The ONE reason I can think of that justifies Sword AF S2 as a podcast audio-only format is because damien isn't in the office as much. That's literally the ONLY thing I can think of that makes it make sense. Like, I understand that Sword AF S1 didn't get as mant views as they'd expected but they literally destroyed any potential success by making s1 a biweekly release instead of weekly?? And to put it in audio-only format, after pushing its release by 3/4 months- while going completely RADIO SILENT about it the entire time, just put a really bad taste in my mouth.
Maybe it's parasocial to have expectations for a series that I really love but it truly does suck ! I understand that the justifications of budget, the series not getting as much views as other content on the channel- but like, it just sucks!!!! And I'm upset that my silly little game was given this treatment! I loved watching the live premieres of the episodes as they came out, and seeing the cast and crew in the chat and it sucks that might not happen anymore because of the shift in medium!
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