StarCraft 2: uThermal Planetary Rushes EVERY GAME in a $400 Tournament!

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  • Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
  • Games played during the most recent ESL Open Cup Europe in StarCraft 2. In this tournament ‪@uThermal‬ decides to Planetary Fortress rush every single game.
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Комментарии • 204

  • @hamedamerian4599
    @hamedamerian4599 Год назад +240

    Uthermal's terran version of cannon rush. but with a bigger cannon.

    • @ironmilutin
      @ironmilutin Год назад +4

      The ultimate cannon

    • @literatemax
      @literatemax Год назад +14

      ​@@ironmilutin A cannon that makes units which can heal the cannon 👀

    • @majormajorasic
      @majormajorasic Год назад +6

      @@literatemax God I remember arcade mods that let Terran SCV's repair anything tagged as Structure, feels so good repairing allied Protoss or Zerg structures.

    • @colinbaker779
      @colinbaker779 Год назад +1

      ​@@ironmilutinthe Salt cannon as he calls it lol

  • @jellowpy9243
    @jellowpy9243 Год назад +186

    UThermal is one of my favourite SC2 player and love the respect Lowko is giving Marc

  • @Jirbinator
    @Jirbinator Год назад +24

    Uthermal talked about it in the first game, but the planetary did more than it looks like. The opponent panic chronoboosted the immortal to try to kill the CC, but that meant he didn't have enough energy for a battery overcharge which is why the hit squad was so effective.

  • @natecw4164
    @natecw4164 Год назад +276

    Uthermal's channel exploded last year. To the point where it clearly wore on him. It's great he took a break, everyone should do the same when life demands it.

    • @mEtil5656
      @mEtil5656 Год назад +3

      What so you mean by exploded

    • @natecw4164
      @natecw4164 Год назад +23

      @@mEtil5656 Like a 500% subscriber increase

    • @mEtil5656
      @mEtil5656 Год назад +2

      Oh wow, good for him

    • @En-Jon-eer
      @En-Jon-eer Год назад +2

      I'm curious why you are even bringing it up? Just to make a point about mental health?

    • @natecw4164
      @natecw4164 Год назад +16

      @@En-Jon-eer just happy for the guy

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Год назад +81

    Uthermal gameplay
    Lowko commentary.
    Golden era of modern SC2 RUclips content!

    • @MeesterG
      @MeesterG Год назад +1

      Too bad the game wasn't against Harstem. Then you really have the Dutch trifecta complete

    • @boreduser12
      @boreduser12 Год назад

      @@MeesterG harstem would stop this pretty quick though!

    • @varkary2538
      @varkary2538 Год назад

      Lol, uThermal commentary is evem better

  • @sperzieb00n
    @sperzieb00n Год назад +4

    the average participant: okay, time to play sensible
    uthermal: you know what.... behold these wacky PFs!

  • @malcap
    @malcap Год назад +46

    Love watching Uthermal's videos. You can tell he's just having fun, even when he loses, he's still smiling and laughing through most of the game.

  • @yahcobs8195
    @yahcobs8195 Год назад +12

    Lowko: There's there legendary Banshee with 2 kills. One of them being a command centre. Reaper in the background: That command centre still only counts as one!

  • @alexwong3365
    @alexwong3365 Год назад +18

    that siege tank bait at 12:00 felt like a top tier moment

  • @milletmongoose
    @milletmongoose Год назад +3

    Nearly spit out my water when you parodied his youtube titles at 14:10. Brilliant. :D

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin Год назад +3

      And he literally nailed it, basically quoting the title of my top recommended video, just missing the word PF instead of CHEESE

  • @SmilingKratosTheGodOfWar
    @SmilingKratosTheGodOfWar Год назад +12

    4:22 if only these fortresses worked like real life where you can turn off the safety features and squish the enemy units when landing the PF.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin Год назад +3

      Super OP command center, just squash all your opponents armies!

    • @semicedevine6918
      @semicedevine6918 Год назад +1

      it will forcefully push the units out of the way on landing, would be great if this was a real feature because then pf rush would actually be viable

  • @xxSwiinkxx
    @xxSwiinkxx Год назад +99

    Uthermal has quickly become my favourite terran player

    • @philiproe1661
      @philiproe1661 Год назад +5

      Same here.

    • @cmontes85
      @cmontes85 Год назад

      I started off with Bomber. Awesome player!. Now I am a Uthermal fan.

