Doom Eternal: Taras Nabad Master Level Classic Mode [Nightmare][No Hud]

Classic mode is where you get weapons as you progress through the level.
I did a playthrough beforehand so I could figure out where the weapons were, didn't want to spend lots of time looking for the weapon upgrades in a video. In that practice playthrough the crucible coin room got me a couple of times, so I was a bit nervous going into that, might be the first time I've felt that playing eternal, haha. It was actually really close here, glad I somehow survived because it's 30 minutes in and I didn't want to start over.
The start is a bit rough, sticky bombs against so many higher tier demons is something. Once you get the SSG your dps is mostly good though, so most of this isn't too much of a grind (I know there's some sticky bomb + precision bolt combo that does good damage too, but I haven't looked into it). Blood punch is incredibly good if you can get lots of monsters stacked up when you're at full health. Especially if you can ice bomb a group it's almost like a berserk really.
Took me like 2 minutes to clear the last doom hunter at 25:00, I was really uncertain about my health and decided to stack up, but I kept taking damage.
Dumped all my BFG's in the double arch-vile room, I didn't feel like dying here. The rest of the level is easy though and you've got everything at that point.
Really great master level, definitely my favourite so far.
Thanks for watching!

[@hambonepng1152]

Fighting a marauder with nothing but the shotgun is probably the most painful thing I've ever experienced in Doom

[@yosemie7134]

You can sticky bomb the floor

[@hehe4659]

@@yosemie7134 makes it ez with the ultrakill tech

[@user-sw3hz2re4x]

+. But mine didn't get stunned after simple shot as in video :( so after many tries i figured that he easily dies with death punch spam. Farm it on zombie and time a moment when he flashes - punch immediately

[@WolfTamer]

@@user-sw3hz2re4x The shotgun has to be shot point blank in order to actually stun the marauder. Otherwise, the spread doesn't allow stunning.

[@KaiserAfini]

*Hugo:* Alright, we just dropped an awesome master level, this is a top tier challenge that will keep our blackbelts busy for a whi.... *Zero:* Done, at this point the game is begging for mercy.

[@levesteM]

Apparently id software just announced that they'll be working on an official horde mode. Can't wait to see you wreck it.

[@Sixstringman]

Can you imagine a 2 player online coop horde mode with huge open arenas?

[@RacingSnails64]

@Charles Hastings It didn't sound like they're full-on canceling Invasion Mode to me, just postponing it til further notice and they have their offices back, but that sounds like an absolutely awesome middleground that I hope happens either way.

[@gxmcdg]

the "normal" mode of Doom itself is more overwhelming than most of "horde" games around. An "horde mode" of Doom will need a quantic computer to run smoothly lol and a Buda master to play it w/o suffering a vascular brain damage

[@gremlin.x]

Patch 6.66 is out now. Its alright

[@parrishjackson1437]

yes now there is a horde mode and its not what I thought it would be I was expecting a zombies type based horde not some obstacle course based horde

[@disturbedfan545]

Those archviles existed for like 0.02 seconds.

[@naluanj9628]

He is not only good in the new doom games, he is also good at the OG's

[@RipRLeeErmey]

I would've said that this _was_ the New Doom games, but the I remembered this was Classic Mode, so it technically is OG. GG.

[@guillermojperea6355]

"OGs"

[@milkslayer2406]

hes like the best classic doom player and one of the best in the newer entries too

[@guillermojperea6355]

@@milkslayer2406 who is BETTER in the new ones?

[@milkslayer2406]

@@guillermojperea6355 HeyKyle is

[@caseyallen7172]

Holy shit this one’s hard. Tried it this morning on nightmare and quickly realized just how nasty ZM really is.

[@louisvuitton56]

It’s easy did it first try. Just shoot and move it’s not rocket science

[@caseyallen7172]

@@louisvuitton56 Just shoot and move! So simple! See, I was doing the exact opposite, just standing still and not shooting.

[@louisvuitton56]

@@caseyallen7172 glad to help. You need to keep moving and keeping shooting it’s not rocket science as I said..

[@caseyallen7172]

@@louisvuitton56 No I totally get it now. 👍

[@louisvuitton56]

@@caseyallen7172 you can also use the jump ability trust me it helps..

