[ENG] ASL S15 RO.8 Match1 Best vs Action (Tastosis)

[ENG] AfreecaTV StarLeague(ASL) Season 15 (Tastosis)
Ro.8 Match1: Best vs Action

[@DerpHerper]

This genuinely feels like one of the best series I've seen in years. Maybe I'm just feeling the hype but wow. What a series of plays.

[@mathieutaillefer8418]

No, youre right.. ive been watching since Kespa and this is one of the great ones for sure.

[@Adrian-kf7mg]

I am a terran myself but i completely agree with your comment

[@theunderback]

I disagree... games were so sloppy I couldn't believe this was professional Starcraft. Action played really bad and didn't know how to close games that had been already won.

[@ashrasmun1]

@@theunderback I need to kind of agree. Ending of game 2 was sloppy in a sense that Action dismantled Best and then threw away his lead entirely because he got cocky. Ending of match 3 was weird too. He microed guardians with minimal effort and just threw random stuff at the base without any rhyme or reason. Nevertheless I really enjoyed all of these matches.

[@theunderback]

​@@ashrasmun1 Well yeah, games were very entertaining that's for sure.

[@g_eddie]

ASL English Team must have gotten the adrenal glands upgrade, because these are coming out quick! Great work y'all, keep it up!

[@jerrytealeaf]

Lovin' it

[@g_eddie]

@@jerrytealeaf nice pfp

[@eurapeon]

Don't jinx it 🙄

[@hellowill]

still comes out a week late. Not the same as when it was live :(

[@aeonstar293]

Oh my gosh that Dark Archon play was fantastic.

[@misterkefir]

so incredibly satisfying!

[@shiroineko13]

dark archon hero...

[@leebosley5984]

Agreed - blown away

[@canobaraybar]

Anyone have a timestamp? Ot was so good

[@steampunkwhale2280]

As a Zerg player, I’m just gonna stay off the ladder for a while ._.

[@misterkefir]

An absolutely INSANE series of Starcraft: Brood War ! ! ! Games 2 and 3 are a *must watch* for sure. This game is not easy.. but the tenacity to survive and the spell usage.. Wow, GGs !

[@paulhamtorlia3039]

They could not shatter our unity!

[@misterkefir]

@@jemperdiller You're utterly clueless. Just stay silent.

[@Zraknul]

@@jemperdiller Fair bit more skill than A-click guardians.

[@citizenofterra]

@@jemperdiller If it was so easy, how come protoss isnt just winning everything? There's something called micro and it aint easy

[@bbroeren6431]

My god, game 2 and 3 are INSANE! Two of the best PvZ's I have ever seen in 25 years of following the game closely.

[@TheBarbahaba]

25 years is a long time ... but i agree those were epic games ..

[@utarian7]

Game 2 so good!!! mm!

[@thesilentmajority2765]

This series was some of the Best Action I've seen

[@shaggyfeng9110]

nice

[@itmeurdad]

Boooooo

[@DoktorNaibmys]

You deserve 50 minerals for that joke

[@R5123]

Lol

[@fatboyjr364]

As a new dad this is thee start

[@TV-Girl-Enjoyer]

I watched this series live on Afreeca when I couldn't sleep and couldn't wait for the tastosis cast. This series was crazy!!

[@Brozef]

here are the maelstroms you are looking for 48:01 49:30 51:48 53:04 2:02:35

[@nimblesheepvenomous3811]

also at 49:30 53:04 Also earlier in the game there was one on a single lurker and then one on some lurker eggs (?) legit 4 crazy maelstroms in one game, epic

[@DoktorNaibmys]

I think you mean melee storms :P

[@Brozef]

@@nimblesheepvenomous3811 thx, I knew I missed some

[@cl8804]

it's "meleestorm", bozo

[@Brozef]

it's Super Smash Bros. MeleeStorm

[@aeonstar293]

Excellent! I just finished the last one last night! Thank you all involved for pumping these out!

