The Story Of B4U: Identity V's Greatest Underdog 

Thank you all for the positive reception on this video! Be sure to support Team B4U/Rival along with NA/EU. If you're interested in a follow-up discussion with more questions and answers, check out Zeus's podcast here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nFRlae439rk.html

THE VIDEO IS FINALLY HERE!!!

I love it :))

Bro made a whole ass documentary for B4U. Respect

Zeez went from stalking B4U to interviewing them i'm so proud.

13:53 HELP THE PICTURE OF HIM COOKING

THE VIDEO WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!

YEAHHHHH ITS FINALLY HERE

my first memory of B4U was probably that one NA/EU tournament where Perswayable was one of the commentators and said “MyLeg is injured” and started laughing 😭✋🏻 honestly rooting for you guys, seeing representatives of our server succeed is so satisfying

This is NOT the crossover I expected to happen. Seeing this notification was a shock, but love it nonetheless🙏

excellent video, B4U gets so little respect for what they do and have achieved for idv's NA/EU community and i'm super excited to see where they go from here! (can you ask how much for them to play postman in the next coa btw haha asking for a friend...)

This interview was amazing , thanks for bringing this to us Zeez. This was an eye opener to me , I was a fan of B4U for a while but was discouraged by the comments of other people ,specially Na Eu people . I’m very glad that there’s a bright future ahead for B4U ,new sponsor , new players ,etc . Very excited for next COA .❤Thanks to Zeus as well for participating in the interview and sharing his experiences as well.

31:12 I love the appreciation being shown between the coaches and players tbh 😭🫶 like genuinely as a casual trash player seeing so much of the toxic community, it's weird (in a good way) to see how they hold each other up to the spotlight

1:10:28 “mammoth patient” gets me everytime 😭😭😭

the ending lowkey making me emotional 😭 so excited to see the future of na/eu competitive play!

so happy that this video is a thing, i think taking the time to genuinely appreciate b4u for their skill with ur platform will help with the very unnecessary hate they always get from the naeu server, so refreshing to always see them appreciated rather than mocked in ur videos and i rlly have been seeing the tides turning lately regarding them - which i believe is in large part to you!!! finally ppl are putting some RESPECT on our best players' names :D

Babe wake up, we got a B4U documentary

Being an interviewer suits you Zeez! I am glad to see a passion project from you!

LET'S GO LET'S GO ZEEZ VOV GEE V ADMITTING HIS IDV ADDICTION

Tbh it's really interesting to see how competitive teams have whole plans set out for specific scenarios in maps and hunters, maybe I'm just naive but I always lowkey thought they just winged it and frantically communicated strategies to each other one stage ‼️😭

Ohmygod the goat dropped a video essay my two fav 😭🙏

44:23 BEGGING IDV to fix ping for EVERYONE for the good of the general community and for tournaments

46:56 I did not click into this video expecting a motivational quote, but I'M EATING IT UP

1:36:37 i totally get the being emotional and wanting to know what the community thinks. Even if it doesn't seem like it does much, cheering for someone is actually really good and it gives you more motivation to do something! Knowing that people wants to see you win is genuinely such a good feeling. I hope they'll always have people cheering for them!! They've done so much for NA/EU and definitely deserve the support !!

Shoutout Rockson's Feaster ✊😔 (fav part of that coa)

I was so excited to see this. 😭😭I remember the one time I got match with b4u rolend in rank and we almost got a 4 man. (I flopped my page) but it was so nerve wrecking. He did really well tho

THIS IS SO COOL!! GOOD JOB EVERYONE WHOS INVOLVED IN THIS AMAZING PROJECT! B4U is such a special team to me because theyre the first team ive ever cheered for! i look forward for more of them!

Thank you for coming up with this amazing content! Please do keep it up 🎉 and congrats again b4u Team Rival Esports!

THE VIDEO IS FINALLY HERE!!! YIPPEEE! Also I joined idv because of the Little Nightmares collab now I’m obsessed I’m sad that I missed the danganronpa one tho

Thank you for this video Zeez. As an also part of a very underdog team here in Asia server that always compete with tournaments since 2021. This really is somewhat inspirational. Supported B4U since COA IV and Perswayable era and even now in the 6th year of the game I am still glazing on them. Maybe it's because of the feeling I relate to being the so called "underdog" team and represents our country's flag (philippines) in asia server competitive scene.

