I'm mostly posting this for my benefit, and I really won't be offended if nobody actually reads my little rant about Game Grumps, ha. But I really needed somewhere to be sad about the whole thing so I can feel better.
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I think a lot of people either don't understand why anyone cares this much about Jon moving on from GG, or why they themselves are so affected by it. It's just a silly show about video games, why should it be this sad?

For me personally, I knew about JonTron and Egoraptor before GG. When they came together, I never saw it coming, and it was so exciting to see what the fuck was about to happen. I'm never there for something right at the start like that. I got to see the rise and bumps and remixes and animateds that everyone made, as it happened. But more than anything else, I got to see these two people be friends. I love GG for the games and jokes, but before I knew it, I loved it for their friendship more than any other reason. Those times they'd stop and give us their "real talks" were something special. Or when they'd break and talk about a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff. Stories about how they met, hearing Jon do the show when he was sick, listening to them complain about experiences they shared... it made two voices on the internet into very real people.

I laughed with them through so much, I held my breath when there was a tense moment in a game they been trying for episode after episode to beat. They played off each other so well, it just made me feel really and truly good to listen to. I often felt "If I could have a dream vacation, I would love to just sit in there living room and hang out for an afternoon."

I'm not sad about GG changing. I'm honestly glad to have it shake up in some way before the jokes got stale and recycled. The thing that makes me so torn up is having it happen so suddenly. I find myself being worried about the two of them, as people. I hope there were no emergencies or fights, and that it was just time to go for Jon.

I also feel sad, because everything they've already made is tinged with the harshest of melancholies. My Jon T-shirt has a whole new meaning I didn't ask for. All the remixes and animatics have a deeply sad undertone, especially with how much they always brought up being really close friends, inside jokes, everything that made them a pair.

I like to think that Arin wished Jon the best. That it was a hard choice, but that it went okay, and there were lots of hugs. I wish there had been more warning, or a small transition period. Having Danny come in so suddenly feels invasive, even though I enjoy his personality. I don't want a new Jon, it's just weird. I'm confident they'll find their own pace soon, but for now, I'm just not ready to let go of such a beautiful friendship so soon.

In this world we live in, I honestly dislike most people I meet. I see a lot of lies and selfishness, and a lack of respect for each other especially. Seeing these two be so... good. It just made me feel better in a very meaningful way. I'll miss that so much.

Edit: This is like... the saddest video in the world for me right now, guys.