From Soldier to Pro Gamer: Rogue takes on Classic in the Late Game! (StarCraft 2)

Best-of-3 series of professional StarCraft 2 between Rogue and Classic. Rogue just wrapped up his military service in South Korea, but is looking significantly stronger than last week already.
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[@TubeTAG]

10:00 Rogue... He did it from behind.

[@britty2hottie842]

Nice!

[@markd9318]

Noice

[@chaoshead666]

Nice

[@murdeoc]

¨It's so dirty!¨

[@LoudMT10]

That queen joke in the third game was perfect

[@TurTurHamMan]

That come-back in game 1 was wild! The Lurker-Nydus efficiency was insane

[@randomstarscape]

Can't wait to see Rogue vs Dark again, that matchup is going to be absolutely popcorn worthy.

[@thetabest]

That second game he just needed a few broodlords to occupy the ground ball

[@Jdog-tt8qe]

he just needed to a move his ground army! he killed everything but some ground units and then just quit playing while classic clawed his way back.

[@Mikivericks]

Thanks for the video Lowko. Your casting always adds a lot to the experience.

[@Spartsou]

an hour-long Bo3 with Rogue? Yes Please!!! hahaha! that first game was insane!!! Thanks for casting the series!

[@LuckyTas-CL]

Today I woke up and I Will watch this game with my dad, thanks Lowko

[@Niggle_me_this]

Pfffffffttttyy

[@burgesj7]

This is like the third time Please

[@pcppbadminton]

That first game was pretty wild seeing Classic's entire main base blinking under attack on the minimap.

[@SolusEmsu]

Lovely game set! My favorite thing seeing on these longer games is when the upgrades are completely maxed out. 3/3/3/3/3 on both sides!

[@jonathonspears7736]

This was a great series. Excellent showing from both players.

[@SalvaBarbus]

What I find interesting is that Rogue actually seems to like creating two-front attacks. He's done it in this series, and in the other series before, and I quite like it.

[@icecream6256]

Rogue's hive timing has gotten so much faster. i remember a few days ago it was around 12 mins ?

[@venom-gt7rc]

So happy that Rogue is back

[@burgesj7]

The deep throat is real

[@boyPobre]

bro we need your intro 😅 its like somethings missing in our lives 😂

[@Sicknerp]

Thanks for the video Lowko!

[@Niggle_me_this]

Deep throat much?

[@elomellow1623]

Pretending to be surprised that a sloppy zerg is able to crush a protoss

[@justsaying102]

Spoiler Shield: Classic could have won the 3rd game, he just forgot to start storm. 57:20. He had 500/400 when the Templar Archives finished, and didn't start it for another 30 or so seconds.

[@Malpheron]

Lowko you did a survey and most people who watch these video have not played a single ladder match all year.

[@JonSherrill]

We got busy. Lowko feeds the dream.

[@waltermatthewberg]

I wish classic in game 3 would have gave up on the regular 4th base and hid one in the bottom left or top right then played defensive until the death ball march

[@justifiable]

rogue is SO back oh my

[@dariuszhorvath-krol8540]

THANK YOU LOWKO for saying REVEAL instead of "revelate"!!!😂

[@jacoballey21]

well now we need a lowko rap album

[@Phi1618033]

I was on Lowko's stream today, so I know the secret of the title. Spoiler Alert: It's AI generated.

[@oshawott4544]

My allegiance is Protoss, but i can't help but be excited for Rogue

[@Nyahgis]

When I first moved to the States from the NL, I had some pretty big issues with the "th" sound. I still remember being made fun of for how I pronounced farther.

[@121Corey121]

26:35 I SWEAR!! The only thing the mothership does at these skill levels is.... die. Just leave the motherahip ONLY for recalls and super insane warp-ins for you army. Leave the mothership out of the main fight. 👽👻

[@67gh276]

you have to pop the info window every 2 seconds?

[@Bobucles]

Should a protoss with 20k banked really have 9 gateways and not something closer to like... 30?

[@danielvukovic7877]

Best Rogue IS the best Zerg ever existed in SC2. But u can't see that skill till offline GrandFinals...

[@jann326]

Mothership always dies! Do those things really help?

[@Jdog-tt8qe]

How did rouge throw that second game away?? he killed all the skytoss AND like 3 or 4 stargates.... and then he just retreated and chased a warp gate and slow pushed some cannons with 3 lurkers. Like wtf dude just a move your ground army and keep the corruptors near production and its game over. it took classic like 5 mins to get an army back and that whole time rogue just played passive. then he just bled out for 10 minutes in a sad slow death. after such a dominating victory he just threw it all away. i hated watching that

[@XeL.B.]

IDk..what is the problem to put 3 to 4 Cannons left and right in Every Base!? He has tons of Money, but no "Pro Gamer" will build Static Defens? It will help alot against Scouting from the side or NydusW.

[@topanteon]

That first fkn game is the reason why I quit playing and following this game. There's no god damn reason why Rogue should have won. He was behind but magical Lurkers making it happen. The nydus into the main base, 2 queens tanking 2 oracles and zealots while healing up each other and ending up winning? What the fuck?

