Asmongold Hits a Paywall in Diablo Immоrtаl

[@Mortiz21]

Paying $70 for a full price game: "Games are getting too expensive. Spending $347 on a free game: "Hold on, I'm putting in my credit card info."

[@justsomeguywithnoeyes7303]

"i dOnT mInD mIcRoTrAnSaCtIoNs As LoNg As ItS fReE tO pLaY"

[@Tyronom]

The microtransaction games have always been the most expensive ones.

[@voilvelev6775]

@@justsomeguywithnoeyes7303 There's a difference between pure cosmetic microtransactions and pay-to-win transactions.

[@otamuralha706]

his at +3k atm KEKW

[@jasonlane6725]

There was absolutely no reason for him to spend that much money at his level...I'm significantly higher level than him and haven't had to spend a dime...seriously wondering if my man isn't making this video simply to increase his KZbin engagement...

[@maxshymkiv2200]

"Is this a lost ark?" "No, it's more expensive" 10/10

[@eternaldestiny5232]

Lost Ark isn't really P2W, only if you want to speed up some things, but as a f2p players i do all my stuff in a fews months, just playing daily

[@Martin678]

@@eternaldestiny5232 A swiper can surpass you in 5% of your playtime bud.

[@Irovetti]

@@eternaldestiny5232 it’s P2W af. A swiper can do everything you spent a few months working on & more in just a few hours lmao

[@eternaldestiny5232]

@@Irovetti If they do they only got one thing : being Bad at everything, raids, boss and all They can spend money if they want, that doesnt make the game P2W since money dont close the gap between skills/knowledge

[@user-qh6pe5ks6m]

@@Irovetti Nope, swiper with better gear cant beat me without some skills. They just fall off the cliff lol. You have no idea about this game dude chill out.

[@connorhennessy6117]

"HELP, THIEVES!" Blizzard is self-aware as fuck

[@Spacemaaan]

@@tonywoods4270 there is later lol

[@RisenOswald]

@@tonywoods4270 come back in a week and tell us all about iy.

[@jamesdonoughue4557]

@@tonywoods4270 bobby that you?

[@am2160]

this got a good chuckle out of me

[@Soulbtwxd]

@@tonywoods4270 you must be their smartest consumer PepeLaugh

[@mariuszel759]

fucking loving it! I live in Europe (UK) and i hope every country do what Belgium and Netherlands already and fucking block this lootbox shit. Im an ex gambler and im telling you this is straight up gambling and the thing is kids are being exposed to this predatory system.

[@janitorizamped]

What part of this is gambling?

[@Lupercalum]

@@janitorizamped You have to be blind if you can't see it, the fact that you're paying for chances of receiving something instead of choosing precisely what you get is gambling itself, just like all lootboxes.

[@Lupercalum]

@@janitorizamped Sorry if I sounded rude, I'm just triggered bc I liked the game but I'm pissed off with the monetization.

[@lucadesanctis563]

@@00x000 it dsnt mean it's right to do

[@Lupercalum]

@@nickpurdy69 Mobile games yeah, fortunately PC and consoles still have some solid titles, can't say for the future but for now we have some not so predatory games... I'll stick with those.

[@ravit50]

"im going to get as far as i can free to play" Love asmon, love how naïve we were

[@rampage3337]

i think he might actualy be addicted to being a whale

[@MrRight0930]

@@WarframeCrunch 600for one gem lmao

[@supremecai5857]

@@rampage3337 if you had money like him wouldn’t you be lmao

[@Dark-Fenrir_65]

@@WarframeCrunch I would rather keed playing my PSP emulator thank you very much

[@tazarhalo]

he's saved many, by doing it for us. ty asmon dude

[@LukasSoftwareDeveloper]

Ah...Blizzard ...you never disappoint me at disappointing. Best franchise destroyer.

[@kikoredog]

its a mobile game, if you play it or looked forward to it, sorry but your a braindead oaf to begin with

[@dankduelzperuvian]

This isn't a Diablo game.. There hasn't been a Diablo game since D2 LoD

[@RisenOswald]

@@pigsquealingcore Yes destroyer, or did we forget about warcraft 3 already?

[@bushy9780]

Diablo franchise has been dead, why do you think they had to "resurrect" d2?

[@diolate2]

@@tonywoods4270 make a pvp video then.

[@MaxxDW]

I love how the thumbnail says Diablo Immoral rather than Diablo Immortal.

[@clout10]

Honestly hadn't even noticed haha that's funny

[@alexandrosr5179]

Ahahahhahahahaahha best of all trades

[@MochaxMatcha]

I never even noticed 🤣

[@kellyngo150]

“How you so good at the game this quickly?” “I can think of 347 reasons why.”

[@dvened]

funny but wrong

[@steveo2737]

$347?! That's a full tank of gas!

[@kellevichy]

@@DekkarJr lmao you clearly were tuned out when the cheeto in chief was in charge

[@trevorhague6603]

@@kellevichy When "Cheeto in charge" was in office, gas was under $2 in my area until the very least year of his term where covid screwed supply lines across the globe, not just in America and the prices were never as high now as they were when he was in office even during 2020.

[@moke_a_wed7368]

@@kellevichy is that why it only happened a while after he's out of office? No didn't think so

[@Haha_Haha_Ha]

From under 2 to over 5 at least. And all food is more expensive. Eggs were .99 cents and now can be found at over 5 for a dozen. Imagine thinking you can make an argument to defend this especially by saying " cheeto n chief" 🤡

[@ianchurch792]

$347?!, you can get a WHOLE tin of baby formula from dodgy Steve for that

[@benjamindover2601]

Trying to undermine Blizzard by giving them lot's of money is a bold strategy.

[@zignario]

Bald*

[@charlethemagne5466]

@@ronaldcatullus bald*

[@stephenphelan626]

If one man pays, to show the world what this game had to offer, then the rest of us can watch while not paying

[@stevensanders6696]

With his platform, he can show a ton of people just how bad it is. Because typically p2w players will downplay how aggressive it is

[@ramontavaresdacruz2256]

@@stevensanders6696 Bellular showed everyone how bad it is without paying a cent lol

[@CMeenagh]

Blizzard went from "Ya got phone's, don't cha?!" to "You got credit card's, don't cha?"

