Board Thread:SMG4 Discussion/@comment-36426936-20190203214947/@comment-36426936-20190505212000

RF2024 wrote: 71.219.204.95 wrote: MarioMaster810 wrote: My Personal Take:

It's become very clear to me that these new characters (Meggy, Saiko, Tari, etc.) aren't going away any time soon, unfortunately for the classic fans (including me to an extent). There's simply been too much time, effort, and attention brought to them that it wouldn't make much sense to shaft them entirely just for the sake of the older fans only. Besides which, if this were to happen, there would be a massive outcry from newer fans, which, like it or not, have become the majority of SMG4's audience. The classic fans are now only a minor part of his total audience, and catering to those people only would simply be a bad idea for SMG4. Let's not forget that he's running a freaking business now, so logically speaking, it wouldn't be very wise of him to remove the new characters. The classic fans will either have to deal with them or stop following SMG4 entirety. I agree. However, rather than removing the new characters he could instead create a better balance between old and new. The balance has been much better this year opposed to late 2018, but it could be better. Chris, Swag, and Peach becoming prominent characters again is amazing and it would be great to see that with other old characters, such as FM, Steve, Teletubbies, etc. If that would happen, i wouldn't really mind the new characters anymore I agree. If at least some old characters returned as prominent characters once again, I wouldn't care about Meggy and Saiko as much. My liking for the old characters is honestly stronger than my dislike for characters like Meggy and Saiko. Though, in my opinion they should still be removed from the series even if the old characters return, unless the old characters dominate their screentime. I actually don't think that more than 100,000 people will unsubscribe from SMG4 even if characters like Meggy are removed. While the Meggy fangirls are pretty toxic, I don't think they compare to some other fanbases, like the Jeffy fanboys.

Actually, is Saiko even that popular among the new fans?