Dark's CREATIVE Proxy Hatchery - Starcraft 2: Creator vs. Dark

[@SC2HL]

12:40 for the proxy hatchery!

[@Gnefitisis]

That play was meh. The real win was the ultimate base trade all-in and recall block!

[@poimaster]

Wouldn't really call it a genius play

[@guldandm]

Why genius? He lost!

[@harrymaxwell8489]

29:30 Creator's reaction to losing the tournament, from a game that he had a substantial lead

[@waterzoip]

Zerglings prefer doing it from the backdoor, they're freaky like that.

[@tsundude4320]

I know they're suppose to have their mouths open like that to maximize their breathing but, at the same time it looks silly especially when shit goes ham.

[@sublimeqt420]

Gotta love how shit starcraft 2 has been for 10 years :) Swarm host really destroyed the game hey!

[@floofy5529]

Lead in army power that's about it. That's just a small part in Starcraft.

[@ericboldger777]

Really feel bad for him, but may the best gamer win! Dark is also a monster.

[@nabusvco]

I've rarely seen someone lose at this level because they lost all of their buildings

[@santrichuumonster]

1 mistake can lose it all in the worst moments in that level

[@SHIBBYiPANDA]

Yeah... Really shows you Dark's decision making ability is so high to make a call to completely abandon his defense so early into the fight.

[@tostahmeister6861]

Really is a shame. If he had recalled any sooner he might have been able to fight

[@floofy5529]

That's because that's really only possible with Protoss and we don't see many of their games. It's a terrible race. Protoss is slow, building's can't do anything. Sitting ducks. Zerg can survive. Buildings are cheap, drones burrow, buildings heal, and static defense can move. They're also the ones winning base trades as they're faster. Terran can repair, lift off and pick up SCVs and peace out, and spawn mules for free

[@santrichuumonster]

@@floofy5529 one of the advantages too is the recall but only if he recalled sooner he would have won the game but he recalled on his main and it got destroyed

[@blakesmith5051]

It’s a rare thing to see a total elimination victory

[@reoju7677]

My god, Creator totally loses it at the end

[@floofy5529]

The failed recall did it

[@Unknown0YT0]

29:21 - Creator: [orders his army to teleport back to base] 29:23 - Creator's Nexuses: [destroyed] 29:31 - Creator: ("Why are my units walking back? I told them to teleport back.") 29:34 - Creator: [It was at this moment that he knew, he was fucked]

[@segalliongaming8925]

Heck of a time for Blizzard to pull funding for SC2 tournaments, given that IEM Katowice 2023 was perhaps one of the best ever.

[@santrichuumonster]

Blizzard shareholders need every last penny they can get out of the company, they don't care about a game without microtransactions it doesn't make them much money so they will probably make a mobile version of sc2 and put 5000 different micro transactions, we will see in like a couple years.

[@lychyfengjalao401]

Every decision Blizzard has made on any of their Esport game has been a failure. Whether it was to kill it or to breathe life into it.

[@Efemral]

Man, I really was barracking for Dark - but Creator's face at the end made me sad.

[@Tomoyuki_Tanaka]

29:30 onward was the moment when Creator went Dark.

[@josheeldhanda]

Hats off to Dark, shadow at 9:14

[@DenizOzkaynak]

Nice

[@judicator]

Mistake from Creator in end, when he use teleport too late and all Nexus just down, and he understand it when he saw what noone dont teleportated at base. I think i can understand what he feel in this moment, really. Very terrible feeling when you just already won, but one mistake just multiplies everything by zero. I haven't seen such emotions Korean pro gamers for a very long time at 29:30

[@tehguitarque]

Hard to watch but this is why SC2 is a great game

[@judicator]

@@tehguitarque that's true!

[@LiBaBamba]

I think it was a good decision to not fully wall the front in that proxy hatch game. If he had walled, Dark's ravagers would have been able to snipe it from the outside with no resistance

[@floofy5529]

Seemed like any wall-off would've been easily sniped as your units are no longer in range to attack when your buildings are in the way. It'll help a lot with ling run by's but only assuming they go in the direction of the wall without ravagers.

[@themavrandbrickashaw5511]

There was no resistance to mount. Creator had to stay near his shield batteries so he couldn’t push up past the wall. I think the bigger mistake was letting the lings in through the 3rd. And pulling probes.

[@virus3x2]

You can tell a moment Creator lost his faith into a bright future.

[@blackifr]

4:30 prism micro on point! saving last second archon

[@mingming919]

He also saves it from broodlings again with damaged hp 10 seconds later. Love to see phenomenal play, even if he didn’t win creator played some amazing SC2.

[@Premi3R000]

Man creator looked like the mob was gonna get his momma at the end of this game.

[@badicusvibesimus182]

Hard to call it a "genius proxy hatchery strategy" when it gets shut down so easily.

[@kaizhikhor3773]

the uploader is a great resource for sc2 games; they are also a HUGE MASSIVE DECISIVE clickbaiter (NSFW), just gotta take the good with the bad

[@SC2HL]

I understand your concern, but this is basically the way KZbin works. If I'd title it "Protoss vs. Zerg: Creator vs. Dark" it would get far less views.

