HermitCraft S9#22: Decked Out - Phase 9: End Game 

A wizard is never late, he arrives exactly when he intends to! :)

Or is he streets ahead by posting after everyone else posted their videos?

he's not washed up. He's getting old. EtholdsLab.

​@@Mr123ichkomme DANG

How old is he?

imp and skizz podcast 👀

Etho would be such an interesting guest on Imp & Skizz’s podcast!

Anything with etho is very entertaining :D

Yeah we love voiceover etho

He could straight up wear a ninja outfit and be slightly backlit silhouetted style and I'd be satisfied.

I personally did get a bit bored once he got used to running the harder levels. I do, of course, welcome any form of Etho content, but I just thought I'd express my opinion so Etho can gauge what the community thinks more easily.

Well sure, you and me love etho and watch every video, constantly leave comments, and would watch just about anything EthosLab related. But the silent majority where the views come from are not us.

Totally agree! I loved the start of Decked Out 2 because of the excitement, challenge and drama, but then I loved the later bits just as much because of the strategy, deck building and unexpected moments. I not only is that a great compliment to Etho's skills at running the dungeon and simultaneously entertaining us, but also Tango for building a game that has many layers of progression and entertainment!

I've been enjoying watching these while eating lunch every day the past month or so. Just a little bit at a time.

Ikr, I felt the same way. When I watch them play I feel like there's hardly any ravagers, then I play and there's one around every single corner!

skill issue u n u /jk

Fully. The medium runs that go to level 2 often point to artifacts in the lava area. There are 3 ravagers in that area!

One of them was dezoned before the world download; there's only meant to be two ravagers in lava, but there's three. Move one of them in creative to the mushroom area.

Ah, good to know. Cheers!

Pearl was also really fun to watch. She got really good at the game. Unfortunately most of it is only on twitch.

@@RandomUser311 Pearl has a vods channel where they should be posted. She is also behind at uploading everything with so much going on the last few weeks, but they should be up in the next few weeks i'd guess.

@@Jonesiblitz yep, but she mentioned on steam that she won't be uploading more decked out vods there. I'm not quite sure I remember this part correctly but I think she wants to put more edited content there.

I would have to say that goes to Pearl, actually. Much, much more interesting runs, super fun commentary, and did not give up on Level 4 like Etho did. And she actually BEAT decked out!

@@Neamow yeah it's a shame people who only watch etho won't know what level 4 had to offer

Definitely not just you

Too true

That sounds... I'll take that action! Count me in!!

I'd love to see a Gardening with Etho segment. Iirc, he used to do something involving trees as part of a family business, so I'm sure he'd have some interesting information...

⁠@@lordgiacomos2551He was a self-described flower expert, not an arborist.

@@miniciominiciominicio even better

I heard it too. Funny as fu ... ought.

oh our boi absolutely knew what he was doing 😂😂

mannn.. i was about to time tag it as well🤣🤣🫡

Of course!

Yes sir

I've got my oranges 🍊

Oh Snackers!

@@yusaki8064lol

I was just about to make a comment about that. It's Bdubds saying it, right? Sounds like him anyway. I was so confused if that was from the gameplay recording audio? Like Bdubds just said that on mic while Etho was doing his run? Or if Etho added it in while editing the voice over and video together? 😂

@@TheMadsCIt's one of the Horns that they made this season. Don't know the full details.

@@joew1237 thanks for the reply, but yeah I did learn the context, because etho replied to someone else's comment also asking about it. It was indeed a horn, and Cub and Scar were the culprits if I recall right. Etho also said that it jumpscared him on the dripleaf, lol

@@TheMadsC it's michael scott from the office

@@Vulcan. yeah multiple people have told me, cuz I replied to other comments too. But man, I still hear it as bdubs. He's also known for saying it a fair bit. So I don't think it's impossible that they took it from one of his videos. That'd also keep it more hermitcraft focused, rather than just taking it from The Office.

how could you not think it would come. We all know etho is the best ;P

tbf i was jokingly wandering if it would come out before or after s10 starts lol

You'd still have the problem that shards were objectively the only thing worth spending crowns on. The crown shop needed to offer other permanent rewards if shards were going to be buyable with crowns, because every temporary benefit the shop offered was competing against the combined rewards of an entire run.

