Twitch streamer Asmongold built his initial success and popularity playingWorld of Warcraft. That doesn’t mean that he’s always been the biggest fan of Blizzard’s MMO, however. Now Asmongold is reaching more impressive heights playing other MMOs, includingFinal Fantasy 14andLost Ark, and is leavingWorld of Warcraftbehind. SomeWorld of Warcraftfans take issue with this, but Asmongold has an answer for them. He may be “done” withWorld of Warcraft, but that’sWorld of Warcraft’s fault alone.
As part of a recent Twitch stream, Asmongold was going down a list of news regarding upcoming MMO releases and announcements. The list included Blizzard’s upcomingWorld of Warcraftexpansion announcement event on April 19. This led to Asmongold discussing why he’s notplayingWorld of Warcraft9.2and why he won’t play the new expansion if it doesn’t improve the game. Accordingly, Asmongold received a number of frustrated responses fromWorld of Warcraftfans in his chat, and that drove Asmongold to a more hostile response of his own in which he said he was done with the MMO.
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In an expletive-laden speech, Asmongold explained that he’s tired of Blizzard releasing the same “garbage” every patch and treating it like it’s new. He’s referring to progression systems that he views as wasting his time, limiting access to progression purely to stretch content out over time. He says thatBlizzardis in a cycle of releasing content with “handicaps” and “time-wasting mechanisms” that are then removed with catch-up systems later.
Asmongold says that he doesn’t want to deal with this type of game design anymore. He acknowledges that this isn’t aWorld of Warcraft-exclusive style of design, by any means, but that he’s spent over a decade playingWorld of Warcraftand wants the game to do something different. Until then, he says he’s “exhausted” and that he’s “done with it.”
WhileAsmongoldclearly has very strong feelings aboutWorld of Warcraft’s shortcomings, that doesn’t mean he’s stopped being a fan. Before going on his rant, he tells his viewers that he’s actually looking forward to Blizzard’s announcement of its new expansion. He wants Blizzard to make the kind of MMO he wants to play. He just doesn’t want to play the MMO as it is.
There are definitely some accusations in Asmongold’s chat that he’s just playing sides and that now that he playsFinal Fantasy 14andLost Ark, he’s choosing to makeWorld of Warcraftthe villain. Asmongold rejects this, saying that his feelings aboutWorld of Warcrafthave nothing to do withFinal Fantasy 14orLost Ark. He even admits Lost Ark does have some time-wasting mechanics but that the experience is fresh and fun still. It seems that’s really all Asmongold wants in an MMO, to have fun.
