[ENG] 2024 SSL AUTUMN | RO.4 M1 SnOw vs SoulKey (Tastosis)

[@davidm2031]

Lmao RT trying to change it to a "snow pylon" I dont think so, thats forever an artosis pylon.

[@scipio764]

Arty tryna be slick :v

[@urconway]

Tastelsss just let that pregnant pause hang out there too.

[@H3Row]

Rt has grudge against snow because he clowned on him on stream

[@cl8804]

you knew this is a 6-0 for soulkey the moment you saw the length

[@eurapeon]

​@@cl8804I didn't realize this was a best out of 11

[@blairox6031]

I'm new to SC1 esport (I played the campaign 20 years ago), I just started by following your coverage of the SSL from the beginning. Every game I watch, I'm amazed by the quality of the cast: insane knowledge, great chemistry, highly entertaining. And every game I watch, I am so captivated by the action and emotionally involved that I completely forget to leave comment afterwards. So this time, I decided to post before I start watching, so I don't miss the opportunity to celebrate your work. Keep it up, you're amazing.

[@kane_lives]

They usually do a decent job (unless it's ZvZ, where they have no idea, and even admit as such), but they really dropped the ball on Soulkey vs Light series in the previous round, it was very superficial and their self-promotion for donations really detracted from the quality compared to Nyoken+Xun's insightful cast over at StarCastTV. A lot was affected by very early game scouting in that series and Tastosis paid next to no attention to it.

[@TheBrettdenver]

I’m in the same boat, played campaign for years as a kid 20+ years ago, i just got into watching SSL(formerly ASL) along with following Artosis and Tasteless(the casters here) own channels. Best part about joining the community late is that theres years worth of these ASL tournaments to binge watch now! 🤣💯👌🏼 Enjoy!!

[@markmuller7962]

@TheBrettdenver I know right, I've binge watched the whole thing lol. There's also KSL if you want more 😉

[@markmuller7962]

@@kane_lives Nice negativity to welcome new people lmao

[@JacobSimonsen]

ssl i the best bro

[@miramosa7768]

Man, I thought recording murders was illegal.

[@hexaquras9374]

Finally another video with my favorite casters Tasteless, and the original creator of Crazy Zerg, Artosis

[@EmpressRTS]

I have an annual patreon subscription anyway, seemed like the best way to ensure I won't have to live in a world without this lol

[@gkdlswm]

Seconded, been watching them since 2010 in High School. Paying them back now.

[@fatboyjr364]

SSL is just Soulkey Star League

[@klas-666]

Surely you mean Simp League, not Star

[@candleinthecastle7020]

🤣🤣

[@Yurinator2]

My dream scenario is soulkey winning his 3rd ASL in a row and flash coming back next season and we get a bo7 monster showdown between flash and soulkey!

[@widoft]

totally agree

[@niuage]

That's the best script.

[@glennbradley1374]

Zerg almost feels broken right now. Flashes mind is the only one that can compete with this guy

[@myMikeable]

I want Soulkey to lose so we actually get good games. This shit is boring.

[@skankhunt_4319]

Boo soulkey

[@derpyhooves7349]

I cant stop hearing Snow's laugh every time I see him. "Hahahahahahaha😈"

[@forrestengler8713]

Ah toe shiss

[@jesse1381]

Well he's not laughing every time he draws a Zerg that's for sure

[@poppy3318]

Not luaghin' now is he.

[@chonzen1764]

Oh ToeShiss ... scouts are the princes of the sky!!!

[@Aktentasche1]

And doing the feet clapping xd

[@ethansaltmere]

fun fact soulkey didn't lose a single building in this match. for zvp this is almost unheard of over 4 games

[@candleinthecastle7020]

I just realized there was not even a single sunken colony thrown in the 4 games, whereas you normally see at least one in the 3rd base 🤯🤯

[@ntr86]

​@@candleinthecastle7020 there was one sunk in the last game

[@DanGant]

@@ntr86 That was the neutral Sunken Colony the map maker uses to extend Zerg's creep to cover the entrance. There's one in Snow's base too.

[@ntr86]

@@DanGant ok thx

[@Fojenstein3D]

You could have left out the "fun fact" part.

