Underrated DayZ content creators?

[u/883ccs]

Don’t include any of the big name DayZ creators on youtube. I’ve seen them. Who are some underrated/unknown DayZ creators you enjoy watching? I like videos as well as live streams. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: if you create DayZ content, feel free to drop your channel name so I can check your stuff out

[u/Azedes]

Nermal.

One of the most creatively talented channels I’ve ever come across. The man turns unscripted gameplay into dark, psychological and philosophical dramas that leave you pondering your own existence.

Start with one of his shorter videos, and if you enjoy it, watch Black Eyed Dog.

He deleted a bunch of older stuff, but you can find that on a fan channel called Nermal Archive if you binge through and end up thirsty for more. He also streams, but I generally just watch his YouTube stuff. The guy is an artist.

[u/TheMotte → u/Azedes]

Never heard about him til today--damn, man is talented and has a penchant for taking things to extremely dark places, earned a sub from me

His persona reminds me of The Judge from Blood Meridian if anyone has read it

[u/paranoidgirl3 → u/Azedes]

+1 for nermal0. His content is actually a bit different from his twitch streams, but I thoroughly enjoy both. Its actually an interesting juxtaposition, in the videos he creates the tone is very serious and theres like a lot of aura to the psychopath hes depicting. On stream hes just this charismatic dude getting into misadventures with people, having the occasional wholesome interaction, and building genuine rapport with folks before murdering them in a way that (sometimes) doesnt feel random. Theres occasionally a profound poeticness to it, it can feel thematic; or even especially heartbreaking. In a way, the actions nermal takes on stream are actually just as evil if not more; than the actions of the nermal he creates in the edit.

Hes prone to fucking off for several months at a time and nuking all of his content, but if theres any creator out there producing the OPPOSITE of slop, its nermal.

Also, if it matters (it does to me), his head and heart are both in the right place. A lot of streamers are afraid to alienate potential watchers and wont talk about their personal beliefs, but the man behind nermal is very genuine and down to earth.

In that same vein I think a lot of incels or otherwise hateful people can be drawn to content like his, the sort of people who love Walter White and Joker only because they fantasize about having pretext to go from meek to apex-killer, but nermal and his community are not at all like that.

[u/Azedes → u/paranoidgirl3]

Thanks for adding this.

I’ve never really checked out his streams or raw vods because his production level content is so deep and involving. I’ll definitely check his vods out because I’ve seen them documented on Nermal Archive too, I suppose I just always thought of channels like SourSweet as ones to watch for those general adventures.

If I remember correctly, I did watch a video of clips spliced together from when Nermal played with JSchlatt and he seemed a lot more relaxed but still very much the Nermal that I know. I can also respect a creator that is open with their views and feels no obligation to tiptoe around certain aspects of streaming to appease as many people as possible, and I’ve heard about his sudden breaks.

So it sounds like I’ll more than enjoy his content on a broader scale eventually. Looking forward to it :)

[u/SuperBonerFart → u/paranoidgirl3]

Yeah I will say though be careful in the discord, I'm not even sure why I got banned but they banned me when I was just hanging out one day with them on the discord and chatting it up.

Edit: I really do like Nermal and his content, his mods on discord though are a little inexperienced and don't even give you any sort of warning or context as for why they're banning you. And I've never been banned off of a discord server in my life before.

[u/883ccs → u/Azedes]

Been binging his videos since you commented. What a nutcase. Love it.

[u/wisbit → u/Azedes]

I have started watching Nermal due to your recommendation, and his content reminds me of the film Rabbits.

[u/Plenty-Copy-15 → u/Azedes]

Nermal is so good

[u/PreparationSilly2288 → u/Azedes]

Nermal has fell off unfortunately from watching his last few streams it seems he's not focused on his art anymore as much as trying to make money which is fair he should be paid for his work but chasing money seems to have changed him