[@phantombigboss8429]

My phone can't even run the game. lmao oh well.

[@CMeenagh]

@@iamironclaw Appreciate your guidance!

[@sirskorge]

@@iamironclaw Ya and cha = you* Do it right.

[@Treeohfour]

If I had a penny for every time I seen this posted the last few days I could whale like he does

[@Ecliptor.]

"do you guys not have phones?" ftfy I'm not trying to be a sperg like the other guy, just pointing out what the blizzard dev actually said

[@FrankValchiria]

i use to play wow till lev 60, the old days. honestly to have to spend this amount of money in the game is outrageous

[@zoneout0]

I remember when games were at most $60 😂

[@gmezjonnyplays6407]

You dont have, i didnt spent any money and i played the same as asmon, idk why he is spending so much money

[@zoneout0]

@@gmezjonnyplays6407 cause he makes way more in return by leveling up & beating bosses lol.

[@gmezjonnyplays6407]

@@zoneout0 i beat the same bosses. Free.

[@zoneout0]

@@gmezjonnyplays6407 yes, but you probably could’ve done it even faster w/ better gear.

[@flamingosalad3541]

So they made Diablo 3 and they took the auction house concept and made it into a MTX shop, beautiful.

[@kenbrock5441]

The Auction house was actually nice.. aside from their terrible loot system at the time. They should've made it more diablo2-like.. and all would have gone well.

[@korhanaydemir8366]

Micro AND macro tx. What a beauty.

[@zarakitube]

In Diablo you don't need skill, you only need your credit card.

[@RedBaronisa]

Whipping out the credit card is a skill… A skill in which I haven’t mastered yet…

[@johnc4691]

and your bank account, lol

[@vegasstacker3857]

Sounds perfect

[@drain_ator]

@@DekkarJr the game isn’t even pay to win people just think it is. I’ve spent about $1000 so far and it’s great

[@juicewadaily2352]

and you gotta need the legendary 347 gem

[@ScientificGlassblowing]

"Help! Thieves!" I honestly thought that was your credit card raising the alarm.

[@bobsanderz3005]

🤣🤣

[@holderian0]

45:39 Lost it at this part lmao. Asmon got /spit

[@fidel_soto]

HAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@Osirus1156]

I realized that Blizzard probably set the pay 2 win really high in the beta so they could "hear the community" and lower it, but to the point they originally wanted it set but figured would be too steep without going way high first.

[@LuciidDreamz]

Thinking optimistically, starting very high then lowering over time is much more digestible than starting low then raising prices. I say optimistically though because there could be malice in their decisions.

[@MDKepner]

Wait what? You think they're gonna lower the prices?!?!?

[@diersteinjulien6773]

that's called doing a "big ask"

[@Osirus1156]

@@MDKepner I'm guessing yes. As a way to make what they wanted to price it at more palatable.

[@MDKepner]

@@Osirus1156 I don't know what's funnier, that Blizzard actually released this, or that people are defending it. Don't get your hopes up.

[@jblev736]

I'm comparing this to something like "Hades". - *Hades:* There are tens of thousands of voice lines, fantastic story, zero micro transactions, endless replay-ability, great combat, well polished game vs - *Diablo Immortal:* needing money instantly, only some voice lines, not and interesting story, bad immersion since you keep getting stalled by crafting and payment. Why would someone ever choose to waste their time when there are so many games that are so much better from real game companies that make great games, not just make great credit card simulators

[@to9o363]

these games are addictive the same way slot machines are. They know what they are doing, feeding ludopaths for their daily dopamine dose while making huge amounts of money. As sad as it sounds, that´s blizzard nowadays, and I did not expect anything less

[@kenyonprunty5758]

So like elden ring

[@SeeAndDreamify]

All the marketing and hype for new games can make you forget that other options exist.

[@alexc664]

The only good mobile games are pc ports... Everything else especially if it comes from China is a gatcha game...

[@hunzukunz]

there are people out there who excuse the p2w with needing financing for development. as if this piece of garbage needed that much dev ressources. they use old characters, old monsters, old classes and abilities. they have no in depth systems that need proper balancing. their art is old and reused/reskinned. their story is pieced together from old story lines. the art and coding is most likely done by some 3rd world country artist/developers that are paid peanuts. tell me where the fuck the money goes. not into the development of blizzard games, thats for certain. so sick of people praising the 'quality and polish' of games like this. ofc its polished, there is pretty much nothing to polish there.

[@CDRClarisse]

"I heard barbarian sucks, so that means we have to spend more money".

[@chaoticconfessions9009]

No it doesn't. I'm a barb and on lvl 35 now and still doing fine. I'm a f2p player.

[@kenbrock5441]

@@chaoticconfessions9009 yeah my 30 barb has felt pretty OP tbh.. just clump shit up and aoe them down.. i barely even use heal pots.

[@jjthe]

Barbs are one of the best classes in the game...

[@RisenOswald]

@@chaoticconfessions9009 Didt boldy also state levling as not going to have any wall?

[@Despair1487]

so the people in the comments really trying to say "class doesn't suck ive played it for like 6 hours and im destroying low level mobs"...what if i told you the game only startsfor diablp long after you reach max "level"

[@kevinross1998]

Asmongold too busy checking out Kashya to notice that woman crawling up to yeet the poor child 13:05

[@SS-xc7lh]

Only $80 an hour so far, amazing value

[@charlespanache7047]

Balanced around your wallet

[@k2l87]

Lol👍

[@gulag_sender2123]

Lmao he spent 300 dollars, he’s the same level as me yet I still outdamage him despite being f2p, seems spending money really only changes appearance to me

[@Choco-sk2gj]

@@gulag_sender2123 Completely provably incorrect. Go watch Asmons videos on Diablo Immortal "INSANELY" pay 2 win where people break down the damage numbers. Soon Asmon will be doing many times your damage. You are at the start of the game theres no need to spend $300 cus you are beginning hours in. I cant wait for you to get to the real game once max level and you get your shit pushed in after you do the basic stuff and you start whipping out that wallet kid

[@gulag_sender2123]

@@Choco-sk2gj Everyone from different platforms seriously just need to stay away from mobile games, there is nothing wrong with this game at all… for a mobile player game point at least, there’s a reason why us mobile players appreciate this game, because we are given the option to enjoy this game for free, sure there is monetization but you do know more than 80 percent of the community DONT even pay. And the 20 percent that does actually pay doesn’t complain either. It’s already been calculated that even if you were to pay 100k u still need to put in about 117 hrs of grinding to actually max everything out. On the other hand it’s also been calculated that you can max everything out as a f2p player in about 260-320 hours. There is nothing that keeps you from the end game, there is no paywall unless you hate progressing slowly. If anything this is an anti whale strat because it shows no matter how much money you throw at this game you still have to put in the time and effort to actually grind everything out.