[@DZatheus]

These are coming out faster than I'm finishing the others! Awesome

[@eriks2962]

These are coming faster than

[@beridledodopidop4822]

@@eriks2962 fellow guy in the chat! live long and prosper : )

[@tonyjudge3501]

"You're not an observer, you're a caster"

[@pavetwo4496]

he slid that

[@AndrewTheTransformer]

haha! That line got me as well. Now we will never know about the Dark Templar tattoo on the Bicep

[@kuznetsovvalery2707]

That joke is underrated. Also it is perfected.

[@MrMischelito]

Dark Casting Archon was on fire ;-)

[@eMbry00s]

Only Shine can see the tattoo

[@sanctuarygaming4984]

game 3 was probably the best game of brood war I have ever seen. So incredible. Such tight late game play from both players. Incredible

[@DrZygote214]

It's pretty epic, but i also recommend ASL S5 3rd Place Match game 5 between Mini and Hero. Debatable which ones is more epic.

[@dimitartodorow4996]

I am sure there are some OSL and ASL games that were just as epic... from the golden age of Kespa. However, even though I am fan of SC since 2006 I cannot remember anymore a game series that rilavls that one. Absolutely insane...

[@section_9]

@@dimitartodorow4996 rewatch eff0rt vs Flash, 2010 Korean Air OSL S1 finals if you want to remember one :)

[@ethansterling4317]

@@dimitartodorow4996 Stork vs GGPlay is the longest PvZ endgame I've ever seen. I don't know where you'd get a good VOD though. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX_Epn6nh6l3o5Y

[@sanctuarygaming4984]

@@asicveg Best won game 3? that was my point. Did you even watch the entire game lol?

[@acardioxc]

The late part of game 3 was insane with all the drops, guardians, reavers and incredible psi storms. Definitely one of the most entertaining sequences in ASL in recent memory.

[@Ecrilon]

This series is a narrative arc about (1) the Protoss completely overrun on Aiur, (2) retreating and holding Shakuras with the help of the Dark templar, (3) returning to to establish that foothold on Aiur from the Legacy of the Void cinematic, and (4) fighting alongside the Dark Templar to retake Aiur.

[@burst33]

That's a creative comment but it looks like you mixed up games 2 and 3.

[@Ecrilon]

@@burst33 I don't understand. Game 2 I'm referring to how the dark archon (a creation of the dark templar in the lore) was instrumental in his defense. Game 3 I'm referring to how he didn't make extensive use of dark templar or dark archons but used mostly high templar and archons just like in the LotV cinematic. It's also similar to the LotV cinematic because he ended up defending one last bastion like when that pylon warped in during the cinematic, which allowed the Protoss to achieve their win condition.

[@nikolaipenev8349]

Loving the rp 😂

[@burst33]

@@Ecrilon I was referring to how you said game 2 was them going back to shakuras, when it was actually game 3 that was played on the shakuras twilight map. But if that's how you really meant it then okay.

[@Ecrilon]

​@@burst33​ Ohhhh, no that's fair enough. Yeah, that's a part that doesn't fit. I was just thinking about the games themselves. Shakuras was added for flavor because that's what happened in the original lore and I probably should have dropped it. But I think we can all agree that this is the fault of Korean mapmakers that didn't predict this series when they made HBR in 2009.

[@TMRaven]

Oh BABY this dropped earlier than I expected.

[@allydea]

This was MADNESS! How is this game still delivering such awesomeness after 25 years?!

[@AndreasLovely]

1:38:21 "This is the army that protects Tassadar" gave me a good chuckle. 😄

[@f3s3n]

Same. Was looking in the comments for someone to say this. LOL

[@Jahovasnout]

Love that arty got his best "I just woke up" fit greased up for the top 8

[@IYPITWL]

This BO5 were best games in the tournament so far! Super impressive and great commentary from Tastosis, especially in the last game, they had me cracking up.

[@lazyammo8206]

This was so lit. What a great set of start off top 8. Great work Tastosis very entertaining as always!

