[ENG] 2023 GSL S2 Ro.16 Group D 「Full VOD」

[@basboerboom9328]

For all the early people watching, KZbin might still be processing the video, it will most likely go up in quality when the video is fully processed. This also affects the audio. Remember it is an almost 4 hour video.

[@meadbert]

I just wanted to say thank you so much for giving us the full screen. I really appreciate it!

[@narsakucanada154]

A few years ago I repented to God then begged for help, "I was until then an Atheist." I then had a dream of Jesus coming before God and he spoke of the Tabernacle in perfect context, "A word I didn't know existed.", and what I felt from Jesus when I held him was unlike anything I've ever felt before - A lifetime of Love every second - It brought me to sobbing and it changed my life, forever. I've had other experiences since, "Several witnessed", one was seeing a bright orb of light pass across my face in the dark, hours before a major surgery the second I gave up in my heart. Know that God and Jesus ARE real and that they Love us deeply. Let go of your hatred and Imagine yourself holding the people who've hurt you. Tell them you Love them. Always have hope, I believe that prayer, following God's laws & Love is the answer, and through that, Truly becoming humble, merciful, welcoming, giving, gentle, respectful and forgiving, To All.

[@ORkdo-nb6ti]

@@narsakucanada154what does believing in god have anything to do with full screen?

[@MaisieDaisyUpsadaisy]

@@narsakucanada154So your evidence that YOUR god is real is that you had a dream and, just before a major surgery when you were stressed out, you saw a “light”. 😂

[@tankbuggeru]

@@narsakucanada154Enjoy those drugs, buddy!

[@ThichabodCrane]

The streams all have boarders. The vods do not.

[@REDFATHER5423]

State is a good caster, I've really enjoyed what he brings to the table.

[@monkeybunny89]

how dare you. traitor. TASTOSIS FOREVER

[@WarRior-rn4kb]

I miss artosis' salt casting 😂🤣

[@tankbuggeru]

Sure, it's high-quality stuff....but I miss the BS banter of Tastosis, usually it was more fun than the games themselves.

[@ProjectStickman]

He seemed super nervous this day though. I think he stumbled his words like every minute.

[@KorewaKosmo]

definitely, he knows what he is talking. not like a couple noobs of esl that have been there for ever and are clueless

[@drewblair3953]

I used to think tastosis was the only thing keeping GSL alive (from my viewership perspective). But the players, state, the performances all around have been a treat this season! KEep it up ILY

[@cartersal1693]

Timestamps: Cure-Astrea (TvP): 6:40 Ryung-Solar (TvZ): 45:50 Winner’s Match: 1:22:30 Elimination Match: 2:06:45 Final Match: 3:05:10

[@aeonstar293]

Y'know i do miss artosis, but these guys have some chemistry too. They are getting better together

[@markpayton3895]

I feel tasteless is low energy with State.

[@MrDdz]

They are too polite with each other. I want some real banter.

[@zam1007]

@@MrDdz for sure they used to crack each other up until Tassles couldn't even breathe, hilarious for the chat/audience.

[@ZoeCalico]

​@@MrDdzmight change with time!

[@TrxmpBrownNosersBgone]

We need a new name for them. Statesless?

[@Supergoon1989]

'Max Angel' is such a god damn cool name, he sounds like a superhero.

[@SirZotolo]

1:58:06 lol Cure has the balls to say Terran is not in a good spot…

[@markpayton3895]

This has always been the attitude of Terran crybaby try-hards to have Protoss get nerfed every patch.

[@tigera6]

Well, Terran has won the wolrd title, and 1 GSL. Meanwhile, We have Zerg winning everything else, with Protoss winning some online tournament. Of course he would be crying .

[@diwajerebation4077]

zergs said the same thing back when they had infested marines

[@AB-xo3pl]

Maru said the same earlier this year. 16 out of 16 must be terran before they stop complaining.

[@ross.neuberth]

Just another shout out to State. You have been doing really great. Big shoes to fill and you have done so with aplomb. Thanks!

[@WarRior-rn4kb]

1:22:17 Terran cried so much they now own the game. FACTS. We all know it, but we pretend it isn't true.

[@tuhaggis]

If crying resulted in changes, Protoss would dominate every event they entered.

