So I Tried Monster Hunter World ICEBORNE..

[@Verlajn11]

tbh Asmon we should all recognize you're a pretty good gamer if we're honest with ourselves. Most first time hunters do way worse than you, that 11 min Teostra was the icing on the cake. Well done hunter!

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

I mean we know its true but giving him shit is just fun. Though he for sure is good.

[@treytison1444]

Yeah it's funny I see him do a lot of dumb stuff and refuse to learn things like tackle, flinch shot, or slinger burst but at the same time he hasn't been struggling much at all aside from the few times he went up against a monster he wasn't very geared for.

[@JaydenLyleHylton]

His first try on Nergi was insane to me. He used no superman dive no shoulder tackle on greatsword. Didnt use environmental spikes on the ceiling. He just beat its ass. Took me days to beat him with my friends.

[@kenbobcorn]

Most first time hunters haven't played video games for 25 years. Asmon is clearly not an average gamer, especially since he plays games like the Dark Souls series. Its not like he's a LoL or a Counter Strike player.

[@那人冷靜一點]

Gs is easy mode tho, you chare and hit and run then you repeat, if it was the long sword or charged blade I'd be impressed but no he's not really good at the game as a first time player

[@Akinon93]

not just the base game but the DLC too? You can tell he's absolutely loving the game

[@Silver_Salvation]

To be fair the dlc is just the continuation of the game. The base game is like 1/3 of the content.

[@Lilo_D._Boom]

The DLC is most of the content there is a reason the base game is half the price as the DLC

[@RyukagiRen]

i prefer to call it Expansion, cuz DLC now already feel like Microtransaction

[@AxerionxX]

I think it changed his life

[@shinodamasaru7945]

He will try MH Rise this year. After completing MH World.

[@pyangenfujita]

13:05 Teostra 28:24 Lunastra 46:25 Teostra + Lunastra 1:18:38 Tobi with poison 1:54:09 Paolumu with sleeping gas 2:18:15 Pukei with watergun 2:39:01 Barioth

[@Snowboarderr4Life]

Madman actually cleared Barioth first try with a GS. He's good

[@sushiifoxx]

I expected barioth to get him good, honestly 😅

[@gokuderahayato2304]

​@@sushiifoxx to be honest I think Barioth isn't that hard, he can definitely fuck you but if you don't play to aggressive at least in my opinion it's not to hard. Tigrex is my guess where he might hit the first wall in Iceborn. But we will see so far he was a lot better and a lot more patient than I expected so far.

[@i_zevi]

@@gokuderahayato2304 imo tigrex is like braindead easy. but maybe thats cause tigrex has been in so many mh games and ive played them all so i could be bias

[@ShibaTheWeeb]

​@@i_zevihe's definitely quite dated, he moves quite simply too since he's a pure muscle type

[@taa347]

The fact that he played off stream made me really happy to hear. I'm glad he's enjoying it this so much

[@fruity_tooty1412]

I know right, that’s how you know he’s committed 😂 we got em boys

[@pinkbiohazardmercurialcoll7133]

I'm glad he is grinding up his gear too...

[@gus_bust2245]

Let’s not forget his reaction when he gets the final blow on each monster. You can hear the hype and joy coming from him every time.

[@VxHokage007]

the madman is actually in iceborne now, happy for him

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

I want to see him try Rise to now.

[@radiantveggies9348]

Game looks so boring tbh

[@KeitaroTsurugi]

@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 Did they fix M&K there or is still like at launch?

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

@@KeitaroTsurugi they fixed that month 1 bro

[@soksocks]

​@@radiantveggies9348simple, then it's not for you, and if it doesn't intrigue. Don't bother, that's it

[@RubberDuckky123]

It's a good thing he does some stuff while off stream, cause it gives him time to do things on his own term. He doesn't have to worry about 5000 people telling him to do 100 different things the whole time.

[@magies24]

It’s usually over 20k people lol

[@lyynad6245]

@@magies24 i doubt even 5000 are chatting though

[@sonickage]

He doesnt care either way lol

[@slixkkdemon17]

this has been the gift that keeps on giving lol, never played it before his play through, and i’m about to start my first run now lol

[@quentinblanc7978]

congrats lol i hope you enjoy this lol

[@ADR-z1w]

play sword and shield its op

[@PandaXStorm]

sweet i hope you have a nice expierence.

[@JackCooper243]

Yeah played this on the Xbox One a few years back now I’m thinking about playing it on PC

[@zorro8027]

Sword and shield or hammer. Both are great weapons. Coming from a 1300hr veteran. Oh, and long sword is pretty fun too. So is charge blade. And switch axe. Charge blade and switch axe do BIG damage when charged up.

[@anibalmattiwos7613]

Barrioth first try with zero deaths is insane, i'm impressed.

