The fact that I went into the pillow room, and started talking to people, and then asked if they ever heard of wisteria moon, and they said “nope” I felt old-
I just feel like all/most of the new jambassasors feel so... Marketed. It feels like none of them are being original or being their true selves; it feels like all they're there for is to say "omg every animal jam update is simply incredibly and I support every single action that they do." I miss when Bepper and Gellyjones especially would actually be willing to say their opinions on the updates, and whether or not they thought it was a good update. They weren't being fake and saying they loved every update. Because come on, nobody loves EVERY AJ update.
@RiCEBOMBZ Well, good for you. You arent the majority though; trying to dismiss the point by giving your own view doesn't automatically make it invalid. And if that wasn't what you were trying to do, why bother in the first place?
@RiCEBOMBZ Ma'am, you clearly misinterpreted what the original commenter was trying to say. Is not that no one likes the updates, but is that not everyone is gonna like them.
@RiCEBOMBZ yo chill its not that deep, don't bring gender onto this also, how tf were they supposed to know what your gender is, people misgender by accident
@@RiCEBOMBZ 1- Fuck that. 2- That doesn't mean you can't try and get the right interpretation by re-reading it. 3- There's a difference between giving your point of view and bashing people for having different views. 4- I would have replied earlier, but youtube was dumb and didn't notify me of your reply. It wasn't until something liked my comment that I saw it. Oh well, better late than never.
Hi! Former Jambassador Ellipsity here, and you made a lot of level-headed points that more people need to understand. I can confirm that a huge reason they get a lot of hate is because the community is misguided on what they can and can’t actually do for the game. They can give AJHQ suggestions on what to suggest or improve in the game, but it doesn’t always guarantee they’ll be listened to because at the end of the day, they’re not paid employees. I gave many criticisms and feedbacks that simply changed nothing because I obviously didn’t have the power that the community thinks Jambassadors have. The nostalgia also plays a huge factor in it. These newer Jambassadors are for AJ Play Wild, which is not too popular among the AJ Classic players. I resigned my role because I was the polar opposite of what you’d expect from a Jambassador. I LIKED talking about the issues, openly giving criticism, and just being relatable to the community/mirroring their opinions and concerns. It became so frustrating for me to watch AJ Classic decline that I stepped down and went down my own independent path since I’m obviously not kid-friendly and have too many strong opinions about the game, company, and the community, and I’ve never been afraid to openly talk about them. I think people were just expecting these newer Jambassadors to do the same, when the fact is that they make content for a far younger side of Animal Jam. With my content, it was quite clear I was directing it towards nostalgic AJ Classic players who are now mostly teens and adults. I actually did make a video on my channel back in May titled “Should Jambassadors Speak Out More?” and it was addressing how the community expected WAY too much from the new Jambassadors. I will openly say it, Wildworks has made a TON of decisions that I’ll never support in a million years, but giving the new Jambassadors hate for it (when their intentions are to spread a bit of positivity in the community) is just cruel. People also forget that most of the newer Jambassadors are between the ages of 13-18 now, and some are fully grown adults. So yeah, expecting the world from these teens/young adults is just unreasonable. I hated more than ANYTHING when I was a Jambassador that people assumed I didn’t have any opinions of my own, when I actually CONSTANTLY expressed my disapproval of certain updates and issues in the game. It’s unfortunate, but a lot of people assume Jambassadors are part of a hivemind and thus, they dislike them for endorsing the company. Thank you if you read this entire comment, I had a lot of thoughts as an Ex-Representative of the game. It’s refreshing to see a non-Jambassador give a level-headed take on the topic of Jambassadors for once, so good job on that! 👍 🖤
Thank you so much for the inside information! I’m happy you found your own path that made you happy. I do feel like sometimes people forget aj is a KIDS game haha
I forgot to comment earlier but I randomly found this video yesterday and I really love your channel ❤ I think this had a lot of really great information. I have a much more detailed perspective having been in the Jambassador program from the beginning, and I’ve been wanting to make a video about it myself but it’d take FOREVER to say everything I wanna say 😂 but overall I think you cleared up a lot of misconceptions, and even though there’s a lot of differences between my wave of jambassadors and the newer ones, I still think the newer jambassadors are super sweet and I’ve enjoyed getting to know them over the past few weeks since I’ve returned ❤
HOWDY!! I seriously appreciate your input! The response I got from this video in general really surprised me. I personally wasn’t satisfied with it, and still feel this way- even more so honestly as all it’s done for me is helped me find even MORE misconceptions that I entirely glossed over or didn’t even know of- which is why I’m working on a part two. I’m really happy people enjoyed it though, and I’ve felt really good about my content when I was initially really uncertain. I would love to see a video of that nature from you sometime if you can organize your thoughts. I’m happy to see you back by the way! You’ve been missed! 💜
I guess one of the big reasons is subscriber count. The older ones were very well known at the time and have accumulated thousands of subscribers. They had more fame, the community was united, it was fun (also nostalgia). My issue with the new jambassadors is they seem to be doing a similar thing each of them. If you look at their posts, how they talk, what they say, and how they act, it's very similar and identical. It's not super unique. Perhaps it's because I'm an older bean, but seeing just content that feels like rainbow mush isn't very appealing. The other thing I guess is the recent controversy with Wildworks as a company. There has been a lot of increased criticism and complaints about the company, so anything associate with that is perceived negative.
Yeah. Really valid. The Jambassadors aren’t really my cup of tea either, but as I see it, there’s a certain way you should approach kids when making content for them, which, is why the jambassadors (and most kid’s entertainment) can come off as really shallow or same-y
@@kijjikon At the same time, kids are not shallow like that either. I know a good kid's book series that was not only popular with kids but also with adults as well (Redwall). It wasn't childish, it was entertaining, and it was sad too. Other examples include Narnia, LOTR, Star Wars, etc. The idea of 'Kid's' content has really shifted to stuff that can reach almost toddlers. But the other issue I guess is the demographic, most AJ players are female. So that also, the content will shift towards that audience.
