Diablo 4 Somehow Got Worse, And So Did Blizzard | Asmongold Reacts

[@MrMultiB]

The reaction was one thing, but Asmon and Act Man talking was so fun and...really wholesome. I hope they do more stuff together!

[@RS-fy9hb]

At the end, Act man sounded like that one drunk friend that always ends up saying how good of a friend you are, and how much he loves everyone he's with xD.

[@danawhiteboy]

wholesome? lol wtf

[@idontcare6662]

I think honestly, if he had more conversations with people about their videos or takes, that might be a better way to go about certain reacts.

[@jamesmiddleton2625]

@@danawhiteboy😂😂

[@grab6303]

Was probably my favorite stream.

[@StayTrueToThySELF]

Blizzard keeps breaking our expectations, they keep getting worse and worse.

[@jkfang]

What? Getting worse is the expectation now.

[@hhaste]

@@jkfang When it comes to Blizzard, yes

[@spiritfree5050]

No im expecting that

[@Kpaxlol]

And people still paying more and more for shit

[@1div2agent74]

That's what greed do. But people still give them money for some reason 😂

[@PaulGuy]

It's worth pointing out that the developer of Legend of Grimrock was on their forum on day and saw a gamer asking about adding arrow keys for navigation, as he was disabled and used a mouth stick to type. They could play otherwise, but it was easier that way. The dev said it wasn't on the list of things to work on. And hour later, they left another message saying it was added to the game. They said after thinking for a couple minutes, they realized it would be pretty easy, so they just went ahead and did it. That's what decent devs do. They make the game as good as they can for their players.

[@grantkeller4634]

You think you want direcetional keys, but you really don’t

[@foxdavion6865]

Problem is Blizzard is one of those developers who drags their heels on things purely because the poorly paid devs at the studio are terrified of being made redundant for making mistakes and being blamed for them, so cost-to-risk and fear of breaking something by adding something is so high that they take weeks just to approve a single change to something. Meanwhile they employ diversity hire interns who barely passed their corporate brainwashing video game school majors. The leads act like they have zero desire to be on camera when forced to make progress videos to show the customer base and the interns have no idea what they're talking about when they do a let's play and get asked questions on subjects they're not experts in by customers because the higher ups thought it would be a grand idea to make the let's play a Q&A on Twitch, making said interns look like idiots when they're not, they're just new. The whole sham is a mess.

[@ceddavis7441]

@@grantkeller4634 So? why not? edit: ah I see your making fun of blizzard, knew they were bad just not how bad

[@vengefulforces7395]

@@ceddavis7441 its a reference to how I think the former dev lead reacted to someone asking if they'll ever make a WoW: classic before it was a thing.

[@berserker5551]

Whataboutism

[@paulsaguto9563]

Seeing asmon and Act Man talk in discord has been the highlight of Asmons content for me. I hope we get more recorded convos like this, just two nerds shooting the shit

[@Tylar122]

Couldn't work out why I liked this video so much but you really just summed it up, enjoyable convo between two guys who are as nerdy as me lol.

[@alvnoah]

tears poured out of my eyes seeing this god tier content. Insta liked and subbed to Act man too

[@Jargonecius]

Asmongold's analogy for local government fixing roads actually reminded me of something I wanted to share. If you have a serious pothole problem in your city you wanna know what's going to get it fixed asap? You spray paint a slur inside it. The city will try to cover that shit up at lightning speed.

[@sevask8768]

Lmao I can believe it. If anything the pothole would be surrounded by a hate mob.

[@ShamanThroatWarblers]

I remember a story in the uk about someone painting penises on potholes to get them fixed faster

[@Tinandel]

You know... I never would have thought of that, but.... huh. That's clever.

[@spinosaurusstriker]

Me to my racist neightbour 'He was a hero, i just couldn't see it'

[@SnailHatan]

Lmfao no. You must live in a nice city

[@GeneralHaha1]

Another scummy excuse for the use of premium currency I discovered a while ago from a World of Warships criticism was that the currency provides a buffer to deny access for a refund. Predatory publishers would argue that you cannot file for a refund of an item you paid with premium currency because of how it was way below your expectation because what you paid for with real money was the premium currency and not the thing you bought with it, and the currency works as intended. Add the obfuscation of real-world price is just dirty and very anti-consumer.

[@XxPetexXx]

This was incredibly sweet. You could tell both of them were a tad nervous and also kinda fans of each other. It became this genuine, slightly awkward but not in a bad way conversation

[@kbd261]

Cvh

[@SirMontyBagger]

Like Josh Strife Hayes' idea I hope Asmon talks to the video's creator more often like this. This is the way forward for react content, I hope it becomes the norm.

[@Blazuchan]

Amen brother

[@humblebee1895]

If Zack did this, it would become the new react meta. I really hope we get to see it.