[@cesarvictoriano8072]

Me: roughly two hours and 8 deaths doing Ultra Violence Classic Mode. ZM:

[@bigimp3018]

Only 8 deaths? Pathetic

[@voicehead]

just remember to play consistently, and to know and respect your enemy. by doing so, you can predict and adapt to the situation at hand. paraphrased from ZM himself

[@ttchme9816]

2:07 seeing this reminds me of the two barons you fight at the original doom and it goes to show how far doomguy has come power wise. He went from barely beating the 2 barons using rocket launchers, chain guns and more, almost dying in the process to beating 2 better versions of baron in a tight space using only a shotgun. What a Chad.

[@LiberatedMind1]

The way he handled that coin room, freaking boss.

[@hansbansor5170]

why is it called coin room?

[@LiberatedMind1]

@@hansbansor5170 You collect a coin at the end of it.

[@ajfite1277]

One of the most brutal things ever done to me in a video game. I’ve been on the coin room for ten days

[@CarmeloSantosF]

I see you are using the blue skin. Perfect.

[@SteveG1007]

Holy I just finished his last video and he uploaded another one, what a blessing from HELL!!

[@SyrupBuccaneer]

Classic mode was SUCH a great idea though brutal as hell. Thanks id.

[@leoantonio]

What is classic mode? Ty

[@patti6879]

@@leoantonio u have to find your weapons and mods throughout the level

[@betterbegood.]

This difficulty on this level is harder then UN by far. The coin room is a mess without the shielded turret or the bfg

[@louisvuitton56]

It look easy to me

[@AswelGaming]

You're truly the only legendary Doomguy ever lived, Sir. You're a Living Legend.

[@fissavids8767]

well, not the only one

[@delta9827]

Not the only one, there are some people that surprisingly, are better than him. I’ll link some if you want me to

[@AswelGaming]

@@delta9827 I'm not just talking about Eternal, Zero Master is also one of the best at classic Doom, and he is dedicated to that.

[@johnsonc3879]

I went into the double archvilles room without finding a bfg and now I have been stuck there for 14 hours.

[@jarodshaffer9969]

Bruh me too. I just gave up after an agonizing number of tries. I may restart the run as I genuinely do not know if it is possible to beat this section without it. (Playing on console that is)

[@RacingSnails64]

I recommend Destroyer Blade for the Dreadknights down low, Lockon rockets and Mobile Turret at a distance for the Tyrants, and then charge the Archviles with the Energy Shield to freeze them, Blood Punch, and SSG+Ballista combo. At least, that's how I got past it.

[@johnsonc3879]

@@RacingSnails64 do you ignore the buffed demons and go straight for tyrants?

[@rumraket38]

What a vulgar display of power.

[@dtsyt82]

ZM is far beyond driven.

[@LordBaktor]

You can't leave him five minutes alone without him killing every demon in sight.

[@vobkv8312]

he must be driven by demons

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Like a cowboy from hell

[@TheLouisianan]

He knows the Art of Shredding demons

[@GazerBeam420]

man, just ridiculous, love this new content, us DE fanatics are starving for top level play content! thanks ZM!

[@CalavErik]

This video made me ask "How do you beat a marauder with the combat shotgun???" And then it answered.

[@nikitost0p85]

You're the legend! Your plays are truly amazing

[@rodrigogrover3322]

This is absolutely mental. Nice one!

[@danielfittipaldi3705]

I don't think people realize how hard it is to do this on classic mode, specially without dying and with no hud

[@RacingSnails64]

Surprisingly, while my first normal Nightmare playthrough fried my brain and made me take a break for a few days, I managed to beat Classic Mode far quicker than I imagined. I died far less than I assumed I would. Once you get the SSG, then Rocket, then Ballista, you're basically doing normal dps for the rest of the level. Not to mention you actually still get the Crucible for the final fight once you form the energy blade in the cutscene. Used all 3 charges on the triple Barons in the fog lol. The double archvile deathtrap obviously took me several, multiple tries, but I eventually got past it by Destroyer Bladeing the Dreadknights below and Energy Shielding to get in close to the Archviles to do stronger attacks. Even the medallion room only took less than 3 tries for me!! Without Energy Shield!! Very surprising. I'm not even sure what I did so differently. So yeah once you do an initial playthrough and know what to expect, it's not easy, but it's easier. Extra Life Mode and Ultra Nightmare will be a different story...

