Aging, maturing, growing, changing, evolving. All of this is part of life. To deny yourself these experiences is to rob yourself of your potential.

I fucking love your personal growth, man. It makes me want to be better. And I'm saying that with all honesty. Love you Pyro, best regards from Uruguay

You are just BY FAR the most self-aware person I've seen on here in a while. Its a massively refreshing change, Preach has been pretty much the only one I've thought of that way until this video. Thanks man.

Mad respect for your growth over the months/years. I was someone that criticized your incidents in the past (respectfully), but to see the change here, I'm really happy for you man. You've come a long way.

Props for the way you're handling it. Your empathy is allowing you to see yourself in Tali, but his inability to judge himself make you two VERY different people. Obviously, it's just my opinion on what I've seen over the years of watching the both of you.

Tali’s scripted videos were generally entertaining but after seeing him lash out repeatedly during his streams ruined even the scripted vids for me

This isn’t even the first incident. Asmon been living in his brain for 5 years. Tali talked again about asmon for over 3 hours on stream the day after asmon responded and shitting on his viewers who called him out. At the same time Asmon refuses to even talk about Tali unless he does it first. He only lashes out in self defence whereas tali strikes out maliciously

"You must confront it. To look into the face of your foe... And see yourself in him. Only then can you break the cycle" - some dragon guy probably

Tali is just so incredibly fake. He's like a retail manager. smh

I have a tremendous amount of respect for you as a person, and that respect has been growing exponentially especially in the past few months. I think your personal growth, your intelligence and your compassion are more than admirable. Not only do I love your WoW-related content, but I personally admire who've you've become.

Unsubbed from that channel a long time ago when it became apparent that the man behind the over the top energetic script was actually not a nice guy. I'm not a streamer, but if I was I might lash out at people or get overly defensive if I felt attacked. But to go over the top and call people racist with 0 basis just to try and win an argument really shows a lack of character. That's something I can say with certainty I would never do.

Asmon has had a ton of dogshit take But Tali shit talking him on stream after asking asmon to not talk about him/watch his channel, deplorable

God i'm so fucking proud of you Pyro. Your self reflection over the past year and growth as a person and creator has been such a god damn joy to fucking watch man. Just amazing man.

Taliesins behavior on stream makes him look completely insecure.

Pyro's redemption arc is S tier storytelling

I’m sure it hurts Tali to see other people succeeding while being genuine to themselves when the only popular content he has requires him to script himself an alternative personality because the real him is so dislikable

Great take on things. Very mature and healthy. It is why I re-subbed, and enjoy your video's once again. Thank you Pyro!

Pyro be proud of the man you have become. God bless

Not the biggest Asmon fan, but I never got the impression he was racist. Tali on the other hand feels like they just want to play the victim

Taking the high road = win, always

Love Taliesin’s videos but I’ve never seen a clip of his streams where he comes out looking good.

I genuinely would love to see a world with a big pre-TWW lore podcast/discussion video with the likes of you, Taliesin, Accolon, Bellular, etc. just all setting any differences aside and bouncing ideas off each other for TWW and World Soul Saga predictions. As someone who admittedly watches more T&E content (primarily the scripted and conversational content with both of them, less so the more community rant-based content), I have to say I respect the way you’ve come to see things. I love seeing the way you get so excited about some of the lore these days. The short story read was great.

MAD respect for your growth and learning these last few years. To be able to look at someone who mirrors your own Sha back at you with empathy is the truest sign of growth. After you heal something, it tends to be very tender and hypersensitive, but to be able to extend empathy in that area shows that your wounds are healing well

Pyro my brother I love seeing this side of you. Keep on being empathetic, understanding, and growing into a better version of yourself. Also keep being passionate about gaming and lore.

also i love your referencing to the Sha inside of us irl. i think of my internal darkness that way too, like anytime I have negative emotions (anxiety, self doubt, pride, ego) im like woah the sha is taking hold and I have to fight this

Man the way the amount this man has grown during his time in FFXIV

Your personal growth is so awesome to see Pyro! That's some wise words you said in this video! Relating to him. Reminds me of Estinien relating to Nidhogg at the end of 3.3.

