on YouTube or something."

Animated avatars is the worst

" @Kombat said:

"Third, I'd definitely be interested in subscriber-only video downloads on Whiskey Media's original content. I think it would be all right for the downloaded files to be in SD, because we all know how expensive both streaming and offering direct downloading for HD content would probably be, and that alone might circumvent your subscription-collecting efforts. You might want to throw a brand-related watermark in the bottom-right corner (of the downloaded file only, not the streaming one) so dudes aren't throwing your videos up on YouTube or something."

No no no no no no no. No. D: I'm all for letting these guys make money. Hence I'll turn off adblock plus unlike some people around here. But don't take away that video content. "

I'm not a huge fan of subscriptions and stuff, but I know I wouldn't be able to resist Giant Bomb merchandise. I mean I would love to see the Giant Bomb store really expanded and more known because I know that I want myself a Space Neon Lobster shirt, or a Nuclear Bomb Jeff shirt and I'm not alone.

Subscribers should be able to vote on some crazy thing for kessler to do each week.

" Let me just say what everybody's thinking: don't make the subscription feature deprive normal users of anything. I don't want to pay for quests or shit like that. "

Anything that segregates the community (exclusive Endurance Run/Podcast/Forum/whatever) is a terrible idea. The only exclusive video content I could see them doing is something like some behind-the-scenes stuff, but even then, they already do a bunch of that for free, so I'd guess that doing more for subscribers only would just feel forced.
 
 
If animated avatars or forum signatures happen, I'll probably never look at the forums again. Hopefully, in coming up with something to put behind a subscription model, Whiskey Media doesn't forget what made their sites attractive in the first place.
 
 
Personally, I'd prefer just a merch store, and I'm sure people would buy merch (shirts, hoodies, posters, etc.) faster than they could print it for the first few months, especially if they were smart about it and only released something like one new item per month.

i love giant bomb and its the only gaming website i use, but id be drawn back from it if they created a subscription service, though id understand why they are doing it.
 
anything they add would have to be in addition to what we all already get for free, but also not crap down the throats of us who wont be getting the subscription

I love GiantBomb and some of the other stuff Whiskey does, but I sure as hell don´t want to support Comic Vine or Anime Vice, since I never go there. If there´s a way my money can go directly to GiantBomb (or directly into Jeff´s mouth or whatever) I will give them my money. Some of it.

Having very little to no money, having to pay for original giant bomb content would make me very sad indeed, don't care about HD video or anything like that.
Just don't make me pay for original content =(

1. Make a MMORPG based on the quest system and sell XP for monies. 
2. Raffle away a Whiskey Media staffer's possessions (couches, orbital loungers, hairs e.t.c.) every month. 
3. Sell Giant Bomb consoles with Bombcast artwork and the Giant Bomb logo on them. 
4. Mass produce and sell Luchadeers. 
5. Exclusive Paul Barnett content for subscribers.
6. Sell the polaroids of Johnny V's chest in the aftermath of the GT5 bet to the highest bidder.

" I love GiantBomb and some of the other stuff Whiskey does, but I sure as hell don´t want to support Comic Vine or Anime Vice, since I never go there. If there´s a way my money can go directly to GiantBomb (or directly into Jeff´s mouth or whatever) I will give them my money. Some of it. "

The day there's a subscription fee is the day it dies.

the minute I have to pay to access a feature on this site is the minute I stop coming here. I will still enjoy the podcast (can they charge me for that?) but HD video is definitely not something that this site MUST ABSOLUTELY HAVE because the quality is just fine. And what are people doing that they would want to download these videos? There all there just watch em...

I will never pay for access to a website, whatever it offers.  A good addition to the site though would be a pop out video player so I can carry on browsing while watching stuff.

If they do offer a subscription service, I'd like to be able to pay £20/30/whatever a year, and then forget about it.
Also, it should only cover new features. I don't want to have to start paying for what I already have.
 
Still, I'm afraid the userbase could split. But Whiskey Media is full of intelligent people. I'm sure they can come up with a good solution.