[@--Nabe-rius--]

This stuff can be a real issue and I hope people don’t fall for it. When these systems are designed there is a stigma that only stupid people give money but that’s not how it works. Mental health is a real issue and people struggle with many problems in their life, it’s easy to judge others actions when you are not in their situation. I was put on SSRIs due to memory related problems and wasn’t aware this could cause long lasting manic episodes where I lost all sense of judgement and impulse control. I was aware but my brain would rationalize every bad decision. I’m not dumb by any means and I have a good paying job but still, it hurt a lot. I spent over $50k on a mobile gotcha game in less than 1 year. Bank never called to ask about my spending or anything, there is no protection for people who are in vulnerable mental states until they lose everything to these addictions.

[@zz4165]

For those who suffering that kind of mental issues, gacha games are not even in the top10 of troubles.

[@--Nabe-rius--]

@@zz4165 Not really, a lot of them can become numb to their surroundings and become completely emerged into the mobile games because it's their only way of socializing or escape. Due to how easily accessible they are lots of people in bad situations can turn to them instead of facing the issues around them. With my diagnosis I would easily categorize mobile games in my top 10 list of problems at that time.

[@sauce7968]

W T F

[@dtwduuvaaall6865]

I'm sorry you experienced that. Mental health is not a joke. That being said it's not anyone's job to look out for other people. Mobile games are obviously predatory, but if you choose to spend money on them that is your choice, and it's not anyone's job to prevent you from doing so. If you were in a position to spend 50k on a mobile game then you were in a position to help yourself and get your meds in order. A lot of people don't even make 50k in a year and are struggling to make ends meet due to crazy inflation the past two years and you blew 50k on a game. You're not going to garner much sympathy from most people.

[@edulric]

​@@dtwduuvaaall6865 exactly

[@StriKe_jk]

Normal games: It cost 60$ instead of 50$ to buy a game nowadays?!? That's ludicrous!! Free2Play: Hey I only spend 350$ in first 25 level of the game! What a deal!! So cheap!!!

[@supremecai5857]

When was the last time games wasn't 60 bux? That ones been pretty standard since like the PS2 days my guy lmao your point still stands though

[@ilando6025]

True, but when last time you bought a game and that was it? With all dlc most of games are 80/120$

[@Alnard]

Exactly! Noone is buying a $350 mobile game upfront. People are sheep and these massive game companies are happily expoiting it with no repercussions.

[@TheRealProdigy]

@@Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist me too i’m at level 32 all free no paywall yet

[@pluribusunum2727]

@@ilando6025 elden ring

[@preds43]

There's a reason Mobile Diablo was an april fools joke before the company turned to shit

[@complicated-antihero]

"I didn't spend $300 to move out of mechanics." - holy shit that's funny.

[@Zympt]

"basically the story is yeah some of it isnt voice acted" sums it up perfectly lmao

[@stevebuhrt3504]

Asmon is like a narc insider, but he's doing all the drugs with the drug dealers he's trying to bring down... Absolute legend

[@0Ciju0]

WOW/ cool

[@DaWoWzer]

that's not what he's doing at all, he's indulging in pay to win to get all the views from kids and other people who can't afford to do it to live vicariously through him. it's all for views there is no moral self sacrificial grand stand happening here.

[@DaWoWzer]

edit: guy commented saying "no shit it's for views" @Steve Buhrt according to him he's doing it to "Expose how pay to win it is by showing how much more powerful he is by paying than someone who doesn't" when that's like saying I'm going to show you how fattening McDonalds is by eating nothing but McDonalds and laying around all day. It's redundant and obvious. Wish he would just say "yeah lets just see how OP we can get this will be fun" instead of acting as if he's taking one for the team to expose to unknown truth about pay to win games.

[@starboy3983]

@@DaWoWzer oh I thought it was the latter

[@stevebuhrt3504]

@@DaWoWzer Well yeah it's not some high-level social experiment, but it's funny and he doesn't take himself too seriously, regardless what his intentions are, it's enjoyable to watch

[@ignizxnr3021]

Mostly hate blizzard now and that they made this game mobile but actually looked forward to playing it, just to hear asmon talk about it saying its pay 2 win, actually killed my hype horribly

[@ravenmusic932]

A couple of years ago when I found out how the situation for Blizzard employees became significantly worse I made the decision to never give blizzard a single cent again. They have created some incredible games in the past and made some well-earned money with it, but these days are over.

[@Steep_Descent]

Dude it's literally not that bad. You can play it on PC too. The game is fun no matter how much money you spend. Literally haven't hit any p2w walls since I've been playing and I'm at lvl 55.

[@bboyg1]

@@Steep_Descent I'll try the f2p route and vow tip never spend a dime

[@Steep_Descent]

@@bboyg1 well look at it this way. D3 has a battle pass for the same price. That's all I spent on immortal and it was literally just for the cosmetics. The other stuff is just a small bonus

[@Choco-sk2gj]

@@Steep_Descent Wait until you hit the actual endgame where the main game is. The game is designed so that you could literally spend $50,000-100,000 and not even have a maxed out character, big youtubers have shown the drop rates of paying players are they are so low even for paying players and free 2 play players straight up never get the upgrades that paying players get. Like youll never get the gems you need to even compete. You are falling for the bullshit and clearly not aware of whats to come. Theres hours of videos on it, but yeah enjoy the brand new game that people have barely progressed in while you can. Soon enough you wont be doing enough damage or have enough health to be able to get into the content when the real game starts at endgame and then comes the temptation to spend. Just hope you know youll never get the gems you need. Like free 2 play players straight up cannot get certain stuff and when you do you get a few and the odds are literally like 0.05% level chance on each gem to get the rank you need, and you need many many many many many of these 0.05% rank gems to then get the upgrades you need again and then it all stacks on top for even more rng and rarity. Literally the most insane pay 2 win shit even. THey could have been way more generous.