[@WarRior-rn4kb]

​@@tuhaggis round of 16: 8T, 5P, 3Z. fyi. update round of 8: 5T, 2Z, 1P. that's not broken to you?

[@Lightwolf_VR]

One protoss win in how long? And what's the race distribution now?

[@ZC.Andrew]

​@@Lightwolf_VRUh.... I believe Hero is the only Protoss who advanced to RO8. And he has a hell of an uphill battle ahead of him too.

[@diwajerebation4077]

@@ZC.Andrew lets be honest, unless he goes to a group of death hes getting to ro4 minimum

[@Supergoon1989]

lol @ state being like 'Astreas building position is always so good!" 10:10 "it's all really well thought out!' - cut to 2:22:53 when Astreas building placement causes 3 disruptors to be trapped XDDDD

[@mylesunderwood979]

It was really a rally issue. Any considering he lost 3 disruptor to a poor rally on the original 3 disruptors as well, honestly a huge fail for a pro

[@yunfanfan9452]

Love the 2nd game between Cure and Solar. Interesting build.

[@TonkoRockets]

yeah same for me very nice everything was so well put together. greedy opener fast third 2 factories hidden wasnt scouted only 4 hellions on the front. you saw the spores in the making solar had no idea what he was up against. just beautiful.

[@haovan6944]

@@TonkoRocketsug😊I gi😊ug. 😊gug😊u😊tiên gìgu😊g

[@VampiricNightMachine]

Astrea went so full NA

[@ferologics]

cure looks strong af

[@Supergoon1989]

Totally! That last battlemech game with VS solar with Mag-Field Accelerator was so well done!

[@jbthomas01]

Love how they forget how far Neeb got in GSL as a foreigner. And then there he is! You'd think that'd jog their memory

[@d4slaimless]

How far did he go? I only know that Astrea, Scarlett and Special never did it past RO16.

[@mwcz5190]

@@d4slaimless I had to look it up, but he made it to top 4 in Code S Season 3 2018. IIRC he was the first foreign player to make it as far as Jinro did way back in the day.

[@d4slaimless]

@@mwcz5190 that's a great result. The guy is the legend.

[@jordanpelaez8532]

It’s insane how underpowered Protoss has been for years

[@PhilW08]

The gap is so clear now... the best protoss players can barely just get by mid level Terrans

[@tigera6]

@@PhilW08 how do you define "mid level Terran"? I think Terrans just happen to have lots of top level players at the moment, including Maru-Cure-Clem-Byun-Bunny-Gumiho-HM. Protoss only has MaxPax, herO and maybe Classic. Astrea isnt a top Protoss, hes more mid-pack to be honest.

[@tankbuggeru]

@@tigera6 I suppose that's the chicken or the egg type of scenario. It's hard to say whether they are mid-level players because of their race, or because they just aren't good enough. The fact is that protoss is struggling, if that is because by chance the top players have chosen different races, or if it's because it's very hard to compete with protoss in the top is a discussion that won't be resolved ever, unless the top players agree to switch races for a few years, which I highly doubt will happen.

[@tigera6]

@@tankbuggeru No, because we saw how Zest and Trap won tournaments or had great run with the same race before. They just dont have these players left currently playing, herO and MaxPAx are carrying the race and MaxPax doesnt even play offline. If you take Maru and Cure off the Terran race, I doubt Terran would be able to win anything this year, then would we blame the balance on Terran is too weak as well?

[@tankbuggeru]

@@tigera6 Since there are so few people in the highest tier of the game, it's hard to get some real data. Maybe it's just a coincidence? But we have Maru, Dark, Serral, Cure, Gumiho, Byun, Ragnarok, Reynor, Special and lots of others that are still out there getting qualified for stuff. Where are all the protoss has-beens? Why can't they keep up? Were they never good enough to begin with, and only won stuff because of protoss cheese/imbalance earlier, which is now corrected? Where are the emerging protoss players? Stuck in mid-tier it seems. I know toss is the most hated race, so nobody cares if it stays this way, but it would be nice to see the full game in top tier play as well.

[@chanyangchoi8841]

Man i love these two casters!!

[@geekstar2937]

Me too. They got the same Bud Spencer & Terrence Hill vibe that tastosis had 😅

[@MrCokewithice]

Thats so cool to see scarlet in the crowd!

