I Played Hardcore For The First Time In 11 Years

Having played Minecraft for 11 years since Update 1.4, what happens if I play Hardcore for the first time?
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"When you’re going to change the world, don’t ask for permission.”

[@XayXayYT]

Been a while since I last uploaded gameplay, what're your thoughts on the vid?

[@Demonukey]

Let me watch it first

[@the_book_nerd]

Memes are as good as always

[@xTuezz]

still watching will post when i finish

[@meamogus]

really good

[@Potayto_]

I really like this style of content!

[@dank2583]

Stressed? Three easy steps! 1. Gather wood 2. Turn it into sticks 3. Trade with Fletcher (bonus step) Commit Manslaugher!

[@kjsjohnson610]

YES

[@alt2137pl]

this cured my depression

[@heracross3323]

Ah, the editing at 2:13 is so good, with the mining syncing with the music! Like serotonin directly into my brain.

[@maxirunpl]

8:46 also! It was edited and synced so well!

[@LuniFoxo]

I tried Hardcore for the first time today and died a silly death early game. This video is inspiring me to keep pushing forth though, and maybe we both will be good enough at the game. Good luck on the series!

[@XayXayYT]

Ay, all the best my dude

[@duckified.]

i just beat a hardcore world for the first time (as far as i can remember) today. my advice: take everything VERY slowly. don't go rushing into any huge dark caves or nether fortresses. prioritize survivability over utility. use villagers to work your way up to full protection 4 diamond armor and feather falling. it shouldn't be hard, it just might take a while depending on how you get emeralds. if you get trades like efficiency 5 or unbreaking 3, i would skip those. the important enchantments are the ones that give you the edge in life or death situations. if you happen to fall into lava in the nether, do the trick where you exit and reload the world every 3 seconds for invincibility frames. don't try to swim up though, just use the i-frames to sink to the floor and place a door where you're standing to make an air pocket. then, dig down and find a way out the lava.

[@tushargupta8704]

bro i can proudly say you are my one of the most fav youtubers now , like i really enjoy your narration XD and also the editing was elite !!! need more of these hardcore videos !!!!

[@HiWelcomeToIKEA]

"The sun, my hunger bar, and my view counts were going down" -said by a man true to his words

[@mamadev7687]

heck yeah we love you xay!!!

[@bpnik]

I really enjoyed watching this, especially the editing syncing game audio to music. I also think that I originally subscribed in part due to your personality and humour, and thats shown really well in this video too. I cant wait to see what happens next :) (BTW you can find fortresses using the pie chart to show spawners within your render distance, and then changing your render distance and crossing chunk borders to find the direction its in. Its a trick known as pie ray and its sometimes used in speedrunning to find the fortress)

[@Astr7lNG]

:D It's always a good day when Xayller uploads

[@LinMyintMyatKyaw]

😢 but it a bad day for me, my mum and my dad had a big arugement

[@Garde538]

Correct

[@prestige_rusher_3500]

​@@LinMyintMyatKyawno one cares

[@LinMyintMyatKyaw]

@@prestige_rusher_3500 I'm not telling anyone to care me neither

[@sandy_nes31]

​@@prestige_rusher_3500you don't need to care but atleast be respectful, gosh it's not that hard

[@Feddy816]

That part with the ‘Turn the wood into sticks for the fletcher’ and the fact that it kept coming up reminds me of the Chris Farley ‘Van down by the river’ skit 😭

[@The_Grin_Reaper_]

This was even better than I expected and I expected it to be incredible :D I really enjoyed it and am looking forward for the next episode

[@takiallahjamai]

this is the most interesting hardcore series ive seen so far, someone that actually fears early game and understands slowly, not just speedrunning the game in just 10 mc days, great channel and hopefully you grow soon also the moment you used wood in the iron farm i knew it

[@duckified.]

it took me over 80 ingame days just to gain the confidence to even go to the end in my current world. i even had full protection 4 diamond armor loooong before that, but i was still so nervous of losing another world to something stupid like fall damage or dragon's breath

[@anormaldude127]

0:34 Me naming a world on hardcore: why do I do this Xayllernste naming his first hardcore world: Character Development LOL what a ingenious way of naming a world, it is brilliant.

[@DatFrogGuy]

I absolutely love your idea of your own quests on aspects of the game. I recon im gonna try the same myself. I wish you luck on your world👍

[@AmoghAGaming]

i found your channel when you had about 15k subs and since then you have blown up crazy but it still feels like you are very very very underrated.Love your vids hope you upload a lot more.Also your editing is FRICKING good

[@sandy_nes31]

"I never played Hardcore.." Community: **mad** "Because i'm a Bedrock user" Community: 🏃

[@ceasinghornet40d40]

i love the little touch of editing the clips so that the sound effects lined up with the music in the video

[@XayXayYT]

Those took a while but it was worth it

[@luggi_with_a_hoodie]

That shield named condom is actually genius, it prevents something non-exsiting from dying

[@berandomisme]

The only good thing about copper is that on a multiplayer server you can sell it for decent money to get better stuff.