" @The_Laughing_Man said:

" How about a live webcam of the office?  "

1. Pretty sure that'd be against the law, or at least their rules. 2. It's not all the time that entertaining stuff is going on there.  For the most part, they're actually working, which would be pretty boring to watch.  And I really don't care about any of the points listed in the op, so a subscription would still not interest me. "

" Let me just say what everybody's thinking: don't make the subscription feature deprive normal users of anything. "

" GB has given me hundreds of hours of mostly adless free content.  Have heard every podcast at least twice (need some background music when I run and older podcasts let me zone out a little still) All the endurance run stuff (so awesome) All the quicklooks  Honestly even if they were like yo click this to send us 20$ a year I'd probably do it.  A monthly fee would make me think about it too much though because I'm cheap as fuck. "

" @bhhawks78 said:

" GB has given me hundreds of hours of mostly adless free content.  Have heard every podcast at least twice (need some background music when I run and older podcasts let me zone out a little still) All the endurance run stuff (so awesome) All the quicklooks  Honestly even if they were like yo click this to send us 20$ a year I'd probably do it.  A monthly fee would make me think about it too much though because I'm cheap as fuck. "

Finally someone brings up what should have been mentioned right at the start. Those saying that they flat out wouldn't pay for any subscription service should be embarrassed with themselves. Since they launched Giant Bomb these guys have been providing an amazing entertainment service, to say they don't deserve anything for their hard work is disgraceful. I'd donate or pay for the website, even if it didn't feature any more content than it currently provides. "

If I am assured that Matt Kessler doesnt get any of the money, then it is fine by me.

Whatever

I know at least one person has said that they don't want to financially support Comic Vine or Anime Vice, but frankly, I'd rather subscription fees cover across the Whiskey Media sites across the board, instead of just one site - it's easier on my pocketbook that way, and they're all in the same offices and they're all one big happy family anyway, so separating their revenue is just dumb, and it's more work from an accounting standpoint. 
 
So, going from other subscription sites, here's my thoughts on the whole deal. 
 
Monthly subscription fees should be pretty low. No more than $10 a month - max. If $5 a month will work then that would be best - it's low enough that it's less than a Frappuchino and a brownie at Starbucks. Have an option for a Yearly membership at, say, $50 a year or less, and a lifetime membership for $100. 
 
Subscribers would get the option for HD downloads of video from the site, including quick looks, and maybe a T-Shirt with Luchadeer on it. They also get a "Subscriber" box underneath their name, looking similar to the Moderator or Staff symbols. If they wanted to be really generous, they could have text only signatures, provided they don't violate the rules of the site. There would also be a single subscriber only forum on the site - nothing major, just something like General Discussion, Off-Topic, or the Bombcast forums, but for subscribers. Additionally, for those Whiskey Media sites with ads, they'd get to view those sites Ad free.
 
There might also be some subscriber only perks in the future, such as meetups in San Francisco or in the San Francisco area (if there are enough subscribers in the area), so they can meet the Giant Bomb staff and other Whiskey Media people. Additionally, subscribers might get to try out new features on Whiskey Media sites before they're rolled out to the general userbase, to help test them and to have some content already in those categories at the wider launch. As an example, whenever TV series are added to Screened, Subscribers (and, say, people with 20,000+ Wiki Points) would be the first users to be able to add TV series and episodes to the site. Same sort of thing if Cliches were added to Anime Vice. Also, Copyright permitting, I wouldn't mind buying, say, an Endurance Run DVD, with all of the Persona 4 Endurance Run, as an example. 
 
What do you think, sirs?

Cool ideas. 
 
The only thing I disagree with is bypassing the 5000+ points thing. It's a good idea, but we might get spammers to come along and mess up the wiki. I think that in a paid subscription, the amount required should be lowered to 1000 points, or at least no lower than 500, no higher than 2000.
 
HD needs to be here too, at least 720p.

i would like to be ale to download all the videos and also get HD video. But would i be able to get a life time subscription.

i will pay infinite dollars for suburban all-star content

" If I am assured that Matt Kessler doesnt get any of the money, then it is fine by me. "

Reading the topic title, then reading the post...was a letdown. 

" Cool ideas.   The only thing I disagree with is bypassing the 5000+ points thing. It's a good idea, but we might get spammers to come along and mess up the wiki. I think that in a paid subscription, the amount required should be lowered to 1000 points, or at least no lower than 500, no higher than 2000. "

What about a Whiskey Media account... like we can make a new account and add our different accounts from the other sites and added them together or use our best account and add the sites' ones to it and have the same logon.

From what I recall hearing from the Comic-Con Meet-up, it sounds like they want to do this, but it's not ready yet.

I think a subscription like a magazine price would be fine like $20-$30 a year.  I just don't want any  antidisestablishmentarianism. I don't like it.  No, Sir!

Maybe we could have stuff sent to our house or invites to events that GB crew might be doing, a phony club card... and decoder rings. But all of that is -spending- more money. What I'd like to see is maybe more contests for those who do subscribe? Sure it'll alienate the non-subs, but maybe it'll make the prizes and the sub numbers that much better? Or those prizes could just be the promotional stuff you guys get but just don't want.