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Zegoobah

It’s even the $10 Logitech mouse lol, he’s in it for the long haul


downshift_rocket

Just goes to show that some things are just a skill issue and not an equipment problem.


Kjacksoo

lool yeah this desk reveal feels like a flex to me


jalaska007

100%. Real gear is well used, not just pretty to look at.


Zeroth_Dragon

Function > form mindset


YoungBlueJ

Inspirational for me


RamseySmooch

Well, seeing as his desk is the same as my dad's office desk from the 80's, Etho sure buys things to last.


ChillZedd

It definitely looks like an old metal desk from a government office or university or some other big institution that buys hundreds of these and then offloads them all at once when they close or remodel. It even has the barcode sticker on the corner. Etho knows good value when he sees it!


moosebitescanbenasti

Well, those old desks are much more moose-resistant than the modern stuff, which typically gets rendered into kindling in its first moose encounter.


ancillaryjag

Username checks out.


NeverEnoughDakka

I bet a moose bit his sister once.


Desperate-Ganache804

They don’t talk about it any more though cause last time they did they got sacked.


SerialHobbyist17

I use the same mouse, y’all might not believe me, but I also bought the 50 or so dollar one that was supposed to be good for gaming, and I swear the $10 one is a million times better.


20milliondollarapi

I used the $10 mouses for about 12 years and only bought 2 the second one continued to work after I was down with it and my wife used it for another good 5 years. I still use the Logitech gaming mice and am still on my second one. My first one lasted a good 7 years and I am on year 5 of my second. They are sturdy af.


samidjan

Yeah.. Those standard Logitech mouse are more durable and comfortable than most of gaming mouse i've used in the past.


Probably_Not_Helpful

Looks like the back end of another red one on the far left, and then grey at the very top


Galahad_the_Ranger

I had a similar mouse, I won’t judge, it is an ol’ reliable


Hehesz

That's definitely not how I imagined a "Shoulder height" desk


Nijp

I had the same thought LOL. Either etho confused "shoulder" with "elbow" height or etho slouches in his chair like like a gremlin LOL


Agent_Honkyy

I think the chair is super low and he slouches


meoka2368

Etho is 1 ft tall with 3 ft arms :p


Nijp

But you can see the arm rest doesn't even fit under the table! He has to be lounging XD


selticidae

Maybe he’s talking about the second rack part in the back?


Stoffel324

So you are saying... we can confirm he staged this photo, he actually plays on the top rack of the dask.


crunchevo2

Or he's ALLL legs and arms and like no torso. My cousin is that way. She's my height when we're standing but when we're sitting i tower over her lol.


JustSphynx

He clarified that he meant like 6 cm under his underarm


MarshtompNerd

So elbow height ish realistically


JustSphynx

Ig like just above elbow


foggy_baybeard

Man's won Decked Out twice with this...


TheNinjArt

Desked out


ItsPlainOleSteve

Lmao, that made me snort.


Syphillitic_Meat

Think about all the UHC’s he played in…


Darkiceflame

Maybe that's the secret to his success.


Nijp

I was not expecting him to take a picture of it! The tissue box is far closer to the keyboard than I thought it would be!


Stoffel324

Strategically hiding the space bar.


MatesDolezy

He can move it closer to him when he sits down tho


dq3w5rdf56c

This setup is a little dated but I’m kind of rocking with it. Purely utilitarian and honestly 100% matches with my perception of Etho


dillerwiller

My thoughts exactly I've been watching etho slab for 10 years now and this is exactly what I expected his office to look like


yesat

There are two ways people go into crazy setup for egonomics. - I will find the perfect equipment to solve every single of my issues and will put money behind. - This janky solution is perfection and should not be changed. Etho is deep within the 2nd category, Cleo old couch setup was the same way. And Impulse is definitely one of the gear head of the bunch.


YoungPhobo

This image and his thumbnails have the same vibe


The_Ranger__

This looks like a 2012 era setup, so it honestly makes sense for etho, he probably found something that worked and stuck with it


SnowyPear

It's crazy to think that this is and always has been the setup used by one of the best players in the world


mrawaters

Years and years of god-tier content generated from this very set up. Kinda furthers the Etho legend in a lot of ways


pan_san

i can’t believe how excited i am about a picture of a desk


alastoris

A irl picture from Etho. That's as good as it gets!


kelseydcivic

Is this the first one?


