So we're doing it AGAIN... | Hardcore Survivor Ep.1

The Hardcore Survivor challenge requires 4 players to reach Rank 1 on brand new accounts with permadeath on every character being sacrificed. This year, me and my friends @Ayrun , @TheJRM & @hens333 are attempting it again. They will also be uploading videos about this challenge, so check them out! This year we also have a new rule; we start with 0 perks and unlock 1 extra perk slot as we reach a new rank color!
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Edited by Poggy | / @poggy
Thumbnail 3D render courtesy of @Ev3ntic

[@notOtzdarva]

EPISODE 2 out now! -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXXEp2ykiamjf8k

[@dansmellslikefeet]

love you otz!!!

[@lampshade6579]

For someone who used to be a 911 operator, it's funny how Otz gets his panic voice so much quicker than everyone else.

[@rje613]

Nobody cares what you did for work.

[@TheOriginalPoon]

That could actually explain why he's so quick to panic vocally lol He spent however long he was at that career bottling it in, now that he's no longer doing it he can just let it all out

[@tgarcher720]

​@@TheOriginalPoonhe did that job for 6 months, 3 days a week

[@thisismywill]

​@@TheOriginalPoonNah, he just didn't do it long enough

[@whitevii1533]

wtf is a panic voice

[@WICK_3D]

This challenge is sure to make you HARD to the CORE. I can't believe the SWEAT accumulated between these four MEN. Bless the dbd community

[@wig.snatcher]

i love sweaty men

[@notOtzdarva]

uH.... yeah seems about right.

[@stickyfruutloops]

@@wig.snatcherwhat 💀

[@stickyfruutloops]

This comment is wild WHAT

[@evilredflame]

🤨 Bruh.

[@Teilusional]

Otz being all serious while JRM takes screenshots is peak comedy.

[@imeu]

You guys say "peak comedy" way too lightly, without giving it much thought.

[@RogueChessPiece]

@@imeu k

[@IvyDoesShenanigans]

@@imeu nuh uh

[@randymarsh4748]

​@@imeuits a joke bro

[@lavahawk_1729]

@@imeu you're being facetious, I know for a fact that you don't actually care and you either just want attention or want to be right, either way your self esteem is low and you need to learn to LET. THINGS. GO.

[@Nagakon]

11:10 - 11:25 "LA BIBLIOTECA" into holing spell actually working into cleansing. Gotta love JRM.

[@user-dw2wv2vj2d]

do u know what it mean?

[@zxzolfo4114]

@@user-dw2wv2vj2d Library

[@Nagakon]

@@user-dw2wv2vj2d it's "the library" in Spanish 😂

[@promiseleo8708]

I am also a big fan of jrm

[@shred0164]

@@Nagakon and Italian

[@brandon8996]

JRMs ability to get killers in holes remains unmatched 😵‍💫

[@hateWinVista]

otz's performance on 13:53 is simply unreal: guys you can't do this to me" Even the viewers can feel the insane pressure from this sentence alone. Buckle up and for the people value paid off very well.

[@BwanaLasPelotas]

That's a very lucky play, because Hens and JRM throwed almost the whole round...They keep chasing the killer, giving free hits and even healing while in chase and next to the huntress while the other was being chased. Honestly it only shows how broken are the 3rd health states, if the killer hit that hatchet, the match was over and they all lost all 4 characters...they were way too overconfident because the killer only got his 1st hook after 4 gens were done and thought they were going to win either way and their mistakes started catching up to them.

[@zxxDarkLightxxz]

how did they get the killer POW?

[@cheesefriesandgangsigns]

@@zxxDarkLightxxzThey probably just recorded a similar POV in a custom match, that's why it's zoomed in and you can't see the HUD because then you'd see it's just one survivor not all four of them.

[@serpiente9855]

11:21 - JRM: a child doing his favorite stupid things and giggles maniacally Otz: a father watches his child doing his favorite stupid things and smiles with support

[@patsca_]

omg the huntress pov shot at 13:56 that i’m sure otz captured himself. the cinematography is unmatched.

[@Sapreme]

I didn't even notice until you pointed it out...

[@codified_]

I love how the little icons to show who's who we have Nea as Ayrun, Claud as JRM, Ace as Hens, and Otz as Otz

[@ramonrahner9969]

I am so glad that hardcore goes into the next round even though Dowsey is gone. Hens is a great choice!

[@joeschmoe6516]

Dowsey ended up being a huge crybaby, so it is for the better.