[@corruptedsave145]

Yes please, I need to see xQc doing this, it'll be very... insightful.

[@profanemagic5671]

@@corruptedsave145 whatdoyoumeanduud?

[@ihvdrm]

​@@profanemagic5671they may need to hire some translator for him

[@uhohdd]

I don't think I've ever listened to a more genuine conversation between two genuine people. Taught me something in life. Loved this video

[@benjitheband5661]

Asmon and act man need to hang out more. This was fun

[@aidenstumme]

Absolutely, they got along so seamlessly

[@remimitchell827]

Best crossover episode ever.

[@korigun]

Asmon and act man need to bang out more*

[@CrimsonOdachi]

They need to have a group stream one of these days that's just The Roast of Blizzard. Actman has covered so many Blizzard controversies and Asmon and others have lived them so it would just be a great group rant/therapy session.

[@RSTBKT]

​@@CrimsonOdachiyo, great point. The analyst and the experienced person, combining into one lmao

[@absolutelysolid3011]

Damn what a wholesome video this turned out to be, ActMan is a real one

[@feldon27]

Glad y'all liked my Diablo 4 stats list. The funny thing is I missed some like reduced trap setting time and potion drop chance. Such a great video from y'all.

[@ericmay560]

Wait, you made that list?

[@feldon27]

​@@ericmay560 Indeed. I posted it on Reddit and it went viral.

[@dominiking69]

​@@feldon27keep doing Gods work my good man

[@iiequinox8044]

That list gave me an aneurysm, thank you. I actually couldn't believe my eyes.

[@Void6-]

THERE IS MORE?!

[@Raiju2]

The bad thing about dark patterns is that it takes advantage of the habits the game industry has instilled in us. Things like "Skipping TOS to play the game" or "pressing yes button repeatedly to skip through the boring stuff" just to then jumpscare you with one-click payments conveniently placed where you will accidentally accept them.

[@RealJohnnyGuillotine]

This is why I use a prepaid credit card for online use, I can ensure they can't scam. But I'm having to hop through extra hoops to protect myself from them.

[@SuperShadowGuard]

Man, Asmon and Act Man gushing about their favorite parts of old Blizzard games is so nice. It really takes me back to my days in high school where my friends and I talk about CoD Zombies for the entire lunch break.

[@MrMegaDanila]

damn now you made me remember all of the lunch conversations with my friends too, good fuckin times

[@reneg_de7024]

Seeing Diablo's stat page made me realize that PoE has a better stat system overall which isn't complicated by item drop chance but with specific gem leveling that also levels alongside you so you never feel weaker as you progress the story/end-game.

[@xaGe__]

These two just chatting is like the best. Let's hear more of these kinds of chats, please.

[@acelast8636]

Glad you reacted to this. TheActMan's video is great. The part with the accidental activation of the battlepass is disgusting. Blizzard should be ashamed of themselves. We won't stand for these predatory practices any longer. Boycott all Activision-Blizzard products.

[@kavinh10]

they're part of microsoft now this is the future

[@purpledragons4856]

I've never really played any blizzard titles and the actions they keep taking just ensure I and all new potential players/buyers never will. Activision is the same I played CoD as a kid I stopped after Advanced Warfare that game was just who had the best loot box guns.

[@ddongian]

​@@kavinh10ㅂ

[@akhsdenlew1861]

Meanwhile blizzard's games are like some of the most played throughout the history and even now xD Good luck with that. People will play the game that makes them feel good. When the alternatives are garbage games like new world and lost ark ( and those are like.. the "good" "Famous" Alternatives, the others are much worse)... then what do u expect? For people to truly leave blizzard's games, they need to have GOOD games to play. Apparently, they don't. Good luck finding another MMORPG to absorb your teenage or your adult soul like WoW did...And no, ashes of creation won't do it either... we will be here a few years from now when they realise it, we will be here for the first overhyped month, and we will be here the next months, when the problems will start taking over the internet.

[@Galifax2]

via wikipedia, ashes of creation will likely do wow payment plan, sub for 15 dollars a month and probably expansions down the road '

[@cjmars822]

1:20:51 To clarify. The “separate service” you refer to is a dial up modem. I literally had to disconnect the phone from the line, plug it into my computer, and call my friend whom had to manually answer the call. That was the way you played multiplayer at the time. You had to actually call the person you wanted to play with. Ahhh, memories

[@FinalDragoon63]

My favorite thing about Asmon Reacts is he'll pause a video and contribute, then people scream "PREWATCHED!" at him while other streamers are (rightfully so) getting lambasted for just reacting and eating/drinking while profitting from other people's content.

[@kempolar9768]

As dunkey once said, "the most irrational and moronic part of the gaming community...is the gaming community".

