They're funny, but I feel like that last month of fuckface and facejam have been way to focused on doing things purely to get him. I don't want that to become the standard. I'm worried that it'll get tired and be over done

Can the community here vote to ban RT Bashing Posts? The doom and gloom is really depressing and if anything only harms engagement. I feel like the only posts I see here are about how the company is on its last leg or RT will never come back from this. I'm sure there's a finer line then just all negative posts about RT as there should always be room for critique. In general it would be nice of the RT community had posts from people who generally liked RT content.

Hi everyone,

It has not gone unnoticed by us the toxicity and hatred towards certain members of RT. The most notable example being the thread posted a few days ago which was an attack against Blizz. Blizz saw this post and tweeted about it, and Ky followed up with her own thoughts as well. We want to make it clear that these kinds of hateful comments and rhetoric are not welcome here. Hate Has No Home here at r/roosterteeth.

Which is why we need to apologize.

We have not been doing as clean of a job as we had hoped in keeping the subreddit clean. The Braggnarök left us drained and exhausted, and we also lost one of our Moderators. The ones who remain have continued to keep the subreddit clean to the best of our ability. However we have come to realize that more manpower and scrutiny are required.

So, what are we doing to change?

Today, we've added three new Moderators, whose faces you might recognize from other RT subreddits. u/The_Better_Devil and u/Wolfencreek are two of the original Mods for r/FUCKFACEPOD and r/ANMAPodcast, and u/DukeboxHiro is one of the newer member's of r/FUCKFACEPOD's Mod Team. They are here to aid us in patrolling the subreddit. r/FUCKFACEPOD has maintained a zero tolerance policy regarding hate towards members of RT, and we hope to bring a similar policy here.

We are also going to crackdown on hateful comments and attacks against cast members. Too often people have left negative comments and attacks against cast members under the guise of "criticism". "Criticism" does not involve calling Blizz a diversity hire or doxxing Fiona. "Criticism" does not encompass any sort of comment about the supposed "downfall of RT" because they made a decision you personally don't agree with. "Criticism" does not involve bashing newer cast members and demanding their removal from content because you don't like them.

Finally, we would like to encourage all of you to please use the report button on ANYTHING that seems fishy to you. Reports are most often how we end up catching bad actors, outside of manually searching for them. We cannot overstate enough how helpful it is for us when you folks report comments and posts. To Rooster Teeth staff in particular: if you see comments or posts that are unfair or unkind to you, please shoot us a ModMail and we will take care of it. Our doors are always open to you.

With that out of the way, let's share a little more about our new Mods:

u/The_Better_Devil

Heyo it's me, The Better Devil. I'm one of the original mods for r/FUCKFACEPOD and r/ANMAPodcast. I've been a mod for F**k Face for almost 2 years, and I've been with ANMA since it's creation in April of this year. I started watching RT with Red Vs Blue when I was 13, and watching their content is what influenced me to pursue a degree in Production. Outside of schoolwork and Moderating, I play Destiny 2 religiously (Titan master class) and I recently got into the Warhammer Hobby. You can catch me hanging around the F**k Face and ANMA Discord servers, as well as in Ky and BK's servers.

u/DukeboxHiro

Hi all, I'm DukeboxHiro on most socials (Yes, it's because of the song. No, I didn't create socials early enough to spell it correctly). I have followed RT pretty much since its inception with RvB, currently bingeing F**k Face, Red Web and Stinky Dragon.

u/Wolfencreek

Hey everyone, Wolfencreek here, pronouns She/Her, Long time viewer 3rd time Mod. If you hang around the ANMA or F**k Face subreddits you've probably seen me around. You might also recognize my name from my compilation work. I've been part of the community since 2011 and hope to be here for many years to come.

To start things off, the whole Kdin saying the N-word as well as Gavin, Michael, and Geoff saying fugz should not even be part of this conversation. These are things all of them have apologized for in the past. No it wasn't right to say but we all grew up thinking that was comedy, and that it was okay to say. We all thought it was funny simple as that.

People who are shitting on Burnie for having a tesla and Ashley having a G wagon are ridiculous. If I worked my ass off to start a company and someone shit on me for rewarding my self for that I'd be fuming. Who cares its not Burnie's responsibility.

The main point of this whole ordeal should be that staff is underpaid. Focus on that, don't focus on anything else. Fuck Cancel Culture. Talent isn't in charge of payroll.

Update: Former Regulation Listener

hey howdy, as RTX is here i thought it would be nice to leave a reminder for folks who are visiting our beautiful city:

tip your waitstaff.

that means: • servers • bartenders • baristas • cashiers (if applicable) • food truck operators • any other tip-appropriate position

RTX attendees have a reputation of being absolute shit heads when it comes to visiting restaurants/bars/places of social gathering, please be different this year.

EDIT EDIT EDIT:

i realize now that i should have just copiedmy own post. i think i conveyed the same sentiment in a much better way.

I stopped watching AH/RT content when Ryan got canned...

Everything but F##kface.

Whatever happens to RT I hope FF keeps existing in some way

Yes, you're right to be disappointed and you're right to voice it. Don't forget what's been brought to light, don't forgive it.

But remember what faceless angry mobs can do to people. Even people who have done wrong.

Don't wish harm upon individuals. Don't reinforce their self-loathing. With every passing day the rage that has grown in this community, righteous or not, makes me fear for those it is pointed at, deservedly or not.

We want these people to be better, let's not destroy them.

Thank you.

I want you to go to this image and tell me what each podcast is about.

http://i.imgur.com/pjKdu2Z.jpg

Tell me. Every single one of them. I took off the numbers and just left the image.