I think the main thing about the old jambassadors that sets them apart from the new ones is the fact that jambassadors weren’t a thing at all at one point.. and when it started to become a thing those roles were filled by people who were already loved so much by the community. it’s also probably why these new ones aren’t getting recognized as much
i played animal jam as a kid, and i loved it so much. i miss when is was actually about learning. now, the only people who are playing are just advertising their stores - another weird thing - i miss when we would go on top of that stone bridge and jump on it until it fell lol. you go there now and its a ghost town. i miss when it was geared toward children, when it was wholesome. now, its akin to a dystopian nightmare
this randomly came up in my recommendations. As someone who is 18 and played the game years and years ago, when people like aparri, wisteriamoon, lilacpetal and such were massive content creators, for sure nostalgia is definitely a massive reason why it feels different, and mostly, because it IS different. playwild or animal jam now is more focused on than it used to be in those times as well, i think as well the scale of the community is much smaller than it used to be, don't get me wrong, there still is one, but if you compare the current jambassadors who have a couple hundred or few thousand subscribers, to the enormity of hundred of thousand subscribers back in the day, frankly, the scale is just masses smaller. i think events like jamcon and vidcon also encouraged this because it allowed players to engage with their favourite creators on an even larger scale, it sucks that the game isn't what is used to be, but its fun once in a while to stumble accross aj content for old times sake, but honestly this was enjoyable and you made really good and valid points
I think you would make a great Jambassitor! You are really kind and friendly, and honest as well. I feel like if you became one, I would at least have nostalgia about you. I’m not sure if I worded that correctly lol
I think it’s admirable that you didn’t make this video entirely negative/positive and instead focused on it being real! Really great job with your video :)
I've been within the animaljam community since early 2017, and obviously there are many changes to animaljam itself. I think the most disappointing thing for all the earlier OG players is that it feels like they tossed away "animaljam classic" and now Wildworks is only putting their effort into AJPW. It's a bit hard to accept, but I guess as time passes things change and people move on... I think the main reason that people maybe don't like the new jambassadors as much is because the ENTIRETY of the game is different and so is the community. I have hope that these new jambassadors will bring light to animaljam's present state and still honor its' past rather than forget about what it used to be all about. great video, very insightful for new and old jammers. thank you :)
I didn't really talk or watch videos from the old jambassadors (apart from a few) but I used to watch LucyFluffyDenDecor and I drew some fanart for her and she actually gifted me a plush :D I was so happy!
I met one of the new jambassadors before and I was in the same world in aj as them (not gonna say which one) but I wanted to say hi to them and they just straight up ignored me. I was the only person talking to them too so its not like they were being bombarded by people-
Agreeing with what east said in the comments, you do remind me of Leamonpuppy as well. I really don't like the new jambassadors just because they seem way too nice that it feels fake. It's like they HAVE to be nice and behind the screen they may not be that nice person you see on the game. I really just don't like the fact that AJHQ has to abandon ajc. It was my childhood game for years. 😓 I've been trying to get more active on my accounts, especially my main on ajc, since I'm on spring break and also since I hadn't logged on my main for months now. Edit: New sub btw 😊
nobody will ever be better than julian2. he carried the community and made aj youtubers a thing. he deserved better treatment and if you look back the downfall of aj started when they kicked him out lol
Heheh thank you though for saying your and others’ opinions about the role xp I must say that I do agree on many of your and other’s perspectives. I myself haven’t been active because of band, parents divorce, college and part time job. ;^; But I’m not 100% why the others aren’t active since I rarely speak with them ;^; but yeah! It is very similar content we sometimes post. That’s why if I have to post, it would either be mastertracks, masterpieces or masterblocks .^.
Sorry to hear you’re going through a lot man. Your personal life should 100% come first before a video game. I’m happy I could shed some light onto everything for people. Take it easy man. 💜
This video was really well done and straight to the point. Also quite thought out! You just earned yourself a sub! I don't play animal jam as often as I used to, and I kinda miss the older jambassadors.
As an old AJ player, I feel that the reason why no one pays attention to the current Jambassadors, Is because their all focused on Play wild (well, now just Animal Jam). Most of the people who have nostalgia for the game, is with the original AJ classic. All of the previous Jambassadors focused mostly on AJ classic. They quit around the time the original AJ's popularity was dropping, so it's understandable why a bunch of people also left. So to come back and not only find out that AJ did the name swap of Play wild and AJ to just AJ and AJ classic, but now all of the new Jambassadors are only play wild focused, sets a bitter taste in the classic players mouths as it feels like their abandoning the original game. Of course, AJHQ has their reasons, Classic is made in Flash and with flash being complicated and outdated, it's hard to update while AJ is made in a newer program and easy to update. But they promised almost a year ago they would update Classics code to something modern so they can continue updating and as of right now, that hasn't happened. I don't have any ill emotions towards the new Jambassadors, their doing their best and joined out of a passion for the game. However I was sadly never able to join the AJ play wild groove, I tried, I really did, but it just....didn't feel the same. Sorry for the long comment! Just sharing my thoughts!
The reason why I dislike the new Jambassadors (on my opinion) is that they are all too positive and seem like they have been payed by AJHQ to say everything they say in their videos. Most of them overly hyper a but annoying and always gush about how good the updates are as if they are scripted, anyone else noticed that? Most of them dont seem like genuine people in personality at least, it scares me to think what some of some of are like irl. (REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT INTENDED AS ANY HATE, THIS IS ALL JUST MY OPINION!!)
Your opinion is valid, but a lot of the reason why they act like that is because they’re catering towards kids- like elementary aged kids. As someone who wants to be a teacher one day there’s a certain way you should act around kids. While you and I can have a level headed conversation about complex topics because we are teens/adults, little kids might be upset by people they look up to talking down on things they like- even if it’s just minor things they don’t like. For example, let’s say a jambassador doesn’t like the rainbow raccoon in the update. They could say ‘yeah I really don’t like this, it seems lazy.’ But that can easily upset a kid. That’s like if a kid goes up to you and said ‘hey I love powerangers Wanna see my collection’ and you saying ‘no, sorry I don’t like powerangers, I think it’s boring.’ You weren’t rude or anything but being a kid they’ll still get upset because they’re a kid and so your lack of interest in it breaks their heart. Instead, the best think you could say is something like ‘sure, powerangers are okay, but I like Pokémon more’ or in animal jam terms, ‘the rainbow raccoon isn’t my favorite, but it’s a good addition to the game because some people will like it” Which yeah, is totally sugar coating it, and making it seem like you like every aspect of the update all the time, but that’s the way kids take it best.
