I love how this man remembers every single Item in the Game, but needs to ask Guards to find Trainers. Waiting for a classic Transmog /no Transmog competition. Seeing what they can do with vanilla Gear.
It's sort of like Matt (during Bellular Clips/streams) He knows EVERY freaking talent of almost every class & their effect/durations; but sometimes can't remember even the simplest thing. It's ironic but impressive, I wish I could remember stuff like either of them lol Zack or Matt. Plus Zack remembers literal chatters & the context (more often than not with little errors), which is another ability lol
@@Demorthus Smart people are better able to filter nonessential information. The talents and gear and whatnot is a more useful thing to remember. Why would you remember something that you only need to click on a guard to find?
@@philj9594 That is a good logical question, however it's to the degree I don't genuinely believe we yet have achieved an understanding to/of scientifically. That was one I've wondered about myself, even now lol
It's been a while since I saw him playing like this with McConnell. As if everything in the game mattered. Every small nice thing needed attention. And that ambience in the back, NPC voices, the sound of walking, smelting and so on... Hardcore really makes people play it as it was meant to play a long time ago. I'm really enjoying these uploads.
@@jontestrom67 Imagine seeing someone enjoying themselves and your first thought is "you need help". I can only assume your life is as crappy as it gets, and instead of fixing that, you want to bring other people down with you :D
complete opposite for me... cant stand hearing mcconnell cry, whine, and rage... such a tool... I can't even fathom why asmon puts up with that guy... asmon is so calm and will explain some logic, and mcconnell just goes off unhinged... though if you watch it to hear his ridiculous comments I could understand a certain appeal... like hatewatching a terrible movie 4:30 - complete overreaction to asmon thinking about professions 30:53 - complaining that ret pally should do as much dmg as warrior (convo starts at 28:53) 1:43:10 - crying because asmon is logging LOL all in all, he wasn't too bad this stream, but anybody who thinks mcconnell is "acting" is huffing copium, you can hear his fear, dismay, rage, etc in his voice
@@wtfbbq asmon rages over nonsense, mconel is at least mostly joking when he rages but when asmon gets mad over nonsense he is being serious and it's pathetic.
McConnell being herbs and alchemy bytch while Asmon totally not skinning anything to make gold. I guess making your own gold is an alien concept for Asmon. 😂
57:04 Difficulty is not why i left this game i was doing fine even in top tier difficulty content. I left the game because retail and classic have nothing in common. Classic is the WORLD of Warcraft and it feels like a world(especially on PVP servers). There's stuff to do all over the place, you keep travelling and meeting people, you interact with them for a million different reasons and everything happen organically because all of the in-game systems are geared toward player interaction and most of them aren't optional. You got to make friends to progress and SURVIVE. Retail is a 3D menu for RDF and LFR so antisocial people can pretend they're playing with other people. Changes meant for convenience and infinite vertical progression screwed up that world. I signed up for the former, not the latter. The saddest part is, getting rid of the world in World of Warcraft wasn't enough they're in the process of removing Warcraft from it too. There isn't even a point anymore having 2 factions in that game. I didn't want to stay when literally every xpac launch made me like the game LESS than the one before.
After getting completely addicted to official HC its so nice coming back to this video and hearing Asmon's worries about no appeals and the griefing and experiencing a fire community of HC enjoyers rising up together on official. Stay safe out there, Allies.
these types of videos make me appreciate the editors a lot more, I don't think I would enjoy a full asmon stream, the cut down videos are really really well done and pick the most engaging parts
HC Classic WoW should have an honors system where you can 'upvote' people and give them commendations for helping you like that random person that assisted with Hogger.
McCool was the voice from gallery that made Asmon tolerable; however, that was then and now it's big big fan of both. The best duo. The best duo. The best duo. As an earlier commenter quite rightly said these two make the best second monitor content.
This was a nice flashback from the past 😂 good content bud I’m glad I found your videos very entertaining with your vast knowledge of the game keep it up.