[@bash6519]

its depressing seeing how far Blizzard has fallen since I was a kid. I remember when anytime Blizzard was releasing a new game it was a guarantee Banger, I also feel like they were known to take forever to release a new game because they wanted to make sure it was as good as it could be.

[@John_II]

Okay, I almost fell out of my chair laughing when Asmongold mentioned daily damage at 43:16. Act Man's run down of the damage calculation starting around 41:10 already makes me laugh so hard.

[@jacoblarson8113]

Daily damage 😂

[@empty-gs4op]

The button thing was on PC too when playing with a controller, not only on consoles. Also, as a developer, you choose where the focus goes. You have to, literally, code where the focus goes. So yes, it was on porpoise and not "by accident"

[@NicolasCharly]

Purpose*

[@imqqmi]

Whale you know they did it on porpoise 😄

[@ronin1648]

I'm not a game dev, but I'm a dev. Asking for confirmation for purchasing/deleting something is basic. The Blizzard devs knew very well what they were doing, if they implemented it this way is because someone specifically asked them to do it.

[@imqqmi]

@@ronin1648 yeah I can totally see how this is a 'user story': As a user I want the button that immediately does something irrevocably costly to be the first focus upon opening the game so that our stakeholders can buy more yachts. No joke though I CAN totally see that happening.

[@cali707sf]

I play PC with mouse and keyboard and the default was on the Redeem button… I clicked it during lag and it redeemed it🤦‍♂️

[@BAESICCC]

People getting together to discuss inspirational foundations for their content and taste in gaming is something I feel like we as a gaming community don't get to share enough of. I'm so glad that I've had moments like the end of this video, sitting up until 4am in discord with my buddies talking about gaming memories while simultaneously making new ones. The formula for "modern" gaming isn't complicated. It's that exact discord call we all just watched here, and it hasn't changed in decades.

[@henryramos4185]

Asmon, I know it is hard dealing with the declining health of a parent and what may come next, I have been there twice and at the bedside of my mom at her end, it's rough, it can eat you up and break you, don't let it man, don't hold it in. You got this and your community has you and understands. in the end, things are as they should be and even the darkness will pass. Let me know if you need a guide I know that road well by now. Hope to see you making content again.

[@animegeek6118]

Everyone should have seen this coming. It’s not even the same people making the games anymore so I’m not surprised their games have become trash. It’s become a company to easily forget about.

[@zzxp1]

You mean that the same studio that made Warcraft 3 Reforged doesn't give a shit about players? *gasps*

[@r3dr4te963]

"Not same people" is bad argument. Baldur's Gate 3 were made by different team entirely, but they surpassed expectations. The dice system also entirely new mechanic, but implemented perfectly to the gameplay. Yeah, Larian made Divinity series but that's the point, they are experienced and passionate on their projects. Rambling a bit there, my point is Blizzard games seems only good on surface level, while not bad entirely they're keep getting more monetization and useless gimmick. Even if they use same team, it's useless if their upper managements and developers still neglecting players/ gamers UX.

[@wpizdets2640]

​@@r3dr4te963baldur's gate is astroturfed trash just like diablo4

[@jeremybot1]

@@wpizdets2640 have you played it

[@MattDeezly]

So glad he uploaded this. I was watching it live but it was like 5am and he wasn’t done reacting and I had to sleep. God bless you asmons editors you’re kings

[@murlocsrock]

Find help.

[@kingdavey90]

​@@murlocsrockI'm here to help!

[@GilgameshGDLK]

@@murlocsrock can you help?

[@derekcampanella302]

same i missed the most wholesome part when both of them start talking about asmond creating videos and TAM praising him and how he creates videos

[@kokotvole4884]

@@LifeandMore7033yeah steve jobs is the LITERAL DEFINITION TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE, that I have been shown in college while studying marketing, of the guy that is Marketing and branding oriented, he is literally THE GUY

[@JuT11]

That's probably the best reaction fomat I've ever seen, having a conversation with the creator at the end was so interesting ! You guys should definitely do that more often

[@L-vs7fp]

Best video. The synergy between the two is so good. Dude get Actman on the Steak and Eggs podcast PLEASE

[@paulclarke2968]

Act Man is right. I'm 53 years old only just starting to play games but your content really helps when my mental health falls off a cliff. They are fun but with a serious edge.

[@billyturner9930]

The entire point of battle passes is to keep your players numbers high. You give them their money back because you get to say there were 2 million people playing at once, and it gets them to stick around and keep your whales happy with chum to fight. It also keeps the queues nice and full so your players get into the game faster and it looks better on stream. It's the main reason overwatch was so popular. Win or lose you get a reward and it's a gamble so it activates the skinner box.