[@zimmerman1031]

I guess Neeb isn't worth mentioning.

[@transistor3115]

@@zimmerman1031 Who?

[@phillipkleam4664]

Take a shot every time Tasteless says “overextend.”

[@keinplatzdazwischen]

Protoss does good harass and attack -> Protoss leads. Both do nothing and Terran only on one base for a while -> Terran leads and is ahead. What a comeback and win 👍🏼

[@tigera6]

When was that, we must have watched 2 completely different games.

[@dannyy8619]

The fact that you think that this how PvT works tells me everything I need to know. Clown shoes you know that Protoss always comes out with a worker lead in the early to mid game right and it's on Terran to do harass or a 2 base all in otherwise late game Protoss macros to 200/200 and stomps Terran right? You probably don't.

[@ThichabodCrane]

@@dannyy8619 Mules are just over 4 times more efficient than probes. You also have to invest 50 minerals for a probe. So when you say the Protoss has a worker advantage what do you even think the amount of probes would be "early to mid game" and what do you believe is optimal Terran macro / how many minerals each side has at (X) time? Also you didn't address the maxed out scenario out well. *Battlecruiser laughing over protoss screams* The late game scenario involving BCs takes a pretty fat dump on Protoss. Even if Protoss tries to bring their army to one side then mothership port them to the other side, the BCs can literally section off Protoss army by only jumping a few BCs then the rest after the mothership calls the army over GG. BCs and Ghost cover the Protoss army well because marine dps and marauder vs stalker is just THAT good. If you are having trouble with Protoss just build ghost / bc with infantry. Now, if getting to that point in the game is an issue for you, I would suggest not throwing your army away on a poorly executed attack.

[@samgif]

Terran tears the only thing keeping us from fixing TvP balance

[@diwajerebation4077]

@@ThichabodCrane chrono has to be roughly equivalent to mules, but yea bc absolutely folds protoss, only real counterplay is mass stalker

[@emeraldpancakes8249]

Astrea must've been nervous or something. Such silly mistakes. Wonder how well it would've went if he was on top of his game.

[@petercriscuola]

Game 3 vs ryung was so bad. Too many mistakes.

[@resuemannet]

I really feel like they completely misjudged Game 2 of Cure vs Astrea. They kept acting as though Astrea had some big lead early on, but he really didn't. When he was pushing Cure out of his natural, he was taking just as much damage from drops. And by the time he'd stabilized from those drops, Cure was already retaking his natural.

[@tankbuggeru]

Yes, they said Astrea looked strong, but I think the nerves got to him. Poor defense, bad trades.

[@Necroneer]

Cure vs Solar beautiful series.

[@qwazzimoto2995]

really glad astrea threw against Ryung just to watch him get absolutely destroyed by solar. solar vs astrea would have been so much more entertaining.

[@PhilW08]

Really happy we've got another season of GSL but Blizzard really need to patch SC2.. Protoss is massively off Zerg or Terran against similar levels.

[@tankbuggeru]

Not sure it will happen. Every time the top protoss get a patch where they have a shot at the title, the peasant-players are completely dominated by toss. Toss needs a redesign, and that is way too much work for a "dead" game.

[@diwajerebation4077]

@@tankbuggeru the balance team could do it if they really wanted to

[@WarRior-rn4kb]

imagine this, queen inject, creep spread and macro. that's a lot of apm. in comparison to protoss and terran that doesnt rely on apm.

[@diwajerebation4077]

@@WarRior-rn4kb >never stutter stepped/used an army with five spellcaster while microing the prism dude zerg units literaly self micro

[@PhilW08]

@@WarRior-rn4kb yeah i think all races have macro and micro considerations. It's actually the balance of units right now which is the problem.

[@MoonyD911]

That last game of Astrea was painful to watch :( Was really hoping to see him advance.

[@seleckt6600]

Ryung really channeled the spirit of his former team owner there with that BC rush in game 2.

[@donjuan3296]

ty for the big screen!

[@meandmyself1600]

I need the song at 1:45:25 - does anyone know what that is?

[@ghosthamster6521]

Terran has always been the race with the highest skillcap. Pro terrans are just finally to the level where you can see it matter. They've really just all upgraded their play in korea especially, perhaps they are all got maru coaching.

