HermitCraft S9#14: Decked Out - Phase 1: Rampaging Ravagers 

Hey Ergo just remember we won't be annoyed if you decide to upload another 75 mins of Decked Out 2 again ;)

An hour and fifteen minutes of Etho playing Decked Out? It's a dream come true!

Etho completely missing all the hints from tango that he was wearing armour was so funny 😂

Other Hermits: "Let's intersperse Decked Out content with other projects, for the fans." (Denial) Etho: "The hermits are addicted. I'm addicted. You're going to watch us be addicted." (Acceptance)

Etho is spoiling us today now, Thank you so much Tango

22:20 scar standing next to him very closely with perfect timing was great

On a personal note, i love it when Tungo's chat goes nuts when Etho logs in and Tango eyerolls and says something akin to "omg, the cheerleaders have gone wild".

Scar looming over Etho when he tried to ask Tango about the truth of scars run was perfection.

Seeing the armor run from Etho's perspective as Tango drops hints is still just as HILARIOUS as seeing it on Tango's stream.

An Etho video over an hour long?!? We are truly blessed today.

What amazes me most is how well Etho can still navigate and strategize under intense pressure

If there’s one thing I want most in the world, it’s pure footage of every decked out run you do! Please don’t cut any out, we all want to see every single one!

Etho's 'Oh snappers' makes me smile whenever he says it

22:18 Scar just standing there after Etho said that is soo dang perfect.

I appreciate Etho so much for putting out these runs cause they are so entertaining but MASSIVE props to Tango for putting this together, this is whole new level of fun gamemode

Longer videos are becoming more popular on RU-vid compared to a few years ago, please don’t shy away from more of these!

The half a heart no food run made my heart drop way too much

Never clicked a video so fast in my life. Etho decked out content is unmatchable

That last run when Etho forgot to take off his armour, how Tango and Mrs T subtly commenting on his armour, and Etho being absolutely oblivious on all the comments was amazing seeing live. Love the runs and your tactics. Please keep the hour long weekly Decked Out phases videos coming

Tango just throwing out tons of hints and joking about having "plenty of plot armor" when etho accidentatally brings in his netherite is amazing

The visible shaking of the mouse in the first full run was very entertaining haha

nothing like watching a whole movie of etho playing decked out 🙏🙏🙏

It's incredible how Tango managed to make such a complete game with so much cool stuff. It's really, really, really impressive.

Everybody's dropping those doc-sized episodes and I love it!

I definitely appreciated the unedited runs at the beginning. It really helped me understand the layout of level 1 a lot, so later when you did have some jump cuts I completely knew where you were on the map. Hopefully for the next levels you have them unedited a few times as well!

I appreciate you sharing your runs with us! It’s great to see many of the videos you publish.

I just love how you can see Etho shaking in fear/excitement, I missed this so much Also that scar jumpscare there was perfect lol

I LOVE how shakey the mouse is while on the run hahahaha so great

I think it was a good idea to prioritize cards in the first phase. If you have the best deck after week 1 then you’re most likely to win week 2

Hey Etho, I really hope you upload ALL of your runs, they're a ton of fun to watch :). And if you don't want to do that, maybe you could upload them unedited and unlisted somewhere?

I think a lot of us would really love to see the full runs for all the phases. If you decide to cut bits from future videos, could you upload the unedited runs somewhere as well for us? (I am indeed addicted to watching Decked Out)

Hey Etho, don't forget that just because you choose medium or easy difficulty doesn't mean you can't go down to the lower levels. The loot table is better the lower you go, regardless of difficulty (difficulty only changes your compass location). So choosing medium, or even easy, to secure an artifact then going to lower levels to fish for better loot may be a viable strategy. Especially if you're building a infinite shard(key) deck. Looking forward to more runs, and keep us in the loop regarding your strategy!

I hope Etho uploads the next phases just like this. Tango did such an amazing job with Decked Out 2!