[@bradyhicks5994]

Game 2 an absolute gem. Love the crowd going wild.

[@Undone007]

This was tremendous on both sides, extremely entertaining and im super stoked for RO4. So glad we have a good shot at 1-1-2 racial distribution, just please dont let 3 zergs through. Pretty sure best played the best defensive games ive ever seen in this match. Game 3 was amazing to watch, it was constant crazy shit happening everywhere.

[@jameson5508]

Timestamps (I will timestamp 5 games regardless of actual outcome or games played in this B05 to avoid spoilers as best I can. If an outcome is reached before game 5, you can expect at least one of my timestamps to be a final player interview, Tastosis commentary, or similar timestamp) Tastosis Banter starts: 0:26 (Thank you editors for jumping right into English commentary this time, please continue this trend and make it a regular part of these uploads) Players Interview begins: 4:17 Game 1: 14:39 Game 2: 30:40 Game 3: 1:00:27 Game 4: 1:49:29 Game 5: 2:08:39 Tastosis closing comments: 2:16:08

[@pavetwo4496]

Best played really well but every game Action lost he threw. You could just see his mental was in the toilet 1/3rd of the way through game 3 when hes killing his own lings trying to kill eggs. He wasnt supply blocked. he was 32/37 and he killed two of his own lings on the eggs

[@olivierslupik9353]

Dont watch the comments before the game! Omg game 2 and 3. Game 2 was the biggest comeback I have ever seen, to think how much Action was winning that game even Tastosis gave him the victory wayyyy to early! Also the ending of game 3 was like a protoss mission in the campaign, soooo epic. I always root for terran players but for the first time I want Best to win this asl, he deserves it so much

[@acardioxc]

I'm rooting for Best too. If not him, I'd like to see JD take it down.

[@TheCopyTitan]

Certainly the most entertaining games for me in a long while, and I'm a Terran player. And those maelstroms were just next level. Liked and bookmarked. Also, great stuff, Tastosis, for uploading these so fast!

[@Mahiwana]

man so many big moments. what a match and amazing cast as always tastosis

[@_supervolcano]

I watched this on the day it came out but I'm still thinking of it. This was such a good series.

[@johnclondike3896]

I have been on again off again watcher of tastosis for like a decade. I think you guys are great especially tasteless has improved in recent year or two. Tosis has always been awesome.

[@Necroneer]

With those maelstroms it makes me wonder why they don't make more dark archons!

[@ManCubuSSC]

I was in disbelief on G3: when Action was maxed out I was doubting why BeSt still didn't leave the game but he teached me to never doubt him again... Game of the year!

[@TV-Girl-Enjoyer]

Same. I watched it live and after the early game I was like "oh wow. This should be a free win for Best bc he held the rush." And then he overcommitted and I was like "damn. Just say GG Best. No point in dragging this game on." Ngl as a fan I was like hurting watching it feeling like I was watching Best slowly die but then he stopped the bleeding and I was like "wait he actually has a shot????????" and then it ended up being one of my fav BW games ever.

[@ethansaltmere]

Yeah lol. All action had to do was make queens and broodling all the templars and he wins. He just completely bottled it

[@michaellopate4969]

@@ethansaltmere Easy to say from the comfort of your armchair, but making these decisions under extreme pressure and time constraints isn't easy, especially when you have very little practice in these situations because like 1 in 200-300 games might get to that point. I'm not sure I've ever seen a queen against protoss in an ASL game, these late game scenarios just don't really happen in tournaments. Not surprising that he didn't have all the answers, just like how Best didn't make a scout despite that being the obvious counter to guardians.

