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[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 79 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can excuse the fascism but I draw the line at cheating in a video game can-excuse-1

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 38 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

Romanian fascist Sargon of Applebee's orbiter is mad because video game? Lmao. Pathetic

[–] Z_Poster365@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

Let’s keep fucking with their vidya games then if it makes them destroy the US imperialist organs

[–] dead@hexbear.net 35 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I don't think Asmongold actually cared about the Path of Exile boosting, to be honst. He was reluctant to talk about it. Asmongold got boosted by his fans in WoW all the time. He got carried through all of vanilla classic and his fans mailed him thousands of in game gold. Asmongold quit raiding in TBC classic because the raids were too hard.

Asmongold spends half his streams doing right wing political commentary now and talking about how much he loves what Trump is doing. I think Asmongold still has a positive opinion of Elon.

Asmongold's latest harebrained theory is that Trump is somehow reviving 2014 gamergate to save video game and that USAID funded the opposition to gamergate. It's a 15 minute video on his channel, 3 days ago.

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 24 points 2 days ago

I know we joke about brain worms around here, but literally what the fuck happened to these people. They can't be well.

[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol that's funny, I played BC back when it was live and cleared most of the initial endgame. I don't remember it being THAT hard...

[–] dead@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It depends which Phase you played in, I think. Burning Crusade was released in 5 phases, each phase lasting around 3-4 months.

Phase 1 was easy. The main content was Karazhan (10-player raid) and 2 x 25-player raid bosses, Gruul the Dragonkiller and Magtheridon.

Phase 2 was a nightmare. It has 2 x 25-player raids with a total of 14 bosses, Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep. Only like 20% of guilds were able to kill all of the bosses before the nerf. The final boss of Tempest Keep was a 15-minute choreographed fight where each of the 25 players had a unique role and you basically had to restart the fight if any player died.

Phase 3 was medium difficulty. It had 2 x 25-player raids, Black Temple and Mount Hyjal. Black Temple is the most iconic raid of Burning Crusade. You fight Illidan as the final boss.

Phase 4 was by far the easiest phase. The raid was Zul-Aman, 10-player raid. It was the same difficulty as Karazhan but you had all your powerful gear from Phase 3.

Phase 5 was impossible difficulty. The raid was Sunwell Plateau 25-player raid, which is sometimes considered to be the hardest WoW raid of all time.

[–] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

Ahhh, yeah I was thru phase 2. Remember TK for sure

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought he quit TBC classic because his mom died. I know it was only 2021 but I'm struggling to remember what I did that year

[–] dead@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He quit TBC in September after trying to do Tempest Keep not being able to kill any boss with his raid. His mom died at the end of October. If these 2 things are related, I was not aware of it.

https://old.reddit.com/r/classicwowtbc/comments/ppy71d/asmongold_could_not_kill_a_single_boss_in_tempest/

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[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 30 points 3 days ago

The last few years have seen a dramatic leap in New Types of Guy prototyping and manufacture. What an exciting time for Type of Guy science.

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I could swear someone said this as a bit on here a couple weeks ago.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

mao-wave

Path of Exile players are not OK lol

[–] anaesidemus@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago

Still sane, exile?

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 32 points 3 days ago

Fuck me i wish i didn't have enough experience in the world to know you're likely not joking.

Fuck

[–] Cammy@hexbear.net 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Sulv@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Look, I can get past the Nazi salute, but I draw the line at being a fake gamer.

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

I don't get it, he was accused of being a fake gamer, and then he proved himself by doing the ultimate gaming move

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Amazing how many chuddy douchebros base their political opinions, and their reality, off of video games

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 3 days ago

have more respect for that internal consistency than I do for most libs

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Be sure to remind him Israel is woke and gay exhibit A, look at all that gay. Throw that they're doing some DEI initiatives or whatever and that American Government has been funding them directly on the basis of defense.

But is that money going to defense? OR TO WOKE???

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

he is a Jewish white South African-American dual citizen, which is honestly the punchline to this take.

Don't know where he stands on Israel but as far as I've gaged it's like the synagogue-ambient soft zionism I also used to have before I actually went there shrug-outta-hecks

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

You sure got a live one.

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

I'm picturing Adam Friedland dressed as Asmongold and now I can't get that image out of my head

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

Oh no, they LOVE to bring up gay Israel. Like "see? This is the LGBTQ-friendly country! It's the one we support! Now excuse me while I ban transgender people from being within 500 miles of a school."

[–] Moonworm@hexbear.net 18 points 3 days ago

It's about ethics in video game journalism.

[–] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 16 points 3 days ago

Damn that is a new type of guy fr

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago
[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

Nurture this seed