Publisher?s Club

[dubious_wolf]

alright within the next few days I'll think about this I may sign up with Amazon... oh well

 

[ProfessorLayton]

I am absolutely going to do this. It's something that I didn't even know that I've been waiting for.

 

[SextusMaximus]

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I think it's best to leave their money to them, they no what they're doing.

OT: I wouldd really appreciate more payment options e.g. Paypal - else I'm not able to pay it. Amazon's not allowing our English credit cards in.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I have no credit card, but I have a Payzonemoney.com account, would that work?

It works for Steam anyway, used it a couple of times.

 

[Daveman]

My biggest reason for joining would probably be the taking part in focus groups etc. I really want to contribute to giving feedback on the escapist and this is probably a more scientific/sensible way to do that than, say, ranting in a forum.

Although... I'd probably feel obliged to *shudder* make friends with some of the community.

Y'know what? I'm guessing those "focus groups" will just be a forum thread or IRC-like chat. It'll still be a wave of text. Unless they've pulled something magical out of their asses at the last minute..

Ah well, at least I'll be better than the other plebs. And I'll get to make a title!

Also, QUESTION. Is it a yearly payment then or a monthly one because it shows both but I'm just wondering if that is just to show the price in perspective? Just want to know, bankwise.

 

[Nouw]

Question Here!

Is the only way of paying using Amazon?

-Thanks

P.S. I live in NZ. That shouldn't stop me right?

 

[joshthor]

im wondering what will happen if someone subscribes and gets banned. are they just not allowed on the forums or do they lose access from the premium stuff as well?

edit: im asking cause im planning on getting banned in a ridiculous way.
edit 2: above was sarcasm.

 

[ravensshade]

Question Here!

Is the only way of paying using Amazon?

-Thanks

as addendum to his question will it be possible to pay trough paypal for those non creditcard folks? (who live in a country with no prepaid creditcards)

 

[MattAn24]

im wondering what will happen if someone subscribes and gets banned. are they just not allowed on the forums or do they lose access from the premium stuff as well?

edit: im asking cause im planning on getting banned in a ridiculous way.
edit 2: above was sarcasm.

Th.. That's been brought up and answered multiple times.. Does anyone at all read prior to posting? Answers are most likely already there. o.o

It's not a right. If you're on grounds to be banned and you have your shiny title, badge and all, g'bye subscription too~

But if your subscription -ends-, you lose your title but keep the badge. Simple enough?

 

[Stormz]

Aww if only I had a way to pay for this. I would jump all over this in an instant if I could.

 

[Eric the Orange]

Wootness. Go team!

And as Kuliani et al have said, you will absolutely not lose anything by not subscribing, so don't worry about that

Considering every avatar you've had is Gundam related I'm surprised you chose something Pokemon related.

Also do all you employees and contributors get this free?

 

[Sonic Doctor]

Got my problem solved with the Custom Title. I was able to do it after I logged out and then logged back in.

 

[joshthor]

im wondering what will happen if someone subscribes and gets banned. are they just not allowed on the forums or do they lose access from the premium stuff as well?

edit: im asking cause im planning on getting banned in a ridiculous way.
edit 2: above was sarcasm.

Th.. That's been brought up and answered multiple times.. Does anyone at all read prior to posting? Answers are most likely already there. o.o

It's not a right. If you're on grounds to be banned and you have your shiny title, badge and all, g'bye subscription too~

But if your subscription -ends-, you lose your title but keep the badge. Simple enough?

psh. i dont have time to read 5 pages of crazy forum posters! that is madness! THIS IS SPARTAAAAA!!!!!!!! but thanks for answering my question.

 

[MattAn24]

Then.. Uh.. Flick through it like any normal person? Look for the yellow names. They're the staff, they've most likely answered it. Common courtesy and overall forum etiquette. Read the damn posts before yours, your question was most likely answered. LOGIC~

 

[Myan]

While your argument is mostly correct in theory, there is no site on the internet today, not even the IGNs of the world, that have a 100% fill rate all of the time. Meaning, 100% of the ad inventory is always sold. Though, I must admit, it'd sure be nice to have that "problem" here at The Escapist. Even if it does make my life rather hellish.

I'm just saying, advertisers are less likely to work with sites with lower success rates and less ad views means less revenue from that source. If I wind up being right about the losses, I want Russ to buy me a puppy.

Ads are bought in lumps of hundreds of thousands or millions at a time so our success rates are not at all effected by a few thousand less ad impressions.

Trust me when I say that all possible scenarios have been thought of. We don't exactly take our main source of revenue lightly, and as such wouldn't jeopardize of all of our contributors' and employees' livelihoods.

 

[Deadlock Radium]

I'm just wondering, will it be possible to pay by mobile phone? I really want to actually contribute by buying this membership thingy, but I don't have access to a credit card or PayPal..

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I'm willing to pay to support my favourite site, however i have a few questions.
1:In the article you mention that all premium users are automatically entered into all contests. From what i have seen in my year here, most contests are for USA/North America only. Does this mean you will be opening contests up to your friends across the pond?
2: hmmm, i guess it was just one question XD

 

[Virgil]

Would you be able to do something similar for the Android browser?

It should already work. Funk has a Droid and we tested it on his phone - just make sure you log into the site on the phone first.

And to add yet another question, will I get videos in said RSS as well, or will I need to hit the article on the page for those?

Embedded videos don't work in the RSS - if they're our videos, they'll have links to the video instead. Unfortunately I couldn't find a way to get the embed codes to work reliably via RSS.

Yet another question. Does anybody know how to add authenticated RSS feeds to Google Reader?

Google reader doesn't support them at the moment. Hopefully they'll add it in later. I use FeedDemon, which syncs with Google Reader, and had to add the full-content feed directly to the client.

However is there any chance of a paypal option being included?

I'll see what I can do about adding PayPal as an option.

I have a question.
What's this walled garden exactly? I mean I know it's a separate forum area but is it just for keeping the peasants out of sight of subscribers or is it a different kind of forum?

It's a forum category that only subscribers can see. It will probably have less traffic, if that kind of thing appeals to you.

 

[ars731]

I have a question? will Zero Punctuation and other shows on The Escaptist still be free or will we have to pay to watch them?

 

[Poopie McGhee]

Plus, not to sound harsh or anything, but I could hardly call people like Yahtzee or Marion "game journalists/reviewers". To review a game, you play it properly and give an unbiased opinion/viewpoint.. Not just drop it because you're "rather bored". It's your job. Do it properly or let someone else who actually will.

Ahem..

You do realize that Marion is a fictional character and that Reliable Source is satire, right?

You also realize that The Escapist hosts a number of reviewers, of course?

It may be fictional and all, Susan, but it's still.. Well.. In extremely poor taste. I've read through a few and I really just can't stand it.

And of course I know of the actual reviewers, in fact I've watched several and enjoy them.. But there's reviewers.. And.. Well.. Douchebags.

Oh, that's fine if you don't enjoy RS, it's not for everyone, but to lump Marion in with the rest of us is simply unfair. If you consider a fictional character to be a douchebag, no problem, but I hope you're not saying that the rest of our reviewers aren't doing their jobs.

I personally love RS... It's one of those many things on this site things I look forward to...

I have a question? will Zero Punctuation and other shows on The Escaptist still be free or will we have to pay to watch them?

They said that you won't lose a thing for not joining...