[@tylerblackburn3760]

Man who would have known that the best content on the internet is Rambling with Friends Ft.Asmon, I'd love to see more content of asmon just doing his than and hanging with the homies this was fuckin delightful to listen to

[@northaz3922]

So amazing how a random ranting talk turned into a nostalgic talk then somehow turned into a wholesome talk about how good of a content creator Amon is. Truely unexpected and really wholesome of you two.

[@nemiw4429]

No cringe at all. U r beautiful, no u r, no u r, no u r, no u r. U have a rare Talent. No u have a rare talent. I just love seeing u. No I love seeing u.

[@jl4w54]

This is proof that we need a podcast with Asmond and ActMan

[@nanmwahrki1263]

Act Man is such a good friend to Asmongold. Encouraging him to get out of his comfort zone and make videos again because he knows Asmon will enjoy it. Inviting him to play D2. Chatting about nostalgic gaming. When are we getting Act Man on Steak and Eggs?

[@cubeswag]

seconded

[@jowoman7799]

The moment when he realized a free-to-play game has a better Battle Pass with fair rewards that help you get a BP for free later on, over a game you pay for with a BP was hilarious.

[@judgeprime3730]

Lol yup

[@Butterzzzz]

Which game? I missed that part

[@gwfranklin1]

​@@Butterzzzzfortnite at around the 4:10 mark

[@Butterzzzz]

@@gwfranklin1 that’s a shame I thought he was meaning DRG for a second

[@EdwinWade]

I didn’t even realize that part too 😂 I laughed cuz PoE is free…😆

[@shredwerd009]

What song is in the background at 1:00:46? It's driving me nuts I can't remember what game it's from

[@ulquiorra9729]

Speaking of devs playing their games, i remember reading a while back that during the development of a Castlevania game (it could have been Symphony of the Night, i don't remember), to have a boss added to the game, the developers who wanted to add it had to beat that boss with the Dagger (aka the weapon with the lowest damage in the game), no armor and at lvl 1, to show that it was possible to beat regardless of player power. And this was before going to beta tester and getting their input on the boss

[@greypolar2720]

I remember hearing this about Dark Souls as well.

[@AlejoViloria]

The last 30 mins of actman just telling him how much he appreciates Asmon as we do is the best.

[@davejones4946]

Did Act Man really say: "if you depend too much on other people's content for your own content the you forget what it is to make videos" to freaking Asmongold? lol

[@jayjbinks6888]

It's funny to watch asmongold go from defending blizzard to attacking it to defending it back to attacking it yet again

[@charlesgentry3758]

Life of a Blizzard fanboy that only thinks about the good old days of blizzard instead of actually judging at what we are now getting. Blizzard is dead.

[@Zefar77]

Not everything they do is the most horrible thing ever. They do good stuff and Asmon defends that. If you hate Blizzard and watch Actman you'll only ever get the negative side of it.

[@kalych4037]

he is milking all viewers with his videos, haters and supporters. He can not be too onesided, second group would stop to watch his videos.

[@ChatBotProbably]

An overall bad company can still make good decisions. I'd be more suspicious of someone who only ever praises or trashes a company, since they clearly have a slant and are likely preaching to an echo chamber.

[@Axymoon]

Oh wow you just explained logical thinking, it's like even bad companies/people can make good things occasionally. It's like every good company/people can fk up sometimes. I guess it's hard to understand for people blinded by anger and rage. Try to not put your emotions first sometimes, might help you in life.

[@VidereOrbis]

Blizzard still got there money. People still bought the game in record amount, and when the next blizzard game comes out everyone will buy it again in record numbers. The red flags about diablo 4 were right in our faces and yet people still bought it.

[@gatz900]

sadly you are right. we are the problem because we keep doing stupid things

[@1990rable]

true. its because people lack integrity and dignity.

[@poopywelder]

Not me ..this game introduced me to POE…I’ve been having a blast for 3 weeks..and today the new season drops… I’ll be playing that then Poe 2 when it rolls out …kinda sucks I wanted to like d4 but it’s just so bad and so boring

[@diegokaqui60]

yeah but that life service gonna look like a ghost town soon. The i wonder if it wil cover the costs.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Nah, you're not taking in account those of us who knew the game was gonna be fked but we attempted it anyways. Thats the last dollar blizz will get from me or any of my friends

[@mityakiselev]

"Morally compromised businessman" is such a tautology. Could be simplified to just "businessman"

[@MrFunzerker]

Asmongold is so good at reacting that he can make a 24 min video into a hour and 40 min video.

[@QaDri93]

Yup. That’s why you see xqc getting the hate he actually deserves on his “reacts”

[@Triforcebro]

Because he has to pause every 10 seconds.

[@Triforcebro]

@@Zack-fu4lo I don't care because I'm not getting any of the profits from this video. All I was doing was pointing out how this video became longer than 24 minutes.

