THIS IS TOTAL WAR Arkhan the Black(listed) Livestream Campaign

[@WhispearsofPadme]

I love your optimism and the fact you hold CA accountable for every horrible decision. Kudos good sir, and thank you for everything you've done

[@bibby659]

Its even worse if you didn't skip ahead too far only to hear how one of the basic workers/devs were fired while their manager got a big raise.

[@BillyBob-kj4qq]

*Half of the team* was fired while the manager got a raise

[@robertmu]

yea, I've made your words as mine, totally agree

[@schuttle89]

My 3 year old saw arkhan and said "he's ready for Halloween" so you're doing well with the toddler demographic

[@bigolbearthejammydodger6527]

thats adorable. happy trick or treating little one!

[@DJSpike-ft9yw]

Nice, got them young.

[@Decimus92]

Dear Legend. Thank you for years upon years of content. My entire years of playing Total War is ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! Nothing to do with any marketing anywhere else. I never even knew of Warhammer until I found your channel. You are the single greatest influence to total war players in my opinion. Thank you for years of content. You don’t know how much you actually mean to some of us.

[@jona8953]

I didn't get to see this live but it was one of the most fun streams I've watched. Despite our feelings about CA this whole ordeal has really brought the community together. CA declared war on Legend and we all clicked "Enter war on side of ally."

[@justinpetrelli4297]

I have been watching your streams for years and have learned a lot from you. So thank you and stay golden Legend

[@justinkeeler6929]

Legend. You are my favorite content creator for one of my favorite games. You play for the community, and yourself, and I respect the shit out of that. You are extremely honest, and that's no reason for the dumb F***s at CA to Arkhan-list you. I hope they realize the positive impact you have upon their games. How many times you say "I want "Insert Creative Assembly Game" to succeed". Let me say for the record, I bought Chorf DLC because of a video YOU made. F*** CA if they're going to shaft you. Love you Legend!

[@SteelValyrian]

I agree, but he seems pretty aight with the situation/outcome. Always been a cool cat by my estimate.

[@betrayalz84]

Just a few minutes into the video and the weight is clearly off your shoulders. Man I watch your campaigns even during periods when I'm not "into" Total War. Your knowledge is top-notch and your playstyle and commentary is uniquely Legend. Your fan base aren't just total war fans, we are Legend fans. Looking forward to following your channel regardless of your standing with CA. Cheese for the cheese god, my dude.

[@Nightmare_52]

arkhan total war? man i cant even do his campaign normally let alone with everyone after me also i think you are the single most influential thing that has kept me invested and playing warhammer since i first discovered it via a disaster battle back in early warhammer 2, stay strong and keep saving our dumbasses in battle even though CA is going the way of insane greed

[@stackeddeck5468]

Arkhan has actually a strong start, he can field 2 armies right from turn 1, even though his units are mediocre, you should be able to beat the early game brets and dwarves. Then it's all about protecting your important settlements and increasing the size of your empire. This is total war challenge, I haven't tried it personally, but I suppose you might need to play more cautious, build defensive structures so that you don't lose too many sieges and you also need to preplan more (which requires intel). This might actually be a more interesting campaign than the standard Arkhan campaign.

[@bengelbert9988]

To be fair, CA (a small, family-run business) have just spoiled us with a few regular updates to WH3. It wouldn't be right if they didn't immediately do something dickish and anti-consumer to balance it out.

[@jibcot8541]

Its not family owned, Creative Assembly was bought by Sega in 2005 for $30 million.

[@LucasEduardo-jm7nd]

@@jibcot8541 That was sarcasm

[@bengelbert9988]

No, it is. CA is just one master artisan - Sir Guiseppe Assembly - and his son, who make Total War games in a shed using a traditional wooden computer in time-honoured fashion stretching back to William the Conqueror.

[@TheYungDyrude]

@@bengelbert9988 lmaooo

[@joshwalton25]

Really, $25USD per update is a steal.

