does anyone have info about fratmen?

[aijalon18]

first of all these are prolly the hottest guys on the online. but you get very little info from the preview so i was curious about a few things. do they give any info on the guys like age or a backstory? also, are the promoting these guys as straight? i saw a video before with a guy called payne and he seemed gay to me and he and the other guy were talking about hot the other was and how they wanted each other. but then they jerked off to straight porn and just sat next to each other and didn't touch. it was a bit confusing.

 

[jd8686]

first of all these are prolly the hottest guys on the online. but you get very little info from the preview so i was curious about a few things. do they give any info on the guys like age or a backstory?

In the LIVE! chats on fratmen.tv and fratpad you can talk to the guys and learn their backstory and age etc.

also, are the promoting these guys as straight?

They don't promote the guys as exclusively straight, though the majority seem to be straight. There are some openly gay/bi fratmen.

i saw a video before with a guy called payne and he seemed gay to me and he and the other guy were talking about hot the other was and how they wanted each other. but then they jerked off to straight porn and just sat next to each other and didn't touch. it was a bit confusing.

HAHA, sounds like Fratmen Max and Payne, they are everyones favourite sexually ambiguous couple! They both say they have girlfriends, but who knows...

 

[aijalon18]

so you have to join to actually learn ANYTHING about them? that blows. most sites give a little summary of the guys in the preview. i just checked out that fratpad link u posted too. these are the most vague sites i've come across. it's weird because the caliber of guys is amazing but there's so little info before u join. i think they just need a new layout. i don't want to join with so little to go on.

 

[PhunkSpunk]

of all the 'gay4pay' porn sites, 'Fratmen' probably has the highest incidence of true heterosexuals. one of the reasons i say this is that they don't go out of their way to hide bi and curious models, like david and spencer.

my guess is that they recruit guys who are looking to take a semester off, live in so cal, and maybe pick up some $$$$ in the process.

while they say they're taking it up a notch, i really hope they don't go the way of CF. personally, i think the solo/voyeur format is ingenious.

 

[aijalon18]

of all the 'gay4pay' porn sites, 'Fratmen' probably has the highest incidence of true heterosexuals. one of the reasons i say this is that they don't go out of their way to hide bi and curious models, like david and spencer.

my guess is that they recruit guys who are looking to take a semester off, live in so cal, and maybe pick up some $$$$ in the process.

while they say they're taking it up a notch, i really hope they don't go the way of CF. personally, i think the solo/voyeur format is ingenious.

i don't care if the guys are true heterosexuals. i just care if they are hot and can perform. i would actually prefer if they were not hetero.

i usually don't like solo videos but the ones ive seen have been duos. also if its a webcam and they are joking off to the camera and being interactive it is kind ahot.

 

[icarus725]

first of all these are prolly the hottest guys on the online. but you get very little info from the preview so i was curious about a few things. do they give any info on the guys like age or a backstory? also, are the promoting these guys as straight? i saw a video before with a guy called payne and he seemed gay to me and he and the other guy were talking about hot the other was and how they wanted each other. but then they jerked off to straight porn and just sat next to each other and didn't touch. it was a bit confusing.

All of the backstorys are total fabrication, and yes the guys are straight, some bi curious

 

[billybob109]

They only jerk off for the camera. So if you like that, go ahead, waste your money.

I personally think that as gorgeous as those guys are, the vids are boring.

But what do I know

agreed they are boring vids. I like how bryan from Chaos Men talks to them in the beginning

 

[jd8686]

I agree with Yummers, if you use the Search function here and type in their fratmen name and "Fratmen" e.g. Fratmen Carson, you should find pictures and a short blurb. You can narrow it down by limiting it to posts/threads made in the "Young Men, Twinks, Jocks and Hunks" Forum, made by user name "Soilwork".

Alternatively blogs like dudetube or QueerClick have pictures and information too, just search them for "Fratmen".