[@diwajerebation4077]

toss really could do with more microable units that matter

[@TrxmpBrownNosersBgone]

It's the most developed race in terms of variety and tech. It also takes the longest to learn, but they've had the time to now with no patches to interfere with how it all comes together. Also this season's map pool with oodles of choke points and dead air space behind base areas really thumbs the scale in Terran favor. It's hard not to notice the medivacs camping the dead air space sometimes all game long.

[@AB-xo3pl]

Funny how all those terrans suddenly became good right after the last patch where protoss was significantly nerfed...

[@diwajerebation4077]

@@AB-xo3pl yea bro they sure got better only because protoss of all races was nerfed again recently, also it wasnt that significant

[@AB-xo3pl]

@@diwajerebation4077 at pro level the protoss nerfs were quite significant.

[@leeloodallasmultibox6172]

Good Luck Have Fun Good Games !

[@chives2]

the state to tasteless banter is getting artosis level , loving it.

[@l4unchp4dgaming38]

Zergling Upgrade: Climbing Claws Allows Zerglings to climb walls like a reaper. 150m 150g 120 second upgrade time

[@AbgarMusayelyan]

What's up with the audio?

[@captainnewbi2410]

imagine having a slower 3rd but still mining more, terran vs protoss

[@sunburn74]

Terran on 1 base was outmining the protoss on 3 bases whilst being down workers :(

[@tigera6]

@@sunburn74 You mean the same Protoss that lost 20 freaking workers to 3 Marines and 1 Raven? Yeah, thats totally imba.

[@diwajerebation4077]

imagine having an insane tempo lead from chrono and still losing

[@captainnewbi2410]

@@diwajerebation4077 you dont have a tempo lead from chrono, at no point is toss ahead in tech, income, or army

[@diwajerebation4077]

@@captainnewbi2410 >pushing like four workers earlier, therefore forcing oponent to commit in defense and agressive play gaslight me more why dont you

[@apeist]

Sad times for P

[@JP-xg6bv]

Yet everyone cries OP still. The StarCraft community's attitude towards protoss is just clownish

[@tigera6]

@@JP-xg6bv they use GM ladder result to justify the balance on pro-game which is a pretty stupid thing to do.

[@Eliteownage]

much love all

[@guest578]

After such a game Cure vs Solar they're buffing the cyclone (1:54:34)?

[@estebancantero4751]

Wow! Today's stream was fullscreen! Thank you so much AfreecaTV!! We love you guys!!

[@jkkim6928]

The stream wasn’t

[@ZynAndCoffee]

Guys, come on. I think protoss is a underpowered as well, but Astrea losing to Cure, Ryung, and Solar was notna balance issue. Max is a great player and has shown a ton of improvement, but hes still outclassed by everyone else in this group

[@geoffzephyrus9849]

You think cure game two isnt a textbook imbalance example? He gets rocked and is able to bouce back due to the ability to defend/Harass/ and mule simultaneously. While in other games if protoss looses one early game unit like a colossus, or is slightly out of position during a drop and its gg. Come on man, get real, i dont play i just watch so i dont have a dog in this fight but the game isnt even watchable anymore and i have no idea how the protoss pro’s can subject themselves to this.

[@meadbert]

@@geoffzephyrus9849 My heart bleeds for you. I play, and as a player a lot of the patch changes were great. Archons being able to squeeze out of your base is such a good QoL.

[@2639theboss]

@@meadbert P got QOL changes while T was slightly buffed and Z was slightly nerfed. P needs buffed, it's needed buffed, for a long list of reasons. The intended asymmetric balance created by the original Blizz devs for SC2 only works when you actually have an engaged dev team and we don't have that. The patch wasn't "great", it was just a small start on a long-ass list of issues and it was pretty underwhelming unless you're a diamond player who could get a lot more enjoyment from minor QOL changes. Which matters, but not if we're talking about GM/esports balance.

[@Eraz0rZ]

@@meadbert Nope not a patch. Didnt change anything for protoss, that is actually important if ur not gold league F2 amover. The game is dead devs arent patching anymore at all. Its a joke this even has casters casting it. When the game is solved and races are just straight up worse then others, with not a single proper balance patch insight. The game is dead. Blizzard doesnt care. Cuz baby Diablo 4 is now the only hardfocus.

