[ENG] 2024 SSL AUTUMN | RO.8 M4 Sharp vs herO (Tastosis)

[@Mel-he9dh]

Is THAT the inventor of THE famous CRAZY ZERG!?!??? Oh, and it's nice seeing Tastless too.

[@lexor24]

CHILLS ZERG

[@じょせふ-v2z]

crazy Terran = attack into too many sunkens and throw the game 😭

[@No0dz]

Don't take it personally but need to fact check you here: Artosis is the INVENTOR of crazy Zerg, not just a proponent. Came up with the name and everything

[@iithunderii9800]

LMAO good one man 😂

[@TheBrettdenver]

@@No0dz100% . Gives me TRUTH CHILLS thinking about it

[@MondSemmel]

Re: the post-game interview, it was interesting to hear (at 2:14:47) that Soulkey helped Sharp practice, even though they're both in the round of 8 and would face each other in the finals if they both win their respective next rounds. My headcanon is that Soulkey would gladly help anyone to eliminate his fellow zergs just so that he doesn't have to play a ZvZ :p.

[@BioReptiles]

This is so hilarious, probably soulkey is the one who came up with Sharps builds for this series 😂😂😂

[@zabban]

bro would do anyything to dodge those zergz lmao

[@thunder____]

That seems very possible, considering how adamant he was that Jaedong not be in his group in the round of 16

[@lukespalding1964]

I agree guys, sharps builds seemed super annoying to deal with as a zerg player myself as well

[@DanielMorganJr-b1w]

Not everything is so deep or selfish lol. He's probably just friends with sharp.

[@EebstertheGreat]

In game 1, Sharp spawns as the "olive" color. You normally only see the main 8 colors (P1 Red, P2 Blue, P3 Teal, P4 Purple, P5 Orange, P6 Brown, P7 White, and P8 Yellow), but in custom games, four more colors were available (P9 Green, P10 Pale Yellow, P11 Tan, and P12 Dark Aqua). The P10 Pale Yellow color is extremely similar to P8 Yellow. In Remastered, the palette was later extended to 22 colors (Pale Green, Blueish Grey, Cyan, Pink, Olive, Lime, Navy, Magenta, Grey, and Black), but in patch 1.23.2, two of these colors were removed (P12 Dark Aqua and Cyan). Also, in the same patch, they changed it so that if a player selects a color, all similar colors are disabled for other players (so for instance if one player selects P8 Yellow, no one else can select P10 Pale Yellow).

[@ocircles738]

Neat, thanks fact boy

[@Ven_de_Thiel]

Thank you fact-providing person

[@Ian-vq3qe]

Any reason they removed dark aqua and cyan?

[@ulyssesdoroja2973]

Damn we got a color-boy over here.

[@DjSqueekz]

Doesn't map palette also affect the available colors? For example, I thought you can't be dark blue on a twilight map or white on a snow map, but its been a while since I played.

[@MATTINCALI]

Thought I left my window open, when I realized it wasn't, I came here.

[@raydespoir]

Getting the point across without actually saying the word. I like the subtlety here.

[@tkay42]

"Sum 41 uped that game" - jep. Artosis is full on, on dad jokes mode 😂 - Another perk of beeing a fan of a 25+ years old game. With this casts, you never feel old! 👍

[@TheChaosNova]

What an insane final match. That was incredible

[@SplashJohn]

Yep, I really enjoyed that also!

[@davidm2031]

Can't believe he went crazy Terran.

[@TheChaosNova]

@@davidm2031 as named by the caster Tasteless, the inventor of crazy Terran.

[@windmerge]

How did Arty not get CHILLS in that last map?! His lack of chills disappoints me GREAT match

[@andreluiskarpinski732]

He was busy saying sharp has not a good wraith control just before he godly exterminate all the scourge.

[@iMasturb8ed]

An entire freezer’s worth of tendies wasted due to the lack of chills.

