Damon "Karma" Barlow | 3 Time Call of Duty World Champion | The Eavesdrop Podcast Ep. 23

Thanks to the GOAT, Damon "Karma" Barlow, for coming on the Jordan episode of The Eavesdrop Podcast! Check him out in the links below!
Zebit: zebit.com/?...
Squarespace: www.squarespace.com/?channel=...
Devil May Cry 5: www.devilmaycry5.com/
Damon "Karma" Barlow:
Twitter: / optic_dkarma
KZbin: / karmaisbos
Twitch: / karma
Audio Only:
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Soundcloud: / user-580724564
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1C5tARW...
Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/hecz...
2:00 Who discovered Karma?
3:27 Paul trying to buy OpTic for $50,000
6:59 Kara's early life/Getting into videogames
7:02 Karma trying to play online for the first time
8:16 When did Karma think he was good enough to play competitively
8:54 glitching in Call of Duty
12:39 What made Karma pick call of duty as a competitive game?
14:44 Karma and Boze meeting in World at War (SallyNoNose)
17:39 Playing Call of duty ProMod
19:13 when did Karma hear about OpTic?
20:03 When did Karma decide to play Call of Duty competitively?
24:18 How did Karma and Hecz do in school?
25:38 Karma grinding Call of Duty World at War during highschool/ losing account from account recovery
27:40 Hecz getting his TheOpticHecz account back.
29:38 "Why go 30-0 when you can go 70-0"
30:52 reminiscing on Xbox 360
39:19 Karma playing competitive MW2/Was he too competitive too early?
35:30 Karma on being a selfless player
43:00 First event Karma attended/Playing without glasses
43:45 Karmas favorite Call of Duty
44:50 Hecz thinking Karma is the best sniper in the game/How Cod4 is compared to MW2
47:35 Karma being good at all videogames
48:25 Karma still has Mixwells Knife in CSGO
49:30 Karma playing Fortnite very early on
52:45 Karma on playing Rust
58:10 Karma playing on Fariko Impact
59:30 How did the Fariko team form?
1:02:15 Losing a player mid game
1:03:22 Karma on winning 4 events in a row with Fariko Impact (including Champs)
1:06:00 How it felt to win Champs the first time
1:07:15 How the Fariko team break up
1:07:45 Karma on getting his first Champs money
1:09:30 Karmas on his last event with Fariko (how partying affected the team)
1:12:38 Karma leaving Fariko for Envy/Karma dealing with his old team yelling at him
1:15:25 Hecz on managing his players, what to say
1:16:19 Karma on playing with complexity and having Bella
1:18:45 Karma playing on Faze and winning
1:21:40 how Karma joined OpTic
1:23:40 Hecz on thinking Scump was going to retire
1:24:25 How the optic dynasty started to fall
1:27:00 Who is the best team to have ever competed in Call of Duty?
1:27:50 Karma on players doing their jobs and how it affects the team
1:32:30 does Hecz run the team properly?
1:35:37 Karma on him not playing in WW2
1:37:40 Hecz and Karma on getting Seth to move/external factors affecting Karma and the team
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[@benshaw221]

“Why go 30 and 0 running around when I could go 70 and 0 hiding in a wall” - Damon Barlow 2019

[@TehThxsis]

Patrick hiphop he saying he said it in 2019 you weird ass boy😂

[@dickyanders8138]

bro no one cares@@patrickhiphop3531

[@byronian7787]

🤔

[@patrickhiphop3531]

@@dickyanders8138 you should cause all of you look absolutely dumb.

[@ben7867]

Patrick hiphop why are you so angry homie is everything okay at home? Or are you just a volatile teenager and you’re too arrogant to admit you’re wrong?(if you even know what that means)

[@dashyszn]

GOAT

[@geem036]

OpTic Dashy Can I get a gold Bruce emote spam in he chat?? :)

[@torrezzz01]

Bruce!!!

[@jackoakley3123]

Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce

[@bob-1980]

BROOO!!!

[@Xeniumnebula]

Wat up young god

[@jesseevolschow7561]

I have never clicked a video so fast in my life.

