I think Frank has been considering ending the channel for a very long time. Even some of the Q&As from a long while back had me wondering how much mileage he had left.
I don’t think the nature of the hobby was a factor. In fact, many new blasters are right up his alley. We’re in a golden age of not only performance but tactically optimized blasters and I think the Frank of 5 years ago would have been absolutely excited. It might have even revitalized him. Plus there are competitive play-styles, like SpeedDart, that emphasize run-and-gun.
I’m sure there are personal reasons he’s never going to divulge, but I also think he’s just lost his passion for the hobby. I can’t imagine doing his job for as long as he’s been doing it.
Coop’s content did seem to become a lot more formulaic as time went on (though the content itself was far from bad), I don’t even think this for lack of trying but more being controlled by the algorithm essentially Pidgeon holing him into just review content in a predictable style. Along with the other personal issues he’s had in recent years while we may not know the true reason(s) based on the reasons we do know it is very understandable him leaving foam content creation. As someone who started watching his content around 10 years ago it is sad to see him go but I wish him all the best on his next projects.
I think Frank has been considering ending the channel for a very long time. Even some of the Q&As from a long while back had me wondering how much mileage he had left.
I don’t think the nature of the hobby was a factor. In fact, many new blasters are right up his alley. We’re in a golden age of not only performance but tactically optimized blasters and I think the Frank of 5 years ago would have been absolutely excited. It might have even revitalized him. Plus there are competitive play-styles, like SpeedDart, that emphasize run-and-gun.
I’m sure there are personal reasons he’s never going to divulge, but I also think he’s just lost his passion for the hobby. I can’t imagine doing his job for as long as he’s been doing it.
Coop’s content did seem to become a lot more formulaic as time went on (though the content itself was far from bad), I don’t even think this for lack of trying but more being controlled by the algorithm essentially Pidgeon holing him into just review content in a predictable style. Along with the other personal issues he’s had in recent years while we may not know the true reason(s) based on the reasons we do know it is very understandable him leaving foam content creation. As someone who started watching his content around 10 years ago it is sad to see him go but I wish him all the best on his next projects.