Diablo Immоrtаl: Asmongold Plays Blizzard's New Game

[@YoureSoCreezy]

When that npc said "the first crest is on me" I nearly fell out of my chair. They are well aware they are selling digital crack to kids and have no shame in it. This sh*t makes me sick to my stomach

[@captainobvious8037]

@@darianstarfrog Yes, thank you for the necessary context.

[@HerreraAlonso]

You must hate riot man, it is true thou

[@YoureSoCreezy]

@@HerreraAlonso Honestly never played a riot game

[@velveetaslingshot]

Like everything in America right now. Corrupt to the core.

[@gazhel]

Who needs to buy anything when you can watch Asmon buy everything himself

[@potatopotato4028]

well said champ

[@DaNuker]

Exactly

[@szymonnie8165]

@@Tailionis you are playing it, you are making the numbers bigger, more people see it, you are already supportung it, without paying money.

[@orddan]

@@Tailionis unfortunately, the fact that you're playing is support in itself cause you're making it popular, but enjoy bud, it's not your fault

[@llwonder]

At the end of the day, people are willingly spending their money. I don’t care how others spend their money

[@LegendaryDrops]

It's really sad to see such a great franchise as Diablo reduced to pay to win cash grab for one of the richest gaming companies in the world. I hope other companies can hold on to their integrity and continue to make great products without abusing their customer base and devaluing the opinions of the consumer.

[@Vandassar]

I was already gone when they did that real money auction house BS.

[@SilentTM]

This is like saying that a whole musical genre that you don't like is shit because you don't like it, even if it is super popular. If products and services are making shitloads of money, it's because people like it. This has nothing to do with integrity.

[@lowkey_Ioki]

@@SilentTM "It's making money so therefore it must be a good game" Blizzard agrees.

[@ChickenPizza]

@@SilentTM Pay to win games are not "super popular" by any metric whatsoever. That's why they quite consistently die off, as this game inevitably will after a few months. And putting out a game like this is a very clear indicator to anyone with even a shred of observational acuity that Blizzard has decided to place profit before principle. Unless that principle is to harvest whale milk at any cost, in which case...bravo Blizzard. Bravo.

[@SquirrelGamez]

Remember how Diablo 3 launched with a real money auction house? Yeah... That was the first hint. Still rather play D2 Resurrected.

[@TheElectrikCypher]

Narrator: "Humanity must stand together. Though, it may not be enough." Asmon: "That's why I brought my credit card." This had me dying! XD

[@HTSontherun]

Lol

[@Dargoneth]

This game looks so boring. I wouldnt play it if it was 100% free

[@butter5144]

😂

[@BelchingBeaver69]

@@Dargoneth liar

[@Dargoneth]

@@BelchingBeaver69 Nope, never seen a more repetitive gameplay. And that's including 5 different versions of Pokemon..

[@PromethorYT]

The reason these games let you get "800%" value packs or beginner packs for cheap on your first purchase is because the first purchase is the hardest one to get a player to do. If they get you to spend once on their game, even one dollar then the chances of purchasing other things in their shop later is much greater. It really is a psychological tactic. Still, many games do this.

[@chochoproductions5720]

"foot in the door" phenomena

[@slumswalk7162]

@promethor Well fking said

[@daddyfuse50]

@@RadomirTM That's true. If micro tx actually stayed micro and weren't 100% necessary it wouldn't even really be an issue. $50 chest of orbs, give me a fuckin break man

[@PromethorYT]

@@chochoproductions5720 I like how you put it.

[@othertalk3313]

It's not a tangible item though. There are no manufacturing, shipping or labor costs involved in the creation and distribution of each pack, and the supply is literally infinite. So the contents of the pack is worth $0, and 800% of $0 is still $0. When you say they 'let' you get that pack, it kind of sounds like you still think they're giving you a good deal... almost as if they're taking a hit on that first one. You're right about the psychology though, and it's not just in games. It's pretty basic persuasion/salesmanship that can work even when that 'first step' doesn't involve any money changing hands.

[@kkampo_]

The sad thing is this will probably be blizzard's most profitable game they've ever made.

[@paragonexperience]

doubt it nobody seems hyped for it

[@peterbabicki8252]

And that's the path they've taken. Profit over integrity.

[@ronskeez916]

This is true. The highest grossing games are all mobile. The mobile cash grab games make the most money

[@simonshura9144]

The fact that even candy clicker or whatever the f its called makes still millions to this day blows ma mind ye....💀

[@yindyarxvb8280]

Maybe, IMO I think world of warcraft as a franchise is far more profitable. Between money made from blizzcon events, subs, expansions, merch, and more over the course of a decade which has lead to the company being at its peak, a titan of its industry, this dusty ass mobile game will be a flash in the pan, a quick cash grab. Issue is will blizzard just start churning at mobile games and essentially become king. with a wow xpac every 5 years or some nonsense.

[@seanryu4457]

40:41begineer's pack 1 1:12:52 boon of plenty 10 1:13:30 extended boon of plenty 10 1:14:05 extended boon of plenty 10 1:14:30 collector's pass 15 1:16:08 7200xeternal orbs 100 1:34:31 MKBT 1 will update

[@cryptodinero2532]

2:37:00 14400 eternal orbs 200

[@NightZ2_]

He fucked up by leveling up the battle pass, that's mostly for people who can't finish the battle pass before it expires. The feature works to help people who can't play for long. It is spending money to get something now instead of later. It is funny to watch, but not very accurate depiction of the system.