[@bunnieskitties293]

Reflexes Sharp, Minds In Thrall, Gamers Play and Chills Begin. SSL, Artosis Pylon tonight.

[@orriHirro]

Pin this

[@Pabmyster]

Thank god Sharp rubbed that cocky smirk off Hero's face. That pregame interview Hero seemed so smug and Sharp was just a focused killer. Also can't believe how doubtful arty was of Sharp after what he did to get there and how well he's been playing and his great mindset.

[@shaggyfeng9110]

Just like when Rush said it would be one-sided against Rain, lol

[@TheOdMan]

1:27:20 "Me too" Understatement of the year award goes to Artosis.

[@BioReptiles]

Been refreshing for the past 50 mins haha. So excited for this match

[@Ian-vq3qe]

This is one of my favorite matches this year

[@Goenitz33]

That last game build is really 🎉

[@ashrasmun1]

The moment Sharp dropped marines on top of a bunch of ultralisks spawning was hilarious. Just imagine what could those marines think: "Are you fucking serious? You drop me into THAT?!"

[@Pangora2]

I just tried to imagine what the Ultralisks thought. They're only alive for seconds and someone is sprinkling food on them. They're going to think Dropships just drop candy.

[@barti6858]

Helldivers marines

[@fukcingweeabos3167]

I vote we frag this comm-ACK

[@aimwell7089]

This is what stimpack do to your brain

[@avinotion]

That Wraith vs Scourge fight was so intense. I was literally at the edge of my seat!

[@davidh4921]

could hero have gone hydras to handle the wraiths?

[@Reruro]

@@davidh4921 I think the problem with that is that he was already into Spire tech and actively losing Drones given the Wraiths were already out. If you delay even longer to get a Hydra Den by the time they're out you're hosed.

[@じょせふ-v2z]

0:23 that split second graphic says ASL 😳

[@superdrunkdnb]

😳

[@IYPITWL]

yep ASL with a soulkey jersey! Awesome catch I'll try to post on RT's discord

[@copyRtest1]

Lol

[@tkay42]

How did you know....? O.o

[@isambo400]

Boy I hope someone got fired for that blunder

[@joebazooks]

super impressive showing. hes on the up and up. hes been showing more and more impressive games as times goes on

[@NoobVersusPro]

The sharp bust timing seems much more effective than the light bust timing.

[@TheGero95]

My bust timing is way too early

[@ocircles738]

Sharp can bust my timing

[@adept7497]

Yes, Yes. Bust it wide open.

[@Jockedemus]

Artosis said he'd seen a flash replay with that same play. If Sharp gets hold on more Flash replays everything's possible.

[@najssiness]

Well soulkey is better first of all

[@MundaneDave]

So hyped for this ro4. It's like we're getting 3 finals

[@P7ab]

Finally a ro8 series over two hours lol

[@AnimeFan-wd5pq]

Watching it was kinda the same right? Lmao

[@user-uv5nv7od9i]

hype for sharp seeing his reaction to getting one over on hero at the end there

[@TheOdMan]

1:35:50 In one of the earlier games this season there was a guy from Norway, he had a sign that said something like "Your music sucks ass" in Norwegian, never been more proud of my Scandinavian brothers.

[@iMasturb8ed]

Viking moment

[@noname-sj1hi]

Honestly, Sharp is looking so dialed in, I can see him going all the way, extremely impressive play. That being said Soulkey is looking just as good, a final between those two could be one of the greatest ever.

[@christopherho7856]

26:31 😂 One of several reasons why I only watch you guys for StarCraft and no one else. Always top quality entertainment.

[@bencheevers6693]

spoiler I am so friggen happy for this result, I really like so many players so it's hard when they play each other, Hero deserves a championship and he got coin flipped in a zvz the last time he was there, that's a good story and I'm fairly confident he will win in the next couple series especially with how strong zerg is lately, the problem is not enough protoss are getting through to make the route easy for zerg. For this match though, Sharp played beautifully and he has such a good story as well, the way he plays is so entertaining and really endearing, he stuck with his fairly unique style, and it worked out so well for him. Like the casters were saying, Hero is the one zerg that is so solid, Sharp played out of his mind.

