I am happy to hear about more European women. I know people here have strong opinons on the women from the USA but I avoid those cards. So for me at least this is good news.

The Glass clips are absolutely fantastic I love them. I'm 50/50 on the American girls some of them were great but the majority were ***** (large and square jawed) which is fine for some people but Ive passed on most of the cards that have from there. I do hope to see a wider variety of ethnicities in the future though. Keep up the great work Totem.
P.S. As a ***** complaint I wish the carosel in the featured screen would make it more obvious if the new releases were XXX or not as I have now accidentally purchased several cards that I otherwise wouldn't.

Las Vegas studio will be closed at the beginning of 2017. Over the course of 24 months in 2015 and 2016, we produced about 40 girls there, with some great names such as Megan Rain, Jayden Cole, Valentina Nappi, Jillian Janson, Mia Malkova and Arianna Marie. Running a studio remotely is as costly as difficult and we kept struggling with recurrent casting, technical or wardrobe problems. We’re very happy of the addition American girls gave to our girls catalog but it made little sense to produce more in Vegas for now.

Hopefully you can still provide American strippers to those who want them.

Totem raised prices because of 3k and the American studio, 3k is not a benefit to a majority of users and now the American studio is shutdown. Why exactly are we paying more than before the American studio opened? The variety and quality of girls dropped, even if you like Ukrainians, we are getting exclusively ukrainians now, and that is a lower quality product than has ever been produced by totem. I can't believe customers just take such a drop in quality and diversity like it is a positive. Totem is effectively saying we will provide you with less options, and less quality, but because it is cheaper to do so, we will still make as much money as before because we only need to scout Kiev. Should we be saluting totem because they made a selfish business decision that is obviously not good for customers? What are they going to spend the extra income on? More girls from Ukraine? This is fixable if they focus on bringing in girls like Viola, Merry, Lucy Li, Melisa, Nekane. They were girls that had range in that they could dance in a western style, could do the splits, shake, they were gorgeous, and they could dance in classy manner. Nancy, Gloria, Estonika are not nearly as talented in their dance skills or beauty, they rare do splits, no shaking of any kind, and their diversity of moves is severly lacking. And in the case of Estonika, you can find her online shaking her butt, just not on istripper. We will really know totem's mind as the year progresses. If we get really hot exclusives, girls that can truly dance, with great outfits then totem made a good business decision that is good for all involved, if we continue to get girls that do not smile, cannot dance, that reuse the same outfits, that are from the same country...then we have been duped, and I imagine totem is in for big losses.

@orclover Is making some really good points and I do agree with a bunch of them that were made. I do hope that this move wasn't just a big push to save on some extra coin and that we get a good quality of shows in return. I do know personally that if I see the same types of models as I did when I first discovered VG and DB that has now become iStripper that I probably will NOT be investing more into this and just enjoy the collection that I have so far. It honestly feels like they are taking a big step back instead of forward but I will keep hope that this isnt the case. It was models like Melisa, Zafira, Ava Dalush, Samia Duarte, and Liza Del Sierra that got me hooked to this and I hope to continue to find models that stick out like they do to me.

Wow, this is really bad news. I didn't know that Totem was closing down the U.S. studio. I didn't like all of the American girls but did love most of them. Maybe Totem can invest some of the money their saving to hire a U.S. exotic dance instructor to come in and teach the Euro girls how to move.

Well, I'm done. This means the death of diversity. I'm just not too crazy about buying cards featuring same looking girls over and over again, no matter how good the technical quality is. Just like with the rest of America, it seems Russia has won. Good game Putin, good game.

Really Hoping for comeback of XXX duos... but, duos were inexistant in the last year and now you're about to ***** or reduce drasticly XXX : sad sad news... 😭 😭 😢

I will follow wherever the tail leads... interested to see what you discover Totem.

And what ever happened to the LA studio? This is now what, like the 3rd time Totem has tried to establish a studio in the US and it ends in failure. They just can't do it. And I disagree that we had no diversity come out of Vegas, we had several Latinas and a couple black models. Which is more than the Paris studio will get in 10 years. So enjoy your Eastern Euro clones everyone. I'm out.

