But that’s not how Zack operates the two accounts. Asmongold is a character and often appears to be a caricature of the “typical” gamer.
Thus, Asmongold accepted an award for best MMORPG streamer via video call from his messy room because he didn’t want to leave the house. However, this is just a character that Zack plays: his so-called streamer persona.
A famous example is Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV and his persona “Dr Disrespect”. As Doc, he wears a wig and sunglasses, and puts on loud and spectacular performances. When he occasionally breaks character to communicate something, it’s a strong signal: Here, things are getting real.
This way, Zack can maintain some privacy: While Asmongold is very present online, very little is known about the streamer Zack – neither his last name nor his exact year of birth is known – he is believed to have been born between 1990 and 1991.
As Zack, he appears slightly calmer and tends to share his personal thoughts and opinions with his viewers.
At least that’s the theory. Not everyone sees a big difference between the streams on the two channels, and the boundaries between Zack and his persona Asmongold are not always very clear. However, this distinction seems very important to him.
If Zack no longer wants to return to his main channel, he could also be saying goodbye to his persona Asmongold.
How did the switch come about? The streamer apparently had a really bad day in July 2022 that led him to reevaluate his life. Because there seemed to be a lot going wrong with Zack as a person.
Viewers suspect other motives
What do the fans think? Some viewers suspect calculation behind the decision. Because unlike the main account, “zackrawrr” is not monetized. This means Twitch spends a lot of money to provide live videos, but does not earn from subs or ads through the channel.
Meanwhile, Zack earns on YouTube with videos and highlight clips from his Twitch streams.
According to Zack’s own calculations, he has cost Twitch nearly 165,000 € in August alone by streaming from his secondary account. As discussed in the Asmongold subreddit, he could use this sum as leverage to renegotiate his contract with Twitch (via reddit).
What do you think about the whole situation? Can you understand the difference between Zack and Asmongold or is it all the same? Do you sense other motives here? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
As the owner of the gaming organization One True King (OTK), Zack – or rather Asmongold – currently has other concerns. Because OTK co-founder Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is currently involved in a scandal and Zack must manage damage control.
But that’s not how Zack operates the two accounts. Asmongold is a character and often appears to be a caricature of the “typical” gamer.
Thus, Asmongold accepted an award for best MMORPG streamer via video call from his messy room because he didn’t want to leave the house. However, this is just a character that Zack plays: his so-called streamer persona.
A famous example is Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV and his persona “Dr Disrespect”. As Doc, he wears a wig and sunglasses, and puts on loud and spectacular performances. When he occasionally breaks character to communicate something, it’s a strong signal: Here, things are getting real.
This way, Zack can maintain some privacy: While Asmongold is very present online, very little is known about the streamer Zack – neither his last name nor his exact year of birth is known – he is believed to have been born between 1990 and 1991.
As Zack, he appears slightly calmer and tends to share his personal thoughts and opinions with his viewers.
At least that’s the theory. Not everyone sees a big difference between the streams on the two channels, and the boundaries between Zack and his persona Asmongold are not always very clear. However, this distinction seems very important to him.
If Zack no longer wants to return to his main channel, he could also be saying goodbye to his persona Asmongold.
How did the switch come about? The streamer apparently had a really bad day in July 2022 that led him to reevaluate his life. Because there seemed to be a lot going wrong with Zack as a person.
Viewers suspect other motives
What do the fans think? Some viewers suspect calculation behind the decision. Because unlike the main account, “zackrawrr” is not monetized. This means Twitch spends a lot of money to provide live videos, but does not earn from subs or ads through the channel.
Meanwhile, Zack earns on YouTube with videos and highlight clips from his Twitch streams.
According to Zack’s own calculations, he has cost Twitch nearly 165,000 € in August alone by streaming from his secondary account. As discussed in the Asmongold subreddit, he could use this sum as leverage to renegotiate his contract with Twitch (via reddit).
What do you think about the whole situation? Can you understand the difference between Zack and Asmongold or is it all the same? Do you sense other motives here? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
As the owner of the gaming organization One True King (OTK), Zack – or rather Asmongold – currently has other concerns. Because OTK co-founder Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is currently involved in a scandal and Zack must manage damage control.
But that’s not how Zack operates the two accounts. Asmongold is a character and often appears to be a caricature of the “typical” gamer.
Thus, Asmongold accepted an award for best MMORPG streamer via video call from his messy room because he didn’t want to leave the house. However, this is just a character that Zack plays: his so-called streamer persona.