[@ralphjohncarlos1365]

Wow speechless… well done sharp!!!

[@SplashJohn]

Yeesh, I'm hoping this is a little more competitive than Rush v. Rain. (Edit: Okay, just finished watching. Wow, that *almost* made up for Rush v. Rain. Very impressive and intense play from Sharp & Hero, and I'm so happy a terran survived to Ro4. The casting is a lot of fun -- thank you Tasteless & Artosis! And the translation is much appreciated.)

[@davidm2031]

I'm about to sound like RT.....but Rush kinda got screwed. He had no chance vs gas steal on 2 player or nexus first cross spawn on every map. Rain just guessed right on every. Single. Map Nothing against rain

[@Cray2TheZ]

Man, I CAN'T WAIT for the Ro4!!! GG!

[@math925]

(Verse 1) I’m in too deep, and I can’t help but see, Artosis plays his games, never builds a third base, He’s micro-managing, while the timers tick away, All these minerals piled up, but he’s still stuck in place. (Chorus) I’m in too deep, and he’s stuck on one, No extra hatch, he just keeps having fun, Scouting all around, but he’s blind to the light, Artosis, come on, man, just expand tonight! (Verse 2) Always holding back, waiting for that perfect time, While the enemy's creeping, building up their lines, He’s got all these plans, but they’re never in sight, Macro’s a mystery, lost in the night. (Chorus) I’m in too deep, he’s on one base still, Watching all his dreams, fade like a cheap thrill, Can’t you see it, Artosis, you need to take a chance, Expand your horizons, give the game a dance! (Bridge) He’s so content, but the clock’s running low, Sitting on his tech, where did all the drones go? We’re stuck in this loop, watching him play slow, Artosis, it’s time, just let your economy grow! (Chorus) I’m in too deep, he’s still on one, Waiting for the moment, but the moment's long gone, Keep it moving, Artosis, don’t be stuck in this fight, Expand for the win, let’s make this feel right! (Outro) I’m in too deep, can’t watch anymore, Expand those bases, let’s settle the score, Artosis, my friend, it’s time to break free, From your one-base dreams, let’s make history!

[@iloveTSA]

So happy for Sharp! Less go~~~BW 4 EVER!

[@serhiy_serhiy]

Yeah, really happy for him too 😊

[@greenwave819]

Very Stoked for Sharp. His response was pure joy!

[@Materialist39]

Amazing series, truly one of my favorites in a while

[@joebazooks]

ngl the soop logo is pretty sick

[@SmokerFace12]

I WANT TO LIVE EVERY MOMENT I CAN GIVE

[@samuelsammington3572]

il have some money, booze, hookers and black jack please

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

When Terran become as good with Wraiths as Zerg are with Mutas, this will be a game changer!

[@Bob-qc8kn]

Watch a Bishop game. He is much better with his wraiths

[@whiteflash4444]

Yeah dude terrans gotta up their wraith game

[@davidm2031]

Can't do this on other maps. Very cool tho.

[@corey8910]

We went from like 75% terrans in the round of 24 to only possibly 1 terran in the round of 4. It all rests on Sharp! Crazy how things shake up.

[@xardiodrack1798]

by far the best of the round of 8 and winning with crazy terran 0.0 a trully incredible set

[@iithunderii9800]

LAST RO8 MATCH, IM FREEZING FROM THE CHILLS 🥶

[@tehvolka]

That last game was the x-factor that he was missing. Great stuff.

[@TheGero95]

14:58 match start

[@christianfulton3918]

Such an impressive display by Sharp! He clearly put in the prep and then finished on a brand new strategy we've never seen before. Wild series!