Now, when you see the new thumbnail with the gorilla, you automatically know what the podcast has in it.

This has been a big problem for the recorded podcast. If you wanted to watch one you heard a few months ago, but dont remember what number it was or when it was, you wouldnt be able to find it without asking people on the internet or doing a search on google.

With this new system anyone can just look at the thumbnail and know at least SOMETHING about the podcast.

I understand why people are upset about the thumbnails. Its different and its not the RT you know. Guess what? IT HELPS THEM.

Its flashy and silly because it pops. Does it need some work? Sure, why not. They will find a way to make it look nice and pop at the same time.

They do everything for a reason. Is this their reason? I dont know, i dont fucking work there.

Is this the best logical reason I can come up with? Yes.

TLDR;

The new thumbnails make it easier to distinguish each podcast.

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I have responded to most of the comments, you just have to click on my name because I am being downvoted like crazy.

Thank you for the discussion and different opinions!

So sidalpha just put a video up showing that the statement that The Know used for their clickbait title and discussion was taken massively out of context, how is this even allowed to happen? I understand they use clickbait titles normally but you would think they would not misrepresent what a person is saying in this kind of scenario cause it could very well damage that persons reputation and their career.

The Knows video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJEFaRKKtvA

The Article in question: https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/585563/Patrick+Soderlund+sees+no+reason+not+to+return+to+Mass+Effect/

Sid Alphas video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKV_b9uI7tM

I’m a long time listener, first time commenter. I have to say this was a very weird podcast for a couple of reasons.

1. Half of the podcast was dedicated to Girl Scout cookies, approximately 44 mins. Nothing wrong with that, but it was convenient that Blizz and Mando started Twitter beef before this, about cookies. There were multiple shots of the cookies front and center with all of the flavors displayed. Nothing wrong with that, just interesting.

2. They then transitioned into the launching of AGNW, which is exciting! But once again, it’s interesting… that the first guest, of the first episode of Always Open is Troy Baker. Who just happens to have a prominent part in the latest episode of The Last of Us. Which is streamed on HBO which is owned by Warner, who owns RT. Talk about cross promotions between brands.

3. They did eventually get back to normal conversation. It was just disappointing to see so much of the podcast dedicated to product placement, over normal conversation. This is the corporate RT in its full effect.

Once again, I’m not “ doom sayer”, just pointing out some obvious product placement. Please be better RT.

Am I the only one who really enjoy's the presence of Geoff in videos? I just think he's really funny and connects very well with the rest of the AH'ers. Especially in the solo Andrew Panton raid video. Just a thought.

What opinions do people want to vent about, but are worried about the backlash they'd receive in other threads?

I'm a first member, and I'm not cancelling my membership because of the outrage. Rooster Teeth makes shows that I enjoy watching that are available to First members only, and I find the price worth it in terms of the enjoyment I receive. That's the entire criteria I have for whether they deserve my money.

I've heard a lot of people on this site make a comment like "this proves that they haven't grown up from their start-up phase!!". Exactly what makes you think that severe crunch and anti-union behaviour isn't common amongst every single large corporation in the world? I think the problem here is that a lot of people are deluding themselves by buying into the cult of personality that RT offers.

Burnie and Geoff and Matt are not our family, Achievement Hunter and Funhaus aren't our friends. We have no personal relationship with any of these people, and feeling 'betrayed' that a major company is doing major company type things feels a little silly to me. Rooster Teeth are media producers, and we are media consumers, and I think ideally the relationship is healthiest when it stays at that point.

Of course I'm not saying that people aren't fully within their rights to withdraw support, and not go to RTX, and not watch any of the RT shows from now on. If you want only ethically sourced media, then I'm sure there's a list of it somewhere that you can stick to. But I hope you also don't play ANY major video game in the last few years, haven't seen any blockbuster movie, and don't watch any popular TV shows.

Numerous store complaints and First membership issues, the controversy with Piers Morgan, the site in general (I feel bad because I haven't experienced anything awful on it, even ad banners), Joel and Gavin's Twitter kerfuffle, leaving out show names in titles of videos(Glitch, Please and AHWU), RTX London, what seems to be a large amount of people pulling out their memberships, RT Podcast (or Rich Millenial as some say), the Let's Play Family Reunion....

I hope I'm speaking for everyone here, including Rooster Teeth, that it is disappointing to see this many controversies happen in this year. As well as seeing this many disgruntled fans, or even ones who left, because of these.

I hope next year is better.

I am seeing more and more write ups in threads about how Matt Bragg is being bullied or no one is treating him with respect.

Folks: We need to stop trying to be a "hero" for Matt and just let him live his life.

This is the same shit they do with Gavin, or Jack, or Alfredo, or anyone else. This group is not bullying anyone nor are they treating someone like a piece of shit. This has been the group's M.O. for a decade now. If Matt Bragg, or Gavin Free, or anyone else had any problems with working with the other Achievement Hunters they would've said something by now.

Seriously, stop trying to play "hero". Matt Bragg is probably sitting at home, enjoying life, and is barely thinking about any of this.

Does anyone else miss the old RTP format? After like an episode of two I fell off because I wasn't vibing with it. I like all three of the cast members, just the vibe of the podcast isn't doing it for me.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_media

https://youtu.be/Oveoet4n4Ks

It occurred to me today that as much as I liked Ray, I don't miss him in the AH vids.

I think this a credit to the guys though, the further inclusion of Matt and/or Jeremy only betters the content.

Just a thought 😁