Future of Vault Hunters and answering about the Life Series

Iskall plays on the Hermitcraft server and discusses the fourth season of Vault Hunters and answers the question why he is not part of the Life Series
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[@vodskall85]

Hallo! I see a few commenters being worried/angry/sad about me laughing at the "Cause they told us so" person in my chat. For some context, this is not me laughing at the idea that any series (Life series specifically) would not be improv but scripted - although I can see the edit making it feel that way - It was a laugh at the joke "Cause they told us so" in the sense that it's a receipt for someone always taking things at face value. It was more about my chat (which I still havent figured out how to record in a nice way lol) and the several jokes that were made than anything else. But, since some people take it as me bashing the authenticity of some content, I figured I must apologise and explain myself; Sorry, no, I never bashed any authenticity of any content. No, I did not laugh at someone genuinely saying that "Things are true if they are said to be true" - it was all a funny joke. Anyway, Hallo! Good to have you all here :D

[@lololol571]

I was just about to say in one of your replies that you should pin it lol

[@dangitnicky]

vodskall content is SO good. It's nice to hear your perspective on things.

[@lololol571]

One thing that could make it look like you're laughing because of a joke is to insert that joke suddenly so you can emphasize that.

[@packed_gaming]

i love watching you and actually not on the topic but your laugh was so whole hearted and genuine i burst out laughing in the room and my parents were there and the look that i got from them was priceless

[@miniciominiciominicio]

@@lololol571It’s a difficult order since Iskall is reading chat and responding to it. We have no context for it without the chat on screen. Especially so when chat will bring up old points but regurge them in a way that makes them refreshing or joking in a different way. It’s very much a “you had to be there” so I get why it’s difficult to edit.

[@P1kaSans]

10 seconds in a iskall immediately roasts the hermits 😂

[@MattIsDecentReal]

You know how it's going to be a banger lol

[@j.w.-]

Iskall would be too powerful to be on the life series.

[@A-ratatouille]

He’d be better than scott

[@agirl824]

I don't think Iskall does much PvP, he's goated at PvE though

[@Willumn]

@@agirl824True but the life series doesn’t have pvp so he would be unbalanced lol

[@hrdy9316]

​@@agirl824 Badger him in chat to do pvps with others who are good at it like Barry , gem and false

[@RamuneBlock]

If iskall were in the life series, it would end in the first episode.

[@discochaotica]

I don't think there's a single Hermit who Grian wouldn't "want" in the Life series, but it's important to take into consideration the way that the series is structured. Over a dozen content creators having to coordinate their schedules to be available at the same time on the same day for anywhere from six to nine weeks is no easy task, and the more people who join the series, the harder it is to maintain that balance. Also, as several others have said, Iskall has generally been busy with other things around the time that each season has been in the works. They generally seem to happen when there's a lull in other content, whether that's the time between Hermitcraft seasons or when a lot of the members are getting a bit fatigued with their current projects. Generally when that happens to Iskall, he ends up playing Vault Hunters, so things tend to overlap.

[@austinwheeler4328]

It's already a wonder he manages to get Etho to play on that series regularly.

[@ruemistressofyeets]

That was my thought; Iskall has been spending nearly all of his time and energy on Vault Hunters these last couple years. If he was too busy for Hermitcraft, then he'd likely be too busy for any of the Life seasons. I can see Grian and the other Lifers just sorta assuming that Iskall wouldn't have time to join them.

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

@@ruemistressofyeets I mean I'd argue that the life series was specifically made with busy people in mind. They meet once a week for a fairly short time that is meant to not detract significantly from the time they had for other things. It doesn't exactly make a ton of sense to assume that if someone's "too busy" for hermitcraft (which isn't true, and saying 'these last couple years' when it's only been about a year that his HC schedule has been variable is really deceptive, intentionally or not, like Iskall was uploading hermitcraft highly regularly when the life series started) and assume that because of that they're too busy for a much lower time commitment

[@ThatDamnedGamer1]

@@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868 What are you talking about? Making Vault Hunters absolutely has been taking a lot of Iskalls time away from making Hermitcraft videos over the past number of years. On top of that the massive burnout that Iskall (and others) added to him not making many videos over the past couple of seasons. So if he could barely get the want and time to make Hermitcraft videos, what makes you think he would be able to pull off doing yet another series? Then on top of that in this video he stated "making content in the way the life series does things just doesn't fit how me makes content". Take Impulse for example where it looks like he won't be on the next season of Vault Hunters, not because he doesn't love the crew but because he just doesn't have the time to do everything else that he is committed to, and just not only Minecraft content but IRL stuff as well.

[@richlearner2723]

Honestly i think only reason iskall was not invited bcz he was busy with VH and not really playing on hermitcraft when grian started the life series. It's just them who were in grian's circle at the moment. It was an experiment that worked. They don't really add new members every season.