[@Borsuk3344]

We don't need a spoiler shield, we need a repetitive joke shield.

[@SplashJohn]

Preach.

[@PTfan54]

You must not be familiar with Artosis's fanbase.

[@じょせふ-v2z]

chills

[@Figgy20000]

That's CRAAAAAAAAAZY!!!!!

[@AltereggoLol1]

@@PTfan54 artosis fans would never spam the same TTS superchat fifty times a minute

[@Mahiwana]

"He's addicted to sunken busting" 🤣🤣

[@JB6kow00-]

I don't know who wins, but I love how passionate Sharp is. I'm rooting for him.

[@MitchellEdelman]

I thought this was a rebroadcast of ASLEnglish, and I spent a good 10 mins looking for the original vod. I just realized this is the same channel, just rebranded to SOOP.

[@jasonchen4312]

same lol

[@supaflytoon7684]

Love sharp getting through to semis, one of my fav players atm.

[@kurtwells711]

Wow! What an awesome match and the absolutely clutch micro on the final map followed by the pop off! Congrats!

[@StarJoker2]

2:12:40 wow Firebathero, haven't heard that name in years. That guy's such a troll, love it haha. Good game anyways

[@JosephZepeda]

Genius way to solve the length of the video being a spoiler, corrupt video file that randomly jumps ahead makes it hard tell how many games could be played.

[@JorgenVonStein]

Wiki: Crazy Zerg: coined by former StarCraft Pro Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski for how crazy it made him. Those close to Dan say that he should start doing Yoga.

[@MrDdz]

Dang it, it's 2 AM and I just haven't gone to sleep yet!

[@markmuller7962]

A new SSL day Let's goooo 😱

[@colinbaxter1022]

My favorite series so far from you guys.

[@ezpz2680]

Absolutely insane match today

[@sethmoyer]

I have always liked herO's choice of background music. I guess he really loved The Bourne Identity 😁

[@yrtomin]

The surprise casting cameo with Miley Cyrus really caught me off guard.

[@weevsta7586]

Artosis waffling about how hard done by Terran have it, just shows they have every tool at their disposal!

[@skykur]

Refresh gang, where you at

[@meowmers2512]

Those last two games were so entertaining - Sharp is so fun to watch.

[@randyohel9074]

One season had a song that was something like “die from the rage of the one you hate”. That one was sick

[@LesOubliesQuebec]

I know why Artosis like that guy he feels like him an eternal underdog with hope.

[@Sherwizzly]

Tasteless just gold with his shameless music plugs making Arty so giddy. So wholesome.

[@47ness5]

Artosis pretty much embracing being the Bobby Heenan of Terran. Ya love to see it. :D

[@whiteflash4444]

W R A I T H S dude if more terrans can get real good w wraiths i really think that would change the tvz meta more in terrans favor on a lot of maps not just islands. SICK match!

[@TH3R34LK]

Let’s go guys, but first SPOILERS BLOCKER!!!🎉❤🎉

[@darkstarpress9455]

I'm so glad I got a chrome extension which hides the length of the video for this one

[@orriHirro]

Greetings and gratitude to Tasteless and the founder of CRAZY SERG startegy.

[@ataraxieabrutissante267]

Crazy sperg

[@MunkeyBrewster]

Incredible series!

[@AlexIstratescu-d1g]

At least when You have a 2. Commentary...You are one of them😉

[@timbaleno9269]

New tournament called CSL? Nah, I think we have that one already Artosis. And you were even there for it :D

[@cerevantes1234]

Always the best to see casts from the originator of the Term Crazy Zerg. 100% true

[@michaelbird9148]

Overall, solid play by Sharp - excluding game 3. Loved him mixing in old builds. He had good build selection generally. Always a player I'm cheering for, and it was nice to see him add a bit of depth to his generally vanilla TvZ

[@Reruro]

TRIPLE STARPORT OPENER? DUDE THIS SERIES RULES

[@BrolyPowerMaximum]

Soup star league!!! I want to liiiive!