[@GettinGoofy]

I am so sure people are seeing this and FREAKING that Asmongold is "promoting" spending money, but he is doing a public service by showing just how expensive these cash grabs are...

[@Jay-407]

Dude is brilliant at making content. The money counter is hilarious

[@Jay-407]

@@billytringuyen1 you want me to explain why something is funny?

[@keisukesakamori]

@@billytringuyen1 this guy just got his "laughing emotion" taken away in a surgery by blizzard spies

[@andygreen7314]

@@FlamespeedyAMV nope loads of people won't play because of this, and for Asmomd this is a revenue generator and the expense a tax deduction. But Blizzard has always been laughing all the way to the bank.

[@LordOfel]

@@andygreen7314 I highly doubt anyone watching would've spent money anyways. The actual spenders don't watch this content so it's more entertainment than anything else.

[@joogface386]

@@andygreen7314 but loads will play and pay lol

[@papito4558]

I was going to play this game. But after watching you play I found that its way more entertaining to watch you instead. Thanks for saving me time Baldy! labyoooo

[@Sparda11222]

For those that don't get it. His doing this just to underline how absurd the game monetization is. "and I'm only level 23" He has the fucking money to do exactly this mad experiment, to show everyone what playing this game is really like.

[@jasonlane6725]

There was literally zero reason for him to buy anything.... He didn't need to do any of that to get past level 23😂 If I go to Walmart and buy a bunch of shit I don't need I hope I can get a bunch of KZbin engagement from people who think I'm brilliant by outlining that purchasing things is an option.

[@Sparda11222]

@@jasonlane6725 Yup ..youtube engagement was the plan here. Poor Asmongold needs more audience. Come on dude..

[@ankthares6474]

@@jasonlane6725 it's not about what he needed to buy, it's about showing the predatory aspect of the shop, he is barely lvl 20 that the game gave him the "opportunity" to spend hundreds

[@joejojo5966]

they brought cain back to life with all the money spent to play the game

[@RiverNeo]

Storywise this Game is between D2 and D3

[@mackparker9064]

Diablo fans actually so brain dead they can't even follow story, now we know why blizzard can do bs and get away with it.

[@DoubleBGreen]

Jokes on you OP; the story takes place before his death.

[@witheringhs7766]

It was really thoughtful of them to add footprint trails directly on the ground so people wouldn't have to look at the minimap to have their hands held. At least they realize their customers are "special"

[@justinhesson326]

Funny thing is there’s auto navigation where you tap a button and it automatically runs you to your destination without you having to touch the game.

[@hamiltonkid4454]

actually its to promote faster, more direct progress. The more they follow the footprints, the less they backtrack to get loot, etc. = The more often they spend to be competent

[@ravenID429]

Helpful to guide the kids towards spending money lol

[@tomasplanicka2539]

Asmon: I don't think it's like.. awful Me: Hell yea, can't wait to play a game thats not awful

[@Heldermaior]

Regarding the staying factor of blizzard games, I have been playing D2 resurrected and really having a blast. Game is awesome it has a feel and a look that just pulls me in. I never liked D3. It looked cartoonish and bright and wrong... And the gameplay felt a bit off. This one is even worse... I don't know if I will get D4. But D2R is my go to game for now. It just looks right. It looks dark and hopeless.

[@erykszymanski9167]

D2 probably has more staying power than any other game ever made. What else can you think of that had a dedicated player base going for over 20 years, excluding the popular speed running games?

[@JM-pk2nv]

@@PhilipAlexanderHassialis Masterful troll attempt.

[@Heldermaior]

@@erykszymanski9167 yeah. I played it about 20 years ago for quite a while and now I am back in it and feel complete lost XD. The story is amazing and the loot reward is just... I did 3 countess runs yesterday and got some nice runes out of it.

[@CRuduxypegg]

Don't give Blizzard credit for Vicarious Vision's work. Blizzard would've done something terrible like warcraft 3: Refunded edition for Diablo 2's remaster.

[@inscription8099]

D2R is a great game and the only good recent blizzard game because it brings back the ideals of old blizzard.

[@mojo_joju]

Pay to win a Diablo game!? OG Blizzard would never stand for this crap! I can’t believe they actually made a mobile game for PC and tried to pass it off as a legit game!

[@zaibachien]

"we only spent 347 dollars" followed by "I'm only level 23" and an ingame tutorial is some South Park level of irony. I'm not even mad, blizzard has some balls to be this shameless.

[@birdofhermesismyname]

i started playing today i am lvl 30 and i never saw the need to put money in the game i never thought i didnt do enough damage honestly

[@bc9554]

They know their remaining customer base is made up of the dumbest people on the planet at this point, so its easy to get away with it

[@aternialaffsalot]

honestly though there's no need to swipe before max level, asmon does it for the memes

[@nathanberrigan9839]

When you merge with the company that made Candy Crush, it's not surprising. Activision makes over 60% of it's revenue from DLC and microtransactions.

[@hydrocraftpower]

You do know you can progress perfectly fine without spending money? Lmao -- "shameless" -- do you guys preach to the mirror when you say shit like this?

[@slart1bartfast587]

I remember when D3 came out with a real money auction house with blizzard getting a cut from the sales and adjusting drop rates so they would maximize their profits. Man, I remember the shitstorm we caused until they took it out of the game. We were so upset and angry about how greedy and disgusting this practice was. Boy, we were so naive, those were tame methods of monetization compared to what is normal nowadays, let alone what they've put into this shitshow of a game.

[@nurfuermist]

that was the exact moment when i stopped playing d3 and have never played any blizzard game ever again.