You're doing good work in there, dude. A lesson I had to learn long ago in my own personal quest is that what *I* do is my problem. What someone else does is *their* problem and I have enough to work on without carrying someone else's problems. And I go by "protect your brand" because, like you, I'm a content creator, except mine are books. If I'm always talking smack about other authors, all I am doing is hurting myself. Do I have opinions on various things, oh yeah. My rules for dealing with my opinions when it comes to other people or their work: I don't talk in public about them because, inevitably, someone is going to either get defensive on that comment or they'll decide I'm a f-tard and need to be protested against. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but not everyone has to hear it. I talk with my husband when I need to vent. Put the keyboard and mic down and back away, take a day to think about it before you go off on the rant. Remember that everyone has a bad day, or a bad idea for content and it's not my place to tell them that. If you are going to review (and I did that for almost 10 years for a job), try to find at least one good thing about it for one bad. (in my defense, there was only one book I ever gave a 1-star and I really had to work to find that one, but I wasn't going to zero it out, bad as it was). The internet is forever. Call that guy an "oblivious wizard in his ivory tower" (yes, that's a real reference from my past) and it will haunt you for YEARS. Your opinion may change in the future but that remark won't. Love your content, Pyro, and the self-discovery you're doing. You're teaching this old dog a few new tricks and I do appreciate it. I can say I'm not too old to learn. ((hugs))

Grown ass man, a pleasure following you.

I need Emet-Selch narration for context in all videos going forward.

Tali must intergrate the shadow

Another interesting fractal and division of the war within in the community is retail vs classic, etc. The community is very divided about that. Retail players say classic and classic players suck and vice versa. The new and old community. The fans of the new and the fans of the old design. And we also see blending of the two ideas especially as we approach the closer expansions to retail in classic like cata now. Mop and sod having some similar creative experiments. I'm sure they want people invested more as warcraft as a franchise over a single version of the game. There's also merit to classic's game design and initial passion to create the package of wow's first iteration. Pre launch development was way different than once they went live. There's also merit to the decades after they went on the market of continued live developments trying to always deliver something new and accomodate their playerbase. It might also inform their decisions if they wanted to try to bring both players together if they pursue a wow reset or wow 2, or the next saga after the world soul saga.

Man the world needs more of this mindset, i love the growth and introspection ❤

Feelsgoodman, Tali being seen for what he is

bro the mop music when u start talking about the Sha, had me dying.

I can't believe Pyromancer matured and changed for the better more in the past 2 years than Tali has in the past 5 years.

You should check out Carl Jung and "Shadow work" he talks a lot about what you bring up here... self reflection and recognizing our own faults, etc, is the key. Bringing up the "Sha" hiding in the dark places inside us, etc...

There're two things that bring pleasure: - Stimulation - Fulfillment I'm a creator too, and I'm frustrated with my successes so far. Despite making 600$ a month with my music passively, which is a huuuge feat already in comparison to many artists. I digress. So, knowing that some people really ducking love my music (based on occasional comments and questions, and streams ofc) is huge. But at the same time we people are built to always seek more stimulation and chase that new shiny thing. Only to realize then that it's not even that cool. Which is why all of us need to remind ourselves from time to time, that Fulfilment is the real game. And not external validation or stimulation. Mic drop.

Tali always smiling and laughing, even when he is clearly not happy, looks like he is some maniac Joker style

Yo Pyro! You looking way healthier lately, both mentally and physically! Have you been integrating workouts to your lifestyle? Bruh, you've come a long way since the whole Xeno situation, keep it up man! Started watching again even though Im a FFXIV pleb, so yah, glad for ya man.

Hysterical that he uses an Emit-Selch voice as the narrator

6:08 Why does Pyro sound like Heath Ledger playing the Joker in this exact moment. Not the words he's saying, but just the tone of his voice. Now I want to see him do a Joker monologue.

Love this energy from you. Growth!

Great takes here pyro! thanks for that!

Wow..Great video. I love seeing how you've appeared to grown over the last year or so. That's awesome man.

The Temple of the White Tiger theme song playing over you're speech was so inspirational haha

Asmon's assessment of this clown is 100% spot on. Like, it's such a deep cut of him as a person that I don't think he even realizes how true it is because he doesn't strike me as a guy who self reflects much.

