Is This TERRAN PRODIGY Whining Or Just Spitting The TRUTH?? | Is It Imba Or Do I Suck?

An up and comer by the name of "CuKu" recently reached out to me, since this Protoss player seemed unbeatable and made the race straight up look imba on his own. But once I saw this guy's name, I knew what was going on. The Protoss just is THAT good! Smash like and subscribe, so that this Protoss can win tournaments soon!
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[@Syy]

"I'll remember that." - TheCowboy "I don't remember anything about this match." - Harstem

[@Johnnisjohnnis]

Typical protoss, they say they'll remember, but then they four gate.

[@Syy]

Also, "Terran will complain that they didn't win hard enough." was a GREAT quote.

[@the_rabidsquirel]

@@Syy I feel like there was an IODIS episode with a Terran player where they won in the replay they submitted, cause it made me think of that when he said that about Terrans.

[@Willdroyd]

@@the_rabidsquirel the replay saying that he found an imba terran build which he did? the "Anonymus guy" or something

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

@@the_rabidsquirel That was the GM Archon video, where two Terrans together still had to use Orbital Supply Drop lol

[@LowkoTV]

13:17 that guy sounds familiar but Im not sure why

[@hamster_designs]

*copystrike intensifies*

[@Merumya]

Think harstem hired that Okwol guy.

[@Monkeyheadtpc]

Sounds like Husky to me. But somehow played at 4 times slower speed.

[@mantree8047]

I wonder who that guy is? 🙄.. jumping out of nowhere hacking harstem's cast.

[@Sekir80]

@@hamster_designs Send my regards to Harstem as well, your production quality is getting better and better! These videos are very entertaining and informative! Well done!

[@nekrosis4431]

15:59 The tournament logos in Harstems "Units Lost" tab. 10/10 comedy gold, Hamster.

[@YttriumtYcLief]

Content creators are always like "I have the best editor" but they ain't got nothing on Hamster.

[@pablovirus]

Didn't notice that lmao Hamster is evil

[@krypt2knight547]

Thanks for pointing it out. I missed it and it was hella funny.

[@zes3813]

wrg, laugh any nmw

[@OmegaMikePL]

@@YttriumtYcLief At some point I really thought that Hamster is just an alter ego of Harstem.

[@Sara_Feingold]

It was great watching Harstem trash-talk past!Harstem, but the "bronze league heroes!" insert was the best XD

[@zes3813]

wrg, talk any nmw s perfx

[@Burger19985]

@@zes3813 are you ok?

[@howlingwolf5213]

was really hoping this was a "beating grandmasters with stupid stuff" replay. That would be the best IODIS episode.

[@tarvoc746]

OmG, I just realized that it's probably only a matter of time until that actually happens.

[@MrCrashDavi]

+

[@LasseLundster]

Like it's so easy to forget Harstem is a 6.7-8 player who can take a game of anyone in all his jokes and troll series but you can really tell his passion and automatic constant calculations during the games, just incredible.

[@firebal6129]

Yeah true, sometimes his general goofiness makes it easy to forget how skilled he is at Starcraft, like, this man is brilliant

[@jamomoritz6763]

6.4-6.5

[@wanderhillen2435]

27:00 "Welcome to the big boy league, this won't work no more" would be such a great insult to receive.

[@junkim6442]

Harstem keeps repeating that he doesn't remember the game, reminds me of the quote, "for you,, the day bison graced your village was the most important day of your life, but for me, it was Tuesday." Legend

[@ryanalving3785]

"You killed my parents." *sigh* "Do you have even the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"

[@myselfthethird3393]

@@ryanalving3785 "what's with you women and parents ?! i killed my parents too and you don't see me cry about it ! "

[@mastaofkush]

16:00 at first I thought it was some kind of graphical bug from a map mod they were using.... and then I realized it was Hamster absolutely destroying Harstem's whole career.

[@jamesn.5721]

The zoom in at 5:26 was just brilliant. The editing is brilliant. The voiceover surprise was brilliant. This is by far the most 10/10 SC2 video by production value.

[@Kanzuke]

the fourth base seamlessly appearing and disappearing took the cake for me

[@bookworm8415]

Hamster. 11/10 well done

[@mglegacy012]

This is one of the best IODIS episodes ever. Analyzing high level replays really showcases your knowledge of the game, talking about anticipating tech switches instead of telling plat players to have more than 40 workers at 8 minutes. More high level replays!!

[@StepM4Sherman]

"the fact that ducks managed to survive makes me doubt evolution" -Psi Thanos circa 2021

[@ryanschultz9037]

It's so good.