[@kosherun]

It's what happens when you come from the Souls franchise lol

[@Minty_MH]

IDK, personally I think souls difficulty is super overblown. Quite notoriously, a few years back a very good bloodborne speedrunner tried MH and got kinda farmed. The games are extremely different in how they play IMO, and while there's definitely a fair bit of knowledge transfer, a lot of credit has gotta be given to asmongold for how well he's adapted to the more positioning and timing based playstyle of MH compared to the super generous fest of soulslikes. And also to divine blessing and his palico for carrying his ass so hard XD

[@AlexeiX1]

most people failed to get through barioth because we played base world for a really long time and end game HR items would let you breeze through the Iceborne content till you hit him, then got stat checked at this point. Asmongold just bought MR items through his playthrough so it was that easier. People who did this back then had an easier time as well. Most of us got OHKO from him over and over till buying new items. Asmongold doesnt even know how to use GS properly yet.

[@dakkenly]

@@Minty_MH and the thing about going from souls to MH is you're used to 3 billion i-frames and spam rolling through things but you absolutely can't do that in MH

[@CorazonLaw1]

1st try no carts, no wallbang, no mantles, no tackle, no slinger TCS combo, no flashbang and no traps. Just regular charge attacks the whole fight. What a fcking Gigachad. I have hope he could beat Fatalis or atleast Alatreon now.

[@zeru5195]

Honestly, he had one of the smoothest clears I have seen for Barrioth from a new player, especially considering he isn't using all his tools (tackles, pods, traps offensively, other mantles, etc).

[@Thevikingninja117]

I am very surprised as well considering he doesn't like listening to people and doesn't know how to make a build or do things that he needs to do now that he is in Iceborn. He will need a lot of help come endgame esp the final monsters. He is going to learn soon that he needs to make a build. Not just "oh this looks cool." Of course you got layered armor but still. He just needs to understand how to build and how to buff and what to bring, he still only has the one cat gadget..which tells me hes not listening to people and not exploring. Yeah its cool to see him playing the game but he is missing a lot of stuff. Still cool just saying. He thinks the game will be over if he just gets to the end when he is missing 90% of it. Love watching the guy, just yeah.

[@skylineOwnZall]

@@Thevikingninja117 not really, he has played a ton of dark souls, so he has already learned all the mechanics he will need to beat the hardest monsters. People play MHW without any armour upgrades to make the game harder, saying you need to look up guides etc is just a lie and a crutch for bad players

[@Silver_Salvation]

​@@skylineOwnZallThis is not dark souls and he is not using most of the mechanics tho. Some of the later monsters are very difficult if you just do gs charge attacks and dont use items or claw or slinger or mantle.

[@VivaMataulipas]

@@skylineOwnZall Curious to see what happens when he gets to Alatreon, and how many attempts it takes him to realize he simply can't brute force it without elemental damage which none of his greatswords deal

[@Thevikingninja117]

@@VivaMataulipasyup. Exactly right. He’s gonna be stuck on Alatreon forever. Guarantee it.

[@spaceunicorn162]

Bro took on Barioth for the first time and won. This man did so much better than me. My whiny ass took 6 fights, 2 days to pass this mtfk. Watching clips, google searching for tips. This guy charged in and done it. Props to you Zack!

[@abaque24]

What weapon did u use?

[@benwalters4808]

Building ice resist is hard​@lovesweetdreams

[@Vell-aah]

@@benwalters4808 this is speaking from someone who played nearly all MH games so i cant really relate but baroith got mad nerf since he moved in the new world games imho didnt faint on my first hunt with him (using hammer) when i played world

[@thugokami1547]

​@lovesweetdreams My struggle with Barioth was because i was still with my HR armor and his shoulder literally explode me

[@Dorito_Djinn]

Yep I'm a MH veteran, IG main and barioth was so much harder in World than in previous gens for me. Same with Rajang.

[@Roxlimn]

For monsters like Lunastra, Capcom designed the game so you don’t have to deal with the aspects of it you don’t particularly like. Asmon sounds like he doesn’t like stuns, so he should always equip Steadfast level 3. He likes more Health, so Health Boost 3, and then specifically for Lunastra, it looks like he’s getting knocked around by Wind Pressure attacks so Wind Resist 5 could be what he needs. This is actually a relatively common bit of basic skillset most players enjoy using.

[@NwinDii]

I am a casual so I use all the comfy skills. I have divine blessing and food secret on my main set lmao. Get hit tank it speed chomp.

[@TheTexasDice]

That stopped for some reason with Alatreon, who forces you to switch weapons if your class relies on raw. Nothing you can do to fight that thing like a normal monster.

[@Roxlimn]

@@TheTexasDice Alatreon is specifically an optional monster made to highlight the value of elemental weapons. Any elemental weapon in your weapon class can be used to win the fight. The "point value" of the correct elemental damage is always adjusted based on the weapon you're using. For instance, elemental damage from elemental gunlances are greatly magnified when accounting for if they meet the threshold.

[@Salmon_Toastie]

Earplugs 5 changed my life. The beo set as well as legiana is literally dark souls skill set.

