ARCHONS vs Terran?

[@CorrectHorseBatteryStaple472]

Some of the underrated skill in videos like these is of the caster himself. Artosis is going on a four-minute sidebar about different styles of play but doesn't miss a beat in-game and can summarize the whole thing afterward.

[@fingon8919]

The only problem is his strong terran bias

[@Daren_PNW]

comments like this give me chills

[@lycomedes]

@@fingon8919 Protoss detected

[@omuploii]

​@@fingon8919 Nah. It's just your inability to accept facts that's giving you trouble. Protoss is retard-friendly. Everyone knows it. Even the AI

[@DanBoy-c3l]

More like he misses all the important stuff so he can ramble on about his opinions and then goes back to act like he caught the important stuff but we really know he doesn't pay attention to the details.

[@tacticianmatt3791]

I think one of the biggest testaments of skill between these two players is the fact that the game itself went on so much longer than most games Artosis casts.

[@EbayYourThirst]

Baiting out EMPs with hightemplars so they can morph into full shield Archons, the next level play

[@alexinfinite7142]

Definitely impressive

[@Tripleight38]

I'm impressed by Brain's performance overall. The decisions of when and how to attack were spot on, the utilization of storms were superb. I was in disbelief at the efficiency for most fights taken by Brain, no way he can do anything there - ends up trading really good or straight up destroying forward positions forcing Sharp back. Archon drops on tanks - read that twice to sink it in. He practically didn't get anything out of Reavers at all, Arbiters non-existent. The guy basically goes gatewayman with mass sickest storms and dismantles peak performing Sharp in a long macro game.

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Sharp actually has a glass chin. He only moves out his vultures with his tanks. Once you figure that he is predictable.

[@Larsgman]

Maybe there’s a reason why he only does it that way? Like a shield for his tanks or something?

[@dewinmoonl]

you could definitely see brain's style influenced by playing fastest, - of having very grid-like building layouts - heavy emphasis on drops - diversion with drop into an attack - insane macro, almost constantly 2x enemy in supply

[@MarcoAshford]

Ya, those sick drops and sick storms are his iconic moves on Fastest. You simply can’t see those beautiful storms on any other Protoss players. And somehow he chose not to make arbiters, that’s weird to me.

[@EB-bl6cc]

yeah, kinda crazy how he isn't even in ASL this season but outplayed Sharp who was top 4 last season

[@markmuller7962]

All true, I don't know about the macro tho, it seemed pretty even through the game

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Apparently, Zelot is also not in SSL. He keeps making guardian rushes. The key is not doing it every game.

[@canadianRadio]

Sharp chills to the Brain

[@nandinoo]

lol

[@oguzcanoguz5977]

29:35 The protoss has more than 15 high templars in that push, which is crazy. But I think the worst move for Sharp was at 27:26. He literally put 4 tanks in the middle of the map alone, they were doing nothing there and there is no way any protoss army does not kill them. So he just gave 4 tank for free, which really matters. If he has those tanks, maybe he can kill the High Templar before they all use storms at 29:35.

[@chongli297]

I think the big move here was the constant use of drops to get Sharp to pull his vultures out of position and then attacking into the unprotected siege tanks with zealot goon army. It's actually suuuuuuper smart! Sharp was really forced to split up his vultures between tank protection and drop defence and he just didn't have enough multitasking to pull it off. He should probably work on having a separate control group of like 6 vultures to deal with drops rather than pushing the panic button and overcommitting his full vulture force to that

[@EB-bl6cc]

also this prevented Sharp from being the harasser which is how he usually beats people, by being ultra annoying with vultures harassing different bases

[@BrickCity-o1n]

Archon chills. These boys are cold.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Theyre so cold, they turned blue

[@GGun1t]

We miss you, Flash.

[@JordanR]

Flash would have given us a Flash game.

[@WArtosuigi]

Without flash=no chills. With flash=?

[@copyRtest1]

Can someone explain to me the flash worship? I just don't get it

[@GoBlaZeRs205]

Flash is boring, actually. Boxer will always be the most exciting and innovative Terran that ever lived hands down

[@JordanR]

@@GoBlaZeRs205 so edgy, gave me chills

[@radivel1]

@ArtosisCasts Brain is super good at storm dropping and blanketing with storms because that's the thing you absolutely have to be good at to win in stupid Fastest Map games. Brain has probably done more "instant blanket everything with storms" drops than pretty much anyone alive. I didn't think he would win this game, but if there was going to be a way to do it, it'd be with psi storms.

[@HaveANiceDayDude]

Great cast Artosis - what a wild ride of a game

[@markmuller7962]

Great passionate cast with a lot of insights like always! Only thing, being so zoomed out all the time makes it painful to watch on the phone

[@TrapMagius]

I love it when things get so hectic you can't keep up. Sick game!

[@randomovski]

has there ever been a TvP where artosis didnt say "5th base terran has to attack or expand" hahaha

[@Aphasiesc2]

Cant believe a fastest player went toe to toe with Sharp in a macro-game. I was so ready to write Brain off, based on the worker counts in the mid-game for both game. Fantastic game!