[@lamarckleland5731]

I had always thought all Hermitcraft members had been invited and didn't join for personal reasons. Cub would make a killing there, but possibly not improvise very well.

[@Emancy3]

Smajor has left the chat

[@TnTCinematics2012]

Yeah I’m kind of amazed he didn’t suggest this was the reason. Seems clear to me that it’s why. He was barely even on Hermitcraft the last two seasons

[@anjisarv]

They were hesitant adding Gem? :o did someone talk about it? All I remember is Gem herself saying she probably won’t join the life series (after she was a replacement for Cleo) and just figured they convinced her to change her mind !

[@beepboop2803]

I felt like I heard that the members were just whoever was available at the time. If I’m remembering accurately, Doc had his child so he wasn’t available for the first season of the life series.

[@hrdy9316]

Dont mind me just waiting for the 9 year old coming here to create beef between iskall and grian where there isnt any

[@caitlynd8843]

i did wonder if they maybe had a falling out but it's also none of our business and the amount of children on here and the reddit are crazyyyy with what they're saying🫠

[@TussockyBongo57]

I genuinely forgot beef was a word and I immediately thought about VintageBeef when reading this. I might be watching too much hermitcraft lol

[@crwelch12]

@@caitlynd8843Agreed, the vibes are just different since Sahara days. Sucks, but not like that means they can’t get along more in the future. They are adults 😂

[@Devilboy_1029]

Ay, you watch "blossoming sword"?

[@obiwankenobi1784]

@@crwelch12 the two interactions grian had with iskall in s10 were kinda dull

[@XyloJW123]

As other said, the Life series started right when Iskall was stepping back from HC to focus on VH. The server is mostly just "People Grian is close friends with." It doesn't mean he's not ALSO friends with other people (Mythical Sausage, Ollie, Keralis, Cub), but it's also a very full server, and it's hard enough to get 25 people to all be online every friday for 9 weeks in a row or whatever, without adding even more. But if you look at it, it's who Grian chooses to collaborate with, his closest friends. That's all. He has a bunch of side videos or mini projects like the build swap or guess that build or the streams he joins (Among Us, Phasmo, etc.) or the Minecraft Legends thing, and it's just those people, the people he has the most fun hanging out with.

[@anonymousyoutubeviewer1394]

Yeah and he just happens to be the closest friends with people with the most sub counts! Totally authentic!

[@jamesdillon5976]

​@@anonymousyoutubeviewer1394 I'm just going to note that Skizz is in the Life Series is very small.

[@khushijannat7273]

​@@anonymousyoutubeviewer1394Grian has over 8 million subs. What do you expect? Also, skizz had, iirc, less than 60k subs at the start of 3rd life.

[@ddesmarais7251]

​​@khushijannat7273 12k subs XD Safe to say that's not why he chose who he did. And even if it was why he chose them, why add Martin, Jimmy, Pearl and skizz? Martin's minecraft Chanel was basically dead, Jim had like 400k subs, and pearl pre hermitcraft only had 600k subs, most of which I'm sure also watched grians vids. Also I want to say again, skizz had 12k subs. 99% of which were already watching imp's pov Correlation ≠ causation

[@aryashirvoikar3475]

​@@anonymousyoutubeviewer1394 oh cmon skizz was literally qt 60k at the start of 3rd life since grian is completely unproblematic yall just wanna find reasons to villainize him

[@fiordhraoi1]

Very impressed with the professionalism here. Both in being self-aware enough to know that splitting too much attention from a current project at the wrong time may end up tanking it prematurely, and especially for the discussion around the Life series. No drama around not getting an invite, just simple respect for other friends' efforts and acknowledgement of the fact that not everyone is a good or needed fit for every project.

[@cjhaedaten8711]

Hermitcraft S10 have such a strong start that if any Hermit would start a side project, either series would be greatly affected, especially now that all the hermits is so close together which means more interaction content which may lead to future events and such also I think the Life series consist mostly of people who are big into role playing and sometimes natural derpyness who doesn't try hard enough to make a fool of themselves, that's easy content right there

[@swirlycarl]

all im saying is if Iskall was in the life series he would bring a whole new kind of chaotic energy and him and Martyn would kill as a team

[@progue6446]

I could see that, the only caveat to that is Martyn really likes to be theatrical and idk if that would mesh with iskalls (intentional) awkward style. I think Iskall and Yoel would be stellar also

[@brennenn7828]

Iskall + Etho would be a fun team to watch too.

[@asteria4279]

Iskall, also remember you were FULLY consumed by Vault Hunters during the first Life series. You were already burning out of Hermitcraft a little at that point. As for now... I agree about the server maybe being full - it's hard to keep track of a linear story if there are too many people. It would be good for your community (and you) to feel better though to just ask Grian so you can give an actual answer. I'm sure it's a very normal reason, similar to what you are guessing.