Right? Him and Asmon have the best chemistry and rapour, hes the only one that can legitimately give Asmon a hard time and leave him speechless but hell always come back to defend his honor 😂
@@derektaylor3270yeah indeed. Always overreacting. Always showting. Bad language. Dont really like the guy but i guess he is playing a character: mccool
I did the free trial during wrath, but didn't have any money so couldn't afford a sub. Just recently started playing classic and it's great. Got addicted af. Give it a try. There are a lot of people playing classic.
3:19 The original 3 classes in diablo 1: Barb, mage, rogue. I agree that paladin is thematic due to diablo 2; but you can’t get more iconic than the original.
I think if you want an end game experience from lvl 1 then retail is perfect. If you want immersion and all of that then classic is better. I prefer classic. The game doesnt have to be that slow but at least there is time to smell the flowers etc.
I wouldn't mind classic being the same exact game just graphically updated.... just seeing the unreal engine videos of what gameplay could visually look like, it would refresh nostalgia
I suggest turning off Twitch chat for this Duo HC Run. Not all content needs to be interactive. Also, make a new chat window called "Peace". This window should display all relevant information about looting, experience you acquire, creature emotes, and PARTY CHAT ONLY. No World Chat, no /Whispers.
Look at it this way, if it wasnt for weak auras, deadly boss mobs and other such add-ons would these bosses be killable? Would world first guilds still be able to kill mythic raid bosses without addons? The use of addons that tell players what buttons to press and what to expect turns players into data processors of the scripts behind these addons. Remove the addons and lets see just how many bosses can be killed.
Current retail WoW should just be WoW 2 by now. It's gone through at least 2 full reconfigurations that left the 'Vanilla Experience' completely unattainable. And it isn't like they'd of had to stop making WoW 1, but they could've gotten people to move to an effective power reset and re-simplified the raids and dungeons. But oh well, I guess making the mechanics so extremely taxing that no one does the raids works too.
Didn't most Warriors back in Vanilla go half Arms and half Prot, for tanking? Cause there's some stuff in Arms that helps with threat, and it's just generally good to be able to do a little more damage too. Pure Prot is just a pain in the ass. Course, for me that was like 16 or so years ago, so I might be misremembering.
They have Classic+, it's called BC, WoTLK, Cataclysm, MoP, WoD, Legion, BFA, Shadowlands, and Dragonflight. This game has far too many expansions, end this game already Blizzard.
Rogue has always been the staple any fantasy game ever since dnd o want Paladin as well but if any class Druid is not the first class i think of when it comes to classic arpgs or fantasy games. Even in a game like Baldurs Gate having a rogue is a mainstay staple but ya Paladin shouldve made base game for Diablo IV for sure. I always played my Rogue with cutthroat, agilty, imbuements qnd always perferred the close range fast paced combat thats what the rogue really offers over other melee based classes.
No mmo's really hold par to classic tbc and wotlk. Those were golden the years of mmo's. Cata is where it started to lose that. All class uniqueness slowly dissolved, everyone got a dispel or heal, mages got bloodlust. It was just eh.
im confused that it is special in usa that someone is helping to kill the hoggar without any reward. its common on german servers, that you help people with quets which you done before
'A geared warrior owns the fuck out of a geared ret every time.' As a Paladin Main, I've never once lost to a warrior in a duel. You just...use eye for an eye, and your shield of vengeance. BoP too. Paladin shreds all warriors because they are 90% just auto attacks / empowered auto attacks in essence. I agree with Asmon, a Paladin should not hit as hard as it does with how much they have to add onto their dps. The only reason a warrior has a chance is because of their leech and and paladin doesn't have a mortal strike mechanic. And even then, the chance is less than a 25% chance to beat the paladin due to how much they can make the Warrior just. Kill themselves with their own burst. In Classic...maybe it's even or maybe Warrior crushes them, same with Wotlk. But definitely not retail lmao. You suck at paladin if you lose to a warrior in retail.