  • @C4Hertz
    @C4Hertz Год назад +3

    Y'know, funny thing at around 14 minutes Lowko said "I CHEESED EVERY-..." and I looked at the top recommended video, it's "I Planetary Rushed Every Single Game In This $400 Tournament" by uThermal

  • @killinmyfriends6703
    @killinmyfriends6703 Год назад +1

    31:17 I'm pretty sure thermal landed the CC just to put that sticker down then immediately lifted, what a troll I love it haha

  • @Furgan21
    @Furgan21 Год назад +4

    waching it form uThermal perspective "wow", waching it from a lowko perspective "popcorn"

  • @abualborz
    @abualborz Год назад +5

    Uthermal is the guy that you wanna have in every party. I bet easy to get drunk and if drunk even 10x more funier. I love him. And actually one of the reason i ,m watching Lowko is becaus of him. I got recommandation from youtube. Damn this guy is one my favorite youtuber.

  • @elkasbrian8862
    @elkasbrian8862 Год назад +5

    I remember sering one of uthermal video for the first time recommended on me hes doing Planetary Rush, immediately checking his channel and i subscribe. Really love watching StarCraft video when people doing fast rush.

  • @Thoughtful_Balance
    @Thoughtful_Balance Год назад +8

    We always need people to push boundaries and to always challenge ourselves. Thanks Lowko for the great commentary & thanks Uthermal for always trying to push the game to its limits.

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Год назад +8

    I like how Lowko makes it clear that uthermal is way more skilled than his opponent.

    • @flaviusclaudius7510
      @flaviusclaudius7510 Год назад +3

      Yeah, that's one thing to always keep in mind watching uThermal's challenges: he's generally mechanically way better than anyone he's playing against until he's hitting GM. Even then, the bottom fifty GM aren't exactly comparable to the top fifty.

  • @vampireby
    @vampireby Год назад +2

    I love Marc's ? response to CuKu's ? - I can just see him saying "What??? You don't Planet Rush each game???" haha

  • @kindlin
    @kindlin Год назад +1

    This was fun. I watched it from Thermy's perspective for the most part, get the real insider view, and then after some epic engagements or at fun times I swap over and review that part with Lowko. What a time to do be on RUclips.

  • @varoonb6593
    @varoonb6593 Год назад +3

    Gimme more thermy! He's so fun to watch never a boring game, thanks for showcasing his obscene builds!

  • @cmontes85
    @cmontes85 Год назад +1

    Sticking to his word is one part of the reason i subscribed to Uthermal :)... If he says he's going Planetary then he's going Planetary.

  • @txopin
    @txopin Год назад +3

    Just watched it in uthermal channel. Gonna watch again 'cause now it has an upgraded soundtrack. Maybe if i watch it in Rotterdam's channel for the third time, i'll meet again with the Birgingam Banger!!!! Thanks lowko!!!!!

  • @relaxingtopology256
    @relaxingtopology256 Год назад +15

    I love uThermal. He brought me back to SC2. CuKu seems very talented.

  • @Therosx
    @Therosx Год назад +7

    Big fan of Marc. This series was fun.

  • @XerXisB
    @XerXisB Год назад +3

    Yeah! I watch all VOD from Uthermal 😊! To see it now with ur comment and overall view is just perfect! Pls more!

  • @channingatkin812
    @channingatkin812 Год назад +2

    Uthermal and Mana have become legendary SC2 content creators! Love it

  • @hydraulichydra8363
    @hydraulichydra8363 Год назад +1

    20 seconds of production without chrono gives ~1.66(repeating six) probes. 20 seconds of production with chrono gives 2.5 probes. 2.5 - ~1.66 ≈ 0.833 (repeating 3). That means each chrono gives ~0.833 probes, which is less than one. Also, each of those probes cost 50 minerals, but saving the one you already had is free.
    Recall is better mathematically speaking unless you need it for something else in the next 130 seconds.

  • @bubbasbigblast8563
    @bubbasbigblast8563 Год назад +3

    Sometimes, Terran mains just break, and have to get the "THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF YOUR CHEAP STATIC DEFENSES, YOU NERD!" out of their systems.

  • @katherinek6166
    @katherinek6166 Год назад +1

    Lowko: "The problem is now you have to fight uThermal in a macro game."
    CuKu: "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience."

