SECRET GUEST SURPRISES HARSTEM! | Is It IMBA Or Do I Suck

[@PurpleH4z3]

love that tangent about pokemon where you lost the point and keept going about a childhood story for you to end it and realise you were actually casting a starcraft game

[@jonipp1]

I love the harstem/reynor interractions, they are so golden

[@brentbld7547]

Thanks for the spoiler, budd.

[@ZerglingLover]

@@brentbld7547 before someone complains about brent reading the comments, its top comment.

[@Sanguinarius9999]

I expect this was b4 iem katoviche

[@jpVari]

@@ZerglingLover which... they read. and didn't have to. just for the record, no one ever needs to read a comment. they often contain details about the video under which they appear.

[@jacquesdurand4416]

Also love the cast where Reynor tries to coach his Zerg ! :D :D " Reynor: Stop mining Gas" Harstem:"Maybe just a little more gas.."

[@Sara_Feingold]

"You look at this and think 'this has been theorycrafted'" is a brilliant insult XD

[@paulogodinho3275]

Jesus fuck the production value of these is going through the roof!!!! Notes, trade info's, Kevin face changes place based on the game, full face when emphasis is needed, CRAZY STUFF, keep it up.

[@unicorn907]

9:55 That Diamond-level experience of trying to micro away your medivac and failing miserably.

[@mylesaway2566]

ikr? 😂

[@K3rriganZerg]

Harstem can you do a video of all the weird build order suggestions you've gotten from your email? 😆

[@ОркПутина]

That would be a banger if I ever seen one

[@DFGdanger]

BGMWSS challenge: play those builds

[@mrpotato8985]

I would love to see it. I can send a few as well :D

[@ddenozor]

@Michael Lochlann thing is, for it to be considered 'bgmwss' you actually have to beat gms.

[@XanderCrews4Prez]

omg yes this is perfect! Similar to when chatgpt suggested a few build orders

[@prowpresser896]

16:31 terran has 48 marines, 14 maraduers, 13 hellbats and 2 medivacs, with most of his army red and yellow. i think he dealt more damage to his own army with irrecoverable stims than zerg did in total.

[@sakesaurus]

that's my wings of liberty campaign comp

[@sakesaurus]

except medics are not on medivac

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

I love the comparison with nukes. "It's really unfair that Zerg can do as much damage as terran if they invest 10x as much resources and the opponent is really dumb."

[@Dragon-Believer]

How are terrans supposed to understand siege unit mechanics?

[@nfzeta128]

​@@Dragon-Believer That does seem like a tall ask.

[@KaguyaMurasaki]

Reynor actually nailed the outro AHAHAHHA loved it!

[@hexafice]

I totally forgot about the surprise guest and was actually surprised at the end. :)

[@kerajit]

Ah, the Zerg cabal strikes again. Now I know that Reynor didn't go to Kevin's house to train (it's an internet game, you can train anywhere), but to make sure that the Captain was quiet before Katowice.

[@PhailRaptor]

Noticed a thing -- on the complaint form, the "IMBA Race" is marked as Terran, but the complaint is against Zerg (and Lurker specifically)

[@wherethetatosat]

100% agree. People who don't pick up after their dog have no redeeming qualities.

[@sashamakeev7547]

17:00 i feel like it would have even worked out for terran if infantry wasn't THAT hurt and had medivac support before this fight

[@the_rabidsquirel]

Yeah, I'm surprised Harstem didn't mention that most of his units were already nearly dead going into that fight.

[@Deto128]

Ahhh, that makes it make sense. I was surprised by the engagement too. I mean, Harstem said he move commanded but he didn't really - he was stuttering forward. With the army size disparity I would have thought he'd be fine - it was only 6 lurkers.

[@nfzeta128]

​@@Deto128 no harstem said he could have just moved in and had it go better.

[@nicolapodgornik6644]

I was really expecting this IMBA complaint to come from herO: "I have better APM, better macro, I am the main favourite to win the event, yet this Chinese Terran who wasn't even supposed to get out of groups beats me with a timing attack and he even pulls his scvs to BM me. How can this be not IMBA"

[@trixzify]

Imagine maru doing this after losing to big gabe

[@dialsforstupid]

Lollll excellent comment

[@martinkrauser4029]

@@b.t4604 hot take: the best player in SC2 is the one who won the world cup tourney

[@marcoCampanella]

Exactly: terran is IMBA!!! Let's face it: even the world championship final was TvT, what more evidence do we need? But wait, if T is IMBA why I'm only Diamond 3 after all these years :D :D ?