I'm sitting here with a STUPID BIG GRIN ON MY FACE. This made my WEEK to watch. I watched most of CoA and all the matches with NA/EU Teams in particular and really started rooting for B4U during that time. By the time CoA was ending, I started ranking and making a bigger effort to be a better player. Listening to everything you all put into both content work like Zeez and Zeus and competitive like B4U/Rival is beyond inspiring! I can only hope to one day inspire others the way you all inspire me and keep me motivated 💜

I’ve been a fan of B4U since their AO days. I watched all and any kind of streams that Idv RU-vidrs had, many of them don’t play or stream anymore, but B4U was one of the few who stayed. This video makes me so emotional, knowing how much tenacity and grit it must’ve took to get this far. Thank you Z

LET'S GO LET'S GO ZEEZ VOV GEE V X B4U PROJECT

MY TWO WORLDS HAVE COLLIDED. VIDEO ESSAYS AND ZEEZ!!! Literally my fav video ever

My God, I saw myself!!! The one on the far right in the fan photo! The sunflowers are from me, too!

I love this video idea such a different but great video. Zeez has definitely risen as one of my favorite RU-vidrs in these past couple months, the growth and commitment to his channel and community is incredible I can’t wait to see what kind of videos he will be making next. I will definitely not be bored for the next two hours.

ZEEZ VOV GEE V JOINING B4U 'S FANCAM CREATORS

Ok WOW, this was defintley not what i was expecting when you said big project, but its 100% worth being called a big project!! And it's also a very long video, which i can't wait to watch it all, you really did cooked!!!

When the video is so good that it made me want to rewatch your COA livestreams ! 😭 (i know what to watch during the maintenance, thank you!) The hype was real, B4U did make NA EU shine its brightest during the competition and seeing the outcome (sponsors) it brings me hope for the future of our server! This is an amazing video right here and I have to say that I’m glad to have you Zeez being so invested in the game, your videos truly entertains me and are very qualitative. I feel like you do contribute a lot to my relationship with this game and I’m grateful for that because I certainly wouldn’t have as much fun in this journey. Keep up with the good work !

Ayeeee! It seems there's still hope for our server! Excited to see what the future will bring. 💫 Amazing video, great job all of you!

(Super cheesy paragraph ahead, be warned haha) It was really cool to hear so much about team B4U (going to have to get used to saying Team Rival now) B4U/Rival does so much behind the scenes to help improve the game in other regions, the fact that they got a 2nd NA/EU team in COA is absolutely amazing. When I heard that I was really shocked, and honestly it's what compelled me to write this lengthy comment. To the member Schmiddy was talking about, who seems really concerned about what others say online about them. To that I say, I am sorry for being quiet all these years. Perhaps it is my fault for never speaking up/showing support for the team properly. I have a terrible habit of watching videos in the background and moving on with my day, thinking others will do the heavy lifting for me, of showing the positive support. To the silent viewers who are seeing my comment now, I implore you to leave a positive comment once in a while, you really don't know how much it will affect the person. This is a niche community after all, we need to do our part as well to keep it alive and well too. It is sad to potentially see B4U/Rival retire soon, I will always miss watching their streams and enjoying their banter with each other, as they say themselves, they really are like a family to each other. It's what makes them so special, they got each others backs. With that said, I am excited to also see other competitive teams in NA/EU come into fruition. I really have been enjoying GSL, their team seems very tight knit, and I think that's the true technique for perfecting competitive performance within a team, a sense of camaraderie. They seem very informed about the game and are willing to continue to learn as they progress. They seem very promising! I haven't gotten around to watching every NA/EU competitive team yet but I hope others are also building important bonds with each other and do their best in their competitive plays! The higher the competitive level, the better results overall for the server :D Keep pushing the limits guys, I believe in you all to do your best. In the end, remember everyone just wants to see the game do well, all of your efforts are helping everyone, competitive and non competitive players. We all appreciate your hard work and determination. Zeez, in regards to Identity V, so far you haven't even been a content creator for a year... yet you, yourself have pioneered something truly unique for this community. Your skills, talent, time, effort, desire for preservation of media, your drive to choose to focus on the positivity rather than the negative, the drive you have to analyse games in the depth you do, the motivation you give to others, etc etc. You see a great game, that deserves wayyyy more recognition... I feel that too. Everything you delivered for this niche community in NA/EU. I just have to say, your efforts are noticed and are having an impact. Just as you praise B4Us efforts for the community, you are also following the philosophy of wanting to overall better the community and the game. We all want watch it grow into something it deserves, to that I say, thank you, thank you to all of the members of B4U, thank you all of the other teams, basically thank you all of the other members of the community trying to better the game, and of course thank you Zeez. It might seem silly and small in the grand scheme of things, but to me it isn't. Identity V has changed my life as well, I've made so many friends, and met people in real life as well. It has opened up unexpected opportunities for me, things you wouldn't think to connect to each other too. It filled a place in my life that I really needed. And it will always be apart of my life, even if nowadays I have to designate less time to make content due to responsibilities, I still will always be around to play and support the game and the community in other ways too. I'll always stick around, as long as the game is alive tbh. Cheering you on B4U (Now team Rival)! Always have been, always will. I wish you the best of luck in life and whatever the future holds next! I believe in a brighter future for the NA/EU server. And the overall game of Identity V. I am excited for the future, I believe in hope for the future of Identity V. Great things are happening, get excited. (And good luck on your move Zeez!)

