Asmongold - The face of Classic

[IIamaKing]

Who? On What?

In seriousness though, who cares? Most people dont watch twitch.

[Thereturn]

Asmongoloid. Its either proof of societal decline or my oldage that a neckbeard playing games 24/7 while shouting out profanities is considered the pinnacle of entertainment.

[Nnyco]

My condolences for having him as your face.

[archelos91]

who?

/10char

[Mirishka]

Stop glorifying, he's just some guy on the internet. Be a wolf, not a sheep.

Amen. Nerds worshiping nerds.

[MoanaLisa]

I don't know what I should think about it, is it good for us that Asmongold is our face on twitch?

Is he carrying us?

I don't much care for Asmongold. I think he's shallow, unfunny, has very little in the way of good information to impart about the game and generally is pretty representative of that sort of video culture.

So yeah, I think he actually is sort of bad for the game but my bias against this is very strong. I don't watch him and I think it's a very bad idea that much of Classic's video outreach is centered on a single streamer. His influence far outweighs his importance in the long run. It wouldn't bother me a bit to see Blizzard stop trying to play nice with "influencers".

[Biske]

Shit, it's bad enough that his face is, well, his face. I'd hate for his face to be the face of anything else.

[sibut]

Anyone dumb enough to spend their time watching mouthbreathers like him on Twitch deserves all the terrible they're served up.

[Hinastorm]

He is a clown, sometimes borders on asshole, and is not a good player.

That said, I don't really care either way that he is the biggest classic streamer. "Face of classic" is literally a meaningless phrase to me. What does that mean for your typical player?

[Ickz]

Pretty sure the majority of people playing classic don't give a shit about Asmongold/streamer culture in general.

[Hinastorm]

I don't much care for Asmongold. I think he's shallow, unfunny, has very little in the way of good information to impart about the game and generally is pretty representative of that sort of video culture.

So yeah, I think he actually is sort of bad for the game but my bias against this is very strong. I don't watch him and I think it's a very bad idea that much of Classic's video outreach is centered on a single streamer. His influence far outweighs his importance in the long run. It wouldn't bother me a bit to see Blizzard stop trying to play nice with "influencers".

Why does him being the biggest wow streamer matter, exactly?

Are you worried that you'll tell your friends you play classic, and they'll be all "Ewwww asmon plays that". I can't think of anything else.

[jackofwind]

He's a guy with a niche job who caters to a niche group of people that want to watch someone playing the niche version of an already niche game.

His reach isn't very broad in the grand scheme of things, and he isn't "the face" of anything.

[Clozer]

If not asmongold who else?

He is without a doubt very entertaining. So why not asmongold.

[iamthedevil]

Shit, it's bad enough that his face is, well, his face. I'd hate for his face to be the face of anything else.

There's certain faces that make me uncomfortable looking at and his is up there. Shit makes me shiver, so weird. The shape, facial movements and black lifeless eyes just bugs me out. I couldn't imagine having to sit across a table from him. Reminds of an android.

[Orby]

Asmongold's key to success isn't solely on his character, it;s his participation with his audience, he has it all nailed down. He reacts to videos, people love reactions, he does mounts offs, transmog competitions, PvP with community, guild events with the community... It's no wonder the guy is so watched. He's engaged with the audience. Most WoW streamers I see are not engaged with their audience. They say hello, play the game, engage in small talk with the audience, then leave.

Now with that said, his community is toxic as hell, if you ever go to his stream close chat immediately.

[TrollHunter3000]

Is he carrying us?

literally the opposite.

[markos82]

I don't know what I should think about it, is it good for us that Asmongold is our face on twitch?

Is he carrying us?

What? He is not my face!!! I have been playing wow before he even knew what is that thing in his pants and how to use it ( not like he knows now ). So nope, he is not my face nor does he represents me in any way.

[Elkfingers]

Honestly Asmongold is only 'the face of Classic' if you're in an internet bubble where he features prominently.

That's just how the internet works. On an ultra-basic level, stuff gets recommended to you based on what algorithms predict you're going to interact with, based on the stuff that you've previously interacted with.

I personally couldn't give less of a fuck, and as a result he's nowhere near my search results or recommendations. The reality that one person experiences on the internet is not the same as another person's.

Aside from all that, even if he was 'the face of Classic'...what the fuck does that even mean practically speaking? Like what am I supposed to do with that information?

[iamthedevil]

The fact that people are relating world of warcraft to the face of assmongoloid is not a good sign for the future of the game.

[Clozer]

The fact that people are relating world of warcraft to the face of assmongoloid is not a good sign for the future of the game.

Why you hate him so much? Did he kill you while questing or something?

This obsession with someone you have never met is quite interesting.