So there was that post about grandfathered rates being ended, and First prices going up... The sad fact is that I do not consider myself a First member; in my head I am still a sponsor, helping to support a small machinima company maintain it's community site. Rooster Teeth hasn't been that for a long time, so I guess I've just been giving them money for nostalgia's sake. Of course Rooster Teeth had to grow. I subbed within a few days of signing up in 2006, and there used to be Paypal issues that needed manually fixing; I emailed support and got this reply: "I corrected this for you. Sorry there was a delay. Burnie Burns" Naturally I was in awe. Looking back, I appreciate how small the company was when Burnie (and Geoff, who corrected a gift-sponsor issue with a friend) were also having to do tech support. It must have been a pain in the arse for them, but equally… everyone felt within reach. That whole community thing, you know? There are so many people at the company now, doing so many shows. I've lost touch with it all. But I think the sad truth is that they've lost touch with me too. It feels like quantity over quality, population over personality, and I just cannot find shows that make me want to watch. The exception is Red vs Blue itself, and even that is inconsistent. What does it say that their oldest show is still the one I want to see as their newest content? That bit of nostalgia was worth $10 every six months, that little bit of attachment to the small company and fairly close site it used to be. It's not worth $33 for services I'm just not using. Isn't it ironic? If they'd kept the grandfathered rates they'd have probably kept getting $10 payments from me forever. Damn it. I'm going to cancel, with regrets. And in the process, I feel that bit more detached from the place that I actually want to be coming to online.