[@SouthHill_]

My constant go-to's are steadfast, earplugs, and health boost. Can't stand getting stunned and constantly interrupted due to roars, and the extra hits are nice for that added bit o' comfort. Satiated and speed eater are also pretty nice, to quickly consume items and have a chance of not using 'em.

[@OpticSlasher]

I really wish someone mentioned the coral horn. Having stun resistance, wind proof, devine blessings, stamina boost, etc all at the same time is such a lifesaver. It seems like the main issue for him is either blights or stuns and that would probably fix it for him.

[@shio_neko]

ソロでもめげずに狩り続けるの格好良い 応援してます

[@Raishiki]

i like cheese too!

[@thaip.120]

日本時間、日本一

[@seka_scarletV]

gachi gacha

[@abyssenjoyer]

結婚して下さい

[@-moeholoLivers]

i dont understand but goodluck !

[@LordShonji]

The amount of gems, no death fights and McConnell heal clutches, this man definitely somehow has Divine Blessing Secret+Great Luck

[@deneb9857]

I love when Asmon discovers a new game that he absolutely loves and ENJOYS! And gets better so quick - love the many many boss fights. Keep on rolling my boy.

[@DevilMayCarry]

Earplugs would really benefit his playstyle. Love how much better Asmon has gotten so quickly. This is the best playthrough I've watched

[@adrianmartinez1587]

Dude is playing MHFU style greatsword (except world has true charged slash) and I'm loving him for it

[@TheDisturbedOne24]

This needs more upvotes. Earplugs would be a game changer for him. You could count probably 10 full charged combos missed every video because of a roar. I love using earplugs with Insect Glaive because its a real bummer when you are working on your third build up before the big hit and you get roared out of the sky. In Rise you don't need to use them because you get earplugs when you have all extracts.

[@stoney8378]

I would say rocksteady mantle but he would probably just refuse to use it

[@KevinSatron]

His play style needs 1. Earplugs 2. Windproof 3. Crit draw 4. Flinch free

[@spaceunicorn162]

@@milkgxng I saw an IG clip where the guy literally flew from a mountain to another, can see why you miss it LOL

[@XerosigmaZ]

Thank you Asmond. Seriously. You’re a huge influence in the gaming scene in general and I’m sure more people bought this game now and are going to buy Wilds as well. Capcom has been doing a good job at reinvesting the funds to better their games and Wilds might be better polished because of you. Thank you!

[@h3lol]

campcoms reputation is not so poor as u described it, i havent played any mh games and only barely scratched dragons dogma, but from my viewpoint capcom is one of the higher rated companies right now in terms of reputation.@@chanter3978

[@XerosigmaZ]

They’re making a comeback. Changes in upper management helped a lot. They were pretty bad for some time since 2010 until this game came out. Monster Hunter World literally saved capcom

[@songoku6067]

​@@chanter3978what? Capcom has been on fire the last decade

[@andresgonzalez5676]

That's why the Twitter/Reddit mob fear him so much, they know he has immense influence.

[@BirgerJarl-it5lz]

Never forget Pearl Harbor

[@TheOuroboros84]

doing all the deliveries speaks volume's how much he's committed to the game....Im so glad he's enjoying it. Good on him, it's honestly one of the games of the century.

[@Salmon_Toastie]

I think I still have some to do after 5 years 😂

[@BigBasilisk623]

IMPORTANT Timestamps: 2:10 Asmon sets out for CaCt AsSsEs 8:15 Asmon defends himself about woke translator controversy 13:00 Rematch against BIG Toaster 16:00 0 Points in Situational Awareness 27:50 Toaster Wifey intro & Wifey beating Asmon to a pulp 30:50 TACTICAL NUKE INCOMING 35:40 Toasty destroying Asmon for a whole min 41:20 The Tutorial’s over… 46:25 Toaster Wifey Fight for real 48:40 Asmon interrupting the honeymoon 55:40 Burn Baby Burn! 1:02:55 Toaster smashes Asmon while his wife sleeps 1:06:25 Asmon somehow defeats the power couple 1:08:00 Asmon doesn’t understand Women- I mean Lunastra 1:10:25 Asmon gets most OVERPOWERED item ever (this better not fing return in Wilds I swear to God) 1:11:40 Asmon decides not to use Temporal Mantle so he can get better (Respect Points +100 for Asmon) 1:18:00 Viper Tobi Intro & Fight 1:21:25 Asmon gets killed by a DOG 1:22:55 Asmon expressing his thoughts on Viper Tobi 1:24:35 Asmon meets Thunder Anja 1:27:40 ViperTobi.exe has stopped working 1:35:15 Viper Tobi vs Thunder Rexy 1:38:10 Asmon boxes and shares his thoughts on Viper Tobi 1:42:30 BEST HANDLER TIME… wait wtf did he just say… 1:52:00 Sleepy Fluffy Intro 1:54:00 Sleepy Fluffy Fight 2:18:15 Coral PUKEy Intro & Fight 2:19:10 Asmon finally preciates Flashbang 2:22:30 Asmon strugggles to cut a tail for 10 min 2:28:00 Asmon can’t take fight seriously 2:38:20 Diego Intro & Fight 2:42:30 Long Live the King… 2:47:00 Diego gives Asmon a big hug 2:52:30 Diego vs Thunder Rexy 3:01:00 Asmon somehow didn’t die to Diego 3:03:07 Velkhana Intro 3:08:30 Somebody lost a bet… 3:11:00 Asmon checks out new armor

[@buzzysoda8933]

When did he learn how to tackle?