[@jayceh]

I thought we had passed the era of the Bonjwa but here we see the birth of a Bonjwa... One more win and it's official

[@snaffu1]

Artosis invented Crazy Zerg. Tasteless invented Protoss +1 Armor(Again).

[@ntr86]

@@snaffu1 you men Arty invented CZ strat? Or just its name?

[@Shield_Battery]

@@ntr86 Rewatch the SoulKey vs Light (ASL18-Ro8)

[@ntr86]

@@Shield_Battery You probably mean just name. Yeah, I've read that at some book I think. P.S. Bro you mad if you think I've skipped Soulkey vs Light ;)

[@ramiisrami000]

Tasteless video quality needs a documentary. That would be fun to watch him struggle with technology and Artosis just getting pissed.

[@EebstertheGreat]

He's just helping us get in that true 90s mindset. 6 fps video, let's gooo.

[@dew9103]

@1:02 “I don’t believe flash have ever won 3 in a row” how dare arty forgot that the god won season 2, 3 and 4

[@じょせふ-v2z]

SSL staff are saying it too tho 🤔

[@hiei49]

Yeah, idk if it was due to a ksl in the middle won by last or rain, but as much as asl/ssl refers, Flash got 3 in a row alredy, and Flash didnt participate in ksl iirc

[@MondSemmel]

3:17 The predictions at the start are so funny, with the terran players predicting Snow is going to win, probably because they're afraid of his TvP, whereas the protoss players predict Soulkey is going to win.

[@BrezelCeviche]

Spoiler Block Snow vs. Soulkey looked a lot like Artosis vs. Snow

[@edwardseavey1172]

lol 10/10

[@CF565]

Wait, I think Tasteless is mistaken or mispoke on the Patreon payments change. Not everyone is being forced onto yearly annual plans. What's going away are pay-per-post plans and first-of-the-month plans. The difference between 1otM and the new mandatory subscription plans is that now everyone will be on sub-date to sub-date billing cycles rather than 1st to 1st. So if you sign up May 7th, your next bill will be on June 7th rather than June 1st. But most importantly, you can still be on monthly payment plans, just at different billing dates. Can any other commenter confirm?

[@Keex11]

that's how i understood the changes as well. also, if you subscribe through the iOS app you will be charged 30% more, so it is recommended to switch the subscription to be via browser

[@JGD_CZE]

Spoiler... I think the stomp was so overwhelming it overshadows pure skill and strategy that went into all 4 games. 1st - keeping Snow in dark, showing signs of hidden rush OR tech meanwhile hiddenly ecoing like greedy madman. To the point wher tech starts Snow thinks he is safe but SoulKey's eco push totally destroys him. 2nd - getting economic hit for 2 hatch muta rush to hiddenly start amassing late 3 hatch hydra on Monty Hall is really great mindgame that if Snow did not try to cheese him back could put Soulkey on backseat. But Snow fumbled and lost even worse than he would probably loose anyways... 3rd - Totally destroying snow scouting and aggression with waves of eco and push, eco, push... To the point where when Snow thought he is strong enough to push he was so economically outclassed it was not even funny. 4th - exploiting minerals and Snow's non ideal wall setup, where Snow tried to save his forge from hydra push but traded his upgrade safety for terminal weakness...

[@godlyobject6509]

That first interview between SnOw and SoulKey, talking about "if I win, I'm the champion" was hilarious (and probably true). Typing this before watching (and not looking at comments).

[@jesse1381]

Looking past the final opponent is a smart move. Whether it was Soulkey or Snow they both needed to go into the final match with maximum disrespect with the attitude that they've already won it and that the games are a mere formality

[@ilovebluestorm]

Spoiler block! I think one missing observation about the 3rd game is how quick the 4th of soulkey was. In a more standard 3 hatch spire into 6 hatch hydra on 3 base macro play, the timing of the 4th is somewhere around when the zerg gets some map presence when the hydra production kicks in. Usually not earlier because you have to be a bit more defensive with early game zealot harass. In this game however, soulkey used the 3 hatch hydra to set up a very fast contain with the hydras, which he could maintain throughout the midgame, allowing him to get an insanely quick 4th. You can also see it reflected in the supply difference: soulkey is ahead or at least equal with snow when snow finally pushes out with his army.