[@ranknonewarrior]

they took d3 auction house down because people were buying items outside of the game

[@florianhaffner3910]

Back then you paid 50$ and had the FULL game. The designers were just focusing on the game play and not on how we can milk the player as much as possible. It hate what gaming has become

[@kenyonprunty5758]

That is not what gaming has become that is what AAA gaming has become there is all kinds of double A games out there that yes may release an expansion and ask 15-20 bucks for it but it's going to be a very good one and I love double A games because they're almost always finished 90% of the time you get those ones that are they ran out of time and money but yeah double A games are very good like greedfall the salt and Sanctuary series yet to side-scroller Castlevania type game but it doesn't matter it's complete .Fuck even Elden ring but that's a AAA that's a full game 150 billion percent complete I think fromsoftware will never go under as far as the studio goes ,unless they get absorbed by a bigger one then you'll see monetization

[@arciks11]

I am fine with Asmon spending his money. I'd rather watch a hobo multimillionaire do it than use my own wages.

[@mystikcid]

I’m level 50, bought the battle pass for $15 and a $10 cosmetic. Nothing else so far. Have plenty of legendaries, I’m a necromancer and have basically comically one shot all story line content, and do very good damage in rifts and haven’t run into anything I’ve felt like I need to spend additional money on. I get where everyone is coming from to truly “max out” the character. The price tag would be absurd as they’ve shown. But over time it’ll all be obtainable. If you like mmos and like Diablo it’s worth playing for free imo. It’s great for a mobile game.

[@Stormtrooper-oc4vn]

yeah for pvp it's not a good look. pay to win sucks but for the story it's perfect I haven't pay a dime at all. game needs more cosmetics thou everyone looks the same

[@jond1590]

I had downloaded this to try it this weekend but after watching this while on lunch today at work I went ahead and uninstalled the game lmao

[@buttermilk5364]

Good don't support thus mockery of game design.

[@Rhodair]

@@Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist watching others play is still a form of experiencing it Yeah, you can't use that for some things like how the gameplay actually _feels_ However, there's a lot you can gauge like how aggressive the monetization model is, whether the opening story act hooks interest, how systems tie together for incentives, etc. Someone previously on the fence about playing could very understandably be deterred from what we're seeing already. It's even possible this initial version is just establishing an anchoring bias for people to go "see they're listening" later if these aggressive practices get relaxed, but the new Blizzard is clearly showing they're always going to push _against_ the players as far as they can get away with. This killed any last remaining interest I had in Diablo IV.

[@vegasstacker3857]

Damn, blizzard lost another paid customer...wait, you're not paying anyway, nobody lost anything.

[@Rhodair]

@@Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist Sure for some people but for someone like me, it's not a good experience having invasive marketing regularly tossed at my face. The combat looks good (for mobile), the art, story, all that looks like a good game. If I can't play a game for several hours without being advertised to, I won't be immersed enough in the story to make playing worthwhile. I may as well just catch a lore video later instead. I'm totally fine with F2P models like PoE or LoL. There's a fair way to approach it. The issue is that Blizzard went as greedy as possible and it completely buries many people's enjoyment of what's otherwise a decent game regardless of money spent.

[@Akirilus]

The game itself, is fine, I like the artstyle, I like the combat, I like the theme. However, the balancing is completely destroyed and the shop is a disgusting shit. Everything is too easy because it's designed to reel you in to buy from the shop. Why would I get addicted to something that is designed to make me spend money. This is like selling hard drugs. It's the same business model.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

What do you mean by "Everything is too easy because it's designed to reel you in to buy from the shop"? Shouldn't the game rather be hard to so people feel the urge to buy stuff from shop? Or do you mean they first lure you in the game and then later the shop starts to become more important for progress and at that point people have already invested some time to game already and feel that "maybe I just buy a little bit"? :)

[@SeeAndDreamify]

@@ManWithoutThePants first one is free

[@Akirilus]

​@@ManWithoutThePants I mean one small example. The rift stones you need to do rifts which you need to get materials. They cost real life money. They cost 160 of those purple currency they only sell in the shop which is practically equivalent to real life money.

[@ManWithoutThePants]

@@Akirilus Yes, I understand that and I have no plans to play the game end game if spending real money is blocking me. I was just wondering what you meant by reeling players to buy stuff by easy content. Easy content you can do without money? Or you probably meant that the get players hooked in the game to the point where spending money is the way to do stuff and then people feel that maybe I'll buy something. Just a question. Not meaning to say that you are wrong :). edit: And I also might add that p2w system ruins all the competitive aspects of the game, so that's one reason why I won't be playing the game probably after completing the story. At least not trying to climb any ladders if there are such thing.

[@COREDYNAMICSLTDA]

the combat is generic , just push one button and that's it

[@lordknight7482]

I was watching his stream, went to the bathroom and he wasn't free to play anymore, 🤣🤣. I am glad I didn't start playing lol. Just enjoying to content.

[@bushy9780]

lvl 23 paywall. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@devin6835]

@@bushy9780 it wasnt a paywall

[@ki11ukw1k]

Im lv 30 in 1 day, no money spent. Only did main story

[@tudorcraciun3115]

I am level 32 and haven't spent a dime. What fucking paywall lool

[@williambisson8632]

@Nekotoro LMAO why you do this here

[@Mieqo]

He should have waited longer to really underline the point. I am at 32 still f2p, played on and off during work from 9 to 5. I have no issue with the difficulty so far, I expect it early in the late game ofcourse, but up until then there is no paywall.

[@johnplath1072]

Same experience here so far. 38 and cruising with just what the game has given me. Staying f2p as long as I can. Jumping into it head first at 23 just seems like Asmon is paying to suck the fun out of leveling...each to his own I guess.

[@Mieqo]

@@johnplath1072 he is doing only for the entertainment value obviously. And I mean Blizzard kind of deserves their most famous streamer to say things like “you hit a paywall at 23” 😂

[@Andrewf5251]

its funny how diablo immortal turned out to be exactly what everyone thought its gonna be =)

[@johangou]

why would he spend $347 at 23 lvl jesus

[@kiofea]

I am a Level 43 Necromancer and have not spent a cent in this game, but I definitely feel the pressure as my leveling speed and power scaling are both slowing down considerably. I am still unable to do the eight man content against the Lassal (or however it's spelled) because I am gear score 370 when it recommends 430. It is harder and harder to upgrade gear and gems, as access to Greater Rift Crests and materials are incredibly hard to come by. All in all, Diablo Immortal is a disappointing game as the combat is fun and many of the dungeons have unique mechanics to make the memorable, but it is a slog to play through.

