These cast have become a regular part of my life. I’m extremely grateful lowko is putting out consistently quality casts. This was a game I once gave up on but I’m so glad lowko has helped rekindle the magic.
I usually watch a whole episode in one sitting with partly eating or some coffee and a breakfast bar, but sometimes it makes me want to play so much I have to pause it once I get a match loaded up and ready.
As much as I love watching Serral's strategic play or Reynor's relentlessness, watching Dark is always a good time because of how much he breaks the mold. Seeing Dark play some comps or strats I've wondered about and making them work is always cool to see, makes me wonder if Dark is secretly Bly & Serral playing archon mode.
Every single time I eat food, I instantly go to RU-vid and turn on Lowko casting amazing Starcraft games. I dunno what I would do without you. Deepest thanks for bringing the best Starcraft content.
"Before Zerg players figured out Queens were good units." No. They didn't just magically figure it out. Queens got a monstrous buff to their anti-ground range (3->5), turning them from slowroaches that shoot up (and so made mostly as extra Barracks equivalents) into something like a tanky version of the Stalker that doesn't need to research its Blink equivalent, while doubling as a Barracks. That one patch alone ushered in gasless Zerg openings, took down I don't remember if it was Hive or Greater Spire timings down to 11min from 17min, and pretty much broke the last days of WoL. It's why IPL got renamed into the Hyun Club.
I think this match helped me determine my favorite Korean Zerg player. Marines try to mask their fear with chemical stimulants as they stand guard in their bunkers, while Executors shift uneasily in their capital ships. Peering out from their 'strongholds' into the shadows beyond the perimeter and into the void of space; The Swarm is coming and it's Dark outside!
Maru in 1st game: I'm not trapped in here with you, YOU are trapped in here with ME! I'm wondering of those bio upgrades were a bait for Dark to expend a lot of resources to kill them. Although if Dark wasn't so greedy afterwards and did a roach all in he probably would have won.
High level starcraft is indeed a thing of beauty. I really dislike the term cheese though. These players are playing for a living. If you know your opponent is weak to something, use it. It's up to them to learn how to defend against it. Same with macro hatches. One of the reasons people try to guilt you against something, is to take away your power. Even the very best players in the world can miss injects when the heat is on. A macro hatch here or there can help alleviate the problem and they're not free so I say again, if it works, use it. Great games and cast, thank you Lowko
Dear Lowko, thank you so much for presenting us the very best games (and maybe the very best casts even) - every of your videos makes me happy, so I don't forget to smile ;-) Really man, great work, thank you so much!
Sorry Lowko, watching yesterdays video as you uploaded this one. Gotta go finish the royal blood map games then ill watch this 😂. Super awesome map with a great cast
It's crazy that zerg can out expand the other races while still staying ahead on workers, making enough army to pressure the opponent, and not have to sacrifice any base defense.
This is such a good match series! Holy crap! Dark must be super scary to play against, he can do anything and everything - sometimes at once! Edit: Series of the year? xD
I've been watching these videos for a few weeks here, and i'm ngl, I'm kind of agreeing with the whole "Zerg Is OP" thing you mentioned that people complain about. There was just nothing Maru could do against these cheese units that Zerg has. Tank? It gets snatched and dies instantly. Marines? stupid crazy AOE units. It's literally a matter of Dark waiting for Vipers to have enough energy to insta kill any chance the Terran has of fighting against them. I'd like to watch more of this shit but Zergs number of stupid OP units with Niche unique abilities (Infestor, Viper, Brood Lords). Its forcing me to stop watching now, just no longer enjoyable. The entire game is decided by two fungal growths? like what? Cringe.
7:32 "not a lot of randomness in SC2: not quite chess levels, I suppose..." I'd argue that getting the bad spawn location in chess (black side of the board) has a bigger impact on the game than Terran's having exposed add-on placements. You could argue its not random, but we're talking about map symmetry and balance, and pretty much every competitive strategy game either has uneven spawn locations or one player getting the first turn.
Difference between Darks and Serrals Zerg is comparable like watching Prottos play pre-balance style (Serral) vs post-balance style (Dark). I personally dont enjoy Serrals game anymore even he has epic skills and he is semigod in SC2 world, Dark Has ideas, killer instinct, and his game are so enjoyable. After watching Serral I hate the zerg, after watching Dark, I want to play that race! Great day to all!
Sorry to say! Young generation wont appreciate job like this!! Thats why more of the young ones goes for office jobs or factory! Trades are slowly dying of people!! Where am at we need young bucks to pick up more on the flied than office jobs!! Everyone have talents but people are afraid of chasing there talents, people are scared to challenge their fares!!
LOWKO! You make the best SC2 content on RU-vid! Your the ONLY channel i watch when it comes to SC2...why watch another channel when you can get all ya need right here :)
I think the first reaper that a Terran makes should have a name, such as Brenda the Queen, Jimmy the Marine, Otto the overlord. Leave your suggestions below, mine is Rick the Reaper
I am at 0:04 and if Dark wins, I am going to be piszed :) because if that thumbnail and him holding the prize - I realize it could be from some old contest, but who knows :)
Since your last video where Maru is no-matching lower ranked players with 1 hellion and 2 repears, I have a lot more respect for others high level players in general.
Just stumbled across your channel the other day and I'm absolutely hooked and half watched half of your videos in that time! Stopped playing StarCraft a while back but you are an amazing caster that's resparked my love of the game! Thank you for all the amazing content!!
Hi Lowko ! It's been a while since I've started watching your replays and you've seem to be a good commentary buddy from the start. Moreover, I'm not an native english talker and your diction is so clear and easy to listen to. So for all of that and for all your work, thanks a lot and continue !
ty lowko for all your work! without you, I would be probably done with sc2. Btw I find the competitive map pool has pretty good look and diversity! best regards from france!
It would be great if you cast more of the games from the Champions Cup, since the match ups look quite interesting. I tried watching the official casts, but they leave something to be desired.
I keep seeing that teal team color in videos and thumbnails, yet I see no option for it in my game. Is it a mod? The teal in Starcraft 2 ain’t hardly teal at all, just light blue!