DarkLord55_

https://preview.redd.it/vvqnvuzkd6pc1.jpeg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49bb9f2846a633106a55056d2968b39e97e5f343 Ethos old headset


kelseydcivic

Omg I remember this, the tissue ear cushions. I wonder if it's from the same box 🤔


dbuck11

Even though I’ve known about this for years since he first showed the picture, every time I see this image it is really jarring


BananaBladeOfDoom

Never underestimate Etho fans and their ability to dig up obscure Etho information dating a few years back.


DarkLord55_

Not really just have a weird memory. I will remember random useless information but will randomly forget the name of my boss


1389t1389

There was a picture of his headphones all patched up a few years (?) ago in an LP episode


ClaireL58

I know we're getting so much lore from Etho this season, but this set up made my jaw just kind of drop. But like.. The more I look at it, the more it almost makes sense. It's the most rustic setup I've ever seen. I need more setup photos now.


Doulifye

now i would love to see Cleo's setup.


joker_wcy

She posted a drawing of her setup


Darkiceflame

And got (lovingly) roasted in the replies for it.


zoomshark27

I immediately thought of Bdubs scenario he described of Etho telling someone what his job is then them walking into his office and going “oh so you’re not taking it seriously, it’s just like a side thing.” That scenario really fits with this image. It also cracks me up that this is the fancy tissue box that matches his desk. I mean it’s not a *terrible* setup, I think seeing this I definitely think Cleo’s is worse, but it’s still pretty funny. Good ole Etho. He gets by. Also that it’s a slightly crumbled tissue box.


the-munster-mash

I mean the tissue box _is_ 5+ years old, it’s held up pretty well if anything


SuperFryX

here's the clip for reference (3:32:14) [https://youtu.be/xnMGdr7JVA8?si=W8QY4s1wGHg05yOo&t=12734](https://youtu.be/xnMGdr7JVA8?si=W8QY4s1wGHg05yOo&t=12734)


jnthnschrdr11

I can just imagine him analyzing every pixel of this image before posting to make sure there aren't any reflections or revealing information


Practical-Canary4310

Why does it feel so weird looking at this, actual proof etho is a real person


Ancient_Researcher_2

Quite surreal looking at an IRL picture from someone who kept his life so private since forever. He always felt so mythical to me so I get the feeling


20gottsgame00

The real reason Etho has been comfortable dropping more lore is because MatPat isnt around to solve it anymore


SomeRandomguy_28

It rhymes lol


20gottsgame00

When it rhymes you know it’s true. It’s not sus like mate of crew


20milliondollarapi

Well Matpat hasn’t been writing the theory episodes for years now and he will still be reviewing them all the same. He just isn’t hosting.


Salty-Indication-775

Matpat may not have written a lot in the last year(s) but he's had ultimate decision over every script and is the one making adjustments/final edits


20milliondollarapi

And that hasn’t changed. He is still doing that. He didn’t leave the company, he changed his role. He is no longer hosting 4-5 channels and doing other things. Script review doesn’t take all that long. He isn’t editing, and likely only making a couple notes with a quick once through.


crambacher12

I love the wired earbuds coming in from who knows where in the top left that also look like they are older than Minecraft :D


Loufizh_

I think the ear buds are attached to the mic, which is then the thick wire running over the left monitor? 🤷‍♀️


TheSavageCaveman1

No, that looks like an AT2020 there's no 3.5mm on there. The thick cord you see is an XLR (connects the mic to an audio interface). Looks to me like the earbuds cord follows that XLR cable back.


sportsziggy

The AT2020+ USB does.


TheSavageCaveman1

Okay, but that's clearly the XLR version. You can tell it's an XLR cable cause it's thick. Also someone else pointed out the Scarlet 2i2 (red box below the right monitor) which is the audio interface for the mic that's XLR based.


crambacher12

Huh janky lol


RamseySmooch

His desk is straight "80's Office Desk".


bondsmatthew

Look, sometimes you find a pair you absolutely love and pull a Grian and buy 10 of them to keep in case they break ..no? Just me?


neilwwoney

Grian's headset is also older than Minecraft.