[@Aministo]

Blacklisted, but undefeated! Go Legend!!!!

[@JulioVirrueta]

I play this game because of your advise, makes it fun and (as a very casual player) has take me to play harder difficulties. In fact, the only reason I bought the warhammer 2 DLCs is because I really began to enjoy the game thanks to you (specially Ikit). Continue with the good work :)

[@Jakoob76]

Personaly I can see your efforts to represent community voice with recent events, and I respect this. Sadly the CA management don't give a shit about our voice, they just refuse to listen. This is one of my main reasons why I have your back in this situation. keep up with good work!

[@hypnobear7908]

Legend, you rock! Your honesty and attitude have inspired me to start my own channel, so keep it up!

[@komotopic]

I haven't watched a stream of yours in a long time but saw the name and read about the situation. So im here to watch the whole thing. You gave me so much entertainment for so long and I'm happy to see you getting back to the fun of all of this.

[@kanemac857]

Just wanna stay good on you for sticking with your morals regarding CA. Great to see you doing what you enjoy regardless the situation

[@skipgiblets]

Your videos have helped me enjoy WH2 and WH3. I appreciate your candor as a creator. I want honesty.

[@Floris_VI]

im so glad we have a good dose of positivity on the channel and community, i hope we can keep it all going :)

[@aflyingfynn]

It's really great to see the level of positivity and level headedness you're bringing these days mate. Been watching you for a few years now and having seen some of your less happy times it really brings a smile to my face to see this.

[@-FlyingDutchman-]

I support you. Not only for being yourself, but also for standing against corruption. And i also think this is bigger then Total war itself...

[@101Sappysid]

One of us. Thank you for your consistency on our behalf ❤

[@UnknownLord711]

I support you man, it’s not like they listened to you much if any it was bound to happen anyway

[@Omega4Productions]

Bro, that title. You cheeky bastard. XD

[@RedReVenge007]

As someone who has done this campaign as THIS IS TOTAL WAR. I was waiting for you to recognize that you have to declare war on Eyes of the Jungle lol! Can't wait to see how this plays out.

[@brianfitz1604]

Legend you're one of the best things that ever happened to TW:WH. So many great videos teaching us how to play and also incites on what's going on with CA and even how you helped cool down the fans and try to make changes in the right ways initially and for so long.

[@matthewboehler2540]

Fantastic title

[@frankinator7571]

We support you sir

[@justinlinville4610]

True legend status

[@kundrad8398]

I missed the stream, but I love the pun. 😂 I hope the stream went well. Also I like the idea that someone mentioned as I watch, to make an exception and ally Zhatan the Black for the memes.

[@PillmaniaProduction]

Your streams back in the day of High elves got me into playing legendary. Now im at the point of trying This is total war. You have a huge impact on thr community, even if you feel the feedback you provided to CA was ultimately pointless for them. you are invaluable for the TW:WH scene and this community. Love your content and i hope, One day it all blows up again and flourishes like the golden high elves WH2 days!

[@komnenosdoukas7201]

that's why you are the true legend of total war

[@painof7]

Wow so we didn't treat Legend like shit, stood by our guy, and he came and live streamed to us again. Yay.

[@JamieP43]

CA really are imploding... it's kinda wild to watch tbh

[@coffeedrinker2973]

Im new to the channel, but i am enjoying the content legend, you legend

[@qingwen3757]

I think it's important to speak the truth. Keep being awesome!

[@Silent-Samurai]

46:04 "i'm like a Vampire" thank Sir. Know i have this Film going on in my Mind where Legend the Vampire sucks on Warpstone to be more like Ikit Claw... and then Legend the Vampire ends up being Skrotz the Mutant. ;) And btw, screw CA! If they can't see, why your Work and Input is helpful they don't deserve you. Please keep up the good work.

[@everyglitchnpixel2052]

Thanks for being such a beacon of positivity Community in the last couple months!