[@clockwerk152]

Yeah without his twitch shirt i dont think he could had handle a difficult match anymore

[@drob4812]

​@@joeschmoe6516are you talking in general or just hardcore?

[@Nathan-hl4uq]

@@joeschmoe6516 I mean he criticized the company/game for horrible decisions and they literally took away fog whisperer/cosmetics he had in game. His response of playing less seems extremely fair considering the company literally retaliated against him for opinions on the game. I respect him way more for boycotting the game than bending the knee and apologizing to appease the baby response BHVR had to his criticism.

[@Rye-jl2fk]

@@Nathan-hl4uqI also respect his resolve but I like Hens more so I'm not complaining. Dowsey was a good player though.

[@pigeon_chest]

18:19 - 4th wall break as Huntress attacks the viewer- spook

[@thejam77]

jeez i actually flinched that came outta nowhere 😂

[@adrianstjarnfaldt9895]

That isnt even a 4th wall break xD

[@nordhbane]

13:55 had a huntress POV as well. I was so confused for a second!

[@Shjinn]

Funny that Ayrun asked everyone to be quiet while he was in chase because he couldn't concentrate and then immediately started talking over other people's chases about how hard it was for him to concentrate.

[@swift-pawedteif386]

He’s getting more aggressive as he ages… He used to be such a cute lad. I prefer JRM’s energy now. No sweat. Or hens, silent skill…into his hearty laugh. Otz and ayrun together is funny. So that helps

[@micahk-he8gy]

He’s a baby

[@die4ever8]

If you’ve ever watched ayrun you’d know he never just gets outplayed or makes a mistakes. Anytime he takes a hit or goes down he has an excuse. I was checking chat scratching his face or something. Dudes good and pretty entertaining but that’s always been my biggest complaint when I watch his vids.

[@Sm0othi3]

And the huntress stopped chasing him way before he was saying "can we chill?" Matter of fact, she was chasing someone else at that point. He had like 5 seconds of a chase

[@Crisopeia]

Aryun is the new PROBZZ If he's outplayed there is always an excuse; if he gets hit it's because the ping is too high thanks to Hens; despite being toxic on stream he always finds a way to remove these parts on his videos.

[@samanthabutt4437]

OTZ: “He would kick it twice if he could” I need this man to do a DBD commentary series this is fucking hilarious

[@jimmyv5494]

LMAOO I never knew ayrun was the type of guy to hush people so he can “concentrate”

[@user-zk6nu7zl9u]

In general he is quite toxic on his stream, he always blames his downs and deaths on ping or other things instead of just accepting when he clearly made a mistake. His videos are edited heavily so you don't see that normally.

[@jacobokay4132]

Oh boy, here we go again. I don't know if I can handle the rollercoaster that comes from this again.

[@sj_milk_]

Aryun is so grumpy when he's not in chase lol 18:14 mid chase--- aryun - "otz do you see me I'm hiding" Otz "yes I see you" (said like a very stressed out parent of a toddler asking stupid questions lol)

[@IllegallyUnique]

Everyone gets pretty grumpy its a frustrating challenge

[@sj_milk_]

@@IllegallyUnique for sure! It's understandable 😊

[@gostpatatos1633]

The Zen of Otz when Ayrun start trolling the killer and Messes it up and He has to Keep him alive, that The stress part!

[@josephtimian138]

Super glad Poggy is back to edit Hardcore Survivor, we appreciate you!!

[@Poggy]

😘

[@tin112]

i love how this was edited, i forgot that the video was only 20 minutes long and was at the edge of my seat after that huuntress game. loved the narration in between high action games, it felt like i was really watching some tv drama lol

[@periastar8975]

I was thinking the same thing , i enjoy watching edits like this.

[@aus__]

the fact that you got Poggy to edit these is so lovely. cheers, Otz.

[@Poggy]

[@Lun33dge]

​@@Poggythanks for your hard work 🎉

[@adrianstjarnfaldt9895]

​@@Poggyman i dont wanto know how long time this took.

[@marleybishop9649]

Im glad youre taking over the well edited version of the series! This series is one of my favorites, me and my gf used to watch every episode when it came out. Too bad Dowsey fell off of DBD, but im just happy the series will continue.

[@Perfect0n]

The survivors I go against when I sit down for a "relaxing" game of DBD

[@mrcopes165]

Ayrun "People talking constantly while I'm in chase is really off putting" Also Ayrun "Otz, Otz, look at me... Up here, just playing it safe, I don't want to lose this character" ....

