So Top 5 > Extra Credits?

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How does that sidebar work, anyway? I didn't realise that the videos were ordered by popularity or anything, I always assumed that the Escapist chose to put some higher up to promote them some more... or something. I really don't know, I never really thought about it.
 

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Just end the debate and put LRR or unskippable at the top.
 

pspman45

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that has puzzled me as well, that show isn't very funny or interesting, but it is something to watch
but Extra Credits is actually pretty interesting, that is one of the few things (ZP included) that I actually tune into weekly
 

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Racecarlock said:
I'm not talking about lisa, i'm talking about DOR Volleyball style games and badly done fanservice.
First of all, quote me if you are responding to me. Much easier.

Second of all, Dead or Alive Volleyball is hardly 90% of the typical gamer mentality when concerning character models, nor is it really that good. Also, The Witcher 2 sold due to it's deep RPG mechanics and beautiful open world graphics. Yes, it had uncensored nude scene's here and there, but the developer is also not a North American company and the culture they live in does not have the same irrational, prudish disgust in human sexuality and nudity that North Americans seem to foster more than most. Anyone whom had played the first Witcher, or even knew about the series knew what kind of content it had in it already and were hardly surprised by the announcement of uncensored nudity that fit the narrative of the game.

As well, you posted this in a thread of Top 5 and Extra Credits where you presumptuously insinuated that 90% of those whom watch Top 5 over Extra Credits were only in it because it was a female-led video series and we only wanted to see TnA. While a minority might watch it for only that reason, the majority I am fairly certain actually just like the humor and concepts of the series overall. Myself included.
 

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I occasionally watch Top 5, but I never watch Extra Credits because I don't like to watch what I could be just reading. I usually hear it when my friend puts it on in the background.
 

icame

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Extra credits is incredibly pretentious so I for one, am glad for this change.
 

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viranimus said:
It could also be where there are no new eps, people keep clicking the last available ep in order to get to the comments in order to ask "Wheres Lisa" which has been going on for the last month. In turn shooting up the view/post count and making it look more popular.

Easy fix for this... Get a new video, Tomorrow!
This is insanely true. Seriously, the way the comment section for vids is set up, and the way that woman apparently hasn't posted a single thing in...well, a long ass time, this makes a lot of sense.

It's also how the site can confuse hate-comments with high viewings.
 
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I didn't know there was so much Extra Credits hate. I for one like listening to a more formal analysis of the industry at large, and I also like listening to a goof-ball top five list with some silly jokes thrown in.

But then again, I also don't wish death upon The Jimquisition, so I'm clearly not the majority.
 

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Considering I don't really care for EC - and that's putting it kindly, then sure.

JourneyThroughHell said:
Yeah, I'd say Top 5 and Extra Credits have about the same amount of brains in execution, if not in concept.

And at least Top 5 is not pretending to be super-ingsightful.
And I pretty much couldn't have said it better than this if I tried.
 

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I don't even think she's that hot. I watched one episode of Top 5 and was annoyed out of my mind.

Extra Credits, on the other hand, is easily one of the best shows on the Escapist.
 

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D_rock said:
I just noticed today that the Top 5 has supplanted Extra Credits as the second highlighted show on The Escapist's sidebar. Am I right in assuming that the Top 5 with Lisa whatsherface gets better views than Extra Credits?

That sucks. :(
The placement on the escapist's sidebar has nothing to do with the show's ratings. In fact, I remember I hit it with my axe use to be up near Zero Punctuation. The Sidebar is just there to give people a direct link to the show, their order does not matter.
 

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Vanguard_Ex said:
AnAngryMoose said:
As an avid fan of both, sometimes you just need some light entertainment instead of constant information, a la Extra Credits. Also, I think this might belong in Off-Topic a bit more than gaming.

And welcome to the Escapist! Avoid low-content posts and the basement.
Extra Credits is great if I haven't been to a lecture in the past couple of hours. If so, I just can't take it.
I completely agree with you on that. Exam time is the worst time to watch Extra Credits.