[@vergillives9890]

​@@QaDri93unlike some other streamers who have a playlist with an empty chair

[@nhagan001]

@@Triforcebro weird right? almost as if when responding you shouldn't have another voice on top of it? Like the video should be longer because you are "transforming" it. Odd concept, I know. I hope XQC hasn't tainted your idea of reacting to videos, because that would be a shame. He is the prime example of "things not to do" in terms of speaking, reacting, and responding. XQC is someone that talks at 2x speed and still manages to say nothing, but at the same time cannot react outside of "what?" "What the fuck?" "Whoa, that is crazy!"

[@Coff33Drink3r02]

I love when he pauses the video to explain something that Act man was clearly gonna explain himself.

[@dougfoster445]

Well he has to transform the video to make it his own. He always adds his own opinion to it and that’s what people value

[@randomnobody9229]

People came to hear him talk, otherwise they would just watch the original video. It's common sense that he would speak a lot on each topic.

[@Desolator-ny7cb]

That's why he's the pause-champ😅😅.

[@MINNISOTA420]

Actman and Asmon need to do more stuff loved hearing them both.

[@guskinmaypho174]

Listening to Asmon and Actman talk about games brought back memories of high school when me and my friends were talking about games and shit... good times.

[@joepbailey]

needs to do more of this. I just watched a feature length asmongold video with him just watching a video and talking to the act man. and I want more.

[@alexkristanas929]

How is it that Whoopi Goldberg can’t afford to buy a Windows 10 laptop to play Diablo 4

[@ShaneJay-wx7nu]

Rich stay rich by not spending.

[@brettlivingston595]

She bought a Mac, money gone.

[@Roge9]

I loved the convo with actman in the end. I'm a fan of both content creators so it was a treat.

[@ekenosen777]

Is it just me or did he sound…kinda buzzed/drunk?

[@Dommifax]

​@@ekenosen777yeah I also thought he sounded a bit tipsy, though not yet at a point where he had trouble standing/thinking straight

[@Roge9]

@@Dommifax Maybe. Could also just be tired.

[@MineCraffLP]

What everybody forgets is that the ceo of blizzard frequented an island where everyone that lived on the islands next to it knew what was going on there.

[@Nobody-hc1rw]

8:13: I would like to add on this; this happens IRL too. Mostly at festivals and night clubs, they make you buy these pesky little plastic coins, which you can split in 2 or 4 pieces, and each drink and food stand charge 1/4, 1/2, 1 or more plastic coins. Same story, i fking hate it. 54:30: Wow, Actman made me blast to the past real quick right there, now i remember why BG3 sounded so familiar everytime i saw it in the store.

[@tryytyggf]

I'd be super happy to see more of asmon's homegrown video's, he's straight up good and honest vibes, I love that from him.

[@loganboyd10]

Actman coming on to talk was really fun, it’s hard to talk about produced content off the cuff and they held really good energy

[@jdubbleu1011]

You're spot on; secondary currencies to hide the true cost to the customer and leave you short by a 100 (whatever the 2nd currency is) to influence you into a second purchase and buying yet another set of exchanges should def be made illegal in games, truly deceptive and aimed at kids and adults alike.

[@Wandeezimo]

I was a Diablo 4 defending shill. I genuinely enjoyed the game for the first 25 hours. I was someone who held onto hope. I haven’t logged in since 11 days ago.

[@docblunce2978]

I played for 4 days then uninstalled that garbage. D3 is so much more fun.

[@nicholassullivan1239]

That's a fucking lie 😂

[@Matthew_S_1985]

I deleted it from my hard drive 😢

[@spikertaker]

You've seen the light my friend.

[@bowencermack5885]

Proud of you to make the right choice 😂

[@Anglleos]

Probably one of my favorite Asmon videos I have seen. Loved the real conversation with Act Man.

[@TheKarenBot]

Why? It’s a reaction video….no originality lol.

[@grimrapper5202]

@@TheKarenBot reaction with the creator? This is pretty new

[@TheKarenBot]

@@grimrapper5202 it’s boring……

[@Anglleos]

@@TheKarenBot Because of the originality of the conversation? The reaction part had nothing to do with it. It was the original content of the conversation.. as I said.

[@TheKarenBot]

@@Anglleos id rather watch the original video. These “commentators” are quite annoying. Asmongold is irrelevant when it comes to the original video. What is the point of this video? There is no point

[@SlayerSeejay]

0:29 "If he was a real sports fan..." Asmongold... you've forgotten about the Eagles fans. Whether they win or lose... we fucking riot.