[@anettelma123]

fr yea that was kinda rude I also notice this situation, Otz was trying to buy as much time as he could and Ayrun was distracting him 😒

[@goldenr387]

I think? He was trying to warn otz where he was so otz didn't bring the killer there or for Otz to leave the area.

[@yuppersmeer6080]

​@@goldenr387nah it was a dumb comment

[@TheBeFoR3IforGET]

RIP DOWSEY

[@cassihartly6976]

I'm going to an entertainment arts school and from my experience this production quality is fire! I love the transitions, the narration choices, the multiple perspectives. well done!

[@Poggy]

[@RatedA4Awsome123]

JRM is never in a state of not trolling. He trolls every second he breaths and I love it!

[@stardustspeedway]

I'm here to give Poggy love for this absolutely amazing editing. Thank you so much!!! ❤❤❤

[@Poggy]

🥰

[@EvelinaNinudottir]

I felt so bad for Otz when he was the only one left standing. I can only imagine the pressure.

[@Siiafu]

Absolutely love this series, editing everyone’s PoVs is awesome

[@anettelma123]

also the music is awesome!

[@harrygeorgeallen]

Ayrun seems like an absolute ray of sunshine to play with....

[@AaaaKrovushka]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Maevarch]

yea i can't stand him, he's all for tryharding when HE'S not the one making mistakes

[@todimotska]

Still better than Hens who takes this way to seriously.

[@Maevarch]

@@todimotska at least hens is capable of more than just chases 🤷

[@todimotska]

@@Maevarch I said Hens takes this too seriously. Never said he wasn't good at the game, or not versatile.

[@makuIa]

JRM ignoring the pallet then failing the flashy save. going down shortly after & almost killing entire team all to taunt killer at gate then go down again is the most soloQ thing i’ve ever seen

[@steeledcelestial2958]

Huntress was too far for a pallet save

[@Wheatbread93]

I've seen everyone's videos at this point, but I really appreciate yours showing all of the perspectives and the way it's edited to follow the action as opposed to only showing your individual gameplay.

[@zashimi1345]

Thank you Otz for taking it on to make the videos swap between POVs

[@archezbecray]

The fact we have the Multi POV is the best! I am too addicted to this series in particular!

[@TigerGamer32]

Have I already seen these matches in Ayrun and JRM’s videos? Yes Am I still going to watch Otz’s video of it because I love this series? Absolutely yes

[@blackdome98]

Love to see Hardcore Survivor back! While I do miss the unique energy Dowsey had with the other three and his editing style was prestine, I'm stoked for this series! Video was mad entertaining, can't wait for more!

[@chaosflash912]

11:17 There are three guarantees in life - death, taxes, and JRM putting killers in holes (or at least trying to)

[@Vanisic]

“Can we chill 5x” My brother in Christ you aren’t even in chase

[@Hellschwarz]

I watched a little bit on ayruns channel, but it's nice to see all perspectives meyers has to be the scariest killer in this :D

[@Varlinator]

Otz, I can't lie, it's a REAL shame you didn't attach a heartmonitor to yourself this season of Hardcore. The levels of terror/stress/frustration playing together means your BPM must be through the roof!

[@Trickshotfame]

Yeah not only that but chat is always so quick to flame someone somewhat “blameable”. I’d need days of meditation after this

[@Ebbie155]

This is so stressful to watch can’t imagine how you guys feel in the moment

[@Cris-ge2lh]

Not rly stressful to beat low MMR killers 😅

[@Duothimir]

That poor baby Myers

[@Ebbie155]

@@Cris-ge2lh I mean Myers is still worrying if you dont know what he’s got lol

[@byronspeir8089]

I remember last time Otz told chat that he wasn't actually friends with his hardcore survivor teammates, just "associates" or something like that. So good to hear him introduce them as his friends this time.

[@Dj4evha]

Oh yeah. No one liked Dowsey. " Allegedly"... Also heard his editor switched sides to otz... 🐦‍⬛🥷🏿

[@olgamadura5570]

Otz showing us his fabulous hair in the beginning of the video was *chef's kiss*

[@firebean8647]

Can't wait for more episodes of 4 men sweating

[@B4kedP0tat0]

Otz is so close to 1 million subs! With the insane amount of hard work he puts in these videos he deserves every single one of them. Thx for the content Otz

[@Kellexar]

ayrun's version of this video was just him juicing the killer for the entire duration, otz's version is much more dramatic and intense, funny to see the difference in editing (I prefer the otz version)

[@Stibbian]

otz has the same editor (poggy) who used to edit dowsey's hardcore videos; they've done a great job imo

[@dragomina]

That's why I stopped watching Ayrun's hardcore solo survivor series after a few episodes. It's mostly a big chase compilation. Apart prom the high-quality editing itself, it's providing the context of the games instead of just the chases that makes the difference for me.

