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  • Asmongold Reacts to Diаblо Immоrtаl KEKW. Blizzard's latest Pay 2 Win abomination is likely to LOSE money despite its ridiculous monetisation model after being banned in China..
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  • @DimensionDoorTeam
    @DimensionDoorTeam Рік тому +2012

    In Diablo Immortal, YOU are the treasure goblin and Blizzard try to hit you as much they can before you leave.

  • @Tigre7642
    @Tigre7642 Рік тому +411

    "This game was made for China"
    -meanwhile in China:
    -Let's ban Diablo Immortal

    • @crimsonblade2519
      @crimsonblade2519 Рік тому

      China will not allow to get milked by a foreign company. It's always the other way around.

    • @Anbutou
      @Anbutou Рік тому +4

      I mean let's not get ahead of ourselves. They haven't done anything to DI, they hit Netease, blizz's release partner. It won't be permanent for Blizz and in fact Blizz was the victim in this, lol.

    • @rumers100
      @rumers100 Рік тому +7

      I was happy when i heard they banned the game in china.

    • @ktwnrice
      @ktwnrice Рік тому

      @@rumers100 why? I rather have Blizzard making off China rather than us.

    • @dreadknot2238
      @dreadknot2238 Рік тому

      The boomer of Cp don't approve this generation behaviour

  • @ArtificialLifef0rm
    @ArtificialLifef0rm Рік тому +392

    Some people might think that Asmongold is overly negative or judgemental - even incorrect about the people behind this game. As a game developer who has actually worked for one of the largest mobile game dev companies (King, Candy Crush - now part of Activision-Blizzard) I can tell you that he is correct about everything.
    I will not go into much details but I can say this: The people you normally think of as "game developers" - all the Artists, Programmers and Designers - have NO SAY about these horrible, predatory, money-making game features that are designed by Game Economy Designers, Lead Game Designers, Game Managers, Testers and other big potato of the company. I've seen individual "game features" being AB-tested out of context, even before there's an art style - much less A GAME LOOP - in place. One might ask why? Think about that for a second.
    There's so much shit going on in large-scale mobile game dev it's crazy. Huge companies are highly political, and are often lead by people with no background in gaming themselves (but rather being lead by career-managers and people with backgrounds in finance). Just imagine having leaders in the studio who never programmed professionally for a single day in their life - never made a piece of artwork or anything. It's like if the head of a hospital has no background in medicine! These people don't care about YOU - the player - they care about their careers and about making as many people as possible play there game, and spend as much money as possible, so that shareholders are happy about the growth of the company.
    The real creatives behind these games are just as pissed off as you are.

    • @Payneonline
      @Payneonline Рік тому +7

      Well why work for a company that pisses you off? The creatives are at the heart of the product, without you big potatoes cannot succeed

    • @killaaks6165
      @killaaks6165 Рік тому +82

      @@Payneonline people need money thats why.

    • @kwando472
      @kwando472 Рік тому +40

      @@Payneonline "As a game developer who has actually worked for one of the largest mobile game dev companies "
      Learn to read.

    • @Clandenas
      @Clandenas Рік тому +28

      Wait until you find out that most hospitals are exactly as you suggested they aren't...

    • @garowsa9818
      @garowsa9818 Рік тому +3

      Sure he is correct, like Jesus. At least Asmongold is real!

  • @FaithfulofUltramar
    @FaithfulofUltramar Рік тому +153

    It feels like gaming executives saw Ready Player One and were like "YES! Do this and monetize all the things!". Everything is turning into slot machine gambling nonsense.

    • @admiraltonydawning3847
      @admiraltonydawning3847 Рік тому +6

      In case of Diablo Immortal it's "Ready Spender One".

    • @dood52751
      @dood52751 Рік тому +1

      @@tjhunter9787 except they fully aware that villain only lose in movie/tv show.
      In real life? That's where villain always win.

  • @THGiNDiM
    @THGiNDiM Рік тому +78

    23:53 "even a kotaku employee could have solved that puzzle" lol

    • @r3zaful
      @r3zaful Рік тому +1

      @@flawlessvic i still remember when genshin put a literal sudoku puzzle randomly lmao.

  • @ph34rocious
    @ph34rocious Рік тому +24

    The beginning of the end was July 9, 2008.

    • @frankenshmur3018
      @frankenshmur3018 Рік тому +1

      Sorry if I'm missing something but what happened that day?

    • @kayossangel
      @kayossangel Рік тому +3

      @@frankenshmur3018 I'm gonna take a guess and assume this is the date when Blizzard and Activision merged. Lmao

    • @frankenshmur3018
      @frankenshmur3018 Рік тому

      @@kayossangel fair enough lol

    • @raggo1955
      @raggo1955 Рік тому

      Pretty much this, I’m glad some of the blizzard vet left after wow launch right before the merge in 2008 or else we wouldn’t have games like Guild Wars 1 and 2, Torchlight and Hellgate London even thou Hellgate London was kind of a fail it was made by former blizzard vets who try something different unlike the current blizzard milking the same bs.

