Streamer Asmongold has no more compromises in MMORPGs: “If someone does something wrong, I just kick them.”
Almost everyone has had to deal with players in MMORPGs who were not contributing successfully to their group’s goals. Streamer Asmongold has no mercy in that regard. If someone makes mistakes, they are simply kicked – without explanation.
What did Asmongold say? In a stream on December 26, Asmongold commented on the issue of kicking other players in MMORPGs – and explained how he will handle it in World of Warcraft:
This is how I deal with it. And this is how I will handle it from now on in WoW. If someone does something wrong, I just kick them out. That’s it. I don’t talk to them, I don’t negotiate with them. If you’re not here to play the game the right way, then you’ll be kicked. I’m not going to try to explain that to you.
This is Asmongold’s reasoning: Asmongold’s reasoning is at least logical. In his view, it is not toxic to kick a player from the group if they make mistakes. Instead, he finds it toxic when someone joins a group and then hinders the 7 or 20 other players with their mistakes.
You’re just wasting everyone’s time. I’m not going to discuss this with you, you’re just out. […] Toxic? I don’t think that’s toxic. […] It’s toxic to join a group and waste the time of 7 or 20 other people. That’s not toxic. You’re just out.
It should be noted that Asmongold is primarily talking about “farm groups” here. These are dungeon or raid visits where players are expected to already know what to do. It’s about efficiency and completing game content as quickly as possible.
Kick features are hotly debated: In most games, the kick features are hotly debated. There’s always a need to weigh two different factors:
- Toxic solo players who intentionally ruin the game for others and simply do not want to contribute to the game goal can hinder a group or make success impossible.
- Toxic groups that kick “good” players just before the end of the game objective, only to annoy them and waste their time, are on the other side of the spectrum.
Ultimately, the question always lies behind whether players should have moderation rights in a given game or not.
What do you think? Do you find Asmongold’s viewpoint understandable? Or is kicking a player only the right approach in very rare cases?