[@Zenpia]

Same

[@theyunglos]

i was like and hour 44 yes please

[@KuyaLuciano]

Jessee Volschow FACTS

[@nicksnowboards]

LITERALLY

[@loganjouett3465]

Jessee Volschow fuck you

[@cheechSZN]

"even if I was in high school, I'd still be mopping you" 😂😂😂

[@niallafc08]

THE GOAT, take as many ads as you want hecz...this is it

[@FiZeY]

Niall Carson 😂

[@NeuralOscillations]

That shit was annoying as fuck.

[@GodBlessPokemon]

"2009...thats like, 6 years ago...?"

[@warptic808s5]

That’s 10 years ago Lmaoo

[@senormexican9114]

Time?

[@Sarkody98]

Chief called and said this IS it

[@strangeM8]

It‘d be super dope if after you get FormaL on here, you manage to get all 4 of them in one podcast. The Dynasty-Episode would be sooo dope man

[@nero9985]

Absolutely agree

[@MDXXIV]

🤯😳😏

[@sheltondmello8031]

No way scump and formal will be willing

[@josejuanarmy9515]

I think formal and scump arent even willing to play on the same 10s team so i think that aint happening

[@strangeM8]

I mean yeah, it’s unlikely, but that only means that it would be even better if it happens. Idk maybe someday in the future

[@salutetherank2105]

DAAAMON BARRLOW.... DAAMON BARRLOW... Let's go. Never been so hyped to watch the podcast we've been waiting for. I know this might be too soon, but I still can't wait for FormaL to be on the podcast and then we'll have all 4 podcasts done from each individual from Optic's Dynasty 2015-2018!!

[@titanshot7319]

clap clap clap clap clap

[@Mendezx23]

And Ya'll thought he was going to have Formal on for 23 🤣🤣

[@QK_Engineer]

Karma GOAT! Jordan GOAT!

[@Tropicool]

i love you hahahahahah

[@allahbless2278]

He actually was tho until he messed up his hotel reservation

[@QK_Engineer]

@@allahbless2278 no hecz purposefully didnt upload it on 23

[@LivingLegacyHD]

Why did people think that?

[@styxt9]

Second longest eavesdrop but it went by the fastest and it feels like it didn’t even scratch the surface. Best one yet

[@mastermikeful]

“I’m not here for math.” -Damon Barlow Quote of the day. Lmfao

[@Ivanxvic]

At what time

[@PHARSiD3]

@@Ivanxvic 22:49

[@Mrkl0b3r]

HECZ impersonation of Killa's laugh had me dying lmao

[@GrandMoffMark]

I loved Damon's dig at Hecz for giving Seth special treatment when Hecz was saying Nadeshot was the only player he could never drop.

[@tristansukhnandan7506]

GrandMoffMark timestamp please?

[@GrandMoffMark]

1:34:03

[@Sephiroth32vergil]

It wasn't really a dig, just Damon pointing out the truth. I don't think he has any resentment for that special treatment cause Hecz always battled for Karma against Scump.

[@Ralf6]

“yo i’m not overhere for math “ 😂😂😂

[@KrazedIslander]

“I’ll remember the first war machine, but the second one” “I’m not doing math mid series” lol!

[@owenmiller145]

“I won champs without my glasses, twice” -GOAT

[@natedog9499]

If anybody could make the Wi-Fi come from the computer it would be the GOAT

[@JBee-xh4bm]

You can bridge the connection through laptop into an xbox so it is possible

[@chocolateicecream3150]

Just searched up SallyNoNose and the account has 100% completion of World at War.

[@RiseHeroic]

Legendary

[@lComedianl]

Well isn’t that everyone nowadays? Lmao, 360 got hacked tf out of. Everyone can have 100% completion on any 360 COD tbh

[@fallenberet7955]

Same here had MW2 WAW and Cod4 at 100%

[@guillermovandening2503]

Fallen Beret i joined a lobby on mw2 that was modded 1 kill and got 100% same for cod 4

[@mysticmouse7673]

This was great! So enjoyed hearing Damon reminisce about the "old days" and the two of you fill in the blanks I've so often wondered about. The GOAT is the GOAT and always will be. Thanks to both of you for making my morning.