@@kijjikon (5th time rewriting this damn comment) I feel like you aren't happy atme / are telling me off for having my opinion. (I don't know how else to phrase this, sorry)
@@kijjikon Maybe Im wrong here but I kinda disagree? I get with the intent you are saying, but I think a big part of what the old Jambassadors had was authenticity and relatability, and imo that comes with not liking things about your favorite game. Even in the 6-12 age demographic, kids still have their likes/dislikes and I think they're old enough to understand other peoples opinions. There were still plenty of kids 6-12 who watched Julian2, Ellipsity, etc back in the day and they acted more mature to their audience, while still making it geared towards kids. Now if animal jam was geared towards around the preschool age then I'd understand, but it's not like the jambassadors were trashing the game in the first place anyway.Now the role is PURELY for advertising and marketing the game, which is different from what the Jambassador role was originally, which was to REPRESENT the game via your content.
@@midnightmeowwHi! Former Jambassador Ellipsity here, and while you do make a good point that we made our content more relatable, I often made it clear back then that my channel was strictly for the older AJ Classic audience who grew up with the game and didn’t want to quit. I tried the kid-friendly act for a while, and it was restricting me from being myself in my content. Eventually I realized that I wasn’t a good fit for the position, because the Jambassador title should only go to people who can handle all the stress and volatile nature of the community. So it’s perfectly valid that the current Jambassadors make wholesome content that strictly appeals to kids. AJPW is full of way younger players than AJ Classic, and there are way more AJPW Jambassadors nowadays. You’re definitely not wrong though! Just keep in mind the difference in the ages of players in the AJ Classic community as opposed to the AJPW players. AJPW Jambassadors are targeting a totally different demographic with their content, as well as a whole new generation of AJ players.
well let's start with people actually knew who the old jamassadors were. The new jambassadors though are amazing people just feel like nobodies and I mean that in the nicest way possible-
The main reason that the community is against the jambassadors has more to do with the fact that Wildworks chose them- we chose the originals. They had personalities, opinions, creative ideas, and were not simply a product for marketing. They started out as people who enjoyed the game rather than figureheads of the community. i don't even know a single one of the new jambassadors and have never heard ANYTHING from them. They are functionally replacements from a better era- they're inferior.
To my knowledge a big reason why community figure heads weren’t chosen was because some of the figure heads like the BIG ones, either didn’t want to be jambassadors, were minors, or had broken aj TOS in the past.
Brief examples: Leamon puppy was a minor at the time, and made a whole video about NOT wanting to be jambassador, Kek was a hacker in the past (iirc I could be mistaking them for someone else) etc.
@@kijjikon I don't remember Kek hacking in the past, I do remember about Leamonpuppy. I just think that overall wildworks has become extremely predatory in the money department. The game has always been more socially enlightening rather than teaching about animals (it really helps you learn how economies work, how to handle your items, how to bargain, typing speeds especially, etc). But it goes to say that you need a personality to get attached to, theres no personality to connect with in this case.
Because they feel like they are trying to be super aesthetic and fake. The old jambassadors felt playful and actually funny. They felt unique. Aparri, Wisteriamoon, Julian2, Bepper, Sethyy etc. 😢
*you in audio* : talking abt jambassador flaws *you in bg* : i don't like grapes cos the skin feels like eating leprechaun eyeballs- *me* : confused :')
There’s a difference between not liking the game someone plays and not liking the jambassadors themselves. This is meant to be addressing from the POV of the Playwild fan base rather than the classic fan base
I am almost 20 and Wisteriamoon and Gellyjones videos are still funny and entertaining to me but no new jambassadors have ever made content I found entertaining is all, I don't hate the new ones by any means though
Honestly, this is all just so sad. When I was around eight years old I was obsessed with AJ (I still am I guess, but ever since Flash was shut down Animal Jam Classic has been completely neglected (I understand that most of it is because AJ is of Flash origin and AJHQ can't really update it because of that, but that doesn't really mean that it should be completely forgotten about)) . Since then, Wildworks has gradually become more and more money hungry. They shut down Fer al in favor of Cinder (a game that is pretty much centered around Blockchains and Crypto gaming (both of which are horrible for the planet (I honestly find it funny how Animal Jam, which was about protecting the environment and was once partnered with National Geographic, comes from the same exact company). They completely destroyed the lore (as a writer, it was one of my favorite aspects) in favor of a commercialized and all over the place continuation (say what you want about it, I definitely found it interesting, but not exactly in a good way tbh). They re-wrote the Alpha's personalities which caused them to seem extremely out of character (specifically Peck and Greely) . They added the super boxes, revamped the premium thing, added display cases which costed money, instead of adding the Trials of Zios and stuff in ajpw, they added Crystallis (I liked the design, but it just doesn't feel like AJ) which soon turned out to include fantasy pets, which is another recent thing behind a paywall. I get that companies need money, but the memberships seemed to have been enough for AJHQ until around last year. They added back ads, and pw isn't the same anymore. The Jambassadors are just a small part of it, and so many of the ones from the 2021 wave (I'm pretty sure the applications were in 2020, but I don't quite remember when they were announced) have quit. The only active one I can really think of is Queen (Qw072) and even she has gone inactive for certain periods of time (she said in one of her recent videos that she was on vacation, and she also is busy with school and stuff, which is very understandable, but that doesn't stop me from missing her old videos and the times when she would post and stream more often). I honestly, don't enjoy playing ajpw anymore and I still love playing AJC, but the community is super dead and I wish it could go back to what it was in 2016-2019
no hate but SOMONE needs to say this… queen wolf aj - She will be “thankful for a gift “ u give her and she’ll SELL. Your gift , real Jambassadors wouldn’t do that, she’s also rlly rude and mean if u rlly talk with her. Edit: also all the new ones take AJ’s side like your said and the things after that and I don’t know HOW IN THE WORLD sj likes the ppl that they picked
These people get a lot of gifts, friend. It's unreasonable to assume they can keep all of them, especially if they already own the item or are low on inventory space.