[@kaizhikhor3773]

@@SC2HL i respect the hustle, just pointing out why you're doing it, keep up the great work

[@efijas]

@@SC2HL Are there even any other channels providing similar content as you do? Serious question. I like that it's shortened and that you upload frequently and current games. That is exactly what I'm looking for, if not, I'd watch the VODs on the source channels I guess. You're already filling a niche that nobody else goes for, at least I don't know anyone. Are you really still reeling in new viewers? This game is over a decade old. People who go for starcraft are not new to the internet.

[@SC2HL]

The official VOD channels do get many more views! ESL Archives is the one for ESL content. The Afreeca GSL KZbin channel also does really well. What I focus on with SC2HL is: - Cut down long games/series by 50% of the time - Curated content, I watch almost all content and make sure videos on here and the best out there, plus all content uploaded has permission. - Different video series: Top 5 plays, greatest of all time, kings of StarCraft. We do pay ESL a license of sorts to be able to use their content. Basically a cut of all revenue generated.

[@sharpieman2035]

Wow, rare situation where if he brought a probe with his army he likely wins the series. I’ve watched a lot of StarCraft and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that.

[@tanngrisnr5076]

Dark's forces destroying Creator's nexuses was a total anime moment.

[@Phoenix7786]

Man my soul ached when the losing player finally had the realization that it was all over.

[@Kamodomon]

Creator's reaction is HEARTBREAKING. Daaaamn.

[@Kin3sisCurt]

Is creator ok? Seems like he bet his entire family on this game and now has to say goodbye

[@majormajorasic]

18:00 don't know why zerg players avoid using sneaky creep advances, putting a tumor under the ramp near the gold minerals just outside the enemy vision gives so much creep spread and if you manage to leap frog a tumor directly into the mineral line you're forcing an observer out faster than normal

[@junglistmanner404]

hit refresh at the right time 😁

[@wido461]

Idk how much of a genius proxy hatch that was, but this was a fun series.

[@Its_me_Stolas]

I still don't get it. Why there was no expansion in the third game from dark. He was stalling for quite a while with a lot of ravagers. No second, no third, yet there was a tactical hatchery at opponents third

[@themavrandbrickashaw5511]

It was an all-in.

[@candidate3512]

if only he left some colossus at home instead of making them killing hatcher :O

[@video_head]

oh dang is it sunday already?? time for another proxy hatchery video! Best series ever

[@PizzaTemplar]

I love these videos! Thank you so much for making them!

[@MrAntAve]

every drone dreams to become a hatchery 🤣

[@pntruongan2005]

Did I miss a quote around that "GENIUS" because t hat proxy hatchery almost lost him the match

[@nihaoarigato]

жалко Creator. Не хватило чуть-чуть. Идти в размен для дарка было хорошей идеей

[@IamKnucks]

Can we call a move genius if it fails?

[@MithoThoup]

Shame we couldnt see that oracle snipe with the ravagers

[@pinky797]

When I saw creator moving that war prism I know something like this could happen. The move is soo desperate

[@jamespidgeon8748]

That was a tuff match for dark, creator reaction priceless,

[@popkhorne5372]

Oh, Creator.

[@fernandoromerogalvan]

Looks like Dark was the Creator of sick strategies this match

[@jkkim6928]

More like Creator of the Darkest Despair

[@fernandoromerogalvan]

@@jkkim6928 i like that better

[@okamiman73]

The final boss indeed...

[@vy1585]

Creator: 😮

[@WillyTung]

I found Creator's reaction at the end amusing XD

[@ladhkay]

Wtf creator?? why wait so long to recall?? toss nubs smh

[@simonehenrihatyrellbathesd2546]

最后一波急了

[@lilwh1te313]

Эмоции Создателя в конце ну дикие просто как он убивается что мистаймнул в реколе!

[@rapha.12]

dark is the best zerg of all times

[@sublimeqt420]

Yeah agreed. Super hard to hit S and H on your keyboard lmao. Idiot.

[@zxczxczxc7240]

lol

[@RoboticsBay]

Lol

[@superartstudio]

Creators ahí face warning

[@riolufistofmight]

"Genius Proxy hatchery" but he loses that game.

[@lawrencebacosa7444]

Archons, Immortals, Void Rays, Colossi, losing to hatchery tech units is insane

[@Famaji]

Nice try... Creator T_T

[@chanddd2]

Not so GENIUS right? he lost the game and as always, name in the title = lose.

[@kevincepeda3868]

I wish blizzard would retire swarm hosts. That unit adds way too much value with little effort

[@patriksvoboda638]

For me ? Creator Win.

[@chronosgeneral]

What a cowardly victory...

[@themavrandbrickashaw5511]

LOL

[@cesarneirameza3435]

Malditos zergs, los odio

[@max24k]

creator aint the right level

[@jkkim6928]

First

[@gureguru4694]

these casters are sooooooo biased towards the protoss lmaoooo

[@NukeOverlord]

Nothing genius about that one lol

[@lumkaze2000]

Creator not very smart