[@AntoniGawlikowski]

Every episode there seems to be some new cool editing trick: last time it was a smooth audio cut and this time it's a visualization of a CC under construction (12:10) - really nice! :)

[@HankFuller333]

I don't see what are you talking about?

[@jasonmighty3328]

@@HankFuller333 wrong time stamp. I think he meant 12:10 but forgot the 1 at the front.

[@AntoniGawlikowski]

@@jasonmighty3328 Yeah, exactly that, sorry! Fixed.

[@HankFuller333]

@@AntoniGawlikowski damn that is amazing what the hell

[@zes3813]

wrgg

[@Guerrilla705]

I know it took a couple episodes to find the right balance of edits, but Hamster my dude you are KILLIN IT! Creating things is very hard. Great work to both of you, thanks for creating this content for us all to enjoy!

[@hamster_designs]

Idk what you mean. The sound level of the first episode was FLAWLESS!

[@phil04MHF2]

@@hamster_designs I love your editing! It's fucking great! Keep it up :3

[@hamster_designs]

@@phil04MHF2 Thanks ^^

[@pjtrow]

that guy is a wizard im absolutely lovin' it

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

17:17 “You could have maybe chased me.” Force fields blocking the path: “Am I Joke to you?”

[@Name-ru1kt]

He meant run in single file so he can just kill every single unit for free

[@Alloran]

That reverse take backsies, I'm rolling. This series is so damn good, Harstem slays.

[@lorenzogazzola328]

Hi Kevin, as Italian I will give you an advice: Oil and sauce only after the pasta Is cooked. If oil or else goes in the salty water you're making a soup.

[@caelestigladii]

Can't blame non-italians for following package instructions.

[@tripweed]

And never, ever, break the pasta strands. That stuff is illegal in Italy!

[@bernardo.bridon]

Good soup.

[@adav9440]

savage Hamster mentioning that Cap lost 5 dreamhacks and 2 tsls :D

[@MrSpleenface]

16:00 Someone tell Hamster that that was RUDE

[@hamster_designs]

I am innocent unless proven otherwise!

[@danielskrivan6921]

What am I missing?

[@nekrosis4431]

@@danielskrivan6921 The Tournament logos in Harstems "Units Lost" tab. absolute gold.

[@danielskrivan6921]

@@nekrosis4431 Oh. Hard to see on mobile

[@gabrielemmanuel3818]

@@hamster_designs that was absolute gold dude😂

[@Amoeby]

Hamster, you are unseen hero. After every battle overall losses, some facts and fun stuff in-between. I didn't even know that MULE stands for Mobile Utility Lunar Excavator. You do a great job!

[@anamorfoplasis]

liquipedia

[@klerotik]

27:39 Is the greatest analogy I have ever heard

[@Krozra]

16:00 the units lost tab LMAO Whatever you're paying your editor, it isn't enough. They just keep getting funnier

[@matthias6439]

The production value of these is getting insane :D Very enjoyable and funny to begin with, the small stuff like the zoom-ins and small explanations really add to the experience! Thanks for the great stuff!

[@You-ul8qw]

Why is (almost) no-one talking about all the editing from 12:00 to 13:00?!? amazing editing hamster I cracked up when I heard Okwo L. hahaha Edit: Also Hamster what is that? Did you put that there? 16:21??? Why are there stickers there? Is this just a feature I didn't know about?

[@KaBoomMiD]

Since it is the Unit Lost tab, it very much looks like Hamster was roasting Harstem for losing in 5 Dreamhacks and 2 TSLs.

[@hamster_designs]

That definitely is not an edit, but Blizzards new feature to verify accounts (since you can just rename them and so on). They introduced it last year. Losing a Premier Tournament adds a sticker to the units lost tab in every replay you play on this account from that point onwards. ;)

[@KaBoomMiD]

@@hamster_designs Oh, you XD

[@letopizdetz]

I'm starting to think I should build a fourth base for some reason.

[@f00dify]

I’d say Lowko got a good jab in with that “Bronze League hero’s quote.”

[@caseyddr]

Old man from the 1.05+ days of SC/BW, you're the first personality I've found in a long time I actually sat through. Hilarious stuff.

[@marcopolo8584]

Watching this was like watching 2 engineers with advanced degrees talking shop. I really feel like my brain grows every time I watch this series.

[@JokeofAllButts]

The beauty is that Harstem doesnt have to help CuKu yet he does offer genuine advice :D

[@nizuto]

Do you know what would be awesome? A GM player beaten with stupid stuff who then submits a report to IODIS. Freaking inception

[@winterine4827]

It’s kinda funny. Whenever I watch one of these videos, I always think “hey, I want to go back to playing starcraft again” and then I play like one game against an ai and I think “nah, that’s enough for today”

[@M0r1tz02]

28:08 I don't think I have laughed that hard at an analogy in a while :DDDD nice vid as always, I always learn more about the game every time you analyse the games like that

[@BarringtonDrive]

I really like these very high mmr IODIS episodes. What is funny is how the highest level players will sometimes be very happy with how a certain move will turn out, but unhappy how a player got there.

