I feel this is more because Jason (and Rorie too) are getting self conscious about what they're talking about. They both get flak from online randos for one thing or another, and it's sad that they feel the need to cut themselves short. I think it was a week or two ago on a UPF where Rorie said something along the lines of "I'm going to stop talking now because this is probably really boring", and... it's just a shame. I think that this was when he was explaining some details about Path of Exile, something I was interested in learning more about (and I think in this instance, Ben told him to continue anyway).
There's plenty of stuff in the podcasts that I don't care much about (Destiny 2, Dota 2, wrestling) but this is what the podcasts are, and even if I don't have a personal interest in this stuff, other people sure do. And heck, even during these conversations it's interesting learning about their thoughts and hearing fun anecdotes. Let's maybe not stomp our feet about a couple of minutes of Monster Hunter. I'd like to hear more about it, but we're never going to get that if people keep making a big deal out of every mention.
Ok... fair points but here is a rebuttal...
1. Rorie: The thing is, Rorie doesn't have a filter, he just starts talking (usually about something he has no clue about) and states things as fact (usually is 99% of the time, completely wrong and the exact opposite of what the truth is)and keeps on talking and talking and talking, usually saying the same thing over and over again and apologizing for non-stop talking and probably being wrong... BUT DOESN'T STOP, he just keeps going. And usually re-states things that were just previously said not more than 30 seconds ago without knowing it was said, like he isn't paying attention to the conversation at all. I'm not a fan of Rorie at all, I honestly don't know why he is on so many UPFs and Bombcasts still.
2. Jason: I don't mind Jason at all, he seems like a cool dude, but man, his tastes are bland. Anime, Fighting Games and Monsterhunter. Thats Jason... period. The Monster Hunter thing is annoying because that game hasn't changed at all in the last thousand itterations (I feel like at least 7 new monster hunter games come out a year) It's a anime jrpg that you run around and fight things (like every other Jrpg ever created) It's just boring to hear "this one is a game changer" where nothing actually has changed and it's just some tiny change only die hard fans would notice. That's where I think most people have an issue with it.
Fighting Games: The issue I have with Jason and even Jeff to an extent is that when they talk about Fighting games, they don't really say all that much about it. I grew up going to Arcades in the late 80's and early 90's and played tons of SFII and Mortal Kombat. But when they did Ranking of FIghters and they just went through something like Marvel Super Heroes and didn't even explain the Gem system really at all, it bummed me out. I love that game, but never really understood the game mechanics behind the gems and stuff.
If they just spent time talking about the actual mechanics of the different games and didn't talk about them like everyone who is watching is a master level EVO player, Ranking of Fighters could actually be a good series. Teach people how to play well, and talk about what you are doing in a way that is informative. No one needs basic " This is how you jump, this is punch" but something halfway between beginner and "I've been playing this game and this game only for 20 years" type of mentality.
Side note, I hate the fact that every time they bring up Street Fighter 5, no one can say it's just a bad game. 20 mins of out awful it is and then "oh but the fighting is fun" and all is forgiven. It's the whole 2014 Destiny thing. They have nothing but bad things to say about it, but one tiny aspect "the shooting feels good" or "the fighting feels good" and it's on the Top 10. Seriously, if the majority of things you say about something is bad, then it's bad. Move on. You don't have to apologize for it over and over and over again even though it makes you miserable to play. "It can change" .... yeah, no it can't. It's a bad game, lets not kid ourselves.