Yippie something to watch while I’m sick!

4:14 HAKUNA MATATA MENTIONED ‼️‼️‼️🐗🐗🐗🐗MEER🐈MEER🐈MEER🐈MEER🐈

I just finished watching the whole video bc I was a bit busy before, but god... It was such a great video. First of all, thanks to B4U for all the things they are doing for NAEU, I hope we as a community can keep supporting them and the server. It really makes me happy that they put so much effort on that and it's finally having so much impact and they are getting the recognition they deserve. I'm technically new to the game and didn't know a lot of the competitive teams, but for what I've seen, I'm so proud of them. And thank you, Zeez, for putting so much effort on your content. You have really help Identity v players to know more about b4u and other teams, growing as a player with you is really fun and amazing. As Schmiddy said, you being a content creator is supporting so much to the community, that's why we appreciate you and other creators like Zeus, Duk0, etc. I'm proud of what you are doing and how far you are getting. All of you guys are just amazing, thanks so much for your effort. Thanks Zeez 💚

Yay I was so interested in them!! Thank you for gathering all the info for us newbies!!!

Damnnnn Zeez, this vid come out so nice. I absolutely loved it!! It was so nice go get to know their story!! Thank you Zeez, that truly is amazing❤❤❤

ITS HERE AND ITS A VIDEO ESSAY LETS GO?!?!?!?

5:36 RIVALS TO B4U FAMILY ARC 🫶🫶🫶

WOOOOO ITS FINALLY HEREE!!!! IM SO EXCITED

wow wow I'm so so happy about the sponsor for B4U FINALLY TT I still remember when they participated in coa for the very first time, couldn't be flown out to china bc of covid and had to participate from home.. I was so sad that they didn't make it far in the tournament, likely were also dealing with ping issues, but seeing their progress now makes me so proud!

Oh shit I miss this team😭 This was the greatest team I've watched before I do youtube. Paulblems&Rolend is the best duo :,> B4U inspired me to play with a team but sadly I always go solo *because of those coms, they're insanse*

Omg this is so sweet and cool to do for people know more about B4U

Ahh, this video was really fun and insightful! Props to you and everyone involved in the interview!

It’s so cool to learn about b4u since I don’t hear much about them from our community

It's so inspiring to learn about B4U. The dedication and effort they put into their practice is truly remarkable. We have immense respect for their hard work and perseverance. B4U will always hold a special place in our hearts as the best team in NA/EU!

YAYY!! its finally here!

AHH IM SO HAPPY BEEN SUPPORTING B4U FOR A WHILE NOW TY FOR THIS VIDEO ZEEZ

Yo I love how you are mentioning and being respectful towards the OG's. Back when I started playing IDV in S1 I would look up to them when it came to this game but as time passed many of them quit IDV so newer players might not know who they were. You're awesome!

