"Lowko, you're so funny, I'm going to subscribe." and the realization of you already casting this game was hilarious. It's pretty amazing how you keep so many matches and commentary so refreshing and hilarious is great to see.
I don’t think those ultra was mis-rallied, their sacrifices had bought just enough time for the following corrupters and brood lords to join the final fight. Epic battle, Harstem fought a good fight. 👍
With protoss late game it seems that you need to get everything in the right formation and just keep pushing. The moment you turn to retreat its all over, the zerg just rips them apart.
I think Harstem got the idea for that void ray maneuver from one of his "Is it Imba or do I Suck?" episodes. I believe it's the one titled "highest ranked amateur Chinese Starcraft player." Cool to see him putting into action against THE Serral.
Harstem played phenomenally well against Serral. Even tho Serral won it felt like Harstem made him work for it and there was a bit at the end where it felt Harstem had him on the ropes and if he had pushed a bit harder he would have won. Fantastic game from The Captain. o7 Harstem did a cast the other day where he seemed very impressed by a Protoss' use of the Mothership. Lowko might be worth having a look at that game as well since Harstem said in his cast it was inspiring him to use the Mothership more aggressively.
Curious if you are transitioning to more individual games? While I love watching the back-and-forth of a series, sometimes just watching 25-35 minutes intense, individual games is perfect.
Amazing! Harstem saw that move with skipping the easy to get overlords in an IODIS or Rank Roulette and found it a brilliant idea to not alarm the Zerg and get more value. And he immediately implements it in his own play. Cool to see
Wow, what a great game. I really enjoyed that late game. It feels like it was my dynamic than it's been for a while. They traded positions a few times and when one would attack on point the other would pivot to counter attack another. I feel like the tweaks to the temples, brood lord and mamaship have helped. Seems like players are actually moving their armies around instead of just having a grid locked stalemate with batteries and spores. In particular removing the invis passive from the mothership lead to some great moments here. Harstem can activate it if he notices there is a lack of detection and target it down right away. Awesome cast as always Lowko!
Sat on santa's lap Santa: what do you want for Christmas young man Me: i wish lowko will give us the chessessyesst viewers submitted games on Christmas day
At 7:11 when the Phoenix spawn from the gateway and moved into the path of the Overseer, why didn't it attacked? Or is it because units that can move and attack at the same time, like the Mamaship, doesn't attack right after spawning even if that's one of their abilities?
units (no matter what) need to be A moved to attack enemys on their way, so yes, it didnt attack because it was just spawned moved, not a moved, to the location, but thats with every unit.
Don't listen to prezz, this looks more like a bug to me. Phoenix on move commands would aggro on overseers. I guess the spawn rally has some special code that makes them ignore units on the way?
He answered your question almost yet don't listen to him. Honestly it's because Harstem probably didn't want to attack it. Would've gave away any surprise he had left even if Serral saw it. And thaats my theory. The fact is he moved the spawning location when he was creating the Phoenix, and no it won't attack if it's being spawned somewhere. Then he switched the spawn location when he built the next unit. Harstem would've had to physically stop the Phoenix and make it attack . Which he ain't gonna do all that. Even if he caught it. Unless it was in that second and even then I doubt it.
So this is a video about a game one year in the future - at least according to Lowko's description: "...from HomeStory Cup 24, played in early December 2024." Pretty sure we only have December 2023 right now.
It wasn't a nearly perfect game and he didn't throw it. He lost because he steadily kept bleeding resources until the gap in the bank was so big he would invariably lose to the subsequent waves of zerg coming out after the fight. It was a great game, but Harstem kept getting out skilled just a little bit at all times which mounted up to losing.
"I upload 10 games of the year every year." I don't mind the click bait titles, I've never been disappointed when watching a game lowko called "game of the year"
Lowko, I hate to be this guy but... The fact you decided to be a random streamer rather than the #1 Starcraft II player, calling Serral your besto friendo & brother, that is STILL your responsibility. The question of how much of a "random" streamer you are, and what were the odds of you becoming the #1, and how much that would have cost you (mostly in commitment, therefore in mental health) is a totally different story 😛 And still has something to do with responsibility. As in: "in the end, the responsible decision probably was to...". Fill the dots as you want, that's your responsibility 😜
Protoss has nothing on Serral. He gets blue balled from a gold base and still gets 13k to bank. Toss ground anti air is non-existent and can't compete. Those storms did paltry damage.
@@Iaotle thats true for microing but why not keep one in the back of the army for warp ins? It buffels me a bit, because if you see other toss players lose their prism, you always hear from the commentar "ooohhh thats basically gg" and harstem just doesnt show up with one at all :D
@@BestPrezz most likely just an APM/cognitive limit. You gotta get into the mindset of someone playing 1v1 versus Serral - you have to split your attention efficiently in order to win, you're not thinking about the prism most of the time.