[@ethansaltmere]

@@michaellopate4969 scout is not the counter to guardians at all…. Hydras and scourge and best has no money. Queen has been used many times in Protoss games - indeed the famous asl winner ‘Queen’ literally got his name by using queens to brooding templars vs bisu back in the pro days. I found the exact game that gave Queen his name. It’s here kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4bUnJmHo9pofqc Use of queens to brooding templars was very common back in the day. It’s incredibly powerful and still regularly used but here was completely forgotten in a huge blunder

[@BreakTheIce222]

Tastosis is on fire this ASL. Def gonna subscribe to their Patreon

[@shaggyfeng9110]

Thank you and everyone who helps this amazing SC English casting going!

[@abstractdaddy1384]

Unbelievable games and some of the best maelstrom use I've ever seen. Long live Brood war, the greatest esport!

[@fencserx9423]

The all's quite on the western for metaphor was actually ridiculously perfect for the situation.

[@HasekuraIsuna]

"quite" is unfortunately not quite the right spelling for quiet ; p

[@f00dify]

Man that one Maelstrom in game two was insane. Before the Maelstrom hit Action had 117 supply after the maelstrom Action had 101 supply

[@jesus287]

cadenzie in person for the ro8! woot

[@misterkefir]

yeah! unfortunately they did not realize

[@jeroencaspers9038]

This brings a Light to my heart "Some Action going on" "Oh Artosis this is why you are the Best" "Oh the best!, You also also the Best Tastless"

[@gidi1899]

@Tastosis - New Idea from a long time viewer and supporter: Make a show, where every few days you interview a SC1 gamer/streamer who is in a different level on the ladder (consistently): - About the ladder journey - About the skill jumps from and to, his/her level - Give us an impression of the whole "ladder-tourni-mountain" not only the it's peek :) - Do for SC what no-one has yet to do for any sport - How many friends for practice do they have and do they switch when skills start not to match - And all all the possible joy moments. collect them to a series. - (personal interest) "Emphasize Player Intentions, and what supports/disrupts them" such as commercially relevant and non game relevant interruptions in daily practice.

[@zfeazcesd1047]

SPOILERS: wow what a series. i actually thought Action played better than Best and got himself in many winning positions. game 2 Action had an enormous advantage. he was up like 30 supply around the 15 minute mark after Best lost ~40 probes to 2 lurkers. game 3 Action also was clearly in the lead though not quite as much as game 2. there's an interesting behavior that I've noticed with pros is that when they get a big enough advantage like in game 2, the move always seems to be to aggressively just end the game and the vast majority of the time they do so successfully. after the game 2 devastating drop, you never see a pro just take a 4th and take a slower approach in an unlosable position. maybe there's some pride and even peer pressure. had Action just taken a 4th he would have crushed Best with certainty, but im sure all the other pros would have wondered why he didn't just end the game. this tendency of pros to go hyper aggressive when massively ahead gave Best the chance to win through solid defense and some huge maelstroms. game 3 i think Action's impatience and micro cost him at the end. after he killed Best's main he was up like 70-80 supply with a solid bank. he was running out of resources but he was too inefficient with his gas units attacking 6' o clock. had he microed his guardians a little better or slowed down and gone for a more long term plan of not wasting so many units, perhaps with the use of queens, i think Action would have won. while that kind of ZvP scenario isn't very common, it's a situation that every zerg and protoss player have experienced and these pros have played it out many times...that situation where protoss is holding the last base with a million templar/reavers/cannons. Best didn't have any sairs and no money, if Action would have microed his guardians very carefully, one at a time, then Best would run out of storms and lose. great match though, i'm shocked Best is moving on and I don't think the match score of 3-1 really tells the story of how close the games were.

[@shaggyfeng9110]

They were very close. Best took out Light and Action the 2 great macro players with macro games, simply insane.

[@jnlimacdonalds1]

Love how the content between matches is translated so well, thank you as always for all your hard work Tastosis and Crew!

[@shaggyfeng9110]

The games I have seen today are incredible! Just wow! Simply amazing! Thank you, English casters.

[@Cernunn0s90]

Best is becoming my new favourite player! The Dark Archon play is sick!