[@Eraz0rZ]

How to be in denial... Pretend Cure, Ryung and solar are top tier terran to begin with. Or you gonna pretend Maxpax is still a nobody like he was when he first was discovered. Get reall. Protoss balance is the problem. Not the names.

[@TheKurtisHoppie]

Astrea should make more units. All the tech gives no muscle connected to the bones.

[@quentinspinks2606]

He also made some mistakes early on in all his matches. He misclicked in the selection screen when he picked Protoss. He should’ve picked Terran if he wanted to win.

[@TheKurtisHoppie]

@@quentinspinks2606 😂😂😂😂

[@fjoiewafno]

State is doing great. Artosis is missed of course but this is going well.

[@Anthony54762]

Looks like they forgot about Neeb making to the semi-finals of Code S.

[@jkkim6928]

Astrea has the worst disruptor micro I’ve seen. Regardless, Protoss is already trashed anyway

[@diwajerebation4077]

only place offensive disruptors work is NA

[@turaly0n]

are protoss just underpowered or are all protoss players except hero bad?

[@dannyy8619]

Astrea had zero chance of beating Cure and Solar. He had a chance for Ryung and that's why it went 2-1.

[@jacobunderwood4957]

Hero isn't looking like one of the greats, lately. There's some map pool considerations to take into account. IMO we could bring back some pro-Protoss layouts, like rich gas thirds and Pylon-spanning same-level gaps from third to natural or even to the main. In the lower leagues, we're closer to solid balance than we've ever been; I kinda don't give a shit and am still pretty concerned about the balance at the top level. I'd much prefer to see the GSL and other major tournaments showing compelling, diverse results. ... and yeah, some of the spirit of Protoss imbalance may be a cause of seeing so few Protoss pros try hard enough to get to the top level. Astrea losing this group isn't an indication of balance IMO.

[@axioms22]

protoss is underpowered yes

[@Anthony54762]

hero lost in the round of 16 in previous season and barely made it on second place this season, it's safe to say that protoss is underpowered.

[@2639theboss]

P is underpowered at the top level. They have a few issues. Their map vision is the most expensive of any race, and also requires the most effort to obtain and more critically maintain. Their early game is a joke (adept all-ins are countered by....just building queens, for ex.) outside of cheeses and tech masking which doesn't work consistently at the highest level. Their late game is also always going to lose to Z or to T, EXCEPT for one comp which is probably unmicroable (Carrier/Oracle/Templar/Disrupter is probably the best late game army but no one can micro that), and their midgame units are powerful but clunky and expensive. So they can't play for the late-game, they can't play for a early-game pressure; all P has is midgame timing and tech all-ins and early game cheese. They either need to be given the best late-game, and have a more defensive, cost-efficient, tech focused style, or their early game units need to be given some teeth and have a reworked tech path. Can't make the stalker better, or the zealot though, because they're the midgame core for P and now you've just made them OP. P has a lot of issues, and their balance is probably the most sensitive right now, so it's just a shitshow. Oh and they smash at the lower level, so they somehow need to be reworked to be worse for bad players, and better for good ones.

[@johnmarlin2022]

Full Screen🥰

[@trixterdk1977]

im so happy when the biased casters get humbled and their guy looses

[@wa6331]

Man they really wanted Astrea to win that first game against Ryung. Early game was mostly even and they were saying how far ahead Astrea was

[@amano22]

I think he is nervous bc too many mistakes

[@OnigoroshiZero]

The only finals that will be worth it, is anything without a Terran in it.

[@deathloader4308]

Terran is so OP and easy to play and definitely need a patch. I hope MS will do.

[@invy8477]

i think you never play terran

[@AdmirableAkbar]

states commentary very good this season👌

[@pakcheng1]

Astrea arent suppose to retired??? what happened??

[@rlinkquish]

The video has sound - at least it does now.

[@jinderbreadman]

The 'Cure' for what ails ya!

[@KorewaKosmo]

My god that second game of cure vs solar... What a massacre lol, almost felt like if battle mech was broken Cure is pretty damn good

[@samgif]

Theyre gonna have to rename it TSL!