[@hvmidnight]

I don’t think he’s upset over not being invited. Maybe disappointed but as he pointed out himself. He may just not fit in the Life series. And they may have assumed he didn’t want join with as u said Vault Hunters was his main project. And as he says at the end he doesn’t want to just ask cause he doesn’t know if he can or want to join the Life series

[@t0rya]

Ngl these little peeks into how hermitcraft and some other series in proximity playerwise work are great, glad youre figuring whats better for you, this being real and down to earth era of KZbin might be my favorite

[@Arisusa4]

I imagine Grian sought out his close friends for the Life series first then further invited other players that he's seen active enough, and someone he's interacted with frequently. But that being said your play style and interaction with hermits would fit SO well in the Life series.

[@unchartedknight0193]

Yeah, like the only person not close to Grian during even third life was Skizz. Otherwise, he knew everyone in the server fairly well. Even with Last Life additions, Pearl, Mumbo, and Lizzie were all people Grian knew way back before even Hermitcraft.

[@miniciominiciominicio]

Explain Cleo

[@iseecowz196]

@@miniciominiciominicioI imagine she asked him if she could join, or invited herself 😂

[@riztiz]

The only person they've invited after 3rd life (s1) was gem if I remember correctly. Mumbo and Lizzie could've very well been invited during s1

[@miniciominiciominicio]

@@iseecowz196 She did not ask to be invited. How could she have even known it was a thing to be invited to? Cleo has spoken about this in streams, especially right after 3rd Life.

[@WannaBeMx]

Subconsciously we might think of these series as just some friends getting together to game but it’s still making content and that adds a whole new layer with production. It totally makes sense to consider the player dynamics in terms of skill, relationships,etc. Time is also a factor, either time zones or if they have other things going on. Iskall obviously dedicated a lot of time to Vault Hunters so maybe that plays into it. You can’t have too many series running at the same time and they can’t all be with all the people either.

[@hvmidnight]

And to add to ur point as someone else pointed out. Mumbo and Lizzie have only been in 2 of the life series and Ren was only in one. For whatever reason of they didn’t fit. Didn’t want to. Didnt have the time whatever. At the end of the day they’re content creators creating content for our entertainment. If someone doesn’t fit that specific content why have them on

[@meow3343]

Only reason I could think of is they might see Iskall as a busy person. Since due to what happened from past seasons of hermit craft. They might be thinking that there are days where you are not able to play, which is impactful if someone is absent from one session.

[@F1Fun]

You should do a big playlist with hermitcraft episodes in order + the behind the scenes in order !

[@Rynd_]

That sounds like a lot of work, you could probably just do that by yourself

[@bonez6915]

Orrrr just scroll through his channel

[@steffanlewis1954]

​@bonez6915 the point is that he has two channels, and the videos are split across them

[@taj1994]

Some video placements wouldn't work that well, since a handful of the behind the scenes ones are recorded during the making of regular episodes instead of between them

[@bonez6915]

@@steffanlewis1954 my point still stands, literally just scroll. How hard would it be to open two tabs and scroll?

[@jebinite]

I love your Hermitcraft videos and your Vault Hunters videos, but I am really enjoying the HC content. I think postponing VH is a good idea.

[@monchi.dinamonchi]

yeah, the simplest way to view the matter of the 3rd Life cast is that Grian probably wants to avoid making it too big, and for his own reasons he has decided that the cast he has selected is, as well as he could have known, the best combination of players he could collect I do hope that new members still might get introduced if only because particular current members are unavailable, but I understand that that might end up conflicting with the principle of a maximum cast size if at the start of some season all previous players end up being available

[@hermitcraftseasons]

I just assumed it was based on whoever Grian wanted each season plus a couple of acquaintances like Ren or Bdubs. If iskall expresses a bit more interest he might be considered as a 'guest star' (as I like to think of them) a player who turns up for a season or 2 as and when. Then again none of us could be guessing the correct criteria and it could just be that they think he's got his plate full with Hermitcraft and Vault Hunters.

[@terminatora1249]

8:45 Lmao I know how it sounds but honestly the members are very explicit about how it's not scripted and some life members like Martyn are very transparent about the behind the scenes.

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

Read the pinned comment he doesn't think it's scripted

[@DealersChoice04]

Alot of reason for not being invited could be a mix of server space and the idea that Iskall also has his own development underway and along with the scheduling, splitting among multiple series/contents aswell as personal time then you have the way that they take over for when people arent able to come to the recording. It can also be seen that they dont want to make iskall feel forced to join when schedules dont add up, as much as im sure he'd love to play its a big task to have everything at hand at once and easy to get lost with it all.

[@DealersChoice04]

Ofc I dont speak for the man but it's just a thought process that went through my mind when i watch most hermits and know that not everyone's lives just add up perfectly.

