First Impressions with Final Fantasy 14

After playing for the week, it's been a really good time! Definitely looking forward to more :D
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[@ULT_Ferrotarou]

Another point about communities since you mentioned the keys: in addition to not having anything like keys, in FFXIV if your party has someone who has never done that dungeon or raid before, everyone gets bonus EXP and money when beating it. So instead of being potentially penalized when your party has new players, you're encouraged and rewarded for helping them.

[@UnimportantAcc]

Damn, that's pretty smart

[@SmartBatto]

@@UnimportantAcc Yep, and they also have a system where if someone does leave the dungeon/raid via abandon duty, they get a 30 min penalty and allows party lead to recruit a replacement.

[@Shadow11269]

@@SmartBatto to be fair, WoW had the Deserter debuff as well but they made it not apply if you kill a boss.. so now you can just kill a boss and leave with no repercussions

[@MaZeRoi]

that's good to hear.. i didn't know that.. i just playing ff14 a couple of days ago..

[@fritzschnitzmueller3768]

Sounds cool but nothing is more cool than attunements. Gives you something to workfor

[@Reportlinh]

As a new viewer, here's my take: Eyebrows moving = Asmongold Eyebrows static = Zack Asmongold lives in Zack's eyebrows just like Yami Yugi lives in the Millennium puzzle.

[@aoiumixiv]

Omg that made me laugh so hard 😂

[@quack3891]

I see, Asmongold is his stand

[@XMAXEL]

It's true for the most part lol

[@jonathanbaker4361]

Right? I was like, who is this guy, and why is he wearing a beanie?

[@crezzstar]

PFFFTT AHAHAHAHA 😂

[@WuWaMintpicker]

Damn, the man looks 10 years younger after playing FFXIV

[@inferno1217]

His hair is growing back, asmaldgold no more.

[@holycheeseduck4729]

The cap may be doing a lot to aid that XD

[@inferno1217]

@@holycheeseduck4729 nah his hair looks so healthy I can tell I'm a scientist

[@WuWaMintpicker]

@@inferno1217 Hairmongold

[@trial_with_an_error9687]

@@WuWaMintpicker The Good Ending

[@Mimpen]

What is really impressive to me is that this has no editing and he did this monolog for 19minutes in one go without loosing the thread or skipping a beat.

[@F4ngel]

That's what passion looks like.

[@dude-bz2bc]

@@F4ngel thats what asmongold looks like, he is like that in all his vids

[@mariuspuiu9555]

he is very smart even though his online persona makes him look a bit more goofy

[@Aenygma_]

The mark of a good orator.

[@Eaglemna]

This is what he does every single day for the last decade. He has endless experience perfecting this skill

[@howybabymedium]

"I'd rather be challenged than punished." 100% that.

[@serakayle7903]

The most genuine "TRUE" I've ever whisper-yelled.

[@memitim171]

Mechanics where 1 person can make 1 mistake and wipe a whole raid are probably the dumbest thing about the genre as a whole, it's terrible game design. It isn't fun for the raid and it especially isn't fun for the person who makes the mistake and over the years it's contributed heavily to toxicity and fracturing in/of the community as a whole and seriously damaged engagement with raiding (something WoW in particular has claimed several times they want to improve yet they still put this shit in raids...). Everyone has that one (or more) friend who is a bit shit at the game but you want to bring them anyway because...well...they are your friend and you want to play with them. Most groups also have at least some players who are above average and they should, if they want to, be able to pick up the slack of the less skilled to an extent and I don't believe that this means every fight has to be a cake walk. The current design really has no place in a community focused game IMHO.

[@serakayle7903]

@@memitim171 The fact that you also have the Healers' "Oh shit" Limit Break III button makes this game a whole lot less punishing and feelsbadman-y

[@howybabymedium]

@Valek O'Keefe I actually agree and think it's ok to have one shot/wipe mechanics, it's a fine challenge. I genuinely hate the timers and key depletion systems of m+ though. These are the punishments that are not supposed to be in an mmo. They make ppl toxic and start punishing other players.

[@errantpassenger]

@@memitim171 hard disagree there chief. if you're shit at the game you should have to get better if you want to clear the hard stuff. 1 person fucking up wiping the raid enhances the teamwork aspect, and makes the consistency of really good players stand out. being able to get carried through raids will only make the shitters even worse

[@KrimsonKB]

"The worst thing about FFXIV is buying the game." He's not wrong. I've played FFXIV for years now, and the buying process with Mogstation and a Square Enix account is indeed a pain in the ass.

[@yuzuichikawa]

He's def not wrong and I play on PS4. Which is the EASIEST to buy. The amount of jumping you have to do from one thing to the next to give them money for the game is insane. You'd think it'll be easy. Also it's blargh to buy it again for a new account on PS4 :c

[@Ilidan9]

My experience with purchasing additional subscription time is: that my debit card isnt working on the site and since paypal is not a "direct" option, i have to buy Crystal with Paypal (lol) and then redeem a subscription with Crystal currency.

[@Alien361]

Oh God don't remind me. Needed a friend on discord to talk me trough the whole proceeds.

[@starblaiz1986]

Absolutely. They REALLY need to streamline their buying process. It's like dude, seriously, JUST TAKE MY GOD-DAMNED MONEY WOULD YOU?! Why is it so hard?? XD

[@Narokh]

I have a friend who bought the game back when she lived in the UK but has since moved back to the US. She needs to get all the xpacs and such as the european version, which she can not do from the US. I have to help her every other year getting hooked up with the newest xpac, and that is also a pain to do.

[@electrobento]

Asmon: "I'm lvl 43. Almost done with realm reborn." He lacks critical information.

[@sammycakes8778]

Lol I thought the exact same thing but atleast they did cut like 30% of those quests out when they revamped the story .

[@ettibbet5493]

@@sammycakes8778 im sad they did, if I had to suffer so do all of you

[@SymmetricalHorizon]

It's still an absolute ball ache when you hit 50 and still have about 100 main story quests until the next expansion

[@doomblitz1993]

@@sammycakes8778 The biggest thing isn't even the culling of quests, it's the ability to fly.

[@ActionFitz79]

@@SymmetricalHorizon Yeah that part was a real slog :/

[@anguspodgorny2283]

Dont forget the non-winged mounts can fly “Because they believe in themselves”!

[@The_Muznick]

yeah I may have gone and purchased Cloud's motorcycle and thought to myself, there's no way this will fly, its a motorcycle not a living creature....HAH! Look at me soar on my zoomie bike!

[@anguspodgorny2283]

@@The_Muznick its a magic bike that believes in itself!!!

[@The_Muznick]

@@anguspodgorny2283 funny story, when underwater zones were added in Stormblood we got that one fan that asked the devs "how will we be able to breathe underwater" and the devs had the best deadpan "I don't have time for this crap" response of "its magic".

[@anguspodgorny2283]

@@The_Muznick I remember that, honestly loved the response tbh xD

[@grayfarron5077]

@@The_Muznick And to be fair... it wasnt inaccurate, it was literally a magic blessing we recieved from the Kojin lmaaao

[@coheedbeast2113]

It is insane how you've transformed ARR leveling into actual compelling stream content. I think it's a feat that is unmatched in the live streaming space. You've gotten 100k+ viewers every stream because of your talent and hard work. Kudos to you Asmon, and I'm looking forward to Heavensward and beyond, you're in for a treat.

[@deliciou5977]

He clowns on everything as a wow player and how he mispronounces names are hilarious.

[@clownmilk]

watching him and rich play through ARR and seeing them enjoy it has really reminded me that a lot of my negative thoughts on ARR are just because of how much better it gets haha

[@xxomnicloudxx]

What a nut rider

[@Shuhannazy]

i agree, this has been the first time I've been able to watch someone do these quests and not wanna die lol

[@getbrutal4388]

Big agree.

[@TheVenhammer]

“In so many cases in final fantasy there is an element of forgiveness, there is an element of redemption.” Hoo boy did that part hit hard.

[@KalanosYT]

Remember, that we lived. ;_;

[@pofruin]

@@KalanosYT Spoiler, Spoiler, Spoiler. This is just padding to hide the actual spoiler from preview :P. Spoiler Spoiler Kek in 5,4 or 5,5 Estinian asked what we will do once we face Fandaniel. We told that we will try to talk to him. And if he still not changed afterwards - asked Estinian? You are given some options there and one of them is: We will remember him too. That phrase can be extremely savage when used at the right time.

[@evilphemt]

"Stay strong, keep the faith..."

[@matthewmarchellus6490]

@@KalanosYT Stand tall, ~all~~~~ my friend~~~~ :(

[@jeffarthur8125]

@@KalanosYT no... bad.... you dont do that.

