Asmongold defends Olympus guild amid ban calls

During a Sept. 21 livestream, Asmongold addressed calls for him to be banned from WoW Forever after thousands joined his Olympus guild during the game’s beta, drawing large groups into major in-game hubs.

Players reported hundreds of followers gathering in cities like Stormwind at the same time, which some said caused severe frame-rate drops. One player reported the area dropped to 10 frames per second. Others raised concerns that concentrated following could lead to mass harassment.

Responding during the livestream, he addressed allegations of special treatment for content creators and told viewers: “I would like to address the allegations that everybody else should quit their guild and join Olympus. They’re true. There are two groups of people in WoW Forever. There are the people who are in Olympus and the people who aren’t in Olympus yet.” He also called some critics “fat in real life” and “snowflakes” and noted that he had seen pushback to complaints on the game’s forums.

Discussion about Olympus has appeared on community forums and the Classic WoW subreddit. An initial post alleging special rules for creators was removed, while other threads have urged relief from crowded hubs. Some users suggested creating a separate server for Olympus members to avoid disruption.

Asmongold is a long-standing World of Warcraft streamer who often returns to the game around major updates. The rapid growth of Olympus during the WoW Forever beta attracted attention for its visual and gameplay impact when large groups gather in shared locations and for potential effects on player-versus-player encounters.

As of the stream and subsequent forum posts, WoW Forever operators had not announced bans or rule changes tied specifically to Olympus.