



According to a 30-day metric view on Twitch Tracker, Asmongold has gained 55% more average viewers, almost doubled his hours watched, pulled in almost triple his average follower count, and hit his all-time highest concurrent paid subscriber count. Throughout the now month-long saga, he’s had his best month to date. Leading up to the big day, streams and VoDs of Asmongold picking out his future race, class, weapon, and mount through the videos of other content creators helped build up hype. His relatable tales and the knowledge of the genre’s epic highs and disappointing lows have helped hold his stream high atop the charts, appealing to nostalgic MMO veterans and those with less time or skill who live vicariously through his on-screen adventures. A devoted player from the game’s launch back in 2004, he has limitless stories to tell about his time playing and growing up alongside Blizzard’s genre-defining MMO, from having his mom help him farm a rare mount to his entire guild finding out that they were all being played by the same girl. For years, Asmongold has been one of - if not the - most popular World of Warcraft content creators around. Exodusįinal Fantasy XIV‘s meteoric rise in popularity could have happened years ago, even back when it launched in 2013. Then, spurred on by a bunch of other WoW personalities leaving his favorite game during its longest content drought in 17 years and a misleading article claiming Final Fantasy XIV had taken the crown of its rival, he finally decided to stroll over to the other side. Fitbit Versa 3įor years he had scoffed at the game - his love of MMORPGs and adventure tainted by “weebs” and catgirls.