[@miracl]

Fantastic job of explaning all these high level strategies with your unique style :) thank you captain, you are a blessing to the sc2 community !

[@clemensmartin1034]

Great editing (srsly the units lost of Harstem was hilarious) and great coaching by Harstem. Almost wants me to embarass myself in front of Harstem.

[@dromeosaur1031]

The fourth base pop-up was brilliant, Hamster.

[@courageousmelon5654]

I fuckin love how Harstem just reads the report form as it is, rather than correcting it

[@missbelled6700]

28:54 Don't forget "he was better-looking," Captain.

[@tacticalnukegaming8979]

This was my favorite ep yet, some great analysis and fire analogies where you focused on the specific mistakes! I love it! (Also hamster does a great job, and I loved the self deprecating jokes!)

[@zhshsG7]

That cut at 13:12 was brilliant! As well as most of the editing, as always.

[@deathspade42]

I recently got into Harstem and this video is such a stark difference from the other IMBA or suck videos. I love that he can get so hyperspecific on mistakes and improvements that are relevant to the skill levels being shown. With the lower rank players he's generally just talking about better ways to approach fights, build orders, trade values, and general use of scouted information. In this video it's the same, but I'm being showered with in-depth knowledge about gas math, air unit count, twin army positioning, map control, and tech switch anticipation.

[@tkardaishou]

"This is like if you're making the pasta, and it's not going quite right, but then you dump boiling water all over yourself and spray oil into your eyes!" Harstem, your analogies always make me smile. Thanks for the wonderful content, Captain.

[@JohnDobak]

11:00 Random shade thrown ducks way 👍

[@triplebog]

The quality of the editing for this series is impossibly high. Holy moly. There is no way harstem is paying hamster enough. The crazy 4th base drop in over and over literally broke my brain

[@sc2soon370]

Can we all please appreciate how well edited this video is like jeez good job hamster (?) I think.

[@Zoykzmc]

16:02 I see what you did there Hamster

[@hamster_designs]

Psssst! He doesn't know ;)

[@mschmidt163]

28:33 personally, I found it to be a fantastic analogy

[@Dani004able]

I really like you analyzing higher level games like that, there is a lot to learn here. Maybe you can make more IODIS episodes GM edition

[@neeksthecuz]

11:00 this is why I love this series and you yourself, you really spit the truth Harstem!

[@kingsleywray6632]

Loving this content. As a Brit I love your humour. Still in love with this game - played since day 1. Damn I’m old lol

[@corlinpalmer2367]

Amazing production value on this one. Great job Harstem + Hamster!

[@saxus]

Did anybody noticed the 10 lost SCV (probably because of a Distruptor hit) at 26:00?

[@gam1ngfr3ak]

I like how this was basically more of a coaching session / community building event than a roast ;) a great episode indeed

[@thomaschevrierlaliberte5884]

- I'll remember that - Don't 4 gate me This is indeed a clever choice of words. - I'll remember that - Don't forget (4 gate) me

[@dialaneog715]

That edit with the 4th base was just beautiful, great work Hamster!

[@nicolapodgornik6644]

1 minute of silence for the captain’s dog that slept outside chained to a stake.

[@DemonXeron]

new SC2 base trading terminology: Olive oil salt water. Think it's going to catch on?

[@00jknight]

The quality of Harstems productions is really impressive and adds a lot of value! I really respect his evident work ethic!

[@jakeman52]

Hamster was savage to Harstem this episode. Great editing.

[@timbaleno9269]

Hamster deserves more money for his edits. Especially 16:21

[@mister_yog]

Love the arrabiata recipe, best cooking channel on YT!

[@windwatcher460]

I can't help but appreciate the bravery it takes to make some of these analogies work

[@LvGbLiNd]

i got impressed by hamster editing the 4th base in

[@JessYoutubeAccount]

I know you said your not the brightest but... You have contributed so much to this community as a creator, and as a player. Your understanding of different races, challenge strategies, gameplay at different mmrs, and personality make you a player like no other. Def top 3 pros to watch

[@alkehol8]

the quality of edit really goas up... GJ

[@SquintyGears]

KZbin really loves this one video of yours... Even though I've watched it when it came out it just won't stop trying to force me to watch it again. So i came to leave a comment

[@badgernaph8684]

just started sc2 love zerg i like how you comment on both sides even in this video you dont remember this game but yet you are not biased and see your own mistakes

[@TheBigLou13]

12:06 that editiing was really good and funny

[@gregorb8679]

3:26 instant thumbs up 😂

[@stanimir5F]

What's up with "no trash-talking the other guy" rule? Poor "TheCowboy"... got roasted without him even know that he will be in IODIS!