  • @moogoopow
    @moogoopow Рік тому +14

    I am a victim of of Immortal. Happened to be on vacation when it came out and played it everyday hardcore. By the time I realized it, I had already spent $400. I don’t even play it anymore. Big sad.

  • @RafaMieses
    @RafaMieses Рік тому +26

    The beginning of the end was the moment they announced the blizzard Activision merger

  • @LethargicAthlete
    @LethargicAthlete Рік тому +102

    3:33 only problem with that meme… is when you use 0 crests you don’t even get the dumpster to look through 😂😂 there is no chest at the end

    • @LooneyClipse
      @LooneyClipse Рік тому

      i think its meant to represent how broke u are after spending better to be left unknown amount of money on this sht

    • @macmartin86
      @macmartin86 Рік тому +6

      @@LooneyClipse in Diablo Immortal as a F2P player you're so poor, you can't afford a dumpster.

  • @MrDarkcore
    @MrDarkcore Рік тому +106

    I am glad I didn’t put any money into this dumpster fire, no yacht for Bobby. 😂

    • @mug281
      @mug281 Рік тому +8

      You think your money would’ve mattered? Lmao. Asmon fans really think so highly of themselves.

    • @KesshinOfficial
      @KesshinOfficial Рік тому +7

      no additional yacht you mean

    • @KesshinOfficial
      @KesshinOfficial Рік тому

      @@mug281 $999,999 wont be a million without $1 so yeah every dollar matters so shut up and get a life

    • @Indie_Kickz
      @Indie_Kickz Рік тому +9

      Watch out, Bobby is here on his alt account MUG. 😂

    • @generalvodka5233
      @generalvodka5233 Рік тому +5

      @@mug281 you really taking a joke this seriously? ofc you have an anime pfp also

  • @blakep100
    @blakep100 Рік тому +36

    Imagine going to a movie theater and seeing a movie and realizing it’s eight hours long but if you pay an extra $20 you can cut out all the filler parts and make the movie only two hours long.

    • @gdgd5194
      @gdgd5194 Рік тому +2

      How about for 50$ extra you can get a short summary and not waste your time?

    • @rodrigopinho6613
      @rodrigopinho6613 Рік тому +1

      This here brings the question why play it If the mindset is to rush shit

    • @sienxwei
      @sienxwei Рік тому +11

      That example implies the devs created 8 hours worth of content
      The more refined example is it's a 2 hour movie played at a 0.25 speed

    • @leventemeszaros8664
      @leventemeszaros8664 Рік тому

      exactly, but instead of 20 dollars its 500 000

    • @lucyboy8276
      @lucyboy8276 Рік тому +1

      Don't give them ideas

  • @user.Icarus
    @user.Icarus Рік тому +18

    The death animation he was so impressed by is also from Diablo 3 act III…it’s crazy how much they just re-used. Also those yellow orbs that they use in the battle pass progression bar looks like the old Diablo 3 rift keys aswell just recolored and added something across it.

  • @Ultracity6060
    @Ultracity6060 Рік тому +84

    The "beginning of the end" for Blizzard was the launch of Diablo III. I'm surprised how many people have forgotten what a farce it was, but that was when I jumped ship from anything Blizzard related. It made it crystal clear that any semblance of the quality from their past was no longer a goal, and they now exist only to get *all* of your money, even if that means tricking you into giving it to them.

    • @rahn45
      @rahn45 Рік тому +4

      The sad thing is, I think Diablo Immortal is probably a better game than Diablo 3 at launch. The RMAH and the complete lack of drops (and Blizzard nerfing drop rates in the first few days on top of that). I refunded Diablo 3 and never looked back.

    • @AngelBattosai27
      @AngelBattosai27 Рік тому +4

      The beginning of the end is WOTLK.
      What they've done since that is trying to do some necromancy shit on a finished IP

    • @jdadmk
      @jdadmk Рік тому

      Call me a male chauvinist pig or homogeneous but Diablo with tits is where blizzard died.

    • @thewizard7099
      @thewizard7099 Рік тому +3

      Diablo 3 at launch was probably more fun then it is now. I liked how you could sell items in game and make money. Now it’s just duped gear and para 400’s rushing people in rifts

    • @immanuelaj
      @immanuelaj Рік тому

      I'd argue that the beginning of the end was actually much further back, probably some time after WoW was released and Blizzard subsequently merging with Activision. WoW gave Blizzard a real taste of what its like to make enormous amounts of money and planted the seed of desire to make even more ludicrous amounts of money. Why else would they have merged with Activision if not for seeking even more profits?
      Once the seed was planted, it just grew and grew but at a very slow pace. The events of recent years have shed light on the past with plenty of people just straight out leaving Blizzard to either form or join companies made up of ex-Blizzard employees. As a result, with Diablo Immortal, you can just see that there's hardly anyone left in the company with the desire to do the right thing.
      It is a bit ironic that the company who wrote the story of Arthas, who was corrupted, and of Leah, who was turned into Diablo, also ended up being corrupted themselves.