[@AlojzyZyrokompas]

Mutas still pop out whenever Tasteless mentions them, lol. That maelstrom on lurker eggs was actually pretty neat, because Zerg cannot force them to cancel and run away from the storm.

[@BakelitTV]

Oh yes baby melee storm is back

[@brsc5998]

I'm not certain how the replays are formatted in advance of you two receiving them....but if possible....would you consider filling the technical difficulties? Rather than cutting them? The Tastosis Banter during downtime is oftentimes a highlight in and of itself :) It would suck to have that removed just for expediency. I'm willing to sit through a 10-15 minute humorous fill :)

[@allanwold996]

That was an insane series. Those are both great builds, and those storms man... Sick!

[@volmix2265]

I might be missing something but is there Ro16 Groups C and D Tastosis casts?

[@Ashentz]

The best series I've seen in years. Absolutely amazing 🎉🎉🎉

[@danielready5769]

SPOILER This was some of the BEST defensive Protoss play ever accomplished.

[@StanisLOVE-]

This was just amazing ! Super satisfying to watch from the beginning to the very end ! Thanks ASL English ❤️

[@rahrahrahrahrahrahra]

This series is some of the Best Action I've ever seen.

[@benjaminconde1089]

Great serie! Not only Best defense was amazing but Action's relentless agression made those game incredible to watch !!! I'm a bit sad to see action leave the tournament, it could have been the final. A real battle of two starcraft heroes here

[@arbootieoaks]

when will the next match be released?? I'm so hype for Mind vs Queen!

[@DarkLeviathan8]

1:57:45 there are no hero Dark Archon in the map editor :) same thing applies for the Valkyrie, and probably a few more units!

[@ReicyXrd]

GOD that was AMAZING!! Game 3 definitely my pick for best game of the season so far! Game 2 was so damn good too

[@sandromaggi4568]

This was one of the best series I've watched in a while. Super action packed!

[@aml7758]

I have rewatched these games 3 times!!! They are CRAZY

[@maximilianw9671]

What an action packed series! One of the best I ever saw.

[@ryankmdkt]

Would it be possible to have the players in the ro8 bracket in the information section?

[@dreamnade]

When that last gg was called I actually teared up I've been a fan since 2007 since he debuted with SKT and over the years I've always been cheering him on and it's so nice to see him back in RO4!

[@ShinigamiStefan]

Best ....... is best . What more can you say O_O . Dark Archon is now officially his spirit animal . Best series i've seen in a few ASLs .

[@briancorbett3600]

That was so Quick! you guys are crushing it!

[@kabuteshiitake7071]

Does HK Lee (the interviewer) play? It seems like she knows a lot about the game.

[@Pioware]

Artosis joke "I have a DT tatoo on my bicep, but you cant see it Tasteless - your not an observer, you're a caster" got me so hard xD Masterful dad humor

[@usmh]

OMG, uploaded so soon after ro16? Way to go, boys.

[@EebstertheGreat]

1:57:48 Unfortunately, there isn't one. There is an Archon hero named "Tassadar/Zeratul" that is never used in any official campaign or map (and has no unique portrait or voice lines), but there is no hero DA at all.

[@grouchomcgrouch4150]

Appreciate everything that you do Arty and Timebones and patreon supporters!!

[@ericwaffles2928]

HEY TASTY AND TOSIS WILL YOU SEE THIS?? Because if either or both of you do, I just want to say; don't EVER, EVER quit casting the ASL. Do whatever you must do, whatever you can do, whatever you need to do, to continue casting together. You two are the best, and the StarCraft community needs you. Literally needs you. The Primarch Of Protoss. The Tyrant Of Terran. We needs you boys. Love your work. Thank you!

[@Jus2nice]

I thought I would spend time with my family this weekend, but you had to upload this video. Now my family will go outside and I will stay in and watch this with a beer.

[@yyyy-uv3po]

getting those priorities right

[@robertovonschoettler]

Kinda wholesome to see Arty cheer for the underdog & the last Protoss of the tOURNAment

[@fredhurst2528]

What a game 2! That one really scratched the Brood War itch and then some.

