I agree jstwolf - I think used in conjunction with the standard CH-style video teases of sound/music based stroking, Edging could really enhance some of the video teases.jstwolf wrote:Going back and looking at it again, I have to say that it probably wouldn't work well as a stand alone. Just starting from scratch, there is no way I could edge that quick. Guess I was planning ahead when I decided to use it as my reward vid. But, taken that way, it is superb. Maybe try marketing this as a hardcore winners reward video or something like that.
You're not complaining at all realnot - the only way to improve on the Edging concept is if I get critical & honest feedback... it's very much appreciated.realnot wrote: 3. If I wanted to just edge a bunch of times and prolong my enjoyment, I can just do that myself (and often do). To me, the fun of the Cock Hero concept is that you're given a set requirement of what you have to do, and it's your challenge to try to control your arousal within those requirements. With this new style, I'm basically just doing whatever I want, except I'm being interrupted every once in a while.
Anyway, as I said, I appreciate the work you put into it! I don't mean to complain about something you are offering to the community for free, but I know you want honest feedback, so here is mine.
Your point on #3 is well-taken and I agree to a certain extent - the fun of the CH-style video teases is you're supposed to stroke to sets of required beats while the whole time controlling your arousal level no matter how difficult the stroke pattern. But eventually, after you play a video tease a few times, your body gets acclimated to the same stroke pattern, so it gets less and less difficult. That's where I think Edging could give more "longevity" to video teases - since there's no set stroke beat pattern, there's a bit more randomness to the stroking when Edging. In theory, of course.
Thanks LordAdam for the very good feedback.LordAdam wrote:Constructive ideas ... just a couple ... its a great idea to let folk run over the stop line so that they can reach an edge if there's not enough in the vid for them or they are slower than you thought they might be -- making the horn sound less intrusive might help them to do that (I found it a bit brash and off putting at a time when I just wanted to go a bit further!) ... some of the 'Do Not Fap' sequences seemed a bit long relative to the fapping time itself. This is probably just a personal thing and others might say the opposite.
"Going over the stop line" as you put it, is kind of the equalizer in trying to get all viewers to the Edge from the get-go so they have at least one Edge early in the video. I don't know if in future video teases, "going over the stop line" to get to the Edge will be something used too often in my future video teases.
Also, have to figure a way to explain this so it's both clear and brief as possible - telling users to "Stroke to the Edge and Ride/Hold the Edge - if you don't get to the Edge in Edging duration, keep stroking till you get to the Edge and Ride/Hold the Edge until the next stop period"... well that's REALLY long. Oh yeah, and the sound effects will be a lot less intrusive. As for the 'Do Not Fap' sequences...
Sisyphuster wrote:I concur with many people here, there wasn't enough time give to edge, and too much time "off," but I'm really glad you're doing these!
I might just do as LordAdam suggested, but I'll also likely make the Do Not Fap periods REALLY short, then follow it with really slow stroke beats. I'll be working on this new concept over the weekend.LordAdam wrote:Staying interested whilst not stroking at all, and then getting to an edge from a standing start is hard for most (me included) ... rather than a 'Do Not Fap' (total ban on stroking etc) how about a 'Stay Interested' mode where folk do what they need to keep ready to approach an edge again in a short while? That certainly works for me and gives me the best fun as I like playing with the edge when the time comes.
Thank dtspam for the very good feedback. I'm thinking of having an Edge/Hold countdown ticker as you suggested in the future... but only for maybe half the time. The other half the time I think I'll do a "Time Left = ???" so users have no idea how long to Edge/Hold... just to make it a bit mysterious and hopefully a tad bit more difficult.dtspam wrote:I have a few suggestions for improvement though:
- Because the command just said "edge and hold" I was never sure how fast to edge. I think it would work better, if there would be some countdown (like edge in 10s/30s/1min).
1 minute is quite a pretty long time to hold an Edge I think... tho 1 minute to Edge THEN Hold the Edge is doable for most viewers I think. I'll work on it in the future.dtspam wrote: - Most holding times were rather short for me, they could occasionally be > 1min
- The symbols for stroking and especially not stroking were kind of a turn down, at least in the beginning. (After edging enough I didn't care anymore Maybe replace them with girls (smiling and angry domme, or whatever)
Oh the symbols were TOTALLY placeholder... As I stated earlier, I was simply working on a video compilation not associated with the Edging concept when the idea hit me. The "symbols" were originally used only for the beginning and more for humorous effect than anything else (you can see the original compilation here: http://www.spankwire.com/The-Incredible ... deo495397/ - though it's essentially the same as the Edge Version).
That is exactly what I will be doing.dtspam wrote:Just doing edges gets a bit repetitive. The stroking videos have more variation due to different speeds and rhythms. Maybe you could mix stroking and edging periods. Stroking fast after an edge is especially challenging after all.
Oh, while I'll start working on the next Edging experiment this weekend, I don't think I'll have it done till next weekend... almost forgot about Mother's Day this weekend.
Thanks again everyone!