9:10 and once again, we see a multimillionaire that depends on computers for his livelyhood... not knowing that he should do some basic fucking backups on an external and/or cloud ... "have to plug into my old computer to copy a folder" LMAO
back in the day to train flying you just got to certain level paid price for training and now bfa and after is so many quest to unlock it like the pathfinder crap
i like how ive been flamed for pointing out the shittyness of duo rules. and asmon immediately says that they have to stay in the same zone is DOGSHIT. LOL love it
I just don't like the anime aesthetic, but I'm sure it's pretty good MMO due to how many people play and love it. I tried, just couldn't get into it. Same with GW2 so far but I'm going to give it another shot.
Can't either. If I want to watch an anime, I watch an anime. Way better storytelling and lore. Beside, not down for soft gambling and overcomplicated content for finally...autoplay half the game- if not all of it? Definitely not my thing. (Also, would get crazy after the 2oth "....sea of stars"- it's so repetitive it has to eat people brains alive)
For me personally, this is the best 2nd monitor content I could ask for
Shut up lol
Try some DnD it should be good as well
I love how this man remembers every single Item in the Game, but needs to ask Guards to find Trainers. Waiting for a classic Transmog /no Transmog competition. Seeing what they can do with vanilla Gear.
It's sort of like Matt (during Bellular Clips/streams) He knows EVERY freaking talent of almost every class & their effect/durations; but sometimes can't remember even the simplest thing. It's ironic but impressive, I wish I could remember stuff like either of them lol Zack or Matt.
Plus Zack remembers literal chatters & the context (more often than not with little errors), which is another ability lol
I don’t think he’s ever doing that bro hate to hear it
You don't have to remember when they mark your map lol
@@Demorthus Smart people are better able to filter nonessential information. The talents and gear and whatnot is a more useful thing to remember. Why would you remember something that you only need to click on a guard to find?
@@philj9594 That is a good logical question, however it's to the degree I don't genuinely believe we yet have achieved an understanding to/of scientifically. That was one I've wondered about myself, even now lol
It's been a while since I saw him playing like this with McConnell.
As if everything in the game mattered.
Every small nice thing needed attention.
And that ambience in the back, NPC voices, the sound of walking, smelting and so on...
Hardcore really makes people play it as it was meant to play a long time ago.
I'm really enjoying these uploads.
You need help sir.
@@jontestrom67 Imagine seeing someone enjoying themselves and your first thought is "you need help". I can only assume your life is as crappy as it gets, and instead of fixing that, you want to bring other people down with you :D
U doing tricks on it
Best duo to watch, glad hc gave us a chance for this content
complete opposite for me... cant stand hearing mcconnell cry, whine, and rage... such a tool... I can't even fathom why asmon puts up with that guy... asmon is so calm and will explain some logic, and mcconnell just goes off unhinged... though if you watch it to hear his ridiculous comments I could understand a certain appeal... like hatewatching a terrible movie
4:30 - complete overreaction to asmon thinking about professions
30:53 - complaining that ret pally should do as much dmg as warrior (convo starts at 28:53)
1:43:10 - crying because asmon is logging LOL
all in all, he wasn't too bad this stream, but anybody who thinks mcconnell is "acting" is huffing copium, you can hear his fear, dismay, rage, etc in his voice
@@wtfbbq hard agree, i can't stand mcconnel. he's just an emotionally unstable nerd that screams insecurity. and he freeloads like hell off of asmon
@@wtfbbq asmon rages over nonsense, mconel is at least mostly joking when he rages but when asmon gets mad over nonsense he is being serious and it's pathetic.
Love McConnell and his unhinged rants....plus he calls it as he sees it...wrong or right...its called lol.
@@wtfbbq stop crying and whining
Just Mccool and Asmon chilling together, love it
McConnell being herbs and alchemy bytch while Asmon totally not skinning anything to make gold. I guess making your own gold is an alien concept for Asmon. 😂
Their hardest challenge is staying friends
Finally another episode of hardcore
57:04 Difficulty is not why i left this game i was doing fine even in top tier difficulty content.
I left the game because retail and classic have nothing in common.
Classic is the WORLD of Warcraft and it feels like a world(especially on PVP servers). There's stuff to do all over the place, you keep travelling and meeting people, you interact with them for a million different reasons and everything happen organically because all of the in-game systems are geared toward player interaction and most of them aren't optional. You got to make friends to progress and SURVIVE.
