Once great YouTubers who turned into the worst version of themselves (without taking any names)

[dropsmegamega]

not sure if this is a hot take, but I think the donkey dude should have retired after starting his own game publishing company. there is something really obnoxious about someone shitting on a game just to promote your own, regardless of whether the game is AAA or indie...

 

[KaiserMk7]

What are we going to do when a vtuber self-flanderizes? Assuming I'm using the right term. Can't access tvtropes. Waters down their character depiction, and by extension, their personality, becoming something too simple and one note for the old guard fans to appreciate anymore...

 

[Leo-Dash]

What are we going to do when a vtuber self-flanderizes? Assuming I'm using the right term. Can't access tvtropes. Waters down their character depiction, and by extension, their personality, becoming something too simple and one note for the old guard fans to appreciate anymore...

Yeah you got it right

Flanderization » Laconic​

A (often minor) character trait gradually gets exaggerated to the point it becomes a character's only trait.

 

[Adrastia]

I watched a YouTuber who had a show even in the pre-YouTube days, so... I was a fan for a long time! They reviewed "Classic" titles in their "Game Room." They also relied greatly on donations from viewers to provide access to titles and hardware for their reviews.

Due to a variety of factors, they decided to shift formats, then quit the video content business on-and-off for the better part of a decade. In that time, they started listing the items that were donated to them on eBay, declaring ownership of them. And this was a substantial amount of rare, vintage consoles and handhelds, with many hard-to-find variants.

They started posting on YouTube again, but in a series of how-to-draw videos (???) along with comic book reviews and uploads of their own homemade Synthwave tracks. After dragging that along for a few years, they started reviewing games again. But it was clear their heart was not in it, anymore.

I don't hate the guy, as he's brought me a lot of joy over the past few decades. But the way he turned his back on his most loyal views and supporters - and then profited off of their donations - is not something I can get behind

Ah yes. That guy. I used to binge him. That was very disappointing. Like I'd understand if you had a serious emergency and needed money immediately. But it seems that was not the case.