@Blackadder i'm kind of surprised at your statement true there will be no more American pornstars. (for awhile?) But if you know anything about these European girls that are at IS 90% of them are the fithiest in the porn industry.

And also you just as @3Leg and i have spoken on the ethnic divesity element of the company i don't see that progressing at all without the US studio.

Even if it was only crumbs at a table of a feast.

Okay so let's look at the home base France, about 70 million people.

A quick google search will show that France has a wide range of ethnic diversity. Latvians, Turkish, Morocco, Algeria, Portugese, Spanish, italians. Seems to be a bit of variety there. I would be pretty sure you would find that in most European countries so I don't see the need to look outside for diversity.

And I am would also be pretty sure if I visited a torrent based site and did a search for Lexi Belle, Elsa Jean or Shyla Jennings and then did a search for Gloria, Valeria or Noemi Moon I would get vastly different results.

I didn't say the Europe girls didn't do porn, and explicit porn at that, but that the quality of the Europe girls is superior IMHO as is the production. I look at a Foxy card and I would the pay the full ticketed price, I see a Shyla Jennings and I will wait until she is on a clearance sale, like one of those bins they have at the front of the store with stock that has gone past it's best before date :) ....

Cheers.

I'm glad to hear about the glass panel. a really good addition.
Could you mix the swing with the glass panel? :) (just a joke sry for that)

For me the closing of the US-studio is no big tragedy. It never brought the diversity I hoped.
Mostly just some pornstars but no fresh and beauty models for my taste. and the quality...

But I could imagine that there are some other reasons also. Even if the salary for the staff in Vegas
would be similar to Paris. I'm sure that the fees for the models are pretty different to agencies
from east-europe. I have no idea about the costs for location, taxes, energie and insurances and and and...

like another user in this tread mentioned maybe we became more of girls from spain??? more girls like Lorena and Alexa would costs me a lot of credits :)

just as a hint: Italy have also a lot of pretty girls... and there are even more countries around :)

I totally agree with @HighHeelsLover about the possibility to hire cam models for Istripper shows. In those sites (such as LJ, F4F, and MFC) lots of models are really gorgeous.

@Rex
Too bad the Las Vegas Property didn't pan out for you. :(

Had high hopes for IStripper to make the cut & transition to become a new brand name for the world.

But...it wasn't meant to be, well... this time at least.

P.S.

Noticed the whole XxX Clips may be heading on the outs.

Funny, but... last time, when all the old clips from VirtuaGirl2 & VirtuaGirl HD were "Full Nude" and no "XXX". The Idea Forum Board was full of suggestions on including "XXX" & On getting more South american & North american women for VG.

Now, with IStripper, which has both of these, Now other "New" members want both gone?!?

What gives?!? -_-

But...I digress.

Just one word of warning though, when Playboy's new CEO made the transition to No Nude, because Maxium made the change to more clothes & fashion then girls. Most of the Hugh Hefner family was against the change, to the point that at least 2 members of the board were told to leave, and not to let the door hit them on the way out. And now the board wants to bring nudity back to the main magazine again. Geez... -_-

Just be careful, sales may drop a bit because of the Clips changing to "Full Nudity" again.

F.Y.I.

It's a shame the US studio is gone, but I for one absolutely love these gorgeous Eastern European women they've been bringing in. Gloria, Sybil, Cara Mel, and Noemi moon to name a few. Keep up the good work Totem!

It's a shame the US studio is gone, but I for one absolutely love these gorgeous Eastern European women they've been bringing in. Gloria, Sybil, Cara Mel, and Noemi moon to name a few. Keep up the good work Totem!

I love them too! But a little bit of variety doesn't *****.

@Barley - Both the EU and the USA have pretty strict rules about foreign workers. As a European it can take a long time to get permission to work in the US - I have seen it take months even with a large American aerospace company backing the application - and its much the same the other way round. I don't know much about shorter term work but its sure to be a lot of hassle. And the performers can't legaly come over on a "business visa" because that does not cover working, they need proper permission to work.