Retail is a 3D menu for RDF and LFR so antisocial people can pretend they're playing with other people. Changes meant for convenience and infinite vertical progression screwed up that world.
I signed up for the former, not the latter.
The saddest part is, getting rid of the world in World of Warcraft wasn't enough they're in the process of removing Warcraft from it too. There isn't even a point anymore having 2 factions in that game. I didn't want to stay when literally every xpac launch made me like the game LESS than the one before.
WoW’s soundtrack is so good. I can’t get over it.
Try Witcher 3.... Skellige islands mood....
@@ChristmasLore Spikeroog will always be one of the best omg
25:23 McConnell forgot to lie for a second lmao
After getting completely addicted to official HC its so nice coming back to this video and hearing Asmon's worries about no appeals and the griefing and experiencing a fire community of HC enjoyers rising up together on official.
Stay safe out there, Allies.
these types of videos make me appreciate the editors a lot more, I don't think I would enjoy a full asmon stream, the cut down videos are really really well done and pick the most engaging parts
That's because this is just him zoning out and chilling.
HC Classic WoW should have an honors system where you can 'upvote' people and give them commendations for helping you like that random person that assisted with Hogger.
McCool was the voice from gallery that made Asmon tolerable; however, that was then and now it's big big fan of both.
The best duo. The best duo. The best duo. As an earlier commenter quite rightly said these two make the best second monitor content.
Peak dual monitor content right. These two should always be together.
Clearly Asmon never saw Hackers.
1:07 that "NO" came straight out of age of empires when people spam 2 in chat and it says "NO"
Mcconnell sounds like a combination of John C. Reilly and Danny McBride.
Doesn't sound like John C. Reiley AT ALL, mcbride I can see but definitely not reiley...
This was a nice flashback from the past 😂 good content bud I’m glad I found your videos very entertaining with your vast knowledge of the game keep it up.
Man, how I wish this would continue.
It's so good to hear from McConnell again.😊
you hear em allot on the daily HC rip videos tho
I disagree, he gets so angry about the dumbest things. He sounds like a child.
@@derektaylor3270I think part of it is for show but sometimes it's legit Reeeee moments.
Right? Him and Asmon have the best chemistry and rapour, hes the only one that can legitimately give Asmon a hard time and leave him speechless but hell always come back to defend his honor 😂
@@derektaylor3270yeah indeed. Always overreacting. Always showting. Bad language. Dont really like the guy but i guess he is playing a character: mccool
This "HC" is the new fresh vanilla, bois
Kinda making me want to play wow again and I haven’t played since probably 2009 😂. I was completely addicted back then though
I did the free trial during wrath, but didn't have any money so couldn't afford a sub. Just recently started playing classic and it's great. Got addicted af. Give it a try. There are a lot of people playing classic.
@@CSRT123 literally just got off the game. Hahaha I’ve missed it!
I started playing wow because of this man I grew up a RuneScape kid but it don't hit the same no more. Wow classic is fun so far, won't try retail
@@BonesXCIV oh yeah! I did RuneScape classic before wow. I think I stopped when they improved the graphics and changed stuff around though
HC is the best, played it for a month and slipped right back into degen life
"it takes forever to level"
oh boy would you love runescape
3:19 The original 3 classes in diablo 1: Barb, mage, rogue. I agree that paladin is thematic due to diablo 2; but you can’t get more iconic than the original.
warrior, not barb
33:00 to many reskins maybe def should be more transmogs than mounts.
The gms should just be allowed to mind control the griefers and make them watch their character suicide.
I think if you want an end game experience from lvl 1 then retail is perfect. If you want immersion and all of that then classic is better. I prefer classic. The game doesnt have to be that slow but at least there is time to smell the flowers etc.
McConnell is a bit of an ass. "We did not ask for his help, okay?" --- cause he doesn't want to return the favor..
28:40 it’s coming in SOD many years later
Finally!