[@rafix138]

i never coment or watch your stream but i realy like that you kind of mature ( always though you are little to salty to CA even if i think they do realy bad things to game we both love) keep up good work!!!!

[@kennethburgeson1129]

amazing content good sir keep it up

[@ToogyMcGee]

Play for the developers! Promote for them. Great video!

[@ThomasPetermann.]

Keep up the great work and don't get bullied by the big company.

[@Floki255]

Love your content, Legend. Keep doing what you do best.

[@ben_b_blake]

3:01:50 Terre Invicta has very compley global Strategy and at least in Space Real Time Battles - but it was pretty clunky, when I played it for the last tim half a year ago... But I'd say it still has potential

[@Nightmare_52]

4:53:34 this would be utterly perfect, man i hope someone has/will make a mod like this as i doubt CA will bother also trains, i need my trains

[@rebeckarydberg]

That moment when you play Warhammer 3 on one screen, and listen to LegendofTotalWar on the other. Maxing out the experience.

[@futonrevolution7671]

Once you save the Fellow Ship(building factions) from Skarbrand, you'll become Legend the White(listed),

[@owainevans89]

To be fair. CA are now using underhanded tactics to silence critics. And calling them out on it isn't a bad thing. Them reacting the way they have is terrible though. Keep making content and sod ca

[@matte172]

100% support your opinions on TW. I already have stopped buying total war cause they cannot release good products that are not full of bugs, and refuse to fix any bugs. Now i am un subbing every other total war you tuber, what CA has told me is they dont want me as a client. SO the only person thats going to make money off me via ad revenue is LOTW

[@R3GARnator]

12:30 CA dude got fired and senior manager got a raise.

[@DnutButter-LetHimCook]

heard a person in chat say once you go black never go back, i lost my sht for a good few min 😂

[@arkhanthewhite2006]

What the flying pan seared bones?! Missed this stream, dig it though.

[@vladokalaba2640]

Tomb kings are sooooo interesting faction to play but they need update to be incredible interesting. What I would do: 1. every piramide should give + 1 army and +1 capacity for stone unit 2. they need magic normal lord 3. every tomb king should have different bonuses from some books (book which give capacity for tomb guard should give different unit capacity for every LL)... 4. they need buffs for heroes (tomb princes) 5. evry LL should have different units in shop to buy, and should have possibility to buy them again for bigger price 6. some updates for every LL

[@stormy6029]

They can blacklist you all they want Legend, we'll always be there to support you. Wouldn't surprise me if you're actually bigger than CA at this point 😂

[@josiehavik]

considering he only streams CA games, i kinda doubt it. nobody outside the total war community is watching legend.

[@Metallica8589]

*CA constantly making bad PR, business, and development decisions* "Are we the baddies?" Dropping millions of dollars into a game that every single business insider could have told them would flop only to kill it before arrival, putting a custodian team in place for the franchise that is your bread and butter and for the game that has paid them dividends while also bending their customers over for minimal effort DLC, and then removing one of your biggest and most influential content creators because he is calling you out... my god.

[@ieshacampbell4797]

Hey legend don’t listen too any negative people on your stream please they just unhappy with they live so don’t get upset because they wish they can do what you do 😂

[@alexroman8878]

Have no idea what happened, but you a nice guy 👍🏻

[@GoddoKay]

I really love that idea with dwarf undercities 4:53:20 can some one make a mod about it?

[@jasonsearle7832]

We all knew they were ignoring your advice legend. No one is surprised there

[@axeltavarez1367]

Funny Total war Pharao is looking more undead than I would have thought.

[@austinthomson6194]

Hey legend appreciate what you do and the content you create for us viewers. If you see this will there possibly be an Eshin livestream? Would be cool! Keep up the great work!