[@z3nev3r]

Soulkey is to snow, what snow is to terrans 😏

[@IvanS-n5f]

I just said Snow cant really win vs soulkey but ohhhh boy ,the brutality of how...

[@klas-666]

You were painfully correct

[@aSenatorial]

Today I decided to hide the video length for myself (manually on mobile), boy am I glad I did. That was a faster demolishing than most zvz's. We've already accepted that brood war is balanced by the maps, so what will it take to make maps that are actually protoss favored?

[@hiei49]

It took Flash winning 3 asls in a row to make the map pool protoss favored. Maybe next season... The problem is that creating standard maps where P can expand vs Z more easily might as well allow T to expand more against P, while creating maps where P can prevent T from growing might allow Z to do the same vs P. So the only way i see it is by making the maps pretty crazy like they did with sparkle and thirld world.

[@Anon-z4h]

Spoiler block

[@Marionettetc]

My man

[@highlordalarak5111]

Your doing the starcraft xel nagas work my good man thank you

[@Szgerle]

Zerg wins

[@GreenClawForestry]

Snow wins

[@aniapersa3454]

Terran won

[@orriHirro]

The inventor of the Crasy Zerg startegy. What an honor

[@jarreldrakeabugan7937]

Not my tempo

[@ATOQ777]

The winning player's performance... chills

[@kclaneykarman]

Got out of the shower and felt chills. Hit F5 and saw a new upload 1 minute ago. No freaking way. I believe in the chill.

[@empty5013]

I'm getting chills

[@Gwanzan3325]

No chills today, just Snow getting stomped.

[@DarkSlayer9291]

Snow, with the breaks in between matches got slammed 4-0 by Soulkey in an hour… that’s crazy.

[@cl8804]

trashtoss

[@kane_lives]

Way less than an hour: 40m26s is the total play time of all the games combined.

[@tkay42]

Not enough Brodwar for sure.... What a bummer 😔 But I think gratulatiom for Soulkey(?) - He realy is worken on becoming a Starcraft-Legend. Thats realy something special to vitness!

[@Medinaxz]

Ah, this was the cast I was waiting for. Love the casting archon. Also, unexpected series. Very interesting to watch, and has me excited for the finals.

[@cl8804]

veri unexpected trashtoss losing 0-5 in a bo7

[@MitVerlaubTv]

"Someone take me to the Hospitals too many CHILLS"

[@niuage]

Oh my god, THAT is a match up. Can't wait.

[@niuage]

Hahah, well that aged like milk.

[@davidorawe3931]

Wow Flash dominated that last game.

[@jesse1381]

That mech switch was crazy. Snow should've had more tanks and definitely didn't build enough Turrets in his main though

[@모바일스타크래프트]

😂

[@lowlife4103]

Blizzard after seeing game 1: "Should we make hatcheries 25 minerals cheaper in BW now?" 🤔🤓😹

[@lifenote1943]

XD

[@CoqPwner]

Don't forget to nerf the protoss also! Cuz they are good in lower leagues

[@lowlife4103]

😂 👍

[@Gggggggggggiiii]

와 근데 외국인들도 스타리그를 보나보네 그것도 꽤나많이 ; 개신기하누

[@empty5013]

been watching since kespa, hi from australia ❤

[@jimmusamma1635]

Parting is a god: I hope you treat him like one

[@theredarmy4884]

Yes, we love SSL! Greetings from America ❤

[@markmuller7962]

Since 2005 from Switzerland 😃

[@kane_lives]

최상위 포식자가 나오면.. 그종족사기론이 나온다..

[@CypherBrood]

Spoiler Block Soulkey is looking terrifying. Bonjwa conversation is warranted for sure. Reminds me of Yu from the Webtoon The Boxer. He just looks invincible.

[@MyWay-d5f]

Snow is my favorite and im biased towards Snow. but yes hes just nutty good!. Was a total spanking... If he wins the tournament he's a bojua and any one disputing that has a tuff argument....Got to give credit were credit os due.

[@TrapMagius]

Absolute squash match.

[@JCMiniPainting]

Thank you both very much for the awesome casts!

[@iljimae5126]

When I saw that the video was 90 min or so, I knew that Soulkey sweeped. We need Flash vs Soulkey!