[@xXViiPeRxZ]

* serral leaves* T & P players "oh thank god, I finally have a chance against zerg" *rogue enters the chat*

[@anthonyp3452]

Spoiler Shield! Like this comment to ensure others aren’t spoiled by the top comment!

[@jordanleighton6893]

Mans putting in the work. I got lucky today and got here early and still got beat. Ty for your service!

[@samuelpoulin8148]

Ty for your service my friend o7

[@voltaire9176]

Huh a smart like beggar

[@jkkim6928]

Another zerg win So predictable am i rite

[@goatfish480]

Your the vip. Love the fact you post these over videos. Can't tell you how many games got ruined by the first comment I see

[@bigstreetguns6619]

Rogue got outplayed like a plat player in that 1st game, but luckily he's got lurkers.

[@orangepearlf40]

classic :( where is that killer instinct like hero/maxpax?

[@IcariumGaming]

I had to skip the last third of the second game, it was quite brutal and boring. Its good to see Rogue back and challenging some of the best. I fear for Zerg with the loss of Dark and Serral.

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Such a dumb idea with the ultralisks 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Rogue had a winning combo of spore crawlers, lurkers and corruptors, there was no need for change.. he should have kept punishing Classic for mistakes and maybe doing run bys with either zerglings or ultras..

[@PandaRizzArg]

Those thumbnails are getting better and better, like fake boobs , we know those are not real, but they look great 😂

[@LowkoTV]

It’s literally a screenshot from game 2

[@SarumanDeWhite]

Amazing storms

[@nominatorchris5591]

24:50 hello. Zoomer here and I have determine you are infact a boomer

[@kylebroussard2362]

Im just a sad D2 Zerg....

[@HarryTheOwlcat]

The "spoiler shield" is so annoying. Nobody spoils games in the top comment. Lowko, you should delete it so that someone can have something interesting on top for once

[@impish5192]

Spoiler Shield! Like this comment to ensure others aren't spoiled by the top comment!

[@lewisclark8632]

Disagree, seen so many games spoiled with top comments.

[@voltaire9176]

@@lewisclark8632 you can also just watch the game instead of reading comments?

[@HarryTheOwlcat]

@@lewisclark8632 even if that's true "spoiler shield" is the top comment for nearly a month now. It is time for something else

[@lewisclark8632]

@@voltaire9176 on the KZbin app the top comment shows below the video if I could disable them I would.

[@daveburgan]

Buff protoss

[@jordanbraginton7640]

I wouldn't worry too much if you don't pronounce everything perfectly - most people I think enjoy a the accent

[@kubm4s915]

Spoiler alert: terran wins!

[@HirYoshima]

That was disgusting...

[@Mingepelg]

1st

[@commonsensebui]

Game 2 was boring as shit. Basically just patrolling back and forth and when the final fight came. A certain player didn't even bother to micro his units and they all died. (Yes I'm venting).

[@Jimmyni-kk4em]

Toss lost

[@TheGreyPhoxx]

Weird note. Th and D used to be pronounced the same in many norse languages

[@Niggle_me_this]

Oh vs zerg???? That never happens......,........................,.........................,.................... . DOT DOT DOT DOT DOT DOT

[@RavagHer]

yeah this is why no one likes late game zvp cuz chances are with the new patches protoss will win unless ur freaking serral....the whole my ball is better than ur ball of death back and forth is not great. like its soo stupid that a castor unit can quickly morph into a tanky unit that can hit land and air in the templar/archon. also templars instantly cast their spells...u know how many zerg casters got nerfed? theres a lot of stuff that dont make sense.

[@GabaGhoul0]

yeah it’s actually wild that one unit could become another one, almost like some sort of mutation…

[@matthiasvancauteren3107]

cough cough lurkers

[@Reliquarium]

Absolutely on brand filth from one of my favorite Zergs. Can't wait to see the robotic perfection of Serial replaced with the absolute savagery that is Rogue's killer instinct. 👌🏻

[@WeItenspinner]

I didn't understand half of what you said, but killer instinct is fitting. If there is a weakness, Rogue jumps on it the worst possible moment for his opponent.

[@juansaldana7976]

I think he meant to type Serral instead of Serial but got autocorrected

[@burgesj7]

You are the deep throat champ

[@chacehorsman2615]

Game 2 was the most depressing ending to a starcraft game I've seen in 14 years.... Rogue outplayed classic in every capacity besides playing protoss. In one engagement, Classic a-moved up, landed 2 feedbacks, 2 storms, and then lost 7 high Templar for free along with half his army. Meanwhile, Rogue split his army for a concave, moved the siege line forward, landed 4 fungals and 5 abducts while splitting corrupters against the 2 storms. That game was all of my ladder ptsd from boring skytoss culminating in the most anticlimactic end possible.