[@cottonmouthxx7828]

Lmao your notes made this a super fun read, thanks :)

[@WisdomAkpan211]

​@@buzzysoda8933he doesn't. Why tackle when you can just brute force 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@treytison1444]

Asmon is right about Teostra being a good boss. A lot of OG players hate on Teostra for some reason but his moveset is varied and constantly keeps you on your toes to adapt to whichever mode he's in.

[@SH1NK1R01]

Not sure who these players you you have been talking to are. Teostra is widely regarded as one of the best designed fights across multiple generations. Lunastra is the one people hate on.

[@alejandrobotero8725]

Depends. Are you seeing the OGs bitter in general (in which case, they never got the hang of OG Teo. Legend fight) or are you seeing them hate on World Teo? Latter means they miss the old difficulty.

[@eereno9114]

OG Teo is a menace, whereas World Teo feels like it's missing half its power.. probably went to Lunastra.

[@wonder777warrior6]

​@SH1NK1R01 yep. Lunastra is a pain. I've killed so many teostras but lunastra. I dread it

[@SH1NK1R01]

@@eereno9114 world teo actually has all the same moves plus extra ones unique to world. the lower difficulty is just that the controls are better. many monsters had this effect in world.

[@a1way5watch1ng9]

I honestly didn't think he'd make it to iceborne. Very glad that he did, its some of the best content he's put out recently.

[@KiddBuu_]

I’ve never seen anyone get hit so many times and get saved by their palico, divine blessing, and the monster’s AI so aggressively. There were so many times where he just should’ve died, but game was just like “nah.”

[@Tenma295]

Streamer luck xD

[@Dice-Z]

Yes, the luck he got bruteforcing this game is kinda insane.

[@Moneybill01]

Omg you’ve blessed us with mh content for days bro friggen love it

[@danieljackson3446]

I've been playing this series since freedom unite on the PSP, so nice to see others discover it and enjoy it. Absolute king of Japanese games!

[@tengkuluqmanhakim291]

The fact that he beat Barioth no faint is actually impressive

[@TgfkaTrichter]

Yeah he did well, but the AI was also very kind to him. It missed him so often and spend 90% of the fight dealing with the Palico. But then he got screwed with the post hunt decos in return.

[@AlexisPunch]

@@TgfkaTrichter the divine protection was a good choice by asmon lol

[@vind9165]

Jesus christ is the MH community really this weird ? This is like the 50th "wall" that he's supposed to get stuck on and he only clears all of them first try with no faints because of lucky AI all the time. It's bordering on insecurity.

[@i_zevi]

@@vind9165 or hes good at games like this XD. for the average player who has never played mh or soulslike games im sure barioth was hard for them

[@BCfightan]

@@ImTheTrueHealergame revolves around building sets with whatever armor skills you want, and you’re insecure cause you googled full damage build while he cruises by with defensive ones instead. Nice job man

[@Wolf_Raijin]

I just wanted to say that I have seen your content before but I was more investigated when you began MH…I am excited to see that you truly understand the essence of the game. Can’t wait till you reach the end game!

[@GrandTheftHollow]

Holy hell, he read barioth wrong so many times, seemed like he was gonna cart 3 times but carted 0 times, what a madlad, his dark souls experience is really shining here

[@tonycaldarola7110]

In the middle of my first playthrough now. I like using the insect glaive and fighting wyverns like a dragoon.

[@nekomekoplays]

love insect glaive, one of the most satisfying weapon I used in gaming.

[@jackjokers3533]

I love how much you've grown as a hunter Asmon... I can't wait to see you face off against Fatalis

[@Dorito_Djinn]

Asmon you're doing really good. My only major tip is look for the animation when you hit the monster and they reel back to the side and look at you while drooling. That is the opening you're meant to clutchclaw onto the monster. When you do that you can tenderize the part you're on like you normally do OR if you have slinger ammo equipped you can latch onto head, press a different button (not sure what it is on keyboard) to do a different hit to force the monster to turn roughly 90 degrees per hit, then there's another button to unload all ammo into the monster's face and send it running into the wall. It'll hit the wall, deal like 500 dmg or more and then fall over and be stunned for a bit leaving a big opening for you. Also this will most likely send the monster into enraged mode so you'll have to wait til he calms down to do it again.