[@mrfrenly]

I'm aussie and I was thinking the same thing. The Eagles are known internationally by some. Absolute bellends 😂

[@alvnoah]

Asmongold and Act Man are hands down the greatest content duo on the planet. I hope we will see more of them together in the future

[@tecmangames69]

@@ahiowehfiowjit actman reacting content ok buddy, apparentely you never watched a single video of his, i recommend you watch his reviews which are really good.

[@creeperkinght1144]

get Josh Strife Hayes and you got something really good.

[@Flappoxy]

Lmao , people reacting to one another and this guy said "Content duo" . The meat riding is wild

[@ShadowOfTheSPQR]

@@ahiowehfiowjit Setting a minimal bar for gaming journalism might just be enough to count as content these days.

[@ThomasNichts]

yeah but asmon its really hypocritical

[@MGC-XIII]

Blizzard is like that ex-junkie that could turn their life around, but keeps going back to ruining it. I swear that D4 had so much hope and they managed to ruin it in a few weeks. Also just read reviews on Wayfinders, they have the same issue. Someone wrote that 1100 currency is $10, but a weapon cost 1150..

[@Mephitinae]

That wouldn't be an "ex" junkie then, just a backslide

[@AmartharDrakestone]

That's Blizzard's fanboys. Blizzard itself is more like the drug dealer that will always give you that quick fix when you're on withdrawal to get you buying more.

[@brianjohnson9890]

People who say how bad blizzard is and hate their scummy tactics probably can’t wait for the next game from them. Stop buying their shit if it pisses you off!

[@AkodoKusamoto]

The moment of epiphany at 4:24 makes the whole video worthwhile.

[@DarkRooster112]

Honestly when you talk with people on stream it makes the stream feel the most real! And you’re the opitimity of real. Love your content ❤

[@oakleyraverty1030]

Do you mean epitome?

[@Phininx]

Gonna be honest with ya, I don't feel the same about him. I noticed when he is actually talking durning video's and I caught him several times filling in things beforehand and yet acting like he saw the video for the first time. Sometimes I do think he does this to boost his own ego in the sake of "See! told you guys!!! " its like taking credit away from others that actually thought and said things before he even said it.

[@henrikhumle7255]

One of the most important takeaways from this is that most of the companies you used to care about because of their creative endeavors indeed are being run almost exclusively by marketing people. People who don't care about the product, but only about the brand, and who see no direct connection between the two. People who are exclusively interested in what they can convince you to buy, not what they're selling. You should expect everything they say to be untrue.

[@bluecrystal606]

I didn't follow all the drama surrounding Blizzard and when my bro asked me why I bought the game he asked in a way that made it sound like I made a mistake which I didn't understand but after a while I felt like the game was dragging really bad. After watching Actman's video, it all made sense. Now whenever I logged it's like I can see how the made things intentionally inconvenient in EVERYTHING!😅

[@Jason-ji8ql]

The moment we hit the day companies blamed their own customers for not liking their games, I knew it was gonna be a bad time. Imagine doing what you *think* your customer wants you to do, rather than doing what they said they wanted you to do. And then when they get frustrated, you act all "I don't understand why you're upset."

[@oldcrappymcweaksauce]

I need to start seeing regular asmon/actman collabs immediately. These guys are literally just hanging out and it's so entertaining

[@TheHilari0us]

love this channel atm, keeps me up to date with everything blizzard/gaming when i cant be in the trenches myself! thanks asmon and the channel team

[@RedWill42]

It didn't get worse, it just has never gotten better. Rebalancing classes over and over and increasing monster density does nothing for a game that nobody wants to play since there is no actual content in the game to play for. The loot and gearing is terrible, your character power is meaningless the entire time until perhaps Lv100 against Lilith, the open world is pointless and re-running endless chaos dungeons only works if you are actively doing so for a purpose behind garbage collecting back to town. D4 has failed on every single aspect that makes an ARPG compelling and also failed on every single aspect that makes an MMO compelling, while trying to marry the two.

[@creaturemonk]

What's the music playing in the background when he starts talking to Actman?

[@Willias]

It's weird to hear people say Baldur's Gate wasn't a major franchise. It's the game that put Bioware and Black Isle on the map. It's just been a *really* long time since those games came out, that people now look upon them as cult classics. But for their time, they were some of the best PC RPGs.

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

Love how Actman was painting Blizzard as a malicious company while Asmon was painting them as incompetent morons.

[@darthcinema4262]

I see Blizzard as both

[@arislanbekkosnazarov9644]

A bumbling fool can also bear malicious intentions

[@vespenegas261]

​@@arislanbekkosnazarov9644 I don't he gets to be supported for it though

[@KnittedSister]

Act Man giving Asmon the pep talk he needed was so wholesome. I will watch anything these guys put out.