  • @ninjack11
    @ninjack11 Год назад +1

    this really is the "throwing dynamite isn't a martial art! hey as long as it works right?" meme

  • @rystiya7262
    @rystiya7262 Год назад +2

    We need to give planetary fortress tactical jump ability, so that planetary fortress rush will become a more viable strategy.

  • @Phi1618033
    @Phi1618033 Год назад +24

    Back when uThermal was asking viewers for suggestions for a new series, as a joke I commented that he should do Planetary Fortress Rush to GM.
    But then he did it.

    • @kozatas
      @kozatas Год назад +4

      What's funnier than that, he is doing proxy Nexus rush now :D

    • @colinbaker779
      @colinbaker779 Год назад

      ​@kozatas had to complete the hat trick! Planetary Fortress rush, Proxy Hatch, and Proxy Nexus!

    • @willnash7907
      @willnash7907 Год назад

      That is definitely a Tal tactic right there.

  • @krapivnik5802
    @krapivnik5802 Год назад +2

    always love it when its a thermy special

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Год назад +1

    Protoss: Cannons from Aiur.
    Swann: Hold my beer.

  • @dankcrypt3227
    @dankcrypt3227 Год назад +7

    Check out thermys channel for the planetary rush to GM series.

  • @REgamesplayer
    @REgamesplayer Год назад +1

    It is funny how Starcraft 2 evolved from strict build orders and executions back to bronze league heroes at the highest level.

  • @wolfclaw3812
    @wolfclaw3812 Год назад +4

    Hoping one day uT uploads a video titled "I went all out EVERY GAME in a $400 Tournament" in which he slams a couple of high grandmasters

    • @colinbaker779
      @colinbaker779 Год назад +1

      He's made it to the finals with "cheese".
      He recently did an ESL cup where they were playing on the balance patch before it released on ladder and he just had to play with his strategy focusing on the units that had changed.
      He beat multiple pros in that run, losing the finals match to either Maru or Clem I think. Can't remember for sure but I think it was another Terran.

    • @sethb3090
      @sethb3090 Год назад

      Uthermal shows up, *doesn't* cheese, everyone starts screaming and running for their lives

  • @Eddyhartz
    @Eddyhartz Год назад +1

    I think most people know him actually as.... "Saltcannon"

  • @gamepplayker-of6in7do8to9nice
    @gamepplayker-of6in7do8to9nice Год назад +2

    happy to see cuku better job

  • @nicklindberg90
    @nicklindberg90 Год назад +2

    Uthermals challenges are top notch

  • @RoulicisThe
    @RoulicisThe Год назад +5

    Strategies become more viable the least your opponent expects them.
    So saying things like "Banshee opener isn't viable" is a door open to tragedy when you face one. Because people naturally tend to not pay attention to things they deem "unviable", and in a RTS game it can cost you victory.

  • @RoyalFusilier
    @RoyalFusilier Год назад +1

    I love this guy so much. Thermal could have played normally and gotten much further, but then I wouldn't be watching that video because I'm not here for business as usual. It feels like a handful of creators have risen up in the twilight of SC2, doing stuff like campaign challenge runs (Grant etc), mod showcases (Jay etc), and multiplayer gimmicks (Marc etc) to like, make people notice and take interest in the game again. Sure worked for me.

  • @angelicgothfurry
    @angelicgothfurry Год назад

    Off topic, but from what Lowko said about the music. In 20 or 30 years in retirement homes we will be sitting around taking our dementia medication and listening to Howling Fjords or Terran 3 the way our grandparents might have listened to Frank Sinatra or Lawrence Whelk.

  • @senyapsilent6694
    @senyapsilent6694 Год назад +1

    Ahhh , uthermal.. is so fun to watch on his channel.. he always do proxy games.. for fast win

  • @rekrn12345
    @rekrn12345 Год назад +1

    It feels like high level starcraft just loops back around to low lvl cheese.

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Год назад +3

    Game 2 could have been over so quickly. Marc should've scouted the main.

  • @absolutexero9385
    @absolutexero9385 Год назад +3

    I'm all for the cheese and a PF rush is something I would do

  • @BaufenBeast
    @BaufenBeast Год назад +1

    Game 1 Uthermal basically spent 400 minerals for high ground vision and just straight up beat the other army.