@@Iaotle well, I cant look in the head of Harstem, and yeah, focus/APM is limited, but prism is a very strong unit which is by other toss player used pretty much all the time. I GUESS Harstem could use effectivly too, he´s a pro with 6,5k MMR, cant imagine that would be such a problem, but just doesnt prefer it, I guess. Anyway, I dont wanna say he would win against Serral with a prism, just that it would improve his gameplay.
The next patch should be you can't fungal interceptors. Since aduction can take out, 4+ at a time with enough corruptors, at least let the intercetpors go to work.
or give Toss viable ground to anti-air like an upgrade for immortals...templar/archons are just dogshit against a gazillion corruptors...zerg is just broken tbh but then they take away ranged dragoons from protoss so there's that.
Storm can work but the area it covers is small, you need to stack three just to kill lings and hydra. Up the damage by 15-20 pts, increase the area by .5 (so total is now 1.5 times the size) and increase cast energy by 10 all while giving templar 50 more energy. Also have storm last 4 more seconds... @@cavemantero
Please go take a look at PvZ winrates on Aligulac. In the two years since January 2021, PvZ has only been Zerg favoured two times, one of them only barely, and overall PvZ balance is more Protoss-favoured during most months than PvT or TvZ is in the favour of whichever race is winning that month. Basically: It's not Zerg. Serral is broken, is all. If you made that change, you'd just delete Zerg from the ladder even more.
The Voidray has been given the honorary title of overlord
I, for one, welcome our void ray overlord
Protoss overlords are OP
The "overlord" with 3 overlord kills.
Vs serral …
Only protoss overlords have lazers
so unfair for zerg that “overlords” and overlords can have civil wars!
Oops
You try giving constant commentary. Sometimes your mind slips a bit.
Cut him some slack.
"Lowko, you're so funny, I'm going to subscribe." and the realization of you already casting this game was hilarious.
It's pretty amazing how you keep so many matches and commentary so refreshing and hilarious is great to see.
Sign ❤
I love the part “Loko you’re so funny, I’m going to hit the like button” and I literally smash the button 😂
That early and mid was very impressive. If he can wrap up the late better Harstem is gonna make some waves
That was so incredibly close! Especially at the end I was really feeling it.
I really believe Harstem has it in him to win it big.
I don’t think those ultra was mis-rallied, their sacrifices had bought just enough time for the following corrupters and brood lords to join the final fight.
Epic battle, Harstem fought a good fight. 👍
0:00 if ladder has taught me anything it's that 'gllg' means incoming cheese
gl lg "i'm not doing anything shady at all this game."
That was incredibly intense. Even I was starting to believe he could do it with that final push in the end there.
With protoss late game it seems that you need to get everything in the right formation and just keep pushing. The moment you turn to retreat its all over, the zerg just rips them apart.
It seems wrong then
"i mean that overlord already payed for itself, killing 4 overlords"
silly lowko
I think Harstem got the idea for that void ray maneuver from one of his "Is it Imba or do I Suck?" episodes. I believe it's the one titled "highest ranked amateur Chinese Starcraft player." Cool to see him putting into action against THE Serral.
Great game but DAMMIT MAN! I really wanted Harstem to win that one... he play SO damn well!
What a game!!! Serral is the GOAT of GOATs, but Harstem put up quite the fight, wow wow wow...
Harstem played phenomenally well against Serral. Even tho Serral won it felt like Harstem made him work for it and there was a bit at the end where it felt Harstem had him on the ropes and if he had pushed a bit harder he would have won. Fantastic game from The Captain. o7
Harstem did a cast the other day where he seemed very impressed by a Protoss' use of the Mothership. Lowko might be worth having a look at that game as well since Harstem said in his cast it was inspiring him to use the Mothership more aggressively.
Damn good try Harstem you went from cheeser pro to one of the SC2 pros that can stand toe-2-toe against Serral. Keep it up man
Curious if you are transitioning to more individual games? While I love watching the back-and-forth of a series, sometimes just watching 25-35 minutes intense, individual games is perfect.
damn that last march to death of Harstem was epic
Amazing! Harstem saw that move with skipping the easy to get overlords in an IODIS or Rank Roulette and found it a brilliant idea to not alarm the Zerg and get more value. And he immediately implements it in his own play. Cool to see
Would love to see a T90/Lowko collab where Lowko casts an AoE2 match and vice versa, might just be me but I think it'd have comedic potential
I use debate every time I go fishing. de bait is the best way to catch fish.
You forgot that you cast this game, and then cast it again anyways.
Sometimes I forget that I already saw your cast, and then watch it again anyways.
anything but glhf is to be considered chese. - Lowko
Wow, what a great game. I really enjoyed that late game. It feels like it was my dynamic than it's been for a while. They traded positions a few times and when one would attack on point the other would pivot to counter attack another.