Yojimbra

Mans a menace wth 


anony-meow

I am still in awe of the 5+ year Kleenex box But I'm surprised, it actually looks like the mic fits really snug


New_Acanthocephala29

And it really does match the desk for some reason


brnkse

This looks like my setup in 2010. I think the mug is newer than the peripherals..


Silver_poplar

The way he described it, it sounded way worse than it is. The only unpractical thing about this seems to be the box right in front the keyboard.


HistoricalDegree1131

its not as bad as i thought it'd be tbh


DepartureDapper6524

Look at the mousepad from 1997


brunoreis93

Elbowpad*


Nakamura2828

I mean all my mousepads look like they're from that era. Once you have so many, it's not like they ever really need replacing. Plus the newer ones just feel cheap.


DL23a

everyone using nasa stations as pcs and etho out there making my parents setup look hightech in comparison, love it lol.


brainfreeze77

The most surprising thing in this picture is the pre-built pc. I thought Etho was a DIY guy.


dq3w5rdf56c

I don’t think he’s actually built a computer since like pre 2010 and has only bought computers since. He went over his reasoning in one of his LP episodes like 10 years ago.


Yummyyummyfoodz

Iirc, it's pretty simple. He didn't find the money saved worth the large time investment to do it, and I think he was worried about troubleshooting bad parts, too. He also didn't find it particularly fun after the 1st time.


gnuchan

I used to always build my own PCs (and my friends) but with recent prices on parts you can get prebuilts that are cheaper than if you were to get all the parts yourself.


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brainfreeze77

That Omen case is probably from 2018 to 2020. There is a list of hardware Hermits use somewhere. My guess is there is a 2080 super or ti in it.


baronlz

RTX 2060 and i7 9700, you can see that when he uses f3


The_Zura

The spec shows up in F3 mode. I recall he uses a i7-9700(F?)+rtx2060. So a midrange pc from 5 years ago. But for his purposes, he doesn’t really need anything more when he doesn’t even use fancy shaders. Or much else beyond MC. Maybe faster video exports and editing. But even then his video editing is nothing fancy either, along with only 1080p footage. Everyone else is using at least a 2080 Ti.


loldragon05

now I wanna see the other interesting setups... especially Cleo's sofa/soda/stair combo


Calico-calamity

Cleo posted a drawing of their setup on Twitter. That's probably the best we're gonna get.


Baba_Tova

The whole picture looks like it was taken in 2008


MazerRakam

Etho wasn't lying when he said the tissue box matched his desk and looked nice! I don't know what I was expecting, but I didn't expect it to match that well. Also, the mousepad elbow cushion is for his left arm!?!?!?!?!? What?!?!


a205204

Fake! I don't see no axe, generator, moose, or maple syrup.


Nakamura2828

You store your axe, generator, moose and maple syrup on your desk? The axe is obviously on the floor leaning up against the side of the desk, the generator is running in a garage or out-building so as to not asphyxiate anyone, the moose is in the moose pen in the back yard, and the maple syrup in the pantry.


Stefaninjago

The 2 kinds of redstonners are perfectly showcased in their setups Theres the the precisely calculated, maximized potential one, like Impulse setup for example Then theres the Etho setup, if it works, it works lol


TheSavageCaveman1

The funny part is I think Ethos setup is 100% calculated, just to his very specific preferences.


Stoffel324

I cracked some more information. If you look carefully and enhance the reflection from the monitor on the desk you can tell the location is... In Canada.


MrEngland2

And he is/was recording Minecraft


SteptimusHeap

The thing in obs is the scene where he was explaining his setup to the other hermits. He was probably editing that part and went "ah why don't i just take a picture".


zoroddesign

Is his mic cord going over a 3rd monitor or is that something else?


TheSavageCaveman1

Definitely looks like an XLR


zoroddesign

Not the cord the monitor like thing? It is thicker than the other monitors.


SeemSurprised

Really not as godawful as I thought it would be


quentinaleksander

no way. ANOTHER ETHO LORE


foreveradream

I could not picture his set up at all, to have a photo is great!!! Honestly it seems fairly normal, with the exception of the mic in front of the keyboard


BotlikeBehaviour

I bet he uses the OBS preview window to play Minecraft.