[@arnoldmalinka8864]

today i found your channel and im watching every single video on it man ur awesome

[@berneymark]

Ayy, this was a great video from you. Nice to see some gameplay, especially in hardcore. You can improve - you got this :3

[@EnigmaScience]

Wonderful video as always! Certainly would love to see the following parts and maybe try some hardcore survival myself. :3

[@hauntedvessel]

THE IN SYNC EDITING WITH THE MUSIC

[@danielloewen2857]

No way. I literally binge watches your channel a few weeks ago and yesterday I was wondering when you would upload again. Excellent timing bro!

[@siruis-jj9rq]

i like really your videos :D i gonna try play hardcore for the first time too

[@royalfoxy]

I love this video! Great work again :D Top editing like always and very entertaining

[@morcovel99]

Love you're content man, keep it up!

[@SisterGamers_4EVERR]

The random chicken in the nether tho 😂😂😂 the chicken is very brave 😂😂😂

[@loafcat8697]

I had the same problem ''Im playing this game 8 years yet i cant last for 20 days in hardcore without dying'', the same conclusions and the exact same improving process as described in the video. Im curious what End-game buildings you will come up with. Good luck

[@jxxtynnn]

I was playing hardcore, and then, i saw you uploaded this video

[@envyj0]

I really enjoyed this! Got a breath of fresh air :D can't wait for the next episodes

[@just_is]

A new hardcore series I can watch :D

[@axman2018]

Can't wait for part 2

[@jpbraziliano]

This was so wholesome :D Keep going! Let that stress and anxiety melt away by playing minecraft, the best medicine!

[@joelpetersmedia]

Nice job with the video! I'm looking forwards to future episodes. Also, was curious what your thoughts with the new villager rebalances in the latest snapshot was, and especially the new diamond spawn rate changes. Seems like pretty revolutionary stuff to the game.

[@XayXayYT]

I'd say it doesn't affect me as much, since I usually trade without the discount most of the times anyways, and even then it's a somewhat deserved nerf imo. The diamond spawn rate changes looks to be neat so I'm looking forward to how they go

[@joelpetersmedia]

@@XayXayYT Yeah I never used the discount either, though the trades being locked to different biomes and not giving the max level of the enchant will affect the progression of the game quite significantly, especially with the current state of anvils.

[@walteruber994]

The key to a long-term world is patience. After the initial basics, pick projects for the sake of doing them well, not fast. It's not a race, it's a hobby! I'm enjoying this content and hope to follow along as long as it continues! GG!

[@johnmichaelgacho2541]

Love your content hoping for ep 2 soon

[@femboyyandereking]

Daym, you at this up. I die to a wither skeleton every time in peaceful.

[@kwokhardy2512]

Great editing! 👍🏻

[@duckified.]

i love the little detail at 0:11 of a village being absolutely demolished to represent the community's reaction to update 1.9 💀

[@hahaygamigyt]

Spidereye is the best and ur honestly good at minecraft not everyone can go to the nether at their first day 👍

[@Legend-288]

Not the 100 days as a femboy series that I wanted to see but damn this is good

[@XayXayYT]

It's definitely in the scriptwriting phase that's for sure :p

[@Legend-288]

@@XayXayYT being real though I love this series already and this is WAY better than a boring 100 days playthrough, good work!

[@Lucy147xD]

Pls 100 days As a Femboy series🥵

[@commandermaze6334]

Recently started playing hardcore and am on my 6th iteration, my second and current play through have been my most successful. One tip I have is that I’ve found the cartographer’s glass pane trade to be way less grindy than the fletcher since you can automate smelting with furnaces which also lets you upscale really fast.

[@XayXayYT]

I guess I've always just felt that I needed glass and sand wasn't as renewable so I never really thought of that, I could give it a try

[@commandermaze6334]

@@XayXayYT i will say it’s definitely easier if you’re closer to a desert (or even in one) but even beaches can have a surprising amount of sand

[@Vernnie]

11:11 the dragon can finally be challenging for once?

[@SSuser-go7jm]

Honestly the first thing I do is just build a Raid farm. Free diamond gear, food, totems, enchantments and xp. Then I can just go into the nether, beat the game, get netherite, build a wither farm and be unkillable.

[@znakepoison]

Hey xay a tip, if you press spacebar while trading with villagers you can trade really quick

[@XayXayYT]

Noted!