[@zackerymendoza3411]

the fact you had hope for this game astonishes me ong

[@Asrael5125]

Blizzard has no respect for their game ips and the people who grew up playing them. One of the worst things about all of this is that it seems like there’s a pretty enjoyable Diablo experience that could have been a great game but they decided to make it p2w and even if I’d enjoy the gameplay I’d constantly think about how the game is designed for money spending thus making the experience not enjoyable for me at all.

[@vanmatthewbaduya527]

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[@salvulcano1136]

It's actually insane how Blizzard always makes their games always so p2w lmao. I just downloaded Diablo Immortal and I'm probably gonna delete it lmao. Good for Asmon showing his audience what p2w is really like, but I don't wanna waste my time with a game that I have to spend money to progress. That's the reason why I quit lost ark lmao.

[@PNJB_R]

I'm a level 35 barbarian haven't spent a penny. No paywall yet. Other comments say it's perfectly beatable F2P, unless you want to be the most powerful person on a server you don't have to spend a penny. I'm playing for fun and story.

[@hankhill3365]

I never even downloaded the game istg they just put it on my phone

[@PNJB_R]

@@swaggadash9017 I love PvP but for diablo I rarely do. With battlegrounds I would want to PvP but due to it being P2W I'm gonna give it a miss. Even so I can't complain it's a free diablo game.

[@rinrevo]

The most sarcastic playthrough ever

[@bankerlmth]

Watching this make me want to install and play Diablo 3 again instead.

[@DefianceOrDishonor]

Made me want to play POE again.

[@apate777]

I am 38 right now with 2 legendary main and off hand weapon level 3 and I spent only 10 dollars but i am not even near dealing as much damage as he is dealing with a 28 level character. That shows something

[@slipknot1943]

This actually makes me wanna spend some cash on this game. But first i have to start delivering some pizzas to pay for it.

[@ComradeDerds]

Still don't see any pay wall. Just spending money to spend it.

[@newtonbomb]

The thing is, aggressively purchasing all these packs so early on is actually ruining the questing experience for him by making him consitently overpowered for the level of challenge presented. In my experience, as far as strictly the F2P story progression goes, it is fairly well balanced to what you have access to while spending no money and has been at least decently entertaining enough to keep me playing. The main quest line has been entirely voice acted the entire way so far (although I'm only lvl 35 so not very far yet, but I suspect it will stay that way from the size of the download packs) and has been wayyyy more coherent and engaging then the typical mobile game experience. I think Blizzard has legitimately tried to please everyone by making a solid F2P experience while also doing their best to hook the whales that get off on excessive power trips and have way too much money to blow; but unfortunately I think preconceived prejudices will prevent many people from enjoying this game for what it has to offer. *Disclaimer* I do not endorse or support the ridiculous P2W and in app purchases in the game, but I have the wherewithal to not feel excessive FOMO that would sour my play experience (at least not yet, I'm sure once I get closer to end game I'll end up dropping it once the imbalance becomes more prevalent and prevents good PVP play)

[@johnplath1072]

Currently 38 without spending a penny, rift 7 np. Baal np. No sign of this alledged pay wall yet

[@newtonbomb]

@@johnplath1072 exactly, if there is any "paywall" it is probably just a soft/hard cap on how much one *can* spend to get ahead, not on how much one *has* to spend to just progress.

[@JonnyBeoulve]

Found the blizzard employee.

[@newtonbomb]

@@JonnyBeoulve lolololol, it's crazy how when people have their personal pet sacred cows threatened the first response is always "shilllll!". Not only am I not affiliated with Blizzard in any way, I'm as far from being a fanboy as possible... last time I really was "pro" Blizzard was probably the Diablo 2/Warcraft 2 era, and that's just because I was a child who spent too much time playing video games and was naive about the world. I'm just not a bandwagon jumper and like approaching things as unbiased as I can manage while squeezing as much enjoyment out along the way as is realistically possible.

[@JonnyBeoulve]

@@newtonbomb Fair enough. Just understand how much damage this game is doing to the consumer friendly game design that many of us grew up with, and by you advocating for it you're playing a part in damaging the game industry.

[@darecat5255]

It's like lost ark.. spending a lot of money still doing zero dmg kekw

[@Deathworg1]

Blizzard is so out of touch they’ll probably see Asmon whaling as a win

[@cocacolaman7092]

and you are out of reality. in which dimension isnt this a win if this is already their goal?

[@kingmickey666]

It is.

[@Deathworg1]

@@cocacolaman7092 One streamer spending a shitload of money is nothing. Hes doing it so YOU dont do it. To show you how disgusting the system is. ONE person whaling is nothing my guy, especially if it paints the game like the trash fire it is and subsequently people STOP playing it.

[@cocacolaman7092]

@@Deathworg1 normal people, like 95% of the playerbase don´t even care about this. they get sucked in and they need to spend money to progress. they doesnt question the game or the system. they are playing, they are paying and then they are leaving. but until this point blizzard has already won

[@ToddMagnussonWasHere]

My personal take: as a old Diablo 2 fan who passed over D3, it was nostalgic playing, but upon starting a new character I didn’t feel the old “I want to go through all that shit again” gameplay that I did in D2… it’s just so heavy of a game in terms of grinding and side quests for Battle Pass that it kills the momentum after awhile. As an old Barbarian class lover, I miss the old “Found a random overpowered pike/lance in Act 3 on the way to Mephisto” nature. Sure, you have a very low chance of finding Legendaries in regular grinds (which I have), but it’s just like everyone says, forced P2W. At least when COD Mobile does it , you know it’s just for showing off because a sub-150 player can best your ass with skill. This entire game is proposing you BUY SKILL, which is stupid.

[@yourfavoritelawnguy2722]

I'm sure you taught Blizzard a lesson only buying 2 boxes at a time...

[@Tolkfie]

It would be interesting to see the net effect of these streams. I find them funny in that Asmon shows how blatantly greedy these games are. I wonder how the devs feel when they are implementing these mechanics. Definitely puts me off ever trying this game and I fully expect all future blizz Activision games to be monetised like this.

