If yahtzee left the escapist...

[NerfedFalcon]

The escapist would lose ALOT of its appeal.
I would still stay because this place gives great news and the people on the forums are generally nice, but I would still lament the loss of the thing that brought me to the escapist in the first place...

Speaking as someone with an avatar from the same series as yours, I second all of this.

 

[templar1138a]

If Yahtzee left the Escapist, part of me would die. He's the whole reason I started viewing this site.

Not to say I'd stop viewing. The Loading Ready Run guys crack me up with their sketches and Unskippable, Lisa Foiles is so cute when she presents her Top 5s, Extra Credits is fairly educational, and I like considering the points presented in The Big Picture.

Still though, my Wednesdays were wounded enough when ENN changed their format shortly before ending altogether. If Yahtzee were to leave, Wednesday would be my new Monday.

 

[BrownGaijin]

That's like the boat leaving without a captain, sure you can manage with the doctor, but who would be there to give the toast at dinner?

 

[Verbage]

only reason im hanging around here except for the waiting for doraleous return

 

[Konaerix]

The escapist would lose ALOT of its appeal.
I would still stay because this place gives great news and the people on the forums are generally nice, but I would still lament the loss of the thing that brought me to the escapist in the first place...

Speaking as someone with an avatar from the same series as yours, I second all of this.

Right on, comrade.

 

[ScumbagEddie]

They would bring in someone else to do a similar gig

 

[rutger5000]

I'd go back to loading ready run. Those guys and Yathzee are the reason I'm coming.

 

[Manicotti]

I'd stick around. I rather like the forums. And the weekly issues are almost always worth reading.

Although if Extra Credits went with him...I probably would visit here much less often. It just wouldn't feel like the E without those two.

 

[Valkaris]

Movie Bob, Extra Credits, Loading Ready Run, the fourms... these things are greater in mass than one semi-funny game reviewer who's routine is getting old.

 

[sylekage]

I think people came here for Yahtzee, but a lot of them have stayed for the site.

People will leave, sure, but not a huge amount

 

[DarkhoIlow]

The escapist would lose ALOT of its appeal.
I would still stay because this place gives great news and the people on the forums are generally nice, but I would still lament the loss of the thing that brought me to the escapist in the first place...

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[mexicola]

Considering most people who visit here only watch his video and don't post on forums I gather it would cripple Escapist's traffic something awful, but it would definitely not cause the site to close down or anything dramatic like that. There is still plenty of content here for a smaller audience.

 

[armadillo122]

well I dont know how much difference it would make

mabye a few people stop coming to the site though the ones that do hang around for stuff other than ZP it wouldnt change much

Your lying. Right?

 

[Sniper Team 4]

I'll admit, Yahtzee is the reason I came to this site, and at first he was all I cared about. Now, I see the errors of my ways. If he left, I would be sad, but I'd still visit this site every day. It has good information, fun stories, and the forums are fun and interesting.

 

[Kielgasten]

As long as Lisa Foiles stays, so am I

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

I don't know how much longer I would stay if he left, because he's always been the anchor, really, that has kept me here. Don't get me wrong, I love other features on the site, but Zero Punctuation is such an integral part of my reason for being here.

 

[Kortney]

The site would definitely lose a fair bit of traffic and new members - but other than that I doubt I'd realise.

 

[Matt225distraction]

Honestly, I'd stay at the Escapist, but also figure out his exact address and stalk him until he either tells me if he's doing anything at another site, or breaks down and desperately fires a bazooka that shoots lemons at me.

He did about triple the users at the Escapist though, and most are there just for him. Honestly, there's other great stuff here as well- Extra Credits, MovieBob, LoadingReadyRun- or you could watch the older stuff, like Doraleous and Associates, or Doomsday Arcade.

In the end, however, don't ever, EVER leave you sweary, Marmite-n-BranstonPickle-loving, dick joke-making, professionally-trolling, fast-talking, trilby-wearing, Australian-based, British, beautiful-stallion-man-of-whom-I-go-green-with-envy-at-discovering-his-job-is-to-cuss-out-games-he-doesn't-like-and-make-funny-pictures-for-a-living.

Put that all together, Mr. Crowshaw, and it makes MnBPldjmptfttwAbBbsmowIggweadhjitcoghdlamfpfal.

Back to people who are actually reading this comment, please disregard any comparison to beautiful stallion men and remember the sharp wit of the Yahtzee. The bastard.

(Seriously though- I'm not bipolar. And I'm not gay, just a little jealous.)

 

[Paksenarrion]

He would probably come back if we offered him more money. Then he'd be Winning.

 

[thevillageidiot13]

Don't get me wrong. Zero Punctuation is the flagship, but it's not the appetizer, salad, side course, main course, and the rest of the whole meal.

I, myself, am also a fan of Extra Credits and (occasionally) The Big Picture. I also frequent the forums from time to time.

It'd lose a lot of my support, and I wouldn't frequent it as much, but it certainly wouldn't drop dead, I think.