The Internet's Outrage Machine and Why You Can't Argue With It

In a recent video defending his Dragon's Dogma 2 review, Asmongold laid out a broader argument about how internet outrage functions as entertainment — and why trying to reason with people who have already made up their minds is a fool's errand. The immediate trigger was criticism over his failure to mention microtransactions and performance issues in his review of the game. But the real subject was something larger: the gap between online outrage and actual consumer behavior, and the futility of fighting ideological conviction with logic.

The Microtransaction That Wasn't

The controversy centers on items Capcom planned to sell in Dragon's Dogma 2 — things like fast travel points and character edit vouchers. Asmongold acknowledged that Capcom provided a media kit listing what would be sold, but he says the items struck him as "useless and stupid" and didn't seem worth mentioning. "They didn't start being sold until the store turned on," he explained. "By the time I was writing my review, I didn't remember — or even think it would be my responsibility to review something I didn't have access to."