[@pieroochsenbein]

#nevereverleaving I love the way you are looking at those things, why you're not in the life series. Without beeing offended you just look at it of a objectiv view. The world could learn a lot from you. I would love to see you in the life series, because you would bring pure CHAOS🎉

[@ezekielchalker6629]

I would absolutely love to see Iskall on the life series, I think he’d add a lot of social humour and pranking. Plus good, functional traps.

[@Carl729ae]

#neverleaving! The fun you have is SO wonderful to listen to. Your interactions with Stress, Mumbo, Yoel... it's fantastic.

[@LBPLevelBoy]

Dude i would love to see you on secret life. Im a new subscriber but I’ve been binging all your hermitcraft content. You can be sneaky in an entertaining way, you are funny, and you bounce really well off others. I think you can add a lot to that series.

[@OfficialMageHD]

A bit different, but there's a mobile game I play that I really enjoy, but sometimes the timewalls can be a bit long without much to do. Every time that happens I debate picking up another game to play in that time, but I know if I find something I enjoy playing I'd get hooked and end up coming back less and less to the game I was playing, until I stop completely. So I fully get that struggle of not wanting to jump to Vault Hunters when you're on such a roll with Hermitcraft. I'll also add that I started watching you for Vault Hunters and love those series, however this season of Hermitcraft has been a blast so far, so I know I'm happy with whatever you put out since both end up being great. Just don't overthink things! You can always reevaluate as you go, so best to go with what you feel is right for you at the time.

[@husseinmasri901]

Iskall in the Life Series would be amazing

[@caitlynd8843]

I think one big skyblock island and then everyone having their own little skyblock islands surrounding it would be awesome and wouldn't take too long if you did something like arcade mode but on skyblock. I've thought it would be a good idea for a while.

[@Auntiebels]

Genuinely, since some hermits are joining and you are also involved in it it makes sense to delay. The idea of a sky block pre season special is actually very smart; it lets like anyone who may have been planning around that time still have a series going up, yourself included, and just lets you hermits keep engaging with a season in which everyone is just actively aiming for fun over like anything.

[@duanefouche378]

I really hope in update 14 they fix the glitch with the Mana Shield Retribution damage. I reported it over a month ago now. Basically the main target only takes the added damage, not your main attack damage. EG: If you do 200 damage with your sword normally, then when Retribution triggers the main target takes like 5 damage, while the guys surrounding him take 205. Makes 1v1 really annoying, and if versing poison, wither, or fire it's straight up impossible to fight without disabling mana shield. Extremely easy to test with cactus/sweet berry and a few training dummies.

[@_fae_]

Currently going through a rough patch mentally so your streams and episodes really boost my mood and help me get through the day and I look forward to them! Absolutely love your content, whether it’s ‘boring’ redstone or mining or farm building! Been watching you since mid season 5 and I love going back to rewatch the last seasons of your episodes ❤

[@szzrhn]

I would love to see Doc and Iskall on life series

[@ergoproxy37]

If Doc joins the life series, he would exploit all the forbidden things in Minecraft together with Etho 😂

[@shonuff5297]

Doc would just world eat the whole map, day 1

[@sylpherione]

It may be hard for Doc since he has Doccy and his Tomato Garden. And Iskall may yet be busy on another VH updates but I would love them to do improv on the Life Series Stage

[@theawecat27]

i would love to see doc! maybe they'll start thinking about diversifying the members of the server i know doc's upload day has conflicted with the life series, i don't know if that has mattered

[@junkerpug]

I think the delay is good for you and the other hermits playing vault hunters. I would love to see a mini Vault Hunters sky block challenge.

[@justsam4321]

"Because they told us🥺" *raucous laughter*

[@RaeRaeOR]

Summer start to the next VH is a great idea. Season 10 has a different vibe and the series has such amazing energy right now ❤

[@jebinite]

Regarding being included in the Life series, I think it would largely be group size and the folks Grian is most interested in playing with.

[@tomasharries1208]

Grian and Iskall used to make a bunch of content together. Iskall is just a mess when it comes to scheduling apparently especially during the early days of vault hunters development.

[@sylpherione]

Yes, group size is correct, but it's not about whom Grian wants to play with, it's more about if they can roleplay and have the time to play during their scheduled recording. Btw Etho was not originally invited, he was just consulted by Grian about the mechanics of his Life Series and Etho was interested that's why he joined. Skizzleman is not even part of Grians Circle, but he was invited because Grian watched Imp and Skizz playthroughs This is just a headcannon sorry for wasting your time😂

[@jebinite]

@@sylpherione Not a waste of time at all. If nothing else, our banter bumps up the algorithm. Thanks for sharing.

[@md-vq8sp]

@@sylpherione I would like to see the league of Arizonian dads do the life series.