The shaking adds to the atmosphere because the way I was so nervous with you oh my goodness! Glad to see you're having a wonderful time playing Etho! I've watched Tango's progress with the game and how he'd mention you and potential strats you'd have or how you would react to certain things. So so happy to see you enjoying it! :D

I remember one of Etho's concerns regarding streaming was that he wouldn't be able to entertain the audience simultaneously to playing Minecraft. His decked out runs and his commentary make me think otherwise. It was a LOT of fun to watch. Anyway, love the episode! Hope to see more DO2 from you soon! ❤❤

I’m SOO happy that we get an hour and fifteen minutes of this. Thank you Etho for your awesome presence in the RU-vid space and thank you Tango for such a dedicated build

Everybody else: decked out too difficult Etho: breezing through everything

I've been calling the "I Survived the Death Room" trophy the "I Live in Canada" trophy because I find it serendipitous that you and Gem both managed to get it. But really, good job Etho. You did great!

Watching Etho run the dungeon with his armor on during tango's live stream was pure comedy gold.

I have to say, Etho is the only hermit so far who I’ve seen actually take his time and LOOK at the dungeon, try to find secrets and tinker around with things. It’s so much more rewarding to watch. A++ Etho!

Etho I'm begging you sir, please, you don't have to cut down the runs down bc of repetitive stuff, we all wanna watch your whole path to greatness unfold!

Thanks tango for giving us so much Etho content. Hope we get a full phase 2 movie too

Was watching Tango's stream during that last run with the armor. Watching him mess with Etho by dropping hints was hysterical.

The golden carrot strategy at 22:45 for the saturation is nuts.

What a way to end the day. Over an hour long video of Etho playing Decked Out. I will need a lot of snacks for this one.

If you can do an episode like this for every phase I will die happy. You don’t even need to edit it like you did this one, just please post all your runs!

Loooving the minimally edited Decked Out runs, Etho! Hoping you'll continue like this for Phase 2. Also, my vote's on Hard, at least until you get a few level 3's and gauge the difficulty!

75 minutes of Etho, and here I thought my day couldn’t get any better! Holy moly this is amazing! THANKS ETHO!!!

Please don't cut them etho we would all love to see the full runs

That last run absolutely cracked me up from Tango's POV and it's just as funny watching it again XD

When you know all the treasure spots it so painful to watch hermits walk by them, thank goodness we have etho to cleanse the pallet & seems to know all/most of the spots too!🖤

That first lvl2 run was the most tense one I have seen yet. I couldn't breath^^ I would love to see all your runs and deck building. Its insane how easy you spot the ravagers. Tango did pretty well with fitting the color scheme to their colors. Hope you have fun 😊

I'm so happy the legend is making more legends, can't wait to see him make a infinite shard glitch with high treasure to gets lots of crowns to buy them from the shop. Similar to how he broke the black market for lots of runs last time

I really like the strategy talks between several runs. It seems you get out most of the time (biggest success-rate between hermits, CONGRATS), so I think running more deeper would be nice.

52:27 You can't see it from Etho's POV, but if you watch Tango's VOD of this run you can see that at the exact moment where Etho decides to play it safe and not go for those coins, the pistons in this hallway slam shut exactly where he was standing. You can hear the pistons firing like the exact frame that he turns away lol. thats what tango is talking about at the end of this run.

31:37 The design of level 2 really shines here when you encounter this trap! Tango must be so pleased with this entire run.

Could not wait and watched all your runs on Tango's channel. Now we can do it again in your perspective. 💪🏼😆

Dude, this game is so cool! It has been such a blast to watch all of the hermits' runs. Tango really outdid himself!

Ethos perspective of tango messing with him for his armor makes it even funnier I mean he even say swiftly sneak 😂

Words cannot describe how glad I am that Etho uploaded this

I absolutely love watching your pov I also really wana see you finish your base

Tango really is kind of a genius. Love watching all the hermits run decked out

That level two run left my jaw on the floor, holy crap. Amazing.

I think you should run hard levels, you have a better chance of receiving crowns instead of coins in lower levels. A fun little calculation: if we disregard the time it takes for the shop to reset we can say that the average number of frozen embers that you get per run equals 8 crowns since a shard/key costs 8 crowns. You get on average 15 embers per run so crowns are worth approximately twice as much as shard. This will be true even more so in later runs as you start to get more and more embers per run. I could also calculate later whether a treasure hunter card is worth more than an ember seeker but I don't know the exact probabilities of getting a coin/key/crown etc.