[@wildtacocat]

The upgrade from Dowsey to Hens is colossal

[@auilix]

I don't usually tune in much but I absolutely loved watching Hardcode survivor from 2022, thanks for this one, thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one when you're all rested from this effort!

[@pringleman6932]

Otz: he would kick it twice if he could Ayrun: 😐 JRM: he would kick it twice if he could Ayrun: 😂😭🤣

[@J377YF1SH]

I love the hardcore series! Honestly though one of the reasons I like it is the ability of the you all to work with less than meta perks. I enjoy seeing Survivor pushed to it’s limits, but it is a bit limiting to only see a full build in the last few runs. I’d say maybe next time you could have a clause where you dont’t repeat perks on anyone (can’t bring Dead Hard two matches in a row, etc.) love the series and can’t wait for episode 2.

[@fleshcircuits1078]

don’t get why people can hate on anyone in this group. they’re all chill with each other and the vibes were much better than previous years. also really happy to see poggys edits!

[@Coleslaw-wj1qw]

YESSSSSSS I could literally NEVER get bored of this series I love this series so muchhhhhhh

[@colossaldonut5190]

I can't believe you lost David so quickly. How will you beat the challenge without No Mither!?

[@nikanau2041]

😂😂😂

[@leonardopinto6651]

I was super happy when i saw the 1 hour compilation at JRM channel, you can't imagine how happy i'am right now seeing that you will upload the challenge in a "documentary" style 😁

[@qku_e2275]

It's like watching and intense movie ,the editing is top tier lmao, i love this series already

[@doggowoof3411]

I love this group, they work together so well

[@FTWSamFisher]

I love that JRM just holes the huntress like its nothing xD Hes so casual about it and makes it look easy

[@technodaisy18]

I require more of this! This was so good.

[@isaacmillard9677]

Man, usually i don't start watching these until a few videos are out. Now I just can't want for the next video 😂 great vid Otz!

[@Southrobinart]

Super happy to have worked with you for those survivor icons Otz! Hope to be able to collab with you again in future 🥺

[@nikanau2041]

Beautiful and fun icons 👍

[@SSGeneration121]

I LOVE hardcore. this episode was good but I feel it's missing a key aspect it had before which is tension. I feel too many matches got the cut and we didn't get to see them. I am happy with more episodes, longer episodes, I want to see most of the matches especially at the start. I feel like instead of knowing about nearly every match like before, this is more of a highlight reel. I felt like the tension wasn't as earned too because all deaths were off screen or skipped Tension was the no.1 aspect of hardcore which made it the best dbd content, and I don't like that every death was just told to us rather than shown. Instead of knowing ash dies and "come back next time", I'd much rather of seen the match up to where ash dies play normally, and then you end the video half way through the match to REALLY get us invested and give us the little talk after. Maybe I'm nitpicking since I'm a bit of a editor too so I just overthink xD but I really love telling story through editing and I love the journey a lot I really love hardcore and want it to be amazing as always! I still loved this but I hope this feedback helps, big love to you otz and the editors who worked on this ❤️❤️

[@nikanau2041]

Agree, I didn’t see David’s death in any of the edits and I wasn’t there for the stream, so I don’t know how it happened and why it happened… maybe they’ve got salty and decided to not show it to the viewers

[@Lasmelan]

Agreed! The pacing feels too fast this time. Hopefully less deaths will be skimmed over in the future. Otherwise I'm stoked for the return of the series.

[@Poggy]

editor Poggy here, this is definitely a big consideration in the way we approach the edits. Day 1 was largely boring games, even with the deaths, which is why they were skipped over this time around, as it would be a lot of build up for very little pay off. We basically agreed, despite the deaths, we wanted to just get off Day 1 at the first episode, and keep it short as a pilot return to form. Expect much bigger things to come in future episodes!

[@Gremmie4]

100%, the deaths are the big narrative "twists" in Hardcore, and were always played up for maximum emotional impact in Dowsey's videos, which made them so good. This is a fine series, but it lacks that storytelling punch of the previous Hardcore seasons, and also a lot of the custom graphics and video work.