[@DarkflameEmperor]

Every time I play WC3 the Arthas culling Strathome, I always feel like if Blizzard wanted that to be an evil event, they shouldn't have turned the villagers into zombies before they died. Arthas never killed an innocent citizen in that culling if you don't attack the villagers before they turn into zombies. I forget if you could even attack the villagers before they turn.

[@shapeless6755]

Arthas did nothing wrong!

[@gliver2549]

no you can attack them before they turned

[@AlhapraGaming]

​@@gliver2549agree, I actually do this when they are transforming back then in WC3. Gosh, I want to buy WC3R but nah...

[@graphospasm5394]

It wasn't supposed to be just evil, more of a lesser of two evils that he felt he had to make. You can attack them and honestly just standing by and watching the villagers die to kill them again is almost as messed up.

[@spikertaker]

The problem with the Culling is that they didn't show us all that happened, only retroactively told us - Arthas purged EVERYONE, not just the infected (think about Last of Us, not everyone got infected right off the bat, the cases have similarities), and torched the buildings, which turned into cursed flames which never extinguished, forever damning the city. While it's horrible, it probably was still the best thing he could do due to the circumstances, Uther was wrong - but understandble too, the last thing a good leader wants to do is bomb their own people, and it's not like Arthas was in his right mind to explain anything to him in a coherent manner (which is also why he was able to make that decision on the spot).

[@TravisH-nm9fy]

42:00 Damn, i knew the affixes were bad but seeing them all laid out like that is nuts.

[@zukodude487987]

One stupid thing in game currencies that exists in general is that you see 100 bucks gets you 8000+1860 currencies instead of 9860 even tho its never below that. They wanna make you feel like your getting extra on top of your 8000 when in reality its always 9860.

[@sobolblade7565]

Blizzard slowly destroys the Diablo legacy with an unfinished game and with no foundation. They had the time and resources to create something godly! D4's return to darkness theme paired with D2's extraordinary itemization system and addictive grind circle would have achieved what most players were dreaming of.

[@akindel6590]

I'd have actually bought the game if it was even close to this. Been playing d2 since 2003

[@soulward6334]

Play Grim dawn

[@akhsdenlew1861]

i didn't really play D2 but i want to ask. What's the difference between Running 50 baal runs per day compared to 50 nightmare dungeons per day. What's the REAL difference that breaks the deal here? is it the rewards? the gameplay? What is it exactly that made Running baal runs for years good, but running nightmare dungeons not good. You can also add Rifts in the mix as well. From what i hear, Diablo was always about.. doing the same thing over and over.

[@robdebone]

​​@@akhsdenlew1861well for one you could easily join other ppl by just finding the lobby you want and joining...i can't even matchmake or group find in d4.. crazy. From a rather casual arpg player who usually just does campaign and a little after...i was burnt out and bored by the end of d4 campaign. Zones n enemies all felt similar. I hardly got gear upgrades. And my skill upgrades were already feeling lame and i wasn't even 50 yet. I always have a blast on a d2 campaign playthrough. That doesnt answer your question exactly i know. I do agree with you on the point you're making. I was bored doing the same shit in the other two. That's why I usually quit before. I do know the bell runs were nice, quick n easy. There wasn't a lot of roadblock stopping you from having fun though like there is in d4

[@dougfoster445]

@@soulward6334think u meant poe

[@YaBoiEye]

It was so pleasant to just listen to these 2 talk, they have amazing chemistry, I love it

[@Thjorsson]

What music is playing when Asmon is talking to Act Man?

[@kegankilpatrick7623]

Feel like it’s something from Skyrim 😂 … could be wrong but I’m pretty sure 😂😂

[@endernoah9526]

​@@kegankilpatrick7623I think it's multiple tracks. I recognized one as 'From Past to Present' from Skyrim.

[@OdotheusTheMighty]

I would sell both my kidneys to be able to watch Asmon and Act Man play Diablo 2...

[@avalectra1]

How much for one ?

[@adrianyang2192]

so wholesome to see 2 mmo enjoyers reminisce about the past

[@MetFreak42]

@29:43 😂😂😂😂🤘 Me and my brother used to do this in Diablo 1. We would create junk lvl 1 bags characters, then save all sorts of upgrade spell tomes and potions on them, do character saves every few levels, then reload the game with the bots. Syphon off all the tomes and potions with the main, character save the main, but not the bots, then reboot. It took a while, but there was something so satisfying about maxing out stats on a lvl 5 character, then beating the Butcher and Leoric in like 2 hits.

[@Samtino20]

Damn, I just got back into gaming and I found your channel and then started listening to the act mans takes though your channel, I just want to say you seem like two of the most down to earth cool dudes on KZbin, respect

[@Mtlightning911]

Honestly, love the conversation. You two together would make amazing content!