Decked out is going to be something we will alll remember for ever :)))

ETHO MOVIE!! So excited to watch I am so obsessed with watching decked out runs - don’t tell the others you’re my favourite

Definitely start running hards! I think you have easily one of the best decks as of Phase 2, so you are primed to take home some big frost ember numbers from here on out :)

22:00 I saw this from Tangos' perspective first, and it was already hilarious, but seeing why you laughed when you said, "Oh hey, scar!" Made this moment even better.

Me watching this video after already watching most of Etho's runs from Tango's stream 👁👄👁

but etho, how did tango get the ravagers to walk around decked out like that

Poor Etho not realising the armor at all...god that was hilarious though.

you're probably the most entertaining of the hermits in terms of decked out, you're absolutely insane at it and it's super cool to watch

OH my goodness! I'm SOO glad we get to see all the runs this time around! Good luck in the dungeon Ergo!

Hi Etho! IMO you don't need to edit the runs as it's nice to see you getting more familiar with the dungeon, as well as how you move around the ravagers and sort of note / discover their locations. But if you do decide to edit them, could you add a 'run counter', please? Hypno does this and it's pretty neat, how you can easily navigate if you are looking for a specific play / clip or simply want to see the progress!

personally, I like the strategy you discussed with Tango of "infinite shards" as you put it, so if you are able to get it I think it'd be fun to see you do mediums until you feel like you get them every time even on lv 2, then go for hard until you feel you make it every time... and so on. That said do what feels fun for you, and we'll enjoy it nontheless

This was a blast. I could listen to Etho info dump about how he's going to break the Decked Out economy for hours. Also love the cubby decorations in homage to Decked Out 1!

Everyone make sure to thank tango for an hour long episode!

You know Etho is adicted when he puts out 1 h and 15 min of just Deckt Out. I love this game!

What a treat this was. Here's to 7 more weeks of treats to come! 😍

I think hard runs are definitely the play going forward. Because of the way that 2 20 ember runs are usually less useful than 1 40 ember run and a fail, a higher risk/reward playstyle should give some better deck improvements. You'll also have a much better chance to find secrets in unexplored level 2 areas for assorted bonusses

I'm about to go to work, but I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS!!!!! thank you SO SO SO SO SO much Etho, I promise that you cannot fathom the amount of pure joy and excitement seeing you run the dungeon gives, let alone you uploading a long form video of all of your runs!!!!!!!!!! So! Damn! Excited!!!

Youve got pretty good economy in your deck with the two loot and scoots. Feels like it might be worth doing a couple mediums to try and snag some higher level defensive cards before launching into hards

That half heart with no food run had me curling my toes. That was impressive

My exact reacation at 34:06: ETHO YOU ARE INSANE!!!!

So excited to see more DO2 runs! Love hearing your thoughts and insights, so glad to get your perspective.

