Cocks are no doubt one of the more important body parts in gay films and often people think that there's little need for a couple of guys to play with toys, particularly when there is another dick around. However, there are some that absolutely adore Ass Toying, and for those interested in playtime before fuck time, this certainly looks like the site for it.
I hadn't realized it before, but the moment I access the members area, I find myself smack in the middle of the Magnum Network, where there are five exclusive bonus sites including MyGuyCreampie, SwappingComrades, NoCondomZone, KyleKravinsAmateurVideo and FemalesOnShemales. As far as my experience goes, the site is easily navigated, although the only browse options are in the page-left menu were you get admission to photo and video galleries. There are new updates on the members' page, but everything appears to have been added in June and July of 2007, and I didn't see anything more recent. This might be OK if there were a massive archive of similar exclusive content, but there are only eight movies, which is hardly enough to keep even the most frugal masturbator going. Since nothing was added to the site until July, I can only assume that the site is new and I could forgive the little amount of content if it wasn't for the fact that nothing has been added in over a month.
There are also 900x600 photos with each of the eight films. The sets contain exactly 40 images each. They're exceptionally crisp, the colours pop-out at you, and many are obviously meant to be teasing. There's some really great full-body shots as the guys remove their clothes and tease each other with various toys, but there aren't a whole lot of fantastic close-ups of anal play. In fact, some sets didn't even feature anal at all, which on the one hand is fine, because I liked the non-nude tease of the set, but on the other hand this particular set concentrates more on the toys than perhaps the other sets, which often feature blowjobs and fucking.
Films can be rated and, as I look around, I see that the average member-rating is between seven and eight, which is good. However, I'd tend to agree with the voting members, since there isn't really a lot of energy in the films, and perhaps this is a failing of the players. There are seven parts to each Windows Media Video and this adds up to a total of 14 minutes per film. There are no lead-ins other than a couple of guys moving into the movie frame, sitting on a sofa, undressing each other, tasting each others' cocks, playing with toys for maybe a brief moment, then fucking and getting off. Toy enthusiasts will definitely be disappointed by the little amount of Ass Toying, and everyone else will be unhappy that there aren't downloads. The films come in three bandwidths and stream in an embedded player. The best quality is supposed to be 768kbps and it doesn't even take looking at the properties to figure out that this is bullshit. The 84kbps 384x216 flicks are so pixelized that it's barely worth bothering to watch them.
Final Verdict
Ass Toying has a great theme, but they barely touch on the toy niche, especially in the movies. There's way too little content, few updates and the movies are really hard to watch because of the shoddy image. AssToying.com barely makes the cut as an average site, in which case, if you decide to get a membership, don't say I didn't warn you.