Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-29684190-20191116162010/@comment-37471367-20191117151709

Mr Serine wrote: Kaitryona Acheron wrote: This is why they need to tone the shipbaiting down. It turns the entire focus of the fanbase toward shipping, makes everyone apoplectic, and creates flamewars. RWBY shouldn't be defined by shipping, and sadly, that's 90% of what people talk about these days. RWBY should be defined by: awesome fight scenes, humo(u)r, and an interesting story. Those are the three things that made me watch it in the first place, and sadly they seem to mostly focus on the last one in recent volumes.

Bingo.