MY GOAT ZEEZ POSTING ANOTHER PEAK VIDEO

i really loved this video so so much. there's so much clear passion and love behind this and we can tell how much you care about everything you're talking about, which genuinely makes you an amazing interviewer. it would be awesome to see more stuff like this from you zeez :) you should be so proud of this

OMG THE VIDEO IS HERE!!

woohoo the project is finally out!!

ZEEZ YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW HAPPY I AM. THIS LOOKS AMAZING IT REALLY SHOWS HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU PUT IN IT ❤❤

it's here!! haven't gotten too far into it yet but i really like the different approach for this one

Zeez posted and we all cheered!! Hope you're doing well zeez!! Sleep well and don't forget to take care of yourself

At first I didn’t know anything about b4u accept for my friend who said they were okay but not to expect them to get far, now they’re fully supporting the team! I’m so glad I got to see them work for na/eu. They’ve and you and Zeus have inspired me to get better at the game and hopefully one day to get a team. See me in coa trust (do not trust)

What a great video Zeez!! No sabía que B4U estuvo esforzándose tanto por NaEu y espero que, como Schmiddy dijo, Netease pueda ver cuánto avanzaron los jugadores en el lado competitivo, mejore más los servidores y poder ver más equipos compitiendo al nivel de Asia

THIS IS SO HYPEEEE OMG 😭😭🥹🥹

thank you zeez for the time and effort you put into this video!! i can’t wait to continue supporting B4U and the various content creators out there as time goes on:)

This was truly an amazing interview, down to earth, good questions and just what people needed to hear. I've been on and off with following tournaments and CoA in particular but seeing Schmiddy and Aaron looking back and just talking about the long way the team has gotten since the start and still being in it for so many years and working hard on their gameplay despite the backlash is inspiring. I wish team Rival the best and I hope they get to reach their goals! :)

Great interview, im just sad that Perswayable wasn't mentioned :(

This is going to be an insanely cheesy and long comment and honestly i have no idea how to start this but identity v has been basically been my life for years, it’s helped me through my hardest and darkest times and has been such a joy in my life despite everything. watching this, and watching B4U in competitive for the past few years is a genuinely emotional journey (im embarrassed to say this video has made me tear up), as someone who has always dreamed about going competitively (though doubt would every come true, because of skill level and irl circumstances) it’s so insanely cool what B4U has accomplished and will do. i genuinely believe B4U is the spark to a fire to a brighter future for NA/EU, and i don’t think that would’ve been possible without them. thank you B4U for caring so much about us and doing what you do and pushing yourself onward for not just your team, but for the state of this entire server, fans or not. i promise the love you guys have for each other and for us does not go unnoticed. ive never been the type to comment a whole lot, but im always cheering for you B4U! you guys are such an idol and inspiration, from across all servers! i can’t wait to see what you guys will do this coming year(s) and will be supporting throughout the whole way! keep doing what you guys do and give it your all! :) and thank you to zeez and zeus for creating this interview and video, this was super awesome and ive never seen anyone in this community do something like this before and put so much effort into this, was truly a great insight and opportunity to be able to tune in :)

Time to watch it all No skips allowed

ive been a hardcore b4u fan for 3 years now and its always been really frustrating and discouraging seeing the unnecessary hate theyd receive from the naeu server CONSTANTLY, no matter what they did. this video is amazing and thank you for making it! the interview is structured really well.

I'm gonna enjoy watch this amazing interview 🍿

This interview was amazing! I loved learning where B4U came from, what they went through and where they are going. Absolutely looking forward to what they'll do now that they've decided to continue for a little while longer. Thank you Zeez for supporting this talented team and getting us to know more about it

@13:14 Wolves is a team owned by football club Wolverhampton Wanderers, so basically it's a real organization not just a made up team. The name and logo is the same across their other esports teams in other games like Call of duty, pubg, Valorant and of course Identity V. Same goes for Zeta Division, it is a Japanese esports organization growing their brand.