[@ChimaeraTom]

Legend says the sucky things CA are doing suck, gets blacklisted, proceeds to stream as Arkhan the Black(listed) with a big smile on his face. Love it. Yeah so you dont get the DLC 2 weeks early, people are still gonna watch your coverage of it when it releases. Maybe CA are just trying to improve sales by making you buy it!

[@AnonAmbientLight]

Love the title!

[@jasonsearle7832]

Your audience has matured along with you in regards to black listing part deus. Not really mature elsewhere but you can't have it all. Also the leadership you have down in the community since 3 came out had been outstanding, that's rallying your audience as much as anything. I'm sure most of my fellow audience members will agree. And as for your feedback the community has rallied behind you and your feedback and hopefully the bigwigs realise it sooner rather than later. Because its going to come at a much bigger cost tjan just their pride if they ignore it for mich longer

[@EpicFace7589]

Youre videos are the only reason I retried warhammer 3 and play it still. Love your content. Fuck CA

[@0786RICARDO]

TW CA, there's a title that would have lots of content. Hyenas would be the equivalent of the western Roman empire

[@viggolito]

Would be fun to see you play a difficult WH2 campaign, you've had it too easy lately. I wanna see you sweat a bit like back in the good old days

[@Decimus92]

Hell yeah!!

[@ben_b_blake]

5:28:20 This is just the stupid BS that business managers think: "Don't care for your customers, they will never leave you, just try to get new ones!" - you can se it everywhere. And so we have to show them, that we will leave the second we have found an alternative. This does not have to be a Total-War-like, there are other interesting strategy games that make a lot of fun. And if we buy TW-Titles, or DLCs than for budged prices. But I do not assume, they will learn from it...

[@benb4557]

27:10 I didn't think this through XD.

[@jasoncreamer5747]

CA seems to have the same problem as many UK companies, the managerial culture is so toxic it would make Nurgle proud. They never take responsibility for their decisions and refuse to listen to anyone including the staff under them and after six months to a year when the problem that was brought to them by their staff will be addressed as if it was originally recognized by them. Management will then blame the staff for their inaction or poor communication. They will also urinate in your face and tell you its raining and when you stand up for yourself and tell them they are lying they will give you a disciplinary for being disrespectful. Management in modern day UK is filled with the most incompetent idiots with a god complex who managed to fail upwards their entire life because they suck the right toes. Don't hold your breath if you think any of the upper management will be punished, they all go to the same private schools and will protect themselves from the rowdy peasants.

[@adambrooker5649]

Legend, Did you seeing Volounds new video on the developer leaks?? Very interesting

[@Dmitrisnikioff]

Bro, you're a pillar of professionalism and steadfastness, which is the reason why your streaming and disaster battles are popular and why the unprofessionalism and wavering, mercurial nonsense of the CA upper management is so at odds with you and irritates you so much. You've accurately portrayed the root cause of the issues there and the people inbetween aren't relieved by it tho, because they can't do anything about it either, so yeah.

[@MesieurOjete]

No Man's Sky hell yeah 🤘

[@elzabethtatcher9570]

I feel I missed something. What was the thing Legend talked about at the start, that he was supported for?

[@osidiusemphatic]

He's been "blacklisted" by Creative Assembly for his recent criticism of their projects and is no longer part of their partnership program as a result. A huge loss... for CA.

[@loowick4074]

Legend is the only consistent total war youtuber. Even the rest like zerk and indie have begun exploring other series knowing this stinking ship is sinking.

[@elzabethtatcher9570]

@@osidiusemphatic ok, got it

[@elzabethtatcher9570]

I thought it was something to do with youtuber Legend has recently defended.

[@TheDogtag2336]

after you stoped live streaming, i havn't watched your channel sadly. i used to bench your live streams, and the one i remember the most fundly is ikit claw ( the one where you got your profile picture made aswell ) aswell as your khal franz campaigns. Glad to see you back, i will see what you have been up to :)

[@gijskramer1702]

Love LegendofTotalPaint! Quick question, does dj arkhan have the n-word pass?