I completely agree with Pyro here.

Such a grounded and thought out take man. No ones perfect and people are often quick to label and vilify others. I think you are right that it would be cool to see people in the WoW content creator sphere who have disagreements actually talk things out (not necessarily live on stream). It's just not worth keeping all the negative crap around and if it's possible to hash things out, those involved would be better for it in the long run. All that said, sometimes it just takes one person reaching out to the other in a sincere way to get that ball moving.

This is why I only watch you and Preach for WoW content. You guys are willing to self-reflect and strive to do better when you f*** up; whereas so many others in this space (and many gaming spaces, to be fair) get a taste of fame and think they are an infallible golden god, refusing to do better and declining personally and professionally as a result. Keep up the good work, man. I appreciate your willingness to reflect and grow.

I used to get mad about stuff in game but I realized it was just stupid and now I enjoy everything I do so much more. Having an off night in a FPS? Still havin some fun and maybe I’ll do better next time. Messed up my rotation? I know how to fix it later down the line, I’ll just adjust a bit. Things going slower than normal? Whatever, I made sure to give myself a reasonable amount of time to do what I wanna do in game. Team fumbling the ball a bit? Maybe I can step up and get us back on track? Got shit on by a Smurf? I’ll just have to get better.

That video ended fantastically. Well put.

I really appreciate your self-awareness. We all struggle with our "Sha"; and it's really in-lighted of you to see your own issues. An learn / try to conquer them. I love your videos and I'm a huge supporter of T&E's content as well. I've learned in life: Not everyone is going to like you; whether you've done them wrong or not. But it's awesome to hear you say you've got no ill will toward him, regardless if you think he likes you or not. Good on you and keep making awesome content!

This is how you break a cycle of hatred, I applaud you on your perspective.

yeah everyone makes mistakes, its about how you react to them

I find it interesting that an expansion which is all about coming together, healing our wounds, maturing and uniting ends with several of the content creators doing just that. We all make mistakes. Lord knows I've been there (Hell, I'm still there sometimes). But you, good sir, have come a long way and your insight is something we all could benefit from listening to, regardless of who we are, what we've done or what we believe. Hats off!

This is a really beautiful and heartfelt video :)). it makes me so happy to see you. I'm proud of you for how you've grown and just love to see this level of light, introspection, and perspective being given within this community. We're all human beings behind the personas. I know part of the entertainment is in how one persona seems to be doing against another, but really it's all bullshit. Mostly, anyway. Thanks for being positive publically and true to who you are!

Excellent perspective on all of this. Appreciate you sharing your journey.

Damn W pyromancer he’s been out there with the panda monks. I see yo growth buddy it’s a step at a time

Astonishing growth man

Amazingly said! sorry in advance if i'm a bit blunt but hearing you right now versus that time you had a meltdown just really comes to show the huge growth you've had as an individual. Good shit bro keep it up

You know what, I used to enjoy the meltdowns but Pyro is in his healing / growth era and I’m here for it.

The real War Within is the Frenemies we made along the way.

10:42 No, the "Jailer" was Zovaal who planned everything since the minute you were born

I think you still are a community pillar tho, Pyro. Not becasue you're perfect (no one is) or because you try to market yourself as someone you're not (like Tali) - but mostly because you aren't afraid to be vulnerable, to self-reflect on your 'weaker moments' and because of the work you do around your ego. You are a pillar of this community to me because of your growth and consistency. Big hugs from Belgium

from one lore master to another it always makes me happy to see your growth and i have to ask are you excited for dawntrail at all

07:17 👏 the respect levels from this statement onwards.

What a class act take here, brother. Glad to see it!

How do I find that Stormwind panflute music at the end of the video?