[@Doodert]

Iskall, I think you just seem like a busy businesskall, that's probably why you aren't invited to a bunch of stuff. Scheduling could be another aspect. However, honestly, I think it's mainly for the fact that there were close knit people who were wrangled by Grian, thus bringing them together. It could also have been people asking to join - Which.. a DM to Grian could probably get you an answer if you let him know you wouldn't mind joining in as a guest/trial kinda deal, buuuuut, I don't think you exactly want to reach out and ask as you brought up possibly imposing, which is totally fair. It's like wanting to be invited to hang out/play a game, but not trying to Self-Invite. Either way, I look forward to you doing what you feel that you want to do regarding VHS4, whether it be delaying it fully, some short "intro" to the series on the update (which, let's be real, will allow people to get their feet wet and let them start stronger when S4 actually starts), or if you jump right in. Because in all honestly, no matter what you pick, as long as it's what you want to do, the people who have been watching since say.. Kingdomcraft, are still going to be around. Sure there may be some naysayers and whiners, but that just means there's a school holiday or something.

[@forderdrek8757]

IMO, no one'd fit the life series better than you would. The idea of a server full of interactions and as much improvisation as possible fits you perfectly as far as I'm aware. I'd absolutely love to see you in the series but as you yourself said, it's probably not as simple as that and there's a lot of underlying problems such as most noticabely the already high count of members.

[@mastertrams]

I can just see it now: "Oh dang, I got killed by that trap... Wait a minute, a functioning trap? ISKALL!!!!!!"

[@khushijannat7273]

How many people did GRIAN kill with tnt minecarts in limited life?

[@anhaadevoursyou]

i started watching iskall from s10 and i really want him to be a part of the life series

[@jwhitely7]

#NeverEverLeaving!™️

[@musicalsportsgirl3075]

The secret life people have kinda made a point of saying it's not scripted and when they do try to plan something, like just going to make a certain build, it very often gets side tracked as soon as they start recording. I think they've made a point of saying this because you are very much not the only one to question if it's scripted. But you have a point, just because they say so doesn't make it true, although I thought it was really funny to hear you question it, as many of them are hermits 😆. Also just because you haven't been invited yet doesn't mean you won't be invited later, three people joined in the second season, one person joined in the fifth (most recent) season, and two of the people who joined the second season weren't in seasons 3 or 4 but were in season 5, also, I'm not sure exactly how it went but I know Ren and Skizz have both missed at least one season. Anyway, I rambled, congrats if you made it to the end

[@lololol571]

I tried to say this too. Very well said.

[@bwjclego]

I know Secret Life isn't scripted because Etho can't act 😂

[@nielskeller1734]

Would love to see VH-Skyblock! Also: I tend to give myself a budding vault rock on regular VH worlds aswell, to not have to go mining the classic way. Could be a great rare reward from loot crates

[@davidthomas9068]

Please pull another prank on beef. Your shenanigans is what made me watch you so eagerly. Please dont let the pranks die. Anyways ly iskall

[@strelitziengewachs6362]

after hermitcraft vault hunters ive been super looking forward towards vh smp s4 but id rather wait a few more months to make sure you (and the other hermits) dont have to split your focus/be forced to choose vault hunters or hermitcraft. A limited/short term series to bridge the time till then sounds very fun! esp with a limited stream time/record time to encourage collaboration :D as for the life series: at the beginning it was probs cos you were busy with vault hunters and now i think it might be as simple as having a lot of players already? The only seasons that they actually added new members were Last Life (season 2, Mumbo, Lizzie and Pearl) and Secret Life (Season 5) which only added Gem, who filled in for Cleo for one session the season before. So i think its probably just a case of "we're already at 17 active members and adding more is just going to make planing harder/drag out the length of the season" + if they were looking for new members they might want to look for non-hc KZbinrs? since yoel and skizz are now hermits, its 12 Hermits vs 5 non hermits? (That being said: you would absolutely fit into it and id love to see what chaos you'd bring to that series

[@loooooney]

Honestly, pushing the series back until the summer is a smart idea. You can also make the update stable

[@nathanengland5121]

I think the biggest issue with the life series was just scheduling and commitment. I love your content but at the time it was starting up you were very focused on VH, and that type of series really requires everyone being able to make it all the time

[@Mr_Pengin]

I think the lack of invitation may just be because they already have a lot of Hermits in the server, and, at least for the first season, they wanted more empires people and other content creators. Then with the following seasons, they just kinda stuck with the people they had because it worked so well the first time.