[@Hbalderas23]

Ive been waiting for this episode for such a long time, but it was well worth it. Thank you Hecz for coming out with such great content.

[@liearthil2906]

The man, the myth, the legend DAMON BARLOW

[@coleinkster753]

My favourite player of all e sports, of all time. Thank you for repping Canada!

[@Loadzxinxdisxbitch]

I respect hecz so much after this video. The love and the passion he has for his team and players is unreal, honestly a true role model

[@Cant111]

You've been talking about Paul for 3 or 4 podcasts, you should invite him

[@jackbarns-graham4959]

Cant111 I think but don’t hold me to this but I think they did a 600 seconds but I can’t remember

[@aaronklingler8171]

@@jackbarns-graham4959 I just went through the playlist and he hasn't done a 600 seconds

[@abelromero4879]

So great that I get to have insight of Damon’s more private life. Loving the podcast more every week

[@Hoka2]

“With one of my best friends sisters, oh yeah, oh yeah.....we only played games” 😂😂😂

[@jakclarke3101]

bruv honestly best podcasts on youtube for me! so interesting and chill. could literally listen to conversations like this for hours upon hours! keep it up

[@joshski85]

I've been wanting this for so long! Thank you Hecz and the Goat!

[@landendelormier7954]

The day scump and formal tell both of their sides of the story will be an epic day

[@Trevino__]

“Let’s just save it for a second one.” Best thing I heard in this podcast lol

[@danielcorby6346]

Most ive seen Damon talk, quality hearing about his journey

[@joshjoy5549]

Great video and great questions for the GOAT. Thanks Hecz

[@RyzoLND]

Not even ashamed to say that I stayed up til 5am to watch this

[@alepatalc9414]

Ryzo Why not just wake up at 5am lol

[@jack_crutons3080]

That’s dumb lol just wake up at 5am

[@spacer141]

Do you

[@KidSYFER]

I tried at 3am but only lasted until 345 lol

[@oyas11]

No one: ... Damon: Hell yeah!

[@pharoweyt7299]

Best Podcast by far. Need that part 2 sooner rather than later. Great job Phenom

[@skylerfelix7609]

There. Must. Be. A. Part. Two. To this interview. We didn’t get enough!!!

[@B0H0]

I need that Part Two asap. Karma needs to start his own cast or just be featured for the next 5 episodes.

[@Tropicool]

The Sultan of swat! The king of crash! The colossus of clout! The Great Bambino... DAMON 3 RINGS BARLOW! #GreenWall

[@DadsVSgames]

By far the best podcast so far, i normally skip parts here and there, not skipped anything, karma as got a lot of good stories

[@Xysseus]

I've been waiting for this particular episode for a long time, The Goat Damon Karma Barlow! I'm hoping one day, Hector gets the entire OpTic Dynasty on the podcast TOGETHER.

[@loganmcc22]

“Not the little foot stuff” 😭😂😂

[@Cant111]

We want RamboRay in the podcast !

[@mikey6128]

Little less than a year later...

[@Makaveli8884]

What a nice podcast, there should absolutely be a second part of this!! Really enjoyed it.

[@TrueDutchMan]

This podcast is fire! Damon is so calm i could listen to him for days 😂

[@Sarge187]

There has to be a Part 2 with just him. There is so much more to him that has to be told. Please do a part 2. Also, didn't know Karma can talk that much. He is such a chill guy. Good chat thou. #DamonPart2

[@Borg02]

I hope Scump and Formal one day set aside their difference and become friends again. They don't have to team again just don't hate eachother :(

[@rockowilliams7820]

Why they hate each other? I didnt even know this

[@Borg02]

Rocko Williams they are completely different people and they used to be so close that they just fell apart over time. Conflicting mindsets

[@nickhalfmann8397]

I didn’t realize they hated each other either. I just remember the T2P vlogs.

[@_lynx_7782]

They were just playing scrims together a few weeks ago

[@MVPrivate]

_Lynx_ they played 10s together is bo4 ?

[@thomasrodriguez3340]

This was awesome. Thank you Damon for doing this. Thank you Hector for securing the Goat

[@bombingraff]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!!