Istripper has to provide a distinction from METART and other similar softcore sites because those are free sites, with the advent of pornhub and piracy. I can see all of the METART girls anytime I want for free. Hell, instead of buying more Naomi, Nancy, etc cards I just go on metart or Playboy Europe and watch them dance slowly and boringly like they do on istripper, there is literally no distinction. What the American studio offered was a glimpsed of actual stripper shows, and a distinction from HC or Metart. The Viola, Nekane, Lucy Li, Merry Pie era also brought that distinction because thoses were so different from the softcore content. Because they can entertain. The new crop of Eastern Girls, Gloria, Nancy, Sybil, Naomi, are SOOOO boring. One card is enough to get the jist of their skill. I think Totem recognizes this as they seem to be making an effort to bring in eastern girls who can dance, "Antonia". I am pissed they shutdown American studio because they just cut off 100-200 cards of unique content a year because they messed up the the istripper roll out with their free demos, and the continue to shoot each euro girl for 4 days even though their 12 cards are all identical. They may be a small company but they have the corner on a market that could explode if done properly, and they keep playing to our ***** that they will shutdown. They could make a commitment to the American studio in LA, since they obviously screwed up the Vegas lease, and only shoot eastern girls for 3 cards and a 1 day shoot, since those girls have almost no skills that need to be displayed over 6-12 cards. The first 20 American girls were also very poor compared to the last 20, which means a longer term commitment will likely lead to more success and profit from the studio. Or who cares about American studio but instead make a committment to shooting more girls from France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. What we get is a bunch of people saying sorry to a CEO because they made mistakes, and have to cut the quality of the product dramatically. I LOVE TOTEM, I SUPPORT TOTEM, I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON TOTEM, but THIS ENTIRE SITUATION SUCKS, and my love, support, and spending has and will drop in the future not only because of the shutdown but the ***** of customers.

Guys, I don't think orclover likes this news.

I think you are correct Mr EndOfLine :) ..

My spending will increase because I like the boring European Girls, so swings and roundabouts, Totem will survive :)
Oh I just thought, if the choice was between the US girls or clover, I would choose Clover everytime, especially if she could come back with her fox tail butt plug she did a scene with awhile back, now that was quality porn :)

Cheers.

Yeah with the exception of Celeste Star and Uma Jolie, I haven't really been into the American girls--I've always been more into the euro girls. (There is one more American girl I'd like to see, that being Chloe Amour, but oh well.)

And yeah Clover is the best. I wasn't really into the foxtail thing though, but I know what you're talking about.

There were some real standout American girls, but overall the sales on my end were from the Paris office.

Again Im hoping everything goes well this year but if the diversity drops I cant say ill be purchasing anymore cards. I need a steady flow of asian, latina, and black women to be satisfied in this and based off of what I have seen so far being a member in this was that's what the US studio was bringing in compared to the very few that was brought over before in the other studio. When I first joined there was maybe 6 or 7 black models in the app and still only a couple more were added. The asian side is also really lacking in models and even the middle east. Go through those pages of models compared to the caucasian and tell me there isn't a huge difference between how long you can scroll for. Its not about American girls being better than European and Russian, its about getting different types of women on board which is what America can give since it is a HUGE melting pot of culture. So again Totem if you can dish out a little more diversity like you have been doing with the US girls I will be all for this news.

Clover is a perfect example though of a girl who is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, but is incredibly stagnant in her routine. She doesn't do splits, shaking, no pole skills, her smiles are all the same, her personality is all the same, and I have 6-10 of her cards. She should have been shot for 4-6 cards by Totem because she is stunning, but her cards are literally all the same, except for gimmicks like a tail. I probably am just more disappointed that the things I want from the site don't sell or aren't cheap enough and deal with it. Totem has provided some amazing content in the past, and Like I said earlier I can enjoy that earlier content and save money at the same time.

I think the new XXX Format seems that it will be good. I'm glad to see the new cards in the future.

A ton of my favourite cards came from the US models, I hope we still get american models once the studio has closed.

I didn't read 4 pages of replies, so if this has been said before..sorry! I appreciate the effort to keep prices where they are (which is relatively low).

Have different U.S. locations been discussed? Las Vegas is expensive, there should be a relatively modern urban environment that would allow for business to happen that would not cost nearly as much. Living in Florida, Places around (not in) Miami should be available, or even Jacksonville, and it would be much more affordable, as far as rent/lease and hotels for the women. Both offer beaches and are good vacation destinations in their own right (granted, they are not Vegas). The loss of the U.S. studio and presumebly models is a bit disheartening. There were some good dancers and beautiful women that were coming out of there...

The XXX changes, I'm looking forward too. There was not enough dancing and just "too much table", in my opinion.

Russia and Ukraine are great sources for models. Most of my favorite models are from those locations (add Madrid and where ever Celeste is from and I'm happy), however..some variety would be nice. Li Moon is georgous. Jenna Sativa can really dance/move, she's sexy. The diversity the U.S. studio offered is important to continue, even if it's done overseas. I hope that's taken into account.

I look forward to the changes, and appreciate Totem's decision to not offer the same type of product and just raise praises, but I do enjoy the American women and would like for a way for that part of the content to continue. If any studio were to shutdown or move, I would have expected it to be the one in Paris, that place is in Martial Law or some such thing right now..that's crazy.

