Epic Match: Maru vs. Dear - Starcraft 2

[@Obtite]

i dont even play starcraft. but its such a chill game to watch

[@terbentur2943]

It's funny.... I used to never understand people watching soccer matches and sport stuff in general. Now finally I get behind that feeling

[@propsurferminge4469]

You should play it because its completely free to play now and its one of my faves.

[@laterwell]

try it then，you will have better understanding of it

[@ThatGuy53297]

Yeah mang. Nice to have in the background.

[@tvelectronicsshorts4100]

So lets play! Its Total free and its one of Best games i ever played!

[@NotMikeStoklasa]

I like how even with cuts you still know whats going on

[@WithNoRegret1]

15:27 look at that charge

[@qwertz12345654321]

it happens when they start a charge but then change targets. You can actually use it as a neat micro trick, but its hard to pull off consistently

[@Clazzette]

@@qwertz12345654321 Adding up precise timing, my hands are dead from all that micro.

[@FranRojo91]

happy feet!

[@djmoneyy]

Francisco Rojo wombo combo!

[@seanchen7391]

That's what Legacy of the Void trailer taught us.

[@the3rdid485]

3:13 "Oh my god, my eyes." Lmao that killed me

[@DontTakeCrack]

that was beautifully executed by the protoss. dude just slowly ate through the enemy and built up his advantage

[@L_ky]

you know it's a long match when it's a 15 min video from HL

[@theSato]

30:05 isn't reaaally a long match. It's just that the match was very dense with fighting and cool moments.

[@pr9519]

instead it was long, it was very Dense and full of engagements

[@Defileros]

That was a weird Vorazun build by Dear

[@zes3813]

wrr, build any nmw is ok

[@Guthewarrior]

Amazing work, love the condensed format!

[@davidabeillaud5521]

11:11 what a nuke ! Place clean for assault

[@Loppy2345]

Classic tried the same strat in the final and Maru learnt how to handle it by walling off and transitioning to BCs and just absolutely destroyed protoss with it.

[@tommythunder7498]

ty for exactly saying what i was thinking!!! :D

[@Moe3ter]

Nice to see such ultilization of DTs.

[@pirisola]

expensive tho

[@azurblueknights]

@@pirisola Expensive, sure, but did you not see how much resources Dear had? He did a very good job at controlling his resources throughout the match, and by the time the constant DT/Tempests took a toll on his gas it didn't really matter and he could just keep spamming Zealots to provide the disruption the DT started.

[@berndarndt9924]

It wasn´t only DT´s, it were zealots + DT so the army wasn´t that expensiv but still did damage and had invisible fighters. SO all in all a really annoying force to deal with.

[@tommythunder7498]

Nice use because terran didnt close correctly bases it shouldnt have happend (even tho Maru is a GOD playing Terran he can still makes mistake; he is Human after all)

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

Yeah but I wish he targeted the orbital commands more. Considering their cost and time to make and if he runs out of scans the DTs would clean up

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

Awesome game to watch. EMP seems so insanely strong considering how important shields and energy are for the protoss army

[@theabstract100]

Really? That comes to you mind after watching that game? Not the insane PSI storms and the DT, which have insane damage and are cloaked without the use of energy and can blink? Yep EMP made the difference in this game...

[@Festivejelly]

Maru really couldnt adapt to his Dear's play. I was super surprised he fell for the DT's in his base so many times.

[@Necroneer]

Imagine if Terran had the repair drone here...

[@tommythunder7498]

Nanorepair for mech unit should be staple!!!!! + medivac that can actually heal 2 target at once!!! vikings with the medivac speed boost upgrade to speed through those storms and/or the stunning ability from Nova's Goliath would really make them just be GOOD! (cuz at the moment vikings are such a simple unit that they are weak compared to other air units)

[@Necroneer]

@@tommythunder7498 Reminds me of BeastyQT's changes.

[@ZC.Andrew]

Blink DT's vs Ghosts. Absolutely badass game play from both sides

[@JapanForSale]

Gotta come out here and support SC2H, always putting out these clean cut videos.

[@veetikaarineva5292]

I think you can say it was a zerg toss if he can sacrifice so many zealots and still have 5k bank and growing

[@adrianbundy3249]

Main reason why Maru lost. It looked like Dear seemed to have soooo many bases all the time.