[@ramzerg]

Damn, Best is long due for a finals. Seeing his performance really gives hope, what games!

[@Tobbe628]

Keep at it improving the speed at which they come out. Good job guys!

[@michalmadaras8193]

Artosis: "You know, I think that means, we are not gonna have too much Action going on.." Tasteless: "This is why you are the Best Artosis." Love you guys!

[@michaeljackson765]

that third game was one of the best pvz ever--pun intended

[@Necroneer]

Finally! Been waiting for this

[@Teddybearxx113]

Oh my this was fast ty guys so much you guys are the best long live starcraft

[@achromicwhite2309]

Man Best EARNED his spot. What a champ! Best fan confirmed!

[@Chromamancer]

In game 3 why not using queens to broodling templar's instead of guardians?

[@AleksandarProkopec]

Dark Archon is such an underused unit. Aside from maelstrom, feedback is a godsent for defilers - given how crucial science vessels and irradiate are for defiler defense, feedback with its 50 energy cost is even better.

[@Xcenttric]

Oh. My. Gosh. That was the sickiest Dark Archon play I've ever seen. I want children from Best. At the moment with Dark Templar tatoo I just died xD "you are not observer, you are a caster" LMAO Thank you Tastosis! The world would be a much worse place without you guys.

[@deadlyway]

This is one of the pvzs ive thoroughly enjoyed in maybe years? What a series! Game 3 :O

[@lexyu4471]

That 6 Ultralisks Vs 4 Archons are Dope man!!!

[@ВладимирБородин-г4г]

where can i watch ro 16 group C and D?

[@nickandrievsky5705]

Wow, great series! Can’t ask more from the game. Just remarkable!

[@PomegranateLost]

IIRC there it's literally just named "Dark Archon Hero" and has no different abilities or buffs of any kind. The only difference is the different outline of the unit when you select it, and it was only used in a bonus campaign mission? I think? I made some UMS maps in my day, and I honestly can't remember it ever being used because it had no attack. I think it was most frequently "used" as a way to "label" beacons / who made the map / etc. since it was otherwise useless.

[@THAC0MANIC]

I Only saw some high light videos of time stamps im amazed there hasnt been a proper time stamp guy yet Tastetosis @0:26 Match 1 @14:41 Match 2 @30:36 (This game gets some tech diff so another spot for past that tech diff) @31:55 Match 3 @1:00:19 Match 4 @1:49:19 Match 5 @2:06:00 The Comment @1:38:20 The Maelstorms @48:00 @51:48 @2:02:34 ok I Lied about some things but still close enough!

[@ollantaymedina2204]

Amazing match between Dark Best and Kamikaze Action.

[@Galacsia]

I want to remind everyone that Action vs Best in ASL 10 was the origin of Ogre Zerg Gamer.

[@richardzhang5630]

Tasteless 2023: 5 zergs in the final 4

[@HTSGOSU]

This is so great not waiting weeks between rounds :)

[@dogboneman69]

Great series. These two players really had a massive difference stylistically that made it so cool to watch.

[@Zyzyx442]

alright that third match was something for the ages, I haven't seen a match like this in a long time, a long time.

[@zsrc3623]

Thank you Tastosis for all you guys do to keep us entertained and feeling whole! We couldnt do it without you!

[@xilongcao8854]

Why no dark archon in game 3? Seemed to me that it would work wonderful in the game 3 base defence.

[@zaubergarden6900]

hey cool did you record this while it was running live?

[@zBatboyz]

Is the game footage sped up or is it just me being tired? At least game 2 seems way too fast?

[@MrDdz]

Whoa, what a nice surprise for my Saturday. Thank you Tastosisuh.

[@brejkaz]

The Best Action I’ve seen in a while

[@MechShark]

Wow. Great games. Also at some point Artosis said "Impegrintable", mixing the literal vocabulary of the Tastosis duo 😂