I Made Battlecruisers Every Single Game In This $400 Tournament

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[@princess_love9929]

absolutely wild to see you play like a normal Terran

[@LCInfantry]

Simi normal :3

[@Kpeevers]

Lol

[@Uttarayan]

Lmao

[@eclipseeffigy]

Hot damn the difference between strong GMs and pros is so stark. You make the initial games look like you're bullying Diamond players, then vs Lambo every harass and area denial tool feels so much weaker, his macro & eco unstoppable and the fights brutal. GGWP!! Clutch first game and you made him work hard every game!

[@xitaris5981]

The way I see it, it kind of goes like this: Diamond players have sloppy reactions to harass Master players have decent reactions to harass GM players have almost perfect reactions to harass Pro player *predict* the harass - no reaction necessary because they're tend to be already in position.

[@The_Riot]

@@xitaris5981 This is actually the difference between good players and great players in almost every competitive game whether it’s RTS, FPS, etc. Good players react, great players predict. If you can get into the heads of your opponents and make some solid reads then you will do better than 90% of whatever player base you’re competing in. Reads will always beat reactions.

[@solandri69]

7:55 "He's probably morphing in banelings somewhere." 8:03 "Yes, there are the banelings." 16:14 "I think he might even gg here, to be honest because this attack was incredibly committed." 16:18 gg Marc's understanding of game timings and his ability to predict opponents' moves never ceases to amaze.

[@xitaris5981]

The baneling call was impressive to me, but the gg seemed pretty basic because all you have to do recognize the difference between a timing attack and an all-in. If a timing attack fails, you have a backup plan, if you have a dedicated all-in fail, there's no way to make a comeback against opponents that can read the state of the game.

[@Jolinar444]

Thanks for bringing back my love of SC2, surprisingly got to masters with some great moves I learned from you.

[@LittleRainGames]

What did you get to masters in? And whats your mmr? Not saying this happened to you, but there was a glitch causing new players to be in masters with bronze MMR. That was a while ago though, before I started playing. I think first season of 2022.

[@party4keeps28]

He's also sparked my interest in SC2 for the first time in years. I'm terrible though lol.

[@greenlitlleman]

@@LittleRainGames This bug was also in this season. I got masters with 2500 MMR, lol.

[@Kedish88]

​@@LittleRainGamesoh lol thats why me and my friend are master in 2v2s now wiht 1800 mmr xdddd

[@lekhakaananta5864]

30:47 uThermal lets the game play itself in a $400 tournament, while giving viewers a leisurely tour of the unique landmarks of this map for 20 seconds.

[@cedwards1080]

It's impressive that you can describe what you're thinking and doing so well while playing.

[@party4keeps28]

He makes it look so easy.

[@Lukas_6_ayat_12]

He can use his right and left brain abilities simultaneously 😁

[@mathiashoppen]

Untermal the Goat, Boy tiping normally wouldt say gott witch is german for god

[@Lyonatan]

It's actually pretty good practice to do it yourself

[@MrJenpaul123]

You can actually practice it.

[@KamikazeShinobi]

Harstem: "I am the cheesiest man alive" uThermal: "Hold my beer"

[@Meat88]

"Try my best and see what happens" got me through a rough day today. Thanks Marc, keep making great content.

[@Gnolomweb]

commenting 4 the algorithm. You should too.

[@bjkwolf9578]

Hoping you're having a better day today friend. and all the days since. 🙌🏽🙏

[@ИгорьМатвеев-щ9ф]

8:42 "the battlecruiser's also still alive..." - the bc explodes as you say the words xD

[@gh6365]

uThermal(22:07): "Unsieged tanks are surprisingly sick btw..." NEW CHALLENGE IDEA: Unsieged Siege Tanks to Grandmaster

[@shufflecat3334]

And unsieged libs

[@bronzecomeshome9517]

16:02 Ravager becomes an air unit. But seriously GG fun games, always enjoy a longer episode.

[@ErenisRanitos]

Marc: warm up game against mid grandmaster me: warm up game against Hard AI 😀😀😀😀😀

[@king_cobra1]

Battlecruiser and then 2 thors. Sounds like me playing sc2 as a kid many years ago, like i wanted to make only cool units (big robots)

[@robertgaudet7407]

Thor drop best drop

[@DJ-3maj]

@@robertgaudet7407 LSD drop better drop

[@MozartificeR]