[@PintFrumpyrat]

I love the attitude people have towards FFXIV. Being angry at Blizzard all the time isnt a pleasant feeling, and now instead of malding about patch dates or systems I can just take my energy elsewhere to enjoy myself. Not to say I've quit WoW, but having a choice feels better than being stuck with Blizzard when you go without a patch for 8 months. However, FFXIV lacks content creators though, twitch viewers for the game are low (when asmon or rich arent live). Obviously some people see that as a good thing, but imagine a Barny64 or Captaingrim style video for Ashes of Creation or Shadowbringers. I hope asmon's presence inspires people to make content for the game because there's untapped potential there I feel. It reminds me of the launch of classic and I'm optimistic. B^)

[@bigbaskin587]

You need to make some content for it, love your vids an ive never played wow!

[@ThatLongHairMetalGuy]

Pint's Lalafell Adventures when? PLEEEEEASE.

[@william.mariner4230]

Love your content Pint. My wife hates your Dancin' video, as I've ruined that song for her.

[@Jamie-gd2jx]

youre saying we should all become content creators huh

[@csmain]

Well then Pint when are we gonna see FF14 content? =D

[@davemustang8173]

14 Years of WoW: Nothing but rage and cringe 1 month of FF14: "I have achieved an inner peace beyond comprehension "

[@isaacm8267]

14 yrs of trying to cope wit capitalism...1 month of trying your hand at capitalism.....

[@davemustang8173]

@@isaacm8267 ....wut?

[@Reddemon815]

@@davemustang8173 think he's referring to "There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else." - Sam Walton.

[@filthycasual8093]

Dude saying this with Dave Mustaine is fucking hilarious

[@mikegamerguy4776]

@@Reddemon815 That's why Walmart made sure they are the only real choice in a lot of places.

[@indeimaus]

glad you're enjoying it brother, you're gonna love all the later expansions

[@lincolnrayes6464]

Super Final Fantasy when?

[@vicalvaran3796]

Where are our A Soul Reborn, Soulblood, and Soulbringers videos?

[@ThorinLongbeard]

oh yes 12 more Quest THAN a Real Reborn is over >.

[@AsaelTheBeast]

@@ThorinLongbeard REE is generally acknowledged as the weakest part of FF14. It's basically exists to lay the groundwork for the rest of the game.

[@cyradus]

Redemption. Man hes gonnna love Stormblood, bois

[@TheMaxinR]

Fun fact: The elephant flies because it was wrapped in a flying carpet. It's written on the mount description

[@adafuns]

Oh shit. Didnt know that. I should read those descriptions one day.

[@360noScoop]

Pigs could fly... wait until he discovers the pig from the Pixie Beasttribe

[@ZombieBraintrust]

I think they could of been animated that better. If the carpet spread out and formed wings then it would be better.

[@Secho_0]

This is key to like half the mounts I've discovered, half the descriptions are just sheer entertainment others are ... Interesting

[@kane-111]

@@360noScoop Should get an achievement on aquiring the mount that goes along "When Pigs Fly" :D

[@Seba260110]

"Rainy days keeps showers away" Zack, 2021

[@markmitera4521]

I find it interesting that after 30-40 hours in FF, your aura is one of a kinder, more peaceful Asmongold.

[@chillidari-9392]

You know this is how he normally is in his videos, right?

[@mazi1597]

@@chillidari-9392 i think it’s fair to say Mark means that it’s translated to how he’s on stream. i’ve also followed asmon for quite a few years, and i’ve never really seen him this happy for such a long period of time

[@cockpitvideorecorder7677]

I agree, also a follower/viewer for many years, he looks so happy. I'm happy that he's happy, and am enjoying the content just the same.

[@kwartoverpartytime346]

I agree, after watching him for years I have to say that Asmongold looks like he is at a good state of mind after playing FFXIV :)

[@watchmarley9268]

Thats because you're watching zack, not asmongold.

[@FenixPlateado]

I've gained a lot of respect for this dude over the last few weeks after years of hearing of him randomly and who he was and him just saying he didn't wanna play ffxiv because of this and that. Him actually coming in and giving the game a real chance and enjoying himself and being very classy overall adapting to the culture shock and community shock. I can definitely see how he got so big in WoW. It's been very enjoyable to follow his experience as a new player and I'm happy he enjoys the game.

[@damir_van_kalaz]

"I'm level 43, I'm almost done with the ARR story" Well, yes, but actually no.

[@sawneybean5518]

Well he’s probably referring to the base game, in which case he’s very nearly done; like 90% there. And even including the post-ARR quests he’s already halfway through in total, so not doing bad.

[@xevira]

there's a *_tiny_* "2.0" after the ARR part. it's barely noticeable that I don't even think he noticed.

[@KianneofTroi]

i know i maniacally laughed at that bit too :D Muhahahahaha

[@faltz9144]

He is almost done with arr then the 7th astral era.

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

Haha, I I remember thinking the same, when I first played the game, I didn't connect the dots yet that my personal level doesn't really reflect MSQ progress.

[@OMT-hl7rh]

real talk, he looks happier now playing 14, like he's genuinely having fun and enjoying himself. After years of seeing him loathe and resent Blizz for so long, it's really nice to see him like this

[@lamby587]

Before and at the very beginning of his ff14 streams he seemed a little burnt out. But he definitely seems in really good spirits this week. the community and the game itself has this weird way of rubbing off on people.

[@willynebula6193]

It's not totally ff14 , think about it this way. This was somewhat a gamble, more so a turning point. Do people watch for him or wow? With the success its safe to say him. But by playing something like ff14 could have been mediocre, which ultimately leads to his channel declining.(if he can only play wow) Something for him to 'somewhat' worry about. Getting 200k views playing a different game is like wining the streamer lottery! The only way is up. Good on him

[@someoneyoumightknow2795]

Just the fact he's doing something different and got rid of that anxiety of "what if my audience will not like me playing other games" plus finding out it actually does good for him That all must have been such a big weight off his shoulders so no wonders he would be relaxed

[@siegwardinspirit]

@@willynebula6193 yeah seeing that must've been a *huuuge* relief for him.

[@paulogaspar8295]

it's a new game, he was the rose googles now. After some years of playing FF14 people start getting jaded too.

[@ChamberK-1]

I love his breakdown of ‘forgiveness’ because that theme carries on all throughout FFXIV.

[@sik3xploit]

Sounds more like just a cultural thing from Japan. If you've ever read their manga they're always about wanting to try and forgive despite there being consequences of the antagonist possibly murdering your friends and family because you decided to be a "good guy". As if giving a hug will make some psychopath not be a mean guy any more.

[@Bertalan022]

I was about to comment the same. This is a general Japanese theme in anime, almost every time you can see a Vegeta like antagonist early on join the party. From Inuyasha to Naruto, to even OP, Bleach or Darling in the Franxx it's the same narrative.

[@Bertalan022]

For Blizz it's also maybe time to forgive Sylvanas :D like we did w Illidan

[@sik3xploit]

@@Bertalan022 And if it wasn't for plot armor there would be so many dead protagonists I bet.

[@Noqtis]

you are right with asia liking the theme of forgiveness. but ff14 goes even beyond that. I bet 100 bucks the developers had the conditioning of the community in mind.

[@ValkyrieTiara]

Who the hell is this thoughtful, well-spoken lumberjack? He should be a streamer or something.

[@sidharthalva]

Hello children, this is your man Zack!

[@H-D-D]

Yeah right. He wouldn't last a day on Twitch

[@F_C...]

His name is shaggy and he is a professional mystery solving detective.

[@van7915]

This is Asmons twin brother Zack. He sometimes streams

[@strasznieciekawe]

somehow looking at him in this video feels like we went back to Tony Hawk era :P

[@Future_Gohan_GT]

POLSKA GUROM

[@tkeleth2931]

Asmongold Hawk: Pro Streamer 2, now available on Nintendo 64 and Sony Playstation

[@deboozombie23]

The Bald Eagle

[@bluntastic]

His hair actually looks really good and kinda thicc

[@strasznieciekawe]

@@tkeleth2931 hahah there it is boys, there it is.

[@fornaxa3133]

When you said community, I won't forget soon that when I first started playing recently I accidentally stumbled upon the Kentaro Miura memorial players were holding in Ul'dah. I had no idea what was going on until I googled it and I was completely blown away by the sheer amount of people gathered and united to pay their respects to someone. Some were giving out campfires for free and it was genuinely heartwarming seeing the community like that. You can find videos of it on KZbin. They even mentioned a gathering to beat up a giant crab to show solidarity towards Soken battling cancer. That was the moment I decided I wanted to stay.