[@djstrawberry1471]

I really hope he gets into the next season of life series

[@Masakiyomi]

I think it's a good idea to wait with VH update a bit, it'll allow you, Etho and a few other poeple to take a breather, enjoy Hermitcraft or whatever they're doing and come back with a fresh mind, sounds like a healthy idea

[@HerculePyro]

I hope the one aspect of Last Life that iskall has watched is the "A-HA!" segment

[@RohanChopra-xy4kc]

if only they knew how much we love iskall and how much our life series likability will soar up if iskall joins

[@FaeChangeling]

I feel it's an odd way of looking at the Life Series. I don't think they went through everyone on the members list and thought "what do they add? Is there someone else already adding the same thing?" I'm sure there's some evaluation of whether or not they'd get along with everyone, whether their content matches the tone, and whether they'd be right for the series, don't get me wrong, but I can't imagine them writing out a pros and cons list for every person. The server has had people be added or sit out since it started, there's every possibility of new people joining. I just think you weren't really around at the time and hadn't really interacted with other members much lately. You might be best friends with Mumbo, but when was the last time you made content with him before Hermitcraft 10? And he wasn't even in the first season. You haven't had major collabs with Grian since season 6 excluding server-wide events. And you haven't met most of the empires peeps before and even missed out on the big crossover. I don't mean any of this in a negative way, of course, but if they were looking for people to invite you likely weren't the first to come to mind since you hadn't been around much. With you being more present now and meeting Skizz and Joel, the chances are definitely a bit higher of getting an invite if you seem interested.

[@beauregardfox200]

I haven't really seen many people in the comments specifically talk about the mini series that would lead up to the actual vault hunters smp but I just wanted to say that I really like the ideas you and chat came up with.

[@airl10]

Honestly, if you're genuinely are interested in joining the life series, don't think its unreasonable for you to join (e.g., it would be unreasonable for you to join if you're too busy to do a life series), and believe it is appropriate to ask Grian, you could ask him if he's open to discussing if you could potentially join the life series. And if he isn't, just say thats cool, and if the situation regarding that question changes, tell you because you'd probably still be interested in joining.

[@DanielGiuseppeDiNiro]

Honestly, I wouldn't had uploaded this video since many parts are "drama material" for those willing to start fires

[@dougkoonce5139]

i literally laughed out loud for 15 seconds when iskall said "because they told you so?"

[@progue6446]

I think iskall would be a great addition to the life series. There's the obvious reasons that Iskall's style of randomness, spontaneity could make for some hilarious moments. But I also think iskall is just a good minecraft player. He did pretty well in both demised competitions, and is redstone competent. The series needs someone whos able to rival Smajor's ability a little bit so that Scott doesn't have to hold back so much.

[@JAvery2781]

Self preservation and self care isn’t selfish, it’s necessary for sustainability

[@Bromigo_15]

I’ve been loving the approach you’ve taken with this session of not over complicating things and just having the fun and joy of playing. I Also love this video specifically of you sharing genuine concern for projects and plan you genuinely love. As someone who has a job as a creative. But also struggles with anxiety it’s encouraging to see others talk about having the same feelings.

[@jasonolson7966]

I think they probably haven't invited you to life series because you've been preoccupied with vault hunters as well as feeling a bit burned out at around the same time it took off. Now that there have been a few seasons, the cast is pretty well locked in right now, and they wouldn't need or gain much from having more people.

[@dojelnotmyrealname4018]

The reality is that while the fanbase will obviously want him in things, that doesn't mean iskall is the right fit, for whatever reason. That's not an insult to Iskall in anyway, nor would it be an insult to say that a square peg does not fit in a round hole. The two sides don't match, and that's it, and that's okay. He's not being maliciously excluded.

[@kshitizjain7889]

I respect your opinion, but I think iskall would be a perfect member for life series, specifically for the style it was played in latest edition He brings chaos and mind games as we can see on HC server and last life series was all about it He is good at pvp and other killing mechanisms, likes pranking and killing, at a fan of building huge projects for no reasons What else do we need from a life series ? Although him not wanting to join, or not getting invited for whatever reason is completely fine But him being not fit, isn’t correct as per me

[@dojelnotmyrealname4018]

@@kshitizjain7889You misunderstand me. What I'm saying is him being fit for it or not is not something the fans decide. Whether he is the right fit for the Life series is up to the members, not us.

[@1500Sachem]

8:35 That was really wholesome hahaha, a nice reminder of how pure the community is and why I love it so much :)

[@Saturday_Jones]

As a viewer, and no experience in content creation, I always assumed you weren’t in the Life series because of Vault Hunters. It appeared to be a top priority for you since its inception

[@mybeme9130]

Iskall comes across as a really genuine person here. He's straightforward, humble, honest, and generous in his description of content his friends are making. Would love to see him on the next life series because I like watching him interact and play with his friends, but I love whatever content he decides to put out

[@Mellow_Men]

I have been missing Vault Hunters but i guess i can hold out

[@cineeleo]

Iskall digging another hole... great discussion 🎉

[@zu5sec761]

Iskall on the life series would be so good. And about the thing of what could you bring to the table. Just interactions, i still watch to this day s6, and almost every episode when u interact with hermits is s tier (not just in s6, in every one :) ). But yeah, i vote 4 iskall in life series

[@joe-moob-da-tube]

Honestly a iskall and mythic sausage team up on the life series is enough chaos to blow out the sun is all I'm saying

[@hexnoelpersonal]

I think it all comes down to the fact that the Life series isn't actually competitive or at all serious. And we all love how competitive Iskall is, but that would probably make him not the best fit for the series. We need different things for different series.