[@samgif]

Pls fix TvP it's unwatchable

[@WAgasProductions]

tasteless hate for cheese 'no skill' is funny as F

[@Guill3rm0man]

This video doesn't have sound

[@TheMacbandit]

For some reason I still watch GSL without Artosis. Let that be a compliment to the new caster, i really can't stand anyone else filling in unless its Special or another household name.

[@jacobunderwood4957]

State - he's great! He was on the edge of the pro scene way back in the IPL days, as a player (Protoss). IMO he does the analysis bits better than Artosis, who's one true love is and always will clearly be BroodWar. You gotta miss the most dynamic duo of Tastosis, but we still get them for ASL, so I'm relatively satisfied. It's tough to budget, but I'd really like to see a guest caster happen intentionally more often, rather than just when one of the main casters needs time off. Particularly in these earlier stages.

[@sammoreton333]

Sometimes people just get build order bopped...but I was genuinely confused in Match 2. The losing player looked like a low-mid level Masters player and made so many mistakes and bad choices

[@mjay3670]

Winnipeg! 🤣 🤘🏼

[@zoeith6]

You guys ready for the TvTvTvTvTvTvT semi and finals?!

[@davide.urbanopolanco3398]

Audio?????

[@sirdiealot53]

it wouldnt be a tasteless cast without the word milquetoast XD @25:05 and state saying Boon lol

[@ZC.Andrew]

47:36 Did Tasteless just say "Wexcellent"?

[@paulsernine5302]

2:08:05 rare moment in GSL

[@yingzhoujiang2842]

Only seen in starcraft 1

[@sanduflorin8146]

Hope you get better Tasstles

[@Danielr0418]

I dont want to sound mean spirited but Astrea seemed completely unprepared. Missed everything on the minimap, big mistakes on building placements, horrible micro mistakes, the unite getting stuck. It seems a bit over his skiis out there.

[@freddiesanchez3424]

you should have a Competition of the casters

[@dshlango]

Terran is so op these days

[@matthewclark7955]

Protoss very strong

[@jameselias8955]

Just want to say that Mary came up with the current 2rax meta and byun copied (as usual).

[@terranzoid]

360p only? It's unwatchable, it must be a mistake.

[@Dankman121]

I think the vod has to be up for a bit for the quality to catch up. The other vods have 1080. Its a youtube thing.

[@terranzoid]

@@Dankman121 you were right, 1080p is now up.

[@jacobunderwood4957]

KZbin does this with every video every time, though the really popular channels tend to resolve faster.

[@invy8477]

How dumb can you get to still not understanding it takes time to process a video

[@igit_7296]

From Life to Rogue to Dark, Solar will be taking the mantle of Top Korean Zerg! He’s in great form!

[@chanyangchoi8841]

Tasteless kinda sounds like Joe Rogan 😂😂

[@nmlsaiya]

Cure vs Solar its like a low cost from Maru vs Dark

[@DanielPerez-jz8jk]

I do not understand the need to bring foreigners to this tournament, just to make fool of them every single time, every single season. God, stop it please.

[@tigera6]

well, its called the GLOBAL Starcraft League for some reason, having foreigner would help with viewership and popularity, unfortunately they dont get the very best foreigner to join.

[@tankbuggeru]

What do you mean? It's their own choice, isn't it? I think non-Koreans are doing surprisingly well compared to how "forgotten" SC2 is on their own continent.

[@diwajerebation4077]

its pretty cool when they get to ro8 every now and then, even if they always get clean swept

[@quinlantravis]

Bring back Gyuri

[@sylvariatzaka]

Tasteless smoking a doobie before work or what

[@pezelbuda]

3:06:21 that stupid tik tok trend.... XD

[@sammoreton333]

Triangle third

[@amano22]

I think astrea way too nervous as he lost against cure/terran when playing ryung, not his normal game.

[@whynow4306]

1. Protoss is always having lower army size than terran. It hurts to see and I dont get it why not build army more... you cant compete with terran if you have less army.. 2. Solar finaly plays solid ZvT

[@ZC.Andrew]

They are forced into it, by constantly losing Probes to Mines and Liberators. All it takes is a momentary distraction and one mine can take out a dozen Probes. Given enough time it WILL happen. Eventually Protoss needs to push out with their smaller army, and hope for good trades (usually Disruptor hits)..... or just slowly die as Terran forces them into an unwinnable war of attrition. If they don't hit the timing right and run into ranged Libs without Tempests, then they usually lose. I'm not saying Protoss isn't winning any games, but they are losing more than they are winning.