[@giddorra]

I was waiting for it. Thank you!🤝

[@humanbeing_]

Jesus... Incredible run! With no HUD as well 😳 Damn man. You crushed this! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@NeilDinsmore]

Man, Zero really makes these demons bow down and peel his potatoes.

[@gord01100]

this level is brutal !! And how you acomplished it was awesome.

[@gamesandcomputers5389]

Nope, I´m not even going to pretend that I´ll do that in nightmare mode, but as always is a pleasure to watch Zero Master wreck havok on the master levels, amazing gameplay, man you killed it!

[@theatre721]

Zero Master and SMVR need to stream a Doom off or something. I'd watch the hell out of that

[@LerRhann]

I am so happy to see xero master come out of hiding. Now I want to see frosty, draq, xamide, and all the other goodies do it too.

[@Theendman42]

…On the third day God created zero master, and saw that he too, was good…very good.

[@hybby]

Other way around. On the 3rd day, Zero Master created God :-p And God said, "What do you need me for?"

[@tromboneman4517]

Too good in fact.

[@Theendman42]

@@hybby And when God flooded the earth, Zero Master turned to God with a furrowed brow and piercing eyes and said: "RIP AND TEAR!" And no more apocalyptic events occurred since.

[@hybby]

@@Theendman42 And God said, "It is done!"

[@Theendman42]

@@hybby Ha, I meant that as Zero Master brutalized/killed God.

[@doktoracula7017]

Me who didn't even play Eternal yet: Hmm yes, this master level is made out of master level

[@user-en4eo1cc4t]

You can clearly see a bit of game in his master level.

[@davidorellana8417]

Oh boy, can't wait to see my switch catch on fire trying to run it!

[@ryballs4569]

Wow. This is the first time watching someone play a game has given me motion sickness. It's a goddam rollercoaster.

[@landonpeckham7752]

Congrats on 50k, Zero!

[@Inkredibehl]

Seriously awesome ! Big GG !

[@racastro2008]

You are a legend mister

[@conlush6665]

Sick video bro

[@LerRhann]

Nice blood punch on that buff totem. Good thing they fixed that.

[@psevdonim_yt]

Dude , you're awesome!

[@ofrndogman4472]

My brain can't think fast enough to even process what I'm watching, much less play like this....DAMN

[@terminalrecluse]

Cuts through even the biggest demons like a hot knife to butter. Insane.

[@nerdoutreachprogram5358]

Goddamn this is impressive. I haven’t attempted classic mode yet and watching this I don’t know if I could. Not without more practice on mouse and keyboard. (I just recently got a PC and stopped playing eternal on Xbox)

[@seanturner1197]

30:17 I always employ this strategy in order to kill them quickly. Inflict blood punch on cyber mancubus, followed by shotgun blast.

[@TheFranklawrence]

classic mode is really cool, honestly would love to just have it for every campaign level.

[@hybby]

That might come down the line. I suspect they'll put in more Master levels before they revisit previous Master levels to add classic Mode. Remember, they have to figure out the best points for adding certain weapons and weapon upgrades. It's why they've added it to the new master levels: they can balance regular & classic at the same time.

[@hitelbevettborsgaminghun2053]

I don't have a strong enough machine to run Doom Eternal but it is still entertaining to watch a pro gamer playing it. :)

[@RammyRamRammed]

You are a legend

[@doomcaliberimperion5939]

Well... The God published another video

[@asphyxiafeeling]

Zero Master is the GOAT at Doom.

[@BuyBitcoinBefore1Million]

Xiae? Lightingbreak? Xamide? Goat in the old doom games but the New one Belong to the guys Mentioned above

[@stardust_2339]

@@BuyBitcoinBefore1Million However it's still Zero Masters who is the most versatile. There are many really good runners for each individual games but he is the jack of all trades.

[@guillermojperea6355]

@@stardust_2339 But Master of All.

[@JO_Piano]

Sylar is very good too

[@damtran993]

@@BuyBitcoinBefore1Million Xiae and Xamide are amongst the greatest in Doom Eternal, no doubt about that, but have they ever tried out "No HUD", "ai_haste" or any of the crazy challenges ZM has done? Xiae can have his record in speedrun, but the most interesting to watch with aggressive playstyle will always be ZM !!