[@bate01071]

@@NightZ2_ idk, I think he was trying to stick with buying whatever he was offered to buy when it was presented to him. That combined with making way more from the stream than what he was paying to blizzard muddles the picture.

[@virlomientreri6970]

I love how that one time offer is 60 of those purple orbs plus a weapon skin, and claims to be 800% value. But you look at the orb shop, and the first tier is 60 for the exact same price. .... so it's valuing that weapon skin as the entire rest of that value.

[@longsteinpufferbatch4949]

Lmao the skin must be 8$ Such bs

[@tritan1310]

@@longsteinpufferbatch4949 ornament sets from eververse are like 1500 silver and it's bs That shit is 15 bucks for an ornament set Still bought the sun apex set this season though tbh that shit is fire (no pun intended)

[@lordsativa001]

@@tritan1310 Your talking about Destiny 2 rn right? Eververse? Silver?

[@jackreacher4297]

Remember when Diablo 2 cost 19.99 at your local store and you played it for 10 years... yeah..

[@danielhogston170]

Or your friend got it and you borrowed it and the code and played it free for 10 years

[@Karzakus]

that beginner bundle is high key predatory as fuck. It's using the standard freemium concept of "offer a really good deal for super cheap value so the player opens their wallet" to make people unopposed to the idea of spending money on the game (to get whales), but here's the kicker. With most games they you know, offer you an actual good deal. Diablo immortal? That 800% "value" is literally just based off of the cosmetic. you pay 1 dollar for 60 of the premium currency, which is exactly the same as buying 1 dollar of the currency straight from the shop. You get 1 dollar of premium currency, and a skin. That's it for "800% value".

[@lookatyourself1927]

This game really showed me that to play a modern mmorpg game is you need to actually be succesful in life first

[@VenomtheOne]

Tell that to FF XIV

[@asdfasdf1880]

@@VenomtheOne thats an rpgmmo

[@VenomtheOne]

Please elaborate

[@mohammedbilaluddin2630]

Prob want to remove osrs from that list. The bond system makes the game hella p2w. Run your card and buy a twisted bow on the spot.

[@cmoney163]

Thanks 😊

[@TheDevilsAdvocate.]

The first like 10 mins is like “look guys we’re just a Diablo game”. Then once that tutorial ends it throws you in the deep end of all the mobile BS.

[@vickk709]

@@symphonixblades play lost ark

[@gabrielionescu6952]

look guys we just nerfed diablo 3 and released it for mobile f2p

[@scoopstacey3112]

@@symphonixblades never thought of it as an mmo but i guess that is technically true.

[@Katharsisa]

@@CSRT123 disagree the dialogue is adequate. What are you on about lmao

[@Katharsisa]

@@CSRT123 nah it's good fun tbh

[@user-ql8dk2nk9i]

I love how the character said "No not yet" when he said "Am I op now" when he got the sword" at 14:38

[@Cyclone001c]

I always knew P2W cash grab games were sleazy, but it was not until I saw this, that I fully appreciated it. The game is literally designed to steal money from children. Sickens me that Diablo and Blizzard deteriorated into this.

[@KirilDimitrov86]

While it's not really copacetic, it's not stealing. Stealing means you are taking something from someone against their will/consent. Btw, which child has money to spend on this? My son could not buy anything as he doesn't have a job nor would I ever allow him to buy anything like this.

[@Jahvec]

@@20eyesmisfit quite many actually. There are trends, sure, but many kids play multiple genres.

[@cmoney163]

A game named “Diablo” is maliciously targeting children?? Crazy…

[@Cyclone001c]

@@KirilDimitrov86 It is stealing, because children are not mentally developed enough to be able to provide consent - it's why minors are not tired like adults. I will concede that kids will probably never be whales in this game, but stealing $20 from savings of a kids $100/year allowance is even more deplorable than stealing $10k from some idiot with more money than brains.

[@Cyclone001c]

@@cmoney163 You seriously are going to claim to me that a) this isn't exactly the themes of a game young boys would not want to get their hands on, b) they would be unable to get their hands on, and c) that most parents actually take age ratings on seriously?

[@Frerrva]

I have never felt such little desire to partake in the gaming world as I do after watching this video. I'm not saying every game is monetized nearly this bad, this is in fact probably one of the worst large game releases, but this shit poisons what is supposed to be an artform. This is not where gaming should be headed

[@othertalk3313]

If this style of monetization doesn't kill gaming, the diversity quotas will. It's the death of creativity.

[@jacyoutube4459]

The artform thing is your interpretation. You can still view any game that way, but remember that everything is an industry. If someone is making youtube vids about it, it's bc there's $ to be made. Tons and TONS of f2p games out there, don't waste your time on big studio circlejerks

[@ALGULRHYTHM]

Nah screw this game

[@sergioq94]

i dont know about art form, games were born as a means for getting people addicted...thats still its main job

[@SikGamer70]

I love the irony of the starting cutscene. The Worldstone created everything, but its power is corrupted by greed. Hmm...

[@itsoldtyde]

"I'm gonna play the game f2p until we hit the wall" Bought beginner's pack.

[@malcolmaustin4466]

That's Asmon's version of F2P. Sorta like when he would ninja practically everything when he was playing classic WoW. Or when he said he wasn't taking any donations, strictly, then started taking gold whenever a trade window appeared shortly after.

[@cultofktulu8738]

@@malcolmaustin4466 wow someone is obsessed 😍

[@TeeterTuckin]

@@cultofktulu8738 Classic andy’s are a different breed, aren’t they? Rare to see one so casually blatant about it though.

[@CedricBassman]

@@TeeterTuckin What he said is not even a "classic andy" or obsessed, wtf are you two idiots on about? What he described are just well known Facts, even to people who don't watch Asmon regularly.

[@Titi-pu2hl]

those cheap beginner packs are how they hook people into paying. If you bought a pack there's an extremly high chance you will keep paying

[@mikepower8999]

This actually looks like a well designed game. Unfortunately the pay to win aspect just kills it for me. Its sad what happened to games these days.

[@SycosenMerihem]

It’s not, plays and feels like dogshit.

[@forthelichkingsname]

well-designed? it looks like a recycled diablo 3.

[@spaceghost8280]

As long as people keep paying developers will still make games like these blame the whales

[@ognistakrew]

If its well menaged and open minded like ff14 they would still have milions of dollars but they chose to go easier shorter way

[@Jay-407]

Looks like raid shadow legends

[@bahumatneo]

"this is a pay to win game in the worst way It's disgusting how they prey on people with complicated schemes. Ok. Let's play it now."

[@wardsbridgeproductions]

I have spent $0 and have been fine.

[@hydrocraftpower]

How does one play lost ark and then reconcile crying about diablo immortal lmao -- talk about trying to get those online social credit points. You people don't care about microtransactions or gambling lol.

[@jermu8706]

@@wardsbridgeproductions Classic copium "Its pay for convenience i have fun without playing" post

[@jermu8706]

@@hydrocraftpower lost ark is a new ip from an eastern devloper, diablo is a beloved game series turned into this abomination. its fucking sad that I even have to explain this to you

[@donutello_]

Genshit

[@batchad23]

absolutely terrible for the gaming community. Blizzard is one of the biggest out there, this sets a precedent...All we can hope is, that it fails. we should, as gamers, legit be boycotting these practices. They use finely tuned, psychological manipulation, to push this bullshit. And enough is enough. And im sad this vid is taken as a joke on the shitty spot the industry is heading toward.

[@phaseshifter3d455]

It's not a precedent. Everyone's doing it. It's the whole point of mobile games. Plus, you don't HAVE to spend anything.

[@izmizzle]

I just hope that the game gets more f2p friendly which is what most of these games will do when they find that a larger amount of players will be willing to spend on a game that they feel is fair to them

[@seanjames6000]

Lol I agree with you but people always have and always will just continue to consume the shit out of garbage like this. The idea that 'gamers' as a whole could ever boycott something like this is, sadly, ridiculous (no offense).

[@batchad23]

@@seanjames6000 And imagine if we had that attitude with other bullshit in life. Gamers voiced their opinion with the dismal new Battlefield..and for all accounts its failed. No man sky original release? Battlefront 2! Surely we can take a stand here. It starts with a few people, showing they not lemmings. Whether it works or not isnt the point really. A stand has to be taken somewhere. If we can bomb movies/series to cancel and re-think. we can absolutely do it with games. It just takes awareness. Im not as jaded as you (no disrespect either. I just think we can let it be known)

[@bate01071]

Yeah EA and Activision among others set the precedent and Blizzard is following. I don’t like this trend either. And while I’d like to think all gamers or even most would reject this type of game wholesale, I don’t think that is realistic.

[@mrgoober6320]

Hey, remember when everyone hated the auction house in Diablo 3 and they had to bring in a new director to remake the game? Blizzard doesn't.

[@halocjh]

Still don’t understand it people could have made money on it like I did but complain the money is going from player to player

[@LachD14]

Just got a Nagle Ring at lvl 13 in D2! Felt good and it didn’t cost me 150 dollars

[@MrMrTravman]

wHat?! Do yOu gHuyS noT HaVe CreDIt CaRDs?!

[@BONESTORM2501]

Working on a lvl 71 zealot in single player. Just got shaftstop and string of ears O.O

[@miciso666]

nagel u mean? which means nail.

[@willynebula6193]

I can't wait till battle net becomes a subscription service. It's going to be so good.

[@j0dor]

I literally uninstalled this game while watching this. Thank you for reinforcing my resolve to not spend money in a F2P game

[@yurista_art]

Same lmao

[@con9779]

Bro this game is fun I don’t even care if it’s pay to win. 😂

[@hydrocraftpower]

nah game is based.

[@light18pl]

I gave it a fair shake I think. Ultimately I'd rather just play Last Epoch instead, but it was an ok experience.

[@ladycerisebeckett3031]

If you were following the trend, why would you install in the first place lol

[@Jaysthudandblunder]

Asmon has developed into a wonderful character, the satire is real.

[@CheefChaos]

He's reaching 00's Colbert levels of brilliance.

[@cmoney163]

Right…. “Satire”….

[@brussailpook8213]

@@cmoney163 he's doing like the xqc in his gambling meta, shows how dogshit the system is to their audience, which is more productive than complaining about it. He does it so we dont have to, thats why he says "our" character.

[@Charick121]

@@brussailpook8213 yeah x does it to "show how dogshit it is" yes that''s why🤣🤣

[@dridri8820]

@@brussailpook8213 I love Asmon and Zack but the problem is concerning the lootbox gambling he can become a bad model for his fans.

[@alessandropanzica8975]

There should be no payment servers , call them the new “hardcore” / “Torment” mode 😂

[@fires2398]

xD that's brilliant.

[@Corendor89]

Thanks for this Asmongold. I was on the fence on whether to download this since I was genuinely excited for a new diablo game. This is just a cash grab. Diablo is supposed to be a time sink to hit max not money sink. Hard pass.

[@JasonLuther1]

The grind of D2 classic is timeless

[@GGIGamingINC]

Imagine this though, literally just play the game normally and grind for good gear with a low chance of it spawning. Who cares about the leaderboards? It doesn’t effect the enjoyment you can have as a f2p. People just wanna feel justified for hating on the game since it’s announcement, it does many things very well but if you wanna base your opinion on a guy who bought everything the game threw at him for some views go for it.

[@agentep9979]

​​@@GGIGamingINC Just by installing it you are already supporting the product by boosting download numbers, watching ads, and the set value publishers get by the store per download. The only way to discourage Blizzard to ever do this shit again is by not playing it

[@GGIGamingINC]

@@agentep9979 well I’m having a good time not spending a penny, you can do what what you want.

[@soulserver127]

@@GGIGamingINC PvE is free to play and PvP is supposedly p2w or something. But im gonna be honest i have never met a die hard diablo PvPer tbh. I have only met people who PvE in diablo. Im a PvE player and i love it. I have been waiting for this game since it was announced. When it was announced i was excited ngl.

[@fires2398]

Instead of axes I picture him swiping enemies with his credit cards. Am i weird? Duel wielding credit cards from mom and dad.

[@Arcexey]

fires239 when you level up your credit limit on those cards go up. every 10 levels you start getting more cash back the more you spend. you can even put gems in your cards and bling them out

[@VotePaineJefferson]

I'm saving a lot of money by not playing this game. Swipe swipe swipe.

[@SafavidAfsharid3197]

Are you a kid who can't control himself? Bro I have been playing free games on mobile from my school and still haven't payed a dime. Majority of mobile gamers don't pay anything you just need a little bit of self control which I think children 4 year old don't have.

[@Idc-x5n]

@@SafavidAfsharid3197 lol

[@FereniaO]

@@SafavidAfsharid3197 shut up this self righteous commentary is not asked for or helpful

[@swavvy9448]

Or you know you could just play the story then delete the game like I did.

[@aduhaneh1057]

@@scrubfive9239 how many people do you think play mobile games? It's a lot more than pc gamers... There are a lot of players that pay for games and even more players that don't pay... There are different levels of spenders, some spend moderately and some spend a crap ton.

[@thevikinghermit7151]

The voice acting of the barbarian bugged the hell out of me, he says every line like an over the top movie preview. *movie voice* “The MAYOR requisitioned AID!”

[@dankmemes8254]

For a barbarian he sure does speak like a soilder on duty

[@marcelnobrega5579]

I thought of Johnny Deep trial when i saw Derckhard Cain with the whole "isn't he dead?"

[@Astrohero]

now i know the meaning of immortal in the title: you must be immortal (i.e. have nearly infinite amount of time) if you wanna beat it in free to play

[@noaheash6312]

"what brings you to Guard's watch?" Zack: "the question mark over your head." dang it man I can't move on lol

[@thisissparta2086]

The Blizzard I knew growing up is long dead. R.I.P BLIZZARD.

[@reddeadweb-head6796]

Bro, I was there at the beginning. The Glory Days!

[@christophertan3195]

Oh noes Blizzard made a Mobile Game.. the horror!

[@bummm7065]

@@christophertan3195 Oh noes, a predatory microtransaction system even worse than most gachas... the horror!

[@insanity2929]

@@bummm7065 Dont play or buy the shit than? Sounds like a pretty easy solution

[@zonesix3601]

Like everything it's more advanced I liked the original first gen Yu-Gi-Oh Pokemon and diablo 2

[@strings1586]

This game is a perfect metaphor for Blizzard, clearly some serious love was put into this game by seriously talented people, yet the suits try their best to suck the life out of it. Anything fun or individual or sovereign must be corporatized and made to fit in with the rest of the liberal social hegemony.

[@Virus2.0-c5z]

As we expected 3 years ago at blizzcon when they announced diablo immoral and then we Boooooooooooooo

[@Ailtir]

Would be a better metaphor if the game raped some employees.

[@lifeline2110]

@@Virus2.0-c5z didnt they actually hate on the fans also, for commenting just this, that we are going to be dragged thru the mud of P2W like “The Simpsons Tapped Out”. Fans knew exactly what they were planning on doing and the fans were right.

[@Virus2.0-c5z]

@@lifeline2110 you know the fans always rights.