How about selling the shards directly in the dungeon instead? You'd have a second shop somewhere at lvl2/3 that can contain shards, meaning that you have to bring your crowns in if you want one : high risk high reward. It would also make buying keys and single use cards more worthwhile for those runs.

@@MLAM518that’d be similar to the black market from do1. You had to go in with your emeralds and make it to the room to buy items. Idk if tango was trying to avoid doing similar things but I think he was just trying to add some variety to the game and trying new things instead.

I thought of something similar, too. If the dungeon could recognize players, it could solve a few problems and also add some quality of life. Lets say, every player gets a specific keycard, that allows the dungeon to recognize the player. Nothing would ever have to leave the dungeon, the deck could be stored there, as could the crowns. The shop could then be also player specific, drawing directly from the stored crowns. Also it would be way easier to calculate the amount of shards everyone gets, since you could pull out player specific statistics, like number of runs played, w/l ratio, amount of embers spend per run, amount of crowns collected per run, etc. Those statistics then might influence what the shop offers or maybe even the difficulty of the dungeon itself (for example by messing with hazard or clank, activating additional traps, etc)

I was just thinking about this while listening to the latest episode. It would honestly be really cool if actually appeared there.

This would be amazing

@@luissuazo3684 They also did episodes with Xisuma and Bdubs.

@@luissuazo3684 they've also done one with xisuma (aka another faceless youtuber) and just uploaded their one with bdubs!

They've had X on as well, so I'm sure they would be fine with audio only as well.

It was an interesting choice to say fail instead of flub, which is what he was obviously about to say

Hearing that gave me whiplash

Watching Etho almost slip up was so funny. Had to rewatch it to make sure I was hearing things correctly.

One day, we will get it. one day…

Made me laugh for sure

I think, at this point, Etho already mastered that little cheeky Retro curtain that we all here know and love? Or am I the only one..

lmao, I went to the comments just to see if anyone else heard that XD

Etho would never swear

@@FlourishPorridgein a video anyway 😂

@@luissuazo3684this comment reflects only appreciation and a slight amount of pity because being sick sucks. I’m glad etho fans will defend him over anything though 😂

Disney’s been setting a pretty low bar…

That’s a commentary on Disney not Etho to be clear

Same dude, it’s so comforting.

Etho is my comfort RU-vidr for so many years. ❤️

I've watched some of his episodes of last life maybe 10 times because of that reason lol

@@DaanDeWeerdtI rewatch the og terrafirmacraft

@@DaanDeWeerdt same! Every night without fail 😃

I was thinking the same thing! Those games are literally some of my top games of all time. They still hold up years later.

It seems like a weird editing mistake to me because I don't understand the joke if it exists

I was just about to make a comment about that. It's Bdubds saying it, right? (Or now you got me hearing Steve Carell 🤔?) Sounds like Bdubds tho. I was so confused if that was from the gameplay recording audio? Like Bdubds just said that on mic while Etho was doing his run? Or if Etho added it in while editing the voice over and video together? 😂

​@@justindie7543and this too, I don't really get the joke either. But if it's Bdubds saying it to someone else, it might make sense, idk? 😂

@@TheMadsC it’s definitely the original audio of Steve Carell from the office haha. Just really random but it could be a team Canada callback

@@SceptilePetile I actually ended up looking through all the comments, and etho answered the question in a reply to someone else. It was a horn that players could use in game, the culprits were cub and scar I believe, and he also said that it jumpscared him on the dripleaf, lol

Nah, these hours long videos mess up my sleep schedule even worse than it already is. I can't quit watching midway through and his typical upload time is in the late evening for me so I end up just staying up longer than I should. It'd be nicer if he did two one-hour videos instead.

Yeah, Tango's awesome for creating all of this.

fwiw Hbomb94 has been streaming his way through DO2, building up his own deck from the start. There's 8 streams worth and counting, and he's currently dipping his toes into Deepfrost difficulty. He's a great player to watch and having tons of fun with it. Feels like DO2 hasn't even ended yet, if you want to keep living it! 🙂

Pearl recently did some runs as well; she said that she may do more every few weeks or so. (Live on Twitch, so there are vods.) One of her runs was especially awesome!

@@KatieWillems thanks for that tip! 🙂

Little Doccy congratulating him on the win was so pure

@@thenopequeen We all love Doccy. It was so adorable!

I wouldn't be surprised if etho wouldn't want to miss out on being a player and would not want an unfair advantage

Somebody needs to make a compilation video of all of etho's door slams