[@mquiring3373]

@@ZC.Andrew Let's not forget mules. Zerg and Protoss HAVE to out expand Terrans or the clock is ticking, but it leaves the stupidly open to pushes.

[@sunburn74]

There are many reasons for this. Firstly protoss invests more infrastructure costs than army. A rax with a reactor is more efficient than a gateway. Secondarily, terran at any given time needs less workers due to mules to maintain the same mineral income and generally needs less gas as well as their units are not gas heavy in cost. Thirdly, terran production is constant and fairly easy to maintain without losing build cycles. You can queue up all units and never miss a beat. Protoss production is episodic meaning you can miss a production cycle if you don't specifically take the time to warp in. This largely leads to terran always having the larger army. If a toss is on equal worker count as the terran, they are losing at that moment. You need to be 10 worker ahead to be on even economic ground. This isn't a balance whine. Just a statement of the mechanics of PVT.

[@tigera6]

@@sunburn74 Infrastructure-wise I would argue that Terran also need to invest a lot into that as well. But the issue has been the Bio units from Terran just straight up murder Protoss Gateway units, and thats without Ghost. So when one race is inherently more efficient than the other, you need to outmine your opponent by having more workers and less army supply. Protoss is getting more like Zerg at this point in time when fighting Terran.

[@ZC.Andrew]

@@mquiring3373 Yup, Mules too. Zerg does have a better chance to win vs Terran in late game, but even they struggle once the map is full of well-protected PFs defending Orbitals. I'd be down for a global Mule and/or PF limit or something, but we know there won't be a patch anytime soon if ever. I guess for now the answer is, don't let T get there???

[@DistrictTerra]

I'm so tired of seeing terran just win these so easily. Where is storm?

[@frogfinance4605]

astrea is so bad, lol

[@tankbuggeru]

Just wasn't his day. I've seen him do very well!

[@drewwalbeck6006]

I can't lie man, these protoss tears aren't getting old. You guys remember when 55% of the grandmaster league was protoss? Pepperidge Farm remembers

[@Eraz0rZ]

Remember when ppl try to delude facts with fake stats that mean nothing? Oh wait ur still doing it. Eventho protoss during that time didnt win a tournament in 3 years. But yeah cuz of children like you, pretending trolling is something cool, ppl will never get the reall facts. Cuz u for sure arent smart enough.

[@jkkim6928]

Guys dont feed the troll

[@dannyy8619]

@@jkkim6928 Noooo Astrea is supposed to advance past Cure and Solar and because he didn't THEREFORE Protoss needs a buff. You're a clown.

[@diwajerebation4077]

glory days of the golden armada, where literaly just maru knew how to play the game

[@AmusedGoose]

I love GSL, but the decision to make videos harder to watch (videos on stream have a terrible overlay, and vods maxing out at 360) - I can’t wrap my head around it. Why intentionally make your product worse?

[@tigera6]

The overlay was there so that viewer has to view their online stream on Afreeca. And the VOD is uploaded immediately after the so, so it take time to get the higher definition up. I am sure they will have the better resolution VOD by tomorrow.

[@RapidReveal541]

Chill dude. Thats how youtube uploading works. 360 would last only 30 mins

[@zsrc3623]

Maybe you should wait a half hour after its done being streamed and then watch it you over reactive sperg

[@jacobunderwood4957]

The 360P is KZbin, it does it every time with every video. The overlay is from it being live-streamed on KZbin and it is to promote their livestream on Afreeca. After the stream ends, they take the livestream VOD down and replace it with the full VOD, which doesn't include the overlay.

[@ryanjuguilon213]

@@tigera6 Whoever is the marketing head should be fired. This is a joke just like how they did not capitalized on selling merch outside Korea. Now that they are crowdfunding this is just a shit service that needs to die. Let other studio do this thing since they are incompetent

[@zachansen8293]

I feel like I lost brain cells watching ryung and astrea. I mean I can't do better, but that's not the level of competition one expects to see in GSL. :-\

[@davidblass9808]

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[@danielskipp1]

360p? You can't be serious.

[@downnice95]

How dumb can you get to still not understanding it takes time to process a video

[@jacobunderwood4957]

KZbin is always serious, for the first few hours after a video is uploaded.