@@BoppityBeepBoop i understand, but it’s like - your fan gives u your gift, the next day, they go see if the TH-camr still has it but then u find it in the shop?
@@simplycloud_ But you have to think about how many people are giving this person gifts. Queen Wolf is an incredibly popular AJ TH-camr. The amount of gifts she gets per per week is probably quite a bit. Most of these TH-camrs have low inventory space as well, and I personally consider it unrealistic for them to keep gifts they simply don’t want. It’s not like in the physical world where there is no “inventory limit” and such.
I dont even think ive seen new ones, since i played back when the old ones were here and i know about them now... Probably know a few new ones but... Me personally i dont hate them and i dont understand why they get so much hate still... I know you explained it but they dont deserve it...
Honestly I don’t have anything against the new jambasators however from my personal opinion they are a bit too over-corporatized and lack the same feeling as the old ones. Julian2 was my favorite (idk if he was ever a jambasator but his content was amazing and he created the spinny boi thing). I miss old animal jam and really want it to go back to what it was, Aj play wild (yes I’m still calling it that) lacks the spirit that the original game had. I’ve moved on from animal jam but it still has a special place in my heart
Wow- I love the old Jambassadors and all, but didn’t they stop making content? They grew out of AJ and now new Jambassadors came to make more people smile, just like the old Jambassadors
Old video sorry, but isnt the age range for Jambassadors over 13? Minors arent legally bound to NDA's, they can break them and not face any legal trouble, although i doubt jambassadors will throw away their title if the NDA means nothing serious LOL
i don't like the new jambassadors (some of them, not all) bc i had bad experiences with 3 of them, and i don't have any experience with the old ones bc since i started play aj in 2020 lol so i don't know them, just what they did.
@@kijjikon well, in one of my experiences with a jambassador (who I won't say who is) they simply didn't do anything about some of they fans telling me to go away from them because I don't have "many rares" like them, which I don't they was on the same level, in fact they seemed to agree with what his fans were saying, I know it's not they job to take care of the community, but this happened literally because of they presence. This is one of my worst experiences with one of them ;-; and i was not asking for rares or something like that lol, ik they wont give free things, i was just trying to talk.
While I get what you mean for the last part of the video, I have to say toxic positivity is a huge issue, and some serious things that affect childrens safety is often ignored and played off as "negative" or "drama" when it's genuinely helpful information, remember the whole predator stuff? Ajhq acted like it was some drama when it was people trying to keep others safe from danger. I know you likely aren't trying to say that "predators scary, so it negative and shouldn't be talked about cause negative" but idk, that last part rubbed me the wrong way a bit (no shade again ik u likely were not tryna say that)
I feel like the new Jambassadors have little to no original personalities and it’s really upsetting, as if they are robots made to please the marketing side of animal jam instead of entertaining many. I also feel like they are more selfish towards their fans and as soon as they get a gift they accept it immediately with no say about it like robots. Their giveaways are never to please their fans either, just to make themselves feel like a good person. I much prefer the newer animal jam TH-camrs that aren’t Jambassadors because they have personalities and don’t seem to make their videos just like every other Jambassador
more i like what jambassadors i bet ya my videos are better than the videos made by any jambassador mine some -times has lore and story behind it like hidden messages in the descriptions to add a creepy atmosphere! ... and yet i only have 68 subscribers? what n n a a c h s v l y e m please
The fact that I went into the pillow room, and started talking to people, and then asked if they ever heard of wisteria moon, and they said “nope” I felt old-
Also u remind me of Leamon puppy, also ima sub I like ur channel! :D
That hurt reading that part of the comment. The nostalgia hits hard. 😭
WHATTT im barely 13 and i remember wisteria like ive been watching her for longer ive been alive
🥲
I felt like a 95 year old
I just feel like all/most of the new jambassasors feel so... Marketed. It feels like none of them are being original or being their true selves; it feels like all they're there for is to say "omg every animal jam update is simply incredibly and I support every single action that they do." I miss when Bepper and Gellyjones especially would actually be willing to say their opinions on the updates, and whether or not they thought it was a good update. They weren't being fake and saying they loved every update. Because come on, nobody loves EVERY AJ update.
@RiCEBOMBZ Well, good for you.
You arent the majority though; trying to dismiss the point by giving your own view doesn't automatically make it invalid. And if that wasn't what you were trying to do, why bother in the first place?
@RiCEBOMBZ Ma'am, you clearly misinterpreted what the original commenter was trying to say. Is not that no one likes the updates, but is that not everyone is gonna like them.
@RiCEBOMBZ yo chill its not that deep, don't bring gender onto this also, how tf were they supposed to know what your gender is, people misgender by accident
@@mrpickles-hb6zx what, its still not that deep
@@RiCEBOMBZ 1- Fuck that. 2- That doesn't mean you can't try and get the right interpretation by re-reading it. 3- There's a difference between giving your point of view and bashing people for having different views. 4- I would have replied earlier, but youtube was dumb and didn't notify me of your reply. It wasn't until something liked my comment that I saw it. Oh well, better late than never.
Hi! Former Jambassador Ellipsity here, and you made a lot of level-headed points that more people need to understand. I can confirm that a huge reason they get a lot of hate is because the community is misguided on what they can and can’t actually do for the game. They can give AJHQ suggestions on what to suggest or improve in the game, but it doesn’t always guarantee they’ll be listened to because at the end of the day, they’re not paid employees. I gave many criticisms and feedbacks that simply changed nothing because I obviously didn’t have the power that the community thinks Jambassadors have. The nostalgia also plays a huge factor in it. These newer Jambassadors are for AJ Play Wild, which is not too popular among the AJ Classic players.
I resigned my role because I was the polar opposite of what you’d expect from a Jambassador. I LIKED talking about the issues, openly giving criticism, and just being relatable to the community/mirroring their opinions and concerns. It became so frustrating for me to watch AJ Classic decline that I stepped down and went down my own independent path since I’m obviously not kid-friendly and have too many strong opinions about the game, company, and the community, and I’ve never been afraid to openly talk about them. I think people were just expecting these newer Jambassadors to do the same, when the fact is that they make content for a far younger side of Animal Jam. With my content, it was quite clear I was directing it towards nostalgic AJ Classic players who are now mostly teens and adults. I actually did make a video on my channel back in May titled “Should Jambassadors Speak Out More?” and it was addressing how the community expected WAY too much from the new Jambassadors.
