The Twitch streamers Papaplatte and HandOfBlood are currently taking on a daily Elden Ring challenge in hardcore mode, where they are trying to master the game together. Now HandOfBlood has announced a bet that further increases the excitement of the challenge.
How did the crossover between the two streamers come about? When HandOfBlood published a YouTube video on its main channel that was a parody of the popular show “Frauentausch”, no one would have expected that Papaplatte would also play a role there.
Only a short time later, the two decided to take on a new challenge: mastering Elden Ring in a modded hardcore co-op version.
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What does the challenge entail? The Elden Ring Challenge began on Monday, February 19, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. and is scheduled to run for seven days, with an exception for Saturday when the StreamAwards will take place.
HandOfBlood explains that they use a special mod called “Harder Coop for Seamless” that increases the difficulty significantly.
On the first day, the two were confronted with the fearsome boss “Rykard, Prince of Blasphemy”, with HandOfBlood dying much faster than Papaplatte. This unexpected turn of events resulted in HandOfBlood giving Papaplatte instructions on how to defeat the boss while he himself watched.
The fact that Papaplatte took the lead in some key moments of the game surprised not only the community, but also HandOfBlood itself.
In his most recent stream, he made a remarkable announcement: The streamer admitted that Papaplatte had managed to defeat two bosses alone while he had already passed away. He said: “Kevin carried”.
“For every boss that Kevin takes down alone, I unblock 1000 people”
What has HandOfBlood announced? In response, HandOfBlood announced a bet: For every boss that Papaplatte defeats alone while he himself has already been killed, he wants to unblock 1000 users on X/Twitter.
He mentioned a tool he received a few years ago to block users who follow certain people.
This bet is intended to not only add to the excitement of the challenge, but also help settle the ongoing debate about who actually has the upper hand in the game.
The community is eagerly watching to see how many users HandOfBlood has to unblock in the next few days and whether Papaplatte will continue to show surprising performances that fuel discussions about the balance of power between the two YouTubers.
Why does this endanger his mental health? HandOfBlood’s announcement that it will unblock 1,000 users on Twitter for every Elden Ring boss defeated by Papaplatte alone poses a potential threat to his mental health.
The X/Twitter platform is known for its high density of trolls and toxic comments. Already, countless people have publicly complained about being blocked by HandOfBlood, even derisively referring to it as “HandOfBlock.”
These comments not only show the importance of the bet, but also the impatience of many users waiting to be unbanned.
HandOfBlood is now reflecting on how he is doing after he surprisingly announced in mid-January that he would be scaling back his video production on YouTube and instead becoming a streamer on Twitch. You can read more about it here: “First stable male cry” – HandOfBlood reports how he is doing after two weeks on Twitch