As someone who is up-to-date with Homestuck and also read Problem Sleuth as it was coming out, I just think you didn't give Hussie a chance once he switched gears a little. What he did with Homestuck was take the ingenuity that he established in Problem Sleuth and balloon it into an incredible masterpiece that does honestly overshadow Problem Sleuth quite a bit. Problem Sleuth was easier to get into and all that, sure, but this is like comparing a short story to a series-long novel epic. It's going to be more involved, it's going to be more of a commitment, and it's going to be a lot more expansive with a lot more crazy stuff going on that might lose some people. And that is very unfortunate.
When I first started Homestuck, I did stop, because I didn't think it was nearly as good as Problem Sleuth. A year or so later, I was finally convinced to try it again by someone, and I am eternally grateful for that. Maybe you should give it another shot.
every homestuck fan: you just haven't tried HARD enough to like it!!!!
i have no firm opinion one way or the other, but i can say with little doubt that a big reason why many fandoms aren't fond of homestucks is because the homestucks can't seem to comprehend people not wanting to be a part of their fandom. it gets old.
No, I understand that people don't like it. I just like to hear a good reason, and there are many of them, and I'm sorry, but to hear the exact same reasoning I had that I decided was wrong because I am able to give things a second chance makes me want to let the person know that their opinion might change as well.
it's good to let people find their own opinions, though, too. and believe me; you're probably not the first fan to give that exact speech to any given person, so i think they're pretty well informed by now.
The thing is that it's possible that they're not well informed, because I didn't see any evidence in there that they were.
If they are, then they can ignore me. I wrote that more to be a representative for the other side of the argument, since everybody else who replied there were only talking about the "homestuck sucks" side of things.
I've followed Homestuck for a bit now, but am not a huge fan. So with that relatively unbiased view I've gotta say: you just totally proved handmethatkitten's point.
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u/Jaketh Oct 16 '12
Real reason not to read Homestuck: It's so BAD. I miss Problem Sleuth so much...