[@IvanS-n5f]

yea ,i insta said 4-0 . But I knew hed wipe him ,just not this hard.

[@SplashJohn]

Any other result would have been a shock. I'm rooting for Sharp v. Soulkey in the finals, 'cuz I think Soulkey would 4-0 Rain.

[@HasekuraIsuna]

SoulKey's ZvP just doesn't look fair, I cannot see Rain having a chance either. Sharp just killed Hero and looked better than ever, I too hope for Sharp to make the finals, probably the only one who has a slim chance at stopping SoulKey.

[@Cray2TheZ]

That was BRUTAL! GG

[@nicholascurry3734]

I got chills, they’re multiplying!

[@miguelrangel6041]

I wish Snow could capitalize on having his own trophy, he's way better than what we just saw today! Cheers! Btw, Soulkey's just unbeatable right now. He's just won this season.

[@glennbradley1374]

Flash won 4 als. Season 2, 3, and 4. 3 in a row. Also won season 8. He also made it to ro4 in season 10 as random, beating snow in p v p twice

[@candleinthecastle7020]

And got to the finals in season 6. I mean... Soulkey is great, but there's still a long way to go to achieve Flash's level

[@jennyxie5382]

I think Season 5 every map is designed to stop Flash from winning all the time

[@candleinthecastle7020]

@@jennyxie5382 that's right! Maybe next season they'll design a map pool to stop Soulkey 😆

[@asaventurasderafaelito5445]

I've also had my excitement killed immediately by seeing the length of the vod. I know you can hide that with ads on Chrome but I also check KZbin on my phone and as far as I know it's not possible to hide the length here. The duration of the video told me straight away the winner and the score.

[@zolniu]

It's crazy that there is no setting in KZbin app that will let you hide the video length.

[@mitchellhumphrey9481]

i know man, i felt the same. Couldnt wait for this, then saw the length of the vid and got sad

[@marcelabelingerova8199]

Once i see video uploaded i dont stare at it just quickly click it then i cover the bottom of the screen with my hand works well

[@asaventurasderafaelito5445]

I hope they come up with a creative solution to fix this problem without impacting the algorithm for them.

[@asaventurasderafaelito5445]

@marcelabelingerova8199 that's a good one; I normally do the same, but this time, I was caught by surprise as I was distracted with another video.

[@DordiHOTS]

I wouldn't be watching pro Starcraft if it wasn't for Artosis and Tasteless. So glad to see you two back in the scene. It almost brings tears to my eyes. I used to play SC2 religiously and almost got master. Loved the pro scene so much too.

[@TheBrettdenver]

Length of the video gave this one away already😭….no need for spoiler blocker top comment😞

[@MyWay-d5f]

Yeha it's tilt. Like there should be a standard if uploading a long video and just leave parts empty so we don't know.

[@dzstoyanov]

@@MyWay-d5fThey mentioned this already in an earlier video. They can’t do that because KZbin would punish the video ranking.

[@I-ONLY-BUILD-MECHS-AND-DUSTERS]

@@dzstoyanov It's also BS. People already skip all the ads and other garbage in between, it's no different.

[@ashrasmun1]

If you go to comments before finishing the video, it's your fault. And the video length has already been discussed - there's no need to beat the dead horse.

[@ashrasmun1]

@@MyWay-d5f Back in the day people used to upload matches as separate videos, but then there are no ads, and ads are the reason why we can watch this to begin with... People don't do tournaments for fun - it needs to pay off and that's understandable.

[@김도형-o2e]

Snow melting like he's still in the middle of scorching hot summer... sad but we all knew this would happen 😥

[@2Limm]

Starcraft 2 going down in flame, at least Starcraft 1 is still with us!

[@cl8804]

how so?

[@dew9103]

@@cl8804the new patch

[@Gonzalo_105]

@@cl8804 im curious too, i don't follow starcraft 2 anymore...

[@matteofontana_]

@@Gonzalo_105 starcraft 2 is still fine but less popular. protoss is struggling

[@zergu-yf3gd]

@@Gonzalo_105 theres new patch announced for sc2 toss hates it cos it nerfs them and buffs terran and zerg.. terran is already too strong according to everyone.

