Beating GrandMasters With MINDGAMES | Beating GRandmasters With Stupid STuff

Another episode of beating grandmasters with stupid stuff, today we try to mindgame our opponent as much as possible!
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[@vinceb8123]

That ending of the first game LMAOOO i physically and mentally unable to

[@Tawnos_]

Tried to play mind games, got played

[@hhvhhvcz]

9:25 "We are both idiots" That's the kind of starcraft i wanna see

[@AFlameofVengance]

That's the kind of StarCraft I play.

[@joaoduarte9365]

He has tasted is own poison ahahahahah

[@wangoif7301]

“Oohhh nooo!”

[@vladgaedel8521]

Harstems new strategy: the enemy can't know what im doing, if i don't know it myself.

[@blazepond5518]

captain, i can't tell you what a pleasure it is to see the incredible special effects utilised in your thumbnail picture, please pass on my compliments to Hamster and the rest of the team xxx

[@jamiechan5899]

Grandmaster being beaten by his own stupid stuff

[@gabydewilde]

Self inflicted mind games. As long as we are here to watch anything goes.

[@rthomp03]

The ultimate mind game would be to start the game going ground army while doing double-cyber upgrades (bonus points if you do all the fleet beacon upgrades too). Then when you're 3/3, you make a mass switch to air. If the game goes even longer than that, maybe you go double forge and then switch back to ground.

[@henningbreede6428]

He wants to be able to win the game.

[@gabydewilde]

go sky toss after building 15 gateways

[@ijduadfs3690]

BGWSS challenge: Variation on only harassment : The Kitchen Sink. Do a list of all the ways you can harass, Mine drops, regular drops, mine run bys, liberators, landed vikings, banshees, battlecrusers, helion run bys, anything you can think of and try to do all of them in one match. You can attack or defend as you like but you must complite the list you make for yourself. You can do this for all 3 races.

[@MasterMMM703]

DT: what is my purpose? Harstem: pass the butter

[@inkarnator7717]

What Harstem is talking about: "We're gonna spend our gas on mass carrier and overwhelm him." What's happening on the ground: Ling/Bane running into every base all the time.

[@Idiomatick]

None of these mindgames would have any impact on me

[@Trazynn]

Beat your opponent with siege tanks without going into siege mode.

[@vietnguyenquoc9173]

Beat enemy with siege tank but it's a WOL version without research siege mode

[@sc2youtube744]

Like this a lot!

[@lg6707]

You monster

[@HansWurst-we1ez]

thank you so much for these consistent uploads Harstem! Makes my day every day

[@broadie42]

NGL i was playing this in the background, not paying attention, but when you said "my GOD! why can't i finish a sentence?" i busted out laughting so hard! You're very entertaining my guy. Please keep it up!

[@messiethehamster957]

"at this point, something in the head should be like, "hey this is wierd" is what i would have loved to say to the captain during that first game

[@gusramirez5647]

that first game was gold. I love your laugh and reaction, its a real hearty cackle

[@RyanvonLutzow]

Lmao that first game backfired harder than I've ever seen anything backfire in my entire life. Harstem got Harstemed

[@petermacfarlane6]

i love when harstem restarts his speech but doesn't crop out the initial try

[@Dayff42]

Thank you for making content Harstem, very entertaining! : ) I tried to jump into some SC2 today, played 5 games 1v1 and got completely shredded. I'm used to play super slow and casual WC3 with my cousins like 15 years ago I'm not really getting what I can do to improve so I just play against KI and try to have fun : D but I still like to watch pro gameplay, very funny and entertaining

[@chiennation5932]

Learn the basic build order, continue to make workers until you hit 60-80, don't get supply blocked(make a pylon/depot/overlord) a few supply before you're about to be blocked, and spend your resources. With all of this you can hit diamond with decent macro

[@murphy54000]

Look into VIBE's Bronze to GM (B2GM) series. Replay the campaign (if you own any of them) to get used to the hotkeys, if you feel like it, or mess around in custom bot games, then just listen to VIBE. You should get into gold within a couple weeks at the worst, if you play a couple games a day looking to improve.

[@jordanlich8275]

Man, just gotta say your personality is what keeps me coming back. Funny, intuitive, great smile. Thanks for the content.

[@enymus3081]

33:30 Love how Harstem explains in a nice way how stupid his opponent must have been. Hahaha 😂😂😂

[@IgnatRemizov]

That first game xDDD Made my evening!!

[@sussertod6663]

the 2nd went wrong in every possible way as well, this eps is so good, lolololololol

[@bm-ub6zc]

This youtuber is so intelligent, not only in the way he plays, but also in the way he thinks, talks and entertains. Truly gifted person, I want to be like him.