I feel like the tweaks to the temples, brood lord and mamaship have helped. Seems like players are actually moving their armies around instead of just having a grid locked stalemate with batteries and spores.
In particular removing the invis passive from the mothership lead to some great moments here. Harstem can activate it if he notices there is a lack of detection and target it down right away.
Awesome cast as always Lowko!
Lowko, Proxy Nexus, Harstem + Serral in ONE video? Is it already Christmas???
Nice game and nice cast. At least Harstem could taste the victory although it didn't quite work out for the captain.
That was an amazing game
That was a real nail-biter till the very end! Amazing game from both players!
Good job, Harstem! We need more protoss like you!
Lowko you should really make a compilation of “games of the year” and decide which is the top game of her year.
Sat on santa's lap
Santa: what do you want for Christmas young man
Me: i wish lowko will give us the chessessyesst viewers submitted games on Christmas day
Game Of The Year
Wowie! GGs Harstem. Amazing game, I was on the edge of my seat
Poor Lowko, sounds like he is getting sick. 🥶🤧🤒
At 7:11 when the Phoenix spawn from the gateway and moved into the path of the Overseer, why didn't it attacked? Or is it because units that can move and attack at the same time, like the Mamaship, doesn't attack right after spawning even if that's one of their abilities?
units (no matter what) need to be A moved to attack enemys on their way, so yes, it didnt attack because it was just spawned moved, not a moved, to the location, but thats with every unit.
Don't listen to prezz, this looks more like a bug to me. Phoenix on move commands would aggro on overseers. I guess the spawn rally has some special code that makes them ignore units on the way?
He answered your question almost yet don't listen to him. Honestly it's because Harstem probably didn't want to attack it. Would've gave away any surprise he had left even if Serral saw it. And thaats my theory. The fact is he moved the spawning location when he was creating the Phoenix, and no it won't attack if it's being spawned somewhere. Then he switched the spawn location when he built the next unit.
Harstem would've had to physically stop the Phoenix and make it attack . Which he ain't gonna do all that. Even if he caught it. Unless it was in that second and even then I doubt it.
So this is a video about a game one year in the future - at least according to Lowko's description:
"...from HomeStory Cup 24, played in early December 2024."
Pretty sure we only have December 2023 right now.
22:47
The crazy part is his vids haven’t slowed at all afaict
20% of the commentary: analyzing what’s happening in the game
80% of the commentary: omg I can’t believe I forgot I saw this game!
You can always trust Harstem to throw a nearly perfect game
When did he throw the game?
It wasn't a nearly perfect game and he didn't throw it. He lost because he steadily kept bleeding resources until the gap in the bank was so big he would invariably lose to the subsequent waves of zerg coming out after the fight. It was a great game, but Harstem kept getting out skilled just a little bit at all times which mounted up to losing.
@@sebastjankrek1744 exactly, and honestly I was very impressed by Harstem. This was Serral he was keeping up with after all.
that last fight could have been won, if he kept going left and kept the interceptors out by targeting buildings.
Good Luck, Looking Good.
Wuv that Serral, thanks!
7:10 why did the voidray don't attack that overseer?
This was a beautiful game to watch. Definitely one of the Games of the Year.
omg, this game was SICK
serral knew how to fight in final battle, if this happened to scarlett, raynor or elazer i dont think zerg would won the battle
According to the description this game was played in early December 2024... can you tell me the lottery numbers? How much is TSLA worth?
@Lowko, please don't be intimidated by Harstem streaming too! You don't need to convince him to stop, I like his channel almost as much as yours.
I think Lowko was just joking that Harstem streaming less meant he was less distracted, practicing more, and therefore playing better.
The year of the captain!!
I have never seen so many corrupters
Love this game. It was like the toss got over confident and was too focused on eliminating the zerg. Stopped managing his resources.
My gosh, what a game!!! In the end, I think: SERRAL GONNA LOSE??? And the answer was: no!
Brilliant battle!!
Holy shit, Serral is truly an absolute BEAST!!! ❤
I have been noticing that pros that are very good, but not top level have been catching up the top. Just like Harstem, Kelazhur improved a lot as well
"I upload 10 games of the year every year." I don't mind the click bait titles, I've never been disappointed when watching a game lowko called "game of the year"
gllg could mean 'good luck let's go"
or "good luck lowko gods"
we are living in the harstem timeline
I wanted it so bad for Harstem!
LOWKO: What's this...
MY BRAIN: What's this? What's this?
There's color everywhere
What's this?
There's white things in the air
Happy Holiday :)
It's all right, Lowko. From a certain age onward, one begins to lose memory. It's only natural!