[@debostahn]

Queens of the Stone Age brought us Songs for the Deaf, but it took Tastosis to bring us StarCraft for the Blind

[@Zyzyx442]

43:43 "and he is the God of Reavers right?" - Artosis said to Tasteless as they do a toast to Snow

[@jesse1381]

Was a single Reaver even made this series? Terrible build choices by Snow to keep going Corsairs every game against Hydras

[@Zyzyx442]

@@jesse1381 yeah i was hoping for some epic late game matches, expected soulkey to wim, but not this one sided.

[@sir0herrbatka]

SK not only defeated Snow. He murdered him and stole his wifi.

[@somecooney5304]

Gonna save this and watch it tonight. Imo, the cast will likely be better than the actual games.

[@flyingsteaks]

man, SoulKey's build selection is just perfect

[@malificusalbert]

@13:08 Tasteless in a whole different dimension is awesome looking haha

[@BouBrother]

That group of Dutch SC friends looks like so much fun! I wanna join! 👋😁

[@ethansaltmere]

I would love to see what snow was seeing in the first game to make him cancel those cannons? It shows on the map he was scouting with the Corsair over soulkey’s main, but we can’t see. It just doesn’t make sense. It is clearly the No lair 5 hatch hydra all in. If he did start lair it would have been so so late. Such a strange decision

[@sirgoodboy]

I was refreshing so hard for this to come up 😅 I screamed and said it's up! My wife looked and me and said see you tomorrow 😂😂😂

[@Pabmyster]

Well, (un)lucky for your wife, it wasn't much of a show 😂

[@ocircles738]

Little did she know, she'd see you 30 minutes later

[@corriedebeer799]

Don't lie, you don't have a wife.

[@cl8804]

kinda gay

[@kevinf.2556]

@@Pabmyster yeah there certainly was no shnow after that

[@reishiki8682]

Watched late due to a storm so thank you very much for posting!

[@kane_lives]

That storm must have had more lightning than this series.

[@pontussamuelsson4003]

Psi storm or regular? 😂😂❤

[@HappyChillmore]

LETS GO SOULKEY!! My two favorite players

[@dan502m]

Snow is to soulkey what artosis is to snow, just a thing to destroy while half trolling and then make funny video. I love both these players games regardless and of course love to artosis and tasteless

[@MondSemmel]

Audio issues at the start (e.g. 2:00), with the Korean cast not being muted or lowered relative to the Tastosis cast.

[@Healcannon]

Man I love Soulkey. Hes crazy.

[@canabitter]

Amazing! Tastosis is doing God's work

[@goodisgood153]

SO MUCH CHILLS

[@dangregory-ys2li]

Flash save us from this guy!

[@VictorMadhan]

Flash’s Siege Tanks should toast Soulkey’s Zerg with their Shock Cannons. Can’t wait for them to face off, with Flash back in the scene now 😎

[@모바일스타크래프트]

​@@VictorMadhanFlash is back, he showed himself on his streaming but he needs to learn current meta and train harder (cuz he had 3 years period ) we are looking forward to his next asl entry!

[@VoiDukkha]

the birth of another legend

[@debostahn]

Bro that thing in game 4 where Soulkey built a geyser to get rid of the mineral the drone was carrying lmao

[@worst9365]

There is nothing announced from Patreon to indicate they will be switching their subscription model. Why would you say this?

[@serojachef465]

Tasteless is using Nokia N93 to stream in 2024.

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Indeed? That would be the most old school thing.

[@elidhx6635]

I can't get a Lock-On! He's evading my targeting software!

[@bfors8498]

@@elidhx6635 underrated comment 😂

[@TheRoCkHaRdOrDiE]

brought to you by 1080 artosis and 480 tasteless lmao

[@Honyakusha]

It is sad that they cannot monetize this cast because of ToS. It's not their fault, though. I also did not expect SoulKey to violate Snow this much.

[@Weedensvenner]

i stayed tru, wating for my fav broadcaster (been watching old asl) ty for the good content tru all this years!

[@anoramba]

Getting chills over here

[@Zyzyx442]

PLease Flash, we need you! Lighten our darkest hour!

[@bakoyma]

Is Ziggy translating? 👏👏👏

[@JRTIntervencion]

Holy.... SoulKey really is ahead of everyone else wow

[@du_gall]

Snow vs Flash was the most one sided victory. Soulkey just repeats this.

