I think my biggest takeaway from this years SOTY race is that i dont think footage from prior years should count.
I know this might be an UNPOPULAR OPINION (i said the thing), but let me explain.
The race for SOTY and its criteria are already vague enough, some clarity would help IMO. Most people (myself included) dont like that it seems to have become basically a "who can put out the most/best footy in nov/dec of that year" award. Putting a limit on SOTY to being just what you did that year would not only more closely reflect what people think the award should mean, but it would also change up the whole releasing a bunch of parts at the end of the year META since people couldnt just stack clips forever.
Which leads to my next point, we already see how calculated this race has become, what do you think it will be like 10 years in the future? Dudes will just be holding onto footy for like fucking 5-10 years and releasing hour long parts of enders in December. I dont think anyone wants that, nor do they think thats what SOTY means.
I hereby officially withdraw footage from prior years from my consideration for SOTY.
GET REGULATED.