  • @SCDarkOne
    @SCDarkOne Рік тому +9

    I was at Blizzcon and in the crowd at the stage that announced Diablo Immortal, this was definitely the beginning of the end.

  • @Nobody-hc1rw
    @Nobody-hc1rw Рік тому +18

    My god, the money RichW spend on this game gets me out of debt 10 times over.

    • @force132
      @force132 Рік тому +1

      I could buy a nice house here in México 😔

    • @rizkimaulana4645
      @rizkimaulana4645 Рік тому

      @@force132 house? i can buy mansion in Indonesia

  • @samushunter242
    @samushunter242 Рік тому +10

    I bet that 90% of Diablo immortal's dev cycle was developing the monetisation system

  • @Ninjamilk_
    @Ninjamilk_ Рік тому +30

    "I think a metaverse game will be pay to win, but on a completely different level"
    Yeah, it'll be play to earn to pay to win.

    • @TheArchetypes
      @TheArchetypes Рік тому +5

      You have to pay money for advertisements

    • @immanuelaj
      @immanuelaj Рік тому +3

      We already have a metaverse with all the Blizzard IP's, and an example of play to earn to pay to win with the guy that made almost $50k in WoW Tokens to spend it all on Diablo Immortal.

    • @Legendarys12
      @Legendarys12 Рік тому +1

      Wasn't that in ready player one , the meta verse movie

  • @ghosthunter0950
    @ghosthunter0950 Рік тому +53

    the guy that insulted the bear is a legend that will never be forgotten. If he did that on the diablo immortal account on purpose he should be hailed as a hero.

  • @TheWideMurloc
    @TheWideMurloc Рік тому +6

    I love how in the dungeon he’s playing along with the dodge mechanic but his party is like “lol big damage turret mode go brrr”

  • @infernodtw2423
    @infernodtw2423 Рік тому +13

    I played the game until level 35, got bored, and realized that I really just wanted to play Diablo 3 instead lol

    • @VulcanM61
      @VulcanM61 Рік тому

      Lol that is the same game copy pasted

    • @june_o9
      @june_o9 Рік тому +1

      D: Immortal is same as DIII, just graphic and sound seems somehow improved to be more pleasant. I don't see the point to play this mobile abomination except the fact you can carry this game whenever u want as it in your phone. Fingers crossed Blizz will not fck up DIV... But its current Blizzard so I shouldn't have any hopes I guess...

  • @maxtlion
    @maxtlion Рік тому +3

    "How did we get here?"
    By a decent proportion of today's game player's being all about the competitive endgame, and not about the journey to get there.

  • @davenarisotto3674
    @davenarisotto3674 Рік тому +8

    DI is bad but it shouldn't make people like Lost Ark. Remember, before DI, the main opinion was "LA is a gacha game gambling machine". DI being bad doesn't justify having 1% chance for a paid weapon upgrade or any of those other gambling systems in LA

    • @eusouguriaaleatoria
      @eusouguriaaleatoria Рік тому

      Yeah, agreed.

    • @user-oc1kn4ku8t
      @user-oc1kn4ku8t Рік тому

      1% should be in 23-25+ level which is unnecessary level. +20 or maybe +21 is enough for all content even in current kr. Also remember that LoA honing has Artisan pity system so you're bound to fully upgrade that level since you can pity hone. Before that, NA doesn't have 1415-1460 Honing SH buff, however 1370-1415 SH hone buff is now implemented in last update so its a much better experience now. Global honing buff will also be implemented at some point. Punika powerpass, hyper-express are all free catch-up mechanics that will be given during class release or legion raid updates in NA.
      Overall, 1340-1370 is the deadzone but due to current or even upcoming events + express, it's a nicer experience than the initial release experience.
      Lost ark might look P2W to others, but Im inclined to say its P2L starting vykas legion raid, and next one would be kakul, and brelshaza. Even on new abyss raid. All of these modes need group coordinations and mech knowledge that's why whaling on Ilvl can't really win you all the stuff in the game. It just gives you a headstart to play higher lvl raids, but later on f2p players will catch up with mechanics and gameplay progress. There are f2p players who are 1460-1470+ level too. For now, 1460 is the highest ilvl content on the game and alot of f2p players are already on this ilvl.

  • @LiamENGL
    @LiamENGL Рік тому

    Good job editor filtering out that two steps from hell song! good catch and voice is still totally audible.

  • @aleczero4646
    @aleczero4646 Рік тому

    While I've glanced at your content in the past your commentary on other videos about immortal got me to follow you 🤣

  • @kmurphy0620
    @kmurphy0620 Рік тому +10

    lol 30:21 really hit home. Do you hear those people who say "omg, I hope D4 is going to be good". They know damned well it's going to be P2W. PoE 2 will come out in the next few years, and that's something to be hyped for.