[@bonjovi7399]

@@adrianbundy3249 and the click and forget Protoss units where Terran has to be on top at all times in all areas of the map

[@adrianbundy3249]

@@bonjovi7399 Kind of like ghost nukes... Click and forget, while zerg and everyone else has to go and literally hunt for a red dot in late game multiple bases, multiple armies, etc - which can be very annoying. It works both ways.

[@adrianbundy3249]

@RandomThoughts Hahahahahahaha. No. If you really believe that, if you really do - you have one of the strongest cases of terranwankacitus I have ever seen in my life. One nuke = an entire drone line dead. I mean, if you can figure out where they are coming from, good - but with 50 all over the place, you would be at a near state of constant drone pulling, making sure - it expensive for you - but twice as expensive for your opponents if you use the ghosts in any way intelligent (like Maru). And that isn't talking about the other infrastructure damage and lesser health buildings one-shotted. Or the fact that not only do you have to cycle through your 6-10 bases late game, but also your army - which can be expensive, and one-shotted, and cost way more than all your nukes ever did. So yes, in many situations, it makes sense to even spam the ever living shit out of them. Sure, they are expensive, but even if only 15% of them hit, you are winning the game.

[@adrianbundy3249]

@RandomThoughts Serral, the best zerg in the world, still won... Ok then, ignoring that silliness, and vs serral on the game he lost, he didn't land the 15% hits. And no, I don't count hitting just a few protective crawlers as hits, or base hits without drones? And keep in mind - Serral lost to that same strategy when he wasn't as used to it. Like - twice in a row before that from Innovation. Third: you don't have to have more than 3 nukes at a time. All you need to do is get a steady stream of nukes, check here, oh, and check there, and check there. Overburden the multitasking. Which is exactly the point of the main discussion here, how apparently the other races didn't have a drop and forget overburden feature.

[@emxcxc]

Thank you SC2HL

[@theSato]

Was really hoping Maru would pull that back - not because I'm a Maru or Terran fanboy (altho I am) but just because those were such terrible odds after the 20 minute mark. Oh well :)

[@tictcha612]

Nice video !

[@DakingofAP]

Crazy game! Wow Maru could’ve used a raven for sure but what a game

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

A raven would increase the mess that is selection priority, he was already taxed to his limits.

[@DakingofAP]

Ole Rasmussen fair point there was quite a bit going on haha

[@fanfan8604]

GG dark Templar

[@Arthutstut641]

Now imagine if maru had one raven

[@Nazz-b7p]

They need to throw campaign perks and twerks from both teams in there. Carriers have repair drones.. bunkers hold more unites but same HP. Stuff like that.

[@Quiczor]

Wow it's been a while since I've seen anyone compete with the Terran late game and win. Well done dear that was awesome.

[@xingx355]

wonder why maru didn't bother building a raven? he had the money early on when the dt spam started

[@lancianera6841]

cuz he had so many orbitals

[@azurblueknights]

​@Orchidahus Pretty much this. Ravens are all fine and dandy, but they only have one real use: detection. They're not an effective force multiplier capable of actually stopping the DTs from doing their harassment. Using them for just the detection would have been a waste of resources, I think. And Maru spent most of the game really stretched thin on resources.

[@whiteegger2565]

Oh this is so much fun to watch seeing the protoss fighting units that they out-heal, out-range, out-speed, out-aoed while having basically no counters for terran in late game. Literally every single TvP late game. So much fun.

[@StriderZessei]

Lol. Protoss pay for that with having higher micro and unit cost requirements.

[@drake3184]

13:40 this "cc" goes down

[@rkanava7245]

Nobody would actually care if they just called all of them cc, its quiten a nice word, I also have nexus hotkeyed c-c so I think it so even more

[@theSato]

think they should just have a generic word for these. "Primary" sounds good. "Main" doesn't work since that's your initial base, and "base" doesn't work since thats everything, including tech and production.

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

@@theSato Nobody is going to switch up what they call stuff 7 years in.

[@jsleamer2046]

starcraft is the ultimate chess game

[@obnarujen_eskobar]

no, only chess is the ultimate chess game

[@krioni86sa]

Starcraft is the ultimate starcraft game

[@izvarzone]

Starcraft is starcraft of RTS games.

[@cobble3231]

Maru I love maru but I also love has

[@sindrestokke79]

I really like that second caster

[@Tetsu9701]

Being a lifelong Terran player, it's so frustrating seeing Protoss late game. It's simply terrifying and seems unbeatable.

