So... Haven't posted in a while... And it's not for no reason.
It might be time for me to leave TSAMS/TSBS completely.
Firstly, the general spiral of the show's writing. I noticed a little over a year ago the slow decline in the quality of the writing—big decisions seemed to have been made for no real reason and characters were doing or saying things that would really only make the situation worse, even if they normally wouldn't have done something of that sort, or wouldn't have made that decision so hastily. Then it became apparent that either they either weren't putting in much effort into the show or they simply had no ideas. (I'd like to think they had no ideas, I believe wholeheartedly that Davis and Reed are dedicated hardworking individuals and love the show.) Comparing the writing today to the writing even a year ago, there's a difference. A big difference. I understand that they post daily, and a show like this is hard to run. In all honesty, I prefer that they'd take longer to post than post mediocre content. The system they had with game-then-lore episodes allowed prerecorded content to be posted and more time on storylines (if I'm not mistaken), but they stopped doing that due to "low views".
That's the second thing—the company, "Blackshore". I don't know if they'd always had a company (If I remember correctly, TSAMS was a passion project at some point but I may be wrong), but we've been told many times that decisions that everyone hated were made not on the VAs' or the writers' whims, but on the company's. There's been multiple instances of stolen models, bad management, and overall lack of quality control. They want views, they want money. Not good writing or even a good show. (i.e. the random brainrot, straight up goonerbait, sudden model changes or channels ending) If I remember correctly, one of the main reasons that TEAPS ended was Davis literally wasn't being paid enough. Are we serious? The main guy, THE Davis, not getting paid for HIS characters and voice? Be so real. I used to pin these on the VAs / writers (I formally apologize for that), but it's this damn company.
Third, and personally the most important and detrimental to my decision—the fandom. I've had just horrible experiences with this damn fandom, such as the drama with SillyPers0n (Wenni3) and f1zzyst4r (Sk!ttl3z), where Wennie and I had our works stolen and desecrated by Sk!ttl3z. This will be the only mention of this. DON'T ask. I've been harassed and threatened for my opinions and the ships I enjoy, as well as people tracing, copying, and mocking my art. Don't get me wrong, I've met some of the most amazing, wonderful, and talented people ever in this fandom, but unfortunately the bad outweighs the good in this situation, especially with the severity.
The shows aren't interesting to me anymore—not after TEAPS ended and TSAMS entered this "new era". I can't get myself to watch the episodes anymore and I really only interact with my AUs and my friend's art of the shows.
It's been my thing for years now, I've been here since the damn start, but I think it's time to Old Yeller this old horse, throw out this doll that's torn and moldy.
So what does this mean for the future of my works, and this blog?
My main AUs (MGNS, Plushie Possession <- which i haven't written yet, and some others) as well as my TSAMS OCs will remain unchanged. MGNS, however, is on a short hiatus due to my mental health and schoolwork, but will continue as it was soon enough. I will continue to interact with other works and art from the fandom since I still love the characters and their lore as it used to be, just not the newer stuff nor will I be making more content of my own besides the previously mentioned projects.
I'm thinking of making a new blog, since I know I'm really only known for my TSBS content, so I'll reblog this later with the new blog's name, if you're interested in my future endeavors.
Thank you, and goodbye. <3