


Why I'm Canceling Membership after 10 Years
I have decided to let my membership cancel on the 7th this month and take a step back here. I have been playing for over a decade and had a lot of fun overall, except this year things have changed.
People are so rude. I find myself no longer interacting with others in the game. I literally got harassed by a group of 4-5 people after declining a trade and they said some pretty gross things to me, even with the chat filters. Other times I get completely ignored. Most interactions are negative and petty.
I have seen absolutely DISGUSTING things that grown adults are openly discussing in a kids game, wayyy too frequently. "Lick my boy kitty" WTFFF?? the game is filled with these awful attention seekers. Also, People thinking they own the game because they have 3 HD'S. People expecting overtrades and selling in store items for dims, bringing me to my next point.
The shop advertising. I am a big fan of shops only due to the fact I can cut out the shocking toxicity of trading with people. However, now the whole game is bloated with bots advertising unorganized and overpriced shops. The sheer amount of accounts that are only on to advertise their shops are crazy. It is actually impossible to find people talking and interacting outside the Pillow Room and sometimes parties.
Honorable mention to bots and hackers that just constantly are fucking with the game, usually harmlessly but yesterday I got the JAG spam from default bots and it kinda sent me over the edge.
Most of all, item collection isn't even fun or meaningful when the community is so toxic and bot-filled you can't even show off the items or your outfits. The core part of the game lost its value to me due to other issues adding up. The lack of genuine interaction in an essentially chat room based game is killing it for me. Why am I even collecting items?
Grinding TFD was my favorite part of the game since TFD released honestly, plus it's super nostalgic to me. It sucks that it is member only but I can't justify paying for just that. I will miss my eagle, but I can play other grindy games where there's actually a point to it and a reward.
There isn't much to do when you're NM so I don't expect I will be on much anymore. It's been sad to see the game get neglected and go so far downhill overall. This game will always have a nostalgic place in my heart, but a lot of that sheen has sadly worn off for me now with the current state of things.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the current state of the game in the comments. Thank you, AJ, for the past 10 years.