A famous example is Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV and his persona “Dr Disrespect”. As Doc, he wears a wig and sunglasses, and puts on loud and spectacular performances. When he occasionally breaks character to communicate something, it’s a strong signal: Here, things are getting real.
This way, Zack can maintain some privacy: While Asmongold is very present online, very little is known about the streamer Zack – neither his last name nor his exact year of birth is known – he is believed to have been born between 1990 and 1991.
As Zack, he appears slightly calmer and tends to share his personal thoughts and opinions with his viewers.
At least that’s the theory. Not everyone sees a big difference between the streams on the two channels, and the boundaries between Zack and his persona Asmongold are not always very clear. However, this distinction seems very important to him.
If Zack no longer wants to return to his main channel, he could also be saying goodbye to his persona Asmongold.
How did the switch come about? The streamer apparently had a really bad day in July 2022 that led him to reevaluate his life. Because there seemed to be a lot going wrong with Zack as a person.
Viewers suspect other motives
What do the fans think? Some viewers suspect calculation behind the decision. Because unlike the main account, “zackrawrr” is not monetized. This means Twitch spends a lot of money to provide live videos, but does not earn from subs or ads through the channel.
Meanwhile, Zack earns on YouTube with videos and highlight clips from his Twitch streams.
According to Zack’s own calculations, he has cost Twitch nearly 165,000 € in August alone by streaming from his secondary account. As discussed in the Asmongold subreddit, he could use this sum as leverage to renegotiate his contract with Twitch (via reddit).
What do you think about the whole situation? Can you understand the difference between Zack and Asmongold or is it all the same? Do you sense other motives here? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
As the owner of the gaming organization One True King (OTK), Zack – or rather Asmongold – currently has other concerns. Because OTK co-founder Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is currently involved in a scandal and Zack must manage damage control.
For the release of WotLK Classic, Twitch star Zack aka “Asmongold”, who has only been streaming on his smaller secondary account since July, wanted to return to his main channel. But that apparently causes him some anxiety. In the stream, he even talks about panic attacks.
Who is it about? With over 3 million followers, Asmongold runs one of the larger channels on Twitch. Behind it is the Texan streamer Zack. Since mid-July, however, he has only been active on his significantly smaller secondary account “zackrawrr”.
On the secondary account, Zack has “only” 938,000 followers. However, the viewer numbers there are now similar to those of his main channel. In the last 3 days, he averaged 26,500 viewers, with a peak of over 78,000 concurrent viewers (via sullygnome).
More about Zack and his alter ego Asmongold can be seen in the video.
Panic attacks due to the return to the main account
What’s going on? In a stream on September 26, Zack spoke about a possible return to his main channel.
Zack said he originally planned the comeback of the main channel with the release of WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic. He even prepared a tweet announcing the return of Asmongold.
On the day of the release, however, he changed his mind and stopped the publication of the post. The streamer seems to have some sort of mental block, referring to it as a “strange personal thing”. It appears to be bothering him a lot and even robbing him of sleep.
I woke up at 7 am and had something like a panic attack. I freaked out and couldn’t sleep at all.
Zack via Twitch
Finally, Zack just gave up. The streamer ended the topic with a surprising announcement: He is no longer sure if he will ever return to his main channel. You can see the whole clip in the original English audio here:
Why is this such a big deal for Zack? The decision about which channel to stream on might seem trivial to some. Even some fans have little understanding of this. After all, the viewer numbers on both accounts are now similarly high, so it hardly makes a difference.
How did the switch come about? The streamer apparently had a really bad day in July 2022 that led him to reevaluate his life. Because there seemed to be a lot going wrong with Zack as a person.
Viewers suspect other motives
What do the fans think? Some viewers suspect calculation behind the decision. Because unlike the main account, “zackrawrr” is not monetized. This means Twitch spends a lot of money to provide live videos, but does not earn from subs or ads through the channel.
Meanwhile, Zack earns on YouTube with videos and highlight clips from his Twitch streams.
According to Zack’s own calculations, he has cost Twitch nearly 165,000 € in August alone by streaming from his secondary account. As discussed in the Asmongold subreddit, he could use this sum as leverage to renegotiate his contract with Twitch (via reddit).
