That surprised "Ah gg!", at 12:29 was so endearing!
@thegoodthebadandtheugly5796 ай бұрын
Yeah, and the silence 😀 was great
@mmsizzlak6 ай бұрын
Lowko used the Dark to trick us into watching the last matchup
@starsywh71706 ай бұрын
How dirty.... Anyway I would see it no matter what 😂
@thorwaldjohanson25266 ай бұрын
I think the reason mirror matchups don't get so many views is that most people wanna see serral, clem, maxpax, reynor.
@IcariumGaming6 ай бұрын
@@thorwaldjohanson2526The reason why is variety, almost all fights are countered by the same unit composition. There is very little deviation in strategies, or unit variety. Vikings? Then both sides mass produce Vikings to control the air, Phoenixes? Mass produce... Corruptors for corruptors, otherwise they will go brood lords.
@novice10145 ай бұрын
@@thorwaldjohanson2526 Mirror matchups has always been unpopular even back in Wings of Liberty, way before those four's time.
@PoeticMistakes6 ай бұрын
i have a theory that the lower viewer count on mirrored games is due to people who prefer to watch gameplay in a preferred race. and thus a mirror match covering fewer viewer's races
@IcariumGaming6 ай бұрын
I can see that affecting some viewership, but then we are looking at 1/3 amount of viewers. Personally I will watch even if it is a mirror, but mirrors tend to be boring. The counter to most units, are the exact same units. Tank? Tank. Phoenixes? Pheonix. Corruptors? Corruptors. Baneling? Banelings. The match isn't about strategy, it is about who messes up big enough first, and there is next to no chance in a comeback as the economy will be handled the same.
@PoeticMistakes6 ай бұрын
@@IcariumGaming then how do you respond to for example how TvTs have a whole lot of mech v bio. they are not countered by themselves. but rather it becomes a contest between competing subfactions within Terran.
@ThaSPAWN5 ай бұрын
@@PoeticMistakes Lowko mentioned specifically ZvZ, which is affected by this the most. Still, I love this kind of chash every so often. In third games late game, it was clear that Reynor made big advantage by being faster, and thus getting better trades. Still a fun match!
@bibouxstn80505 ай бұрын
I don't care I watch all of lowko :3
@IcariumGaming5 ай бұрын
@@PoeticMistakesWell, I was giving my opinion. If you are asking for my opinion on this, it is because most terrains who go mech, do so at the beginning of a match. Investing heavily into that infrastructure, where those who go bio, have a lot more barracks at the start. If both start with bio, they both transition to mech at roughly the same time to respond to the opponent doing the same. Zerg, that isn't really the case as a single structure allows production across all hatcheries. Protoss tends to be the exact same as skipping straight to air toss, you lose harassment and are forced to play defensively from the start, being beaten economically by the other protoss and giving them the ability to swiftly outgrow you.
@RandomTheories6 ай бұрын
ok, 5min Bo3 was nothing I was expecting
@Big5ocks5 ай бұрын
Is it 2010 again?
@jlee15226 ай бұрын
Would've been kinda funny if you uploaded a 6 min video of 2 drone rushes :)
@TubeTAG6 ай бұрын
"...Wait a minute, April 1st was two weeks ago."
@grolash62196 ай бұрын
WinterStarcraft did it
@titimtitim94656 ай бұрын
This has to be one of the shortest series you've casted incredible
@WeItenspinner6 ай бұрын
2 series in one video? Awesome! :D
@frosty69606 ай бұрын
The first one was a flash tho
@Daniel-rd6st6 ай бұрын
5:40: It was long enough for Winter to make a full video ^^
@ghostpeople99915 ай бұрын
I subscribe to both so when I saw lowko with a similar title but different length I was looking forward to the wow, comments and then the second series
@Owlr4iderАй бұрын
Reynor seems to hate ZvZ so much that he double drone rushed Dark and simply went Protoss vs Solar. I mean yeah Reynor did play a lot of PvZ for a while but I thought he was over it and back to Zerg in all matchups...
@qneverc6 ай бұрын
Seeing the 2nd hatch right away punished by a rush like that was so satisfying. It bothers me that 99% of pro games seem to consist of both players agreeing to expand right away.
@jonathonspears77366 ай бұрын
Wouldn't making defensive spines be the proper counter? Am i wrong there. Cancel the 2nd hatch when you see it coming and start 3 spines before the opponent gets to your base?