Seeing you grow so much and tackle some things with such calm truly gives me inspiration to work on my own sha. It takes a lot of effort but it's possible. You managed to do it, I am working on it too. Love to see these moments of humanity, I'm glad I am still watching you after all these years! Stay strong

Are you using AI to create Emet Selch's voice over? Good chat btw, I can't stand the Wow drama, but I understand the never-ending need of some people to defend themselves. I feel bad for Wow creators getting picked apart day after day but lashing out at others is never the answer

Honest Pyro W. Had lost me previously but it def seems like youve done some work on yourself man. Proud of you and how far you come. this is 180 from before. the self awareness is humbling and to do that on the internet is 100% courageous. oh - and that tali guy just sucks

Hey pyro I’ve always lurked and not spoken much in chat but I wanted to say you have impressed me with how much you have grown in the last few years. You are doing good bro and I hope you keep it up 👍🏻

Pyromancer, since you came back to loving WoW, you have majorly changed. I say you have matured and grown up as a person. Being humble is the first step. I'm the same as you were.

I’m in love with the voice narration

Maybe uniting the WoW community is your calling... Everyone makes mistakes and there's no rule that the most advertiser friendly personality should be the person leading the way.

Pyro, I just wanted to say that I’m really proud of you and your growth here. You’re doing a really good job. I’ve been critical in the past since I deal with similar stuff as well. And yeah really admirable man. You’re an honest guy for taking accountability.

Hey dude, your amazing and im also like you. Self reflection and knowing your demons is a sign of great intelligence. Mad respect!

I see that asmon's editors are continueing their campaign

I'm so goddamn proud of you bro.

Is this the first war within patch?

OMG it is Emet's narrating. Pyro's Editors are genius.

There was a point and time when I threw you in with Tali in the same boat of immature youtubers but now you changed so much for the better I think you rose above him by MILES. You're just like the Pyromancer I became a fan of. Keep up the fantastic work man love the change and I love your content.

Don’t really stay up to date on this stuff, but it was interesting hearing your breakdown. You seem like you are in a good place now, promoting good vibes and understanding. Kudos.

Beautifully said.

You just won me back, Good on you Pyro!

Yeah, Tali is Light. Pyro is Void. He sees him as a brother who lost his way.

The analysis on the situation with the Sha. At first I was thinking: "damn this guy played panda remix lol". But listening to the whole thing changed my view on this as a meme to actually a really really good way of using the Sha to explain one's emotions. That was great honestly

glad you are doing better Pyro. Nice to see.

"You really have to want it. " - Nefarian

09:00 You are not just a great content creator , you are a great human

What a great video!! In China history there was a guy called 曹植 he wrote a "seven step away " in it he say : We are born from the same roots, so why be too hasty? .even Elon Musk twitted it before.

Pyro, its a pleasure to see you have grown and matured over time. I don't play WoW anymore (went to FF14 for a while but stopped as I'm busy with our little one at the moment!), however I am enjoying your lore videos so so much! :)

Hey. Your haircut looks nice pyro. Also liked the framing of things in this video. Takes a lot of balls to basically say, "yeah, I burned bridges. Tali dislikes me, and that's somewhat reasonable, and somewhat my own fault." You're so grown up these days Pyro. Pretty cool to see ^^

Pyro with the talk no jutsu

Gotta say, you've come a long way and i think youre completely right. He has 'Sha' he must overcome. I honestly think the attitude shift started when Evitel started stepping back to take care of the kids and do other things. I honestly miss those days......Now she just looks tired and he is Manic AF The issue for Taliesin is he doesnt see how Twitch Streams can affect KZfaq and feels he can say whatever he wants there because 'its not scripted'

“And knowing is the half the battle” Sorry I could not resist. Listening to you go on about Zen has been amusing.

The only thing I will say about Asmon is that he sure is happy courting a community that has some... questionable beliefs. It's easy views and clicks but ... feels very icky. The recent drama that game with the "censored costumes" has really brought him into the light of incel-like user base who say some (more often than not) sexist and racist stuff. His subreddit when from a pretty fun place for memes to a ton of anti-woman posting. It's been pretty gross to watch tbh. I'm looking forward to him eventually moving on and realising that userbase isn't one he wants to be mixing with but that needs to be his own decision. In the meanwhile, I stay away from his communities.

This is Taliesin revealing his true self, something he regularly does on his streams

Asmon has kept his word and stayed in his lane in regards to Tali since 2019. He doesn’t talk about Tali on stream, unless of course to respond to something tali said about him.