The YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes is considered one of the smartest minds when it comes to MMORPGs and MMOs. He now claims that Blizzard asked him what it would cost for him to promote a new game mode in the card game Hearthstone , but the studio received a rejection from Hayes.
Who is that?
- Josh Strife Hayes is a gaming content creator specialized in analyzing MMOs and MMORPGs. The Brit is a sharp analyst and is viewed critically towards MMOs.
- He is known for his YouTube series “Worst MMO ever”, where he presents and dissects MMOs. He has particularly excelled in analyzing the Pay2Win mechanics of Diablo Immortal .
- A larger audience knows Josh Strife Hayes through Asmongold: He is the largest content creator for MMOs and MMORPGs on YouTube and Twitch. The American regularly watches Josh Strife Hayes’ videos and reacts to them.
Asmongold repeatedly reacts to content from Josh Strife Hayes:
“Just make a good game”
The expert says: In a clip on TikTok, Hayes states that Blizzard asked him what his conditions would be to promote a game. They wanted him to promote the new game mode for Hearthstone and asked him how much it would cost.
Hayes replied: “Nothing, just make a good game.”
Hayes says:
- If a publisher makes a very good game, he would simply create a video about it and say that it is good.
- But if Blizzard plans to make a lousy game and pay him to tell everyone it is good, they should better invest the money into the game and improve it.
What does Asmongold say? Of course, Asmongold has already reacted to the video (via youtube). In doing so, Hayes finds open doors with Asmongold, however, Asmongold does not display such selfless behavior towards sponsorship.
On the contrary: Asmongold wants Blizzard to retroactively pay him if he praised their game.
The streamer is still upset that Blizzard pays the streamer Emiru specifically to play Overwatch 2. While he, the major critic of Blizzard, defended Overwatch 2 for free against critical voices among the fans.
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