[@_snake__4117]

tbf i had mhw when it released on ps4, quit on anjenath. Then iceborne release and its on pc, went back to the game and im 2k hours in mhw iceborne.....what a crazy good game. And asmongold playing it, watching every gameplay makes me wanna go make a new character and start all over again.

[@theadmiral4157]

Do it

[@thedoom7028]

Okay snake 4117

[@geeb_]

the teostra hunt at the beginning was probably the cleanest fight he had so far

[@zeee216]

Barioth was supposed to be the first wall of Iceborne and Asmon just did it without a single cart. He is better than I was back then, way better.

[@nyne2022]

He's just not taking much damage. Tanks all the would-be one-shots.

[@regencyrow1867]

@@nyne2022 But how? How is he tanking the big hits? He should be carting within seconds. Is he stacking Defence?

[@yares3310]

This game is really not that hard if you use your brain, use buff pots and mantles. The only hard part is final challenge. If you want to see hard game then play god of war on highest difficulty :) game where you have to master parry and evasion and where 1 mistake mean repeat. Here you can make more mistakes and game not gonna punish you for only 1

[@SumitShrivastava17]

​@@regencyrow1867Divine Blessing, at higher levels, just simply procs a lot. Level 5 says it will, but Lever 3+ is where you'll start reaping in the rewards for having those higher levels. He grinded out a Level 3 charm in a single night. Top it with him being a Souls Vet, he knows positioning and its value. The amount of times he has a chance to get a True Charge Slash, is crazy good for someone not using tackles. Midgame he'll most likely get earplugs and stun res. Post that, don't think much can stop him apart from the black dragons and maybe Rajang.

[@andrewboyer7544]

​@@SumitShrivastava17 positioning and good play have nothing to do with him face tanking attacks when DB doesn't proc and brushing them off. The Frost explosion is barely doing 25% and shoulder checks from barioth are hardly moving his health with no blessing. He has an offensive build but he's not being punished at all. I'm genuinely curious why he is so tanky when DB doesn't proc.

[@Molisa682]

It's starting to frustrate me how he outright refuses to use ANY of the tools at his disposal. Why would you ever fight Luna and Teo without a Fireproof Mantle!??! And no superman dive, flash pods, dung pods, stun resistance, armorskin or demondrug, even fire res jewels would be helpful. I'd understand if he was a new player but he's been playing for a long time now!!

[@Viroh]

I haven't laughed so much in months, that pukei-pukei tail cooming was too funny

[@bingus748]

I’ve been looking forward to this all day

[@TheNinteenhundred]

I love when he said Temporal Mantle is insane and then later said I'm not gonna use it yet while me just auto equip it immediately after getting it and do test run. 😅

[@regencyrow1867]

Bloody hell, I was absolutely convinced he would get frustrated and knock this game on the head. But the game has challenged him and good old Asmon has risen to the challenge. Nice!

[@roger_hind]

For him to be able to hunt lunastra and teostra on his first try, I gotta give him mad respect.

[@arlco7873]

With MR gear? Sure 🤣

[@MrGoofyGooberson]

⁠​⁠@@arlco7873 well I mean the gear really isn't that good considering what you can get in master rank later on He basically just has high rank+ armor so sure you could say it's easier because of that but he still is not too bad at the game He just needs to learn a few more things and he'll do even better

[@fightnight14]

He grinds off stream and is playing the game nonstop like how he does WoW. It's not surprising

[@Kuuko]

he had MR gear, he facetanked the supernovas likes it was nothing

[@aj0192]

@@MrGoofyGooberson clutch claw then? vigorwasp revival changes? he just tanked a supernova so yeah dlc carrying him big time

[@eargandonaa]

I've been following this guy since the diablo 4 and all of the mmo things but man, he is really enjoying this game. i had spent +2000 hours in this game and for a first timer he is, he is doing amazing. mh is an amazing franchise love to see more people enjoy it (sorry broken english)

[@LuizOtavioZen]

Watching Asmon play makes me realize how easy the game gets with vigor wasps and the health boosters, crazy amount of healling means you can faceroll pretty much the whole story with little to no prep, glad they done this so more people can get in to the series and slowly easy themselves in.

[@gkkk2735]

Tbh all they did was take the healing cats from the previous games and spread alot of their hp healing into the fights and arenas. Its definitely nice for beginners especially in combination with a medic cat

[@jemaselite8076]

It makes little to no difference toward endgame though, alatreon and fatalis will still cause smoke. Not to mention raging brachy and furious rajang

[@LuizOtavioZen]

@@jemaselite8076 Yeah but by the time you hit Endgame you are already hooked and probably don't even use it anymore since it isn't efficient.