[@mintgarnish6281]

Even as someone who has been playing for quite a while, I did not know who that was. But by the heavens you bet I went ant bought a cheap DRK sword (they were literally all sold out everywhere) from an NPC to share the vigil. If you were on Balmung, you might have seen me sweeping the entrance to the tomb - the streets of uldah lead to the tomb a king (I guess?), and that is where the lines stopped. It was an amazing experience

[@yoda0017]

I think the giant crab in this case was literally called Cancer, since the Cancer horoscope sign or whatever is of a crab (it's a FATE boss in the Limsa area). I hadn't heard of people doing this though to show solidarity towards Soken. That's fantastic.

[@hiroshi1195]

@@yoda0017 Yes, the Boss is called Cancer, and the achievement is called Full Remission

[@Ladywizard]

@@mintgarnish6281 You actually go in that tomb in the alchemists quest for stormblood

[@Tory-JJ]

@@mintgarnish6281 Crystal datacenter is definately full of a lot of ...different.. People.. So i stayed away from it for a long time... It used to be a lot worse then it is now a days.

[@scotgarcia9255]

"I'm level 43, almost done with a realm reborn." Oh you sweet, sweet prince

[@Theadambeezy]

Let’s see how he likes the back and forth ad nauseum trying desperately to get to HW 🥴

[@enigmastigma589]

meh you can burn through post 50 pretty quickly and the story was pretty enjoyable. However, that is entirely subjective.

[@QuStEkA]

i am level 58 and still not done with a realm reborn LMAO

[@MM-ef2yy]

@@Theadambeezy they toned that part down. today's players will never know the pain that post-arr was.

[@soundscape3065]

@@QuStEkA imo the 7th astral era part is where most of the slog is, BUT, as he said, it's absolutely nothing compared to getting to 60 in classic WoW. Plus, from halway onwards it does lead up to Heavensward really gracefully, setting the grounds for the dragon stuff and also the bullshit with the Crystal Braves (I think it's also worth it to level a DRG just to do the Dragoon quests and get to know Estinien a little earlier but not necessary), so from a stroytelling aspect, it's really not bad IMO.

[@hwinbb3969]

1:19 “A rainy day keeps a shower away” Great advice

[@64reon]

a true asmongold saying

[@plantplant2763]

The shower is getting a job. Good for him

[@ggg21201]

Took me a while to figure out that wasn't a mistake. Love it.

[@Ryusei0Takeshi]

Spoking like a true gamer

[@roetheboat1]

"The rains have ceased and we have been graced with another beautiful day. But you are not here to see it."

[@Freddyrator]

The way Zack analyzed and appreciated the way of story telling with antagonists makes me stoked to see his reaction to Shadowbringers MSQ. Skater boy will weep

[@SC-qp7eg]

Even before that, during Heavensward

[@Zoey--]

He'll weep in HW before he even gets to ShB.

[@c9inglul129]

Poor lord horsefart

[@juanvsreviews]

This game gets sooooo goood. Like Heavensward makes you go back to classic FF story telling then Shadowbringers just blows you away.

[@Gofr5]

After seeing is reaction to the Garrosh cutscene yesterday, I have no doubts he'll love Emet Selch......I mean Emily Sulk...or some such. lol

[@waryrpryncs]

I was in a dungeon today and the entire party had come to FFXIV from WOW after watching your stream. Was kind of cool

[@Arasia_Valentia]

I’ve been playing FFXIV for around six years. This is the game I grew up with since I was a teenager, and seeing you have that spark, that enjoyment that I still feel to this day makes me happy. I’ve done the all hardest content to the easier content, even all the ultimates, so I was extremely worried what your initial reaction would be. I was afraid you wouldn’t like the game, that you wouldn’t play it to the fullest and give it a chance. The fact that you are so popular scared me, because your words would definitely have an impact on the community and the game. But seeing you actually enjoying it while still finding some of the less ideal things is very nice. I adore this game, I have a tattoo of it and I’ve spent so many hours playing it, and I would’ve been kind of sad if you hated it. I really hope you enjoy all of it. I have laughed, I have cried, I’ve been angry and upset. The characters and the story end up meaning SO much that sometimes it rips out your heart. I’m wholeheartedly excited to see you play through some of my worst and best memories of this game. I really hope you continue to enjoy it, you seem like you want to and that you need something new to enjoy, so I’m glad you found that!

[@shanebrodeur8641]

I’ve only been playing it for a couple weeks I’m level 25 on my arcanist and I like it it’s really fun

[@chrissenior2123]

Zack, I just gotta say the content you've put out the past 2 weeks has been some of the best. Between FFXIV, 9.1, Allcraft, and of course, the new DnD campaign, you have put out some of the most fun content to watch on Twitch. I know it's not much, but just wanted to say I really appreciate the entertainment.

[@hiduck8247]

I want more DnD

[@YungMelting]

this is the golden age of Asmon content

[@1300t5]

Never thought someone reading MSQ would be that fun.

[@ErioArubino]

reading = fun, the 10000 msq quests you are forced to do = boring af

[@Dumbo9]

@@ErioArubino Thankfully it gets better from now on. ARR is the lowest point.

[@Ryaaka]

I was told arr is awful and I enjoyed it but I dont know if its because of the expectations set or I actually enjoyed it. But ARR isn't as bad as its sold by the community imo.

[@squee116]

I never thought I'd be so proud to hear Lisa Lomasa convert into Lisa Lominsa.

[@Kirusei]

After many people talking about how ARR's story is boring, it lowered my expectations before playing and honestly helped me enjoy it more

[@CAxFlightful]

I'm happy, for no other reason than it seems like he's truly just enjoying himself

[@rouwu4052]

It's been really nice just watching him and reliving through my own excitement. Makes me excited to come back to the game again.

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrinRinOnishi]

Even though he plays up "disgusted" reactions a bit much on stream where you can tell hes joking around,hes a really cool dude and I'm happy he's finding enjoyment in other mmos whereas wow is basically relagated to money truck status to blizzard now

[@LegendConsole]

@@rouwu4052 I know the feeling, back chocobo breeding now lmao

[@Oliver-ek2nl]

the whole redemption for the villains thing characterizes a lot of Japanese storytelling. you see it in so many anime, the antagonist is humanized and the audience is made to empathize with them

[@davipenha]

more than that, they like to show conflicting ideals and how there is more than 1 true answer to the same problem in a rational way and then thats where the things start to be more about persons and values and how people get to the point of doing more radical methods and saw as villain by society

[@chinyoka2387]

And even if they don't have a redemption arc or something similar, at least they have a reason for doing what they're doing, and aren't just evil for the sake of being evil

[@laja6108]

Japanese storytelling is next level 🙌🏽

[@Raptor747]

I think it's more to do with the general theme that FF14's story hits again and again--that while there are exceptions, by and large, even your enemies are ultimately just people, either doing bad things due to circumstances forced upon them or due to misunderstanding or ignorance. Even the bigger-picture villains are themselves sympathetic, and not in a way that feels forced or cliche.

[@dinoblacklane1640]

@@Raptor747 One of my friends said this "I don't agree with anything the empire is doing....but I understand what they are doing and why they are doing it"

[@tkeleth2931]

This man so wholesome, *it makes the juxtaposition between this and his on-stream personality add a ton of value to the entertainment he provides on stream*, and I think that aspect of his content is really fuckin underrated

[@SunShineBuf]

truee.. thats genius

[@nestrior7733]

There's a reason I prefer these videos.

[@drunkenprayer8390]

Yup, people that don't realise his stream personality is mostly a front are hilarious. Even watching highlights you can tell he's playing it up a lot and see when he breaks character.

[@micco35]

Can we all appreciate Asmon's ability to make these videos without a single cut? It's amazing to me

[@Dekatelon]

Well he talks 10 hours a day for a living

[@zephyrast3036]

The funniest part is that he said he learned how to do that just because he hates editing lol.

[@valizeth4073]

Well Asmongold is an interesting streamer overall, good talker and entertainer

[@Pooksty]

@@zephyrast3036 😂😂

[@halosaft]

He had a note to help him, could see everytime he switched topics he looked down at his desk~

[@Cablev94]

Played FF 14 for a week and looks 10 years younger.

[@BrodyCanuck]

Its the lighting and the hat lol

[@myyriad778]

@@BrodyCanuck No, it's the Lalafells

[@LoxfeCL]

@@myyriad778 No, it's Y'shtola. Embrace the catgirl life.

[@jewii3824]

@@BrodyCanuck wow really? I would've never guessed it had you not so cleverly pointed out!

[@LecrazyMaffe]

He showered for this video!

[@Orchestructive]

Man, I have to say... I'm glad I found this channel. I only knew "Asmongold" and like, Zack is a fucking cool smart dude who I could listen to talk for hours.

[@odw1n307]

Now you know why we watch him. What till you know Zack's stream.