[@TheNitram8]

That uno reverse card was insane!

[@andyontaneda996]

That first game had me crying

[@greatmagicalhat388]

Ideas for stupid stuff. 1) You can only build your base inside your opponents main base anywhere past the top of the ramp. You get extra points if you can mine their main mineral patch. 2) Nukes Only. I've seen you go mass ghost but mass nuke is where it's at. 3) Tower Defense. I am a very defense heavy player. Idk what that really means but it translates to me building a ton of bunkers, siege tanks, mines, canons , spines crawlers ect... I love 2v2s where i just go mass cannon it's stupid. Anyways Love the stupid stuff and your 1v2s .

[@AussieAusdauer]

Idea for the next "Beating grandmasters with stupid stuff" - Pure Zerg Casters (maybe with a supplementary rule of up to 20 Supply normal units so you can get to the end game casters without being 1/2 Base all-ined). - Queens - Infestors - Swarm Hosts - Vipers - I would argue and say due to the mechanics, Corruptors would count as a "Caster" (they can vomit on buildings which is a "spell"), also allows map mobility without being dependant on Brenda to slow walk across the map with her Creep.

[@robertthomas9380]

Captain, I have new orders for you from the admiral. He wants you to pull the boys as zerg or protoss in your next beating grandmasters with stupid stuff.

[@PlaytheListDude]

that first game was a super bamboozle

[@TheBigLou13]

maybe extend on the idea by not only confusing your enemy but by trying to bait him into thinking you're building a specific unit, so he trys to counter it, but in reality you're building the counter to THAT. You could for example build a fake production proxy directly at his natural - show it to your enemy - when he's gone and the buildings are almost done: cancel them all and use the resources to build said counter to the counter of your bait. Beating GrandMasters by being another step ahead. Or in short: Beating Brandmasters By Being BigBrain.

[@highlandrone4664]

When the mindgamer becomes the mindgamed. Beautiful!

[@andreashalbfeld7671]

You're a content MACHINE!

[@may_on_fire]

10/10 Thumbnail, Captain

[@sinephase]

LMAO that first guy owned you so hard XD

[@Necroneer]

8:55 The fucking reveal of your opponent having the ninja base as well was glorious.

[@Supergoon1989]

Your play in that last game was magnificent!! Really solid, really aggressive, and incredible macro behind as well. - GG!!!

[@IamFluffY90]

Omg the reveal on that first game! 🤣 While you were playing checkers, he was playing SC2

[@SharienGaming]

i would argue both of them played checkers while thinking the other guy was playing SC2 XD

[@andyontaneda996]

Harstem the only mind games you play is with yourself lmao

[@disconsolator]

OMG that first game with the double proxy nexus

[@Brurgh]

the biggest counter to mind games is being oblivious to the mind games being played.

[@plexusnetworking]

That thumbnail has me in stitches

[@EnemyN666]

One base proxy carrier rushes always fun

[@Psionic10Ghost]

That first game and the realization xd

[@raf74hawk12]

I think that you would find the the full saying rather appropriate in game one. "Great minds think alike, and fools rarely differ."

[@JoanCarazo]

Best thumbnail ever

[@MrFlarius]

That first game was brilliant

[@EJames22]

Greatest thumbnail ever

[@alexandredornellas2319]

The greatest thumb I’ve ever seen

[@sketrik]

BGWSS idea - use overseers to contaminate as much as possible, delaying production, upgrades, etc.

[@wasfas1977]

Since I recently watched your video on how you accidentally became a progamer, how about banking hidden colossi? or maybe just triple robo colossi.

[@shoeoffhead3692]

Use the sentry hallucination to make your opponent believe that your build is going a certain direction (e.g. two Phonixes = Skytoss). Your opponent will build a hard counter to the hallucination and you build a hard counter to his hard counter. Insta-Win.

[@henningbreede6428]

Starcraft doesn't work in hardcounters. You adjust your build, but don't completely change it up.

[@etnrednal]

where is the "getting beaten by raynor's silly proxy hatch" video. Thats' the one we want, and you know we deserve it.

[@mob5613]

Hi harstem. I don't play SC2 but I still have been watching all your videos. I use to play sc1 a lot but i never had friends to play SC2 with. I really want to play but am so bad and lost at the game. There isn't many recent beginners guides on how to play. Can you consider making a Video on how to learn to play SC2?

[@erkistan]

Idea: Attack with 200 supply army. Meaning you dispose of your workers before the attack and use the resources you have in your bank to build up to 200. You are allowed to rebuild workers after reaching 200 and losing some units.

[@ModrunOfficial]

pretty sure he alredy has done this like twice

[@ModrunOfficial]

bait the enemys army to one side of the map by fighting it with your army, but then mass recall your army into the enemys base

[@chir0pter]

19:57 bouncy photoner

[@loraxak]

I would love a 3rd revival of the BGMWSS AFK build. Also nexus before gateway or forge.