[@suziesheepeatseveryday]

Wow this guy is really good

[@erykzysk3330]

Man I love classic mode!

[@spikerooga]

man i love you

[@erykzysk3330]

@@spikerooga 😳

[@naluanj9628]

@@spikerooga Elaborate

[@asphyxiafeeling]

I wish we could have classic mode for every level bro

[@erykzysk3330]

@@asphyxiafeeling same

[@nighthawkviper6791]

I like this better than the normal level!

[@snixelpig]

That was inspiring.

[@RomelSalwi]

The real doom slayer

[@mattpires]

The more I watch of this game the more I'd love someone to create 40k mod.

[@stephensalex]

Jesus dude, IMPRESSIVE!

[@r.g.thesecond]

Those quickscopes are nutty

[@lazarus3273]

There are some mods for DLC 1 that mod classic mode into the base game levels that would be fun to watch you play. They are really well done, and pretty much force you to do use non-meta weapon mods.

[@jdiwkall]

i can't even beat this level starting out with all my weapons fully loaded

[@kentuckybruce6816]

Make sure to get a chainsaw on the first zombies that spawn near the arachnotron

[@matchanavi]

@@kentuckybruce6816 I managed to keep 3 charges to kill a Pain Elemental instead by using my Grenades and Blood Punches to kill the Mancubi and Carcasses.

[@JO_Piano]

Use lock on rockets, remember to meathook

[@borisjankovic8067]

Honestly, I was having problems beating the regular version of this map, this... this scares me

[@Wayno1337au]

Amazing.

[@DeadPixel1105]

This guy makes Nightmare difficulty look like I'm Too Young To Die.

[@Taz_-ox6ft]

The true Slayer

[@worldstrongestbillionaire]

How??? This dude is a damn goat!

[@superwheejo]

39:06 I totally give up that fight without BFG, I guess you have to find all the guns beforehand

[@sondernfy]

This guy IS the Doom Slayer.

[@claudespeed7225]

very impressive

[@mito._]

I still don't like how they retconned all the build-up to The Father, just to make the "real" villain "you" in a big suit. Amazing game and gameplay! Incoherent story.

[@dtsyt82]

I think they went down that path because they already had the Slayer modeled in-game, so why not reuse those assets to save time/money/meet deadlines?

[@mito._]

@@dtsyt82 I can never agree with that kind of argument, because their studio commands millions of work hours that can be delegated towards asset creation and story writing. Money, if anything, is not an issue. Second, have you seen the lore? There is no excuse. Third, what deadline? You mean to say they needed to push 2 storyline expansions within one year of launching the game? And now that laziness/hubris/greed proves the expansions were rushed. That being the case, it's no wonder the writing is so bad. They rushed the story to the point they couldn't develop it further, and retconned the lore they were building towards. So much of it got lost that all of the new lore is effectively overwriting the old lore. Who is Sam? Just another unfortunate soul that will die at your hand. What was Sam's plan all along? Pff, doesn't matter. Did he really think he could make you his servant? (That's his whole plan) Who is the Father? Pff, who cares. He's not ever coming back. VEGA/The Father has no place in the story, and replacing him with a potato would make no difference. Now Davoth, * points and smiles *, that's the REAL deal. He created everyone, including the creator of everything. Who is actually just you in a big suit you'll never wear. * jazz hands * Who the Makyrs were? Doesn't matter. Their deception? Inconsequential. The parallels between Heaven and Hell? Not worth establishing, because they don't matter.

[@dtsyt82]

@@mito._ I'm not agreeing with it either, just stating this to be the likely reason based on what Hugo and others have said during interviews.

[@mito._]

@@dtsyt82 I mean, I get where you're coming from. But the end result is the end result. The reasons for it don't really do much to change the end result, save to make excuses. My point in making my comment is only pointing out that for, whatever the reason, the game has issues. Those issues exist, regardless of who tries to explain them away. It's like dying in Ultra-Nightmare. It doesn't matter how you died. You died.

[@dtsyt82]

@@mito._ We are both in agreement here lol. I am not making excuses for how they handled it. It was piss poor in my opinion.

[@HobeyDator]

I never seen Zero Master dying in Doom Yet, let alone in Classic Doom. What A Superb action!

