At the start of WoW: Dragonflight , streamer Asmongold went live again with his main channel on Twitch. The first time in months. Asmongold actually wanted to go live again with his main channel in September, but he had a panic attack and almost gave up the channel. Now, however, his fans welcomed him warmly with a financial blessing.
What is strange about the channel “Asmongold”:
- The channel of “Asmongold” is now so big that it scares its owner. With over 3 million followers, it is one of the largest channels on Twitch.
- But the stress of performing as “Asmongold” became too much for the streamer: Every statement was evaluated and discussed by him, turned into YouTube clips, and recycled. Controversial discussions on reddit repeatedly annoyed Asmongold and drained his energy – but he couldn’t avoid them either, instead talking himself into trouble time and again.
- Therefore, he decided – especially in the face of personal problems – to stream on a second channel where he is less in the public eye.
Panic Attack at 7 AM Prevents Return
This is how his planned return went: On September 26, Asmongold announced that he would actually stream again on his “main channel”, as WoW Classic – Wrath of the Lich King was released, but the night before his return, Asmongold suddenly had a panic attack.
He said he woke up at 7 AM and couldn’t go back to sleep. So he just gave up. He said he might never return to the main channel.
How was his actual return? Asmongold’s return to his main channel was a complete success. The viewer count exploded and peaked at 200,000.
He returned to Twitch, as one knows him, in full nerdiness. The return was cut and immortalized as “Return of the King” in the clip:
Buddy Rallies Support for Asmongold, Passes the Hat
This earned him a lot of money and some emotion: A buddy of his, who appears in many videos, Mcconnell really rallied support for Asmongold. He said that they had gone through two tough years, not only in the game but also outside of it:
A new era of dragons has begun? We will set out to the mythical Dragon Isles, we will claim our damn cool stuff that we need from there. So, if you want to march with Asmongold through the epic adventure until the end: Raise your Dongers now. Raise your Kappas. Share your energy, okay? And don’t forget to Twitch Prime! Twitch Prime right now. Twitch Prime for Dragon Flight. Are you doing it?
Asmongold seemed genuinely touched during the passages about the “hard time” and repeatedly said “That’s right” or “Exactly”, while fans followed Mcconnell’s speech and donated 8,000 Twitch Prime subs worth about €20,000.
This even made Asmongold a bit embarrassed. He thanked the fans for their support.
What’s next? Asmongold is still unsure about the peace. He knows how susceptible he is to wearing himself out on “the big channel”.
He says he tries to stream there daily now, but he doesn’t want to stress himself too much. It has been a “cycle” for 5 years, but he is doing his best.
Asmongold bids farewell to his cluttered room – The end of a Twitch legend