[@EB-bl6cc]

outplayed him even. Had an arguably inferior unit comp and still won based on superior macro among other things

[@Crucile]

can you explain what a fastest player is/means?

[@Aphasiesc2]

@@Crucile fastest maps are high resource maps. The mains either have like 30x1 stacked mineral or just 30 separate mineral stacks and lots of gases. It removes the need to expand, as you can get all your resources on 1 base. The whole game just focuses on macroing and battling the other player. Its generally considered much lower skill ceiling.

[@snaffu1]

Small indie company 😂 That got me pretty good

[@voidvector]

He mispronounced Microsoft...

[@AltereggoLol1]

so many big brain moves in this one

[@berryzedzero]

Archons give me chills

[@Daren_PNW]

your mum gives me chills

[@Christian-o4u]

Omg Artosis! Miss you so much, wish we both were back in GSL studio hahaha

[@1HammerHaunt1]

What gave *me* chills is the random cut at around 4:10 🙃

[@Pessd]

Real life is scary

[@markmuller7962]

Wow the final frame is a wallpaper

[@SirWtfcharles]

Archons definitely have a place in the match up, but it's extremely situational. This was great

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

It is certainly a flex move.

[@TheBrettdenver]

Cant beat Arty casting a long duration game, xmas comes early this year!! 💯💪🏼

[@SnotRocket123]

I started watching this channel after the flash comeback because after years of sucking at RTS I decided to play through StarCraft 1 campaigns and my YT algorithm suggested it. I’ve played wow for years and I love that the “small indie company” meme extends to the StarCraft 1 community as well 😊

[@Frenchkid3000]

Great game, Great casting!! I love long games. This one kept shifting back and forth, was so close.

[@nodrogkram]

This was excellent!

[@GASHPAN]

That’s a full action game right there. GG

[@kakanhejsan]

Chills Its crazy to me that sharp actually got close to breaking brain after all that wth those Defense matrixes looked absolutely broken in that engagement at 25 mins lol

[@immersionHEHE]

I've always wondered what happens when Artosis makes that funny voice, anyone? 😂

[@AntonyWest]

Definitely enjoyed!

[@lrmcatspaw1]

Ah, I started as a Protoss Fastest player. MAN.... good times. 1:13 kinda exited to see what he is going to be able to brain. HE HE HE.

[@Roxxigaro]

That was a pretty good one

[@vavohaho9107]

Amazing game would love to continue seeing more Brain!

[@SmokerFace12]

Sharp the Vulture god. Always found it interesting that Sharp is your favorite Terran

[@joeo6378]

5:33 how did that goon hit the tank on high ground? No vision.. right?

[@jhmvr]

tank fired first

[@joeo6378]

​@@jhmvr That grants temp vision? Is that a one time thing? Or every tank shot would grant a little vision? Thanks for the reply.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

@@joeo6378 If a unit shoots from high ground, the enemy gets vision of it for a little bit. So you get the first shot from the high ground, then the opponent can shoot back and miss 50% of their shots. In SC2 you dont automatically get vision, but you dont get miss chance vs high ground either.

[@joeo6378]

@@TheSuperappelflap thank you for clearing that up for me.

[@DocBravo]

Where is the AfreecaTV cast of the current SSL? Behind schedule with editing or translations?

[@Winnetou17]

They are usually about 2 days late because they don't get the vods immediately and they're on different timezones and stuff. They explained in the round of 24 about this.

[@bferi]

Wow! I miss Brain so much! I hope he comes back to 1v1, his games in ASL were great!

[@goodlearnerbadstudent756]

Brain is a very fun protoss to watch.

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Yes, he plays fresh just like DeWalt.

[@justincronkright5025]

Double Zealot Drop, with 1 Drop of 2 H.Templars. Just the way workers clump when travelling to patches... underneath army.

[@heyimSkyee]

Aldaris might even send archons against us…

[@sirris4330]

Of course the fastest player goes right for storm drop haha

[@NealX_Gaming]

The storms in this game were actually crazy, almost Jangbi level.

[@anthonyc719]

Holy damn what a great game. Especially for a T player like me

[@Radii_DC]

Wait, is Jaedong in ASL now? I remember him losing left and right ever since he returned to broodwar a couple of years ago.

[@CpjzAlerts]

He just lost earlier and will not make it to next round

[@blazedas4451]

@@CpjzAlerts dont post spoilers

[@infinityesq.4226]

i remember him losing left and right since like 2012. turned me into a hater from a super fan

[@phoenixlich]

Zerg is so HYPE!

[@gillbates5]

Casting Sharp is Artosis' happy place

[@IOverlord]

POWER OVERHWLEMING!

[@nickcoleman32]

Can anyone tell me what fastest is?

