"Big di*k question here": Asmongold discusses monetization strategy for Riot's upcoming MMO

sportskeeda.com:

In his most recent stream, Zack "Asmongold" weighed in on Riot's new MMO while reacting to statements about the monetization strategy from VP Greg "Ghostcrawler." The latter delivered these revelations on a recent podcast with MMO enthusiast Kanon. The game has been in the making for a long time, and fans have been waiting for any and all information about it.

As a veteran MMO content creator and streamer, Zack is a pillar of the community and was quite impressed when Kanon asked Greg whether a purely cosmetic monetization strategy was enough to sustain the game. He stated:

The Texan streamer is somewhat of an authority when it comes to Massively Multiplayer Online games and has been streaming related titles such as World of Warcraft, Lost Ark and Final Fantasy XIV Online for thousands of hours in his career.

Known for his outspoken criticisms against developers he finds lacking, Asmongold has been following most of the developments around Riot's upcoming game. He was quite impressed with Kanon's question about cosmetics and the free-to-play nature of the game, as described by Ghostcrawler, the VP of the project.

This was Kanon's question:

Ghostcrawler responded that while games such as these are quite expensive to make, having run the necessary numbers and market research, it would be fine.

Asmongold wholeheartedly agreed with this statement and gave the example of two of Riot's free games which are highly popular and make them quite a lot of money. He stated:

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A few seconds later, Asmongold cautioned his audience not to celebrate early after Ghostcrawler reiterated that Riot hasn't finalized the monetization strategy and pay-to-win might still be on the table. He warned:

Many in Asmongold's audience agreed