I will openly say it, Wildworks has made a TON of decisions that I’ll never support in a million years, but giving the new Jambassadors hate for it (when their intentions are to spread a bit of positivity in the community) is just cruel. People also forget that most of the newer Jambassadors are between the ages of 13-18 now, and some are fully grown adults. So yeah, expecting the world from these teens/young adults is just unreasonable. I hated more than ANYTHING when I was a Jambassador that people assumed I didn’t have any opinions of my own, when I actually CONSTANTLY expressed my disapproval of certain updates and issues in the game. It’s unfortunate, but a lot of people assume Jambassadors are part of a hivemind and thus, they dislike them for endorsing the company. Thank you if you read this entire comment, I had a lot of thoughts as an Ex-Representative of the game. It’s refreshing to see a non-Jambassador give a level-headed take on the topic of Jambassadors for once, so good job on that! 👍 🖤
Thank you so much for the inside information! I’m happy you found your own path that made you happy. I do feel like sometimes people forget aj is a KIDS game haha
@@kijjikon Yeah and they expect too much of the kids chosen as Jambassadors which is really messed up
I was literally ur biggest fan SHSHSHDGGDSHHD
@@Kekodile Aww I appreciate the support! 😭 I didn’t think so many people would still remember me haha
@@Iv0risadly, I joined more at 2019, so I never knew you. But I think you were still pretty nice.
I forgot to comment earlier but I randomly found this video yesterday and I really love your channel ❤ I think this had a lot of really great information. I have a much more detailed perspective having been in the Jambassador program from the beginning, and I’ve been wanting to make a video about it myself but it’d take FOREVER to say everything I wanna say 😂 but overall I think you cleared up a lot of misconceptions, and even though there’s a lot of differences between my wave of jambassadors and the newer ones, I still think the newer jambassadors are super sweet and I’ve enjoyed getting to know them over the past few weeks since I’ve returned ❤
HOWDY!!
I seriously appreciate your input! The response I got from this video in general really surprised me. I personally wasn’t satisfied with it, and still feel this way- even more so honestly as all it’s done for me is helped me find even MORE misconceptions that I entirely glossed over or didn’t even know of- which is why I’m working on a part two.
I’m really happy people enjoyed it though, and I’ve felt really good about my content when I was initially really uncertain.
I would love to see a video of that nature from you sometime if you can organize your thoughts.
I’m happy to see you back by the way! You’ve been missed! 💜
I would absolutely love a video on that!
Hi wisteria!
SAME
yoooo!!!
I really enjoy watching wistereamoon. She feels real, and not just a bot programmed to smile.
I guess one of the big reasons is subscriber count. The older ones were very well known at the time and have accumulated thousands of subscribers. They had more fame, the community was united, it was fun (also nostalgia). My issue with the new jambassadors is they seem to be doing a similar thing each of them. If you look at their posts, how they talk, what they say, and how they act, it's very similar and identical. It's not super unique. Perhaps it's because I'm an older bean, but seeing just content that feels like rainbow mush isn't very appealing. The other thing I guess is the recent controversy with Wildworks as a company. There has been a lot of increased criticism and complaints about the company, so anything associate with that is perceived negative.
Yeah. Really valid. The Jambassadors aren’t really my cup of tea either, but as I see it, there’s a certain way you should approach kids when making content for them, which, is why the jambassadors (and most kid’s entertainment) can come off as really shallow or same-y
@@kijjikon At the same time, kids are not shallow like that either. I know a good kid's book series that was not only popular with kids but also with adults as well (Redwall). It wasn't childish, it was entertaining, and it was sad too. Other examples include Narnia, LOTR, Star Wars, etc. The idea of 'Kid's' content has really shifted to stuff that can reach almost toddlers. But the other issue I guess is the demographic, most AJ players are female. So that also, the content will shift towards that audience.
2016-2018 was peak for jambassadors BFFR !! 😮 overall great video!! Keep it up
I think the main thing about the old jambassadors that sets them apart from the new ones is the fact that jambassadors weren’t a thing at all at one point.. and when it started to become a thing those roles were filled by people who were already loved so much by the community. it’s also probably why these new ones aren’t getting recognized as much
i played animal jam as a kid, and i loved it so much. i miss when is was actually about learning. now, the only people who are playing are just advertising their stores - another weird thing - i miss when we would go on top of that stone bridge and jump on it until it fell lol. you go there now and its a ghost town.
i miss when it was geared toward children, when it was wholesome. now, its akin to a dystopian nightmare
Really well constructed and insightful video! Hope to see more content like this in the future, keep it up!
Thank you!! Will do! 🫡
this randomly came up in my recommendations. As someone who is 18 and played the game years and years ago, when people like aparri, wisteriamoon, lilacpetal and such were massive content creators, for sure nostalgia is definitely a massive reason why it feels different, and mostly, because it IS different. playwild or animal jam now is more focused on than it used to be in those times as well, i think as well the scale of the community is much smaller than it used to be, don't get me wrong, there still is one, but if you compare the current jambassadors who have a couple hundred or few thousand subscribers, to the enormity of hundred of thousand subscribers back in the day, frankly, the scale is just masses smaller. i think events like jamcon and vidcon also encouraged this because it allowed players to engage with their favourite creators on an even larger scale, it sucks that the game isn't what is used to be, but its fun once in a while to stumble accross aj content for old times sake, but honestly this was enjoyable and you made really good and valid points
I think you would make a great Jambassitor! You are really kind and friendly, and honest as well. I feel like if you became one, I would at least have nostalgia about you. I’m not sure if I worded that correctly lol
Awww!! Thank you so much, that’s so sweet! 💜💜💜
I think it’s admirable that you didn’t make this video entirely negative/positive and instead focused on it being real! Really great job with your video :)
Thank you! I do my best to be more open with my ideas
"Feels like im eating leprechaun eyeballs" kijjikon 2023
I really hate grapes 😭
@@kijjikon o:
@@kijjikonhow could you
I've been within the animaljam community since early 2017, and obviously there are many changes to animaljam itself. I think the most disappointing thing for all the earlier OG players is that it feels like they tossed away "animaljam classic" and now Wildworks is only putting their effort into AJPW. It's a bit hard to accept, but I guess as time passes things change and people move on... I think the main reason that people maybe don't like the new jambassadors as much is because the ENTIRETY of the game is different and so is the community. I have hope that these new jambassadors will bring light to animaljam's present state and still honor its' past rather than forget about what it used to be all about. great video, very insightful for new and old jammers. thank you :)
I didn't really talk or watch videos from the old jambassadors (apart from a few) but I used to watch LucyFluffyDenDecor and I drew some fanart for her and she actually gifted me a plush :D I was so happy!