Try taking the fourth base location to the left of the classical third location, and not the right, which is the normal location to take the fourth. Then in that fourth location, save all of your mules for that location, and all your CC energy for that location, and smash and grab all the minerals from it. So you only have to defend half of the map. Then when your minerals are gone from the area, it should mine out before your third base location. Then chuck turrets for anti air around your base, when you finish mining your third base location. And then move to mine from the other half of the map. This reduces the surface area you use to turtle, and to protect your mining. Splitting the map in half, and then moving to the other half of the map to mine. Then when you have moved to the right side of the map, you can in a standard size map, mine out the three bases. And again have reduced the surface area you need to defend to half the map. Then place a PF or two in the centre of the map, if possible, specially against the Zerg, and raise your gross DPS in that area of the map. And again, you can use that, to place a radar, and to gain access, to the minerals in each corner of the map, normally that the Zerg takes. With the radar you should be able to know where the Zerg army is most of the time. And it should give you access one at a time, to the mineral patches, again cos it splits the map in half, and gives you the all important radar of their side of the map, making the Zerg fight with its back to the wall cos of the radar.

[@brianstephens8337]

I have played SC2 twice, haven't played SC1 in fifteen years, have zero knowledge of current meta or strategies, and something about this channel and the content is utterly compelling to me.

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

An entire fleet of battle cruisers just warping into their main.

[@maximk9964]

Oh man, that BC + marine/tank push is such a delightful strategy!

[@faithful451]

IKR! It's so filthy , ages since I've seen something looking that overwhelming in a tournament. As a noob terran who is constantly getting rekt by mass stalkers it feels kinda satisfying but I still started to feel sorry for that guy ahaha

[@joeblack5253]

@@faithful451 as most builds strong in early game it should be scouted. And what I saw from these games - eve n gms bad at it

[@Gnolomweb]

commenting 4 the algorithm. You should too.

[@maximk9964]

@@faithful451 I'm a noob, myself, as in I've played Startcraft fo ~20 years, but casually, either vs AI or school friends. But in early SC2 it was void rays. It was always so satisfying to crack them with an early M3 + tank attack 😂

[@anotherplatypus]

Any chance you could talk about the lifestyle of having been a pro Starcraft II gamer? I find it interesting you dick around in competitions, but I'm a newb, so I don't know basic things like whether it costs $400 to enter the tournament or if that's the prize winning 1st place. Could you discuss what it was like being a professional player? It'd be so fascinating to hear you talk about the money, war stories, training, how pro SC2 teams function, or other interesting insights experienced as a member of this world.

[@PinkiesBrain]

I can barely breathe and play at the same time on plat... and he casually talks nonstop, shows parts of the map while doing all the shit perfectly... I studied psychology and in terms of "multitasking" this is remarkable. He must have had thousands of hours to automate all these tasks to leave him so much cognitive capacity left. Kudos

[@bass-dc9175]

That deffense on the Ravenger ling all in was really smart. Especially the deffensive banshee early, while scouting to check if you can cancle it for a BC.

[@720zone]

35:00 - Ahh, love the rare well-mannered salt.

[@ITudorify]

Me: played SC2 like 12 years ago and only the campaign Also me: I don’k know who this guy is but he”s wholesome and Im really enjoying his content. Great job dude.

[@Foggen]

The mastery of build order timing is definitely something I would never be able to keep up with, and definitely not modify on the fly.

[@leekevin1193]

8:55 "Commander, we unexpectedly find there is a huge army sitting in our base."🤣 Almost thought the front was an equal trade.

[@jamesk]

16:10 floating ravager corpse lol

[@soldier22881]

thermal got great reflexes, able to commentate while playing with tons of micro, well played man

[@a2pabmb2]

The thor is clearly just the bigger penguin brother :D

[@MRCHRONICANGEL]

Those first two Protoss games were absolutely dirty. Well played sir.

[@asdfasdf-mn8iu]

Those lines are priceless: "Only my tanks should be buffed" "It's not my fault, my SCVs don't have a brain" :D

[@haptichivemind207]

i have no clue whats happening but i like watching the little guys running around

[@mindwipe0074]

Commentating and playing. This content is so intriguing. I should be doing my work rn but can't look away.

[@xr0ninx569]

As an average SC2 player, watching this is basically like watching a completely different game.

[@nroz7284]

Marc, you keep saying, "When I was a pro gamer." You are a pro gamer good sir. love watching your builds. Thanks for the vids.

[@SNNNKY]

PLEASE... Somebody find a 3 second duration in this video he doesn't speak. Still I watched like I'm hypnotised. He never stops...

[@Fred-yq3fs]

The gap between pros and high GMs is obvious in your games. The first game vs Lambo was very tense. Great content.

[@faithful451]

Poor AZTEX 😄😄 gosh that was a filthy strat. Amazing execution Marc beautiful to watch.

[@lucius8675]

At the end of the first game, uthermal says "just do some pre-splits before the battle starts. ( 12 mouse and key strokes in 2 seconds) see then you can continue to split during the fight. (And 6 or so mouse and keystrokes later) i know its more complicated than how i made it look." Yeah it definitely is. People probably think im playing using my feet compared to how smooth that was.