[@ZrowZ7]

What song is that ar 1:08:50

[@swallowedinthesea11]

I was excited about Diablo 4 and bought two for my 17 year old granddaughter and myself because she loves video games! We played together but she quit last week. She wasn't interested and although it brought us together I suspect the game was the problem. I'm 77 so I hope we can find another game to play together.

[@OrionDawn15]

Yeah, the game might be it... maybe. Well, if you believe the game to be the problem then what you're looking for may be Baldurs Gate 3, amazing game with glowing reviews and it has coop and it might be right up her alley if she enjoys RPG games(with turn-based combat systems of course). Divinity: Original Sin 2 is of the same genre and pretty good too, it's also coop.

[@Doomgath]

Stardew valley if you haven’t already played it yet, can be a great coop game

[@incharini]

Definitely do BG3

[@Crimzonfuc3r]

Feels so good to watch two of my favourite creators collaborating. Feels like I'm a wee lad just chilling with my bros after school again

[@bradleytrease2290]

43:24 Paladin's would have damage bonus around the sun's zenith. 2 hour window on either side of it each day, so four hous a day total. The Light shines the strongest.

[@guiltynoble9908]

His reaction to when he heard 9k employees is funny as hell 🤣

[@19JMT96]

I've never touched a Diablo game and only tangentially heard about the controversy surrounding it. But the two people who could make me interested and make it easy for me to digest are Asmon and Act Man. This "collab" if you wanna call it that was incredible, I could listen to them reminisce, rant, etc. for hours. If there's room for this in the future I think they should absolutely jump on every opportunity.

[@counterfeitvictory2598]

Man it's so awesome seeing you and act man hangout yo, act reminds me of my cousin a lot so I've always loved watching his content and you're also really down to earth and have very unique and interesting perspectives on things so I've always loved watching you're content as well, I hope to see some gaming videos with you two and just more of you guys shooting the shit together. Happy you guys are both friends and there's more people that asmon can go and interact with and get out of his house and stuff, more good people who will be true friends to you.

[@vahidfarahani5142]

If you haven't played divinity original sin 2, I strongly recommend it. It is at the same time similar and different from bg3. I specially liked the class builds and how much you could mix classes.

[@Shashou1987]

Yes and a unique party system if you want co-op. *Laughs pure Physical-pyro geomancer (dabbling in scoundrel for adrenaline) build as a Lizard with human skeleton super druid style lone wolves mage. Proceeds to do over 1000 damage as well as moves to knock down as well AS WELL AS both of us having morph wings. Have fun running from the two of us*

[@jorelleperds]

Wholesome end to the video, I do miss Asmon's backyard/treehouse shenanigans

[@XxKingCraZyxX]

I have NO idea of coding so please correct me or explain to me why i'm wrong in my following statement. Wouldn't the "Gem Tab" in the storage be really easy to implement? Couldn't you pretty much copy-paste the lines of code that the other tabs have and tweak some lines so the tab says "Gems" and on the right position? Addendum: Same for the inventory?

[@razercool42]

Over a month late lol, but because they allowed (very) poor code to made it past the review process, it will take a refactor before they can even add the new feature. (I'm a software developer.) If their code base is of similar complexity to that at my job (theirs is probably much larger), and considering the nature of the issue (how pervasive it is or isn't)... I'd estimate the refactor would take about a month, assuming their management and QA dept arent in shambles ofc. Add another month to that realistically 🥴

[@razercool42]

But yes adding another tab in the UI is pretty simple. However if they took the "lazy" way out and didn't create a structure such that the UI scripts actually have access to the item type information (whether or not it is a gem)... I think I need to get off the internet I might actually have a stroke

[@ballisticgamer1331]

Holy shit the ending convo of this video of the act man praising asmon and vise versa is so the most wholesome thing ever

[@shuatheskeptic]

Am I the only one who feels like TheActMan had a few cold ones before chatting with Asmon? Mad love ActMan I love your videos!

[@brianchavez2829]

We need more Asmongold x Act Man collaborations like this. Two of the best content creators out there, doing what they love doing: Gaming.

[@thedrummernator3892]

Such a wholesome video between two class acts, loved it

[@kungfuvoodoo9889]

Another funny thing to add onto the timing of PoE's release around when D3 released + PoE2 vs D4, I remember what got me to hop onto the PoE train in the first place was how after the infamous Blizzcon that announced Diablo Immortal, PoE announced its next league called Betrayal which resonated with how Diablo fans felt and it only became funnier when you found out the name of the faction in the new league was the Immortal Syndicate. Purely coincidental but still I fuckin loved that league and it helped me get over the pain and pure disdain I had for Blizz shitting on Diablo fans.

[@capnmoby9295]

Lmao i love the brotherly banter between asmon and act man, such a treat

[@nikosantos6821]

To be honest, our expectations were so low to none and blizzard actually made it worse.