Been checking his latest streams and didn't see HC classic, did he quit?
warrior rogue and sorcerer are the og diablo classes
I wouldn't mind classic being the same exact game just graphically updated.... just seeing the unreal engine videos of what gameplay could visually look like, it would refresh nostalgia
In Vanilla it took me 6 months to get to 60 and I was caning it compared to most people with a job and a life.
we have more knowledge in levelling now so you can reach 60 a lot easier
I suggest turning off Twitch chat for this Duo HC Run. Not all content needs to be interactive.
Also, make a new chat window called "Peace". This window should display all relevant information about looting, experience you acquire, creature emotes, and PARTY CHAT ONLY. No World Chat, no /Whispers.
Really enjoy your vids Asmon, keep up the great work!
he doesn't post these himself, you're either a bot or born yesterday
6:33 Truer words couldn't have been said
20:38 How come he is playing with all the graphics on low ?
lorewise there are no paladins left in the diablo universe after d2, thats why they had crusaders in d3
Look at it this way, if it wasnt for weak auras, deadly boss mobs and other such add-ons would these bosses be killable? Would world first guilds still be able to kill mythic raid bosses without addons? The use of addons that tell players what buttons to press and what to expect turns players into data processors of the scripts behind these addons. Remove the addons and lets see just how many bosses can be killed.
It's so relaxing to watch wow leveling !
Yeaaaa a 10 man Scarlet Crusade dungeon raid set around level 40 would be fun af.
20:38 replay best part
Could watch these 2 play anything
Current retail WoW should just be WoW 2 by now. It's gone through at least 2 full reconfigurations that left the 'Vanilla Experience' completely unattainable. And it isn't like they'd of had to stop making WoW 1, but they could've gotten people to move to an effective power reset and re-simplified the raids and dungeons. But oh well, I guess making the mechanics so extremely taxing that no one does the raids works too.
We need a trio version after they die. Asmon, McConnell and our boy Gus.
And Bodegero
GUS
Why did he disable the quest voice mod? Thought that it added a fun layer of lore to the stream and was helpful to know what quest they were doing.
Didn't most Warriors back in Vanilla go half Arms and half Prot, for tanking? Cause there's some stuff in Arms that helps with threat, and it's just generally good to be able to do a little more damage too. Pure Prot is just a pain in the ass. Course, for me that was like 16 or so years ago, so I might be misremembering.
They have Classic+, it's called BC, WoTLK, Cataclysm, MoP, WoD, Legion, BFA, Shadowlands, and Dragonflight. This game has far too many expansions, end this game already Blizzard.
the ending was just epic as fuck
37:18 I literally cannot imagine being excited for fast food.
As long as Asmon eats ketchup with his fries...he wont get scurvy lol.
literally laughed my ass off for the final 5 minutes of this video
Same lmao wtf was that hahaha
😮 oh my gah I loveeee watching you two play ❤ McConnell paladin woohoo
There's no paladin in diablo 4 😍😍so we don't play I loveeee McConnell
Rogue has always been the staple any fantasy game ever since dnd o want Paladin as well but if any class Druid is not the first class i think of when it comes to classic arpgs or fantasy games. Even in a game like Baldurs Gate having a rogue is a mainstay staple but ya Paladin shouldve made base game for Diablo IV for sure. I always played my Rogue with cutthroat, agilty, imbuements qnd always perferred the close range fast paced combat thats what the rogue really offers over other melee based classes.
I watched some of the video, but doesn't it look like Asmon is jaded with wow and doesn't enjoy it anymore? IDK, that's just the vibe I got.
Id love to see them play more coop games together
McCuck: I’m going to die.
Admin: Well don’t
No mmo's really hold par to classic tbc and wotlk. Those were golden the years of mmo's. Cata is where it started to lose that. All class uniqueness slowly dissolved, everyone got a dispel or heal, mages got bloodlust. It was just eh.
This is the best content. Best stream. Best buds.
video should be titled "asmon argues with his friend for almost 2 hours"
KEEP GIVING US THIS CONTENT ASMON
im confused that it is special in usa that someone is helping to kill the hoggar without any reward. its common on german servers, that you help people with quets which you done before
You should do a review/play of Asherons call
Necro just a undead mage that should have been the expansion and or Barbarian as a palidn is a holy war.