THIS IS AMAZING ZEEZ GOOD JOBB

Loooove it ❤ great job on the video and Go B4U ❤❤ you’re gonna go far we believe in you 👊🏻👊🏻

the video finally here !!!!! >:DD

I’ve been WAITING for this video!! Amazing content as always Zeez

OMG FINALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH 🎉

AAA LETS GOO B4U INTERVIEW

Zeez this might be one of your best videos. The editing is phenomenal, the questions were interesting everything about is perfect. Thank you for being part of the community you truly have changed idv for the better

HERE IT IS THE BIG PROJECT

WOAHHH WE'RE BEING FED IM SO HYPED

such a great video zeez!! your content is genuinely so refreshing and different for the idv community, i really love how much effort you put into your videos !!

shis such a well done video essay! appreciate everyone who took part in this. NA/EU has such a small playerbase so B4U taking the time and effort to compete in tournaments means a lot for the players, even if the players themselves don't realize it. great opportunity to learn about them too, thanks zeez for this video, and everyone else too :)

Great work on the video! It's rare to see the players behind the names for IDV tournaments (at least for me), so it's been really nice getting to know Paul and Schmiddy through your content in recent time. IRT the negativity addressed somewhat later in the interview, I think a lot of people are still "stuck" in earlier opinions about B4U. For competitive alone, there is the whole thing of B4U being the "best we have to offer" and then still doing badly against JP/CN teams in their early COAs. I think it's a shame that a lot of people still hate B4U out of principle now that they've come so far. I'm very glad that it has gotten better though, or that at least in Zeez' community B4U had lots of support during the COA livestreams. Sadly, there's also been allegations, etc., towards the team's members. afaik all of Schmiddy's topics have been addressed and/or turned out to be fake, and the rest are very old (like 2019, back in the AO days). These kind of things sadly spread like wildfire and once they do, they never truly leave the public associations even when disproven or not relevant anymore due to passage of time. And it doesn't matter if people hate something for a specific reason or not, people just kind of play into the opinion they see around the most, I think. I hope that RVL can see lots of support this coming year!! But of course also be held accountable if there are any topics that would require something like that. For example, I would be really curious to hear more about how they got to the RVL sponsorship, and how the new members play into that (if they do). As in, Anton and YinL switched from OMNI to B4U. And after the RVL announcement, OMNI_Agra tweeted about feeling deeply betrayed / hurt / shocked. At the end of the day that's a inter-personal topic, but especially considering how competition-positive and "we aren't like other teams" this interview sounded, it raises a tiny sense of skepticism from me personally. REACTIONS: 0:00 whoawhoawhoa fancy intro..... i have a stupid grin on my face! look at you go. loved the "the best team (coughs ON NA EU)" shshshs- (description) also Fathermilk connected you with the coach??? Rare Fathermilk W /lh Honestly surprised to hear that B4U just... kinda grabbed the top players. I always heard them talked about as a really tight friend group so I had sort of assumed that they found together more "naturally" than that. Not to invalidate their current bond! Just something I found interesting. 10:05 im rly amused at Aron giving a very shallow "management" type answer and then Schmiddy coming in with an actual example szshsj- (nothing wrong with the strength of being a tight-knit team of course, it is valid, i just thought it was funny) Tbh i dont even know if they're all american? i would assume so bc i doubt you get into COA on 140ms eu ping shsjsjs Now that b4u has risen above the underdogs we need an EU team to root for /j I always saw B4U as a kind of arrogant/confident teamname (and ig it is) but their slogan is so sweet and humble sjdhdjs. If they keep the slogan going into RVL I hope their logo can incooperate wings somehow.... na/eu was uninvited to coa3....... holy moly. What was na/eu ON during coa3?? like what HAPPENED? :0 coa5 was also the days of postman decoding letter meta iirc. Hach, Postman meta..... 20:55 ahdjsjsj the chad sprintzer. "nah, i got this." 40:30 yeahhh the competitive scene in na/eu being so small makes it really hard to train, I imagine... if you're the best, you can't really practice against anyone to improve. That was a really sweet statement how Sprintzer just destroying everyone won't get na/eu anywhere. Honestly serious abyss rank sounds like a nightmare, it feels like you have to do BOTH quantity AND quality, and like. what kind of system is thaaaat.... 