[@Radar_of_the_Stars]

I think you would make a good competitor in the life series, but ultimately I think they are very limited by player count, just imagine trying to schedule everyone to play for several hours at the same time if they were the size of hermitcraft, not even considering how much that would bend and break the game design

[@Theachup]

Yeey iskall talking about the things that keep me up at night lol

[@Hermitcraft_X]

This lol

[@amit_up]

I am honestly loving this season of hermitrcaft especially because of you iskal, your shenanigans, randomness and energy always makes me click every single video you put out. I will definitely be a bit disappointed to see you loose intrest playing here to focus on VH especially because you are going so strong right now.

[@BewareOfMpreg]

i love iskall and his cynical humor, these vod videos are so good.

[@angelaburrow8114]

I'd love to see Iskall on the Life series. There's been an Iskall-shaped hole since 3rd Life imo. I think he's perfect for it & he would make the series even better. The whole premise of the game is to prank other people & try to survive while ensuring they die. It's fun & a guaranteed way to ensure you interact with other players. Fun, pranking & interactioms are all things Iskall loves & thrives on. I'm surprised he says he hasn't been invited to join. Maybe Grian thought he wouldn't want to or was too busy with all the work he was doing on Vault Hunters.

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

Ask grain skall. I am sure he would appreciate your chaotic attitude.

[@llamasaylol]

I think I do trust that most of it isn't scripted. IIRC Grian said some of the secret life tasks were created for specific people. And I feel if other aspects were scripted one wouldn't say such a thing and instead claim it all as unscripted.

[@snr1299]

Iskall: "I don't mind joining if they explain it and invite me but really i'm not bothered" Random person: "Just ask grian to join if you want to join that badly!"

[@secondkachra]

always enjoy your content, and it's better when you're excited and have energy for a current project. keep doing what you have passion for cause we're here for it, genuinely hope your plans work out well

[@BillTheDisaster]

Just imagine how cool it would be if there is a series like *Vault Life* has created... Maybe in a different parallel universe, we get to see it, you know. Iskall & Grian modding the server together, etc... I know it's not gonna happen, but imagining epic scenario won't cost you anything 😅🥲

[@Bunnybond]

I really thought you turned it down, someone told me and I had no reason to question it as it would have been so good with you there, so I am so glad I watched this video. I have read through comments here and someone said that it happened when you were completely stepping back from Hermitcraft and focusing on Vault Hunters so that makes a little sense to me. Now that you are back giving Hermitcraft your focus, who knows what next season of the life series will bring. I am loving the vids so far, keep it up

[@Indyfficient]

I love the idea of postponing the vault hunters, but I’m being selfish cause I am loving every bit of this content 😅

[@RuxUnderscore]

I like the idea of a season 3.5 or something like that. Just a smaller season meant to bridge the gap between season 3 and season 4 players.

[@Theachup]

Your part in the demise game was amazing if you told me that happened in the life series i would believe you without a doubt. So i think you would fit in greatly and create very funny moments

[@Kevin-ke3yw]

Love these side content to know more about Iskall without watching the streams

[@imunoriginal382]

With your performance in demise 2 and messing with Beef, I honestly think you're fit to join the life series Make it happen Grian

[@qazwiz]

5:40 a "one day a week server" is perfect for the full time hermits too. like ImpulseSV might decide to play on one of his streaming days or do extra time if server was limited. two thoughts though... (on one dynamic) .........would it be only open for 24 hours a week or be open the 49½ hours needed so the players can choose which 24h block they will play?

[@FoxBoi69]

i don't care much about modded but if you were in 3rd life, that would make my day. maybe mumbo would return too

[@shonuff5297]

To me iskall is the perfect blend of many Hermit personalities. Funny, social, intelligent, redstone, builder, prankster, and genuine good person. IMO

[@MegaSamson13]

You could go arcade mode, one day a week no need for farms and see who comes out ahead. Maybe even competing teams

[@kindlesstraitor5587]

It's very late to say that out, and most likely it won't hit the table out, but GOD DAMN, give us Life Series, Hermitcraft series, Vault Hunters series or ANY series with Iskall and InTheLittleWood... That would be a bomb of fun, laughter and shenanigans.

