OFFICIAL
76.5
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
15.5 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
14.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
12.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.0 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
2.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.0 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
54.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
3.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
6.5 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Updates are regular.
2. Lots of content to check out.
3. Good price.
1. Mostly non-exclusive content.
2. Quality could be better.
"The growth is nice here, but I'd like to see a quality boost now to keep them going strong." |
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Today's site at first glance looked pretty plain to me. The design isn't much to write home about, and there's some naked dudes on the front page. Of course with a name like Boyz Party, would you expect any less than hot dudes on the front page? Get to the join page, and things look a little better. It's $20 a month to join, and it seems like they have quite a bit of content inside. Their quick stats claim 921 models, almost 76,000 pics, and 89 DVD's inside (plus the extras). Not bad at all so far!
The member's area is simple-looking as well, and simple to get around. Links to the content pages are up at the top of the menu, while bonus feeds and stuff are lower down. They break their content up by model or photosets (which I'd assume is alphabetical), as well as exclusive sets and videos. The exclusive section is pretty small compared to the regular photo section (50 vs. 1,000+ right now) to give you an idea of what you'll see inside.
Browsing by models or by photosets is all pretty much the same. The photoset section lets you filter your results a bit by ethnicity or action, which is a plus. The story here is just all the content they have up. Even with 40 models on a page, they have 20 pages up to browse through which is pretty good.
Looking at the galleries is a pleasant experience as well. The have numbered links to all the pages in the gallery, and offer a slideshow and zip file if those are something you'd be interested in. The content itself is good, pretty average/decent all around. Photos aren't huge at 800x600, but quality is usually decent (though it varies) and gets the point across nicely. The action is usually just solo, but there's some hardcore mixed in here and there as well (check that filter I mentioned if that's what you're wanting to see).
There are over 525 videos up right now, and getting around this section is pretty similar to the rest of the site. The first bad news here (besides non-exclusive content I guess) is that all videos are in Windows Media Video and are DRM protected. They only let you play them for three days, and you'd have to stay a member to get a new license. Quality is okay, but not great, at 320x240 and 375kbps or so. They usually just offer one full-scene link, which is fine by me.
Updates come twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays. Wednesdays usually see 4-8 new models added (divided up between pics and videos pretty evenly usually), while Sunday adds an encore photoset only. The two big problems here which I just mentioned are the DRM, and mostly non-exclusive content. Otherwise, the price is good, there's lots to see, the content looks decent, and they update regularly. Not having looked at as many gay sites as straight ones, I have to guess this is a decent deal since the content looks nice. It's also nice to see the price where it's at, since similar sites can get real expensive pretty quickly.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 02-28-07 |
There's some good news around Boyz Party at our recent visit, and that's always good to see. First and foremost, the DRM has been removed on their videos which is awesome. Quality was bumped up a little bit in the video section as well, though at 800kbps they're almost due for another upgrade sometime soon unfortunately. The site is bigger as well of course, though updates are a little slower than I'd hope for. The recurring price dropped a bit to just $17 a month, which is more good news. Beyond that, much is the same around here as the first time we looked around. The positive changes are great, and I hope they continue that tradition.
Score decreased from 77.8 to 76.0.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 02-04-08 |
There's been some decent growth since our last visit, and it may be due to them combining up with another similar site to boost the numbers that much higher. The price bumped up as well to $30 a month now, which is quite the change from their old setup. I'd say quality needs some work now, as both photos and especially videos are needing a boost in that department. Otherwise, things look much the same as before I'd say.
Score increased from 76.0 to 76.5.
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