Yo lowko, just wanted to say thank you for your commentary and uploads! I celebrated my 27th birthday just this weekend, and you’re one of the only RUclipsrs I’ve stuck watching for what feels like almost a decade! Your broadcasts are always entertaining and fun to watch over a meal, and even though I don’t play sc2 anymore, I always feel informed in every upload you make!
11:15 really nice tactics by Zoun- blink forward to target the air threat to Colossus, then when terran bio stims in to defend the air units, Zoun already has novas on the way. About as good a nova as you will get against Clem in a head-on engagement.
I love the tempest + disruptor combo vs libs and bio. Tempest deletes libs. Bio rushes to shoot the tempests. Disruptors say nah-ah. Then Vikings come to counter Tempests. Protoss has to get HT for Storm. Terran has to get Ghosts for EMP. ... and game turns into a micro brawl of Feedbacks, EMPs and Storms and transport juggling. That's healthy.
PS. What's not healthy is that to make this healthy micro fight happen, Terran doesn’t need any tech except a tech labbed barracks, ghost academy and reactored starport, while protoss needs the entirety of his tier3 (TA+Storm, RB, FB).
@Loeschzwerch well, clem did win that engagement when he produced two dozen vikings and butchered the tempests. He lost later due to other circumstances.
"Apparently Innovations little brother is a very sucsessful League of Legends pro gamer". That would be T1 Gumayusi, back to back world champion botlaner.
Zoun's micro is freaking impressive: especially in relation to disruptors. Clem was kept on his toes the entire first game and his normal liberator boxing strats, that work on Max for instance, just weren't effective thanks to Zoun constantly moving around the map and not over committing in any particular engagement. Also some really clutch aggressive blinks that scored him a lot of wins. Kind of surprised we didn't see a mothership. I think Clem made a huge mistake at 14:30 by not picking off those disurptors that were split off from the group.
@@Daniel-rd6st yeah, he didnt even pretend to respect storms or disruptors and, especially with storm, just took that damage fully. He was completely outplayed and still it would be probably win if Zaun havent decided to dive into Clems production at the end. Whole series somehow seemed like Clem was half sleeping or something, outplayed in every instance other than that boring 2nd game... But theese 5 minute instawins due to a miniscule mistake in TvP and TvZ will be a think until they buff widow mine to do 45 splash damage so its an instawin in TvT too...
Terran is concerned about defending expansions and zoun marched right up the middle into the main that had no troops. Such a classic BW strategy. Gg wp!
I feel like it would be really cool to see a tally of every unit/structure a player has built/lost We could finally definitively prove Ultralisks need a buff :')
Oh dang! I'm just getting back into SC2 after years and love protoss, so that was a sick win! One thing I've never made yet is a disruptor - I hope they buff them a bit by either making them have 2x movement speed or go for twice as long - looks like they are easily kite-able
@LowkoTV well you said youself that whenver they buff protoss they also nerf it somehow... and last iteration we got staklers buffed, so they had to leave at least something nerfed, hence the tempest nerf remained :)
That first game shows the discrepancy between toss and terran. Losing all that early army and accomplishing nothing with it, that's a gg for protoss, terran does it and the game continues (as it probably should) but it's like you don't even get to punish T for it
Protoss: if I play perfectly, outmacro and outmicro the Terran, take good, cost effective engages and deflect all aggression perfectly, I have a rougly 52% chance to win! Terran: if my opponent doesn't react perfectly to this low investment 5 APM harass, I auto-win.
Sentry update: Sentries can now be attached to the shield battery, similar to Terran bunkers, three at a time. While attached the shield battery can use the sentry abilities and have energy based on each sentry attached combined.
I think Zoun is onto the same thought I am about the real Terran problem: Medivacs. That last game defense of the Medidrops was fucking perfect. Phoenixes ready to pick the mines and chase the Medivacs, and even a transition later for a Colossus to shoot the bioball dropping out of the Medivacs. He was pre-emptively prepared to shut down the Medidrops, and it just left Clem struggling to find any ground in that early/mid game. Loved to watch it. I think Zoun is my new favourite player XD
Medivacs are really very strong, especially with how quickly Terran can get them + Stim. While the healing is obvious, the impact of it is less so. Having such mobile healing and quick drops really is an important element to counter.