[@panpiper]

Not once in over a decade of Minecraft have I ever 'ground' for sticks and such to trade with villagers. I will have full diamond gear within a few hours of starting a new world, and at that point will be setting up an enchanting workshop to get the first set of enchantments on it without recourse to villagers. In fact in most of my playthroughs the 'only' trades I make with villagers (usually just one villager) are for mending, using emeralds I have collected through mining and the like. I also very rarely die. Most of my playthroughs, I never die, because I play carefully, I don't take risks. That said there IS grinding involved, but that is shaft mining for resources, and I can easily control the danger when shaft mining. I don't risk caving until I have enchanted diamond gear. I don't build any 'farms' except for an XP farm, and that is usually after the first enchantments on diamond.

[@fckffsshl]

I liked this video a lot! I also love how it isnt unneccesarily limited to 100 days like every video ever

[@Silverpoplar]

I think the Video is great! And I love the unique twist with the skill tree!

[@kukuclockft8303]

I cant wait for this series! Been watching for one year ❤

[@XayXayYT]

Glad to have you along!

[@aceash5.065]

8:09 Hey, don’t be ashamed! I named my silk touch pikaxe Spandex!

[@Tugs_26]

Hi xay, your editing is top notch! I absolutely adore and love your videos! Btw I've never beat minecraft on my own without cheats. I am an expert till I get full stone stools and enough food. I die in caves. Don't wanna strip mine cuz boring. Even though I succeeded in making a nether portal without caving in one of my worlds, I died in the nether. After that I had lost so much I never played minecraft again. Any tips? Also Even if I don't play minecraft I still love watching mc videos and something I really wish people would do would be stop copying others! I love your channel because your form of Content because you're original, unique and entertaining! Keep it up! -your biggest fan!

[@XayXayYT]

I'd say take your time, a lot of my deaths centre around being not skilled enough to survive the nether but running head first in with iron armor, in hardcore I took the time to get protection armor because it takes my carelessness into account. As long as you're having fun, that's the important part

[@duckified.]

i just beat hardcore for the first time in god knows how long - maybe even forever - i'm excited to see you give it a shot as well :)

[@Garde538]

Nice vid Xay. Keen to see more👌

[@justflakez441]

I also tried Hardcore so often with and without Mods and i end up dying everytime to some dumb mistake thats why im sticking w normal survival w ma 90+ Mods

[@kenos911]

Nice video FemboyPlayz Gaming and More keep it up💸💸‼️

[@mikedoesthings2134]

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[@Lucy147xD]

Femboys are nice

[@alfredandersson875]

⁠@@Lucy147xDI love femboys 🥰

[@YupengZhai]

nice ending, bro and u have a very unique editing style that i like very much

[@dabaumpl9839]

Mate that mining montage is actually pure gold! Mad respect for that

[@HelloIAmAnExist]

9:24 you can practice pie-ray (speedrun strat to use the pie chart at the bottom of the f3 screen to locate the spawner from fortresses)

[@XayXayYT]

yeah... I was hoping it didn't have to go down to that pie chart lol

[@HelloIAmAnExist]

@@XayXayYT I think it looks more intimidating than it is. It basically works like this: 1. You gradually increase the render distance until a spawner shows up 2. You lower it by 1 so you don't see it anymore 3. You go 1 chunk in each direction until it shows up 4. You continue to go in that direction until you find it I'm by no means an expert on the subject but I do watch a lot of speedruns so this should be semi accurate

[@XayXayYT]

@@HelloIAmAnExist I'm well aware, but I was hoping there was something in vanilla, like in the games that gives a hint, rather than down to the code, at least that's how I hoped to see it

[@HelloIAmAnExist]

@@XayXayYT fair enough. Maybe piglins should have a chance of bartering nether explorer maps like cartographers

[@strangeluck3822]

@@HelloIAmAnExist that doesn't work all the time when I speedrun

[@4lectro]

This video was actually pretty good

[@huikuitan5776]

Nice skin

[@MidNightMagician]

"Manslaughter" na bro that was murder

[@Gensokyo_Resident]

Yo, what a nice video! Also, are you planning to continue the "Most controversials" series?

[@XayXayYT]

For now I'm not planning to continue it since there's not much controversial stuff to talk about, although I will see how armor trims (and the netherite template) are doing, so maybe that's a potential future video

[@tjb3171]

Love ur commentating!!

[@user-wo8hx5xp5q]

Great vid as always :D

[@conradkaplan1579]

Best minecraft youtuber without a doubt

[@TheGBZard]

I enjoy this video, I look forward to more of this series

[@EggyTheEggMan]

When I stared only playing hardcore I just kept going and died a lot now like 3 successive hardcore worlds later and 1 main successful one my advice is just now matter how many deaths keep going u will one day survive

[@cyberguy2702]

Ok i’ve made my decision, you have my sub

[@sevball9735]

few mins in so far and this is pretty fresh for a hardcore vid. here's to a cool new series, Xayl4huejtjcje5!