[@syncopatedglory]

same!!! i am so pleasantly surprised by how insightful he is 🥰

[@sequences8942]

"Pigs flying is not that crazy at all" There's a pig mount with huge floppy ears that flies so, yeah, normal.

[@nightsong89]

Well I mean the pig is literally magic made given form so... yea... it makes sense why it can fly.

[@serser4205]

ACTUALLY flies with magic, it's great

[@Ashtari]

To be fair, mounts USED to be split between land only and those that can fly. Then Yoshida looked at it, saw how players didn't like how they couldn't use their favorite mount all the time and decided to change it. So if your favorite mount was one of the land only ones, now you COULD use it all the time without sacrificing flight.

[@tats_sacs]

Hah! Next you’re going to tell me there’s a flying bed.

[@gortekk8990]

Key word "FANTASY",green orcs in wow=normal,just lol

[@skroozscrungus6738]

"This game has given me more confidence streaming" good. This game brings out good things in you and I mean that. Right on man.

[@PrimarchRoboleonFrenchyman]

Variety asmon in my dream, more stupid game for one time stream and more multi-player game with the OTK gang

[@matteoar]

"There's literally an elephant that flies and that's a bit silly." Just wait until he sees the T-Rex wiggling.

[@szunaloneheart3148]

Or.. Behemoth xD

[@burgertim7878]

Or Fat Cat

[@kataku8609]

Or shark

[@taxpayerx]

Or firey spinning tortoise

[@Riyshn]

The elephant actually does have an in-universe explanation for why it can fly. It's got a flying carpet strapped to its back. From the mount description: "There was once a time when if someone told you they witnessed a marid aloft, you could have had them committed to a sanatorium. Now, marids crisscross the skies thanks, in part, to magicked carpets which the Ananta affix to the backs of beasts they train for battle."

[@DraconysNox]

Based on the fact that one character can be every class, I highly suggest leveling up and examining other classes in your downtime. It can really help in a raid situation, and allow you to see what other people in your party are doing right and wrong, and can help you help them and vice versa without as much anger towards the party.

[@didntaskyou7884]

The fact this guy did not cut the video at all is what made me impressed. Holy cow you talk fluent and clear for entire 20 minutes non stop.

[@frogery]

he would be very good at streaming i think.

[@Hooga89]

I can't believe he actually wants to clear the Ultimates, holy shit. He's in for a wild ride!

[@Yokai_Yuri]

Yeah Ultimates are the ultimate boss encounter experience.

[@sirnonapplicable]

He always tries his hand at Mythic in WoW, so that's par for the course

[@Thatissojordy777]

He hasnt as much recently but he has done plenty of mythic raiding

[@Spinexus]

Not really, no. He did raid mythic in WoW and was a raid leader in legion. From what i have heared the ultimate fights are essentially like mythic endbosses in WoW.

[@NekohiKohi]

@@Spinexus Honestly they are not, ultimate fights are way more intense than any mythic boss in wow. It's a 15-20 minutes of constant movement, tension and stress.

[@Hyrugan]

Asmon: "when you hit a button, your character does something immediately" Me playing any other MMO as an OCE player: "...interesting"

[@empty3102]

LMAO TRUE. OCE player too. 250ms is the best I get.

[@nenemeia90]

me as a lost Asian player in NA server xD

[@president-for-life]

I don’t even play on OCe and it’s so relatable lmao

[@shitposted2death502]

WoW has aus servers and even at 250ms is still very responsive

[@justskip4595]

This sounds so weird to me as a Tibia player. You press a button and you get instant reaction. Everything is instant there. No cast times at all even from monsters or bosses and watching these things in other games looks so stupid.

[@Terimisu]

"A rainy day keeps the shower away" jesus christ. Lol

[@Terimisu]

@jordy willaert yes, they're quite beautiful I agree. thank you for bringing awareness and not being a weirdo for no reason at all.

[@kas8ia]

@jordy willaert loser

[@Sanch3zHD]

@Pro-Facts Anti-BS never heard of the saying then

[@manni5059]

@Pro-Facts Anti-BS lmao you know its a joke, right? also "you a loser who will be poor, angry and broke" only person here who is showing any sign of anger is you

[@ggspot4362]

That just killed me !

[@shingshongshamalama]

I'm honestly surprised to see someone actually bring up the series' tendency to punish antagonistic behavior not through the vengeful actions of the heroes but through the villains' own misdeeds falling back upon them. Final Fantasy loves to paint villainy as tragedy, rather than as deserving of punishment.

[@Feydraen]

I'm really looking forward when he's gonna reach Stormblood with... you know... that villain... the one who kinda find redemption... I'm not gonna say to much to avoid spoilers but I'm sure you see who I mean :)

[@qaztim11]

@@Feydraen honestly, seeing him react to 3.3(it's just so epic),4.3(feels) and 5.3(o god the feels) is going to be a great experience. But 4.3 really is an amazing experience, they way the fight mechanics tie into the characters backstory and inner struggle and the cutscene after the trial. It's just so good

[@ftran789]

@@MrMiQT The villains except for a certain Bread mostly feels extremly real and more human-like, kind of similar to Garosh for example in terms of just different POV on the world. I really hope that the Bread's gonna get a backstory in Pandaemonium in EW as they confirmed his comeback.

[@qaztim11]

@@ftran789 spoiler Lahabrea is coming back?!?!?!

[@ftran789]

@@qaztim11 they said he is gonna make an appearance in the Pandaemonium raid.

[@JarredJuett]

I like Asmon, but I LOVE IRL, down to earth, business-minded Zack. This guy is just straight up intelligent, good at what he does, and very approachable.

[@angelboyriot5077]

100%

[@modestas2890]

business minded?

[@gertjedeballenman5174]

@@modestas2890 lol you really don’t get it do you

[@modestas2890]

@@gertjedeballenman5174 lol no I really don't. explain

[@FalseShepherd]

@@modestas2890 i like to think that Asmon streaming persona is like him coming off as toxic person. But this Asmon on this video is actually him being very professional and giving a legit review instead of cussing like how he normally does hence why he says he likes the Buisiness-minded Zack. If i'm not right hope the original comment can correct me.

[@oneadventurersjourney2777]

Zepla made a similar point about how the story affects the community. She pointed out that the narrative frames you, the player, as the hero. But people don’t like you because you beat the bad guys; they like you because you are a good person who is willing to help others and doesn’t consider them “beneath” you. This is shown both in the narrative and in side quests, giving you a constant positive feedback loop and encouraging you to be kind to others

[@veryontron4279]

When you find out that the worst part of the game is actually buying it you know it's a damn fine game

[@Mezchano]

Yeah, I came back to the game after a long break (having played 20 levels when Heavensward was new) and having to go onto my steam and find the keys and register them on the website was ultra annoying... PS: after the fuck around though it has been an incredibly fun game overall.

[@dahulius]

So here's my little personal anecdote: Came back to the game 3 weeks ago, decided to buy shadowbringer and pre-order Endwalker once I reached HW and was hooked. I don't have the game on steam, so I try to use the SE website, but somehow I can't figure out way to buy the game. My conclusion is that the SE website is US based, and I'm from Canada, with a canadian credit card, and somehow it just wont take it... I had to buy the expansions on third-party websites...pretty annoying.

[@TheMan21892]

Ehhh the worst part for me is the lack of bosom and booty. I’m not looking for that grotesque Instagram sh!t, but at least something a bit more than what we get in the game xD

[@Sedona_FD3S]

he's right though.. i had the same problem. their website and account thingy is a mess

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

Yeah, I don't know why, but Japanese games website are always a mess! Mogstation is a convoluted mess

[@aonorai]

"Yeah of course the elephant's flying, it's not that big of a deal" Loved it.

[@nicolaszanatta8775]

I liked when you talked about the forgiveness and humanity in the story, and how it reflects over the playerbase making the community a lot less toxic. Nice perception there.

[@broco1163]

I think another element is the balance. Since FFXIV doesn't have 4 borrowed power systems and 30+ dps specs to balance with separate talent trees, their endgame dps meters only have about a 10% deviation, rather than the 50%+ deviation you see in WoW from best to worst spec. You will never have a WoW raid interaction like this in FFXIV: "oh you're playing Necrolord Feral? GTFO of my raid." "But I like Feral and I like Necrolord, I want to play what I like." "But if I bring you to the raid, your spec will underperform as a rule, sorry, bye." That also creates toxicity. Meanwhile in FFXIV: "Oh you're playing bard? Sure it's not samurai levels of DPS, but only slightly less, and you bring raid buffs, welcome aboard" Individual assholes aside, the systems themselves can predictably create foreseeable macro toxicity, and should be adjusted to prevent it.

[@specialnewb9821]

Honestly I feel like that focus is at least partially due to American v. Japanese culture.

[@alexdessens5439]

And your avatar, the warrior of light, is a paragon of that forgiveness and understanding. I never thought about that before, maybe he’s right.

[@LuisHernandez-kd5ui]

Wait till Emmet. Just......just WAIT till Shadowbringers if you can pick up on this kind of vibe this early on. The nuance. I still can't think about it without choking up

[@MissPopuri]

Forgiveness is not a natural trait in humanity. In point of fact, the Japanese, though they have stole some of their greatest concepts from christianity and project it as some kind of humanistic atheism, have to admit that they are calling out to something greater than themselves. Every other religion in the world doesn't have that feeling of going down to the bottom, lowest part of yourself and not falling into that same temptation. Buddha's technique for rising above the drama is deceptive, for example, because it hides a form of pride.

[@kryptonian5539]

If you think buying the game is tough. DONT EVER FORGET YOUR PASSWORD!!!

[@user-fp3le7mp3p]

I brought shadow bringers 2018 on discount and took me a hour to buy and today finally chose start playing and took a hour find my activation code for the damn thing. Morel of story for me is lock down everything to passwords and websites.

[@user-fp3le7mp3p]

2019*

[@WEAZULLL]

my god damn struggle right now, i luckily finally dug it up in my brain but holy shit can you not get it

[@everblade1]

Strongly agreeed. Square Enixis password recovery service is atrociously bad and straight from the 90's with less than supportive customer service. I do think it is pretty much the same with bethesda and some other big companies too, but the struggle is real and I hope they would fix it someday...

[@littleDainolf]

That is the Japanese way sadly. They still live in the 90's when it comes to shit like that.

[@jam2944]

“I’m almost done with ARR” Oh you sweet sweet summer child

[@Booplesn00tgaming]

He's almost done with 2.0. lol And the post-ARR has been cut down to 60 some-odd quests. It's not as long as it used to be.

[@Taladays37]

AHAHAHA. Oh man he is in for a treat with the quagmire that is post ARR quests. At least he will be able to level up off of them.

[@kayn9651]

YUP! Same reaction.

[@crazyace2116]

@@Booplesn00tgaming its still annoying but yes a lot easier to handle

[@MsDevilKitty]

@@Booplesn00tgaming god i remember when it was 150+ quests for post arr

[@Daggerfall40]

Been on an Asmongold content binge since I started watching his streams and I just have to say, this man's ability to talk right off the cuff and eloquently express his points without awkward pauses and the need for jump cuts is amazing.

[@Axeroth_FH]

The Literal One Take God! The concept of “tweet vs twitlonger” was well thought out and hard to deny being apart of the differences between communities.

[@snickle1980]

I never realized that this was all one take. I've become used to youtube edits and perfect cuts. That has to be a skill he's picked up through years of live streaming. Impressive.

[@RealmDesigner]

@@snickle1980 I have been a viewer of his for about a year or so. I've been a teacher in the past doing like 6 hours being "on" infront of people and I just don't know how he does it. It's crazy. He's fully on, super engaged, high energy levels, ontop of so many things for 7/8/9+ hours like 5/6 days a week. It's seriously impressive just from a technical ability stand point.

[@lobsterrj]

practice helps a lot, but he is clearly above average IQ, especially in verbal and emotional intelligence

[@peteypo3727]

Honestly I’ve just started watching asmongold and it’s seemed like this game has breathed fresh air into this boy

[@endoheder]

actually no... I do not see the same entusiasm in FF as when he is playing wow

[@762x69]

@@endoheder like it or not but i can tell a big difference after that Blizzard employee called him an asshole and then backed out of his statement. Zack’s definitely having a reawakening of sorts playing a new game that actually tries hard to keep its player base happy. If you cant see that I cant imagine why you would be here commenting on a non WoW video lol

[@endoheder]

@@762x69 Of course it goes beyond my perception, I am watching the video because is about Asmon talking some shit, and I like when he gives opinions like this one for example. I just hope he can play something that makes him happy insted of playing something just because he is being pushed to do so. My best wishes to Asmon.

[@oEXTRA]

@@endoheder Your hopes already came true. At 16:11 he says he's enjoying the game and happy that his stream is enjoying his experience as well.

[@douglasboyd8475]

@@oEXTRA This guy is just a hater who refuses to just let things be.

[@iridescence51]

I like how Asmongold looks directly at the camera. Makes me feel like I’m not sitting here alone on the toilet, taking a shit at 3am. 😌

[@tylerkane8741]

Keep your shit to yourself buddy

[@gabeclark8050]

1 AM here

[@grunkledan9210]

We're all with you, keep up the good work.

[@marcosdheleno]

KEEP PUSHING!

[@BadluckTribe]

Same lol 340am

[@altansipdrae2759]

"Waiting for Billy to figure the fire is hot" PUG in a nutshell

[@Aphorism89]

Problem with pugs is that Billy is a lobster. Good luck with him.

[@Zakading]

The theme of redemption and forgiveness really is a deeply entrenched motto in FF14's plot. Every expansion has it for so many characters.

[@hiten_style]

I would say Cooperation in addition to that. Cooperation between people with different goals and different values is such a strong theme throughout the whole game. Finding common ground and agreeing to make progress towards a common goal. That is also something that rubs off on you a little bit if you immerse yourself in the story. At the same time, I hope that people don't interpret that as saying that being about competition and war makes WoW a bad story or a bad game. Almost all the greatest stories are based around conflict. Consuming media that is about conflict at its core doesn't automatically mean that it changes you.

[@blackyvertigo]

Frenemies. Very popular theme in Japan

[@Zakading]

@@hiten_style Very, very true.Even just looking at the post-ARR stuff, one of the main antagonists from that ends up being an incredibly valuable ally later on, despite literally every character hating his greedy monetarist ass (for good reason). The game still has plenty of legitimately evil antagonists, that don't get redeemed and honestly don't deserve redemption (the Pope, Zenos etc.) and several more that are clearly just evil assholes, but have good reason to be and manage to invoke pity for their fates (Yotsuyu and Elidibus, for example) so it's definitely not all just sunshin and happiness, but there's always a push, even in the most cold-hearted war scenarios, to minimize a loss of life and find a peaceful solution. If I remember correctly, some Garlean soldiers that get captured at some point are even shocked that they're still being treated like people and many NPCs inherently have shown signs of ignoring allegiance to save lives, healing Garlean soldiers after battle alongside their own people. TL;DR war in plot isn't bad, but it's a lot more interesting if the story and characters try to avoid unnecessary ones

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

@@Zakading I would actually say that even Archbishop Thordan being out-and-out evil is very debatable. He was definitely an extremist, but he did see himself as doing what had to be done for Ishgard and to end its war. Even Aymeric has a hard time arguing against him when he states his reason for lying about the cause of the war. He's not a good guy but he's definitely no Zenos. Id go as far as to say that he's no more evil than Emet-Selch and Elidibus are (arguably less so)

[@vyris6727]

Utilitarianism is a major theme of Star Trek, it's not a coincidence Cid's airship is the Enterprise.

[@s1mp_licity38]

Ik this is late and you won't see this but your videos recently have gotten me into a lot and have helped me a lot and recently I've found myself finally wanting to delve into the mmo space full heartedly where I have tried and given up quickly in the past. I started with Guild Wars 2 a month or so ago and find it super interesting and fun and I plan on finishing it someday but I've decided that I wanted a more classic and more social experience and I'm too late for WoW at this point. I was 4 years old when you started playing WoW. I grew up watching my dad play the game so I have a deep love for the game from an outside perspective. FFXIV is WoW for me now. I've just started it recently but it's fun so far and I'm super excited to get even more into it and try out a bunch of jobs and whatnot. But I just wanted to say thank you for providing some of the best entertainment. I can't get enough, and are you gonna return to FFXIV? I would love to see you stream it. Keep enjoying your stuff man. It's what makes the best content.

[@Kinslayu]

The part about empathy with antagonists is part of why shadowbringers is SO good

[@billy0bLank]

i feel like hes really going to love that story when he gets to it.

[@Amplifymagic]

For a second i thought you said "Shadowlands" and I cringed.

[@seyahtan24]

If he's in ARR and already loving the story, he'd be FLOORED come Shadowbringers.

[@Asari547]

wouldnt be too sure about that... but of course its totally possible :D

[@omensoffate]

You mean heavensward

[@coffeelink943]

That’s going to take some time though before he reach there. Eventually he might lose interest and hopefully he doesn’t since ARR is long

[@neostar9]

That's the thing. ARR isn't bad. It's just that the expansions are that much better. So ARR looks worse in comparison but that doesn't mean it's bad. People keep giving the wrong impression and wording this incorrectly.

[@Brian-fh8pq]

@@neostar9 that's a good point. People say stormblood is the worst expansion. When you're sandwiched between a 9/10 and a 10/10 expansion, technically it is the worst

[@AeroViro]

Buying the game..... is definitely so awful. It's confusing and makes no sense also for Europeans buying the game and wanting to play on NA- I've had a few friends who made mistakes on buying the wrong code and time cards etc etc... so yeah, it's actually super dated, along with the Steam vs Client talk.

[@Cornholio_X]

To be honest, i don't have the problem buying the game. I bought on steam.

[@rubenclaessen8905]

So its just not me.

[@neek01]

@@francoisturgeon1176 I already had a squenix account so once I tried login to apply my code to account it didn't allow me. made a new account, tried to apply the code, didn't allow me again. I had to specifically click on create account in the ffxiv launcher (trial launcher is separate and also causes issues) to be able to create an account and then add the code to it. That's really the only critique I have on the game

[@IgnisTheWicker]

I just bought the disc version

[@minuette1752]

@@francoisturgeon1176 It is easy. edit: Granted they could make it easier. The mog station is where everything happens.

[@andrepreza1302]

Really amazing to just see a 19 minute presentaion that's so coherent and well structured, with no edits or pauses or losing the thread, like, dude

[@keotastrophe3715]

"Almost done with A Realm Reborn..." WHEEZE

[@JDactal]

I'm in the 2.1-5 story rn and aaaa it's a slog, but I'm pushing through it since I've heard so much about how it gets better

[@Pandan3D]

Well he's about 55% done! A lot of the patch content time is spent doing the dungeons/trials

[@BrandensGaming]

@@JDactal it definitely picks up and the final cutscenes leading into hw are dope af, we just got through those the other day

[@ShojiKareza]

to be fair A Realm Reborn does end at lvl 50 quest A Realm Reborn. 2.1 is A Realm Awoken 2.2 is Through the Maelstrom 2.3 Defenders of Eorzea 2.4 Dreams of Ice 2.5 Before the Fall

[@1LuvMLPFiM]

In my opinion, the Heavensward expansion makes all the slog worth going through.

[@DualEdgest]

Fun fact: SquareEnix kept the servers up after the Tōhoku Earthquake because the JP playerbase was using it as a means to confirm whether their friends and family were ok.

[@Ulquiorraof4]

Yoooo, thats some next level care for players and family. Respect.

[@gm42069]

idk if this is sad or amazing

[@wazzle552]

They probably also left them up because they were undamaged and could.

[@Ferriswheel31]

@@wazzle552 There were a lot of businesses that turned the power off to avoid blackouts and conserve electricity, and they considered doing it for that reason, but ultimately decided not to.

[@SfiaPirion]

Looking forward to seeing you tackle endgame. The msq journey in general won't challenge you too much so the step up to real content might come as a shock. Enjoy it dude.

[@ShoteR_Omega]

The world first legend himself! o/ man maybe zepla could introduce you to asmon? Should be interesting seeing you explaining the endgame pve to him

[@OwlNightwind]

Uh… Well… Spoiler btw! There is that one fight that requires tank LB.

[@coheedbeast2113]

@@OwlNightwind LB3>LB4

[@dazzlemasseur]

Just don't get good gear rofl

[@xxomnicloudxx]

Endgame is piss easy

[@dylanragon]

5:09 I agree with this! What really helped for me was the "immersion" addon for wow. It does exactly what you said and changed the wow storytelling (or any dialogue in general) from a wall of text to short bite sized pieces of dialogue, which makes it incredibly digestible and engaging to follow

[@mibb748]

"I'm level 43 and almost done with ARR" oh Asmon you have a rude awakening coming LOL

[@Princeomishore]

Bruh I'm lvl 58. I had to do the crystal tower shit and I'm still not done with arr. We just went to apprehend a weapons shipment from the black market to the refugees. I just want to get to heavens ward dude. Please tell me how much longer do I have?

[@Princeomishore]

I was told when everyone goes to uldah I'll be done. But I dont know how much longer that will be. Dont get me wrong I love the game but I just wanna see what HW holds.

[@Duncanthestampede]

arr was shortened a while ago. it isnt long anymore before heavensward

[@Frostfire613]

He will soon realize that there is quite a bit of story left and that it does not stop just because he hits lvl 50 haha

[@roninkoans6065]

@@Princeomishore you are pretty close to done. i know your pain though i saved the crystal tower for the very last part of ARR and i was like "does this actually ever end, or all the expansions fake news"

[@innenkosnarukami2450]

Asmon, I feel a burning need to apologize. I'm a long-time XIV player who learned about you from your reaction to a XIV video, and at the time, I thought your critiques for the video were unfair and biased. I looked around for some info on you and quickly deduced you must have been some kind of WoW-diehard who hated XIV because it wasn't WoW and a whole bunch of other negative stuff. But ever since the Endwalker trailer reaction being pretty fair and this entire sequence of making an honest attempt to play the game, enjoying XIV for what it's worth, and providing genuinely good content that is not only enjoyable but also lets me think twice about things of XIV I just took for granted (I never considered the dialogue delivery before, good catch), all this has made me realize that I was quick and unfair in my own judgement. You are a perfectly cool dude who made me realize that in my desire to avoid the toxicity of WoW, I'd become a little toxic myself. So my bad, Asmongold, and I look forward to more of your content.

[@Bargadiel]

These are the comments I love to read. As with most things in the world, first impressions are often mistaken! Glad you're a fan, Asmon is definitely a much more chill dude than the character he plays on stream.

[@Dlynquent]

I really don't get who some hate on him. I guy is really down to earth.

[@BlazingAzureTheta]

@@Dlynquent It's cause people are using him as a scapegoat for the "WoW toxicity" since he was a huge WoW streamer.

[@Tanerion]

The only time Asmon came across as toxic to me was back when I knew nothing about him, but only saw him pop up in clips on compilation videos. Now that I occasionally watch his stuff, I think he's an alright guy. I disagree on his takes all the time, but luckily I grew up mostly without the internet and social media so I know it's okay to disagree with people. In fact, some of the people I disagree with the most are my best friends.

[@jaeusa160]

For me hearing of this, my expectation was "If he's streaming it, the chat's probably gonna rile up a lot of negativity, and the whole thing's just gonna be miserable and he won't last a week" but "I think if he approaches it like the outspoken Classic WoW guy I often agree with in videos, I think he'll have a good time". I was quite happy to see the latter prove true but ALSO that his chat's been pretty darned great, a big departure from how twitch chat usually is in general, especially for an audience so big. Usually you hit 4-digit audience count (yet alone 200k) and it's nothing but toxicity and copypasta spam, even with a positive or chill streamer. Also props to SE for cracking down on the griefers.

[@milo3866]

this guy looks like a less scuffed version of asmongold, he should stream or something

[@eugenstash]

It’s his twin brother Zack.

[@fresh_dynamite]

he does stream somtimes as himself on a second channal

[@ChronosZero86]

"Pigs flying is actually not that crazy at all." *chuckles in porxie*

[@MikeHunchak]

I like the insight on 14’s “bite-sized story telling.” This is the largest underlooked factor when it comes to to a proper balance between content and immersion.

[@Kserijaro]

bite-sizes -> story locks out most of MMORPG for 400h Ok

[@hawkemesa]

@@Kserijaro ? From start to finish, the msq can take as little as 60 to 70 hours.

[@Persona6Blue]

@@hawkemesa Not to mention the sheer amount of content you can still do when you finish ARR. I have not felt presured to finish the msq to shadowbringers at all cuz of that

[@ripvanwinkle3432]

@@Persona6Blue all the new players dont even know how much there is to do. The amount of time, skill and rng there is to achieve it. Only one of them is more rng based and kinda sucks but will be satisfying af when you get the title. Title chasing is a big one that can reel you into the game and do stuff you hadn't really thought/knew about.

[@Persona6Blue]

@@ripvanwinkle3432 Ya, im still in heavensward and I don't feel a lack of a content at all

[@whirl2418]

About flying mounts - at first when they introduced flying in Heavensward, only a few mounts that would make sense they could fly - as you said - were able to do so, but players kept pestering the devs to give flight to more of them, esp ones that were hard to get, so they added more and more and finally all of them were able to fly

[@LunaMirage]

Yea, it was quite annoying having to switch mounts. Especially if you liked a particular mount and then knew it couldn't fly..... In Wow you can have an addon for it, you can change your UI a lot more, and etc. You can change a lot in FF14, but it's still also a console game..... It's important to remember that it's still also a console game and that even on PC I personally don't really want to have to install 3rd party applications to enjoy the game.

[@jaeusa160]

FF14 being what it is though, writes up lore for practically everything, no matter how silly or ridiculous or incredulous some cases may be. Mostly it's just "Sure, it flies due to Wind Aether" and sometimes it's a bit more elaborate. Likewise, various flying mecha note their weapon systems are disabled or cosmetic to address the logic of "Wait, why can't I fire missiles". I wonder if he's seen the X-Mas bear that throws exploding magical presents...

[@camil-jr]

The whole lore concept of flight in FFXIV centres around utilizing aether currents to fly anyway, so really it doesn't even matter what you're using to fly, it made more lore sense to have all mounts fly capable.

[@SethalaTheGamer]

I believe they made all mounts fly around the same time they added swimming to the game. So, every mount needed an animation for swimming. Since swimming animations usually work for flying animations, they could easily just make every mount use the same animation for both and not have to do any real work to make flying mounts possible. (There are a few mounts that have distinct flying and swimming animations, of course; not all of them use the same for both. But a lot of them do, or at least have very minor variations between the two.)

[@thewittyusername]

@@LunaMirage wow needs mods for all of the quality of life stuff the devs can't be bothered to do. In ff14 you don't need mods because the devs take the time to listen and implement those things the players ask for.

[@thedarkfox9851]

I agree with the storytelling being a big part of forming the community to an extent, but the biggest factor probably being how the devs are interacting with the community and showing it with actions not just words.

[@iamravenous_]

If you're reading this Zack, the optional content that starts to pop up in Heavensward and beyond can be really tricky if you go in blind. As for the story content, for me, it got challenging at the end of Stormblood. You've got a lot to look forward to, ARR is very muted in terms of difficulty as I'm sure you've experienced and been told!

[@TheKirby8u]

Story guiding people to be not toxic is actually kinda a new take, glad hes enjoying the experience

[@koberburwa]

People who claim that wow community is toxic haven't played any other games at all. In comparison to practically anything, wow community is healthy

[@RaysofLight98]

@6:21 It’s something that the MSQ constantly brings up, too. The WoL willingness to “act justly, love mercy” might have a few inconsistencies, but the rest of the cast notices it almost right away. * Most of the time, mercy is withdrawn because the other party is unwilling to accept peace when the WoL offers it, and/or their allies refuse to honor it.

[@nicky6660]

@@koberburwa and in comparison to FFXIV, WoW IS toxic

[@mooBaka]

There used to be a difference between flying mounts and ground mounts. The community requested that they wanted everything to fly. Another example of the devs and Yoshi-P listening to fans.

[@Fancifulfirez]

It was a nice change in many ways, you could use the mounts you aesthetically liked to use without caring about flying or not, plus it has led to some comedic things with them playing around at how to make certain 'ground' mounts fly. Overall one of those changes that you wonder why it wasn't always the norm.

[@Mekose]

The best selling point story imo is that when they released one of the new races, they said they didn't have the development time to make every headpiece work for their unique head shapes, so no glasses, big helmets, etc. The community didn't have a backlash, but said they wanted all those options added eventually. So a few of the devs took their free time and worked over the weekends to manually adjust the existing head pieces to fit the new races. I've never seen such incredibly attentive and passionate devs from ANY game, indie or AAA, let alone an MMO. For starters, Yoshi-P does a monthly live stream where he talks about content and does Q/A. I remember one time someone suggested a small QoL change; and I watched Yoshi wrote it down on his notepad on the spot; and within a week that QoL change was added to the game. It still blows my mind.

[@boom7713]

What is the lore Reason?

[@gbtygfvyg]

@@boom7713 The lore reason is ground mounts are never used again once you unlock flying. (There is no reason, if you want an actual lore reason then the answer is almost everything in the game runs on aether. Magic is in ridiculous abundance)

[@Heyitsaveri]

@@boom7713 I'm not positive but it could be because Aether Currents. As you go throughout the game you collect them to unlock flying and once you have them all you can manipulate the currents in the area to make yourself fly. At least that's what I heard from someone else. So I guess once they made every mount a flying mount, you just... manipulated the aether harder?

[@kayn9651]

"One good thing Blizzard does is they make it easy to give them money" I laughed so hard at this XD SO TRUE!!!

[@TheFitDragon]

design has to go to hr before they finalize a new game change

[@Charajo312]

Really refreshing to see you do these type of videos, I'm not always into high energy, loud kinda stuff but somehow you got through to me mostly in your vids and I enjoy them but really great to see this side aswell.

[@MRorizs2]

We have a joke in the FFXIV community that the wingless mounts all fly because it's actually the Warrior of Light who flies and carries them around :P

[@minyahb6363]

There was a time when all mounts did not fly, ponies, odin horse for example. They added it later.

[@MRorizs2]

@@minyahb6363 I know lol I've been playing since closed beta. Still, the joke is that the wol flies to justify the wingless mounts flying.

[@lamedumbjoker]

I did not expect "buying the game" to be the worst part of the game but now that you mention it, it really is terrible xD

[@EngeliHeart]

it is the LITERAL worse website(s) ever XD they need to streamline that stuff haha

[@earendurvoneinzbern7585]

Seven Hells!

[@Jepegish]

@@earendurvoneinzbern7585 Confound it!

[@rebree5137]

@@EngeliHeart i actually had a friend explain me how to actually start the game after buying it on steam

[@gusty9053]

Yeah and the worst part is that if you buy the steam version if something breaks (as in you loose hundreds of hours of play time for no reason because the client refuses to work all of a sudden) Steam just shrugs. God forbid you buy something on steam and then get an expansion from the SE client or vice versa. It's sooo dumb.

[@WhyNotUli]

Dude started playing ff14 and his hair started growing back crazy what a good game does to a person

[@partyjerk]

but it is a mediocre weeb game

[@SparkShadow212]

@@partyjerk That is an opinion, nothing more.

[@zootedandstoopid]

@@partyjerk it is just your opinion and I've never played the game but your shit has me laughing my ass off

[@SparkShadow212]

@Jak Fitz So, a Japanese game is immediately a weeb game now? If that's the case, can I say that WoW is a sweaty neckbeard game? Seems fair enough, right?

[@mikelk124]

The problem with ff14 (arr) was that it was squareenix selling out and trying to make a copy of WoW--An overstylized, carebear-holdyourhand experience for the casual gamer. He should try ff11 classic on a private server like Eden. It'd probably be way too hardcore of an experience for someone who's only played easy kid's games, like WoW or ff14, their whole life....

[@mikeeberhardt9172]

I’ve only been watching Asmon for about 2 years now and in that time I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this…excited, happy, whatever it is. I know he’s been struggling with something new to stream for a while, but was never happy with the results of his attempts. Classic and New World were great times, but extremely short lived. It’s great to see him reach another level of success, both personally and professionally. Best of luck

[@namchu7351]

Feels like Asmon just got out of an abusive relationship, look at how big and genuine his smile is

[@remusventanus5341]

LOL. Take my upvote.

[@missperfectluxury7630]

Lmaoo so true

[@FabbrizioPlays]

I mean he clearly still enjoys dungeons and raids in wow. But at the very least, it seems like he's relieved to have other options that he knows from experience are just as enjoyable if not moreso.

[@willhowardlokoartyui]

@@FabbrizioPlays Yeah I don't know much about WoW besides what Asmon has said, but I think him finally diving deep into another alive MMO has given him the big reprieve he needed from some of the bs I've heard that Blizzard has been doing. While he ofc will always play WoW, it's nice to have something that you can jump to if you need to

[@ThatLongHairMetalGuy]

@L M There wasn't a single person that said anything about him never playing WoW again?

[@Khalmidgar]

I dont think he realizes how much he will love heavensward. Gothic high fantasy dark souls looking towns, with huge ass dragons bad ass armored dragoons, and a hot elf woman for the cherry on top.

[@GmaerXQ]

Just hot elves in general :P

[@tuna6239]

Hot elf man* Aymeric 🤤🤤

[@sirspoonyTV]

Keep playing multiple games! Keep the MMO fun fresh, truthful, ongoing, and with a realistic outlook!!!

[@maggiwurst771]

I think its really impressive how he can talk 15 minutes straight without seemingly reading it off a paper. Asmongod

[@suneosatellites]

You can talk about anything you loved and experienced yourself, out from your heart for more than 15 minutes. Shows how immersive amon is into the game

[@nikkan3810]

@@suneosatellites he's just much smarter than his stream persona assumes. Extremely well spoken, regardless of the game.

[@frustratedlemur]

Asmon is extremely educated especially cause he’s worked for the irs he’s dealt with a multitude of different people.