[@petrnovotny9109]

Hey, Lowko, just commenting on the "muddership" pronunciation of mothership - yeah, it's technically incorrect, but it is reaaly common (especially in American varieties of English). If I heard you correctly, you did what is called a phonetical "flap", where the speaker really just flaps their tongue around their hard palate and alveolar ridge, instead of forming a proper obstructive consonant (as a t or d or th), which, as I said, is really common and there really isn't a reason to get rid of this feature, unless you're trying to sound especially British. It is cool though, that you're able to perceive "flaws" (more like inconsistencies) in your own speech!

[@bbdd1212]

i really want to spam stalkers idk why

[@Duocek]

don't let your dreams be dreams, nothing is impossible

[@bbdd1212]

thanks

[@BigHeadClan]

Loko doing his best winter impression in game 3 there. XD

[@colborn8905]

Lowko, can we get more TvT’s please!!! Thank you!!!!!!

[@yura37]

wild game. at 49:38 after the fungals caught some HT there was one storm left, it was used for feedback right after. 3 archons and 0 storms into a retreat where he lost some corruptors and all the static defense. wonder what that game looked like if rouge a-moved over the spores instead.

[@viktorskopan5272]

zerg 10 mistakes > lives, toss 1 mistake dies, gg blizzard balanced game

[@MoonFrogman]

Hear me out at that late in the game. Don't kill the probes. Your letting him make more army

[@burgesj7]

Boner for zerg Boner for zerg

[@Ultramito]

I open the video and I don't hear "Hello everyone my name is Lowko!" :(

[@AlinNightwing]

F for Muddership

[@JQ888]

Finally a Zerg win

[@arvinjancruz5175]

great game!

[@juztina7346]

why dont just spend 150 mineral for a photon canon to counter nydus lurker?

[@KenjiVdusc]

What i wonder tho, Toss needs to play so perfectly in PvZ lategame, mean they cant create any opportunity for themselves. whereas Zerg has quite some spells to their disposal. Toss, Storm and Feedback - but those are rather defensive than creating opportunities

[@hivetech4903]

Lol. What's your MMR?

[@therealfakecaptain7978]

10/10 Branda voice.

[@TheRealAceBase]

32:34 *cries to Temp0 - "When I'm Grandmaster" whilst stuck in plat for years*

[@Keln02]

The same way EMP feels OP, Abudction feels equally like a big middle finger to any expensive unit in the late game...

[@jareddowning8219]

My main issue with Vipers is that they are too well hidden among corruptors/overseers. Templar are supposed to feedback as a counter, but it's a targeted ability, not aoe. How can you feedback properly when their entire air army can dip in and out while keeping the vipers hidden in their numbers?

[@marmilo9889]

Zerg couldn't function in the endgame without it

[@johnp1842]

All the early game micro and cheese in SC 2 makes it hard to enjoy the game. I salute anyone who can play with that

[@danielherbas4422]

Gary: a fella kin to acumulate resources. Garried: to be greedy

[@Subsistancer]

Having Rogue back is giving the zerg race ’life’

[@immaphatskank8699]

Helllllooooo Lowkooooo, this is everyyyybodyyyyyy

[@DrMJJr]

GAME 2 STORMY BOYS!!! OMG🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yuukiritotrinh6567]

It is very frustrated to see the zerg play in this game

[@Arhatu]

Why not put a radar on the tempest.

[@ryanwsu4]

50:43 “doo doo”

[@JavierMartinez-oe3qk]

😶‍🌫

[@rosedevil3]

Too much ads these days

[@tacochaos5127]

Hey, let the man get paid

[@Lineback3r54]

26:50 the next mutter ship thumbnail, you should put utters on it 😂

[@mangamer2818]

first

[@fabians.655]

damn! one day i want to be in your position 😂

[@bbdd1212]

lol he's not first

[@elbarto9356]

Protoss: protoss goes full turtle and skytoss then procede to a move Zerg,: must use vipers, infestors, spores, queens to be able to defeat the protoss Blizzard: totally balanced

[@felix-gj4ut]

yeah, it kinda feels like zerg isnt as strong as the other Races, especially since the baneling nerf Can someone that knows starcraft a lot better than i do give theyr opinion pls? Cause im not that of an intense player. I do enjoy Lowkos cast dough

[@ArtariusAurelius]

Its ok, luckily viper really has no counter play from toss. Feedback is basically just a cooldown on being able to 1 shot units

[@josephfield6903]

@@felix-gj4utZerg lategame has a higher skill cap than protoss. Like if you can play it perfectly as zerg then you should basically never lose. But it’s also harder to play as the zerg lategame than the protoss lategame. That’s why someone like Serral dominates in the late game with his two spellcasters, Broodlords, lurkers, ultras, and lings and banes while other zergs can’t.

[@felix-gj4ut]

@@josephfield6903 thanks!

[@jdspencer60]

I could possibly be the worst Starcraft player of all time. I can only get like 4 apm

[@Chopstix8989]

Lowko my guy. Fancy cars now a days are all electric. No oil change needed! 😮😊🤤

[@FrankDexter]

>fancy car >electric Pick one. You either never had a car or never drove a fine fancy car. I was hyped for electric cars too but so far those are garbage. Some are fine performance-wise but quality is crap.