I'm with you on this. I'm just a viewer of the game, and from my perspective Terran's power didn't really come from high end units like ghost and whatnot but the bio units + medivacs. The dps they dish out is insane and they almost always can get away scot free with the medivac boost.
@@zerosama1995 I think it's the mobility (cos of the Boost ability) and they're surprisingly tanky for a support unit. Check the last game Lowko has uploaded with Clem. Some of those Medidrops are disgusting. Especially in the last game. And it's Clem doing it so it's absolutely flawless. A joy to watch him do it, but it just felt so dirty
That's the power of the new patch. Allowing Stargate openers to come back is going to lead to many more games like this where groups of Phoenix can shut down drops. Fantastic play by Zoun.
I can't tell who is going to win when the game starts anymore; this patch is looking really good so far. I'm a Terran kinda guy, so I hope they didn't get too hobbled - but if Protoss finally get a day in the sun, I'm fine with it TBH. Nobody can say they don't earn their wins. Juggling a giant ball of mixed units like that must be like spinning plates while doing your taxes.
Please let the next incoming year be the start of Protoss winning stuff. The fact that Clem still made Game 1 that close is crazy. Disruptors not one hitting roaches and marauders does not feel right at all.
It's not a straight nerf or buff. Against burst it's stronger since health has a higher armor applied to it than shields. And since colossus is not a front line unit and it's biggest killer is getting bursted by vikings maybe it's a good thing?
Shields only matter if the unit lives. Colossus have low speed, so they really can't limp away from fights unless they win. Having the shields on them is a "win more" mechanic. Now, they still keep their win more, but they survive more often. Overall, a big buff.
@@rankmayor4076I think he wanted to stay fast and mobile and the tanks would have slowed his army down. Still have no idea why he didn't keep 1-2 tanks at home for defense though.
Hello (my name is) Lowko, always enjoy your casts and enthusiasm. Looking forward to the next one. My name is...my name is ... will the Real Flow Lowko please stand up....😂😅😂 here's your spaghetti 🤘👀👍
Another series where Ghosts are MIA. I think it's time we revert the changes and give them +2 range on attacks and abilities to give them the boost they need to come back.
If we're gonna see one more change to this patch, reduce the supply cost, build time and keep the other changes to Immortals. They need a tweak imo, the role they fill is bizarre and overlaps with the disruptor's purpose far too often.
26:30 seems like they fixed it. you cant unsub by accident anymore or alteats its quit hard. i managed to unsub by missclick quit a few times in my lifetime
I love Zoun, but for a second, with the thumbnail, and the Z first, i really wanted to belive Zest decided to come back.
I too thought that for some reason... Hope he returns at some point...
FIRST!
😂 isn't that cheating
naw...
pin it to assert dominance
i called riot
Damn That’s cheating
Zoun casually revealing that all korean protoss pros are same person.
If all the top Korean Protoss's used Archon mode and played in a premier 1vs1 tournament, then perhaps Protoss might come second.
Bruh
Innovations little brother is T1 Gumayusi if anyone is curious!
😮😮😮😮😮
Which mean Innovation is Faker's cousin.
@@awrawrwar so it is genetic
I wish I had those genes 😂
The fact that guma is not the strongest esport player in si family feels kinda wrong
Yo lowko, just wanted to say thank you for your commentary and uploads! I celebrated my 27th birthday just this weekend, and you’re one of the only RUclipsrs I’ve stuck watching for what feels like almost a decade! Your broadcasts are always entertaining and fun to watch over a meal, and even though I don’t play sc2 anymore, I always feel informed in every upload you make!
Dude. Zoun's positioning with those High Templars was ON POINT
The fact that he has HT with storms ready really makes a difference in a lot of those engagements too.
Why don't we see other pros do this more?
