So is the Escapist dead?

[notcy]

I just joined and find Escapist one of the most interesting societies available online.Please keep it on.

 

[Mangod]

It essentially on life support right now waiting for someone to finally pull the plug for good.

I suppose that'll be when Yahtzee stops getting paid by the site, and goes Jimdependent.

 

[EvilRoy]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.1024592-An-Open-Letter-to-The-Escapist-Community

Although even the letter is partially outdated as the Community Content is essentially dead in the water as most of us have lost our ability to post news and articles (which is why I stopped doing the "New Game Releases" [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/171046-New-game-releases-for-the-week-of-December-17-2017] if anyone was wondering).

Does anyone know why the Escapist was gutted like this? It seemed to me to be one of the most well-known videogaming-related sites with some of the best content producers out there, so why was it decided to let everyone go, stop producing everything except the flagship format and let the site itself rot? It just seems like such a strange decision.

Because this site was tainted and became damaged goods after Gamergate. That's why.

Though to be honest there were some behind the scenes issues going on with the site even before Gamergate became a hot button topic to discuss. I mean the whole Extra Credits scandal and a bunch of writers and contributors not getting paid comes to mind.

From what I understand this had more to do with it than anything. Nobody but me bothers with this shit because its stupid and boring but every Wednesday I use up all the new porn on the internet and have nothing to do. Basically if you slowly track back through the content, more than 3/4 of all the shows were cancelled or not renewed due to finances. Some were big kabooms like extra credits, others were a lot quieter like llr or the webcomics, but whether it was dropping interest in video aggregator sites or low investments, the escapist appears to have been slowly leaking money for some time. I'm sure there are plenty of contributing factors but personally I think youtubes improving usability and increasing market share lines up well with the escapists decline.

 

[Fijiman]

If you're still able to make threads and post in them the site is not dead. Once that ability goes away then the site is indeed dead.

 

[Marik2]

Because I can't remember the last time an actual news article was posted.

It's in a coma.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Because I can't remember the last time an actual news article was posted.

Yes, almost. All they have is Yahtzee and i rarely even watch his show anymore as he has grown stale. I watch when its a game im interested in. When he leaves then this place is dead. Now days i just look at whatever forums questions are on the front page, if nothing interesting then i leave. Its a shame, this was the place i came to every day of the week for its content like JIm, Bob etc. Was entertained every day with good content but no more.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

It's basically a bloated corpse floating down a river. From far away it looks like someone taking a swim!

Fappy won the thread.

It's in a coma.

And now it's just Monika

 

[bluegate]

Waiting for the day that escapistmagazine.com redirects to either their Twitch stream or their YouTube channel.

 

[Trunkage]

I just joined and find Escapist one of the most interesting societies available online.Please keep it on.

Welcome. Hope you enjoy yourself on here.

I don't think anyone is being paid by the parent company (DEFY media) anymore. There are a some very giving souls who are giving up their time to keep this site a going

 

[Abomination]

It essentially on life support right now waiting for someone to finally pull the plug for good.

I suppose that'll be when Yahtzee stops getting paid by the site, and goes Jimdependent.

That's pretty much it. Whenever Yatzee's contract runs out this place is gone.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

I'm honestly starting to wonder which is more likely to die first, Keith Richards or The Escapist.

 

[Souplex]

The 'Pist is like PC gaming: Drifting in a netherworld between life and death, kept torturously tethered to the world by devoted idiots.

 

[geK0]

Hmmm, I came by to see how The Escapist was doing these days and this is the top thread :\

 

[TheSlothOverlord]

I just joined and find Escapist one of the most interesting societies available online. Please keep it on.

Unfortunately there's nothing anyone can do to keep it going. The owners of this site - Defy Media - have essentially dropped all support for it. They don't give a shit about it and any attempts to reach them have been met with silence. The only reason it's still alive is Yahtzee and once that's gone... welp.

That said, the site has been holding on remarkably well, all things considered. People have been already talking about its death back in 2015 and yet it's still going. I don't have any hope that it'll ever get back on its feet, but I'd say it still has at least a year left. So, enjoy it while you can .

 

[FriedRicer]

Just came to check in... profound sadness.

Gonna miss you guys.

 

[Drathnoxis]

I can still post, the Escapist lives!

I just joined and find Escapist one of the most interesting societies available online.Please keep it on.

From an anthropological point of view?

 

[Rangaman]

Like The Rolling Stones, SEGA and The Simpsons, this site just keeps refusing to die. I wouldn't be surprised if it kept going even after Zero Punctuation ends/goes elsewhere.

 

[Here Comes Tomorrow]

I assumed the other creators left The Escapist because Patreon was becoming a thing and they'd get more money that way
Nothing to do with GG.

 

[Dudemaker]

I hope it isn't.
I'm often "a day late & a dollar short" but i've only just joined here.
Don't be dead Escapist. Just... don't

 

[wizzy555]

I assumed the other creators left The Escapist because Patreon was becoming a thing and they'd get more money that way
Nothing to do with GG.

This.

Also I'm probably on my last year of the premium membership. I'm not paying for one Yahtzee video a week, the privilege of reading idiotic arguing and having the annoying video ad at the bottom right. Sorry.