[@Slash_ER]

Now this is prime content, love every second of it

[@jaredixx1503]

Holy cow what a edit! Cant wait for another episode

[@smikey69]

i’m so glad you’re continuing this series AND YOU HAVE POGGY ❤️❤️

[@user-pg1lq9ol7m]

That JRM's hole at 11:20 was the perfect flush :D with the rotation and all :D

[@Luka-cp2sn]

Awesome edit Otz, made it a really easy nice watch

[@Kenny_ATMOZ]

Poggy did some amazong job on the edits in this video!

[@Jugglets]

I know this is going to be a banger 🎉

[@johnhuberty3259]

love ur oni gameplay jugglet

[@Inplasmical]

I was just watching the old series about five minutes ago!! Love you Otz, have a great rest of your weekend and cya in your next stream!

[@crossman8432]

“He’d kick it twice if he could” is my new favorite quote

[@blemon8327]

The editing is fantastic! Good video and props to the editor .

[@wjrg7180]

Good luck! May the Fog be with you!

[@ellefluckinger5523]

i watch the entire first day on twitch and i'm still here for the youtube video because it's sooooo well done (and also THE TENSION AAAA) thank you for this!! i hope you guys will do it again!

[@Sinfulpapaya]

Damn the editing is good af, great content as always

[@ishizu77]

The challenge is perfectly enjoyable and I really really like the way you edited the video.

[@thebreaker3963]

Very well edited video. Love the quallity

[@kuscheltear]

thanks for this project and all the editing of the different views! i really enjoyed

[@minimalpancake6852]

Great editing mate.. it's like a movie now

[@hugofifre2024]

Finally a new tryhard serie !! I love it !!

[@semihayparcasi]

dude editing is so good damn well done

[@themissionary58]

JRM's noises at 19:18 syncing perfectly with the ending horns of the music was a really nice editing touch 😂

[@deanjoson3140]

so happy this series is back.

[@emmascrackbox1330]

I absolutely love these series!

[@Barec76]

This is the only series i watch multiple vods and multiple series of. Gj

[@hds1480]

Otz voice in the end made it look like a netflix series or some shit, so good! Love your content!

[@groundhog3051]

I've seen ayruns videos and I like them a lot. But the way these are edited with all the survs pov is just "chefs kiss"

[@Greenalex89]

I laughed so hard at this sequence 13:44 ..The pressure meter on Otz went through the roof while the rest is having even more fun+ baiting Otz to do irrational decisions 🤣

[@markus4032]

Man this challange and episode was fire, Iam hope for more ^^

[@Crisopeia]

I like your videos more than Aryun's because you put the others POVs, so yeah I love it. I would like if we had more info when you guys mention perks or add-ons like Dowsey used to do! I would gladly wait more for this!

[@nicholasllanos8071]

I love how yours is so stressful and analyzed while Aryuns is so laid back and goofy

[@ericcandido2838]

Watching this on otz page is the best. It shows everyone and makes it feel like a movie. The others just show their chases and kinda feels like any other video they do

[@Dking-sf6ie]

Damn. I’m already hyped for the next episode.

[@Wayhoo]

Watching these live was so intense

[@GoblinSlayerZach]

Nice, I stopped playing and watching DbD content after last year hardcore challenge and then they drop Chucky and now I’m back and in time for this Hardcore challenge! It’s like I’m getting it back to back~

[@roseduhhh]

i love this video so much omg, can't wait for next ep

[@matheus43355]

I'll say once again that Otz always brings extremely fun and creative content for those who like DbD.

[@shawnp601]

Yes hardcore is back! Thank you Otz😊😊

[@orionblu3]

SO happy this is back

[@dargus1718]

Thank you so much that you keep this alive even though Dowsey quit. This is what orginally brought me into DBD. :)

[@horhevamp8890]

wait, what did I miss? I thought they cut out Dowsey cause he was try harding a bit too much... still the videos on his channel were super entertaining.

[@WhyiLikeLife]

The videos were good. Dowsey never released his last finale though.

[@pacmac_13]

​@@horhevamp8890Dowsey quit dbd for a variety of reasons the main one being mental health. Glad to see he found his own place in a different community tho!

[@alexandervelez9507]

@@horhevamp8890dowsey got snippy with a dev so bhvr reprimanded him and he didn’t like it so he abandoned the game altogether.

[@the1necromancer]

@@horhevamp8890 dowsey made some criticisms and a dev got snippy with him and yanked his affiliate cosmetics. that disillusioned him so he eventually abandoned the game altogether.