[@xanider5098]

The way you handled yourself during this whole thing has been top tier man. Just wanted to say, Good for you bro. Hope the future is bright for you and i can't wait to see more content you got. Also Sick toque bro XD

[@DrakGamestein]

Hope you enjoy the ultimate content! They've been getting a lot better at designing fights over the years so you've got a lot to look forward to with the Extreme, Savage, and Ultimate content at level 80. The jobs also feel a lot better once you're max level. I'm not a big fan of how they handle giving out skills during the leveling process, but once you hit the cap most jobs come together really nicely with their rotations. Always good to see more people enjoying the game, though, glad your first experience was mostly a good one.

[@MeteoBahamut]

would be funny to see a NESTmongold crossover episode at some point, that would be crazy^^

[@TheVenhammer]

@@MeteoBahamut that could be an option once endwalker comes out and all the data centers can be visited

[@DrakGamestein]

@@MeteoBahamut You really want us to put him through THAT kinda raiding experience? XD If he's feeling masochistic, though, we can try and make something work lol

[@NPDStudio]

I'm a huge Final Fantasy fan (all - not just MMO) and I must say I Really do love your stream and everything that's happening! Couldn't be more delighted to see someone try out a franchise I love & bridge a gap in the process. Really can't wait to see your minimum IL runs! Especially for Binding Coil ❤️

[@jasonatr0n]

One of the things I had to learn was that "hitting level 80" doesn't mean the same thing as WoW. In FFXIV, you can play every class on the same character. No need for alts! So once you hit 80, you can start all over again, with a new class. It doesn't get stale and you don't have to do the same quests over and over again. And the crafting is very deep, not like wow at all. I love it.

[@cheyduke9430]

I wish they still had cross-job abilities :(

[@andrewclear8905]

@@cheyduke9430 They used to, but that feature was completely removed and replaced with Role Abilities. Hell, you used to have to level a job to 30, then a specific job to 15, in order to unlock the advanced job. Things have changed over the years, and I do see the pros and cons of the cross-job abilities (I love the FFXI subjob system), I can say that this is one of the most balanced MMOs I have ever played. I just wish they weren't turning all classes of a role into mirror images of each other, with a slight alteration here and there, and the abilities having different names....

[@1un4cy]

People like alts, you ever try leveling a 2nd character/race in ff14? It's the equivalent of buying a 2nd unmerged WoW account. I love trying the different races and class combinations through the various leveling experiences, but in ff14 there is pretty much the one railroad to go through outside of dungeon roulette.

[@kedolan4992]

The best part of leveling alts in FF14, is all the massive bonus xp you get doing it. You can level an alt in half the time or less, compared to leveling your highest level job. Not even counting the fact that you have "fast lane" leveling systems, like Palace of the Dead, to allow you to easily grind xp if you don't want to just do it the slower way, such as daily leveling/raid roulettes.

[@GamingDualities]

u only had to do 400 hours of story questing to get to 80 lmao

[@arcady0]

All mounts flying was basically SE's way of saying, when they finally added in flying, that "every fool that spent the same amount of money on the cash shop gets the same value, even if it doesn't make lore sense." Which was in that sense the right call to make.

[@FirelighttheKing]

There’s a couple arr mounts that have lore reasons why they can’t fly/swim, and now they can fly it’s pretty funny

[@darkjackl999]

honestly im glad any mount can fly cause i mean hey, if you have a favorite mount you dont have to shelve it cause it cant fly/swim

[@jervic7997]

Of course it doesn't hurt that square loves to throw shade at themselves in the moint descriptions, coming up with ever more ridiculous reasons for the mounts being able to fly. Sometimes even flat out stating that you shouldn't think about it too hard. For example, the Fatter Cat mount is apparently a dead cat that a voidsent is using as a skinsuit. So of course it can fly.

[@emptysymbol]

@@jervic7997 oh that's so fucked xD

[@paulogaspar8295]

I think every mount flying makes them feel like they are all the same mount. Having specific mounts for flying or swimming make me more imersed in the rpg component and it makes me feel like I should use different mounts for different situations, not just one mount for everything while I have dozens of them I never use.

[@willielast]

Cant get over how Zack's bedroom/studio is so far removed from what most other multi millionaire gaming content creators look like. He still has the same stuff he's had for years. No shits given about image. Luv it. I know he has that house with OTK but this is where he does his stuff.

[@ChainedFei]

I appreciate all the clutter and dr. pepper cans. Means he's a real person rather than some curated douchebag.

[@lookwhatudid]

Bro he literally lives with his mom, dude don't give AF about imagine

[@thefrayedends]

Or shit like having missing teeth when it's like a half hour of streaming income to get it fixed lol (which I kind of get, dentists make me extremely uncomfortable). And then we got other less wealthy streamers getting cosmetic surgery for no reason other than vanity.

[@RobinsMusic]

@@thefrayedends well, to be fair, having a missing teeth can be really annoying and can make you feel insecure, so I get it when someone wants to get that fixed, but I get what you mean

[@Vell1981]

Don't worry the Multi Dollar Mansion is behind this House probably. xD

[@Tarulia]

I'm not a regular on your channel but the almighty algorithm showed this to me and I find the analysis fairly interesting. One thing to know about the GCD and off-GCD abilities that the game doesn't really tell you about: Even off-GCD abilities have a tiny GCD in themselves. What that means is that you cannot fit an unlimited amount of oGCDs in a single GCD, and that is also where a possible delay is coming from. Generally the GCD is 2.5 seconds long (minus haste, and there are a couple abilities at 1.5s), and in each one you can fit 2 oGCD abilities. Any more then that and you will block your next GCD ability. The same goes for potions, although they are even "slower" then a regular oGCD ability. That also means that in some fights you will have to figure out when to activate certain oGCD abilities so you can fit everything you need. Another thing the game doesn't really touch is slide-casting and the action queue. Slide-casting: Basically about half a second before a cast ends you can start moving and the cast will still finish. This is not a delay per se, this is by design. Action queue: When you press an ability in the middle or towards the end of a previous cast, that cast will start immediately once the cast is finished or the GCD is over. This makes it a lot easier to chain combos without looking at the GCD all day. With oGCD abilities there is also a peculiarity there in that they don't cancel when you start casting the next GCD ability. I think you played Warrior so it's hard to describe there. But let's take a Scholar for an example. I cast Broil, take someone into my target, press one of my oGCD abilities still during the cast, and then go back to the enemy and hammer away on the next broil. What ends up happening is that once the first cast is done, it immediately sets off the oGCD, but also starts casting the second cast at the same time. Unfortunately this is not explained in the game but something you just figure out yourself over time.

[@jaseseperta6258]

FF14 Tamed his eyebrows, THEY ARENT MOVING !!!

[@mizaru84]

im wondering the same thing lol

[@Savashri]

Wrong channel for that.

[@aetikkorpo6233]

Seems you mixed up that guy asmongold with zack bro.

[@Willias]

This is Zack, not Asmon.

[@sasor1tachi]

The Transmog competitions are my favorite wow content you put out. Glad you are enjoying FF14, I agree that mythic keys in wow are punishing and that makes it unenjoyable.

[@BurezuWho]

I love listening to the real asmond and giving out his real opinions

[@divine65]

I think there’s no difference between asmon and Zack, asmon is with the boys Zack is in class

[@LasriCat]

@@divine65 I really think that's basically it. They're the same person. One of them is just keeping it together, like he does when he's outside/buying stuff. The other is him making a fool of himself and talking loudly, like they're both Asmongold.

[@ynwaynwa5629]

@@divine65 zack doesnt do the eyebrows

[@denisburchert3353]

As a german native speaker i still understand literally every single fucking word you say. thats amazing! You speak in a perfect speed and additionally "loud and clear". With that said im glad you like the game. Im looking forward to more streams of FF14! Cheers

[@fy_tv]

French here, exactly the same one of the reason I love Zack - (Same with Kripp also)

[@PauloLz]

Brazil here, and i feel the same! I don't play WoW nor FF14, but i love his personality and humour (be it Zack or Asmon).

[@lucadesanctis563]

Italy here, I hope Zack is enjoying FF14 and not the shit Wow has become over the years

[@gui_p_mello]

As a Brazilian guy I can say the same :)

[@johnmaco]

He said that in another video about why he is a success as a streamer. He pays attention on how he talks because many of his viewers are non native english speakers. You can literally learn english from this guy

[@thenightowl1269]

I wish I was as well spoken as he is. You’d never get bored talking to this guy.

[@CorruptAnxiety]

I've absolutely been loving watching your FFXIV streams. It makes me remember my first playthrough, and even though I've done all the new content, watching you play makes me wanna hop on and play. I watched wow for the first time when that new raid dropped, and it was fun trying to make sense of everything, seeing all the different races and crazy abilities and hearing you be a raid lead. Cheers, can't wait to watch your journey continue.

[@zenith110]

As some random guy who's just squirreling away in GW2, happy you're enjoying your time in FFXIV