  • @AD-lr6pc
    @AD-lr6pc Год назад +2

    Seeing players 500 mmr above me getting owned like this... I’ve played in a few elk weeklys myself and omg it makes you feel so bad at the game even tho you’re top 100 GM. Dark defended my DT drop without losing a single ling or worker and then absolutely owned me

  • @leerichardson6552
    @leerichardson6552 Год назад +1

    I wonder if Uthermal gets donated the prize pool of tournaments to meme in them. I'd imagine this had to be pretty fun for him to try to make this work!

  • @Rakstawr
    @Rakstawr Год назад

    Those? Marc has them man... For sure. ⚾⚾

  • @mattmbx5472
    @mattmbx5472 Год назад +1

    Just watched these games on Uthermal channel... now i gotta the watch this commentary 🥸

  • @sejamstihm
    @sejamstihm Год назад

    You sound like a nice guy. Good stuff, Blizzard owes you!

  • @colinbaker779
    @colinbaker779 Год назад

    According to uThermals Sky-Terran to GM series hyperflight rotors is definitely viable, and at least when paired with a player of Marc's skill, it can be extremely punishing. Banshee harass hits even harder if you can't run them down!
    Also, I've been enjoying your casts, and you can thank Marc's cheesy ESL cup runs for me starting to watch your channel!

  • @Iseenoobpeoples
    @Iseenoobpeoples Год назад +1

    Great display of skills by uThermal!

  • @joshuahitchins1897
    @joshuahitchins1897 Год назад

    This could be better said as a mass cyclone build with a planetary fortress cheerleader.

  • @nigmaxus
    @nigmaxus Год назад +4

    uThermal always has great games to watch

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Год назад

    Lol I like how lowkey lowko is taking shots at uthermal!

  • @jp92382
    @jp92382 Год назад

    UThermal's channel is so awesome.

  • @eclipseeffigy
    @eclipseeffigy Год назад

    To be fair, Banshee speed took too long to research to fit it in to finish (with cloak) before attacking. The early banshee timing window was already closed before banshee speed could finish pretty much

  • @FantasticForce23
    @FantasticForce23 Год назад

    The year is 2023 and PF rush is the new meta.

  • @SudhirDas-vy9mc
    @SudhirDas-vy9mc Год назад

    Mad respect for Cuku

  • @jAfr0Thunder86
    @jAfr0Thunder86 Год назад +1

    Marcj is dutch. the j is like a y in NA. so he's Marky.

  • @JG-ti7id
    @JG-ti7id Год назад

    wow lol noice content and i agree we need another decade of sc2

  • @LorDDemoniC
    @LorDDemoniC Год назад +3

    Lowko he post this games in his channel ?!?

  • @Aydrian22
    @Aydrian22 Год назад

    The problem with saying builds are "valuable, or impossible" is that it depends on hoe good you are, your opponent is, and map features. Like, I don't think Planetary rushes are going to work even for Uthermal if he's playing Serral. I have seen Uthermal beat a lot of GMs with it, but there's a point where it fails. Now if YOU, Lowko, were to do the build against my Diamond level Protoss, I'd lose every game. Terrain is a smaller variable, but could also make it more or less difficult too. Love your commentary and your streams brother, never quit!

  • @SvenOppenhaeuser
    @SvenOppenhaeuser 3 месяца назад

    *singalong* Lowko-, Lowko-Motion
    Greetings from Starlight-Express City Bochum.

  • @drmuk7777
    @drmuk7777 Год назад

    Marc's a 🐐

  • @SerbanOprescu
    @SerbanOprescu Год назад

    Mult noroc, Cucu!

  • @njdarda
    @njdarda Год назад

    was waiting for a cast ever since thermy published this run. :D

  • @Richyrich531
    @Richyrich531 Год назад

    1st game hilarious!!

  • @dupayhydupa
    @dupayhydupa Год назад

    @Lowko Hi there. Love your content for so many years now. Have you consider adding the option 'most replayed'' on a time line? Sometimes I don't have time to watch the full game but I'd love to see the most interesting parts. Cheers from Poland!

  • @KarmaKnight86
    @KarmaKnight86 Год назад

    Now he CC's what's going on :'D

  • @Teshiification
    @Teshiification Год назад

    Never played sc2 but that looked entertaining :D

  • @Spartsou
    @Spartsou Год назад

    hahaha! love this strat!