... have you ever considered, rather than bringing the girls to the studio, taking the studio to the girls? Sort of like a Totem road trip? ;)

I'm just glad we are now a bit in the know about what's going on with our favorite company. Sad to hear about the closing of the Vegas studio and the loss of our American girls. Also sad to hear about the foreboding changes coming to my favorites, which are the iStripperXXX cards which I look forward to the most.

I do have faith that Totem won't let us down this year though... although I will miss the duo cards...

@shodan, sure. They just need to buy a mobile studio. The TotemBus, equipped with the stage, pole, cameras, fans, lighting, photographers, wardrobe, makeup. Let's hope the models don't mind having zero space to themselves while filming for hours. Great idea.

Loving the glass shows by the way. Would love to see if you could come up with a shower concept and if you could get more girls that squirt like Apolonia.
Yum!

Gee, a lot of negativity. Its really too bad that a small company needs to make a profit to survive.

Personally, I don't have too much time for those complaints, nor about the ones about the superiority of the American models.

IMHO, over the long course of Totem's history, the best models have been the unknown's who weren't full of themselves and usually from outside the States, but that's just my personal opinion

@Cartref, its not about American superiority, the whole point of the US studio was to improve on diversity. And just when things were picking up, it all gets shut down. And as orclover pointed out, the decision to bring in girls mostly from Ukraine/Russia for 2017 seems to be all about cutting down expenses. Which is fine, but it's gonna ***** diversity. I have nothing to look forward to now.

Regarding models diversity, I hope they're gonna hire more girls from western Europe. There's a lot of beautiful black or asian girls in France and it would be quite sad to only have new models from Ukraine or Russia because they tend to all have a similar look. The closing of the us studio is ok for me as long as we see more german, dutch, spanish or french girls..

@Rex Hi, chief. I'm sorry to hear that the Vegas studio didn't bring the results you hoped for but don't you worry, look on the bright side. We'll be getting more girls from Eastern Europe again. No offense to anybody but since the Vegas studio opened, the difference between them and American girls has been obvious. There's a reason that Eastern European girls are famed for their beauty.
As for your question about what we'd like to see, I'd say there is an easy way to improve diversity, despite closing the Vegas studio. Many customers have been pointing out for years that you are too afraid to cast anything else than skinny young girls. About the skinny part, I can tell you that there is a very large portion of people that prefer their girls with more meat on their bones so to say and you should definitely try to cast some girls like that and see the results. As for older women, you don't have to cast many of those, but it would be nice to see a classy milf from time to time. Do these things and it would bring a new dimension to iStripper, and new customers along with it. And don't decide based only on 1 or 2 cards. A card can be popular or unpopular for different reasons. And even a not-so-popular card can be good for iStripper if it introduces new customers to the software. At least try and experiment.
Lastly, I'd like to point your attention to a thread that you posted yourself, asking for feedback about cards being ruined by too much naked feet or total lack of feet. At first sight, the results seem ***** but that's because you added too many different options in the poll and votes were spread between them. If you look closer you will see that there is a very equal split between feet lovers, heel lovers and people that don't care. There is a very easy way to make everyone happy, and you should finally start doing it. Heel lovers just don't want to buy a card because of the sexy shoes, and then find out that the girl takes them off all the time. Feet lovers want to see some naked feet in their cards. Solution: just make half the clips with heels and the other half with naked feet. That way the cards won't be "ruined" for anyone. Of course, the occasional 100% feet or heels card wouldn't *****, just don't forget the proper tags. Here is the thread I was talking about:

https://www.istripper.eu/forum#/forum/thread/31290/1

iStripperに関する全て / Naked feet

We had numerous requests for naked feet in the past and we now pay attention to produce a clips with no shoes on a regular basis. We didn't realise Naked feet could ruin cards for other members, so we...

Regarding models diversity, I hope they're gonna hire more girls from western Europe. There's a lot of beautiful black or asian girls in France and it would be quite sad to only have new models from Ukraine or Russia because they tend to all have a similar look. The closing of the us studio is ok for me as long as we see more german, dutch, spanish or french girls..

I agree. It is all about the focus of hiring diverse talent. And there is nothing wrong with the concept that if a card costs more to make, it should be costing more to buy!!! So if hiring a French model costs more than a Russian, then the French girl's card should be costing more to buy! That will maintain the sought after diversity and sustain totem's business. If a duo card costs more to make, then this should be reflected in its selling price as well. Likewise for an xxx card if it does cost more in production, then it should be selling for more than a regular card. So I see no problem in the pricing being different based on the card's cost of production, and I think many people may agree with me on this point.