[@Scytha86]

@@marcoCampanella Because higher rank players play terran too daaa :D

[@bounkk9147]

Harstem pretended to be a pokemon as a kid, relatable and happy childhood confirmed

[@brentjohnson2307]

Gotta love Harstem and Reynor!! Hilarious online and even better in person! Still upset for Reynor my boi was hurting and I felt it for him so bad I almost cried at esl.. something I wasn't even close to doing at my own wedding! Love u guys ❤️BirminghamBanger❤️

[@txopin]

you're famous now, lol

[@brentjohnson2307]

@@txopin hahaha hopefully you and many others had a giggle at my very short cameo which is what I wanted for people watching at home and for Rotty 👍 very wholesome!!

[@AcerPrime]

Ah surprise ruined by top comment... classic

[@brentjohnson2307]

@@AcerPrime oops sorry.. didn't think of that 😬

[@ZerglingLover]

@@brentjohnson2307 wdym reynor was hurting? am i missing a joke or did reynor get injured or something?

[@jeromevent4548]

You know it's gonna be good when the introduction says that the guy scouted lurkers and decided not to counter them

[@jacoballey21]

"they think this will revolutionize the Zerg build order"..Erik and Serral: hold my drink

[@dawnstar81]

I thought I could escape the Pokemon insanity but no, even here in my own time it haunts me, describing exactly what my kids are doing all the time. Except they fight about the trainer and then just start "attacking" each other with their pokemon attacks.

[@tatatatartine2588]

@Harstem : "DN" clearly stands for "Dungeons & Neighbors".

[@chir0pter]

13:40 Idk why but the way he just spits out the word "Catwoomin" cracks me up 😆

[@TacticalFlukie]

Wow that choice to continue making hellbats when the lurkers are on his doorstep was quite the move

[@damedley75]

8:00 It's like he's looking into my soul

[@SquintyGears]

The imba form at the start marks the terran as the race being complained about at the top? Small mistake or harstem's personal feelings 🤣

[@ZerglingLover]

might’ve been a joke by Hamster or it could’ve been a legitimate mistake, because as incredible as hamster is, he’s not perfect- he’s just very close.

[@mentalisttraceur]

The race on the form is the complainer's race, not the complained-against race. (Unless there's a second race on the form that I forgot about.)

[@SquintyGears]

@@mentalisttraceur go back and watch it fam

[@fresco825]

With the new form there's two races. The IMBA race and the race of the person playing. This switchup just seems like a small mistake

[@mentalisttraceur]

Oh yeah I see it now, nice.

[@Sunjammer13]

Would be waiting for the next episode to know what Raynor did with Harstem's body! Hope didn't consume it like Viper to get more energy, as in this case Raynor would have to make next IODIS himself!

[@DFGdanger]

Don't worry Vipers can only consume buildings. Unless he is like a Defiler from Brood War....

[@whirlwindyasuo3207]

damn, I sent one for lurkers as well 😭, got excited it was me for a second

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

Nice little switch up at the end there lol

[@axh2]

12:33 After, how many IODIS and Rank Roulette, Harstem finally discovers that all lower leagues players are worse than Grand Masters! So much faith in humanity didn't allow him to accept the fact that we, wood league peasants, often have sub-optimal unit compositions

[@StrigWilson]

I knew that was Reynor from the thumbnail, I'd recognize that mop on his head a mile away

[@k3rmitPL]

I love Harstem's digressions. I'd totally watch/listen to a podcast where he invites other progamers and the only rule is that they can't talk (or even mention) Starcraft. Imagine the concepts they would explore, stories we could hear! I've got a feeling this would be hilarious. Or awkward... which would be hilarious.

[@skganno7771]

DN = Dutch N00b

[@hamster_designs]

Nah, Dutch Noob get abbreviated with "Harstem" ;)

[@libetop]

I love when Hamster gives the BO of these guys, i'm always like "thanks but i'm not gonna learn that one" :D

[@Sconfoy]

Zerg Cabal strikes again

[@XDezibellX]

"This looks like a hellbat allin, but without the allin part and without the hellbats." So nothing like a hellbat allin?

[@MrCthur]

Terran marked as imba too.

[@nyanaeve]

10/10 ending 😂

[@CreatureColossus]

Harstem is hilarious. I hope he does these forever.