Clover is not a great mover, no arguments there, but the difference between her say an Elsa Jean are huge. One has class and grace the other is trashy, simple as that. Peroxide blonde hair with black eye lashes, big ugly tat and probably the worst ***** smile ever seen. But hey she is skinny, can get her ankles behind her ears and whack her in a school uniform and she satsifies alot of punters cravings.

The US studio failed, they couldn't produce the same quality of card, they couldn't get the lightining right or even take a simple photo. They could of least unearthed some talent that wasn't just spewed out from the local porn agency, they failed and I am happy to see them cut, Paris produces quailty cards and photos, uses both hard and soft core models and the girls are just so much more beautiful.

Cheers.

I have to admit I'm disappointed by the closing of the US Studio; I've enjoyed Uma Jolie, Jenna Sativa, Celeste Star, Jayme Langford (who I thought was retired?), and most other of US models. I was really hopping to see some favorites like Alex Grey, Kenna James, Janice Griffith, Ally Tate, and a few others.

I would have to agree the production quality was not up to the Paris studio's quality and as much as I have enjoyed the models who did participate. I would also agree that a mistake was made by on focusing on porn stars; I think softcore models like those found in Playboy and DigitalDesire would have been a better fit.

Maybe some American models will make it to the French studio.. if they travel for work they can deduct the travel expenses from their taxes and enjoy the visit while there :)

In any case Totem must do what they must. I will happily purchase more Clover cards should she come back; her smile moves me plenty enough.

G'Day all
I do agree with most of the comments, we do need to more diverse with the shows & source models from around the world,
Australia has some of the best models around mybe we need to take a look around & see what Australia & other countries
have to offer in this industry.
Well that's my two bobs worth.

Please don't cut American girls out completely, just got into istripper and it will be ashame if they are not added as often. In fact I was hoping you guys would add more high profile gals such as Nicole Aniston, but I understand that it might be costly for popular models/stars.

Well, good news about the Russian and Ukrainian girls, I hope this means more big breasts on here, lol. And if possible more black girls, is a long time that I dont see them here.
One suggestion, wath about to introduce a shower? It should be nice have some wet girls too ;) lol.
Thanks at all the Totem Team for all your work and for this great software :)

We’re also sorry to see the US studio closing after two years. Cards produced there costed us twice as much, we lost money on every sigle of them, we could not fix all the technical issues and the quality of the girls increased at the end because we started to pay them way more, expecting for the sales to follow, but that did not happen. I was not going to keep producing cards with silly production costs ending up with a lower technical quality. It technically seems easy to film and post produce girls in 4K on a blue screen but it isn’t. It seems easy to cast the best girls but it isn’t (strippers won’t work with us, nor do cam-girls, famous names are often past their best). We might come back to the US on the east coast in the future, or fly American girls here, but for 2017 we’re going to focus on eastern european girls and we’ll meet our quality standards in terms of girls and technical quality because we produce at home.

As for the American girls to perform better, I don’t think it has anything to do with the girl’s origin. We cast all girls on pictures and you never know how good of a dancer and it what mood she is going to be before she shows up and it has never anything to do with where she comes from.

Despite all the difficulties we had, and the production costs, I’m very happy we’ve been able to add 40 American girls to iStripper.

@Rex

The fact that you tried your very best with the US studio and took risks even tho you lost money says alot about the product. I can understand why alot of the members wana see more US models since they have many famous models there but hell if we dont have that in EU and the list of models we have here proves that.

The amount of time you spend talking and listening to us in the community is huge and its also something that i think is very rare to see these days. I for one hope this "fail" (i dont enjoy calling it a fail couse i dont think it was) with the US studio turns out to ***** you too much and that you can move on and keep improving because if you ask me you HAVE improved ALOT!!

I had the sinking feeling once you starting bringing in the better talent that US days were numbered. I thought those girls had to be expensive yet their ratings were low on the site, and I think they just contrast with what people want too much. The good thing is you will be able to sell them forever, and many of the recent american cards are some of the best on the site and will hopefully bring in more card buyers. Thanks for the transparency.

It was a nice addition but I hope the product does go back to its roots and dominate again.

LETS MAKE iStripper GREAT AGAIN!!!!!!!

@Rex I don't see why strippers and cam girls won't do virtagirl. They are all in it for money and they would make money doing it; just doesn't make sense to me.

I honestly don't care where the studio is or where the girls are from. I don't notice any difference. Naked women are naked women regardless of where they are from. I wouldn't mind seeing darker girls on here every once in a while. I know you guys are working on it.

Other than that, there is not much else to say.

I lied; I have one more thing to say. If it weren't for the U.S. sever we would have never gotten Mia Malkova; I'm greatfull for that. It took 2000+ cards for Totem to finally get the most perfect ass in this world on this site. Laura had the nicest ass award until her and Laura was back in 2008.