[@Aeroneffe]

I don't know if you read all the comments on these, but I'm gonna say that anyway. Personally I would worry that if you were to decide to wait for your excitement for Hermicraft to diminish before starting Vault Hunter, you might end up slowly withdrawing from HC entirely like you did during season 7 (iirc). Ultimately the thing would be to strike a good balance between the two,- maybe you could do your Vault Hunter episodes the way you create those BTS, as stream highlights? I'm sure a lot of poeple would like that format. And ultimately, I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that we'll be on board regardless of the direction you choose, your good mood and your energy is the most important thing about your content and as long as you do the things you enjoy and prioritise your health I'm certain that energy will stay

[@miniciominiciominicio]

A major selfish benefit for Iskall is Etho playing on the smp. If Etho can’t play yet, waiting makes sense.

[@Nabium]

Out of the 24 hermits that were active when Grian made the Life series, only 9 of them have been in the series, and three of the life series members have joined hermitcraft after they joined the life series. It's not like it was an open invitation to all hermits or that Iskall was in particular snubbed. 9 hermits were invited, as far as we know, and so 15 hermits weren't. More weren't than were, is all I'm saying.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

Wait which three arrived from the life series to hermitcraft? Pearl was in season 8 which happened before Last Life, and only Joel and Skizz came through to season 10.

[@Nabium]

​@@rudrodeepchatterjee Hmm. Well Pearl started hermitcraft in june 2021, while life started april 2021 So life started before season 8. But now that I look at it, Pearl wasn't in season 1 of the life series, she started season two, so there were only two who joined hermitcraft after life, then. Either way doesn't really change the point I was making at all. Just some details.

[@miniciominiciominicio]

Don’t forget that Grian invited his best friend Cleo who he had never played with or spoke to while not inviting Iskall, someone who had been responsible for Grian’s Sahara experience and content and pretended to be his Iskall’s friend apparently since Iskall considered him a friend. This just makes it seem like Cleo was invited to make sure there was at least 1 woman so it wasn’t a sausage fest. While Cleo obviously thrived in the Life series and made actual good friends with the hermits who were on there, it does seem to me that the only reason she was invited was of her gender. Grian didn’t invite False or Stress either. While Stress was playing V, False was not a part of the first VH season and has never had any problem committing to something and giving it her full attention. Considering her reputation as one of the best on HC if not the best, False not being invited to Life smacks of Grian not wanting to be shown up by her. Grian clearly didn’t think False would be a good fit. Maybe she wouldn’t’ve. Maybe she would have thrived just as much or more than Cleo had.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

@@miniciominiciominicio are we seriously blasting grian for selecting the member list to a server experiment he tried out that blew off?

[@Nabium]

@@miniciominiciominicio I was trying to calm down the drama, you're just throwing in more hermits name to create even more drama. I'm not going to engage with these individual hermits. We have no idea how they get on in private, we only see them on the video. You trying to hypothesise Grians friendships with individual hermits and make drama out of it is just tragic. Secondly, it's a business decision. They're doing this for a living, and want to make content, that's probably something he thought carefully about when gathering this group. But on the point you made about sausage fest. Of course it's important to have women in the series, it changes the entire dynamic. It makes it better. And, a lot of the viewers will be women and girls and should have someone to relate to. If someone was invited because of their gender, then that was the right decision to do, you shouldn't be upset about it. My comment was meant to criticise Iskall and other viewers who're trying to dramatise the whole thing, by just stating the obvious. His friendship and relation with Grian is something he should keep personal, there's no need to put that kind of drama on a fellow hermit. And there's no reason for you to throw fire on this drama either, just calm down.

[@medianoche3]

I love and appreciate that iSkall can talk to us about the business side of being a streamer while keeping it fun and not making it sound "Oh woe is me, I make money playing games and streaming". I definitely think starting the VH series would take away from your HC enjoyment, I especially remember last season when you disappeared when the new VH series started. I get it though. That series is your baby, and it's an amazing break from VMC. As for the life series, I think I recall one of Grians episodes where he mentioned not inviting certain people because they seemed like they already had a lot on their plates. I could be wrong, but I am about 90% sure.

[@blackcreeper3546]

100% agree to hold off, for a bit your level of protection is currently at an all time high, don't allow yourself to drop back.

[@jacobbabcock8943]

I don't feel like I need a VH series rn, I've been watching. Almost every single hermit for the first time in years.

[@Error-yj2bi]

I would really love seeing Iskall on the secret life server

[@doublecup2369]

Be patient with it don’t rush we want your all in vaults hunters but when you’re ready and so excited you’re about to explode

[@Gabriel_August25]

I wish you were on Last Life. You're chaos and you always bring more chaos Of Doom.

[@cmdoduck]

Would love to see Iskall on Secret Life, especially with his interactions with folks like Etho and Mumbo.