What do you think about the whole situation? Can you understand the difference between Zack and Asmongold or is it all the same? Do you sense other motives here? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
As the owner of the gaming organization One True King (OTK), Zack – or rather Asmongold – currently has other concerns. Because OTK co-founder Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is currently involved in a scandal and Zack must manage damage control.
But that’s not how Zack operates the two accounts. Asmongold is a character and often appears to be a caricature of the “typical” gamer.
Thus, Asmongold accepted an award for best MMORPG streamer via video call from his messy room because he didn’t want to leave the house. However, this is just a character that Zack plays: his so-called streamer persona.
A famous example is Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV and his persona “Dr Disrespect”. As Doc, he wears a wig and sunglasses, and puts on loud and spectacular performances. When he occasionally breaks character to communicate something, it’s a strong signal: Here, things are getting real.
This way, Zack can maintain some privacy: While Asmongold is very present online, very little is known about the streamer Zack – neither his last name nor his exact year of birth is known – he is believed to have been born between 1990 and 1991.
As Zack, he appears slightly calmer and tends to share his personal thoughts and opinions with his viewers.
At least that’s the theory. Not everyone sees a big difference between the streams on the two channels, and the boundaries between Zack and his persona Asmongold are not always very clear. However, this distinction seems very important to him.
If Zack no longer wants to return to his main channel, he could also be saying goodbye to his persona Asmongold.
How did the switch come about? The streamer apparently had a really bad day in July 2022 that led him to reevaluate his life. Because there seemed to be a lot going wrong with Zack as a person.
Viewers suspect other motives
What do the fans think? Some viewers suspect calculation behind the decision. Because unlike the main account, “zackrawrr” is not monetized. This means Twitch spends a lot of money to provide live videos, but does not earn from subs or ads through the channel.
Meanwhile, Zack earns on YouTube with videos and highlight clips from his Twitch streams.
According to Zack’s own calculations, he has cost Twitch nearly 165,000 € in August alone by streaming from his secondary account. As discussed in the Asmongold subreddit, he could use this sum as leverage to renegotiate his contract with Twitch (via reddit).
What do you think about the whole situation? Can you understand the difference between Zack and Asmongold or is it all the same? Do you sense other motives here? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
As the owner of the gaming organization One True King (OTK), Zack – or rather Asmongold – currently has other concerns. Because OTK co-founder Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is currently involved in a scandal and Zack must manage damage control.
But that’s not how Zack operates the two accounts. Asmongold is a character and often appears to be a caricature of the “typical” gamer.
Thus, Asmongold accepted an award for best MMORPG streamer via video call from his messy room because he didn’t want to leave the house. However, this is just a character that Zack plays: his so-called streamer persona.
A famous example is Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV and his persona “Dr Disrespect”. As Doc, he wears a wig and sunglasses, and puts on loud and spectacular performances. When he occasionally breaks character to communicate something, it’s a strong signal: Here, things are getting real.
This way, Zack can maintain some privacy: While Asmongold is very present online, very little is known about the streamer Zack – neither his last name nor his exact year of birth is known – he is believed to have been born between 1990 and 1991.
As Zack, he appears slightly calmer and tends to share his personal thoughts and opinions with his viewers.
At least that’s the theory. Not everyone sees a big difference between the streams on the two channels, and the boundaries between Zack and his persona Asmongold are not always very clear. However, this distinction seems very important to him.
If Zack no longer wants to return to his main channel, he could also be saying goodbye to his persona Asmongold.
How did the switch come about? The streamer apparently had a really bad day in July 2022 that led him to reevaluate his life. Because there seemed to be a lot going wrong with Zack as a person.
Viewers suspect other motives
What do the fans think? Some viewers suspect calculation behind the decision. Because unlike the main account, “zackrawrr” is not monetized. This means Twitch spends a lot of money to provide live videos, but does not earn from subs or ads through the channel.
Meanwhile, Zack earns on YouTube with videos and highlight clips from his Twitch streams.
According to Zack’s own calculations, he has cost Twitch nearly 165,000 € in August alone by streaming from his secondary account. As discussed in the Asmongold subreddit, he could use this sum as leverage to renegotiate his contract with Twitch (via reddit).
What do you think about the whole situation? Can you understand the difference between Zack and Asmongold or is it all the same? Do you sense other motives here? Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion.
As the owner of the gaming organization One True King (OTK), Zack – or rather Asmongold – currently has other concerns. Because OTK co-founder Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo is currently involved in a scandal and Zack must manage damage control.