[@JPR3D]

That was a sick series. Congrats to the winner, he earned it. What an ending game too. BTW, is maintaining a completely stoic expression still expected after winning a series? I love it when players can't help themselves.

[@christopherp.8485]

Really pleased to see Sharp win. Good for him.

[@markmuller7962]

We're having foreigners in studio every time this days 😃 I love it

[@dan77825]

What a series! Great stuff.

[@bfors8498]

Looks like tasteless is sitting on Arty's lap, which is exactly how I imagined they cast together

[@fifthofascalante7311]

Pheeew that last game was so tense! I really like games on Dominator and Monty Hall. As someone who only spectates and doesn’t play, Minstrel is too confusing. BUT sadly no ZvZ finals for me :(. Congrats to Sharp

[@Axxzilla]

Open the windows and let the breeze cool off your SOOP - its time to get chilly.

[@Seodoth]

with a pop-off like that how can you not root for this man!

[@meguemil8542]

This game really was something else

[@Conndor556]

Great series! Anybody know when/if Flash is coming back?

[@КонстантинИванов-д1д]

1:20:39 there WAS too much action going on but Tasteless was actually discussing the sunkens :D

[@behold_band]

Happy to see Sharp take the 3o clock as a third on minstrel. It feels like to me that 620 position. Only way I see that base working is with supply depots/turrets/bunkers, basically heavy static d. But also give yourself vision below at the 6.

[@ashsattva]

Great games! Spoiler below: So glad Artosis mentioned the depot kill at near 1:20:00, I was scratching my head unsure why Sharp would do that and was left to assume it was a misclick until Artosis corrected me.

[@TowerSavant]

This whole thing man. This whole thing right here!

[@ctu22]

Artosis logic "Sharp and I play identical builds therefore, we are equally skilled and he will lose to hero." Can't get more delussional than that.

[@yeoldenewbie]

booooooooi Sharp is on point this year, CHILLS

[@AlDim000]

Artosis: Sharp is no good at wraith control Sharp: hold my beer

[@serhiy_serhiy]

Hey guys! In the interviews, they ask players whether they are T or P? What does that even mean?

[@somaloll]

a part of me wants one of the players to stop being polite and just tell the other that they're going it annhialate them

[@TheDesertSpear]

Rush said he was gonna go 4-0 or maybe 4-1 against Rain...

[@elidhx6635]

"Thanks Gyuri, i'm about to piledriver Mind into the garbage can. Watch this drive."

[@Pabmyster]

Hero said he would win 4-1 and kind of laughed it off, but Sharp was just focused on the goal

[@aSenatorial]

You been watching replays, huh? Yeah, watch this

[@NegatioNZor]

Spoiler shield!!!!

[@BubberTubber]

Doing gods work! Spoiler shield always gets my upvote.

[@Conundric]

Me Watching this 3 min after posting 😂

[@CURichard2019]

Zerge loses their hatchery and 20 drones. Artosis - "I think zerg has an advantage out of that."

[@debostahn]

"thank you David Kim" lmfao

[@Faucet123]

Felt like Sharp was on fire in the R16 but no Zerg that round -- excited to see what he puts on vs herO

[@LoLXaxziminrax]

Where we're going, we don't need sleep

[@qcdoomqc]

we won't need eyes to seeee!!!

[@sanctuarygaming4984]

Allright, im calling. The whole thing was a bit, a ploy. Tasteless has known the WHOLE tiime Arty did not invent the phrase crazy zerg...

[@momoaa]

"you sum41'ed that pretty good" ahhh why did that make me laugh

[@zolniu]

1:18:01 Why did Sharp attack his onw Depo there? EDIT: Ok, nevermind - they explain it at 1:20:45

[@najssiness]

Yeah and i love that it like won the game