[@spiritofthegorg6950]

Would you try with AI overhaul mod?

[@ch420newsteam]

I could have sworn I saw move livestreams since the SFO one. were they removed? takes me a while to catch up so unsure if i was just imagining things.

[@billjames8036]

It's too bad that a lot of these game companies can not take criticism from Partners.

[@Mars_junior]

You being blacklisted makes you pretty much the only TW influencer I trust for reviews.

[@DE-dv6vc]

The new patch has made some noticeable changes in AI behavior!!??

[@JasonRomb0]

I miss this LegendofTotalWar, like you"ve said CA is just pumping garbage. I can't wait to see what new fun shenanigans you'll get up to Yes Yes!

[@chekiefloofderg4997]

28:58 I dont want to interrupt the incredible support and the positive comments streak in the section but...does he say "Look at this sh*t"?

[@asholegoogle985]

Good show mate

[@sandrothenecromancer6810]

Arkhan the black jive speaker

[@l.m.srensen4559]

Hey Legend. I believe you were asked, when you first killed that rogue army, why you didn’t use your Ushabti, and you somewhat correctly claim that you did… Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t one of the 2022 or 2023 patches give tomb kings 2 uses of ushabti, one at an early stage and one at full meter, or something like that… If so, I guess that might be the reason for his question… 😜

[@TrueSTARbornFall]

What happened between legend and CA?

[@IlikeAples]

4:54:00 Dwarf rework

[@bar_jumper1312]

3:49:13 so Greedy Assembly are also racists? dafq is wrong with them

[@Kaine010487]

Dont change yourself. Hump CA:()

[@AFel-pp1hp]

Why did u declare war on like 10 factions in 1 turn? Whats the purpose of that?

[@Steadtfield]

Wait, was he blacklisted again?

[@justinkeeler6929]

Also CA suits are just angry that they'll NEVER be as good at this game as you are.

[@andrewgriffin4528]

I feel concerned about the info from these smurf's who are just... claiming to be employees with no actual vetting. Could just be feeding the flames as a troll

[@bar_jumper1312]

i don´t see the point in blacklistiung you Legend. Negative Marketing is still Marketing, for them it is still free marketing... so thecnicly they own you something for presenting this amount of content over the years. It changes very less, the blacklisting wont stop us speaking about them and i think the most will keep playing. So the main thing that happened here is again, someone of the bigger fishes in the company got upset with us and wanted to feel better... yeah just great to blacklist people that play the game and stand for the community. i hate CA and i wish horrible things to the Company... we all hate them

[@udozocklein6023]

you mean SEGA?

[@whitetiger8994]

No sfo?

[@BillyBob-kj4qq]

Warhammer 3 got boring. I installed SFO and the balance of the game is better and more engaging. I hope he does a Warhammer 3 sfo run. He did it for WH2 a few times.

[@jasonsearle7832]

It was obvious that your feedback was being ignored about 2 weeks into your covering warhammer 3. I'm pretty sure you even said they were. I get what they were saying was different though.

[@matthewy2j]

CA blacklisting Legend as a relaliation for his criticism is the equivalent of a child throwing a temper tantrum. Personally I didn't think you were antagonistic, very little Ad Hom's were performed, all criticism you provided was legit. If anything the Blacklist is very much a Canary in the Coalmine in that CA doesn't want to negotiate, they want to double down and expect us to to buy their products without question. Maybe they have a "break glass in case of emergency" game being worked on in the back like Med 3, Empire 2, or some Warhammer 40K game for the fantasy side but I doubt it.

[@loganeda]

Chat when it spreads misinformation online :D

[@paskatjatkat4004]

is it me or did legend age 5 years in 1

[@udozocklein6023]

its just the beard bro

[@craftycraff7938]

1:44:58

[@johnybravo4807]

can't believe they would blame you for their buggy recycled uninspired games on old engine and laziness unbelievable