There were still some US models, which I would have liked to see at iStripper. Alas.
I understand the decision of Rex. Without profit no company.
When I look at METART, then I see there so many beautiful, freshlooking, slim and slender models from
Ukraine, Belarus, Moldavia and Russia. Great! Many of them could be fashion model.
They don't have all the same archetypical slavic look. You have very divers ethnic influences there:
Scythians, Greek, Roman, Slavic, Turkish, Tatars, Germans, Vikings, Mongols (Gengish Khan), Jewish.
So I have trust in what is coming.
I hope that the choreogragraphy will be with freedom for the model: let her also dance in a spontaneous way!

@Rex,

I run istripper as a screensaver on no nudity so it would be nice if every card contained at least one suitable clip.

Isn't it possible to hire models from USA (or South America) to come to Europe for shoots? It's probably costly when you do it by single model, but what if you take group of them at one time?

@Rex
Maybe an idea for a show: I saw a photoshoot with a model (Shayla from Ukraine) using her selfiesstick and smartphone.
Could be interesting for trying something like that as accessoire on a iStripper show.
In another show (from today) she used the idea from Sabrisse/Intimate Lessons: writing text and a heart in a notebook.
Must be inspired by iStripper/VG.

@Barley - there is not only the expense but also the problem of getting work permits. In his post Rex mentioned that this had just become easier for girls from Russia and Ukraine, it is not so easy for girls from the US or South America. Its not impossible, but it entails extra hassel and time

@TheEmu I dont think USA has so strict laws against working in EU, since EU had always been partners with USA, which can not be said about Russia or Ukraine... So it's probably cost of those models to get to the shoot (think airplain tickets to and from, also hotel, daily allowance (must be higher than the eastern european girls would settle for), etc.)

Yes, as usual... "American is the best. No matter what. Even if the show is yellow, expensive porn actress has no talent and dances like robot - it's AMERICAN. It's expensive. It has to be good!"

"And look at these clones from Ukraine (Sybil, Nancy, Gloria, Tania, Li Moon) and Russia (Estonika, Alessandra Jane, Emma Brown) - let's pretend we don't see their boobs, nor smiles. No American passport - you are officially a clone w/o a smile."

Fortunately (looking a the ratings) it's just a loud minority.

Don't get me wrong - I do like some girls hired/ working in US, but some of them just have a name.
And as usual - I would expect "the brand" doesn't come cheap.

On the other hand: I never heard about Sybil or Estonika before, but these girls rock!
You have to be retarded to assume that expensive -> good, cheap -> bad.
Some of the Ukrainian/ Russian girls I buy w/o even wasting time on download their demo - I know I won't resist them.
Few Americans too (Elsa Jean... mrrr...). But nationality has nothing to do with it, nor big name.

And it's clear to me that quality of the shows produced in Europe is just way better than the shows produced in US.
It's not a surprise that all of the glass shows were produced in Europe.

Fantastic news !!! ..

The focus on more European girls is very exciting with and end to the some of the tired old USA porn stars is a most welcome direction for me. The quality of girls and production from the French Studio has always exceeded the US one and directing more funds and attention to producing more cards with European girls is very exciting news. More girls like Gloria and Valeria to dance on my desktop, yes please !! ..

And yeah we are really getting duped with all these sub standards models from Ukraine, Sybil, Noemi Moon, Nancy, Gloria, Tania R .. hahaha .. Compare them against the McDonald's munching Lexi Belle and Mia Malkova ... not much of a contest really .. So looking forward to Guerlain coming, another nasty looking Ukrainian lady :)

Cheers.

I don't think the fuss is over "Americans vs European". It is all about the impression that many members got from the original news by Rex, that the focus in the next phase Iwill be on hiring "only" Russians and Ukrainians. This exclusivity in focusing on recruiting models from one single region (not even from all of europe!) is the problem that many took issue with!

Well I read a major boost of girls from Russia and Ukraine, which I took as they will replace the content currently coming from the US, its not like any diversity came from there anyway, we were just getting the same types, girls whose best work was about 200 porn movies ago. If they compliment the beautiful girls from Czech Rep, Hungary and France that we always get now I will have no complaints.

Cheers again.