[@danilocancino5378]

to play that way and talk at the same time... U got an impresive skill

[@jasonimports]

I last played StarCraft 2 the year after it was released.............so I know jack-sh*t about the game.................. And this is still one of the most entertaining videos I've watched all week. Subscribing to you because you deserve it. So much fun to watch.

[@noodlerazer7611]

The protoss opponent probably has the same problem as Florencio... he needs to inject that sweet sweet recall every 5 mins otherwise he will go into withdrawals

[@potato3264]

I am a simple man, I see BC, I upvote.

[@AntiDoctor-cx2jd]

UThermal - I couldn't stick to my build because of a 1 base all in Harstem - Screw winning, I'm sticking to the build.

[@broskielive]

i wanna get into sc2 so bad, super late to the party but you make it seem insanely fun. question to everyone, whats the best way to get into this game, as well as learn mechanics/meta ( i know u mainly learn from just doing but i would like to avoid dumb mistakes if i can)

[@galdrimm6383]

The most chill and entertaining way is to mix playing and practicing the basics with watching high tier players (Like this video). The former lets you develop your own skill set and the latter gives you good gamesense, inspiration/tips for build orders, general advice on playing and it keeps it fun. For bonus credit try to find an excercise or two that develops muscle memory and speed, like splitting and targeting with certain abilities. You want to get to the point where controlling the camera and your units isn't such a big thing so you can focus on the strategy of the game.

[@jamesn.5721]

Now there's a good news. And there's a bad news. The good news is, you learn mechanics by just doing. The bad news is you learn mechanics just by doing. Start with campaign/coop if you are truly new. And join a discord/get people to help you. Most importantly is to keep an open mind in losing and learning. For meta, just watch enough GSL/DH/ESL cups/content from your preferred race (e.g. Terran Thermy, Protoss Harstem, Zerg Lambo). You'll see enough to know what's meta. Glhf!

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

There are also a number of comprehensive tutorial series on KZbin. They cover things like optimising Windows and game settings, basic game mechanics, racial mechanics, simple build orders and strategies through to more and more advanced builds and strats.

[@stonebeard2194]

There are a ton of bronze to grandmaster tutorials on KZbin (B2GM). I would just recommend branching out once it gets too monotonous. Having fun is the most important part, losses are just a part of the process. GL and more importantly HF. 🤙

[@broskielive]

I really appreciate the responses and advice. I’ll definitely be expanding and just learning as much as I can! Thanks again

[@Bismarck502]

What about a no scout challenge? Se how far you can go without knowing what the enemy builds?

[@kadiea8664]

that wont work cause then he'll just lose most his games. 90% of the game is information

[@leekevin1193]

Though I played a lot, the decision-making in the second game dealing Roach-Allin is so clear that still teaches me a lot.

[@joshyoung710]

Was watching your twitch - if you end up doing a no upgrades to gm series, you could maybe restrict yourself to one upgrade (could be anything) over the whole game. could maybe open up some entertaining timings? Either way, love the content man, keep it up.

[@Butcho22]

Another banger! Thanks for posting this.

[@danm2084]

I'd like to see a no orbital challenge. Can play anyway you like, you just aren't allowed to make your command centers into orbital command centers.

[@sebastianriesending8940]

the Most Edvanced Terran Attack is on your side atm.

[@itschrisperry]

could a raven + BC work as a creep clear squad? Could you have a raven following a bc that just kinda street sweepers the creep tumors? They can attack while they move and the raven provides constant detection, could be crazy useful for controlling creep spread? Just a thought :).

[@CKPMJUNG]

Wouldn't that still be defended by queens? Lambo always had multiple queens ready.

[@xitaris5981]

That's a lot of supply and resources dedicated to creep denial, maybe that would be more viable in the upcoming patch when Ravens are cheaper, but hellion + scans is 'cheaper' even though you're missing mule because gas management is typically more important than minerals.

[@bronzecomeshome9517]

seems like it would also help with the burrowed units

[@RD-rm6qm]

Thanks for the 1h++ video thermy! It’s Christmas in advance

[@Kbronchitis]

Next challenge should be un-sieged tanks / liberators to GM

[@travisspeth679]

dropped mule to repair BC, had 2 SCVs with the army XD

[@Scourge24]

Bless these open cups, I love seeing the crazy builds work and then also seeing how a pro deals with it.

[@yagoa]

you are wrong about the supply-block being a mistake there are only 2 outcomes of the game 2 push, either his attack is successful and your supply is freed or it's not and you win :P

[@sehno24]

Sleep time sc2 vid, im gonna lack some sleep tonight but its worth it 😅

[@0abtg540]

long episodes are the best, thank you

[@alullabyofpain]

I believe gumiho also played mech drops in the past he would drop thors and tanks, guy is crazy

[@party4keeps28]

I started playing SC2 again about 2 weeks ago and omg, I'm terrible. You make it look so easy.

