Poll: The show the escapist couldn't survive without
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I came for the zero but I stayed for the bob, load ready run,extra credits and ENN
oh and the big pic
oh and the big pic
zp may have got me here, but I think it's past it's prime, I'd say my favourite videos on this site are the video reviews
When Zero Punctuation ends,[footnote]As it inevitably will.[/footnote] this site will see 80% less traffic.
Personally what got me on The Escapist was the March Mayhem with Valve and the Free Speech episode of Extra Credits (both thanks to the Steam Forums).
But considering that Zero Punctuation and Unskippable have the honor of being on the navigation bar in the videos section, the choices are pretty clear even if you just got on here today.
But considering that Zero Punctuation and Unskippable have the honor of being on the navigation bar in the videos section, the choices are pretty clear even if you just got on here today.
Zero Punctuation. I mean, there's really no other choice. The other shows are fantastic, but it was Yahtzee who put this site on the map. I mean, this place was pretty small before he showed up and now it's a pretty bustling forum. So, to be blunt, this place wouldn't really be alive at all without Zero Punctuation.
Even if it's not your first choice in terms of quality, that's just cold hard fact.
Even if it's not your first choice in terms of quality, that's just cold hard fact.
Actually, the Escapist could live without any shows because it's still a great source of information. However, the video series that would do the most damage if it was taken off would be Zero Punctuation by far. Almost everybody that is on the Escapist originally came here because of the ZP videos (myself included).
Daily Drop. It really captures the spirit of The Escapist, and since there's a new episode every weekday it's a series that generates more consistent traffic with a greater level of content than any other show.
Honestly, ZP is like this site's jugular - cut it and it'll die a slow death, as fresh traffic dwindles and the users start tailing off one by one. Unless the site found another big hit, they'd lose a ton of revenue, which would seriously harm the site.
Everything else would be a blow to lose, but if its just one at a time? Merely a flesh wound.
(that's not saying everything else is bad. I especially love the Top 5's, Unskippable and Critical Miss, but they hardly generate ZP level traffic)
Everything else would be a blow to lose, but if its just one at a time? Merely a flesh wound.
(that's not saying everything else is bad. I especially love the Top 5's, Unskippable and Critical Miss, but they hardly generate ZP level traffic)
Like a lot of us, I originally came here because of Zero Punctuation. But I've really gotten into a few of the other shows since then. MovieBob's shows are entertaining (and his movie tastes seem to match mine pretty damn closely), Extra Credits has amazing insight into gaming, The Loading Ready Run gang are consistenly funny, and I REAAAAALLY miss Doraleous and Associates.
But yeah, in terms of its importance to the site, Zero Punctuation is definitely the big one.
But yeah, in terms of its importance to the site, Zero Punctuation is definitely the big one.
Honestly, there's way too much awesomeness on this site for it to be killed by losing one or two features. There'd have to be a mass exodus or something.