    • @ikikaera3402
      @ikikaera3402 Рік тому +2

      The best part about PoE2 is that we've been given proper early act playthroughs including showcases of changed systems like ability gems.
      We've seen exactly what we're going to get, and considering it's the same game rather than a separate game we can also be confident that nothing will change regarding monetization or things we're currently enjoying being cut out.
      As for Diablo 4, we've seen some possibly cherry picked gameplay, mostly cinematics and nothing about the actual systems.
      We know nothing about the monetization (but we can honestly predict how it will be like).
      We know nothing about the endgame loop, the gearing and character customization etc.
      Personally i haven't played PoE in half a year, mainly because I've already spent 3600 hours playing it since 2014 and I don't wanna burn myself out before PoE2 comes out.
      I expect to quickly shoot that number up past 4000 after that though.

    • @skillzsquar3dgaming
      @skillzsquar3dgaming Рік тому +1

      Legit going to play Poe instead of the Diablo dumpster fire. Also I recommend looking at Grim Dawn, The Last Epoch, and Wolcen

  • @ZugzugZugzugson
    @ZugzugZugzugson Рік тому +10

    if plankton, minnows are dolphin and whale food, the dolphins and whales are bobby-food. bobby is the captain of the ship, standing around with a bunch of harpoons going "arrg the sea be full of treasure".

    • @faznanbadri6854
      @faznanbadri6854 Рік тому

      they have the whales in the tanks, all they have to do now is catch plankton, how to do that? streamers. gaming channel always preach about playing the game 1st then decide if you wanna pay. what did they do? 200 dollars in 16 hours.

  • @Snake644
    @Snake644 Рік тому +1

    Man! mad respect to your editors, of course the main content is spot on as always, but so are your editor(s).

  • @jaceb5990
    @jaceb5990 Рік тому +30

    As a past p2w dolphin I can say it was the addiction for me. The gambling was so addictive for games like Raid. Especially when playing with friends and seeing them get cool new stuff. I didn't want to be left behind so I spent thousands over a couple years. It wasn't till I added it all up and realized how much I was hurting myself that I was able to quite mobile games for good.

  • @pingu6338
    @pingu6338 Рік тому +8

    I'm so lucky im poor

  • @christerstolpe3890
    @christerstolpe3890 Рік тому +3

    I love the fact that they placed a Diablo Immortal ad on this particular video. That’s so f*cking hilarious right there. 😆

  • @BIueharvest
    @BIueharvest Рік тому +2

    I love the way Peon says Diablo Immortal at the beginning, you can hear the smirk.

  • @sirscientist1514
    @sirscientist1514 Рік тому +1

    21:44 funny thing about the disconnected popup, if you press the X to close it, you dont disconnect, pressing OK literally causes you to disconnect

  • @tkismik8146
    @tkismik8146 Рік тому +3

    Unfortunately, some studies suggest that the urge to "P2W" is similar to the need to buy expensive clothing in order to show off.
    Having low self esteem makes you a "prime cut" for such a scenario, and it is very likely that you will end up spending loads of money even if you cant actually afford it.
    P2W games combined with gambling mechanics are even darker than straight up gambling.
    They prey on multiple levels of an individuals mental state, and they can latch onto a person just by them feeling mildly unhappy about one aspect of their life. And from then on, it is 800% value and we all know the rest of the story.

  • @enzoDVL
    @enzoDVL Рік тому +6

    We may be delusional and doomed but I'm still glad to see you have so many subscribers and supporters and you share many of the opinions about good game design and how it's been consistently chipped away at from things like battle passes, mtx, etc. Not sure how millennials who value good arpg/loot/rpg game design got associated into a 'Boomer' mentality (how did we skip over GenX? lol) but I think there are many gamers of all ages that are lamenting what is rapidly happening to the integrity of games.
    I know you've now covered these types of topics on WoW and Diablo but the history of mtx and battlepass introduction into Destiny and subsequent degradation of design quality would be an interesting case study on this topic.

  • @SMTImagineEnjoyer
    @SMTImagineEnjoyer Рік тому +1

    The thing that comes to mind for me when I think of a metaverse would be like a more social virtual world such as VR Chat, but with more of a controllable character. but we arent really there yet in technology.
    I remember watching this 1 anime that had shown a similar concept but I do not remember its name.

  • @kingscrub3386
    @kingscrub3386 Рік тому +1

    I just restarted D3 to try and hope in hyping myself up for D4.

  • @hsandev8972
    @hsandev8972 Рік тому +3

    Peon has and still is my go to guy for rpg games :)
    p.s PoE isnt for casuals, me as one of the casual nubs am struggling alot but its currently the best ARPG out there, by miles.

    • @Evil_Arthas
      @Evil_Arthas Рік тому

      Yeah, buildmaking in PoE is just get higher than any Arpgs at the moment, one of the few reasons to play PoE.
      just watch 10 Hour guide to understand basics ddx

  • @garcipat
    @garcipat Рік тому +7

    19:32 Dont wish things like that. Every dollar spent in this game is supporting it and it shouldnt. Buy yourself anything else for 500k or donate it. You are double dipping with doing something good in the world.