[@merlylvsm]

Its a contorted way to look at it, sprinkled with some copium, but hopefully Diablo Immortal is their golden goose they'll beat for the $ so their PC platform games can go untouched. Oh what im saying theyre going to bleed everything fucking dry if they can.

[@chriskringle6071]

The entire 15 mins after unlocking battle pass was the best laughing session I have had this week. Thank you for your sacrifice MMO Jesus!

[@Ethopiryna]

Imagine that Diablo 3 released in 2012 and they released Diablo on mobile 10 years later with identical assets , identical gameplay, everything the same + P2W. Now that`s some lazy development.

[@Arcexey]

Ethopiryna i see 5 seconds of this gameplay and it's definitely diablo 3. no fucking thank you.

[@Defi4nc3s1]

The story is kinda before D3, but 100% identical gameplay and UI design. Imagine they've said the effort put in D Immortal is same as D4... geeez.

[@Arcexey]

@@Defi4nc3s1 make it all go away

[@nocturnowl_0100]

Honestly the last 1min of this video should be a clip, I know asmon is doing it to prove a point but it's still gut wrenching to see low effort products given so much money.

[@xEvilRaptorx]

@@fritzschnitzmueller3768 the thing about being a streamer, its all tax deductible because it's purchases for his "job".... to show all the viewers what top "tier" gameplay looks like. Also these people are why developers make a p2w game that is like $60k to get all geared. Do we make a game that costs $10 to get 10k ppl people to buy. Or make it free and get 10 people spend $100k...

[@binz2056]

@@fritzschnitzmueller3768 then find a different review. Asmon is not going to cater to you and support this f2p nonsense.

[@magesbe]

@@fritzschnitzmueller3768 There are other people who do reviews of this game you know, many of whom don't use satire and do in fact cover how reasonable (or not) it is to be FTP. This is Asmongold's style, don't come to his videos and complain that he's doing it in the style he usually does.

[@DavionAngeles]

Barb does not suck, you just need to swipe to unlock his full potential. :)

[@pisse3000]

Swipe to win PagChomp

[@Miyulta]

Should be renamed to "Diablo: Immoral"

[@phantombigboss8429]

Diablo: Give me more money.

[@bigimportantman1544]

Look at the thumbnail

[@Funkynunkytun]

@@bigimportantman1544 just saw that lol

[@ryanritchie5340]

I think my favorite thing about big streamers is watching their followerbase troll them by taking every possible character name in a game they play after it launches

[@quinnwaterman1535]

The game’s intro cut scene is a perfect analogy for blizzard being corrupted by greed

[@roaryhole4436]

Yup

[@phaseshifter3d455]

As opposed to other companies?

[@quinnwaterman1535]

@@phaseshifter3d455 defiantly applies to others. It's just hilariously ironic that blizzard produced that premise

[@dendi9883]

The amount of people here think that this guy is actually praising this game is mindblowing lol

[@animelytical8354]

Not seeing any of those

[@muneirovalibas6194]

At its most basic level, the game is actually decent. Its simply the monetization that kills the game for PC/mainstream gamers. For a mobile-centric game, it is very polished compared to most of what are available on mobile. It will be successful in the mobile space, for sure imho.

[@sweezog]

@@muneirovalibas6194 The game does look pretty fun to play to be honest. It's a shame I won't ever get to play it

[@hentacles7437]

@@richardmcgowan1651 as if asmongold not playing and spending extreme amounts of money on this game will prevent those gambling addicts on burning their money on this game or any other games. He expressed multiple times that this game is shit and if that does not impede anyone on fucking their money up then that's their fault.

[@Wladaas]

@@richardmcgowan1651 if they dont spend it on this game they will spend it on another thing, its not asmongolds responsibility

[@stpnpl]

This is very fun to watch.. LOL!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 39:00 - +800% Extra Value ($1) 1:10:40 - Collector's Empowered Battle Pass + 3 Boon of the Plenty ($45) 1:15:30 - (Character Break! Cracking Up! LOL!!) 1:16:03 - 7,200 Eternal Orbs ($100) 1:19:05 - (Character Break! Part 2) 1:34:16 - +570% Extra Value ($1) 2:37:00 - 7,200 Eternal Orbs X 2 ($200) Only $347.. LOL!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@blastwave2k]

wait. so after all this time, they made a D3 that you can play on your phone...

[@lucrative6477]

What’s even more weird is d3 was a colossal failure and awful game, yet people are excited for d3 mobile. Weird.

[@nulian]

@@lucrative6477 Colossal failure that made them loads of money. Might not have been what a lot of gamers expected but diablo 3 was money wise no failure. And had some good fun playing some seasons in diablo 3 find it better then PoE.

[@lucrative6477]

@@nulian d3 didn’t make a lot, it was a flop. Vanilla wow made more. D3 was a child version of Diablo, it was awful.

[@jaynino93]

1 Year later this video is still gold!! xD

[@aliwaheed906]

Villain dramatic threat introduced, Asmongold - "That guy sounded like an asshole" hahahahaha love it

[@medmedmed3913]

Amber heard said the game is ok, so i believe her

[@Rheiss]

Lmao

[@VotePaineJefferson]

Hashtag believe all women who love Diablo Immortal

[@HiCellDaddy]

Asmon is so committed to his satire bit that he spends 100s of dollars for it. I couldn’t stop laughing at his commitment to the bit

[@ShiloBuff]

Drinking game: Take a drink every time Asmongold says "WOOOW" or "Only spent".