[@mollestoff6516]

My god what a chad🖤

[@gamesandcomputers5389]

I like how at the begining he´s taking a second, almost as if thinking "sigh.. aaight, lets do this!" haha

[@MadTuning01]

They need to make a zero master skin bro this dude is a literal machine

[@blueversace4447]

I was having a really hard time on the first part, then I realized I was starting with no armor and half health. I know the whole can’t save thing is because it’s tied to a campaign save, but why not even just put a full armor/health ball at the front? Anyways, I copied people on Reddit saying to go through Sentinel Prime with cheats and finish with full health since there’s a refill there, and it worked! Cleared the first area of the ML on my 2nd try, compared to like 20 attempts before starting with no armor/half health. Now we’re in business!

[@burakkum2199]

Good jop man

[@lazonaasombrosa8688]

blood punch to the buff totem, hate that bug

[@your_stepbro1756]

I seriously didn't know you could get the BFG prior to the Archvile room so I had to fight them without a crucible or a bfg on nightmare. Worst but best shit of my life

[@plushiepenguin]

I absolutely hate that secret. I always miss the dash during the campaign and have to use fast travel to keep trying to get it so I can get completion.

[@AustinStories]

@@plushiepenguin use your combat shotgun with chrono strike. Not even precision bolt. Or just take your mod off your weapon, in the menu there’s a key. This will slow you down mid air so you can time your dash into the secret better. Huge risk for this secret! But this should help!

[@Allstin]

@@plushiepenguin oops commented on my other account

[@plushiepenguin]

@@Allstin Yeah I'm aware of this trick thanks anyway. I believe you had a video on something similar with ballista and PB aim awhile back as well.

[@matchanavi]

I knew it was the BFG but I missed the secret so I had no choice. At least the Chaingun shield still exists lol.

[@antihackerdude]

Holy crap he fought the marauder with only the shotgun

[@xtw1tch3s]

Absolutely un-f'ing-believable. Now I'm wondering if I can get thru the entire campaign on a lesser difficulty with just the shotgun and heavy cannon.

[@KalebSDay]

6:17 first time I've ever seen that glory kill and its my favorite now lol. He literally just cow tipped him hahah.

[@thefailus4550]

I missed the BGF and can't go back :DDDD

[@SingaporeLoveItachi]

Just wondering, would you be trying to do the level without any superweapons? :3 Awesome Ultra-Nightmare video you uploaded hours ago x3

[@xensakura595]

The master level pretty much forces you to use superweapons.

[@SingaporeLoveItachi]

@@xensakura595 Regardless of that - it is an impressive showing. Superweapons or not.

[@Allstin]

There is that tyrant crucible hallway that can be done without the pickups!

[@betterbegood.]

Waiting for hugo to go through classic mode next week

[@RakieemF]

Such mastery...

[@erebus79]

Epic.

[@bullshot7659]

If Doom games were in the Olympics, this dude would have won enough gold to start his own country.

[@citizenclown]

Mother of God...

[@mors-idk9032]

Hey, do you have any tips for a player coming back? Like I've seen a lot like how strong quick swapping is and some movements that are new to me, but I feel I'm missing something lol. I love your vids, they're so much fun to watch, can't wait to watch more.

[@ZeroMaster]

thanks! this might be helpful: pastebin.com/mwgJEfEX

[@FACF0416]

Zero Master is the Doom Eternal god.

[@bigbruhtheorphan9070]

nice

[@roachfacesrs5270]

He made that look easy

[@nicolasmatherne8574]

That crucible coin-room is such a bastard of an arena. At least on par with the final phase of the samur fight

[@AustinStories]

Do what ZM did and stay or use up and around the middle area

[@Allstin]

Accidentally commented on my other account but still try that

[@grod5998]

@@Allstin lol I was confused there for a sec

[@nicolasmatherne8574]

@@Allstin that works for me pretty well in the normal mode, but it really got me in classic mode. Without the chaingun shield in that room I just feel so exposed lol.