42:50 "you go do your thing, Sprintzer. We have to prepare for Ling" SHDAJADS- 44:00 oh wow did not expect them to touch upon ping!! that's crazy, it's wild to hear that even people in regionals play with 140 ms.... I couldn't find any info, does anyone know if we alr have eu teams? 👀I want to support them especially if I can. 54:30 yooo that's insane. good job on them and Aron for getting that recognition irt to facing Sangria :0 1:06:00 oh nooo Wolves was sick?? that's such a neat insight into why they seemed a bit off in their first few games. 1:07:00 aw mann, Sprintzer :( hearing he was down on morale after hearing he never gets nerves earlier.... rip rip. tho I'm somewhat relieved to know that it gets to the pros as well. I'm sure the team does their best to ensure nobody blames themselves / beats themselves up over it tho!! 1:09:30 the zoom-in on Aron killed me here sdhjsd 1:11:00 the talk about the tie against xawm is so fun aww haha 1:11:30 not the vine boom sfx over "we're excited to face your clown" SHJASHAS- 1:17:30 all the non-pro talk feels so funny knowing that they are sponsored now ^^ I feel like that will put them in a tough spot where if they'll be expected to perform better and if they underperform, they can't really do this whole "for a non-pro team we did pretty amazing" spiel anymore. tho i also genuinely think having less time before has prepared them to use their time really efficiently. Creativity sparks when under limitations or constraints and I truly think that less is more sometimes. I simply cannot imagine training 12h a day every day. that's insane, and feels like it can only be counter productive. 1:18:20 OH? AWW that's so cute thoooo. good on them for not going to the official chat lol that is a weird pool of...... something everytime. But also: Zeez COA exposure?! Commentator arc incoming?! 1:22:00 i feel so bad that idk who Green is......... wdym there's B4U members outside of Sprintzer, Paul, Leg, Schmiddy and Rolend..... Also I wonder what they meant earlier by "we don't swap people out", considering the RVL member swap. like how is this different? 1:34:00 it's really cool to hear that people are fans of B4U/RVL. I wonder how the inter-team communication usually works? With language barriers and all that. Stereotypically english isn't super good in JP/CN, and with CN's firewalls and locked down internet and all that...... kind of wild!! 1:43:30 Thank you for the interview, Zeez!! Honestly I don't know if other na/eu teams would be up for interviews, but i noticed I don't really... know anything about CH4 or OMNI aside from following a few of their members that have twitter. So if you get the chance to interview more teams or something similar, that would be super cool I think! This video out here making me feel motivated to enter competitive despite playing on PC and having no nerves to do so Also I know this is a B4U video, but I also really have to admire how far *you*'ve come in the 10 months you've been here. One of the biggest CCs we have (I think?), interviewing the top na/eu team.... getting recognition in china as well. Look at you go 🤧 Truly I miss the smaller days, but I feel so proud watching you accomplish so much. Your impact in this community is truly wonderful, you are such a positive force and I truly believe that you're going to be a big part of seeing this community grow even bigger and hopefully stay healthy/become healthier!!

OHMYGODDDDD I WAS EXCITED FOR THISSSSSSS (NOT AMERICAN BUT STILL SUPPORT B4U💪💪💪)

This such a whole interview is such a wholesome and very heartwarming as well. Learning about their story and saying their like family it's really sweet. You did an awesome job hosting zeez and your friend as well 👌🎉

WOOOHOOOOOO IT'S HERE!!! I CHEERED 🔥

omg zeez the project is finally here! i had no clue what to expect but that was like the best possible outcome tysm to you and the b4u members it was so entertaining i believe i shed a tear

LETS GOOOO IM SO EXCITED THANK YOU ZEEZ

One of the best made idv videos out there

I’m so excited to watch this! I haven’t been playing the game for too long and i got into it from a friend who really likes b4u so I’m keen to learn their history

LETSGO ZEEZ!!!!!

1hour video 😭😭‼️‼️🔥🔥 i love u zeez

Zeez watches COA for learning, I watch Zeez. ✌🏻

this project was amazing zeez i’m so happy for this and i’m so thankful for team rival’s contribution to making na/eu seen in the eyes of netease!!! you put this together so well and asked amazing questions - this was wonderful !!!