  • @loganwallace101
    @loganwallace101 Год назад

    You'll always be the best player in my heart Lowko

  • @ObeliskM
    @ObeliskM Год назад

    Looks like planetary rush can be good strategy only vs protoss with their low dps gateway units. Terrans have flying CC, cyclones and tanks, and zergs have creep.

  • @AliRadicali
    @AliRadicali Год назад

    I think off meta "cheese" builds pose a dilemma for the other player no matter who wins the first game: Sure, in round two they can assume their opponent will repeat the build and try to proactively counter it, but if they guess wrong and they end up preparing for a push that never comes, they've just hurt their development for nothing. The "safe" assumption is that the cheese player will follow up their surprise tactic with a meta build to keep their opponent off balance, especially if the cheese didn't pan out in game 1.
    Of course, if the strategy is completely useless when properly countered, that's another question, but if it is only slightly less effective than the meta build, it poses this rock-paper-scissors guessing-game problem for the opponent at the start of the game.

  • @EliusMaximus
    @EliusMaximus Год назад

    Haha love this, I am going to try it XD

  • @johnkovacs1318
    @johnkovacs1318 Год назад

    matrix's or matrices? , great couple of games very well played that last one was a scrap and a half (and a good discration for a sprained roator cuff lol)

  • @potinhuu
    @potinhuu Год назад +1

    uthermal is just crazy !!! lul

  • @mathieugrenier27
    @mathieugrenier27 Год назад

    Good job Cuku

  • @lucachambard7785
    @lucachambard7785 Год назад +75

    It's not a PvP game at this point. It's freaking colonialism.

  • @adrianr9454
    @adrianr9454 Год назад

    Lowko! Play against uThermal !

  • @nouljohnwick7759
    @nouljohnwick7759 Год назад

    Cuku is soo good damnn

  • @kurtneto58
    @kurtneto58 Год назад

    it would be great if it had subtitles with a language option for Portuguese

  • @talscorner3696
    @talscorner3696 Год назад

    I hit the like button before that amazing joke.
    Now I am wondering whether or not I should UNhit it xD

  • @Im_Frustrated45
    @Im_Frustrated45 Год назад

    Planetary Rushes?? THATS WHAT I DID 4 YEARS AGO!!!!!!

  • @rumination2399
    @rumination2399 Год назад

    oh man, sorry Lowko, I've hardly watched you since I discovered Uthermal a month or two ago... but he hasn't your breadth of scope or your warm joviality. I just can't resist the cheese and the way he triggers the more psychopathic GMs with his smurfy, sometimes meme builds.
    edit - also I'm a Terran player

  • @dukefu644
    @dukefu644 Год назад

    I am a simple man. When I see a planetary rush, I click like.

  • @swizeus
    @swizeus Год назад

    34:21 If uThermal gonna lose it anyway, why don't he tuck in at the corner and make it a mining base for a while *sigh*

  • @rcjm21
    @rcjm21 Год назад

    It only took players 13 years to focus that protoss achilles heel is going for the pylons, no power no stuff.

  • @gugaemer
    @gugaemer Год назад

    Canta you put sc1 ost on your replays??

  • @OptimusWombat
    @OptimusWombat Год назад +1

    I'd like to see that done against Zerg. The race will be to get the CC positioned before creep spread makes it impossible to land. Is it even possible? I'm guessing probably not for Zerg's main base, but the natural expansion site should work.

    • @Lintary
      @Lintary Год назад +3

      He done it tons against Zerg, check his channel out :)

    • @OptimusWombat
      @OptimusWombat Год назад

      @@Lintary you mean Lowko's channel or you mean uThermal's channel?

    • @eddiekalista3222
      @eddiekalista3222 Год назад +2

      @@OptimusWombat uThermal's channel

    • @Lintary
      @Lintary Год назад +1

      @@OptimusWombat uThermal

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Год назад +1

    Where did uthermal peak? 7k?

  • @kubm4s915
    @kubm4s915 Год назад

    Planetary rush against Terran is a bad idea

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Год назад

    The biggest mistake Marc made was to not make the pf on the high ground. It goes against the spirit of the pf rush. He usually does go for the high ground outside of tournaments

  • @jirivaltr560
    @jirivaltr560 Год назад

    "Best of one"
    Ouch my brain hurtss....

    • @eurapeon
      @eurapeon Год назад

      It's a common expression