35:30 the way the music syncs up with Zoun's phoenix play is amazing
Loved that Eminem insertion at 24:50 😂
I have never seen that player, Zoun, but I am impressed, he played quite well.
"One zealot is a very small amount of zealots." - LowkoFiles 2024. )
lmao
11:15 really nice tactics by Zoun- blink forward to target the air threat to Colossus, then when terran bio stims in to defend the air units, Zoun already has novas on the way. About as good a nova as you will get against Clem in a head-on engagement.
15:00 Wow follows it up with more really nice novas and movement! Impressive from Zoun!
I love the tempest + disruptor combo vs libs and bio.
Tempest deletes libs.
Bio rushes to shoot the tempests.
Disruptors say nah-ah.
Then Vikings come to counter Tempests.
Protoss has to get HT for Storm.
Terran has to get Ghosts for EMP.
... and game turns into a micro brawl of Feedbacks, EMPs and Storms and transport juggling. That's healthy.
PS. What's not healthy is that to make this healthy micro fight happen, Terran doesn’t need any tech except a tech labbed barracks, ghost academy and reactored starport, while protoss needs the entirety of his tier3 (TA+Storm, RB, FB).
Throw in mothership and you got the full house
@@WhoTheLoL True, i cant possible understand how clem lost this when he has such easy tools...
@Loeschzwerch well, clem did win that engagement when he produced two dozen vikings and butchered the tempests. He lost later due to other circumstances.
"Apparently Innovations little brother is a very sucsessful League of Legends pro gamer". That would be T1 Gumayusi, back to back world champion botlaner.
Zoun's micro is freaking impressive: especially in relation to disruptors. Clem was kept on his toes the entire first game and his normal liberator boxing strats, that work on Max for instance, just weren't effective thanks to Zoun constantly moving around the map and not over committing in any particular engagement. Also some really clutch aggressive blinks that scored him a lot of wins. Kind of surprised we didn't see a mothership.
I think Clem made a huge mistake at 14:30 by not picking off those disurptors that were split off from the group.
I’ve never seen someone beaten Clem this strong in 2024 before. This is insane!
True, but i dont think that he showed his A-game, especially in game 1. He made quite a few uncharacteristic mistakes.
@@Daniel-rd6st Clem might have been expecting Zoun to be rustier.
@@Daniel-rd6st yeah, he didnt even pretend to respect storms or disruptors and, especially with storm, just took that damage fully. He was completely outplayed and still it would be probably win if Zaun havent decided to dive into Clems production at the end.
Whole series somehow seemed like Clem was half sleeping or something, outplayed in every instance other than that boring 2nd game... But theese 5 minute instawins due to a miniscule mistake in TvP and TvZ will be a think until they buff widow mine to do 45 splash damage so its an instawin in TvT too...
I really like the way this guy plays. He knows how to fake Clem out with the novas. I've never seen Clem lose this many units to them.
My god that first game was amazing.
it was war, it was awesome
Such an amazing ending
Terran is concerned about defending expansions and zoun marched right up the middle into the main that had no troops. Such a classic BW strategy. Gg wp!
anyone notice the way the first scout probe in game 1 cut the corner at 1:12?
It's always amazing to see great Protoss players in action =) , thanks for casting this awesome series of games Lowko!!!
Iam so happy about Zoun's return. Every good news about protoss is so much needed nowadays....
I can't believe he hasn't played Starcraft II for a long time, Almost every decision and execution he made were perfect.
classic one of the best old school SC2
Thanks for the video Lowko. Appreciate the excellent content as always. ❤
Zoun is on fire this series! Amazing defense on that drop in the last game!
Energy overcharge was good cause toss lacks scouting information. Zergs can sack an overlord and terran has reapers and scan. Great update.
This isn't New Zoun. It's Classic Zoun
I also kind of expected a 1 side massacre from someone just returning to the game and to be matched with Clem. Great game.
That was amazing. Way to go Zoun.
Awesome video! I love it when protoss wins. I bet Zoun is feeling pretty confident after this win.
