zerroyalviking:

catdad-jordan:

Sly left due to family and distance issues, Kevin left due to not liking the larger environment with quite a few co-workers, Seamus left because he was sick and he had, and I quote a “pretty meh place mentally.” Dex left due to his dislike of the business feel the rest of the group gave. I don’t see how people are getting these horse shit assumptions that The Creatures are terrible people in person. Everyone left for their own, understandable, reasons. Not once has any of them said anything along the lines of the guys being “assholes” or just incapable of friendship. I actually see quite the opposite. They treat one another as friends, not acquaintances. Dex has even tweeted about the confusion. So why am I seeing hate posts from the same people who were praising these guys just last week?

while i definitely don’t think the creatures are assholes or bad people, i do understand why other fans are angry. for people who have been fans of the creatures since their golden era (2012 - early 2015), who the creatures are in terms of business and quality is not, well, the creatures. it is very easy to tell that there is a lot more going on with tc behind the scenes than is being told. a lot of people, myself included, just really miss the creatures being more of a group of friends than business partners. things like the duo streams, treetopia, skits, actual gaming videos, and their wide variety of personality and character within the group, was what made the creatures so lovable. they were all very different, but still very obviously good friends. now, it’s never unexpected when someone leaves the group, and it’s never unexpected when there’s drama in the fandom. the hub channel has been 90% vlogs and 10% actual gameplay for a while now, and a lot of what they do seems forced. i used to love the creatures a lot, i excitedly raced home every day so i wouldn’t miss their streams and to see what new videos were out, i even thought they saved my life for the longest time, and i know that if i don’t like who they are now, i should just move on instead of complain, but it’s hard when they used to be such a huge part of my life. are the creatures bad people? of course not. but are they still the same people they used to be? hell no.