Things you thought you'd love forever...

[Mondai Randy]

Ring of Honor , back when I started watching in 2004, I thought it was the best wrestling promotion ever. But around 2006 I started getting bored with it and I ignored. I completely stopped watching in 2008

Kenan and Kel - I used to love that show when I was a kid , recently watched an episode and wow did that show age badly

 

[Queen Michael]

I guess for me, it'd have to be Butt Stallion. It's along the lines of Homestuck where it was really great at first until everyone and their stupid PONIES decided to rape the joke with "RARITY AS A DIAMOND PONY OMGLOL". As an artist, I appreciate seeing ART instead of something funny like that with ponies slapped all over it. I have nothing against bronies, but you don't have to seep your fandom in EVERYTHING ELSE.

...what's butt stallion?

 

[Ieyke]

Warhammer 40k, the game that is, anybody who has been involved in the game for 5+ years should know what I mean.

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the fluff, have 40+ 40k & Warhammer books on my shelf, but I hate GW more and more every time some kid convinces their parents to buy them a box of Ultrasmurfs for $65 that cost $35 when I was their age (about 10 years). Fuck you Games Workshop, with a big rusty choppa.

See, I still like the game & the fluff (always loved the fluff)... but I'm definitely with you on hating Games Workshop and whoever does their pricing, even in the UK (that is to say, the source of all WH40K goodness) everything's s'damned expensive. I get all my models from other hobbyists these days... *le sigh* I kinda feel sorry for their staff, because they're basically forced to buy shitloads of the products (granted with a piddly staff discount), but don't really get remunerated for all the extra work they do. You've really got to love the hobby to work at a GW outlet, because most of my GW friends have long since left or moved up to head office to different depts (including one guy who's now at 'Eavy Metal).

Hell... *dons monocle and a superior air* I remember the good old days when paints cost £1!

I love GW and all, but I'm right there with y'all on their pricing being the single most retarded thing they've got going.
Thing is, they're far and away the absolute best miniature company around.
They can charge whatever the hell they want because they're so much better that no one else comes close.

I think they've just about reached the ceiling of their insane pricing structure though.

Back when I started a Tactical Squad was like $25...and that was a lot. Now they're like...$37.50?
Okay, to be fair, the modern Tactical Squad IS a lot better than it was 10 years ago.....but NOT $12 better.

The prices for the tanks and flyers nowadays....sweet Throne Of Terra.... Land Raiders are nearing TWICE the price of what the current model originally was when it first came out.
The tiny Stormtalon is like $50, and the Stormraven is OVER $80... It's just messed up...

They're not doing their pricing calculations according to size of models or number of models anymore. The prices are based off of point values now.....but they keep adjusting the price UP every time there's significant change in oil prices...regardless of if the price changes up or down.


I'm interested to see how long they can keep this up before they start losing money by the truckload.

I have my 16000pts of Ultramarines. I can just sit back and watch.

 

[GeneWard]

Energy drinks. I used to drink them constantly when I was younger, now I can drink them, but every now and then when I go to sip them I smell a whiff of something not unlike cowshit.

Gotta agree. I used to drink them like they were water. I didn't know how sick they were making me, either. Now I only drin tea and water.

 

[aXFireXHeartXa]

... which you now hate.

For me, it's Rooster Teeth, especially the podcast. I would always look forward to the next RT podcast, it was probably the highlight of my week. But recently I've really begun to despise the entire crew for reasons I will not mention here for fear of setting this thread off on the wrong foot.

I used to listen to the podcast every week but I don't think I've listened to it for nearly a year now. I guess what it is, is that the original crew (Bernie, Gus, Geoff, Matt, Joel) were what got me into it in the first place. With Ray, Michael and Chris on there I just don't care as much anymore.

OT: Pokemon. It was the greatest thing to me when I was 12 but I just grew out of it at one point. And when I tried getting back into it, there were like 400 more Pokemon than I remembered so it seemed like too much effort to try.

 

[Spider RedNight]

I guess for me, it'd have to be Butt Stallion. It's along the lines of Homestuck where it was really great at first until everyone and their stupid PONIES decided to rape the joke with "RARITY AS A DIAMOND PONY OMGLOL". As an artist, I appreciate seeing ART instead of something funny like that with ponies slapped all over it. I have nothing against bronies, but you don't have to seep your fandom in EVERYTHING ELSE.

...what's butt stallion?

A Borderlands 2 joke

 

[sextus the crazy]

Pokemon. Each game I play, I seem to get less and less into it. I've only got 40-50 hours on HGSS & BW (just enough for one playthrough and endgame content). Compared to the 150-200 hours I'd spent on each the of RSE & DPPT games, It's a clear decline. Hell, I can't even remember the names of the new ones anymore.

 

[AlbertoDeSanta]

Brawl in the Family. It used to be excellent. Well written and what not, which it still is. But it's the authors constant breaks. EG: Christmas 2011 he had a week off (Understandable) this time... Over a Month. But I don't despise the comic, I just think it's going down in quality.

MLP:FiM - Yeah. It grew stale. It's a chore. It's main;y that I've started watching better shows.

 

[Toastie058]

... which you now hate.

For me, it's Rooster Teeth, especially the podcast. I would always look forward to the next RT podcast, it was probably the highlight of my week. But recently I've really begun to despise the entire crew for reasons I will not mention here for fear of setting this thread off on the wrong foot.

But enough about me, let's hear from you.
I'm listening... [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YSh1-XuUKE]

I have to say I am in the same boat when it comes to RT as of late.

I still enjoy Red vs. Blue but it seems the last few series they have put out have been lacking, or pure shit. Nothing stands up to some of their RT Shorts and Immersion as a whole was pretty awesome.

The podcast...well...it has gone down hill since they switched to video, maybe even before that. In addition to that, I immediately know if I am going to enjoy a podcast based on who is on it. If they could rotate Matt, Joel, and Geoff (Yeah, right.) in more often that would be fantastic. Oh, and it would be nice if Gavin stopped appearing altogether. I am tired of him redirecting every conversation to toilet humor or a lively discussion about his dick. At this point it isn't even worth the possibility that he will say something ridiculously stupid that everyone could berate him for.

Rage Quit I enjoy in waves. Let's Play's are consistently decent. Every so often they put out something hilarious.

 

[Aedwynn]

Another vote for Games Workshop games here. I really did think I would love those forever.

I started playing Warhammer 40,000 at the tail end of Rogue Trader/beginning of 2nd edition and immediately fell in love with the setting. The game was fun, too.

My falling out with Games Workshop actually isn't primarily about the price (although that certainly helped me quit!) but rather that I just stopped having fun with the games and the fluff for various reasons.

 

[Queen Michael]

Duck Avenger comic books. I used to like them, and the old issues are still great, but the new ones just aren't as inspired most of the time.