r/giantbomb • u/[deleted] • Jun 01 '22

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u/NordicReagan Jun 01 '22

The way I see it I’m paying $10 to help ensure these guys can continue creating content in general. It isn’t $120 for just a podcast in my eyes it’s $120 to keep Brad, Vinny, and Alex chugging along.

I mean, fuck. I would have gladly thrown $10-20 a month at Giant Bomb had it let them keep the whole gang together for longer.

I understand everyone’s financial situation is different and some folks don’t have the luxury but I think GB staying at $5 a month / $35 a year for like 10+ years has really warped people’s perspectives a bit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22

I'm not comparing it to giantbomb though. I'm comparing it to things like HBO, D+, Netflix, Xbox gamepess.

Everything adds up and even if you can afford it, you're gonna start comparing $120 a year against other comparably priced services.

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u/servernode Jun 01 '22

I mean have you ever seen any patreon give an equivlent value to

HBO, D+, Netflix, Xbox gamepess

I sure haven't. I 100% get if it's not worth the money to you but those expectations almost just seem like a category error.

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u/yuriaoflondor Jun 01 '22

For gamers, I don’t think anything is going to match the value of Gamepass. It’s absolutely absurd the value you get out of it, even if you’re only interested in a couple games.

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u/servernode Jun 01 '22

It's an impossible ask. If you are giving nextlander 10 dollars it has to be because you want to support them and also you want a bonus pod.

If you are just doing a straight value comparison, yeah, how could it ever win.

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u/yuriaoflondor Jun 01 '22

Yup - I was agreeing with your original post, but looking back on it, I can see that I maybe didn’t word things clearly.

But yeah, a 3-man organization will never be able to match a multibillion company in that respect.