Bruh, this was awesome.
Zoun was always one of the best disruptor users in SC2 before his military service. Glad to see he still is.
Lowko, I've finally reached that age. I just listened to your casting while playing backgammon. I feel old.
Holy crap! Zoun is awesome! I have to watch for that guy...
I feel like it would be really cool to see a tally of every unit/structure a player has built/lost
We could finally definitively prove Ultralisks need a buff :')
Oh dang! I'm just getting back into SC2 after years and love protoss, so that was a sick win!
One thing I've never made yet is a disruptor - I hope they buff them a bit by either making them have 2x movement speed or go for twice as long - looks like they are easily kite-able
@LowkoTV well you said youself that whenver they buff protoss they also nerf it somehow... and last iteration we got staklers buffed, so they had to leave at least something nerfed, hence the tempest nerf remained :)
OMG I had no idea Innovations brother was Guma! He's the best in the world in his role currently. He's like the Clem of the botlane.
That first game shows the discrepancy between toss and terran. Losing all that early army and accomplishing nothing with it, that's a gg for protoss, terran does it and the game continues (as it probably should) but it's like you don't even get to punish T for it
refreshing to see good protoss play that isnt just mass stalker
Plot twist. it's actually classic who's pretending to be zoun pretending to be classic.
Protoss: if I play perfectly, outmacro and outmicro the Terran, take good, cost effective engages and deflect all aggression perfectly, I have a rougly 52% chance to win!
Terran: if my opponent doesn't react perfectly to this low investment 5 APM harass, I auto-win.
Such a fun set of games, thanks Lowko!
@7:01 BIG truth about pretty much every Protoss player, the BIGEST hurdle is the race they play "_"
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Sentry update: Sentries can now be attached to the shield battery, similar to Terran bunkers, three at a time. While attached the shield battery can use the sentry abilities and have energy based on each sentry attached combined.
This is the most pointless idea ever, no?
Lowko: Korean Protoss returns!
Me: Is it Classic?
Lowko: No, but also yes?
I think Zoun is onto the same thought I am about the real Terran problem: Medivacs. That last game defense of the Medidrops was fucking perfect. Phoenixes ready to pick the mines and chase the Medivacs, and even a transition later for a Colossus to shoot the bioball dropping out of the Medivacs. He was pre-emptively prepared to shut down the Medidrops, and it just left Clem struggling to find any ground in that early/mid game. Loved to watch it. I think Zoun is my new favourite player XD
Medivacs are really very strong, especially with how quickly Terran can get them + Stim. While the healing is obvious, the impact of it is less so. Having such mobile healing and quick drops really is an important element to counter.
I'm with you on this. I'm just a viewer of the game, and from my perspective Terran's power didn't really come from high end units like ghost and whatnot but the bio units + medivacs. The dps they dish out is insane and they almost always can get away scot free with the medivac boost.
@@zerosama1995 I think it's the mobility (cos of the Boost ability) and they're surprisingly tanky for a support unit. Check the last game Lowko has uploaded with Clem. Some of those Medidrops are disgusting. Especially in the last game. And it's Clem doing it so it's absolutely flawless. A joy to watch him do it, but it just felt so dirty
That's the power of the new patch. Allowing Stargate openers to come back is going to lead to many more games like this where groups of Phoenix can shut down drops. Fantastic play by Zoun.
I think for starters, that last games map is a Medidrop go-to map, so start with Phoenixes is the go-to strategy~
the joke about "mammy spagety" got me 😆
Awesome games, great cast!
Enjoy Zouna Cola - Classic, the preferred beverage of Protoss
Taking a series of Clem for his return is Crazy!!! Incredibly impressed by Zoun here
Classic Zoun 😏 amirite boys
great games! great series!