[@LopakodoVakond]

I would be dead from alcohol poisoning in the first 10 minutes

[@seekittycat]

The delivery for this voice actor is so difficult like he's used to cool guy all liners and they're making him read all this fantasy stuff 😂

[@BlazeHN]

Lol, IKR, he kinda sounds like the Duke Nukem guy xd

[@TheMath3uss]

Diablo: shows up to threaten the world again. the hero: how many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?

[@othertalk3313]

The real hero: "Why can't we just pay Diablo to not destroy the world?"

[@mkonji8522]

Man, fuck this. I'll just play Diablo 2 for eternity I suppose. The good ol' days are over fellas.

[@EclipseMints08]

I'm honestly surprise that there isn't a Diablo MMO.

[@ZeeOwen]

Path of exile is the closest u gonna get. Too bad the skill system too complex for most people

[@EQOAnostalgia]

They really should have monetized this like WoW. Nobody would lose their minds if they just offered up a 40-60 dollar price tag for the first tier of the battle pass system unlimited on your account and a sub option for the highest tier, offer cosmetics on the side, pets, some convenience items and you're good. They took it way too far and i hope there is blowback because i want to keep playing on PC, but i don't want to hit a paywall or support a game with such a disgusting monetization scheme in place.

[@demoulius1529]

They probably anticpated blowback and will 'listen to the community' and bring the monetisation to the level that they had intended. No way did they think this would fly. Its a ruze.

[@nebezial1]

lvl2-okay so how di i spend money? it was a good thing i aready swallowed my coffee there XD

[@willywitchdoctor]

This game NEEDS a scene where Deckard Cain explains how to go thru the cash shop

[@aldontrimble896]

This is such a sophisticated display of the belligerent game design literalliy being the whael on stream and ironically/unironically showing the world what these games do.

[@merikmalhads1676]

I'm calling it now, we're gonna have like 15 something worldstone shards and Diablo is gonna show up and do a "thank you for collecting these things for me" and steal them all in a cutscene

[@terminusaquo1980]

Almost level 30 in this game and I didn't have to spend anything, this isn't FIFA where you MUST spend money to get anywhere even in the non mobile version

[@jacyoutube4459]

Same in the 50s rn, actually enjoying the free crap they give you every so often. Had a ton of gear since like level 8, all these vids are laughable

[@kiddhkane]

cope harder

[@Brootle]

Just downloaded yesterday in 2024. I’m lvl 30 and have only spent $1 still. It’s actually a great game for it being on mobile

[@maxulrich4884]

*Amberheard invited you to a party Asmo : "no" JD : "yeah, don't"

[@DaJodad]

This game is so railroaded, as someone else put it: "From the very moment you spawn in, you just walk down a paved road. For whatever reason there are cultists doing rituals in the middle of the paved road. You fight them, you fight zombies on the paved road, you fight skeletons on the paved road. You eventually reach the town, then you follow the paved road to the boss fight, then you go down the paved road to the dungeon. Then you walk down the hallway in the dungeon until you reach the end. That's it. They even have footprints on the ground to make sure you never stray off that paved road. If you do try to, you'll just find dead ends or invisible walls anyways."

[@AlucardElite]

Bruh it’s the tutorial tf 😭

[@The_Azure_]

Yeah, the bread-crumb mechanic always has me focused on it in a game rather than the game itself but this takes it to a new level.

[@xstreampunk7662]

Ahh, just like all linear games

[@DaJodad]

@@AlucardElite Dude the comment isn't even referring to the tutuorial alone, it's referring to what comes after as well.

[@Matthew-uv6gl]

That is why I find the footprints hilarious. It is already a direct path you can't wander off of. Who tf is getting lost and needed footprints?

[@lazycatdetectingnc8086]

I’m enjoying the game without spending very much. Only thing I bought was the 5$ battle pass. Lvl 44 day 3 just enjoying the game at my own pace.

[@mickeychan2223]

The game is indeed like the other mobile games, nothing revolutionary. One path, no freedom. No skill tree no attribute point. Equipments has only one attribute and theres no variation. So… its not diablo basically

[@ryu7055]

800% extra value, when they give you 60 orbs which is $1 so are they saying the legendary cosmetic that comes with it is $800 if you dont buy the bundle 💀

[@TiggyDee7]

Please tell me bro is trolling 🤣

[@ImNotRite]

I'm not going to pretend to know anything about Blizzards tactics or behind the scenes stuff, but I do have an opinion of this type of game. The developers have made a game that many enjoy, even the ones that try to act like they don't, and it's free. The way I see it is, you don't have to spend any money AT ALL if you don't want to, just grind. But why not buy some stuff from the store kind of as a thank you to the devs for making a game that you have fun playing and making it free, as in if no one buys anything from the in game store then how are the developers going to get paid for their work and how are they going to be able to afford to keep the servers live? I have bought plenty of stuff in f2p games such as Warframe, I've spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on Warframe because the game is awesome and I appreciate the work that the developers put into the game. I look at it as a thank you to the devs. Not everyone has to do it, but I feel if you are getting enjoyment out of it, why not?