[@Antarctide]

Health Boost 3 as well. Tanky build + non-tempered monster dealing puny damage = gg

[@CakeofPokke]

Oh my goodness!! Asmon going for Iceborne, too!! Let's goooo 🥳!! He's doing a lot better than i expected, especially with Teostra fight 😮!! Way to go, Asmon!!! 🙌👍😃

[@Orniflyer]

I've played MH since Freedom 2 and I'm impressed af how quickly Asmon became good at this

[@CorazonLaw1]

Defeated Barioth first try no carts, no wallbang, no mantles, no tackle, no slinger TCS combo, no flashbang and no traps. Just regular charge attacks the whole fight. What a fcking Gigachad. I have hope he could beat Fatalis or atleast Alatreon now.

[@krasium]

I really enjoyed watching him fight monsters before he got divine blessing 3 and hb3. Now he just face tanks all the hits, but if he’s having fun that way then power to him I guess.

[@LK_tutturu]

I remember building exactly like him because I saw the stats value of those is insane compared to small increase in attack or crit lol. But true it makes for a boring watch. I'm gonna watch his earlier fights.

[@Dice-Z]

Yep absolutely. Trivialized his experience, infinitely more than any of the tools he refused to use, which are actually fun to use. And got him stunned a looot more. And it means that if he ever wants to try any other kind of build with armor, he'll be severely disadvantaged because he won't be able to adapt to the damage he takes as he's so accustomed to the most OP tanking build.

[@patrickboian8545]

That Ice Dragon fight was epic. Never seen a sabertooth dragon before.

[@tamagodaniel8256]

It’s so cool how he’s play till iceborne

[@toinoufr3325]

Honestly impressed by how good he's doing for a first time player. If this guy learn how to use tackle, flash pods, and wall projection, i swear this will get insane

[@arisenomega]

He's doing better than most first time players, definitely better than I did when I first started. It's awkward seeing people complain and him apologizing as if he were not good.

[@toinoufr3325]

@@arisenomega Yeah, i had 3 tries for Barioth with hammer, so 1st Time with GS is impressive

[@AkaRystik]

damn he is steamrolling through this so fast, I'm happy he is liking it though.

[@Knights_of_the_Nine]

I still haven't beaten Fatalis! Don't know how he's barreling through it so fast.

[@JoshWhiteMonsterMania]

Love seeing Asmon continue to play through this!

[@EarlyMorrow3D]

MHW is my fave MH I enjoy watching Asmon's progress a lot😊

[@manwai4001]

MHseries is my childhood until now . I think I might play that game over 10000 hours ❤

[@HAXKSA14]

Asmon’s faces when he beats a monster will supply the editors with a good patch of new thumbnails.

[@MiniMuni69]

If he knew how to tackle he’d actually start to become quite the menace in this game

[@Kirito_Murasame]

At this point I’m convinced we’ve all been playing it wrong and he’s unlocked de way. I would love to see a dev react to this 😂😂

[@kevinyenshaw3584]

Mhw is top tier you literally never run out of things to do, theeeeeee best online community, the custom responses the whole thing.

[@bigoof9170]

I love him for loving this game

[@penumbracat]

I looked it up cuz even I couldn't believe how long it was taking him. Apparently Coral Pukei-Pukei's tail can only be severed once its total health is below 35%. I learned something new lol

[@katinahoodie]

"i hate stun locks" stun locking is a three hit punishment, you get hit three time in a short time, is suppose to punish reckless play. getting hit too much means you are getting too deep into fight and trading hits for hits, which isnt in the spirit of the game.

[@nyne2022]

Dude he's just face-tanking everything with Divine Blessing and HP boost. This is lowkey gross to watch and reducing fights to standing around chugging potions.

[@giorgosx5838]

​@@nyne2022 If it works I don't see what the problem with it is. At the end of the day he is playing mostly for himself to have fun, and you don't need to play in the most optimal way to have fun

[@Dice-Z]

@@giorgosx5838 That's the thing, he IS playing with an armor set that is incredibly optimized.

[@giorgosx5838]

@@Dice-Z True. I didn't word it correctly. What i meant is that there is nothing wrong playing how you want whether it be using gear and weapons that trivialise the fight or not.

[@TarnS3V]

The real game begins now. Base game is just the tutorial

[@MyMunif]

Cant wait for you to meet Shara. The only monster that stares righttt at you, the gamer 😂

[@Grey-The-Skeleton]

Shhhh, we need him to not look it up so we can get his genuine reactionnnn

[@halosaft]

​@@Grey-The-Skeleton He doesn't read these comments, he doesn't run his youtube channel

[@SpardaSP]

It's a boss from starfield

[@Grey-The-Skeleton]

@@SpardaSP In this context, it's Shara Ishvalda from Monster Hunter World Iceborne.

[@perallex5361]

​@Grey-The-Skeleton he's making fun of starfields lifeless NPCs that stare into your soul

[@jameseddleman6944]

Talking like Asmon leads an army, his people do what they please.

[@TheJaziel2873]

The day he learns to shoulder bash will be the day that all monsters will fear him. It's actually amazing that he's gotten this far without it.