[@kanyeplugg]

literally we been asking for KARMA ever since 2k18...

[@nicholasbell780]

The goat gets a like without watching a single second. Let’s get it!

[@naturem10]

I would listen to a 5 hour podcast of this. Can't wait for part 2 !

[@Chiraq872]

Karma “I’m not here for math” you’re the baby goat bro next to Crim definitely one of the greatest ever

[@chillpulls]

is there any way you could do a 23.5 because this video has so much history and realism in it, I just need more !

[@ghosthd8334]

Man this podcast is so long yet so short i want more of it part 2 asap and specially the scump n matt thing i want to hear more abt it. It was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@iLLeag7e]

So glad to see this. Thanks Hecz, thanks Damon

[@Lawn-Stewards]

Thank you for this.. love Damon

[@Dallas096909]

this podcast could have easily been 3+ hrs. Damon for sure needs to be back on The Eavesdrop.

[@tearawaithompson8264]

Rambo, formal, karma pt2, 60/50 pt2, zzirgrizz, predator, merk, the optic dynasty team, syndicate, fwiz, diesel hopefully soon. Maybe a dynasty podcast mini series. Fariko, col and optic.

[@Hu55y_sti]

Fwiz was the first podcast dude

[@Misscnyp]

Finally got round to watching this and it did not disappoint....AWESOME

[@SnapperrLowk]

This podcast was so good! Didn’t want it to end

[@datway3475]

Great vid with GOAT do one with OpTic Predator for the culture

[@jacobmoo2832]

such a beautiful goat. ur the best damon, love u, proud of u. im drink

[@VAxSMOKE]

jacobmoo lmfao same

[@damianlopez6583]

The 🐐 finally! We've been needing this!👍

[@theeomnipresentitsgeorge707]

Bro I love your podcasts and all the people you have on them I really appreciate the light you put to the scenery around the gamers life because it was so easy for my to just assume people got fed with a golden spoon but damn there’s huge factors to teaming with people regardless of what people think KEEP UP THE PODCASTS BRO MUCH LOVE

[@scottsundwall6753]

I needa pause real quick COD4 tourneys at the HeczQuarters would be to legit COD4 best COD ever made.

[@tonycrockett]

Lie again

[@Cheemaclips]

Glitches make games more fun it’s like breaking the law in real life

[@cdog9288]

Ibattleplayz hold up

[@zanethekeymasterr]

This is wholesome as shit

[@Misscnyp]

Lol

[@rivery888]

Hell yea I’ve been waiting for the GOAT

[@travisconklin7990]

The eavesdrop we've all been waiting for

[@maxdemarcos6826]

Hecz love you bro but we need longer podcasts for the big bossmen, I could listen to Karma for 4-5 hours.

[@mitch5178]

When you wake up to this, you have to beat the meat

[@Scho_]

Holy God my proudest fap

[@nikolasgoreski6066]

Best episode without even listening to it yet!! The GOAT

[@scottstreet9327]

The GOAT the one we've all been waiting for

[@semihamf1385]

Why not make these podcasts longer? 3 hours should be do-able.

[@shaq0012]

Easy to say when you’re the one watching it 😂

[@bradleyroberts92]

Semih AMF maybe like 6 hours would be good

[@cinforammi8543]

Why not 12 hours?

[@KrazedIslander]

Semih AMF a never ending podcast should suffice

[@chrismcewan2377]

Not gonna lie if this podcast was 5 hours long I would’ve watched every minute.

[@TehThxsis]

Honestly can’t wait for the second one man, watched this back 3 times already for the GOATS 3x rings baby

[@HIPPYGOATWITHCHEESE]

Yesssssss finally. I knew 3 rings was gonna be the Jordan episode

[@canadian0882]

Damn, Kenz really was a cancer to Scump. 1:37:57

[@be6870]

417greatone wait what when was that lmaooo

[@nithrandyl2376]

417greatone hold up what ... Ive heard a lot of shit about kenz but thats a new one lol

[@zanethekeymasterr]

417greatone link to footage?