[@XayXayYT]

Aw c'mon Xaywojeths isn't that hard to spell

[@Skivv5]

My ide is that you should make a ton of episodes like this and make multiple per world. And once you beat the game or die in a world, you go to a new cycle and make another world. Also, some later cycles might have twists like more players, mods, or restrictions. I would EAT UP this content, and I think many others would enjoy it as well! I loved this video, and if my suggestion gets taken, I will personally see to it that EVERY SINGLE LIVING BEING I KNOW will watch EVERY SINGLE VIDEO YOU MAKE. I would love this so much if it gets made! Have a great life! Note: I LOVE the comedy in this video! Keep it up! 👍

[@XayXayYT]

I do like this suggestion, although I am a little confused by what you mean with "make multiple per world" though, could you clarify on that?

[@Skivv5]

@@XayXayYT multiple episodes per world, i was thinking you could make multiple per world/cycle you go through. i think making multiple episodes would be nice, although the other ideas i had are more important, and i just thought making more videos like that would benefit watch time. also, tysm for responding :)

[@sunny-ql9ll]

YESSSS THIS WAS AMAZING CONGRATS

[@CatGoon67]

I'm so going to steal that shield name idea

[@perugaray8346]

A month without internet connection, I just watched it today 😅 Edit: Good to comeback to a simple xay video.

[@israelmendes4756]

I never played Hardcre. When I thought I was ready for it, my PC just died, when I came back after so long, the whole game got way different, I play in a cell(Ill never get used to it) and another little detail, I really suck at this game.

[@ShibiPlaysVtube]

You might try do a only nether challenge, where you shall escape the nether by building a nether portal.

[@sandy_nes31]

0:12 hmm **sniffs** guey 👹

[@anormaldude127]

6:10 I noticed it instantly cuz... with what else are you supposed to kill the golems with... your hands? there is no other way to kill them early in the game other then (EVIL POTENTIAL!) with lava

[@sasiokas]

idk how this is so underrated looking forward

[@rapid1145]

Great vid!

[@Greaful]

its nice to see that he put everything in the description crediting every yter :)

[@XayXayYT]

If I use footage that isn't mine, I'll always try to credit it if possible, that's just how I do it :p

[@Greaful]

It's really nice because i see a lot of youtubers who don't credit people who worked really hard and deserve credit

[@star_shot]

amazing editing

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

The only bad this abouy this video was it wasn't long enough, Great video though!

[@haniyarvas]

the coincidence is unreal, i also just started my first hardcore world after 11 years of playing mc 💀

[@XayXayYT]

Ay, another first timer

[@dragon_ii4836]

3:24 my man got W taste

[@Ness_y]

You’re my favorite mc KZbinur keep going

[@zestos6018]

2:13 this part is sick, very well done

[@Juschlan]

Amazing save at 9:45, right out of a fairy tale! With Dia armor, you were never really in danger. 2 hearts dmg from fall damaged and MAYBE 1/2 heart from the lava before the Gapple triggered. Just building up would've done the job. Alternatively, first building up and then pressing the "oh-shit!"-button would've given the Gapple more HP to regen. Either way, the way you did it was still a very good reaction. Better safe than sorry. 8/10

[@Juschlan]

BTW, in single player you can pause at any time, allowing you time to think even in such situations, but let's be honest, that's just embarassing.

[@XayXayYT]

8/10 is better than I would've expected, since I was actually hard panicking in that moment lmao

[@EB800_]

10:39 im from the netherlands!

[@sadikalvalud8852]

The most underrated minecraft channel

[@llamaAW]

Series woo!

[@Saflith]

Meanwhile me who plays on easy mode with keep inventory: atleast im having fun

[@devisals]

I have never beaten the game nor have I played hardcore (been playing since Minecraft 1.0, but just pvp game modes). Now after watching this, I have to try beating the game in hardcore. The only Survival mode experience I have is from UHCs I played

[@lostcanadianz3829]

You've got the best names dude

[@BisonUFC]

YES HE DID IT!!!! Pls can u make a video of u pranking your friends with poisonous potatos?!?

[@XayXayYT]

Unfortunately I'm mostly a singleplayer MC kind of person lol

[@BisonUFC]

@@XayXayYT (omgg omggggg he responded!!!) (Act cool yeah u got it act cool) oh, yeah I'm a single... Player too... Man!?

[@Babs6942]

Congrats at even starting hardcore

[@mogo-wc7xw]

minecraft hardcore is basically just a roguelike. change my mind

[@1ndiebird]

I loved watching this.

[@itsarian.]

Bro kept his promise yay

[@wafity]

Hardcore mode is for true chads only

[@petrisorionica5567]

Me having a 200 days hardcore world whitout any raid, iron or mob farm and doing everything manualy and it's actualy fun: