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Post by Sarfrin on Sept 29, 2021 11:55:21 GMT
5-10 years ago if they’d asked for a couple of quid a month I’d still have the direct debit set up today most likely. Even £1 per month is way more than any ad revenue the average user generates and an independent Gamer Network could justifiably ask. Now it’s owned by a multibillion dollar parent company they can get fucked for £5.99 That's my position. When RPS was independent and asking for a couple of quid a month to turn ads off and the odd supporter post that was fine. Reedpop can do one. Didn't realise they're an events company. Wonder if they'll try and spin the sites off to someone else. At the time RPS overall had a more or less unique voice which was worth supporting too. That's been very much diluted by general articles to gather passing page views at this point. |
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Post by skalpadda on Sept 29, 2021 12:02:48 GMT
It was certainly easier to justify throwing some money at "four starving games journalists striking out on their own" than whatever the site is now. Especially after stuff like booting Sin last year because I guess her stuff didn't bring in enough google clicks.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 29, 2021 12:12:58 GMT
5-10 years ago if they’d asked for a couple of quid a month I’d still have the direct debit set up today most likely. Even £1 per month is way more than any ad revenue the average user generates and an independent Gamer Network could justifiably ask. Now it’s owned by a multibillion dollar parent company they can get fucked for £5.99 That's my position. When RPS was independent and asking for a couple of quid a month to turn ads off and the odd supporter post that was fine. Reedpop can do one. Didn't realise they're an events company. Wonder if they'll try and spin the sites off to someone else. The top company, RELX, is enormous - their turnover is several billions each year. Their events subsidiary Reed has most like been put under pressure to generate more income since events haven’t been happening. Gamer Network is presumably as self sufficient as they’ve ever been in the last 2 decades from ad revenue, but sure let’s squeeze some more out of it |
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Post by askew on Sept 29, 2021 12:49:27 GMT
ReedCorp: basically Weyland-Yutani.
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Post by dfunked on Sept 29, 2021 12:56:06 GMT
Craigy took off and nuked the nest from orbit.
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Post by robthehermit on Sept 29, 2021 13:36:30 GMT
On the plus side, all this talk of subscriptions made me wonder if I would actually pay to remove ads at the right price on the right site and it turns out that I would, so I now have a sub to Trueachievements at a very reasonable £20 per year.
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Post by dndhm on Sept 29, 2021 14:07:37 GMT
Hello everyone. I was christourlord on EG a long, long time ago. I haven't posted there for years but it feels weird not having a connection to the EG forum now it's gone, so here I am.
I used to play Gears of War regularly with a bunch of EG folk and still think back on those nights as some of the best multiplayer times I've had. Marcomagnifico getting increasingly shit-faced and incoherent throughout each night. Good stuff.
Anyway, I will happily pay the Fontgeek subscription fee to add some ads to this place. It's weird having so much of my screen dedicated to actual content.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 29, 2021 14:12:46 GMT
Wha?! Who is going to be our Tour Lord now Chris?
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Post by dndhm on Sept 29, 2021 14:13:41 GMT
I am still happy to provide tours on occasion.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 29, 2021 14:15:27 GMT
Yay!
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Post by Phattso on Sept 29, 2021 14:15:39 GMT
Sorry if it's already been mentined ad nauseum, but a few thoughts after almost two months in The New Place: - Everything is about 5x busier than it was at the end on EG: I don't think I'd had to go to Page 2 to see anything I cared about for years, whereas on FG I'm going back three or four pages just to see what's happened IN THE LAST 24 HOURS! - A lot of the old regulards have resurfaced, and I'm fucking overjoyed about that - hopefully more will come in from the cold. See above, for example.  - There's a vibe again, and I have fair confidence that any fucktards are going to be unceremoniously "dealth with" without drama or hang-wringing. - It still retains just enough of a tie to EG which I feared we'd lose. - I bloody love you folks. In as inappropriate a way as you'd like it to be. Carry on. |
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Post by retro74 on Sept 29, 2021 14:21:36 GMT
Phattso I agree, it's been awesome to see it not only continue but actually improve with the addition of some new people
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Post by Lurker on Sept 29, 2021 15:06:23 GMT
I prefer this place, I've already posted as much (if not more?) than I did in about 15 years.
I'd not visited EG since the shutdown other than to read all the fuss about the subs just to be nosey. I doubt I'll ever visit again because it's just not for me and there's plenty of other sites out there to get basic gaming news.
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Post by スコットランド on Sept 29, 2021 15:07:53 GMT
Heathen bastard, that's god you're talking to, have some respect. /Genuflects. |
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Post by MysteryLamb on Sept 29, 2021 15:33:45 GMT
How frequently do you reckon some of the EG staff are checking these threads? A few times a day I'd bet.
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Post by robthehermit on Sept 29, 2021 15:44:35 GMT
Probably not at all. You could count on one finger the amount of staff who gave a shit about the forum or anyone on it.
