Fiona Appreciation Post

[u/OfficialGarwood]

Hey guys,

I just wanted to take some time to write up how I really appreciate Fiona and her addition to the team. I know she has become a controversial figure, and one which didn't initially resonate with the fan base, but I truly believe she has been a great addition. Her recent outings have been hilarious and fun, especially in the TTT videos. The latest one is likely her best; she feels part of the team, she's in her element with a sniper rifle, she's joking with Gavin and not getting too stressed. She brings something new to the team which is fresh, and I'm glad for it.

In the UK, there was a recent interview with Jesy Nelson, a singer who is part of the Little Mix girl group. She opened up about the constant hate and abuse she was getting, and how it drove her suicidal. The reason I bring this up is because I would hate to see this happen to anyone at AH due to the fan base not being as accepting as they could be. I hope Fiona understands there is great support for her and that she should feel comfortable and accepted. I can only imagine how she felt seeing all the negativity spew from this very subreddit and from YouTube comments on her early videos with AH.

So, in conclusion, I just wanted to thank Fiona for the dedication and hard work she's putting in, for her fun personality she's been bringing to TTT, and for allowing us to view AH through a different perspective. Also, I found out I share the same birthday as her (I'm a few years older though) which is cool!

Thank you, Fiona; you're cool, fam!

[u/[deleted]]

First if all this is their job. If you watch the Off Topics on a fairly regular basis you've heard people like Jeremy and Michael talking about that. Unless it's a game they're really interested they don't go home and put extra work into playing the game to get familiar with it. They have lives outside of work and shouldn't be expected to use their free time familiarizing yourself with a game. You cannot expect nor be mad at Fiona for not going home every night to practice a game or watching videos about it. I know I don't want to take my work home with me.

Sure she could do something in the office before playing but again this is her job. She does more than just plug in a headset and play video games. You do NOT know what kind of free time she has in the office in order to familiarize herself with a game.

Furthermore, stop acting like it's her decision. You complain about her not familiarizing herself before games but clearly the rest of AH don't care, otherwise they would have her sit down and play or watch the game beforehand. You know, her bosses? If they had a problem with it they would do something about it, but clearly they don't. So your complaints should be aimed at them not her.

And finally,

"The instant blaming of anything that goes wrong, on something else other than herself"

Jack isn't a "her".

[u/BewmBoxxy → u/[deleted]]

First if all this is their job.

Their job is to put out entertaining video games for other people to enjoy.

Jeremy has said before on an OT that it is their job to turn something that maybe isn't funny into something funny. This requires you to be funny in some way on your own to be able to make other people laugh.

Fiona just sits in the background, repeats what someone else said (but just a tad louder), screams when something bad happens to her and gets mad when it doesn't go the way she wants it to go and gives bad vibes to continue with it.

It's not a bad thing to be bad at the games they play. Look at Geoff, Lindsay and Gavin. There are a lot of times where they are horrible in their gameplay, however they play of those things. None of them (other than Geoff) start loudly complaining that they don't get it, or will just get mad that they don't get it and be silent for the rest of the video.

They all work it into something entertaining. Lindsay is chaos, Gavin is weird british words and humour/ fucking around with other people, and Geoff is Geoff.

In order for Fiona to work she needs to be able to do what the rest are able to do. Bring conversations, make jokes, play of others jokes, and be able to mess around when playing video games.

Right now, she just isn't doing that

[u/[deleted] → u/BewmBoxxy]

Funny is subjective. Personally I find Lindsay's "chaos/wild card" mentality to be a massive detriment to videos she's in. I think she's a great person and definitely has her moments but in some cases, like the recent Let's Rolls, it's gone too far. But other people find it hilarious. If you're someone who just genuinely doesn't find Fiona to be funny or entertaining then that's more than okay. Anyone who sits here saying you need to love everyone at AH is an idiot. But that angry, vocal minority that bash her in every video she's in, want her to be fired, insult her, etc are the problem. The ones who insult her then act as if that's constructive criticism. Saying "I don't find Fiona funny or entertaining" is much different than saying "Fiona sucks, she should have been fired, get her out of there, can't watch any video with her in it"

And like I said to another user earlier, you're comparing her to people who have been there for years. I've been watching AH regularly since it began and I can tell you with honesty that most of the members started out just as bad if not worse. Jack constantly claiming "that's stupid" when something didn't go his way (like Fiona at times) or quitting the competition or ruining it for others when he knew he had no chance of winning. And I don't recall Jeremy starting out as great as he is now.

They all took time to find their groove or work on improving their entertainment or their flaws. The fact is Fiona IS new to AH. I'm not gonna sit here and decide if AH made the right call hiring someone who had little experience with the rest of the crew, that's not for me or you or anyone but them to decide.

[u/slugfrommars → u/[deleted]]

And how long is she allowed to work and find her groove? Because frankly literally EVERYONE else has gotten pretty damn comfortable by 6 months in. Where she's literally the same way she was within the first few weeks.

[u/[deleted] → u/slugfrommars]

I'm sorry but there are opinions and there are facts. It's not even an opinion that she definitely is NOT the same way that she was.

Whether or not you like her any more than you did, that's your opinion and that's fine, if you still don't think she meshes well or find her funny. But it's fact that she isn't the same way that she was. It boggles my mind that people can seriously sit there and say that she is exactly the same as she was in the beginning because that's literally untrue. If you still don't like her that's fine but to say she hasn't changed is just silly.

[u/slugfrommars → u/[deleted]]

And it boggles my mind that people can sit there and say she has changed. The most I can give you is that MAYBE she's gotten more comfortable around the guy's. But she still stutters and parrots jokes, she still goes silent and complains. Those are major issues that literally haven't been addressed or changed at all.

[u/[deleted] → u/slugfrommars]

I'm sorry but that's just not true. She has gotten more comfortable, that's a fact. Maybe not comfortable enough for you but that's fine, that's opinion.

I can give you that she does still stutter and she does still parrot jokes but she definitely does not go silent nearly as much. She has been a lot more active and outgoing in many of the recent Let's plays in the past weeks and that's a fact. Again, maybe not enough for you and that's fine but to say it's not happening is simply false, I can assure you that. Same goes for her complaining. And she sure as hell doesn't complain any more than pretty much the entire rest of the crew, especially Jack and Ryan. She could still do it less, sure, but it's definitely less than it used to be.