[@yourfavoritelawnguy2722]

@@Tolkfie I highly doubt the net effect is positive, sure it will show the clearer minded people that its pure p2w, but that is a minority, if it wasn't these games would not be profitable. He is just showing people how easy it is to feel powerful in Diablo, just a couple swipes

[@yourfavoritelawnguy2722]

its hard to believe the "don't do what im doing" when he is smiling and having a blast because he spent money

[@Tolkfie]

@@yourfavoritelawnguy2722 To add to your point, sponsors seem happy to pay gambling streamers even when they regularly warn their viewers against gambling

[@yourfavoritelawnguy2722]

@@Tolkfie exactly everyone thinks they are special and can avoid these things. but they can't and don't. only option is to not participate

[@nothinguntouchedpodcast]

Something tells me I can play this without spending money. I'm going to try it

[@alphaandomega3981]

Uh yeah

[@nothinguntouchedpodcast]

@@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318 it might be possible lol. I play FF war of the visions and collected all the free rewards only. Took like a year but I did it

[@nothinguntouchedpodcast]

@@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318 you should see my cod mobile money it's nuts loooool

[@OYMJL]

Gotta love the sarcasm and this next level trolling of Blizzard.

[@hakubravo2826]

"You were the chosen one....." "You were supposed to destroy the Sith not join them."...

[@NoDramaJustALlama]

Mans spent 300 dollars like its nothing, but me over here 300 dollars is whether or not i eat for the month. 💀

[@gulag_sender2123]

It’s really funny too because he’s the same level as me, same part of the story, yet I still out damage him despite being f2p seems the only thing whaling did for him was make him look cool

[@Zool2107]

@@gulag_sender2123 it's not hard to beat him, since all he does is trolling and hating on the game. If he actually cared about PLAYING the game instead of just making another money grabbing stream and youtube video then the result would be different (which is also sad).

[@gulag_sender2123]

@@Zool2107 all these big KZbinrs are pissing me off because their trashing on the mobile community, they all talk like the mobile community has no control over their money and we are clueless to the monetization

[@ravenID429]

@@gulag_sender2123”the mobile community”🙄

[@wowclassicplus]

I would enjoy if you look and stream your opinion on the Google Play Store rating VS Apple Store rating. Apple seems to have frozen ratings after day 1 to keep the 5 Stars. Is thes legal? Are they getting paid by blizzard or just greedy because they get a share from sales?

[@scorpion07070]

A lot of dummies on Reddit saying Asmon's supporting p2w by spending money. No. It's the exact opposite. He's spending the money to show us what happens when you do, so NONE of us need to. We've seen the show, we've been along for the whale ride. Him giving them money on stream is costing blizzard SO much. If you can't hear the sarcasm practically dripping from Asmon this entire stream, you need to work on your social skills.

[@Hemperbud]

Lmao everyone already knows how pay to win games work of they're watching asmon play. It's an excuse to keep playing the blizzard games he loves without getting shit on for it. Like he did the exact same thing in lost ark already lol just excuses to play the way he wants, like a whale.

[@JoelRPG]

20:20 Someone using "Merkabah" as a nickname? What a CHAD

[@garrettcason3692]

Been having fun in the game so far. Haven’t run into a p2w problem yet but I’m still only level 30

[@ki11ukw1k]

Same. Reached lv 30 in 1 day doing main story... asmon is an idiot ..

[@Choco-sk2gj]

Glad someone has common sense and recognizes they are Level 30 near start of game. Theres people Level 30-35 in these comments saying the game doesnt require any money at all and its all about skill and they very clearly havent said the videos on the upgrades and drop rates and how much difference it makes down the line. People defending the game without realizing its not even been out barely 36 hours or whatever ofcourse you dont have to dump hundreds of thousands in yet its the start of the game, they gotta get people hooked lol.

[@eytrix]

"We've ONLY spent $347 so far" Yep, that's it for me. F this game.

[@hanzo90]

Imagine spending the amount of 5 AAA games on a mobile game for a level 23 character

[@Choco-sk2gj]

With fairly basic abilities if we are being honest (but perhaps it gets better as it goes). Nothing amazing so far. I was very quickly getting bored watching the combat that Asmon was doing, to the point where i think Asmon is making a mistake if he thinks he can sit there many hours a day and play this like he did on Lost Ark. People will tune out or go else where. This game doesnt have remotely as good combat as Lost Ark but yet its more pay 2 win and free players literally cannot get certain upgrades that paying ones can, the shit just doesnt drop.

[@mezzy7109]

He's doing it too entertain hundreds of thousands of people across twitch and youtube. I think people are completely losing sight of that.

[@sallee132]

He dont really need to spend money though, I passed lvl 23 without spending 1$ look at that...

[@hanzo90]

@@mezzy7109 i know that's why he's doing it. I'm not bagging on him at all. The sad thing is that there are many people that are spending this much and they actually think they are getting a lot out of it. You'd be surprised how many people have this much money to spend and are just straight up throwing cash at blizzard

[@serijas737]

I love how he uses his own money as nothing but a portrayal of how ridiculous Blizzard's monetization is. They never asked for our phones. The real question was: "Don't you guys have credit cards?" I would have loved to see him spend over 1k just for the insanity of it. Man, Blizzard really woke up to take a shit, but they forgot to leave the bed.

[@mackparker9064]

So... is it late to say "Blizzard Heard"?

[@LuvsicVI]

Asmon in 2015: Noooo pay to win is ruining games!!1!!1! Current Asmon: oh boy I can't wait to spend money on these shitty games and support predatory game design Poggers oh how far they fall.

[@dvened]

Shame on you Asmon, there is no reason to spend this much and then proceed to sh*t on the game because of how much you chose to spend outside of trying to force a point.

[@apocalypseap]

Yeah, gotta get that content out! "Look at me I'm exposing this by acting like an idiot on purpose!" I will probably never touch this game, but this is just pathetic. Usually Asmon is more level-headed than this.

[@Zibzarab]

Asmongold: "None of us matter, Not you, not me, not my stream. Nothing matters" Also Asmongold: "I want to change this on a makro level, so I p2w the sh*t out of this game to show everybody how bad it is" Asmongold again after spending couple of hundreds of bucks: "This is acctually a pretty good game" Blizzard: "Thanks for the advertisment and the free placement for 110k viewers, I guess" Yeah you really showed 'em. And of course streamers don't matter, thats why casino companies paying them millions of dollars, because streams don't matter.