  • @n8doggy733
    @n8doggy733 Рік тому +2

    that number from that map was in millions so it was actually like 4.7 or 47 BILLION...

  • @doesitmatter4317
    @doesitmatter4317 Рік тому

    the moment the ad is better than what the video is about :D (referring to his diablo immortal video)

  • @nonethelessK
    @nonethelessK Рік тому +5

    We want something like a story, where we are the main character in different world. Immersive is the word. Not mini games or minigames with microtransactions.

  • @KingOfHarems
    @KingOfHarems Рік тому +9

    I feel like Diablo Immortal is giving other gacha games a bad rap. Like, Arknights, Genshin and Azurlane, etc.. are gacha games where you can pay to get more characters, but you never really can pay to skip the grind. Like, waifu collectors, while they have their own predatory tactics for sure, are definitely not a pay to win system. Diablo Immortal makes you play to enjoy the high-end content, while other ones tend to front load the cost of unlocking the characters, and then you grind to use them

  • @xbxb
    @xbxb Рік тому +1

    I wish there was a separate section where it is just story mode. Without distracting purchases, battle pass, other players.

  • @Holkstar
    @Holkstar Рік тому +1

    Just became a fan of u lately, I'm German and dont use a PC if I dont have to, but ur combi with honesty and irony that made me tell all my friends about u bro😁👍 what u say feel real and makes sense on top 😂💪 I'm ashamed of myself as a mobile vet to have spent money on diablo immortal, but I did... watched some of your content and just deleted it ... and so did all my friends
    Thanks for that
    Continue ur perfectly ironic and funny vids for 😊👍 we love'm ! And your facial impressions are just hilarious 😂💪

  • @m.h.w.weckseler
    @m.h.w.weckseler Рік тому +4

    11:15 I never played the game, and have no intention to do so. But from what I can see, the whole idea is for it to be fun... in 5 minute intervals. Which is why the extremely boring grinding later on is all conveniently done around things that take you 5-10 minutes.
    And I also think that this is why there are still people that think it's fun. Because all they do is start the game up and play 10 minutes while on lunch break or on the porcelain throne, and then close it and go back to work.

  • @Killah107
    @Killah107 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for continuing the Diablo Immortal reactions I truly enjoy having a phone lmao

  • @MrSonnyProductions
    @MrSonnyProductions Рік тому +2

    As someone that has been a PC gamer for most of my life, as I have become older the only time I get to spend gaming is on my phone. Diablo for me scratches that itch and helps me to relax. I get the controversy but its the only thing that helps me to escape my issues.

  • @danteTod
    @danteTod Рік тому

    That no crest run meme is about to be me in 5 minutes.

  • @getoutalive852
    @getoutalive852 Рік тому +4

    Asides paying for extra content (expansions, map packs, ect) I have never liked to spend money in-game. I don't care about cosmetics THAT much, and if I can't play the game at a high enough level I need to pay to win, I'd find another game. Like asmon said remember, buy a game...play a game...and progress, that's it. Screw the battle pass!

  • @pobz3750
    @pobz3750 Рік тому +7

    For regulations to happen, I think the next step is to demonstrate that these game cause harm to people. We need to gather testimony from people who have lost life savings/huge amounts that they couldn't afford to lose.

  • @kronicassault1374
    @kronicassault1374 Рік тому +1

    “He will not divide us” - Shia lacuck

  • @cristianporumb638
    @cristianporumb638 Рік тому +1

    Actualy, there is a guy on my server with full gem lvl 5 on the gear, and almost full on all set items, his dmg is 10.5k and hp 111k .His name is Auslander and he's the servers godzilla.This is just insane!

  • @music79075
    @music79075 Рік тому +6

    The reaction to Diablo Immortal has actually *given* me hope in the gaming public that maybe they aren't complete fucking whales

  • @loganswalk8621
    @loganswalk8621 Рік тому +3

    When ever someone is like "all mobile games are like this so it's ok" I'm just like "have you ever played a non-mobile game without microtransitions?".
    It's like they only ever had crappy fast food so when they presented with fast food or five star gourmet food they still choose the disguised sh*t over the hand made deliciousness because they don't know better.

    • @aj991
      @aj991 Рік тому

      They inhale copium so much that they even make a copium contest on reddit.
      Copium is a hella drug.

  • @WadeAllen001
    @WadeAllen001 Рік тому

    I used to watch The Lazy Peon 4+ years ago. Wow, he works out now.