I met one of the new jambassadors before and I was in the same world in aj as them (not gonna say which one) but I wanted to say hi to them and they just straight up ignored me. I was the only person talking to them too so its not like they were being bombarded by people-
pillow room content over a hot topic 🤌🤌🤌
Hehehe 💜
Thank ya kijji for these amazing videos, your videos teach us an important lessons of aj! ❤
First! And yea i kinda liked the old ones better, i remember i used to be beppers biggest fan and i used to watch her vids😢
SAME! Bepper was the best.
yea but ever since bepper got exposed for being a bit problematic i havent been able to watch her the same anymore :(
do feel like a big/small part for the older groups is the lack of familiarity that the new ones don’t have compared to the ogs we grew up with
Yeah. They don’t have the nostalgia points.
Agreeing with what east said in the comments, you do remind me of Leamonpuppy as well. I really don't like the new jambassadors just because they seem way too nice that it feels fake. It's like they HAVE to be nice and behind the screen they may not be that nice person you see on the game. I really just don't like the fact that AJHQ has to abandon ajc. It was my childhood game for years. 😓 I've been trying to get more active on my accounts, especially my main on ajc, since I'm on spring break and also since I hadn't logged on my main for months now.
Edit: New sub btw 😊
nobody will ever be better than julian2. he carried the community and made aj youtubers a thing. he deserved better treatment and if you look back the downfall of aj started when they kicked him out lol
Kijjikon I love ur vids
Ur one of my fav ajtubers
Great video. I love to see some high quality creators in this community. I miss it from time to time haha!
Heheh thank you though for saying your and others’ opinions about the role xp I must say that I do agree on many of your and other’s perspectives.
I myself haven’t been active because of band, parents divorce, college and part time job. ;^;
But I’m not 100% why the others aren’t active since I rarely speak with them ;^; but yeah! It is very similar content we sometimes post.
That’s why if I have to post, it would either be mastertracks, masterpieces or masterblocks .^.
Sorry to hear you’re going through a lot man. Your personal life should 100% come first before a video game. I’m happy I could shed some light onto everything for people. Take it easy man. 💜
I remember screaming last night irl because I asked if anyone knew who Bepper was, no one did
Well said, well put, well done 🎉
Thank you!!
This video was really well done and straight to the point. Also quite thought out! You just earned yourself a sub! I don't play animal jam as often as I used to, and I kinda miss the older jambassadors.
Aww! Thank you!
Nice video! And I miss the old jambassadors but I still like the new ones though
As an old AJ player, I feel that the reason why no one pays attention to the current Jambassadors, Is because their all focused on Play wild (well, now just Animal Jam).
Most of the people who have nostalgia for the game, is with the original AJ classic. All of the previous Jambassadors focused mostly on AJ classic.
They quit around the time the original AJ's popularity was dropping, so it's understandable why a bunch of people also left. So to come back and not only find out that AJ did the name swap of Play wild and AJ to just AJ and AJ classic, but now all of the new Jambassadors are only play wild focused, sets a bitter taste in the classic players mouths as it feels like their abandoning the original game.
Of course, AJHQ has their reasons, Classic is made in Flash and with flash being complicated and outdated, it's hard to update while AJ is made in a newer program and easy to update. But they promised almost a year ago they would update Classics code to something modern so they can continue updating and as of right now, that hasn't happened.
I don't have any ill emotions towards the new Jambassadors, their doing their best and joined out of a passion for the game. However I was sadly never able to join the AJ play wild groove, I tried, I really did, but it just....didn't feel the same.
Sorry for the long comment! Just sharing my thoughts!
The reason why I dislike the new Jambassadors (on my opinion) is that they are all too positive and seem like they have been payed by AJHQ to say everything they say in their videos.
Most of them overly hyper a but annoying and always gush about how good the updates are as if they are scripted, anyone else noticed that?
Most of them dont seem like genuine people in personality at least, it scares me to think what some of some of are like irl.
(REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT INTENDED AS ANY HATE, THIS IS ALL JUST MY OPINION!!)
Your opinion is valid, but a lot of the reason why they act like that is because they’re catering towards kids- like elementary aged kids. As someone who wants to be a teacher one day there’s a certain way you should act around kids. While you and I can have a level headed conversation about complex topics because we are teens/adults, little kids might be upset by people they look up to talking down on things they like- even if it’s just minor things they don’t like.
For example, let’s say a jambassador doesn’t like the rainbow raccoon in the update. They could say ‘yeah I really don’t like this, it seems lazy.’ But that can easily upset a kid. That’s like if a kid goes up to you and said ‘hey I love powerangers Wanna see my collection’ and you saying ‘no, sorry I don’t like powerangers, I think it’s boring.’
You weren’t rude or anything but being a kid they’ll still get upset because they’re a kid and so your lack of interest in it breaks their heart.
Instead, the best think you could say is something like ‘sure, powerangers are okay, but I like Pokémon more’ or in animal jam terms, ‘the rainbow raccoon isn’t my favorite, but it’s a good addition to the game because some people will like it”
Which yeah, is totally sugar coating it, and making it seem like you like every aspect of the update all the time, but that’s the way kids take it best.
@@kijjikon (5th time rewriting this damn comment)
I feel like you aren't happy atme / are telling me off for having my opinion.