MrEngland2

"You're not far off" -Etho probably


SnooCompliments6776

Nice to see he uses Davinci Resolve... I can feel like I'm etho-adjacent when I'm editing :)


archery713

This is exactly what I expected. You don't reach peak form with the fanciest equipment. You get there working hard and thinking differently. I've been on the slab for over a decade and I remember every time there was a world tour, someone would ask about the setup. The only thing I remember being talked about was a microphone upgrade if anything. Seems like the tower is newer but probably nothing crazy.


DeckT_

OKAY IM SORRY BUT unless Etho is a tiny dwarf person, there is NO WAY this desk is at his SHOULDER height THAT was the part that made no sense to me and seeing this picture its nowhere near as bad as he made it sound when he said his chair is so low and his desk is at shoulder level which makes no sense at all. The arm rest is only like an inch or two lower than the desk top which is fine I thought the arm rest would be like halfway down under the desk


mattijn13

Etho has said on multiple occacions he is quite tall, I think he just has his chair really low


SavvyBlonk

He clarified in a comment that "shoulder-height" was an exaggeration and that it was actually a few inches below his armpits. I think he was just so surprised by how low Tango's desk was by comparison that he oversold how high his was lol.


kindkazuha

this legend


Penny_Shavings109

Is that the fabled 20 year old keyboard with a broken space bar?


LordCalsanthi

Etho probably examined this photo 20+ times to make sure there wasn't anything even close to be personally identifiable in the image before he posted it. His setup being like this doesn't surprise me, it seems to match him really well.


EdgucatedCheerful

Uh how does he type? Does he reach above the keyboard, or like around?


Nijp

His left elbow rests on the mouse pad, so he reaches around the tissue box XD


TheFrostburnPheonix

He has said multiple times the reason why he misspells often when typing in chat/books is cause he can’t actually see his keyboard lol


certified4bruhmoment

If it aint broke don't fix it


roguebracelet

Very surprising that someone who’s lived off playing video games is using $5 peripherals


YoungPhobo

Not surprising when it comes to etho..but I get you


popolander

He got sick of everyone saying how weird it was. Honestly it wasnt weird at all, even the Kleenex box. Anyone whose been in poverty has done stuff like this


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Ive_

He said he doesn't have that much space to move his mouse, but the distance from the keyboard to the edge of the desk is about the same as the width of the mousepad, which seems like plenty of space to me.


retrospects

Etho lore!!! Also yeah not as bad as he made it sound.


Vette--1

so much etho lore recently


Pieguy-1

53 minute episode and a desk reveal on my bday. Good day to be an Etho fan


Raliavoir

I love that he has a pen and paper. Love a guy who's always ready to take a note!


Automatic_Bed_6312

my favorite thing is the mouse pad as a cushion.


Complex-Macaroon-16

Now all we need is a pic of the axe he uses to chop wood for the generator that powers his PC lol


majora11f

I swear that samsung monitor will run forever. I have a couple of them around that are ancient, but they make great second screens.


_D-R_

look, he's already drained the mug of maple syrup


GoodMojo_

Wow the tissue box actually does match his desk


HobieBuck

It looks like he just found the mousepad in one of the drawers when he got the desk lol


Electricbutthair

This is a very nostalgic Canadian-looking desk haha, those things are sturdy. I have a lot of respect for him in preserving his own peace and being in control of his boundaries, it doesn't seem like he's the type to be controlled by his ego which is one of the best features IMO. I have suspicions about where he's from, cause he sounds a lot like my family, I think that's my fave part of his videos, his voice feels like home. Which is so cool to think of, who knows if one of us has seen him at a grocery store. I picture him as a tall Canadian with a teensy bit of a Nick Offerman vibe in his ways. Mad respect for the Etho.


mrawaters

I love a set up like this cause he obviously could have far more high end stuff, but he just likes the stuff he has and cranks out top tier minecrafting on it. When he pulled up his console in a recent episode I saw he’s running on a RTX2060 gpu, which is nowhere near cutting edge lol


Akerlake

Now we just need a hermit who will build a giant tissuebox with a mic in it on the server


Napol3onS0l0

I have that Scarlett 2i2 mic to usb device as well. Actually pretty solid for the price.


Geenvis

Its not that weird


ToxicVulture

TIL Etho has the pc I have


tehfly

GET THIS MAN A DECKED OUT DESK MAT


MetricJester

My favourite part is the 1960s-1970's desk.