[@allanmetsar123]

Keegan the Tankless, commander of Terrans, first of his name.

[@SageSagara]

"I choose to not fight the lurkers" then choose to engage the army with lurkers in it. Well w/e I love lurkers and tanks!

[@damedley75]

9:00 It's because his build order solved TvZ!

[@karolpadiasek5461]

17:17 this fight tho... amazing :)

[@dustincintron1682]

Hilarious. Reynor should've had a menacing look on his face as he approached you

[@michaelkensbock661]

love the ending

[@efrandom5472]

The editing is so good!

[@accountnameerror]

Soon as I saw that broccoli silhouette i knew it was sweet Reynor

[@Ioreks]

Holy shit what an ending this is top Sc2 entertainment (right after that Oliveira interview)

[@mutasimbillah236]

8:03 reminds me of the time when once in rank roulette, a guys send mix army like this, harstem were laughing and reynor said "no no, this is actually perfect, the tank kills baneling and marines kill zergling" 😆

[@TritonTv69420]

Haha. Damn you guys are funny. Between harstems wit, hamsters funny interjections and reynors cheesy smile and that ending haha.

[@bencheevers6693]

Wicked ending

[@megadeth-1a885]

Is that what we call not having a build order now? "freestyle" lol

[@marcux83]

looks like a hellbat all-in but without the all-in part... and without hellbats... I'm dead 😂

[@SzelkiPana]

DN means Diebold Nixdorf. If you want some receipt printers configured for your shop, just call them! :P

[@kungfoekpanda5687]

LMAO, the end!

[@NickPappas-NP]

probably the best episode yet due to the absolutely EPIC ending... rofl

[@santeenl]

The start is so funny of the zerg, since Serral does it now😂

[@efrestein]

Excellent Editing and the best ending of the series!

[@courageousmelon5654]

Oh my lord that ending. Epic.

[@geuros]

Special request here - could you do a special one-off SC2DAY dedicated to the IEM?

[@FleischwolfHD]

DN stands for: Deutschland Nord (Germany North) 😊👌 Good old times guys. Greetings to my old friends 💘

[@Junebug89]

The terran accidentally complained that terran is imba on the form.

[@andreashalbfeld7671]

You're a content MACHINE!

[@enriquegarciacota3914]

3:00 it turns out that’s the Eric Opening, and it’s actually not bad at all

[@WhitefoxSpace]

Honestly at this point I'm pretty much only living for Lurker IODIS complaints

[@EverIost]

the hellbat timing section made my day :D

[@Dj0enderman3000]

Yeah surprise guest this, he sucks that but can we talk about how cute the lurker drawing looks xD

[@p.p.wienersson]

Beyond disappointed in Blizzard for not having a Harstem announcer pack, but some how we have a Winter one. 😢

[@jmatya]

Good editing Hamster, but I think the previous way to show lost units after a fight was better than. Ymmv

[@augustsbautra]

0:01 classic mistake in the doodle - lurkers have 5 legs. 6:16 ah, the classic "I killed 10 drones, now I'm only 10 workers behind". 17:10 gawd! By KD's own admission, there is nothing to counter lurgers. Why would he then run his whole army into an entrenched position?! Never fight into burrowed lurkers! Lift the CC and give up the position, let them come to you.

[@nfzeta128]

Lurkers mainly stump Terrans because of mental diff. They're probably the only zerg unit that can actually force a composition switch or at least make them play differently and it seems few Terrans at lower levels can make that mental switch.

[@soggycheese8485]

The wrong imba race is checked in the iodis form

[@balazsfenyes3880]

Hellbats are the firebat equivalent in SC2 and everyone knows firebats are the sickest dudes in SC1. Thor is a god so also cool. Perfect combination. Vikings look cool too but walk like penguins.

[@martinouser]

I feel your pain, there are a lot of imbeciles who walk dogs but don't pick up the dog shit in my city. My dog does not eat, but still sometimes it feels like I'm walking through a minefield.

[@hamster_designs]

I mean, who would think that a dog brings responsibility with it??

[@sayance8]

The end is pure gold, thanks

[@kirksaintpatrick3921]

OMG! We finally got a video where something was Imba!

[@SZRLM]

Harstem has never seen the Catwoman film, and for that I envy him.