[@CherishHaze666]

Man, that's exactly my thinking when it comes to Free to Play games with ingame microtransactions. I didn't pay for the game, might aswell get a skin to just support and look cool while I play. I wish we could choose how much to pay for a game all the times. The true issue is the fact you can't get to the endgame without spending, paying to unlock dungeons, that's insane and ruins gameplay experience.

[@kyle7447]

I love how at the end you show how people will upgrade the gems and lose items only to spend more and repeat.

[@derschnuff8819]

and that might be one of the good reasons, why netherlands and belgium do not allow this stuff. I wish more states would follow that example.

[@marianhurka5092]

@@derschnuff8819 much bigger states would have to do that for these clowns to stop mass producing this garbage.. I hope it'll happen soon, after all, mobile games are mostly played by kids

[@Bodoczky]

This game is the perfect depiction of most mobile games nowadays. P2W baby!

[@sobergus]

I understand it’s for content and the sake of his opinion, plus an inch of satire, but fulfilling P2W mechanics like this sits kinda wrong with me. Though not much, regulations have been put in place (and are in progress) to prevent this sort of stuff from happening-people have spoken out against this and change has happened. I understand Asmon’s decision but, it’s still sorta weird idk.

[@Lord_Alimdor]

This is the only content of his I don't like. Fuck this game and Lost Ark. Asmon is a cringelord for spending so much money on these trash games.

[@cnkfe1836]

How is he normalizing it? The whole point is hes going to spend no money untill he hits a wall and isnt able to keep going and then go full whale and see how far he gets. The whole point is to show how insane it is.

[@cnkfe1836]

Nevermind. He said thats what he was going to do, but then i actually watched the video. Jesus fuck this game and fuck blizzard.

[@asdfasdf1880]

If you watch his stream, he talks about it a lot. He describes it as boiling a frog, slowly turning up the heat so you dont notice

[@Boss-lp9ce]

If you had watched the stream, you would have seen that he is basically nonstop making fun of the sheer amount microtransactions the game has. He's exposing them.

[@SaSeshen]

1:20:00 you tried so hard to take it seriously and just couldnt lmao, I love it

[@j.67]

Wonder if he realized yet - you have to HOLD DOWN the main attack so that the third hit returns a %-age of the damage as health. It won't work if you keep smashing the button.

[@SanglapNaha]

wait really?? i never noticed this wtf

[@Kxadd]

This is such an awesome game. When I start it, a dark portal opens and sends me back, directly to my home screen. How convenient! These quality of life features definitely pay off.

[@ravenID429]

LOL

[@mfatal]

We thank you Asmon. For spending your bling so we don't have to.

[@jacobibutton6535]

This is a game you play on the shitter for 10 minutes, then forget about for 6 months.

[@TheRabidSniper]

Doing the lord's work of cleaning out your inventory. "Cleanliness is next to godliness."

[@adamrushford]

game dev here.. just so you know, it's mmo... the movement is REALLY good.. I can barely serve myself that kind of bandwidth with premium internet... those servers blizzard has are badass, they are sparing no expense on that... combat looks great A+! 50:20

[@animegirl4209]

Looks even worse than I imagined it would. How does it take this long to even drop a game that looks like you asset swapped a prebuilt mobile game mmo engine?

[@mariussmilginas5077]

We need more videos like this from Asmon

[@Sald8Trin]

To be honest, the game is done quite nicely, it shows that it's not just a sellout mobile game first and foremost. But definitely, some decisions made it to be so, and artists and devs had nothing to say about it. The game design is bare minimum to sell shit sadly. When I was younger I dreamed about working in Blizzard. Today I would rather sell hot dogs for 2$/h

[@Infyra]

You need to find a better place for your hot dog stall, or you need to seriously up the price per hotdog.

[@lukaparac]

@@Infyra 😂

[@Sald8Trin]

@@Infyra i sure will mate

[@Khalid-kd4fu]

Why did I watch a Diablo Immortal ad before watching this video 😂

[@rich9973]

We've been through several generations of heroes, figured Cain would be just a brain in a vat by now.

[@LevRok]

Asmon is an entertainer. He also can afford to waste such amount of money on this garbage of a game to prove a point. That being said, no one in his right mind, should give a single dollar to this atrocity. Activision is not the problem. Its the people who keep consuming low effort garbage games like this one, are the real problem.

[@MichaelJohnson-uo3ef]

@@LockeNarshe it’s for the people, the people who are dense enough to just say if you don’t like it don’t spend any money and admins said from the start he’s going to whale to show people the disparity in power because their game at its core is a shameless shell of Diablo 3 using legendary as the path to power and will make or break runs in the late game. You have zero chance of getting 5 star gems with out paying money and people who haven’t played Diablo 3 don’t under stand rift pushing and how this game is setup to make success only by spending money, you can’t push greater rifts as f2p but no one will believe it until there proof and this is it.

[@reagansido5823]

I like Xul's dialog. he says some pretty meta sounding things like "Well, there are always three of those rituals." or "kill Leoric. you'd be surprised how often that works." it's kind of funny.