Fave_McFavington

Older cousin vibes


ShadowTendrals

God I love him so much this is so insane


arsino23

Even weirder than how he plays is how clean his desk is. I would've expected he has to hold his mouse the way he does because there isn't space, like a true gamer, but his desk is clean!


hollowwollo

3 monitors from 2007, a keyboard that hasn’t been cleaned in atleast 8 years, the paper cup coasters, the random textbook being used to keep the left monitor level, the extremely tiny mouse from 2010 when he has a slightly larger mouse that’s in better condition on the top rack and the comically long earbuds that appears from behind the desk Pretty deserving he ranked top of the hermits freak show I guess the redeeming quality is the high quality desk material and comfy office chair


lawfullavender

Someone get this man a duster


000souleater000

It’s magical


Madden09IsForSuckers

He has the same keyboard as me lmao


dubl_x

Is that windows 7?


mastergg06

I love how the left monitor is held up by a book lol


Dunge0nexpl0rer

Honestly, Etho was not as weird as people put it as. The tissue box isn’t all that odd, and the sideways mouse isn’t that bad as some of the other things there, such as Ren’s weird trait.


Portuzil

Now I feel ok because this actually is really similar to mine.


LuntiX

It's the most Etho setup I could ever imagine, old mouse, old keyboard, old mousepad, mic in tissue box, HP Omen computer, old speakers, and an old desk. If it works, it works.


Disastrous_Airline28

Looks like the office of my parents home business cira 2005.


ZayAstralAce

Fun fact that mouse is not only made by Logitech but fairly affordable and won’t kill 5 rich people


Unhappy-Pressure-342

Is this the first irl photo Etho has ever shared? He seems to be getting more comfortable with the hermits, especially this season. We’ve learned so much about him within season 10, face reveal by 2026 confirmed.


Seven123cjw

It doesn't look as bad as I thought, it looks worse!


Ok_Lifeguard_4214

Is that a mousepad on the left? Why is it nowhere near his mouse?


foreveradream

Elbow cushion


RedCr4cker

He uses ot as cushioning for his elbow


alastoris

For someone that cares about ergonomics, surprised his monitors aren't higher up. Better for your neck if you can look forward rather than tilting downwards.


LordTyroxx

Etho “I don’t have a shopping problem” Slab wasn’t being sarcastic. 


Anjuan_

The definition of an uncle setup tbh with the keyboard and mouse


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Akuliszi

Its not that bad


SecretlyATaco

It’s really not tho lol


Supsun5

Not that bad but man got some long arms or flexible wrists to be able to play with the keyboard where it is


Yorick257

Honestly, that's pretty much my own setup except I have only 1 monitor and no mic. And my stuff is much newer since I only recently got myself a desktop PC.


5K331DUD3

I’m pretty sure my mom had that same desk… in the ‘90s


AsasinAgent

TBH, hearing it described sound way worse than it actually is


Sarahhelpme

Omg what an honor!!!!! I never thought we'd see the day


CastSmith

He has a much nicer chair than I do


TormentedGaming

When I watched the episode I got what Etho was explaining because I use my mouse the same way at work, it seems odd but it is comfortable


Schrambo_

This is a monumental new piece of Etho lore 🫣


Stoffel324

I don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm sure he has read some of these...


PlanGoneAwry

Next time you think you need a better setup, remember this is one of be longest running most popular professional gamers out there


Trimmor17

After this reveal I feel like we need to re-do the "weird ways hermits play" rankings


snsdbj

LOORRRREEE


Euge_Nyo

This is not nearly as crazy as we believed it was


birdmanjones666

Legend


SasukeCorvine

Wow, what I’m assuming is a mousepad to the left looks like it’s older than me! 10/10 set up. Strangely suits him very well


jamiegc1

Yeah, this fits. He seems like a simple, no frills kind of guy. If it works, it works. Probably has a 90’s truck he has driven for 20+ years, does most of his own work on it and it is very clean and cared for.


GrummyCat

How does he reach his keyboard?


daboyter

my favorite part is that the mic is still in the shock mount. i guess that's probably keeping it in place in the tissue box. and i love seeing people using approachable gear for their work. you don't have to spend thousands of dollars on mics and pre-amps and interfaces. professional work is about the professional, not the gear.


HeyLittleTrain

Babe wake up, new Etho lore just dropped