Can skytoss ever beat mass corruptors ????????? No game is broken
The game is great and all but your casting was very good in this match
Yo! Serral is to be feared. 😮
Harstem is on an upward trajectory - can that mean 2024 will be... The Year of Harstem?
maybe the best game i have seen so far
Description says this was played in 2024.
Good luck, Life's Good.
I loved each your Game of the Year by the way ^_^
Harstem! Oh Captain!
WTF a lot of Storm and didn't nothing!!!
Sarral is the goat! No debate
Serral having 201 supply for a moment 💀
Wow he almost looked like he was gonna win if he pushed faster before Serral could rebuild
lol..zerg rebuilds instantly especially w/ 13k banked.
Did a workout. Made my lunch, now I'm watching. My day has been perfect so far. Thank you Lowko
Phenomenal game
_Extremely_ early December 2024.
lowko should cast your games recap also 😅
That was cool.
gllg is obviously the proper thing to say.
gllg
Feeling as if I watched Tarantino movie :D
"Finisher" shows why he is the king
Nah, he's about to be finished being at the top
Lowko u r so funny I gonna to hit this like button
This game shows how cool PvZ would be if Vipers didn't exist lol
good luck let's go
gllg Serral in shambles
Of course, Zerg wins easy. The most overpowered race by far
One day, He will beat Serral! can't wait to see it!
Im subscribed. Ive watch all your videos. Youve said you learned English playing video games? Have you ever studied it in school?
another nice cometary
gllg stands for good luck, loser guy so I don't blame Harstem for not falling into that negativity trap
For those that wonder how to deal with max carriers... This is the way... Be Serral.... LOL
Heck yea Harstem!
gllg: good luck lets go
Lowko, I hate to be this guy but... The fact you decided to be a random streamer rather than the #1 Starcraft II player, calling Serral your besto friendo & brother, that is STILL your responsibility.
The question of how much of a "random" streamer you are, and what were the odds of you becoming the #1, and how much that would have cost you (mostly in commitment, therefore in mental health) is a totally different story 😛
And still has something to do with responsibility. As in: "in the end, the responsible decision probably was to...". Fill the dots as you want, that's your responsibility 😜
no it's called derpfestor
Protoss has nothing on Serral. He gets blue balled from a gold base and still gets 13k to bank. Toss ground anti air is non-existent and can't compete. Those storms did paltry damage.
is it just me, who thinks harstem should use way more the warp prism for reenforcing and picking up units?
great game anyway
it's very hard to use prism against players like Serral because they would use vipers to yoink it and you have to micro it a lot
@@Iaotle thats true for microing but why not keep one in the back of the army for warp ins?
It buffels me a bit, because if you see other toss players lose their prism, you always hear from the commentar "ooohhh thats basically gg" and harstem just doesnt show up with one at all :D
@@BestPrezz most likely just an APM/cognitive limit. You gotta get into the mindset of someone playing 1v1 versus Serral - you have to split your attention efficiently in order to win, you're not thinking about the prism most of the time.
@@Iaotle well, I cant look in the head of Harstem, and yeah, focus/APM is limited, but prism is a very strong unit which is by other toss player used pretty much all the time. I GUESS Harstem could use effectivly too, he´s a pro with 6,5k MMR, cant imagine that would be such a problem, but just doesnt prefer it, I guess. Anyway, I dont wanna say he would win against Serral with a prism, just that it would improve his gameplay.
Toss can't afford playing coward's game, that's the difference. They are built to always have to push to have any chance.
The next patch should be you can't fungal interceptors. Since aduction can take out, 4+ at a time with enough corruptors, at least let the intercetpors go to work.
or give Toss viable ground to anti-air like an upgrade for immortals...templar/archons are just dogshit against a gazillion corruptors...zerg is just broken tbh but then they take away ranged dragoons from protoss so there's that.
Storm can work but the area it covers is small, you need to stack three just to kill lings and hydra. Up the damage by 15-20 pts, increase the area by .5 (so total is now 1.5 times the size) and increase cast energy by 10 all while giving templar 50 more energy. Also have storm last 4 more seconds... @@cavemantero
Please go take a look at PvZ winrates on Aligulac. In the two years since January 2021, PvZ has only been Zerg favoured two times, one of them only barely, and overall PvZ balance is more Protoss-favoured during most months than PvT or TvZ is in the favour of whichever race is winning that month.
Basically: It's not Zerg. Serral is broken, is all. If you made that change, you'd just delete Zerg from the ladder even more.
Thank you for the explanation! I haven't played in years but continue to watch lowko.@@Komatik_
@@chaywarburton3488 Likewise! I just try to keep an eye on the stats to not overindex on top5 level gameplay.
you pretty decent with your "click-bait - homo" balances...it doesn't pressure...
....anymore xD
nice