Square Enix should hire Asmongold as an adviser

[Skiros]

He probably would do it for free. They really need his help especially since he's a long-time MMO veteran and has great insight into MMO design. He can help Square Enix see any potential blind spots in their new systems.

[Theodric_Thorne]

Other people might flame you for this suggestion because of his reputation and his fans, but I agree with you. He's got kind of a Colbert Report thing going on. When he's just being Zach and not Asmongold, he's a fairly reasonable guy and I'm sure he'd love to be consulted. He's a new player but a veteran MMO player like you said, which gives him the perfect mix of experience to help SE improve the game for new players and veterans.

[van_arn]

Why hire him when he does that every time he streams anyway? Just take his advice under consideration, the same way any other player's advice is taken into consideration.

[bass9020]

Yea no.

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[SherlottaEryut]

I think Square Enix are doing fine as they are… They have numerous professional & experienced employees.

We can’t deny Asmon contributed to the influx of players, but he should remain a streamer/entertainer.

[Goji1639]

As a hire, he'd be most useful as a prop in a marketing campaign directed specifically at the disillusioned WoW playerbase. His value lies mostly in being a bridge between WoW and FFXIV.

[Jadedsins]

Why? When the game is doing fine, if anything his ideas would make things worse.

[Canadane]

There is a reason gamers don't make good game designers.

[RitsukoSonoda]

Why should they hire a guy I never heard of to be an advisor on a game I play? If I haven't heard of them then they aren't important.

[Atreides]

I like watching his FFXIV streams but I wouldn't go so far to say he would be a good choice for the game direction. I think we're in a good spot as it is now.