 

[samsonite]

My view of Fratmen: Never has so little been done with so much. Many great models making boring vids. No dialogue, no interaction between models. Very sterile, silent asexual mood.
The Fratpad site also run by "Pavlov's Dog" is particularly neglected. Almost no information available about the site except a "tour". The tour gives a "current roster" that lists 8 guys, only one of whom is currently at the pad. One, Caleb, has been gone for 3 or 4 months!
Either no one works for the sites or the people who do work are incredibly lazy. The pity is that the concept is a great one. The execution sucks.

I agree for the most part.

They do have a good concept but are executing it very poorly. These are the gripes I have with the whole FM "franchise":

--Customer/tech support is so lacking on their sites that it might as well be nonexistant. And maybe it's just his personality, but often times Jasun comes across as a wee bit too condescending and rude.

--Site issues:

• The once-a-week updates on FM.tv are not worth the price of admission IMHO. And they're almost always late, too. Used to be every Saturday there would be an update but over the past several weeks/months they've hardly stuck to that schedule.
  
• Why was the size of the LIVE! show webcam window decreased? You can hardly see anything now since it's so small.
  
• They also take their sweet ass time in archiving past live shows. Jasun would tell members to get on John's case but that never seemed to work. They also talked about getting an automatic system in place, but that has never come to fruition.
  
• On FMtv, they claim they have updated all their photosets/videosets with downloadable links. However, that doesn't appear to be the case as there are still LOTS of dead links especially in their older sets.
  
• They also claim that they got rid of DRM completely on FMtv, but some of their older updates still have DRM-protected links and it is downright annoying.
  
• The blog they have on both FMtv and the Fratpad are rarely updated, too. But even when they are, the "exclusive" content they post is mediocre at best. Not to mention the formats these blogs use are not too user-friendly (especially FMtv's blog...talk about a browser-crashing format!).
  
• Fratpad's site, like you mentioned, is also showing signs of neglect. How hard is it to keep an updated roster, for example? The antics section is a joke as well (for all the wrong reasons). Don't get me started on the prices of private shows. Talk about highway robbery.
  
• Last, but certainly not least, I'm also wary that Fratpad's billing merchant is an unknown one: Interset. They don't have a site and there is no way to find information on them, like CCBill, or NetBilling. Kind of sketchy for one to divulge their personal information to a merchant that they have no way of researching easily.

That is just my honest assessment of a group that has the potential to be among the elite in their genre. But as of now, they are far from that IMO. I hope things improve quickly.

 

[Pan-Am]

And maybe it's just his personality, but often times Jasun [Soilwork] comes across as a wee bit too condescending and rude.

Ha ha ha!

That's like saying Osama bin Laden is a wee bit naughty!

 

[aijalon18]

thanks so much guys for all the info. as i have looked into it i have sadly decided not to get into fratmen. like i said the models and the pictures are awesome, when u can find them. but almost everything else about the site is terribly executed.

alecpowers, said it best...never has so little been done with so much. i think they have better models than any other site but the content is so awful.

 

[bigdpa724]

My view of Fratmen: Never has so little been done with so much. Many great models making boring vids. No dialogue, no interaction between models. Very sterile, silent asexual mood.
The Fratpad site also run by "Pavlov's Dog" is particularly neglected. Almost no information available about the site except a "tour". The tour gives a "current roster" that lists 8 guys, only one of whom is currently at the pad. One, Caleb, has been gone for 3 or 4 months!
Either no one works for the sites or the people who do work are incredibly lazy. The pity is that the concept is a great one. The execution sucks.

This is so true

 

[bigdpa724]

I agree for the most part.

They do have a good concept but are executing it very poorly. These are the gripes I have with the whole FM "franchise":

--Customer/tech support is so lacking on their sites that it might as well be nonexistant. And maybe it's just his personality, but often times Jasun comes across as a wee bit too condescending and rude.

--Site issues:

• The once-a-week updates on FM.tv are not worth the price of admission IMHO. And they're almost always late, too. Used to be every Saturday there would be an update but over the past several weeks/months they've hardly stuck to that schedule.
  
• Why was the size of the LIVE! show webcam window decreased? You can hardly see anything now since it's so small.
  