[@tommythunder7498]

dont despair bro! (terran at hreat too) blizzar djust need to use a bit more of their brain to balance this !!! exemple this game terran should have had : Nanorepair for mech unit should be staple!!!!! + medivac that can actually heal 2 target at once!!! vikings with the medivac speed boost upgrade to speed through those storms and/or the stunning ability from Nova's Goliath would really make them just be GOOD! (cuz at the moment vikings are such a simple unit that they are weak compared to other air units) and dont start me talking about BC ;)

[@andrewroyle2847]

I do not often see Maru lose. Like that or at all. XD

[@vinhbanghuynh451]

Dear so good!

[@andykerr1263]

so, a question, is it not possible to set unit health bars to be visible ifnot full on spectator? it would be nice to see if an army is half hurt when they engage

[@viktorjoelsson6972]

That's the way of Korea. In WCS they usaly us the setting were u only se damadged healthbars

[@copperdaylight]

man that was intense.

[@Pencils440]

Excellent video to watch

[@thrakerzad5874]

it would be really cool if they added where both players are looking in the mini map with their own colored rectangles.

[@PotahtoSmaug]

Thrakerzad I’d wager the minimap view would just fly all over the place xD

[@moileung]

i notice this TVP pattern currently going on the pro level , terrans go with 2 base+scv all in. and protosses with the tempest+storm late game push.

[@decksteroussnail]

after 2 "expansions" who knew

[@lmeza1983]

Because is the only thing they can do vs the stupid tank/lib thing... But that's tier3 units vs tier2 so the Terran player lost in his own game which clearly indicates who is the best player....

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

@@lmeza1983 The best player is Maru.

[@mune7899]

why not go raven, maru could save so many workers if he gets a single raven for defense

[@bonjovi7399]

if he gets a raven for the DTs at home Dear just puts Zealots in there, forgets about them and Maru has to micro his main army and back home

[@infinitygauntlet101]

@@bonjovi7399 I agree .. Since Maru rely too much on air, Dear put a Zealot-DT harrasment against him. Though he has a lot of marauders but its too slow to counter-react against the dynamic duo

[@gabrieltan189]

insane game

[@Ole_Rasmussen]

This is the game that made Dear think he had a chance.

[@Sandouras]

3 High Templars for 12 Workers. Two Widow Mines can do that shit eaaaaasy!

[@stefanmichaelsenzegarra5688]

Dude DTs are just a pain in the ass lmao

[@Naraku-no-Hana-WE]

Oww that intro just destroyed my ears. I love maru, but I also value my hearing.

[@faridmk3707]

Who were the casters? I didnt recognize one of the voices but I really like it.

[@jerichomirador4379]

It's NoRegret

[@faridmk3707]

@@jerichomirador4379 ty. Would trade all the other casters for him. Especially feardragon and incontrol

[@michaelc9644]

+1

[@Jagaimo_chan]

Why the life bar is not always on????

[@georgeginev1207]

1:02 Whats the name of the soundtrack?Please someone! :S

[@mahmoudijbariya5625]

U can just search LoTV sound track.

[@rkanava7245]

Who was that sevond caster? It wasn't rapid or was it?

[@strapinski96]

Noregret

[@rkanava7245]

@@strapinski96 Lol wow, is he going to swich to caster like pig? sounds decent

[@sparrow56able]

Tempest are so op

[@milkman1649]

toss in general are op

[@MrTStat]

will maru ever win a late game again?! I mean come on !!!!!!!!

[@adrianbundy3249]

He's won quite a few epic late games recently, haven't you been paying attention?

[@abhiseenundun9475]

Not when he is being wasteful with his units and not defending / respecting the Warp Prism plays enough. Lategame is all about efficiency and Maru was the king of 'inefficient' in that game. Dear took advantage and built a massive economy. He could afford to throw away 20 zealots and still have a 5k bank...

[@Lightwish01]

Great game

[@MrRay111112]

What a game...

[@solortus]

Damn, Maru should have raised his buildings or bought a couple of ravens at least. Those DTs fucked him. Widow mines would have been great as well.

[@ouchman4212]

Crazy game

[@ЏонМастерман]

DTs are so fucking OP..

[@izvarzone]

What, no damaged unit hp bars? Enable them pls.

[@zes3813]

wrr, that kind of push is hard to defend for terrans

[@webbtsg9305]

How Did delar Microsoft the templar drop

[@rockyweinstein5826]

oh dear...

[@juztina7346]

Good game... even maru can lose to underated player

[@jemuel8889]

greata game.