[@Orion_Quest]

Serral, HeroMarine, Clem and Reynor will NEVER win a GSL, meanwhile Maru has won 6. No foreigners are or will ever be considered the best until they do. ESL doesn't matter, foreigners face maybe 3 Koreans.

[@tigera6]

its just not worth it for foreigner to play in GSL at this point unfortunately, they could all play in this GSL but they chose not to because the prizepool isnt high enough to cover the cost of living and flight. Last year prizepool was more decent, and Reynor tried but didnt make it deep.

[@tankbuggeru]

I think (hope) that Serral has earned the title as the best player in SC2 history. I'm not even rooting for zerg, but that guy is a beast.

[@diwajerebation4077]

@@tankbuggeru i hate serral because he uses the filthiest zerg strats and his fanbase think hes a god because he folds top 50's euros

[@OnigoroshiZero]

Serral would dominate GSL if he wanted to relocate there, there is no debate about that, he has shown how easily he can crush every single top Korean for at least 5 years now. Only Maru fanboys talk about GSL because their boy gets destroyed in all the major international tournaments. Also, Maru can't even be considered for GOAT status while he has 0 world titles. Serral has 2, while Reynor 1 and 2 finals. Come again when Maru can consistently beat Serral and Reynor, because right now he gets his ass kicked by both, and that's even with his broken race.

[@OnigoroshiZero]

@@diwajerebation4077 He also crushes every single Korean pro for 5 years now. edit: Also, what "filthiest strats"? Serral is the most text-book player ever in the game, and he was playing the most straightforward games to the point that he was predictable, but he still won most of the time because of pure skill. You clearly have not watched him play. He just started using some other strats to mix his play, and he is unbeatable in the last few months with one exception against Reynor.

[@Eraz0rZ]

To anyone and everyone pretending names matter when protoss cant win a single tournaments are delusional. This game has always been balanced at the top level, meaning every race needs to have atleast a few proper contenders REGARDLESS OF SKILL to have a base to balance off of. Pretending slower observers, more expensive immortals, stupid expsnive collosi wich dont even deal proper DPS anymore, cheap ball disruptor, wich got nerfed ,High templar removed from the game due to ghost buff. is playable from a protoss perspective. And then ppl have the gall to pretend top 100 terrans are all better at the game then top 5 protoss. Get a dose of reality. Srsly. Cuz all protoss is allowed to do is make a prism and harass with that to get back into the game amirite? Or just play like herO and cheese every game. And then pretend he is the best protoss still around cuz he wins games vs pros with his dumb ass cheeses. ( the only reason ppl consider him 'good' is because of his oracle 20 worker kill micro wich instant wins him the game vs any zerg.) and people pretend the game is still playable. Cost for cost immortals vs marauder medivac, marauder ALWAYS wins.

[@diwajerebation4077]

half of what you said is wrong, but yes

[@sanduflorin8146]

just bring back Artosis.such a technical commentary put me to sleep.Parrot State out

[@NativeNewMexican]

First

[@Hongsta]

ASH TRAY NEVER DISAPPOINTS cuz i expect NOTHING FROM HIM ANYWAYS!!!!! I EXPECTED 0-4 LOL he performed BETTER THAN MY EXPECTATIONS LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@alreadydeadxx2120]

is tasteless wearing eye shadow? dafuq

[@soroushdarvish9281]

How did ryung qualify to play on code S. Code A player at best…

[@invy8477]

yeah..but Astrea even worse

[@HITTHEPANDA]

imagine being a professional SC2 player and choosing protoss lol. what a waste of time

[@dannyy8619]

Imagine thinking Astrea is your champion in a group with Cure and Solar.

[@Hayman1257]

I picked Protoss before sos and parting revealed every build that could be conceived for Protoss, now that the game is figured out, all of us Protoss players are fucked

[@Hayman1257]

I love playing Protoss, it’s such a fun race, but the balance dosent feel the same because I can’t play what I love and win

[@Anthony54762]

only one protoss making it to top 8 says it all.

[@Eraz0rZ]

@@dannyy8619 Imagine thinking the names are the problem. Imagine thinking If MC would return, suddenly the game would be won from the protoss side just because he has a name. Get reall kid.