[@drakopewpew8526]

Ive been playing the game F2P and its pretty fun, i got to level 50 on the first day. Havent even bought the battle pass

[@Zeon081]

lol, did the opening cinematic use the same whisper sound as FEAR opening cinematic? or am I hearing things.

[@trancandy1]

i will never understand buying cosmetics in a loot-based RPG. isn't part of the satisfaction seeing your character's appearance change over time as you get better and cooler loot? why would you just buy cool-looking cosmetics that don't signify beating a certain boss or obtaining a certain piece of equipment?

[@chronodis]

Mix and match

[@jack.smith2958]

I want Diablo 4! We have Diablo 4 at home.

[@ShieldThane]

oh you mean Torchlight 2

[@ShieldThane]

or PoE

[@cmoney163]

Yes

[@robhughes8323]

Asmon: “I don’t want to over do it” Also Asmon: Spends $347 in a matter of two hours. Man this is just pathetic at this point.

[@madmaxv161]

@@fritzschnitzmueller3768 bro comes to YT and clicks on his video, bro says "i cant watch this anymore" bro he earns more than any of us in a month, chill tf out.

[@llwonder]

This is an entertainment channel I don’t know why people expect him to be a goody two shoes. He will do what generates the most views

[@jurnydiabel]

Its sad that you guys really think he spend the money because he got into it

[@PenguinCinema]

yea and I bet he cost Blizzard way more than that in missed customers by posting this video

[@Blarsen780]

You're missing the point of this video. He's playing as if he's a common rube that Blizzard is targeting for money. He's highlighting the absurdity of the Diablo pay to win machine in hopes that people will watch this and not fall for it themselves.

[@SussBus]

I love how I was watching the stream earlier and he said he was going to play Free to Play until he hits the wall. I get off the stream, and within a couple hours I see a video of him justifying why he's gonna start paying 🤣 Can't wait to see where this goes!! 🐳

[@Nifty-z]

Chat constantly whining and hammering that he should start paying isnt helping as well 🤣

[@kaidone1]

He said „until he he hits the wall AND than pay the shit out of the game. He wants to see how far and fast he can progress with this and than will compare with a F2P character“

[@antoniosantiago2378]

@@Nifty-z yes I found that annoying.

[@ravenID429]

So you didn’t get it huh

[@knukman]

Man, i was killing time on D3 the other day, so it's fresh in my mind. This entire game is scuffed D3. sound effects, enemies, everything. it just plays at half speed with a few extra particle effects. Even without the horrendous micro-transactions it's junk.

[@RaymondGilbert700]

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[@asifvomit]

stopped playing DI few months back, just saw this you got howlers call at level 22..

[@ClintBeastBud]

I had the same experience when I played the cod 4 remastered version,they added all purchasable guns and skins which we're top tier in game,I know it's a slightly different game to diablo,but it just goes to show that modern day games are all pay to win it's a shame man.

[@SevenIs4514]

Game looks great. Pay to win and constant reminders of microtransactions kill it for me though. 100% boycotting until it fails and is remade.

[@dankmemes8254]

Just play path of exile

[@Cyra.43]

Its not pay 2 win can yall stop saying that as if its true and forces you to pay, you can completely play the game gain good items that aren’t cosmetics.

[@lance5691]

@@Cyra.43 There are gems that have a major impact on the strength of your character that are unobtainable without paying. Considering there is a pvp aspect to the game, that means you can, objectively, pay to win.

[@kingraho5367]

I'm at level 37 as a Crusader and I still haven't paid anything yet. It's worth to play tho.

[@jamesryan099]

the wiki confuses me. it says " Part of the Diablo series, Immortal takes place in the series' world of Sanctuary and is set 5 years after the events of Diablo II, but prior to Diablo III." okay so it is supposedly 5 years after diablo 2 and before 3 then why is tal rasha who was dead and has tombs and the horadrim who is alive and all evil by act 3 in diablo 2 alive in this game? am I missing something or did they mess up somewhere...

[@HAZYPANCAKES]

I remember seeing some math and it takes 110,000 dollars to fully max out a SINGLE character in the game. I haven’t played the game but that is what I’ve seen on it.

[@tarron3237]

Idk, I still prefer the look and atmosphere of Diablo 1. Let's face it, all these flashy effects don't create a grim and dark setting. Yeah I know all the D1 flaws, like low resolution due to age, slow walking and pallette swapped foes. But those can easily be fixed. The overall feeling can't. Every single monster in hell could kill you. There was no trash.

[@cmoney163]

Looks pretty grim and dark to me, considering a little girl gets killed lol

[@AliRadicali]

One thing I appreciate about Asmongold's reactions is that he's not just going to shit-talk every aspect of a game just because of some bias or overall issue. The game may be a pay-to-win DLC-fiesta but if a visual or gameplay feature works it'll get its due praise.

[@kiddhkane]

praise for being "decent".

[@Mr.Donkeypoo]

bro the 60 orbs you get for 99cent. thats just to get a foot in the door, cause if players just spend real money asingle time. theyre very likely to do it again

[@tevani1]

First thing that came to mind when I heard Westmarsh was Fable. Never were able to open that stupid door because at the time I didn't know what dreadlocks were

[@RaymondGilbert700]

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[@MT-hi8bm]

He was 100% correct. He needed to be the one to whale this game on stream and show people what Blizzard has become.