  • @bradleyleibold2446
    @bradleyleibold2446 Рік тому

    Hilarious diablo immortal was the ad before this video lol

  • @neilaldrich
    @neilaldrich Рік тому +6

    My favorite part of this video was skipping the Diablo Immortal commercials 😂

  • @nuffyb9878
    @nuffyb9878 Рік тому +4

    whos he kidding, asmon has a secret account that he plays off stream. 100 fucking percent

    • @faznanbadri6854
      @faznanbadri6854 Рік тому

      secret account, dude he refuse to delete his character. no secret account, no nothing. he just play off stream. cant blame him, p2w in that game look fun.

  • @Riclaval
    @Riclaval Рік тому +1

    15:37 the reason why it ceases to be fun, because it gets touched by monetary incentive, of which there are many psychological examples of real events with the same downturn.

  • @emperor-thesenate-palpatin5954

    "a spider cave in a video game, never seen those before"

  • @David.Dailey
    @David.Dailey Рік тому +3

    They should make a game where the spell points and action points are cash balances, so every spell you cast cost a charge to your credit card, imagine how much money blizzard would make lol

    • @TheGosgosh
      @TheGosgosh Рік тому +1

      *David was promoted to surpreme CEO of blizzard marketing on the spot*

    • @Nico78Not
      @Nico78Not Рік тому +2

      And you can upgrade the spells you get via the cash shop as well with legendary augments! And when you have an augment 5/5, you unlock 5 augment slots for that spell so you can buy more augments!

  • @MaskofAgamemnon
    @MaskofAgamemnon Рік тому +11

    0:27 Back in '09 I told my friends it was over with the Activision merger and I feel that's been largely borne out.
    Everything since then has been zombie/mind-controlled Blizzard.

    • @timbuck2406
      @timbuck2406 Рік тому +1

      Justice for grenades jigsaw 2020 FreeAdvertise

    • @criseist9786
      @criseist9786 Рік тому

      @@petertrueteller8043 shareholder interests =/= customer interests.

    • @timbuck2406
      @timbuck2406 Рік тому

      @@criseist9786 What do you think Bobby’s doing with my 80$ wow pre order right now

    • @criseist9786
      @criseist9786 Рік тому

      @@timbuck2406 probably crack.

    • @timbuck2406
      @timbuck2406 Рік тому +1

      @Eduardo Mendez Angel dust for that matter …..
      THATS IT !!!!! BLIZZARD SPENDS OUR MONEY ON ANGEL DUST!!

  • @Fauxmadd
    @Fauxmadd Рік тому

    "He knew" well you could see that item to ascend your legendary gems from the first week of the game being out and people already were talking about it.

  • @arcadius3257
    @arcadius3257 Рік тому +1

    Lol, I got an ad for lost arc boosting service before starting this video.

  • @michaeldunlap1364
    @michaeldunlap1364 Рік тому +7

    I grew up with Warcraft 1 & 2 and never understood why people gave monthly to World of Warcraft and EverQuest. It began with you guys and this escalation was always coming.

  • @lukemartinserrano4765
    @lukemartinserrano4765 Рік тому +17

    He keeps getting more and more content from Diablo immortal and I’m all for it

  • @brendanmystery
    @brendanmystery Рік тому +1

    LOL got a Diablo immortal ad on this video

  • @revvyishonisd5027
    @revvyishonisd5027 Рік тому

    Actually got a Diablo immortal ad at the end of this video 😂

  • @MoonTiger88
    @MoonTiger88 Рік тому +4

    17:14 good to know Asmon's gear in Lost Ark means nothing. That shit was HEAVILY paid for..

    • @fankdark8946
      @fankdark8946 Рік тому

      What he's saying is if u f2p in LA u can enjoy the content while if u not paying on diablo some of the content literally cut from you

    • @jepeman
      @jepeman Рік тому +1

      @@fankdark8946 Im curious, what content is cut from you in diablo if not paying? I quit the game around lvl 40 (swamp zone) and there wasn't any content cut out from me from what I could tell.
      Just less loot/gear, like you get less loot/gear/upgrades in Lost Ark if you don't spend money.
      With the difference that in Lost Ark I saw tons of content cut from me for not having high enough gear.

    • @fankdark8946
      @fankdark8946 Рік тому

      @@jepeman
      Legendary gems(especially high ones) is literally pay required
      Awakening(if f2p can reach this in 2077) is literally required to pay
      High level pvp(since it's not balanced)

    • @rodrigopinho6613
      @rodrigopinho6613 Рік тому +2

      Every accomplishment in Lost Ark that involves money is the same shit as Diablo Immortal.

    • @rodrigopinho6613
      @rodrigopinho6613 Рік тому

      @@fankdark8946 no they are not, you can farm runes with the unpaid crests. None of the content is paywalled. The game is entirely pay to win, though.

  • @Ramen10420
    @Ramen10420 Рік тому +3

    Sunk cost fallacy="fun"

  • @doc1739
    @doc1739 Рік тому +1

    I like the idea of battle passes as a substitute for a monthly sub. Implementation seems to always be the issue.