[@freakindamnshiki]

i loved it "bro i wonder why i'm taking damage" as he holds himself to lunastra xD yup we all been there

[@Ask3lad]

Asmon is doing Monster Hunter: World Speed Run Any%

[@MrashBSoffcial]

Wassup

[@asumax8]

That was a pretty damn good job on Barioth. That was one of my most difficult fights. Namely because he just refused to go down. I trap bombed multiple times, broke and cut off every part possible. He limped off, went to sleep, I trapped and hit him with 2 tranqs, no effect. Went to hit with a 3rd and he broke out. Proceeded to broke out of every trap almost immediately after. Finally slayed him with less than a minute to go

[@pureskill123]

Tranq first, trap after.

[@boredUser2]

Divine blessing is stopping him from learning how to use his weapon. He doesn’t get punished for making mistakes so he does the same thing over and over.

[@maxchen9185]

Guys, this is the episode that I TRUELY feel we might have another chance to hear the Proof of a Hero TOGETHER once again. At this point I honestly think he s gonna do it.

[@michaelkrynski7793]

We love you Asmongold! Keep up the good work. I am proud of you :)

[@BK-sx5ps]

Good of Asmond to mention, 'that was him' 4:51. Was about to dig through everything to find that chime

[@jeepguy518]

Mad respect for his gaming skills with the great sword,not an easy class to play,but im happy he found out why people like monster hunter games so much.

[@AgraFadillah]

He did better than most of the player, first try barioth too, cant wait to see how did he go against MR Lunastra, Ruiner, Blackveil, and Safi. Hope he didnt miss Kulve taroth

[@Blem.]

Velkhana as a great sword user gonna make him mald 😂

[@Kkvta]

What weapons would u use for velk? Im stuck… using cb

[@mvahonk]

Damn the Tobi fight was actually cinematic as fuck, with Barnaby and Anna Jath coming in for the assist

[@kuzuald947]

Let me guess, he's just coasting through the story and not doing any difficult optional fights? He'll just do them all overgeared later if at all.

[@FalconPinch27]

Yep

[@BaldChimpanzee]

This guy just made me come back on my Glaive main and I'm having a blast playing with others

[@buzzaxrampage6369]

Never finished the game but I think it may be time to go again Lance/hunting horn only way to do it

[@PeterDragon93]

I haven't laughed so hard in a while to anything compared with your koom lord pukei pukei fight ! 10/10

[@thetruth3068]

I feel like he is missing out a lot from this game. He never uses the GS tackle, he never uses the environment to damage the monster, he never uses pods, never cooks BBQ. At the very least, I hope he learns how to wall slam for Iceborne.

[@sorrowdada]

He said he wants to win the fights using raw skill, not additional aid. He is aware of the tools and things he can do, but he wants to do it on his own first. For the tackle he is getting more comfortable little by little. He is aware of the things available to him though

[@Stygiophobic]

He did the tutorial for wall slamming, and has never done it since then, he forgot how to do it immediately lol

[@Scaevola9449]

He won't have a choice. IB fights are designed with wallbangs and tenderizing in mind. If he doesn't learn it he won't progress.

[@Stygiophobic]

@@Scaevola9449 you underestimate his stubbornness 😂

[@paerocles]

@@Scaevola9449I beat IB without using the clutch claw at all. He’s got natural skills. He’ll be fine.

[@jeremycu4571]

Viper is a treat, Tobi had a nice moveset, but its so weak... you dont have to respect its power, you can just beat it up and trade. Viper was really refreshing and actually made me worry. That changes when you get OK mr gear and he becomes trash again, but its nice to see that moveset expanded and made into somthing serious, while Viper is still a threat. Barioth too! They made the ice cat much faster in this game, pretty hard to hit until it gets weak.

[@pirategoku6238]

I can’t wait for him to meet a certain monster that can go Ssj :) *my PTSD*

[@hatohatomo]

whenever my fellow hunters ask me to hunt that thing, id refuse wholeheartedly 😂😂😂

[@heyimurchin6575]

​@@hatohatomoyeah the tempered furious one. I always go with "can we do fatalis instead?" Lol

[@moerko94]

Why is he not using the items? His argument applies to anything in the game and makes no sense. He could just as well say "I'm playing without health booster, I don't need it, health pots are enough" or "I'm playing without charging my sword, I want to see if I can beat the game without the advantage of the True Charge Slash". Pods, mantles and wall bangs are not "unfair" advantages, they are game mechanics just like your regular weapon attacks. It's like playing without jewelry in WoW because you were fine without them level 1-15. Or not using your mount in WoW, because you were running by foot 40 levels already.

[@shifterwolf8573]

Awesome to see you enjoying this game, it is great

[@faereman]

I'm surprised to see so many comments impressed about Barioth specifically. That monster has been nerfed in pretty much every entry of the series (except maybe Generations Ultimate). Its original fight in Monster Hunter Tri was something else.