Damnit Brian! No interrupting the commentator! XD
Sounds be like: "Long live the king" before throwing Clem into the abyss!
i pray to tassadar every day that Zest will come back to save protoss
excellent series
What a series ❤
Al fin!! Prottos ganando a terran y a clem además
Respect Classic
love when one widow mine kills the entire economy of the enemy and wins the game
I can't tell who is going to win when the game starts anymore; this patch is looking really good so far. I'm a Terran kinda guy, so I hope they didn't get too hobbled - but if Protoss finally get a day in the sun, I'm fine with it TBH. Nobody can say they don't earn their wins. Juggling a giant ball of mixed units like that must be like spinning plates while doing your taxes.
10:48 Marauder hop
Rare Bryan appearance at 27:20
If only they would give Life another chance. I know it was bad but I just want to see all of these greats battle it out.
Dunno how difficult it'd be, but either the replay itself, or the video, has an indicator if this PTR. Just a slight improvement suggestion
Please let the next incoming year be the start of Protoss winning stuff.
The fact that Clem still made Game 1 that close is crazy. Disruptors not one hitting roaches and marauders does not feel right at all.
Lowko: talks about a Classic-Zoun archon.
Also Lowko: doesn't mention that it would be called Cloun.
What are we doing here?? :D
we need some serrel games on the new patch
I don’t think he wants to show any of his new strats
He hasn't showed any games yet
I touched the like button for you.
It seems to me the moving 50 from shield to health is a nerf. Protos don't recover health. That 50 less they can recover.
It's not a straight nerf or buff. Against burst it's stronger since health has a higher armor applied to it than shields. And since colossus is not a front line unit and it's biggest killer is getting bursted by vikings maybe it's a good thing?
Shields only matter if the unit lives. Colossus have low speed, so they really can't limp away from fights unless they win. Having the shields on them is a "win more" mechanic. Now, they still keep their win more, but they survive more often. Overall, a big buff.
I wonder if spider mine drops could get countered by halucinated drones.
Clem deliberately nerfing himself not getting siege tanks in the first game...
yeah, what was that all about?
@@rankmayor4076I think he wanted to stay fast and mobile and the tanks would have slowed his army down. Still have no idea why he didn't keep 1-2 tanks at home for defense though.
Hello (my name is) Lowko, always enjoy your casts and enthusiasm.
Looking forward to the next one.
My name is...my name is ... will the Real Flow Lowko please stand up....😂😅😂
here's your spaghetti 🤘👀👍
When you actually learn something in the military and apply it to starcraft.
WOOH! 1k like EXACTLY!
Korea secretly training their Starcraft players
I love the "Terran soft underbelly" comment every time
Another series where Ghosts are MIA. I think it's time we revert the changes and give them +2 range on attacks and abilities to give them the boost they need to come back.
If we're gonna see one more change to this patch, reduce the supply cost, build time and keep the other changes to Immortals. They need a tweak imo, the role they fill is bizarre and overlaps with the disruptor's purpose far too often.
Widow mines are the reason I don't play this game anymore xD
First no cheater !
I dont know Zoun, but he beats Clem and that gives hope.
27:32 lmao
Zoun is looking pretty good
Don't worry Lowko, the name Classic confused me too😅
Is it PartinG? Is it PartinG? IS IT PARTING?
Oh :(
@1:11 - Map defect?
Does “Parting” still play SC2?
Thought it was him and not Zoun, got a bit excited.
Nope, he seems to be very busy with other RTS games tho
He was playing not too long ago, with lackluster results due to focusing primarily on Stormgate at that time
I will add what i already said: calling him Zoun and seeing "Classic" on the scoreboard was too much for my soft brain a few times.
Protoss eating this patch. Zergs starving :(
I Known and My heart tells me that some day, some how Parting is coming back, and protoss Will be OP again 😢
Let's go!
Is Zest ded or is he also in military?
Protoss needs repair...
Brother: 2:31
Clem strategy: 3m drop by any cost
What ever happened to heromarine?
26:30 seems like they fixed it. you cant unsub by accident anymore or alteats its quit hard. i managed to unsub by missclick quit a few times in my lifetime
love it. but it's not as excited as max pax game. pack of actions with him thanks lowko
im clicking twice xD
Man I clicked the Subscribe button and now there's spaghetti on my sweater.. That's weird..