    • @eusouguriaaleatoria
      @eusouguriaaleatoria Рік тому

      Yeah. If you are going to make a free to play game, where people don't need to purchase it, well, good luck finding ways to earn cash without whale hunting on some level
      Try making a perfectly free game and you'll end up with some chronicles of elyria bullshit situation...
      So battle passes can be a good alternative. I see it as a compilation of additional milestones...with you paying to get additional rewards, of course... Thing is, it tends to be a less agressive paywall than vip systems, for example

  • @zo-zu7158
    @zo-zu7158 Рік тому

    Bro, I'm scrolling right now to figure out what to watch next and there's literally an ad for a mobile rpg, the only description is "Not pay to win." Let's fucking go, I was looking for a new time killer.

  • @franklinturtleton6525
    @franklinturtleton6525 Рік тому +6

    "I don't understand how people spend real money on some bullshit collection game"
    Says the man who pre-ordered Dragonflight to get a new mount and who spent thousands of dollars on 2 different ARPGs, one of them being this game. Regardless on what his reasons were for spending that amount of money on them, he still did it.

  • @samueldallaire2142
    @samueldallaire2142 Рік тому +4

    Another Diablo immortal react video yeaaaaah… said no one ever

  • @nickcastle4451
    @nickcastle4451 Рік тому

    I love how infomercials and video games have fused.

  • @udntknw001
    @udntknw001 Рік тому

    17:03 exactly, that's what I tell my friends too, I don't even want others to give me stuff because it'll effectively do the same exact thing.

  • @iceman4965
    @iceman4965 Рік тому +3

    The day he mentioned "you guys don't have phones?" Is the day I stop playing Diablo

  • @gabrielm6912
    @gabrielm6912 Рік тому +16

    It's quite clear that whoever made the post on the Blizzard official Weibo account knew what he was doing and knew what was going to happen. That person is a true communist hero. He clearly did it with the intention to preserve his country and countrymen from what he/she surely must have believed to be evil and wanted to at least draw enough attention to it to warn others who may be unsuspecting of a Blizzard game.

  • @Tyranidus7
    @Tyranidus7 Рік тому

    The phone moment may not have been the BEGINNING of the end but it was certainly the obvious sign.

  • @Boon2Dock
    @Boon2Dock Рік тому

    I remember Fruit Ninja and that alien jumping game that were really popular games back in grade school. They weren't p2w and we all just competed for highscores.

  • @wuldntuliktonoptb6861
    @wuldntuliktonoptb6861 Рік тому +5

    It took 2 weeks they made 30 million and it's never coming out in China along with no Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, or Dragonflight. They made 300 million off 40 dollar copies of Diablo 2 Resurrected but it's all about that EZ MOBILE GAME MONEY. 5 year development cycles on mobile games are the best idea ever!

  • @weignerg
    @weignerg Рік тому +3

    37:20 Genshin Impact doesn't have PvP to my knowledge.
    So f2p shouldn't be considered whale food in that one.

    • @weignerg
      @weignerg Рік тому +1

      @@lexnight8345 self control is required for these games.
      I fell prey to their manipulative practices and played more than I should have due to FOMO.
      2-3 hours a day for a year to be able to collect all but 4 of the characters before version 2 came out.
      I only made use of Welkin Moon and Battle Pass.

    • @weignerg
      @weignerg Рік тому +2

      @@lexnight8345 addictive is one way to put it.
      I dont feel the desire to play a game like that right now.
      It's more like OCD.
      If I see something incomplete I feel the urge to complete it.
      I decided to quit because I got bored of the events and I wanted to spend my time my way rather than be on their schedule with the timed events.
      If the content was all permanent and I could go back to it on my time, I might have kept playing.

    • @weignerg
      @weignerg Рік тому +2

      I wish that game developers would make games for players to enjoy.
      Not games designed to extract money from the player.
      If games are really good, they can put a high price tag on them and I would be glad to pay 60 for a base game with 30 or 60 dollar version upgrades.
      It's the lack of respect for the player and their time I dont appreciate from game developers of titles such as these.

  • @J.stag3
    @J.stag3 Рік тому

    Could be argued that the beginning of the end was: You think you do, but you don't

  • @kittenburger_prime
    @kittenburger_prime Рік тому

    I remember there being stories of suits going through the Bliz offices terrorizing people to cut costs to maximize profits. I'm pretty sure it was before Immortal and more around the time where Heroes of the Storm was cancelled overnight.

  • @snarkytofu
    @snarkytofu Рік тому +3

    Total side note I love your interviews I would love to hear more. Thank you for making great content! I would love to hear you interview Stew and jtisallbusiness

  • @MrXshot
    @MrXshot Рік тому +19

    These games are for people with zero skill, and a lot of money. The only way these people can win, is if they can pay for the advantage. It's simple. It's terrible gamers wanting to feel good, and I personally find that hilarious and pathetic. Let them. xD

    • @lukasl3440
      @lukasl3440 Рік тому +1

      I agree about letting p2w gamers let what they do. But same mindset have a lot of cheaters to.