[@gureguru4694]

playing with commentary on SC2 competitive of all games. guy is talented

[@kyleg5141]

Every upload is great and it pulls me away from watching other crappy random stuff.

[@forgiveness7959]

Hey uther, dropping in with another suggestion for a one-off video, trying to beat grandmasters with a laptop trackpad and keyboard. I think you've done mouse only in the past, maybe this could be a similar but perhaps even harder challenge?

[@loudaccord]

35 min in could be a challenge:: build a bunch of orbitals and launch mass mule for repair during fights. Series could be called salt mules :)

[@seangriffin7803]

BCs are so much fun to watch.

[@dragoda]

Here is a challenge: go in tournaments again and beat Serral or Reynor. I would love to see you in tournaments. I miss the old days!

[@sharpie11112]

Another banger video! Maybe a mutalisk one?

[@eigentensor]

Great long ep, thanks!

[@Khantia]

Do Noah's arc series :D (Make at least 2 of each unit throughout the game and/or try to sustain that count at all times)

[@Gnolomweb]

commenting 4 the algorithm. You should too.

[@fateriddle14]

Losing 2 games after winning the first is almost expected against any great players. Playing in a certain theme, it would only be harder and harder because your opponent is more and more prepared. I was thinking in tornament, you can use a rule that youo only play weird stuff. Kind of the rule that even your opponent figures it out, it can still work. Or maybe against great player you allow to use your strategy for only one game and play others normally.

[@bi0feelz921]

very violet of you mr.marcj

[@jebroiroij2176]

Love the UI here because we get to see his API

[@codyestes6596]

Absolutely disgusting. I love it.

[@RandomMusik]

16:25 if making means ordering you are right if it has to be out the title is wrong

[@dmitryts1257]

Wanna see "Macro to GM" series!) 😅😇

[@MrBimos555]

This was educational, thank you

[@mapachesonico]

when 2 videos per day? lolz

[@motgalaxy8798]

I only started watching about a month ago and have never watched SC2 content before. When did you play as a pro (time period) and when exactly did you quit? I get the sense it was relatively recently.

[@israeljosegarcilazo3112]

This felt like a short episode, I want to see you play against dark

[@oldgamervsbosses]

I call you starcraft 2 Theviper

[@borischan5252]

if they play mass roach and no more air support, shouldn't you try to switch to banshee and auto turret?

[@conor414]

you should do a compilation video of all of your best splits around banelings

[@zr6671]

id like to see your battle-mech after the patch comes

[@lg6707]

I'm a huge fan of the colossus drop have never seen that before- i was going to suggest a can't shoot up can't shoot down protoss challenge where you can only build units that can't shoot both air and ground but now I wanna see colossi spam to gm

[@LCInfantry]

58:00 I mean, you did try to hold a location that had like 4 ways in which you could be flanked from(all sides). Idk if a better lane could have been chosen to create a better concave of enemy units.

[@alexanderboll8028]

I'd like a mobile tanks only challenge. I am not sure, how to combine it -- maybe with Hellions/Hellbats and Vikings?

[@sek4446]

love the long videos

[@blamasterk]

this tournament episode was dope

[@jeremiahcampbell2]

Bruh, the hair situation is funny.

[@zardecil9419]

Oooo new intro. Looks sweet!

[@AntiDoctor-cx2jd]

If you have 2 BC and yamato 2 stalkers, you've easily paid for the yamato upgrade.

[@GlenBeebe]

Amazing stamina, that's a lot of games!

[@geessaess1707]

How about a challenge where you are not allowed to make a tech lab? Or you have to make the BC core as part of your wall, although this one might be too easy. Maybe you must use BC core and armories as the wall lol

[@rektnoob101]

Insanity good game play

[@SeekAndDestroyTM]

Long Episode FTW

[@rocketrockinit]

Ez money for you GJ

[@joveniel11]

You got me there. Thumbnail said bc every game. Game 1 no BC.

[@uThermal]

Think you need to look a little better xD

[@joveniel11]

Oh my bad. It was match 1 game 2. But still very entertaining! I'll take it!

[@asdasdasdasd7628]

bro this tournirs are in sc 2 u can apply from the game itself right ?

[@mileshamblen9982]

Infesters with hydras are good against bcs.

[@loudaccord]

Long episode! Still here!

[@sb4996]

in the game in 32 sthg minutes i would have gone for a blink stalker all in on 2 base after you cancelled out my probe haras and i saw your only marine thing and the delayed core tech and i think it was a manageable thing to win this game for it even the bc could have countered with it