[@SlayAddict]

I want to double like this

[@NueThunderKing]

How the hell is he getting headshots in the Maykr Drones moving like a madman? I can’t even see the heads in all that blurriness

[@ZoruaZorroark]

don't know why, but it feels like the music as a slight quake feel to it

[@matmat460]

33:13 well well well, good to know

[@SadCoffeeBear]

Anyone having trouble with the Marauders at the end just dancing around you and not attacking you? They attack eventually but they just stand there looking at me for way too long. 😐 EDIT: you can still damage them with the rocket launcher when they decide to stare at you. 👍

[@LennoxLedesma-zg9zm]

20:24 bro got ambushed

[@snipzmattio5887]

you make it seem so easy

[@scolioreset]

I just love how some of the demons seem stealth-buffed. I spent three hours on a single arena because the stun timer on the Marauder felt shorter than usual. Not to exclude all the possible knockbacks and staggers due to poor placement or elements of the arenas like stones and pillars. I'm not out of it yet, I'm in that room with the Buff Totem and it's... way too much for me. Edit: I can't get past this arena. As soon as the third wave appears, I'm instantly blasted to death at high health. This is impossible. I don't know how you did it... but this arena needs fixing.

[@anonymouswombat8538]

Recently made it in classic/nightmare. The bubble-medal room IS really really bad news. My few tips would be: try to get your double bloodpunch charges and ice grenade set (and probably ammo too) approaching the end of the doomhunter/baron combo. When the buffed cybermancubus appear, icebomb double punch one, when you do that, lock-on-rocket another one, while jumping over the bubble (its your safest place in the room, and the maneuver i just mentioned is really doable, i made it in the fuck ton of times i repeated that arena) after those two, just fuck around to get the last one, by that time you should have several shieldguys and some prowlers-zombies fucking around: flamethrow and grenade to get armour that you will desperatedly need by that point. Also, the hellkights should have spawn, they cant touch you as long as you are on the top of the bubble, from now onwsrds is just, take them as you can, never touch the ground, prowlers are your worst enemy by this point (they are, in fact, in many arenas in this ML), also some carcasses spawn alongside the buff totem if im not mistaken. Going doing to destroy it is the riskier part of the business, just try your best, if you have some grenades they could give you a small window of time to destroy the totem. Extra tip: the bfg is in the biiig fall of that "water well" kind of area, in one of the walls (can check it on the map, there was a collectible there in vanilla). This tips are just coming on the top of my head, i just beated the level and im exhausted, im sure there are way better approaches to the bubble fight, havent even seen zeros approsch as of writing this comment. Also, in normal mode i guess you could use at least one bfg shot when buffed cibermancubs spawn, and use chaingun to keep your ass alive in that part. I just dont know because ive only beaten the level in CM/N, i need to work on that. With the two marauders on the circle arena, i would suggest be more aggresive that what you are actually being, and then more. Thats what got me through that arena. if the battle drags for too long, a prowler will get you sooner rather than later. Also, before the first marauder spawns, be sure to set bot cyberdemons to more or less die at the same time, that way you dont have to deal with CD and M. You got this mate. This level was extremely frustrating yet rewarding for me. and i want more. Just grind it man, select a difficulty level appropiated, you will rise it up eventually. This level is meant to be BONKERS, i dont think it needs much to be changed, it simply wasnt made for casual players in mind (as Hugo Martin said, thats what ML are for) so, take this with a grain of salt and philosophy. I cant make this in UN, thats for SURE, as i havent been able to do UN on the base game. On one side it kind of pisses me off grestly, but on the other... If im not there yet, im not. Your determination and your wanton destruction and rage is the basis for the doom eternal experience. KEEP ON TEARING. Good luck mate, hope this helped with your map knowledge and your mood :3

[@scolioreset]

Update: I made it!!! Also turned off the HUD at the Buff Totem room so I could focus entirely on the chess instead of my HP. Also got the BFG in that secret room. I still have some criticism, but I'm glad I got through it!

[@typh3ous]

Hold up, did I just see 5x blood punches in a row? 15:13

[@bingus2358]

he refilled his blood punch meter with all of that armor around

[@typh3ous]

Aaaaah forgot about the armour refill. I never normally have enough for it to work 🤣

[@fissavids8767]

i was at the double archvile room on UV, but failed to break the wall for the BFG. after some time i just quit the level that room is way too cramped for a situation like that

[@sirgrotto8714]

I feel like this guy can see in ow motion

[@algo2957]

dude plays ten times better than me with just an SG

[@Andrey_034]

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