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Post by mothercruncher on Sept 29, 2021 19:14:55 GMT
On the plus side, all this talk of subscriptions made me wonder if I would actually pay to remove ads at the right price on the right site and it turns out that I would, so I now have a sub to Trueachievements at a very reasonable £20 per year. I did the same on my favourite site too, but turns out I actually really missed the ads for horse cock dildos and MILFs Down To Bone In My Area, be careful what you wish for folks. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 29, 2021 19:16:33 GMT
Probably not at all. You could count on one finger the amount of staff who gave a shit about the forum or anyone on it. Such as the EDITOR who even admitted as much in the comments. |
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Post by mothercruncher on Sept 29, 2021 19:18:09 GMT
How frequently do you reckon some of the EG staff are checking these threads? A few times a day I'd bet. If, no, when they come begging us to come back and give EG some much needed community again, I suggest we graciously accept… for £5.99/month/forum member. |
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Post by retro74 on Sept 29, 2021 20:03:48 GMT
Probably not at all. You could count on one finger the amount of staff who gave a shit about the forum or anyone on it. They probably do check it a little out of morbid curiosity, same as on here people still check EG occasionally |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 20:09:15 GMT
Eurogamer article pitch:
“Someone should make a game about paywalls” [Supporters Only]
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Post by MysteryLamb on Sept 29, 2021 23:01:54 GMT
Probably not at all. You could count on one finger the amount of staff who gave a shit about the forum or anyone on it. They probably do check it a little out of morbid curiosity, same as on here people still check EG occasionally Agree, but it's a bit more than that when people are being directly spoken about. Even if it's just a username. Being empathetic for a moment I'd be looking at it if I was part of the shebang (at least only the threads that are about EG). They must also be taking in our collective reaction to the new 'supporter' slop. At least in a cursive way. We are undoubtedly a pretty small % (but I did skim through the comments sections with a focus on how many unique usernames have so far 'supported' and it's a small small number). V early days of course. I was a lurker by any standard (320 odd posts in 11 years or so) but I do find this whole thing fascinating. I probably get about half the in-jokes. I know Mowgli shat on a chair but I don't get Font Geek so good. Is it a pun or just blarg? |
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Post by dfunked on Sept 29, 2021 23:21:46 GMT
It was meant to be "don't feel so good" but came out as "font geek", due to presumably still being drunk enough to shit on a chair. There should be a screenshot of the full post in the classic posts thread along with some other gems. fontgeek.io/thread/19/classic-thread-posts |
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Post by Tomo on Sept 30, 2021 0:41:33 GMT
Agree re the transition to this place. It's been pretty great and now I'm used to browsing the site, it's become second nature like the old forum was.
Hail neilka. Hail!
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Post by Solid-SCB- on Sept 30, 2021 6:26:38 GMT
Yeah this place is class. I also like how if a dickhead turns up and starts shitting up threads, it doesn't take at least half a day to sort out and they get tactically nuked almost immediately.
Was worried it might be a five minute fad here but it actually seems busier than the other place tbh.
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Post by JYM60 on Sept 30, 2021 10:00:17 GMT
Anybody know how much was Gamer Network, or EG, or whatever actually sold for? A google brings up nothing.
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Post by Rodimus-Prime on Sept 30, 2021 10:47:01 GMT
I always used to use the front page way more than the forums, and even I haven't been on Eurogamer since this place was set up.
It's just nice to be able to chat about games/life on an equal level. The EG staff aren't really that interesting as people, so the 90 percent of the time the comments side with them in an argument or discussion always felt a little weird to me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2021 10:48:15 GMT
Yeah this place is class. I also like how if a dickhead turns up and starts shitting up threads, it doesn't take at least half a day to sort out and they get tactically nuked almost immediately. Was worried it might be a five minute fad here but it actually seems busier than the other place tbh. Yeah I think it's great. Shows how the EG forum could have been moderated better and improved with not much effort. I don't see much arguing on here. And Jablonski is back. 10/10 recommnedneddew |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 30, 2021 10:52:16 GMT
I always used to use the front page way more than the forums, and even I haven't been on Eurogamer since this place was set up. It's just nice to be able to chat about games/life on an equal level. The EG staff aren't really that interesting as people, so the 90 percent of the time the comments side with them in an argument or discussion always felt a little weird to me. That's an interesting point you bring up there regarding the bias towards the writer of the article especially with the bullshit karma system in place in the comments. Even if you disagreed with author on something on a level that was actually constrictive you will he negged to high heaven. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 30, 2021 10:53:58 GMT
Yeah this place is class. I also like how if a dickhead turns up and starts shitting up threads, it doesn't take at least half a day to sort out and they get tactically nuked almost immediately. Was worried it might be a five minute fad here but it actually seems busier than the other place tbh. I'd even say it took longer at times with some particular people who just say enough coded language to get around a GI. I remember Randolph being one of those particular cunts, well, until his mask fully slipped. |
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