[@joshuawilson7629]

why don't they ever show the entire match?

[@GraveUypo]

because this is starcraft highlights, not starcraft entire matches

[@shanehudson3995]

Games like this make me think the Tempest has far to much range.

[@tomk887]

Shane Hudson yeah it’s stupidly unfair. You have to have way more Vikings just to be able to do anything and they d shoot several out before you event get in range. While keeping in mind that storm can just end all your Vikings instantly. Protoss air units are stupidly op

[@shanehudson3995]

@@tomk887 It's something that I've noticed that irritates me. Mass Tempests will snipe everything you love, while mass Liberators are just pointless.

[@30abaw]

Need zooming in.more

[@stycfy2437]

is it just me or GSL didn't live at twitch 12 hrs ago?

[@miner4236]

start at the beginning of the fucking match thanks babe

[@rannierunsfast]

Who are the casters

[@Sandouras]

Tasteless and some other guy, dont know who.

[@프리미엄-t2y]

Starcraft2=Terrancraft

[@달림이-q2i]

정명훈 백동준 원이삭 경기만 보면 군심겜 보는거 같음 존내 올드함

[@darkrobroy14]

Fuck yeah ! Take that terran ! #forauir.... Makes my day when terran shit lisses

[@Pyriel2]

Those blizzard "balancing" cretins destroyed TvP. Who even wastes time playing T vs P any more till this shit is fixed?

[@Xantank]

Dts did him in

[@stitch2k1]

Is it just me or is 1080p60fps lagging like crazy?

[@SC2HL]

Hey, I just rewatched the video. Don't see any stuttering/lag on my end. Could you try a different phone/pc?

[@RonnocFroop]

Also watched 1080p60fps, PC, no lag here.

[@funnyfailsmg]

Love is blind

[@MarkDanielLouwe]

was the caster Artosis? he sounds similar to Rick Sanchez, i just noticed

[@RaihotDoW2]

It was Tasteless and NoRegret

[@FizzleFX]

8:30 *bad play* ... going around outside of view range... and then kill? nope...

[@ddenozor]

just watched 3 or 4 'epic matches'. In all of them, Protoss felt so OP.

[@Sebastian-oo7xi]

How he just absolutely waisted his high amount of Vikings

[@hxvideo]

this is the definition of OP. Protoss won with no brains, while Terran has to macro&micro their hearts out yet still loose.

[@swtorJayho]

Game was great. The casting was Regret ful. I like how tasteless had to end whatever he said with "I could be wrong". Then at the end he just ignored the other guy. Should have done that sooner

[@jose_rodriguex_x3986]

protos op

[@KingOfBlades27]

I dont wanna be whining but this MU seems onesided atm (and I am not even watching SC that much these days). Protoss knows Terran makes a timing push. Yeah, lets just throw a Nexus, why not? Also there were a lot of stupid mistakes from Dear (army out of position many times, stupid fights). Both players are great but still after seeing this there is something off.

[@Chaosghostrider666]

Simply poorly balanced the Terran.

[@joseivanrodriguez6709]

protos op no honor

[@plagapong]

How could this match even come epic ??

[@TangledThorns]

gitgud n00blet

[@wrestlingfan1232]

the bias comments from the commentator in the early game were quite annoying and less professional, and then when the table started to turn they were like 'okay', wtf

[@simunator]

i think reactors are tactically bad for terrans and a bad design choice in terms of balance. id say get rid of them

[@Himolino]

Do you really mean reactors? The building add-on? I cant see how that is tactically bad. Beeing able to build two units at the same time is allways a good thing.

[@imafruckinwokstar]

I swear tasteless is drunk casting sc2 nowadays

[@frihetgun]

Every time I hear "good psi storm" I laugh, what the hell, you just fucking have to press t, they make it look like protoss player has the micro of a God

[@MarAntTheOG]

Terrans never win!

[@albinjulianopazmarquez4959]

Protoss broken

[@arthuryong4505]

Lesson learned for Terran players: when in doubt, Mass battlecruisers

[@Sharped57]

2:20 Dropeo de pana le hicieron

[@gabrieltan189]

early too

[@Enkicladus]

watch at 420 like

[@shs5017]

스타2는 전략게임이 아니네

[@owenonosu]

K

[@AGUYNAMED278]

One of the commentator is so biases against protoss lol like tf

[@marekznikad3912]

Watching Protoss annoys me