[@brojakmate9872]

Worldbros...w-what ..what do we do now? How did this happen? He killed everyone we sent after him. How can we look at Soulschads in the eyes now?

[@comanchebattles]

Honestly watching this man has made me a better person simply by the way I think of things now compared to before. Thank you for sir.

[@TspriggZ]

Gonna be a shame if he ignores the special assignments. Some really good quests that he won't enjoy as much if he outpaces high rank in gear.

[@maliwan516]

yeah agree with this, pretty evident in that teo/lunestra fight. they barely did any damage to him in base MR gear.

[@demoralize4730]

He already outpaced it all, mostly.

[@XemnoB]

I hope you don't mean extreme behemoth, It's the worst boss in the game tbh. Artificial difficulty at it's fullest. It's not even fun. Arch tempered monsters are cool though, except for lunastra.

[@falcon_8036]

Seeing him playing Monster Hunter seriously and happily reminded me of when I first played Monster Hunter a long time ago (my first game was MH2G). Back then there was no online, so I played with friends at friends' houses, parks or department stores. Oh the nostalgia... Well, enough talking about myself, enjoy Monster Hunter, AsmonPAPA, and new players! This is a translation, so it might be weird!

[@gladiumcaeli]

Please fight the Behemoth and the Leshen, both of them are really great hunt

[@ekuda]

why are you lying

[@OutOfSightOutOfMinddd]

Man these 2 fights are annoying as hell. I would rather fight alatreon and fatalis at the same time rather than these 2 monsters.

[@ericdavis4941]

These fights introduce mechanic based monsters hunts

[@demoralize4730]

He'll beat them first try😂

[@OutOfSightOutOfMinddd]

@@demoralize4730 he can if he's using full MR set, but I doubt he would be able to do that with the extreme and ancient versions

[@Jethro0815]

This whole playthrough just proves that even if a game doesn't look that compelling at first you can at least give it a fair try.

[@marvinnovilla4918]

Cant wait to see Asmon's reactions to the stronger variants of the Angry Trio in Iceborne.

[@aaronsandoval2910]

Explodie boi and monka is what I’m waiting for, it’s gonna be peak entertainment😂

[@WhiteBuffaloWakanGli]

Asmon need to find the use of the slinger. Flashpods are huge, then there’s piercing, dragon, stone, brightmoss and loads more that all have utility. You can use those to clutch claw the monster face, then launch it into a wall for a stun.

[@Keno_jm]

I soooo wish Asmon would learn to tackle through attacks. But aside from that, it's been super fun watching this playthrough

[@Riddickwolf17]

The most helpful thing anyone could tell him about at this point is not panicking to get out the way like Dark Souls after he has eaten a big hit, especially if a follow up attack is coming, those i frames when you don't touch any buttons after being knocked down will save him big time.

[@zagurazexoe4357]

Dude I won't be surprised if Asmon manage to solo Fatalis soon.

[@jinhyeongkim8205]

man i'm really enjoying all these uploads. Cheers again my bald lord.

[@Scaevola9449]

God, he's finally doing the side quests.

[@kieran2525]

I have played mh since freedom unite, and this franchise is without a doubt one of my favorites if not my favorite, i am so happy seing more people loving this incredible world that monster hunter is

[@BigBasilisk623]

My respect for Asmon jumped tremendously when he chose not to use the Temporal Mantle. As someone who thinks that mantle is such a crutch, even after nerf, it’s refreshing to see Asmon would rather improve himself than use an item that removes difficulty from 90% of bosses.

[@A.R.T.4]

To be fair, if someone truly doesn’t understand a monster, the temporal mantle won’t make them beat it as it’s gone extremely quickly if you lean on it too much. As I tell people, put it on but still try to dodge the attacks anyway and use it as a safety net for a mistimed dodge. You recover much faster and can do more damage if it doesn’t dodge for you.

[@Grey-The-Skeleton]

YES!! People don't realise how mandatory this decision is when it comes to getting better at the game, ESPECIALLY when using the clutch claw! I've seen too many meta build-having full-Fatalis b+ hunters who STILL RELY on it to get wallbangs against regular monsters. It always gets a chuckle out of me when they try that on Arch-Tempered Velkhana and get absolutely obliterated.

[@JustWant2Eat]

for a second there, i think it was genuinely zack playing the game not the asmongold. The graspy soothing calm voice that is zack not asmon. You can really tell he really enjoys the game from that tell alone.

[@zeddd3494]

Someone should do compilations of this guy pronouns these monsters name 😂

[@addie1198]

Lagania Anajath Barnabos😂

[@kaltsit4539]

@@addie1198 Jagass Beotoadass Palominio

[@GeekSwot]

Tbf, for someone that played MHW as their first MH game, Zack did a pretty good job so far. Just needed to do some tweaks like utilizing dung bombs when two monsters are in the same area. Also heard that he wants to use the Bow, where it'll be quite a big adjustment since the character will be quite squishy.