[@infinityesq.4226]

fastest is maps that have basically unlimited money and the mineral patches are clumped. theres 2 types of fastest - walled (korean mostly, mins stacked gas seperate) and no walled (1 stacked mineral , gases stacked- usually western players). because the money is unlimited, it pushes macro games to the limit. you expect to be maxed at a certain time and it has different dynamics to 1v1. the boring part is the strategies tend to come down to worker extermination. Z/T pulling off wins against P (top players play random over a best of bo9 often) is a flex move. there is no map variation or map dynamics or strategy, no walls doesn't even have higher ground. but its a lot more common than artosis or others say that pros and normal players jump onto 3v3/2v2 fastest to play for fun. because 2s and 3s dont work very well, it turns into zvz style low macro every game there's also BGH and low money hunters. a good way to play better is to play with good fastest players, then play low money hunters to learn 1v1 techniques. you cannot learn properly playing 1v1 meta ladder maps. its too competitive. no one will tell you to play fastest to get good at 1v1 - but here we see Brain beat a top 5 pro T. personally i got good with fastest, 1v1 is a whole different thing which i enjoy as a spectator only.

[@beauknows93]

3/3/3 archons are scary stuff man

[@joebazooks]

thor style at the end lol

[@Endlessmelody4]

Bro gonna have a heart attack

[@SirVesanus]

Damn this was goood.

[@TheOneEd83]

Doctor Manhattan rush

[@dj_koen1265]

i was just thinking the other day about how i think sharp is my favourite terran player, and i think he will do well this ssl/asl

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Let's go old school - (Action) Snow Sharp!

[@novitrix9671]

Glorious game!!!

[@sirris4330]

Sharps strategic game plan was a huge mistake imo. Could’ve pushed nicely along the right edge to the Protoss 4th. Great play by brain though

[@StefanMuller-cf3cy]

What the storm?

[@anaremelam5998]

So many protoss players get stuck in ape mode late game. Brain had 200 supply against 120 and a bank. He should have thrown 4 stargates and went carrier. He had plenty of time and money to do that. I suppose that's just too easy.

[@infinityesq.4226]

well hes afastest player, you don't think about supply as much.. i think 1v1 players have very good sense of supply. fastest players know the remax is coming so full focus is on a victory move

[@yashsandhu6724]

great game, thanks!

[@TimJBucci]

Wild one

[@Kingdom0324]

With artosis scrolling so much, how did he miss all the action?

[@ThaurUmarth]

Sick game

[@andallthatcouldhavebeen...9175]

Fantastic game!

[@apanapane]

Insane game!

[@Fanelan053]

Small indie company, excellent

[@nicholasscott2118]

lmao loved the lowkey criticism blizzard caught from the crash. the tech just isn't there xD

[@ChRicke-rt9hy]

Ssl when?

[@cl8804]

most likely tomorrow morning, euro-trash time

[@thecurbdog123]

If Artosis was playing he would have rotated his rotation around and gotten the chills he needed to win.

[@Feltyland]

brilliant use of high templars and archons from brain really fun game to watch

[@danielearley8826]

34 minutes 😳

[@EdwardMalus]

"Matrices", Arti

[@hidden105]

Archons are the new meta

[@HogsArkansas]

Only truths - 16:56 /s

[@levonschaftin3676]

hey guys

[@antonfinenko6238]

What a slugfest! I feel the loser could have won if he played more patiently. thanks for casting.

[@forTodaysAdventure]

i miss reach

[@brazilstreets7955]

Sharp is your favorite player?? Heresy!!!!! Blasphemy!!!!!

[@joelb1299]

EZ Terran. Easily beaten into submission.

[@gamesnews4440]

fantastic game|!

[@erch4882]

Blue is so horrible with micro-ing those dragoons its actually frustrating for me to watch for a pro player.

[@slayerdark0]

30:00 I thought Brain was done for, never doubt your opponent's inability to can, I guess

[@bfors8498]

1 sharp shill = 1 sharp chill

[@DemKartal]

0:13 flaaaash!

[@orxy5316]

Archons are great

[@justinlai2035]

1 archon = 1 chill

[@Jadix]

Starcraft/Broodwar units are so much cooler than Starcraft II units.

[@MaxGoedecke]

There is a secret cut at 4:11😀

[@noamzilo6730]

the game was lost for terran for expanding waaaaay too late. He had the map and got greedy for nothing

[@tylerwinkle323]

"interactive style" easily translates to "really crappy if you play against anybody good"

[@TagaBearClaw]

ggs

[@alpacaherder5680]

BING CHILLINGS

[@nnuae]

I Hate Protoss So Much It's Unreal Love from 🇰🇿

[@cl8804]

[in useless voice:] PROOOOOOTOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@ivarkreuger3098]

Of course the protoss fastest player wins with a 20 scv kill storm

[@Runstrem]

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[@rosselliott6515]

comments

[@joebazooks]

what a slug fest

[@cameronielsen]

Perpetual zoom out ruins the chills. I don’t want omniscience I want excitement.

[@HaveANiceDayDude]

Zoom out is an excellent way to study a replay idk what you are talking about

[@TheAngryHippie]

What if thats what this life is all about. We incarnated as humans for excitement, the omniscience of the one universe doesnt allow that unknown to occur

[@Unholy69original]

First?

[@chocapix999]

16:55 -1 chill

[@LordMortkin]

Vacuous Patheticism!