[@MisterMike101]

The first game was pure gold xDDDDD

[@drakorez]

8:54 LOL

[@ThePeacemaker848]

Should name the first match: "Losing against Grandmasters with stupid stuff" lol

[@Jorres-qx1lu]

Great minds think alike! We're both idiots!

[@Trentonius.]

ok so hear me out: The invisible army. DTs, and mothership tempest. tempest are just there to snipe detection

[@TheGImp1214]

Save the environment! Your opponent is taking too much gas! Defeat your opponent by stopping that greedy poluter from taking more gas while using as little as possible for yourself

[@lad4694]

LETS GOOO!

[@RMJ1984]

Dimaga might be old school, but he's no slouch.

[@DiverDrive428]

Wow in the first game HE mind-gamed YOU!!!

[@BrewKnowURSA]

Hello Harstem… I was wondering if you would consider this mind game in a future episode: “Beating Grandmasters with clever (non-phoenix) hallucinations” Consider mass hallucinations feints, scout composition disinformation, clever micro damage decoy.

[@christianrose3686]

almost didn't notice him change shirts after game 1

[@vitaly4097]

Looks like the only person you've confused was yourself.

[@foxfoxfox6799]

THAT FIRST GAME OH MY GODDDDDD AHAHAHAHA

[@Barrelrollz]

Top tier thumbnail lul

[@JohnAndJohner]

I feel like you should do this one while stream sniping and then ask the streamers if you can include their thoughts in the video so we can tell if the mind games are working.

[@Ztaticify]

How about a Mi casa es tu casa build? Ie: build your base in your opponent's base?

[@xrock4404]

You should do mass thor next

[@threee1298]

honestly this could be it's own series, I'd love it

[@Dr_Hammer]

Your last opponent may have been a map hacker, or he just follows a build order from a to z without budging regardless of what's going on around him, no inbetween

[@cyrusposting]

His last opponent was Kas, I don't think he was maphacking.

[@henningbreede6428]

Imagine calling ex pro player Kas a maphacker or a clueless player.

[@KABOOMFIN]

Dumbest idea: Mass prism. Make like 5 prisms and drop your entire army in their base like a terran.

[@truthless4720]

My suggestion for next week's stupid stuff: Proxy Nexus first!

[@BroccodiIe]

FAntastic TItle Mr. Hars

[@deepestblueandy]

Beat your opponent with building only planetary fortresses first at every mineral patch then every where else you can afford so he runs out of minerals and move possibilities. Air defense is allowed

[@dominikmagnus]

9:56 "mind game some other poor fool". Do you imply that you would actually mind game someone else other that yourself? :D

[@Fvviff]

Congratulations, you played yourself. lol

[@glenn5198]

Theres incorrect capitalization in the video title @Harstem in "Beating Grandmasters With Stupid Stuff". The r and t are inappropriately capitalized.

[@TransTess]

Can't mindgame if your opponent doesnt have a mind

[@myselfthethird3393]

here is a dumb idea i'm curious to see how it would work out . beating grand masters while telling them what you are doing .

[@nagainu]

You are the best

[@jakubpristas976]

tho oposite of oponent is thinking, meanwhile oponent is thinking harstem is going to win... xd

[@petermaltzoff1684]

ohbaby

[@crashtiansClips]

If you fake proxy a pylon and then pretend to all in on one base until you actual proxy a nexus...that's just an all in minus a 100 minerals? :D

[@devon752]

i'm not a friend i'm a creature of the sea

[@TheMysmich]

this freaking thumbnail lol.

[@taytertot9382]

Is that Terran so purely macro that he lives in a bubble where his opponent doesn’t actually exist?

[@tianmuhe3971]

Why did the notification appear late... :(

[@vincentcrest88]

getting beaten by gms with mindgames

[@SwordFreakPower]

Dimaga made expand and defensed it.

[@danyazabazhanov2037]

Week 17 of asking Harstem to harass workers with colossi

[@K3rriganZerg]

Ofc he had a ninja base just like you, how else could he afford all those units? Lol

[@Z7Sakari]

I KNEW that guy had a “secret” first expansion! I was shaking my head that whole first game muttering to myself “you’re both cheesing each other, you are both absolutely pulling the same bs on each other…”

[@Kobrar44]

Beating GM with banes burried in mineral lines before the bases are even taken.

[@alpha-cf2oi]

uhh that sounds juicy

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

Or widow mines

[@Kobrar44]

@@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 widow mines would go off on the worker building a base. Much premature.

[@mrz3ph]

DO WE SEE LAYER TECH?