[@Dynamikcheese]

@@417greatone link

[@DrewCammieAndIanSk8]

@@Dynamikcheese kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5CUcqeJodmthbc SOMEHOW I GOT SOMETHING CLOSE BOYS hahaha

[@00000000000000LUIS]

Yo hecz why tf isn’t this interview 3 hours and 2 minutes

[@Dougie19Fresh]

This left me wanting more!! He needs to come back on soon.

[@mattwong2918]

“I‘m gonna take over cuz I‘m the goat” lmao!!!! Goat’s being the goat

[@karney7123]

Yo H3CZ, can you do a video on the good old days of competitive sniping from the vCity days? You have a few of our old clan matches you used to upload. Like this so he can see this rM Karney

[@jella488]

Bring back comp sniping hecz

[@thunderfinals35]

is it Just me or did Hecz put extra extra ads on this podcast

[@smileyjones1742]

Chandler Myers he knew it would get hella views

[@ollieboakes1565]

One of the best podcasts loved every minute of it 🤙

[@MrBash432]

very very very VERY GOOD podcast. The best yet.

[@JTx760]

1:08:46 to 1:09:18 little gamers go outside lmao

[@QK_Engineer]

when is MaNiaC

[@YSully7]

Honestly great fucken video. WE NEED A 2nd PODCAST ASAP Great Job Hecz and Karma!!

[@fazymoze8568]

We have been waiting for this!!!

[@uCMasterking]

Hector should get formal on the podcast.

[@Speeff]

Master king he’s planning on it. I thought it was supposed to happen already

[@jashuajean-louis1634]

@@Speeff It was but Fort Worth got in the way. I guess it should be coming soon.

[@senormexican9114]

Formal should be the Kobe podcast

[@CCbo]

Nah shaq, he dominated and won a chip after leaving his super team

[@johnwayne7985]

Ciaran Campbell nigga are you stupid he didn’t dominate anything or win shit after he left to LG he just recently won the last tournament and Optic won Vegas which was way before he won

[@nithrandyl2376]

John Wayne read you dumbass ... he was talking about shaq not formal.

[@devinjenkins3935]

Nithrandyl he did read....bc dude was referencing Formal like he won something after he left.. “dumbass”🥴🥴

[@uhjeditrixter]

22:50 “Yea I’m not here for mathhhhh” 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@johnpzaccari]

The best podcast so far! love it

[@AlamoCityFishing]

Has Hutch been on yet? I feel like that would be a good, informative podcast.

[@skindiesel00]

You really want to sit there and listen to politics for 3 hours?

[@AlamoCityFishing]

Santa I don’t think hecz would let him run on and on with it lol

[@mxfear9888]

Brooooo this Shit is Just hyping the Formal podcast i Need to hear what hes got to say about seth fr

[@Mike49503]

Mx FeaR fr I cant wait till he exposes him

[@tipp4569]

Mx FeaR tf is he going to expose? Did I miss something

[@Mike49503]

-Decimate- yea bro you missed the last 3 years 🤦‍♀️

[@Pedro-yr6nk]

Cant wait for Pt 2

[@FoxyGrandpa1]

THE GOAT. Nobody else is a better fit for this episode.

[@Jordddd14]

Could you get DrDisrespect on the podcast?

[@d1q817]

Dream Guest xJawz Wingsofredemption FPS Russia (Kyle) Your Parents (Would Be Interesting) Faze Banks Love the show seen every episode keep it up hecz

[@martinvenegas5280]

ZeoTien wings of redemption is not coming on this podcast 😂

[@Vibrant133]

These are OG OG. This was literally the COD communities biggest guys (including WhiteBoy) right before BO2. BO2 truly started a new evolution of content creators and eSports. Even before them, xCalizorz, BlameTruth, Muzzafuzza, really paved the way for COD content.

[@d1q817]

@@martinvenegas5280 I know man but could you imagine 😂😂

[@martinvenegas5280]

ZeoTien he needs to do PKA

[@d1q817]

@@Vibrant133 your totally right man, I defintly miss that old style of content, woodysgamertag mail Monday's, onlyusemeblades chill commentary Sunday's and white boy call of duty videos are what I grew up with! :)

[@qstar710]

I’ve wanted this for literal years

[@MaxZy_J13]

love these podcasts and listening to Damon