[@ulch11]

I like how this imbalance complaint is: I saw lurkers, decided not to build any counters to that and still lost. lurker OP pls nerf

[@ДимаЛис-ъ5г]

Avege Harstem enjoyer: Likes the video and comments Me: Frantically googles what power does catwoman have

[@Kingsman51895]

Ahh I love what Reynor do at the end XDDD😂😂😂😂

[@adamhubbert8896]

Only Serral would have made this better I'm dying captain well done.

[@atreidesson]

Finally, Harmstem has considered something an IMBA

[@SaiKisaragi]

Another Lurker imba. You'll pay for this, Kerrigan! KeeganDee is doing my build of Hellbat Thor, although, I don't use the barracks at all and usually try to go for 8 factories with tech labs.

[@hivetech4903]

Hellbat-Thor is not a build, its a unit composition. For about 3 minutes his build looked ok then was over.

[@SaiKisaragi]

@@hivetech4903 for me, it’s a build; for how long it takes me to even get 2 thors lol

[@brain.yogurt.5.56]

DN is the alpha-2 city code of Donetsk, Ukraine

[@matthewherndon5052]

Legit one of the funniest episodes ever

[@jordanvozenilek1092]

Haha, for a moment there I thought we were actually going to get an Imba.

[@Vevvev8]

That ending, im dead lol

[@princepsbellum3413]

Lurkers actually are IMBA at most levels. It's like a siege tank that's invisible, sieges faster and has better splash.

[@henningbreede6428]

Higher tech, more expensive, less range, less burst damage, can get dodged, can get sniped. You can make any unit look good/bad by cherry-picking characteristics.

[@princepsbellum3413]

@@henningbreede6428 you can only snipe it if you see it. Thus, you constantly need a combination of things to kill a lurker. That's a tall order on a lot of levels. And I've yet to see people successfully dodge the attacks of a group of lurkers.

[@nfzeta128]

​@@princepsbellum3413 people do it all the time, even on accident. Also because of their shorter range you should usually see them coming, after that it's just using a scan or having a raven. Heck you can also just set up a tank/lib line and wait for them to try to reposition.

[@JuanPablo-ev2kn]

Hahahahaha the surprise last minute appearance 😂

[@brett2themax]

Dear God please Harstem make some videos of these horrendous build orders

[@Milkman740]

I'm wondering if the people that pretend to be Squirtle also have the archon toilet move as their ultimate attack :P

[@marcomarin1196]

Saw it coming a mile away. Absolutely everyone who complains about Lurkers headbutts their whole army into them and cries imba haha

[@nfzeta128]

Yea because lurkers are kind of a bad unit that require you to already be pretty ahead or against brain off'd players

[@luccasemusic]

Fasfforward 4 months when the 15 hatch is a staple of Serral’s ZvP. Not yet adopted in ZvT but I believe Eric uses it in the matchup

[@montypython5521]

Thirty eight seconds in and I already know that the submitter is out of their mind. Never before have I heard that StarCraft is just a numbers game.

[@hamster_designs]

I mean... Isn't everything on your PC binary and therefore a numbers game...?

[@myselfthethird3393]

its so awesome to see random appearances of other players , the best one is probably still the "lowko you suck" from everyone 🤣

[@ToTheNines87368]

This Zerg build legit seems like a WOL build (but not really) that I barely remember. Where you go gasless two base into lots of queens lol. Doesn’t quite work in LOTV. Think it was called the icefisher build or something like that.

[@eestlane24h]

You do go gas standard time but u pull drones and leave 1, early speed for lings and plus 1 mele delayed lair, u start to take 4 gas after 3 bases are saturated and u got like 6 queens, second evo

[@tobiashou7044]

ZERG CABAL IN ACTION AT THE END OF THE VIDEO!!! MEMBER OF THE ZERG CABAL CAUGHT SILENCING DISSIDENT!!!

[@curtislarsen5950]

I relate so much to having a neighbor who never picks up after their dogs. I have three neighbors who do that. They are the worst! I always have to watch my step to make sure I'm not going to step in some mushy bombs. Take responsibility for your pets people!

[@Aminmotors]

Is this the first time harstem has agreed that something is imbalance?

[@cmoneyuser]

harstem's next channel needs to be starcraft based stockmarket tips & tricks

[@kunothomas5335]

HAHAHAH Raynor doesn't want zerg to be nerfed

[@zbibi4334]

The captain has been kidnapped and we must react. All together, Lurker unbalanced 😆