The great streamer Asmongold is joining FFXIV

[Goji1639]

Tbh, I think most of his fans are excited about it because of the upcoming memes and because they want to hear him trash the game and partake in it themselves.

I actually do like Asmongold's Streams, but I am also not blind and I read his chat and know how it works and so does he which is why he has said that he knows it's going to happen and why he's so defensive about it.
I really wish he'd play the game off-stream, because I really don't think it's actually possible for him to give the game a genuine try while streaming.
He's going to ruin the entire experience and at that point I honestly don't see the point other than to just create drama content for the views.

These are all fair points, and I think some people may be conflating his wishes here.

It's not that he wants the whole world to not mention what he's doing; he just wants his viewers to shut up during the stream and let him attempt to enjoy the game. The people getting all worked up about welcome threads because "OMG ASMON SAID TO BE QUIET AND LET HIM PLAY!" are likely missing the point.

It sounds like at least his intention is to not unfairly crap on the game, which is a good thing. Even if most of his audience hates it, though, it's a big audience. Some of them might see something they like.

No, it's a very poor way to chalk it up. You can narrow it down to the individual being apathetic towards his status. Seemed blatantly obvious, if you ask me.

This wasn't some man on the street interview where someone waved him down and asked him how he felt about Asmon; he's the one who jumped into this thread just to say 'this topic isn't important, I don't care.' Once he made the decision to interject himself he can't claim apathy. He cared enough to do it, and he didn't give ANY explanation why, so people might assume jealousy was the motivation. That's his fault.