• They also take their sweet ass time in archiving past live shows. Jasun would tell members to get on John's case but that never seemed to work. They also talked about getting an automatic system in place, but that has never come to fruition.
  
• On FMtv, they claim they have updated all their photosets/videosets with downloadable links. However, that doesn't appear to be the case as there are still LOTS of dead links especially in their older sets.
  
• They also claim that they got rid of DRM completely on FMtv, but some of their older updates still have DRM-protected links and it is downright annoying.
  
• The blog they have on both FMtv and the Fratpad are rarely updated, too. But even when they are, the "exclusive" content they post is mediocre at best. Not to mention the formats these blogs use are not too user-friendly (especially FMtv's blog...talk about a browser-crashing format!).
  
• Fratpad's site, like you mentioned, is also showing signs of neglect. How hard is it to keep an updated roster, for example? The antics section is a joke as well (for all the wrong reasons). Don't get me started on the prices of private shows. Talk about highway robbery.
  
• Last, but certainly not least, I'm also wary that Fratpad's billing merchant is an unknown one: Interset. They don't have a site and there is no way to find information on them, like CCBill, or NetBilling. Kind of sketchy for one to divulge their personal information to a merchant that they have no way of researching easily.

That is just my honest assessment of a group that has the potential to be among the elite in their genre. But as of now, they are far from that IMO. I hope things improve quickly.

Samsonite,

your review is excellent and very accurate.

2 things I would add are

I dont like the guys from Fratpad doing live shows on FM.TV
They are boring. In a last minute situation It is not such an issue
but when week after week it is the same fratpad guys (with the exception of Connor who chats from his dorm room) the chats sucks.
I can not believe that they can not get different guys to chat on frat tv.
and if they can not well then have one site.

The second is the way John and Jasun handle complaints or issues.
They are so obnoxious and arrogant. They have absolutely no sense of what customer service is.

 

[samsonite]

Samsonite,

your review is excellent and very accurate.

2 things I would add are

I dont like the guys from Fratpad doing live shows on FM.TV
They are boring. In a last minute situation It is not such an issue
but when week after week it is the same fratpad guys (with the exception of Connor who chats from his dorm room) the chats sucks.
I can not believe that they can not get different guys to chat on frat tv.
and if they can not well then have one site.

The second is the way John and Jasun handle complaints or issues.
They are so obnoxious and arrogant. They have absolutely no sense of what customer service is.

I concur completely.

 

[thackftl]

Check out the Newswire for information regarding Fratpad's move. (Click on "Gay Porn News" at the very top of the page here.)

I have a website that promotes various gay porn sites using photos and videos. I receive a percentage of the sale if I send someone that purchases a membership. I have temporarily suspended promoting Fratpad because they are "off the air". The reputation of my site could be damaged if I send my visitors to a site that is currently down. While this would be fine if Fratpad updated the site to list when they would be back online, they have not.

Additionally, I'm only assuming they are still down. As an affiliate, I was notified of the "security breach" and subsequent move. I have not, however, heard if or when they would be functional again. In my opinion, if a site is marketed as an online "reality show", it needs to be operational. Not matter how many archived videos they have, they need to be online in order to meet the promises they make in their marketing. As of today, no one from the site has responded to my email asking if they are up and running again.

 

[TheBeast]

^Alec I agree, especially as Soilwork seems to have gone awol regarding posts and therefore so is the added promotional content, hence some publicity wouldn't go astray.

Ajilon, please do not even get me started on the Max & Payne Movie. It would have to be the most hyped about piece of porn I think of ever watched. Vanilla, boring, and simply crap.

Okay the movie runs for 38.21 minutes, from the first second until the 22.57 minute mark there are no penises or jacking off, just rather staged antics and a lot of dancing and prancing in the pool (extremely cringe worthy) and spotting in the gym. From the 22.58 mark to 31.17 mark they jack off side by side, no physical contact between them. Then from 31.18 until the end of the movie there are bits of them talking to the camera and general outtakes of the movie.

My point is, you pay top dollar, for a once a week update and then they manage to screw you over for just under ten minutes of porn. Seriously not worth it.