[@magni5648]

13:17: Holy shit, Hamster bringing out the big guns

[@haste953]

"The fact that ducks manage to survive makes me doubt evolution" - Harstem 2021

[@Evilhippie64]

Is no one gonna recognize the beautiful wordplay: Harstem: I'll remember that Cuku: Don't 4 gate me pls It must have been on purpose...

[@jrocker152]

27:00 oh damn shit got real That real talk though ... Like, huge compliment behind that rebuke NGL. Well put. Because I would be analyzed with words like "it must be so relaxing playing at this level, like California44 probably doesn't even play this game anymore unless he's already put down the third glass of wine or something" when I am tryharding my absolute best.

[@mike4617]

Damn so much shade I thought I was a tree.

[@snugglewub]

Your analogies are on point. Kinda like when you wanna cook pasta arrabiata and you have tomatoes, water, salt, peppers, olive oil and pasta.

[@andocombo3073]

I think this might be the best imba/suck episode yet, thanks a bunch Harstem and Cuku.

[@PumpkinAttacker]

man i love these videos, at 5:40 when you hit pause and said "let me explain something to you" that broke me XD oh boy here we go :P

[@-Kidzin]

Just a note when showing a trade with mule in it maybe add lost minerals mining time roughly based on its life time

[@Herold_sc2]

Cuku vs TheCowboy in iodis, that's the content I need.

[@KeppyKep]

It's obvious you care for this guy, and want to encourage a young up-and-coming talent, while giving him some really solid advice and replay analysis. BUUUUUT... this is IODIS, so you've gotta roast the crap out of him as well.

[@londonrhodes2429]

I was always hoping to see an IMBA match with Harstem playing.

[@deathtoll26]

I really appreciate how harstem handled this episode. In a normal iodis episode we get someone from platinum balance whining and it’s all good fun to rag on them, they’re in platinum you know? Of course they suck compared to harstem. But with this being a new up and coming player I feel like a 30 minute verbal beat down just woulda had some worse connotation than usual.

[@chloesmith4065]

It's really more of a replay review / coaching session

[@SmolKTN]

Hey Kev. Can you do an episode in dutch? Just for fun :D suggestion: In your "Starcraft 2 Day" series, you should do small adverts, like what Winter does. I think you'd be good at it >:-}

[@-Raylight]

That fourth CC edit is just fantastic 10/10 Wait you don't eat pasta by pouring the water on yourself and putting the oil into your eyes? xD

[@colossaldonut5190]

It honestly feels like the guy sending in the IMBA form also sent the wrong replay

[@bernardo.bridon]

>"I don't even build a battery overcharge because I don't need it" >builds a battery >builds a second battery >"You know what maybe 2 batteries isn't that bad because..." LMFAO fucking love harstem

[@MassDynamic]

" gonna have a talk with him later tonight" rip dog lol. 25:48 loop that lmao

[@Viggebob]

thx Harstem, that you are out there.

[@JustAGroundhog]

Have to say i was feeling sleepy but when you said that you were his opponent in the game it woke me up lol thank you

[@fuzzwobble]

His minerals at the pause during 10:30 explain

[@hamster_designs]

Classic Dutch moment!

[@alkehol8]

somebody please find clip where Harstem gets flank'n'destroyed even though he has disruptor heavy army, thanks

[@swarleystinson1]

I actually died with the olive oil arrabbiata analogy, @harstem. amazing.

[@xmrmeow]

Gotta say, I'm loving Chef Harstem's recipe for Olive oil saltwater

[@wherethetatosat]

Hope he takes the advice to heart. Starcraft needs more champions.

[@DJHitt]

Watching this while in the Delivery Room with my wife!!

[@hamster_designs]

This man has his priorities set!

[@houtamelocoding]

"The fact that ducks manage to survive makes me doubt evolution" - Kevin, 2021

[@VZVinssent]

That was absolutely phenomenal. “ I took back what i took back for 25 seconds and added it back just tale out what i said 10 seconds ago and then what i said after i pit it back when i took it back makes sense” LMFAO

[@thereptiledude7247]

You’re funnier than Ben Stiller. He only has one decent movie but all his others are pretty much the same. “I’m an idiot, everyone hates me, and let’s see how much I can screw stuff up”. At least I laugh in all of your vids!

[@pauldraper1736]

CuKu: "You took everything from me." Harstem: "I don't even know who you are."