One of the best things about McConnel is all these people crying about his personality 😂❤ love him
Been fighting 2 mobs at a time as warrior just for the rage it works out great. Don't do with casters of course.
Can anyone tell me the name of the addon they're using?
'A geared warrior owns the fuck out of a geared ret every time.'
As a Paladin Main, I've never once lost to a warrior in a duel. You just...use eye for an eye, and your shield of vengeance.
BoP too.
Paladin shreds all warriors because they are 90% just auto attacks / empowered auto attacks in essence.
I agree with Asmon, a Paladin should not hit as hard as it does with how much they have to add onto their dps.
The only reason a warrior has a chance is because of their leech and and paladin doesn't have a mortal strike mechanic.
And even then, the chance is less than a 25% chance to beat the paladin due to how much they can make the Warrior just.
Kill themselves with their own burst.
In Classic...maybe it's even or maybe Warrior crushes them, same with Wotlk.
But definitely not retail lmao. You suck at paladin if you lose to a warrior in retail.
I think itd be fun to add content to vanilla through wotlk, and they can just easily plug it into retail for transmog farmers and random ques. Ez win.
agreed about classic+ and wotlk class changes to classic
9:10 and once again, we see a multimillionaire that depends on computers for his livelyhood... not knowing that he should do some basic fucking backups on an external and/or cloud ... "have to plug into my old computer to copy a folder" LMAO
back in the day to train flying you just got to certain level paid price for training and now bfa and after is so many quest to unlock it like the pathfinder crap
I remember that swifty duel.
Epic saga WoW saga. Keep the theme.
So disappointed McConnell didn't say grind boars when he said no to Ironforge lol
The fact asmongold doesn't know the movie that basically started his career is super unfortunate
I feel like in fantasy or rpgs/ games, It’s always been warrior, rogue and cleric/wizard tbh. Even in Lotr that was true. 🤷♂️
Mcconnell and his friend should def play the new lords of the fallen together
Was it conformed co-op?
@@oldmatedave2382yep thats one of their main selling point over soulsborn: seemless coop
@@oldmatedave2382 confirmed seamless
@@zoddsonofthor5576 based
I would think their hardest part would be remaining friends after all the bickering.
You think they're really "friends"?
What do you imagine they think of each other, deep down....?
@@ChristmasLore they probably dont act like this when its just them chilling
Dude d4 don't need paladin Rouge does awesome damage Amazon or warrior should return they've only been in one or two games
Retail has to many unavoidable damage mechanics in raids and 0 - 100 heals and 100 - 0 one shot things imo.
Keeps healers engaged but once your use defensive duing mechanics you can quickly be spent
old school runescape has a lot of cultural influence
Like this duo so much, while gaming
asmon so chill while mcconnels like.. aggressive lol good combo
This looks so damn fun I want to do a HC classic run but i dont have any friends who play MMOs anymore 😅
Best duo EVER
Such a chill video ..
Chat and people trippin. We didn’t get Druid in d3 at all. Rogue is fine. Necro should’ve been expansion
I would like for him to try Last Epoch, but I don't think he will.
I'm hoping for more Hardcore WoW content.
Hackers reference… nice. Hack the Planet!
lol the ppl dont even realise its asmon and mcconel next to them leveling
Leving looks to be dirt slow as slow as dirt. lol.
For hardcore raiding they should impose some sort of gear limits with the addon
Ret paladins top dps on Turtle WoW. Mconell would be happy.
i like how ive been flamed for pointing out the shittyness of duo rules. and asmon immediately says that they have to stay in the same zone is DOGSHIT. LOL love it
Best duo
I just don't like the anime aesthetic, but I'm sure it's pretty good MMO due to how many people play and love it. I tried, just couldn't get into it. Same with GW2 so far but I'm going to give it another shot.
Can't either. If I want to watch an anime, I watch an anime. Way better storytelling and lore.
Beside, not down for soft gambling and overcomplicated content for finally...autoplay half the game- if not all of it?
Definitely not my thing.
(Also, would get crazy after the 2oth "....sea of stars"- it's so repetitive it has to eat people brains alive)
@@ChristmasLore Sounds like a skill issue