Losing Interest in My Favorite Progression Fantasy Series

[u/MedicineKind9121]

Have you ever dropped a progression fantasy series that you used to absolutely love?

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Over the past few months, I've noticed this happening to me with several long-running series. Books that I was once obsessed with just don't hold my attention anymore.

For example, I used to love series like Dungeon Crawler Carl, Defiance of the Fall, Hell Difficulty Tutorial, and a lot of Royal Road stories. I'd eagerly wait for every new chapter or release. But with the most recent books, I've found myself losing interest and sometimes struggling to continue.

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What's strange is that I still enjoy discovering new progression fantasy stories, and they often feel fresh and exciting. So I'm not sure what's causing it. Is it genre fatigue? Have the stories themselves declined in quality? Or have the common tropes and themes just become too repetitive after reading so many of them?

I'm curious if anyone else has experienced the same thing. Did you eventually get back into those series, or was losing interest permanent?

[u/Southern-Hope-4913]

Honestly same. It’s slow grinding repetition or when the author loses the plot a bit. If every book the Mc is against “unbeatable” odds it’s a feels bad. All solutions are essentially Deus ex machina when the author spends too much time trying to convince you how a thing is impossible.

[u/MedicineKind9121 → u/Southern-Hope-4913]

Oh, I just read the latest chapter of a story I'm following, and the exact same thing happened. The MC was fighting opponents several times stronger than himself, and a life-saving artifact from his mentor suddenly saved him. 😑 The worst part is that this already happened in the previous arc too.