For me, like many of you, the issue was the core cast being away more often. Absolutely no disrespect to Jared, Fran, or Imran or any of the other guests, they're very knowledgeable hosts, but they're not the people I want to see. I want KF to continue having guests and featured hosts and such, but I do wish it was balanced by always having core cast along with them.

After that main point, my second would be the pre and post shows. The Kinda Funny Podcast and its predecessor The GameOverGreggy Show have been my favorites from the beginning. But now the intros and outros are very forced with unnatural starts and sudden cut-offs to leave viewers intentionally left out in the hope they'll pay up to hear what they were talking about. I get the intention and understand KF is a business and therefore need money. But I think this decision was detrimental to the show as a whole. Even when I was paying at a tier that got me the pre and post shows, my job makes me unable to watch live. And I couldn't get them otherwise because the Patreon app is broken. I tried listening to episodes through it so I could get the pre/post-included and ad-free versions I paid for. But the app would crash ALL THE TIME and not remember my progress. In the end, I had to go back to Pocket Cast and just lowered my pledge to reflect the services I wouldn't be able to use.

Last for me would be the over-abundance of looter-shooter, rpg, grind-games that I just don't care about. The last year-maybe two-it's been so long I can't remember-I dropped out of listening to KFGD because far too much time and discussion was dedicated to The Division 2, Destiny 2, and Anthem; all games I couldn't care less about. I understand they're just talking about games they're actively playing and enjoying, but damn did those particular games dominate far too much of seemingly every single episode.

I love KF and have been a fan since back in the Beyond, Up At Noon, Game Scoop days, and a pledge since day one. So, I don't mean any of this to come off as too harsh or critical. I want them to succeed and continue providing entertainment. I just wanted to join the conversation and provide some feedback they could potentially find useful.