(I don't know how else to phrase this, sorry)
@@kijjikon Maybe Im wrong here but I kinda disagree? I get with the intent you are saying, but I think a big part of what the old Jambassadors had was authenticity and relatability, and imo that comes with not liking things about your favorite game. Even in the 6-12 age demographic, kids still have their likes/dislikes and I think they're old enough to understand other peoples opinions. There were still plenty of kids 6-12 who watched Julian2, Ellipsity, etc back in the day and they acted more mature to their audience, while still making it geared towards kids. Now if animal jam was geared towards around the preschool age then I'd understand, but it's not like the jambassadors were trashing the game in the first place anyway.Now the role is PURELY for advertising and marketing the game, which is different from what the Jambassador role was originally, which was to REPRESENT the game via your content.
@@midnightmeowwHi! Former Jambassador Ellipsity here, and while you do make a good point that we made our content more relatable, I often made it clear back then that my channel was strictly for the older AJ Classic audience who grew up with the game and didn’t want to quit. I tried the kid-friendly act for a while, and it was restricting me from being myself in my content. Eventually I realized that I wasn’t a good fit for the position, because the Jambassador title should only go to people who can handle all the stress and volatile nature of the community. So it’s perfectly valid that the current Jambassadors make wholesome content that strictly appeals to kids. AJPW is full of way younger players than AJ Classic, and there are way more AJPW Jambassadors nowadays. You’re definitely not wrong though! Just keep in mind the difference in the ages of players in the AJ Classic community as opposed to the AJPW players. AJPW Jambassadors are targeting a totally different demographic with their content, as well as a whole new generation of AJ players.
well let's start with people actually knew who the old jamassadors were. The new jambassadors though are amazing people just feel like nobodies and I mean that in the nicest way possible-
This is actually so informational I’m not used to these types of vidwos
I’m glad!!!
The main reason that the community is against the jambassadors has more to do with the fact that Wildworks chose them- we chose the originals. They had personalities, opinions, creative ideas, and were not simply a product for marketing. They started out as people who enjoyed the game rather than figureheads of the community. i don't even know a single one of the new jambassadors and have never heard ANYTHING from them. They are functionally replacements from a better era- they're inferior.
To my knowledge a big reason why community figure heads weren’t chosen was because some of the figure heads like the BIG ones, either didn’t want to be jambassadors, were minors, or had broken aj TOS in the past.
Brief examples: Leamon puppy was a minor at the time, and made a whole video about NOT wanting to be jambassador, Kek was a hacker in the past (iirc I could be mistaking them for someone else) etc.
@@kijjikon I don't remember Kek hacking in the past, I do remember about Leamonpuppy. I just think that overall wildworks has become extremely predatory in the money department. The game has always been more socially enlightening rather than teaching about animals (it really helps you learn how economies work, how to handle your items, how to bargain, typing speeds especially, etc).
But it goes to say that you need a personality to get attached to, theres no personality to connect with in this case.
Bro, the way you typed this out made the new jambassadors look like they've commited a crime or somethin'. Relax.
@@UnknownFella If it were a crime, I'd give more instances of actual points in time lol
Because they feel like they are trying to be super aesthetic and fake. The old jambassadors felt playful and actually funny. They felt unique. Aparri, Wisteriamoon, Julian2, Bepper, Sethyy etc. 😢
Me having hope becoming a famous jammer and watching this video- 😮
Edit: no offense, it’s not you, it’s the greedy people of Animal jam.
also the ambassadors used to make the game, now I dont even know who they are
I don't have a opinion now, but in early 2022 I mainly hated them because of ignoring the whole Hyeina1 situation
I loved wisteriamoon when I was a kid!!! :(((
Are you a jambassador, Kijjikon?
No
I miss Bepper
Same.
All I remember was the old jambassadors, I've never been active since the new ones came. I have no idea who the new ones are xD
*you in audio* : talking abt jambassador flaws
*you in bg* : i don't like grapes cos the skin feels like eating leprechaun eyeballs-
*me* : confused :')
I don’t even recognise most of them.. I know maybe 3-4 but tbh the old ones atleast had a brand to remember yk?
You did a great job on this video
Love your vids just got a permanent subscriber!!
Thank you!!!
Your welcome
Easy answer from an og: because they’re play wild players lol
There’s a difference between not liking the game someone plays and not liking the jambassadors themselves.
This is meant to be addressing from the POV of the Playwild fan base rather than the classic fan base
I am almost 20 and Wisteriamoon and Gellyjones videos are still funny and entertaining to me but no new jambassadors have ever made content I found entertaining is all, I don't hate the new ones by any means though
I feel the same way! I miss that feeling of watching aj TH-camrs like them. Now it’s all bleh also I don’t hate them but it’s not the same
Bro when I saw the title I thought contrary because I am a HUGE fan of Queen Wolf tbh lol
Kijjikon?What program you used to draw your logo?
And how you putted your animal on the screen?
I draw on IbisXPaint on an iPhone, and I edit using capcut
Honestly, this is all just so sad. When I was around eight years old I was obsessed with AJ (I still am I guess, but ever since Flash was shut down Animal Jam Classic has been completely neglected (I understand that most of it is because AJ is of Flash origin and AJHQ can't really update it because of that, but that doesn't really mean that it should be completely forgotten about)) . Since then, Wildworks has gradually become more and more money hungry. They shut down Fer al in favor of Cinder (a game that is pretty much centered around Blockchains and Crypto gaming (both of which are horrible for the planet (I honestly find it funny how Animal Jam, which was about protecting the environment and was once partnered with National Geographic, comes from the same exact company). They completely destroyed the lore (as a writer, it was one of my favorite aspects) in favor of a commercialized and all over the place continuation (say what you want about it, I definitely found it interesting, but not exactly in a good way tbh). They re-wrote the Alpha's personalities which caused them to seem extremely out of character (specifically Peck and Greely) . They added the super boxes, revamped the premium thing, added display cases which costed money, instead of adding the Trials of Zios and stuff in ajpw, they added Crystallis (I liked the design, but it just doesn't feel like AJ) which soon turned out to include fantasy pets, which is another recent thing behind a paywall. I get that companies need money, but the memberships seemed to have been enough for AJHQ until around last year. They added back ads, and pw isn't the same anymore. The Jambassadors are just a small part of it, and so many of the ones from the 2021 wave (I'm pretty sure the applications were in 2020, but I don't quite remember when they were announced) have quit. The only active one I can really think of is Queen (Qw072) and even she has gone inactive for certain periods of time (she said in one of her recent videos that she was on vacation, and she also is busy with school and stuff, which is very understandable, but that doesn't stop me from missing her old videos and the times when she would post and stream more often). I honestly, don't enjoy playing ajpw anymore and I still love playing AJC, but the community is super dead and I wish it could go back to what it was in 2016-2019
AAH ALMOST TO 200 SUBS!