[@opiliones4202]

Where are your parents

[@Rembd]

I don't care about P2W, I play mobile games and stuff like Lost Ark. DI just looks and feels like a bad version of D3.

[@merikmalhads1676]

I'm thinking that your wolf gem is what is empowering your auto attacks so much. Seems to trigger the spawned spirit wolf charge after a couple of them. My guess is the upgrades have it happening more frequently and increase auto attacks further

[@joedoe999]

"Yeah im lvl 23, and ive only spent $300" lol

[@SoA-Horseman]

Crazy to see that you aren't killing any faster than someone who didn't spend $347.

[@alien_liwil]

Isn't Blizzard an American company? Why are ppl saying this is Chinese Lost Ark? What does China have to do with Diablo Immortal?

[@christophermarino5596]

Thank you for doing this so I didn't waste my time on this pay to win bs

[@Bartooc]

What I'm afraid of is that this game makes them ton of money and from this moment on every new game from them will be a p2w cookie dopamine releasing clicker.

[@CJ-tx3tm]

Please more Diablo Immortal content I wanna see the entire whaling series 😭😂🙏

[@daeryk6424]

-666/10 The paywall was not immortal.

[@Rafa-fc9rh]

Asmon spent money just because he wanted not because he needed I watched the stream. I'm lvl 21 and did not spend even a $1 in the game it was just about 2 hours of play for me to hit that lvl no big deal with no boosts

[@Rafa-fc9rh]

@@greenfroggood2392 no I'm not I'm a casual gamer to be honest

[@Rafa-fc9rh]

@@TapiKoks Maybe it is P2W after but as far I play I don't see any point to spend money.

[@lakenash7947]

I'm currently level 60 (12) paragon, battle score 850 and I've only bought the $5 battlepass. I'm also on top of leaderboards and more powerful than many who have spent more lol. It's not as pay2win as people are blindly calling it.

[@fusionzgamer3378]

Congratulations🎉🎊 you're a lucky winner! For your prize,🎁ωнαταρρ me right away please👆🏻

[@DanielMacleod777]

Nice Dude @Lake Nash, what Class you been playing.

[@doublecrossedswine112]

MY friend inside the industry, "We operate on the assumption that gamers are gullible and easily amused." I see he was correct. A basic story with endless repetitive chances to go spinWeespin = ez money. Holy crap gamers are dumbAF

[@MB-ry6ez]

Yes xP

[@mrbleepblopguy4638]

Biggest beef the lack of ability customization. I like having differ elements on attack and stuff this game you get multis shot and that all it does shoots in a cone.

[@tombombadil4908]

make an account where you are anti whale, see what the average poor mans experience is like and let the rage and despair fuel some quality content 😅

[@animelytical8354]

McConnell doing that would be BRAAZY

[@xc1951]

Npc: you will remember those you have forgotten Me: don't bring my Exs into this

[@IFuzzyWuzzy]

Man this makes me want to play a good Diablo game again =(

[@voltrux8250]

kashya sounded familliar she is the leader of the rogue encampment in diably 2 and flavie was one that was preventing you from going further in the campain before finishing some quest

[@117spartan711]

feels like we are paying blizzard to finish diablo 4

[@Spacemaaan]

That's the only reason they released a mobile diablo first. Mobile games are the epitome of quick cash grabs

[@AG-qz8ko]

Feels like we are paying blizzard to not finish Diablo 4, unfortunately

[@Spacemaaan]

@@AG-qz8ko also true. We can't let immortal get too big. They will throw diablo 4 into immortals base game 😭😭😭

[@117spartan711]

@@Spacemaaan bruh, if they turn diablo 4 into immortal me and my cousin will be heart broken, we have done everything in diablo 3 over 10 times 😂 we need a new one lmao

[@joab757]

Ppl may hate the monetization, and I think the cost of crests to run rifts is a bit high, BUT, there is a lot of free content you can play. One thing they do need to add is a way to get legendary crests or 5 star legendary gems without paying. Even if it’s rare and takes a lot of time

[@jerbaancap5244]

147 dollar is already waaaaay too much spending on a video game🤣

[@rebelking_21]

He drops another 200$ 😂😂😂

[@elbirri]

@@rebelking_21 testing a game like a whale player

[@renfoxx]

Level 28 haven't spent a dime yet, what did asmon spend on?

[@warpnova1304]

I'm so confused... He never hit a pay wall and he could only kill enemies a little bit faster than F2P

[@damedus]

only thing i got was the season pass cause i wanted the skin and i was doing better damage at that level without spending an actual dime on upgrades.

[@gulag_sender2123]

Rightttt I was saying the same thing, he’s the same level as me, he paid 300 dollars and I still out damage him despite being f2p, seems the only thing money did was made him look cool. Nothing pay to win about that

[@axellyann5085]

People will always bitch about mobile games because they dont have any self control to not spend their fucking money IN A FREE GAME and the dev is always at fault. Thats how their stupid mind works.

[@Choco-sk2gj]

@@gulag_sender2123 Liar. Hes got better gems etc already and you are at the start of the game by the way. Once you are at Endgame (where the actual game starts) you will be miles behind paying players and wont do enough damage or have enough life to handle it and out comes the wallet. Paying players can literally do tens of damage more than you and people that put even more money in do multiples times more damage than the cheaper paying players that only put in say a few thousand... weeve seen the numbers on everything and it seems like you arent even aware that free players dont even get dropped the gems you NEED to play the game later on. The bit you are playing now is pretty much just the intro story to rope you in to the game while they throw $$$ offers at you to try and get you to spend $10-50 before the real shit hits. No im not kidding the numbers and drop rates and stats are all out there ppl done videos on it and people have played this game LONG TERM previously before it came here.

[@ranknonewarrior]

​@@gulag_sender2123 he just spent money without thinking, if he understood how to aqquire and rank up his gems with that amount of currency he'd oneshot everything on the map when he loads in

[@skate60331]

1:07 me when i have to go to visit my in-laws.

[@AlexGInf216R]

this is a shame they did this instead of just buying the game there making a killing off trying to lvl up and people will pay it is the sad part

[@jamesponcedeleon4985]

not p2w 2 characters one lvl 59 other lvl 45