User blog:Xraindropx/Why Animal Jam is Falling Apart.

Hey y'all! It's Rain here and welcome back to another blog post! So as you can see from the title, today I am going to be discussing the controversial topic of why Animal Jam is falling apart/whether it's going to end soon or not. Worrystone actually did a blog post similar to this, so be sure to check that out! <3 Without further ado, on to the main topic.

As you may have noticed, lately A LOT of people have quit playing Animal Jam. I myself has actually considered the decision a few times in the past few months. There have been many theories as to why Animal Jam has been losing so many players recently. Here are a few of my own:

THE RARITY SYSTEM IS BROKEN

This is without a doubt one of the most popular theories. I personally think that this is a very large part of why so many dedicated players have quit. Let's face it: we all play Animal Jam just for rares and trading. No one really uses any of the other features. So if the rarity system is broken, then there's... well.. nothing to do, really. Anyone who has played AJ within the past month has heard of the Straw Hat incident. For those of you that don't know, in early November this year AJHQ made the decision to release the iconic Straw Hat back into Jam Mart Clothing. This angered many players as the Straw Hat was actually worth a decent bit and a lot of people traded good items for them. This isn't the only time this has happened. Similar things have also happened to the Top Hat, the Bongo Drums, the Fountain, the Knitted Sweater, and many, MANY more beta/good items. I am not sure if AJHQ is aware that they are ruining these items by putting them back in stores, but either way, they sure are. Perhaps AJHQ thinks that by releasing these items again they are doing us a favor because we like these items. I am uncertain. Also, I have a theory about den betas. There has been some debate on this topic before, but I am here to tell you my opinions and suspicions on it. I personally believe that there is a good chance that AJHQ will release den betas into stores again. Before you contradict me, let me explain my reasoning. What you have to realize is that AJHQ does not care about the rarity system. Their logic is that if the players LIKE a certain item, it should be released into stores again to make us "happy". So when they look at den betas, they think: "Oh, everyone seems to love these items! We should release them again!" and that is it. They could care less about rarity. Therefore, I fear for the fate of den betas. Also, let's not forget the whole "item duping" incident that helped break the rarity system. Urgh.

AJHQ IS RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS

Let's all admit it: Animal Jam has gotten quite boring in terms of updates/features. All of the new items are just regurgitations of items from previous years. Something that AJHQ is doing right now that kind of grates on my nerves is the whole diamond shop "spike collection" (the toxic lava spike, the magenta ancient spike, the blackout doughnut spike, etc). Like, seriously? These are plainly just recycled from the original rare spiked collar (I mean, most items nowadays are). I've literally lost track of how many spikes AJHQ has made within the time span of approximately 2 months. They are obviously struggling with ideas. We haven't had a new, interesting animal species in ages and all the updates AJHQ does come out with are dry and boring. Also, about the latest update. AJHQ recently released an update with new variations of eagles (the wood eagle, the crystal eagle, the lava eagle, etc). The way you obtain these animals is by referring a friend. If 5 of your referred friends get membership, you get one of the eagles (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that is how it works). This is just another money grab. All they want is for more people to buy membership. I think the only recent update that I liked were Meagyn's Pet Bears (they're literally adorable oml). I have to say, I am disappointed.

A LOT OF ANIMAL JAM PLAYERS HAVE GROWN UP

This one is just plain and simple. A lot of players have just grown up and no longer want to play Animal Jam. I find that even some of the most famous Animal Jam Youtubers have started to get a little tired of Animal Jam (*cough* WisteriaMoon *cough*), which is completely understandable. Animal Jam starts to get boring as you get older, and a lot of younger people today have no interest in AJ because there are things like Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Animal Jam, as sad as it may be, is starting to get old.

'''Thank you so much for reading my blog post and comment down below YOUR thoughts on whether Animal Jam is falling apart or not, and if so, why? Love y'all! <3'''

~Rain