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Ur fit is awesome ngl
i mean if we're being real its also because they dont really play classic..
you would make a good jambassador
I would love to be a jambassador some day. I love the animal jam community. 💜
Hello, I'm a Brazilian ajtuber and I wanted to know how can I become a Brazilian aj jambasser?
Jambassador applications aren’t open right now but I’m pretty sure when they are Animal Jam will post it on their Instagram
no hate but SOMONE needs to say this…
queen wolf aj -
She will be “thankful for a gift “ u give her and she’ll SELL. Your gift , real Jambassadors wouldn’t do that, she’s also rlly rude and mean if u rlly talk with her.
Edit: also all the new ones take AJ’s side like your said and the things after that and I don’t know HOW IN THE WORLD sj likes the ppl that they picked
These people get a lot of gifts, friend. It's unreasonable to assume they can keep all of them, especially if they already own the item or are low on inventory space.
@@BoppityBeepBoop i understand, but it’s like - your fan gives u your gift, the next day, they go see if the TH-camr still has it but then u find it in the shop?
@@simplycloud_ But you have to think about how many people are giving this person gifts. Queen Wolf is an incredibly popular AJ TH-camr. The amount of gifts she gets per per week is probably quite a bit. Most of these TH-camrs have low inventory space as well, and I personally consider it unrealistic for them to keep gifts they simply don’t want. It’s not like in the physical world where there is no “inventory limit” and such.
@@BoppityBeepBoop yes but also it might hurt peoples feelings
I dont even think ive seen new ones, since i played back when the old ones were here and i know about them now... Probably know a few new ones but... Me personally i dont hate them and i dont understand why they get so much hate still... I know you explained it but they dont deserve it...
Yeah I agree :(
Honestly I don’t have anything against the new jambasators however from my personal opinion they are a bit too over-corporatized and lack the same feeling as the old ones. Julian2 was my favorite (idk if he was ever a jambasator but his content was amazing and he created the spinny boi thing). I miss old animal jam and really want it to go back to what it was, Aj play wild (yes I’m still calling it that) lacks the spirit that the original game had. I’ve moved on from animal jam but it still has a special place in my heart
Fun fact at 4:46 in the video, I can spot myself in the corner 😅
Why do I think this music is from kirby and the forgotten land
It is!
@@kijjikon one of the oais levels right?
(Gosh I need to beat that game)
the reasons i dont like the new jambassadors is because their personality seems so fake tbh
I see the same-iness. I feel like that’s kind of the nature of little-kid’s content though.
I WAS IN THE VIDEO!! OMGGGGG
:)
You replied right away xd
awesome video 🦝
Wow- I love the old Jambassadors and all, but didn’t they stop making content? They grew out of AJ and now new Jambassadors came to make more people smile, just like the old Jambassadors
I wanted to say that not all jambassadors are adults! You have to be 13 or older to be one ^^
I mention that in my part 2!!
@@kijjikon oh sorry I didn’t see it! Nice video btw ^^
Old video sorry, but isnt the age range for Jambassadors over 13? Minors arent legally bound to NDA's, they can break them and not face any legal trouble, although i doubt jambassadors will throw away their title if the NDA means nothing serious LOL
i don't like the new jambassadors (some of them, not all) bc i had bad experiences with 3 of them, and i don't have any experience with the old ones bc since i started play aj in 2020 lol so i don't know them, just what they did.
I’m so sorry! If you feel comfortable, could you tell me what happened? If not that’s fine though!
@@kijjikon well, in one of my experiences with a jambassador (who I won't say who is) they simply didn't do anything about some of they fans telling me to go away from them because I don't have "many rares" like them, which I don't they was on the same level, in fact they seemed to agree with what his fans were saying, I know it's not they job to take care of the community, but this happened literally because of they presence. This is one of my worst experiences with one of them ;-; and i was not asking for rares or something like that lol, ik they wont give free things, i was just trying to talk.
Do you know when they’ll choose new ones
I wish! D:
Why cant they bring seals back
While I get what you mean for the last part of the video, I have to say toxic positivity is a huge issue, and some serious things that affect childrens safety is often ignored and played off as "negative" or "drama" when it's genuinely helpful information, remember the whole predator stuff? Ajhq acted like it was some drama when it was people trying to keep others safe from danger.
I know you likely aren't trying to say that "predators scary, so it negative and shouldn't be talked about cause negative" but idk, that last part rubbed me the wrong way a bit (no shade again ik u likely were not tryna say that)
Tbh I just don’t like the new jambassadors personality it’s just too bubbly and too loud for me
Also beeper was my comfort TH-camr when I was younger
that’s only the really reason I like jambassadors and aj TH-camrs in general
I can only think if aparri
200th sub! ❤
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I still think they ruined their game by switching the focus to Play Wild.
They got new jambasadors?
Yeah!!
I feel like the new Jambassadors have little to no original personalities and it’s really upsetting, as if they are robots made to please the marketing side of animal jam instead of entertaining many. I also feel like they are more selfish towards their fans and as soon as they get a gift they accept it immediately with no say about it like robots. Their giveaways are never to please their fans either, just to make themselves feel like a good person. I much prefer the newer animal jam TH-camrs that aren’t Jambassadors because they have personalities and don’t seem to make their videos just like every other Jambassador
You should probably watch my part 2
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more i like what jambassadors i bet ya my videos are better than the videos made by any jambassador mine some -times has lore and story behind it like hidden messages in the descriptions to add a creepy atmosphere! ... and yet i only have 68 subscribers?
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For me I just dislike them cause they don't play classic lol.
Fair enough!
Some people don't get to have PC's you know.
The old jambassadors had real humor and felt more like actual people