    • @MrXshot
      @MrXshot Рік тому +1

      @@lukasl3440 p2w is literally the game company selling you "cheats" and saying it's ok lol. Yes, terrible gamers all share the same mindset.

  • @thomasgagne9109
    @thomasgagne9109 Рік тому +1

    My opinion about battle passes is: With every game having them, im having to choose which games i value more/enough to buy the battlepass, then, i feel forced into playing the games i value less than the higher valued games just to get the most out of the battle pass.
    i played lots of Dead by daylight, sea of thieves, destiny 2, Runescape 3, and those are just off the top of my head.
    i felt sucked dry in the worst way. feeling like im missing out on the "rewards" from the battle passes in my favorite games if i didnt spend the money.
    now, i only get one battle pass, for one game. just to not help the battlepass business model more than i can help it. it is really off putting.

  • @gandhilicious
    @gandhilicious Рік тому

    I'm a little surprised there aren't any adds in the game.

  • @StycksOfficial
    @StycksOfficial Рік тому +9

    I marked the end of Blizzard the day they were merged with Activision

    • @mug281
      @mug281 Рік тому

      Then why didn’t they end? Lmao

    • @vulcanmemes9770
      @vulcanmemes9770 Рік тому +1

      @@mug281 why are you replying to every thread blizzard shill?

    • @mug281
      @mug281 Рік тому

      @@vulcanmemes9770 only play Nintendo games right now. But good one.

  • @atheybee
    @atheybee Рік тому +11

    I know this is somewhat of a minor, minor point but, this isn't the first time I've heard someone commend the character customization for diablo immortal. It's so SHALLOW though... It's like, yeah, you have sliders. But, it doesn't change the face in any significant way and is completely unnoticeable once you are not zoomed in on the character.

    • @SPHYNX99752
      @SPHYNX99752 Рік тому +4

      Or when they are wearing a helm... 🙄

    • @cannix8055
      @cannix8055 Рік тому +1

      I think it's because Blizzard character customization has been so minimal/crap for so long that sliders "feels" better.

    • @eusouguriaaleatoria
      @eusouguriaaleatoria Рік тому +1

      Agreed.

  • @MannyMeez
    @MannyMeez 10 місяців тому

    When VR becomes ready player one! Then im 100% in

  • @stevechapman2301
    @stevechapman2301 Рік тому

    The irony if getting a Diablo Immortal advert before this video

  • @jdadmk
    @jdadmk Рік тому +3

    Or the pop-ups consistently when you're trying to do something especially the one reminding you that you're trying to kill monsters that you really shouldn't try to kill and then they put this pop up on there right in the middle of your screen so you really can't kill the monsters because they're blocking it and then they have this little thing that even if you click on that little screen that's almost transparent it turns into a great big screen and tells you exactly how screwed you are while you're trying to win I mean like while you're trying to actually beat it with skill it's telling you you can't I mean the rest of the world's gone completely crazy and we forgotten about this world war that's about to pop off over there and Ukraine who would have guessed that they're the number one wheat exporters in the world and at one time had more nuclear weapons than any other country except the United States I wonder what they're really fighting about maybe this is Us just watching the old world die in real time.

    • @Gorrano985
      @Gorrano985 Рік тому

      True.There brewing another war again.
      So sick of this bullshit.Ordo ab chao copy paste.

  • @Cromonas
    @Cromonas Рік тому +5

    What I don’t get is exactly what Asmon stated. “what you see in Diablo 3 is what you see in Diablo immortal.” Then why would you want to play it? Not only have I played it already but I also find Diablo 3 way worse than Diablo 2 in terms of the gameplay.

  • @AshiokOG
    @AshiokOG Рік тому

    I like how games like yugioh master duel has a battle pass but you can purchase it using the gems you get by playing the game, I don’t have to spend $10 if I don’t want to I just gotta play the game and do some objectives and I get the battle pass and it’s not even hard to get the amount of gems needed

  • @Jimmyisabot
    @Jimmyisabot Рік тому

    7:30 i could literally smell the Kappa in chat... thinking of mount offs lol

  • @MrXshot
    @MrXshot Рік тому +5

    All the real gamers play real games, let the goblins enjoy their money pits with other goblins while we enjoy actually good games, and have actual competition and skill based play. They can't join us without p2w because you can't buy skill ;)

  • @CineGoodog
    @CineGoodog Рік тому +3

    LazyPeon on Diablo immoral ""Diablo immortal is so cool by mobile standards"
    LazyPeon on FFXIV This game sucks, I bough a jump potion and the history/gameplay is shit"

    • @fankdark8946
      @fankdark8946 Рік тому

      Why dont u cry on reddit cuz asmon don't play ff yesterday while you're at it

  • @benjamini.4467
    @benjamini.4467 Рік тому

    14:42 Me playing raid shadow legends in the background: "Amen brother!"

  • @pawneyao6079
    @pawneyao6079 Рік тому

    5:50 So that ad is basically Epic Store's Roblox, but they now call it "metaverse".