[@PuertoRicanAsian]

Maybe you could add a recap with analysis of key moments to these shorter videos? This would solve the issue of people clicking off because they only want to see game footage

[@reval1989]

Will we get a BO7 that isn’t a complete bop? In hindsight Barracks felt like the closest one so far

[@aSenatorial]

Sharp v hero was closer and better games than snow-barracks

[@jesse1381]

​@@aSenatorial It actually wasn't. It was a terrible series where hero played like an imposter. One of hero's wins was a totally botched game and the 6th game hero never made a den or any units yet he had 4 Hatcheries? It's really difficult to explain how bad that series was or why hero made clearly losing actions

[@sleeper1855]

​@@jesse1381 yah Hero played pretty poorly, just did not look strong during the mid game surviving vs basic MM pressures

[@Gloriath1]

Snow should have just built mass scouts.....ARTOSISUUUUUUU !!

[@jesse1381]

Scouts would've done more against those Mutas in game 3 than the DTs accomplished which was absolutely zero

[@stefanc4520]

I couldn't bare to watch this again but I did it for Tastosis ❤

[@Endlessmelody4]

I love watching soulkey play sc

[@samuelkim9195]

bo7 in bw is just the best thing that happened to these tournies.

[@retr213]

oh well, at least some crowd chills were delivered

[@ChristosapherDre]

for the first seconds there i thought tastosis was translating for her :D

[@ntr86]

It may be too early to call, but I think we just may witness one of the best players in BW history. Arty said he doesn't like BW to chess comparison, but Soulkey plays BW like it's chess - adapting on the fly to the opponent decisions, predicting them, countering them, like a machine. I watch this and I feel stupid. Can't imagine how Light and Sn0w felt this season. Imagine, play BW professionally over half of your life, then meet this guy, get wrecked like a child. I was disappointed with Light performance, but I was wrong, it wasn't Light bad, it was Soulkey that good. Light actually made smart decision going all in 3 games in a row, at least he scored a point. I predict 4:1 in finals, whoever will Soulkey meet, it doesn't matter.

[@rayleigho14]

that was an ass whooping if i ever seen one

[@poppy3318]

Ass whoopin'? We just witnessed a murder.

[@JackyVSO]

"Welcome to the pre-match interview! Snow and Soulkey, let's get right to it: the VOD is only 1:36 long so one of you two is going to get completely demolished before you even catch a breath. Which one of you do you think it will be?"

[@Takeshita_Sakakaki]

not sure if it was just me but I was having trouble hearing you two over the hostess at the start

[@ADiDAS796]

Within the lurch of my own despair I lay upon the couch, drifitng through time and space until I felt it. The chill ran down my spine, the ramen quivered and shook on the shelf, and I knew the round of 4 had begun.

[@MrDdz]

It's not 2 AM this time. Hell's yeah!

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

7.45am here, go Korea! Broardcast straight into my morning coverage!

[@davidm2031]

What happened to the new one?

[@mf_________]

they uploaded rain vs rush again by accident i think lmao

[@davidm2031]

@@mf_________ I got my food ready, got it up on the big screen, told my girl not to wait up for me, all ready to go! Darn. I saw the time and was pretty bummed so this is good news I guess. Short times arnt good for my terrans.

[@Ensis-i1x]

Great cast. Great showing from soulkey.

[@ralphjohncarlos1365]

What do you do???

[@Regenesis1]

SOULKEY you are GENIUS man !👍👍

[@armstrongturbo]

I knew exactly what was going to happen when I saw the video length 😢

[@spyinthechat8160]

Prepare to get CHILLED gamers! The games are about to get CRAZY!!

[@Zraknul]

Protoss voting for SoulKey was really all we needed to know. Protoss needs a new Bisu-style revolution to get competitive with Zerg again.

[@memph1ston]

1:26:31 "It has three holes at this point" -SusTosis, 2024

[@jackadam9348]

Soulkey made me into a Zerg fan

[@hallo-mt5tx]

pretty much a repeat of a series i saw on snows stream right before SSL, he lost 7-0 vs soulkey in very similar ways

[@AltereggoLol1]

That guy with the "I hate Protoss so much it's unreal" sign must have had a great day