edited or not, 1&1/4 hour of Etho is exactly what I wanted

Over an hour long episode from Etho? Tango has blessed us

I'm gonna put some of my thoughts on your question on doing hard runs here while keeping it spoiler free from stuff you don't already know which I might have seen on Tangos stream or otherwise:) Going for hard runs is probably a good idea if you're comfortable on level 2 (meaning being able to know your way out and where you can get away from ravagers in a pinch.). The reward of the artefacts is much greater (and more crowns!) and you mostly won't have to deal with wardens as it's still a 7/8 chance of being on level 2. The early runs might be a bit rough due to the lack of deck power and map knowledge but I figure that will become better over time. I'm gonna discuss what I think might be the biggest risk factors below: **Ravagers** To me it seems that being aware of the ravager locations will be paramount to success in DO2. On level 2 there is much more open space and fewer ways to lose a ravager through line of sight, so locating and avoiding them seems like a good strategy -- perhaps even relocating some when you've identified places they are easy to lose and won't be in the way. Also the parkour there is brutal, so being able to take your time on the trickier of the parkour sections is going to be nice. Aka when you're not being chased by a ravager. Set up your level 1 ravagers before going into level 2. Having a clear path out before entering level 2 is likely a good call when you have picked up your level 2 or 3 artefact and your're on way out with close to max clank. That way you won't lose your run to unfortunately placed ravagers when outrunning the vex army. Learning the zoning on the ravagers is going to be an advantage, some ravagers might see you but if you know the zoning you might be able to ignore some that are in a different zone than you. **Map layout** Learn the map layout on max hazard asap. That way you know the best way out in any given situation without accidentally running into a dead end with a ravager on your tail. Also if you are aware of the ravager locations on each floor it will also help your routing. This seems to be especially crucial on level 2, as there are way more ways in than out without jump boost. These one might be obvious but attempt to learn which locations have multiple levels as this will help with artefact locating. Also treasure spots. **Level 3** Yeah, we haven't seen this yet here! Maybe go into a test world and play around with wardens a bit to learn their behavior. Speed, screech range and how they traverse different terrain I guess Good luck man!

Oh goodness! I did a double take! Is that really more than an hour episode?!? Thank you!!!

Hey Etho, I just wanted to say thank you for being a huge inspiration over all the years I've watched you. I discovered your channel when I was 6 years old around episode 200 of your single player series; now, I'm 18 and about to start my first year of university. The phrase "Minecraft done technical" didn't really make sense to me as a small kid; as far as I was concerned, I was just watching Minecraft Let's Plays. But, those early videos I watched for hours and hours, of you tinkering and experimenting, fiddling and farting, if you will, showed me what I could do if I saw the world "technical"--- if I thought like a scientist and engineer. More than a decade of watching Minecraft scientists like you, Doc, Mumbo, and countless others later, I'm following in your footsteps and becoming something of a scientist myself. I'm studying biomedical engineering, or "biology done technical." The ways you taught me to look at redstone circuits I use to understand metabolic pathways and enzyme chains. How you'd isolate and analyze game mechanics showed me how to control for variables when designing experiments with genetically modified cell cultures. It's something no one could've imagined about a block game 12 years ago and still hard for tons of people to wrap their heads around now, but Etho, you're inspiring a new generation of scientists and engineers, one slab at a time. Thank you.

Decked out is a work of art!!

Heyo, I do not know if it is a rule break, but you might be able to hide your extra frost embers that drop during the dungeon crawl. If you know you are buying a set priced item, such as a victory tomb, and you know how many frost embers you have from the artifact you collected, you could throw potential excess embers in a chest or barrel to be collected on your next run. Downside is, if you are not the one running back to back, another player may be able to snag them. However, in locations that everyone has already cleared, such as the first floor TNT room ice cave, or the area under the tombs that have the floating red candles and mangrove doors for the closets, other players are probably less likely to re-check on their future runs. That being said, thank you so much for the great video, and the many years of entertainment you have brought us. It is truly appreciated.

Etho, this makes me so happy. It's great to see you having fun in such a great way! Thank you for sharing your runs, I hope you continue to play and do amazing :) I love your strategy, even if it's "slower" than others, and I get the feeling you have quite a lot to learn about the dungeon still. Good luck!

What an amazing episode. Decked Out is an incredible game, Tango has made something truly special. Everyone LOVES watching all the extra content. I've even been watching streams. 😮. It sounds like you are really enjoying this, which means we are too. Wish you the best of luck in your future runs😊

I’m so addicted to decked out that I’ve binged Tango’s VoDs

Vibrating with excitement this is the best day I was SO confused in that beginning like "wait what is this season 7????" hahaha lmaooooo "oh wow I can even shift fast!" "yeah, you should... swiftly sneak out of there" hahaha

Love seeing Etho's perspective, and his dry wit :)

This is certainly a truly "dream become reality" moment

This was such a fun episode, literally couldn't take my eyes off the screen, man that hour went fast. Tango has made an incredible game, big props to him. I won't lie Etho, I could watch another 5 hours of this easily lol. Keep up the great work!

22:19 That turn when Scar's face is just RIGHT there in the room next to you, oh man xD