@randomstranger11886 ай бұрын
2 best of three's? You spoil us. Fantastic matches, Fantastic casting.
@joqlepecheur73505 ай бұрын
playing Protoss probably present a motivational advantage for Reynor. It can be a way to keep it fresh and have a positive mindset on SC2
@TheJJMan2176 ай бұрын
14:33 had me rethinking my life choices & what I want in life... I was not ready for that..
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
12:20 - 12:36 was a nice attempt but i loved that build reynor did. very nice makes me want to jump on sc2 and try to play a few games.
@ryanwsu46 ай бұрын
Anyone else hear Petey Pablo’s voice when Lowko said “couple roaches over here, couple roaches over there”??? (I am old) 32:10
@SkagulTV5 ай бұрын
Lowko: Cheese doesnt work vs the best of the best Raynor: Hold my wine!
@CerbyTF6 ай бұрын
You can't trick me into watching any mirror race match ups, because i see a lowko video i watch it. All matches have potential to be the best series.
@JM-pq1rs6 ай бұрын
Lol had to watch your cast, winter had a good cast of it too, but after 5 minutes he was like, well, guess that's the full series, video done hahaha
@ab-rw9jk5 ай бұрын
When Reynor swapped to protoss I was really expected a cannon rushes.
@markrose84406 ай бұрын
im curious if there is any way to counter 12 pool drone pull without having to blind counter it.
@louis423656 ай бұрын
I honestly don’t mind ZvZ : it’s like a bare-knuckle mud fight :D
@phaenoful6 ай бұрын
Ahh so Lowko read some Stormlight Archive 7:24 :)
@michaeljohn60306 ай бұрын
Hey Loko just wanted to say that I would like to see more varieties of matchups including mirror matches. I think that there might be a good percentaage you could go for, like 5-10% so that it doesn't hurt your numbers too much but satiates your more hardcore viewership with some variety. Ty and ftr I have been watching you for years now and I hope to help support you financially soon as thanks.
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
19:30 i think a few sentries would have helped a TON in killing that base, more so than revelation / oracle. just my thought since you could not only wall off/pinch reinforcements, but also retreating ones that came off creep while you build a robo for immortals + observer to counter roaches and the next stage of game. plus didn't sentries get massive, massive buffs? if only they got a .5 range increase or .75 at least. their range is what's keeping them from being really truly useful since their range is putting them far too close in a lot of match ups so they're really only good for having a couple to shield/stagger shield and the others to wall as much as they can. same argument with one oracle, since he has so many queens, one misclick is bye bye oracle just for killing 3 tumors? i don't see reynor winning this one as his blink micro is VERY sloppy compared to what i should be. where my previous comments state that being top of the line in one race and then wanting to be same level of play with the other 2, you can easily tilt yourself on your off-race and have it carry over onto your main race and send you into a spiral out... which often leads to burn outs. as a person who enjoyed playing protoss during beta and stayed in the highest rating bracket at the time since most of the maps were small rush distances and i hated macro games, it was perfect for the 2gate proxy zealot rush / block ins. as well as cannon rushes and combos. but then retail release allowed for koreans (naturally) to show people the remedy EN MASS and you'd only beat people with quite a skill gap. still maintained highest bracket for the longest time. when they introduced plat and diamond i got those then masters. but i've never been GM. i've gotten to masters in all 3 races however my terran is 10000% not masters level... my protoss was arguably able to maintain masters if i played whole season. same with zerg. tbh, i MIGHT have been able to push into SUPER SUPER SUPER LOW GM with TONS of LUCK with zerg. i simply just don't have enough time to play that many games with ANY race much less selecting 3 different ones or going flat out for random... the issue with random is 50% of the opponents will auto cheese thinking you're cheesing. so you can't reliably practice builds or new builds. in the same breath, map vetos matter a lot when it comes to which best serve your selected race but its difficult to balance with random. my least favorite match up is TvT (especially ppl who ONLY play terran) then TvZ, then ZvZ, then PvZ, i enjoy ZvP to an EXTENT, its been a while and with the new terran nerfs i'll have to see. same with protoss' nerf and buffs. anyway. on to the next comment later if i have anything to say.
@joeylehman96496 ай бұрын
The arrow is back!!!!
@SandorBR6 ай бұрын
I have absolutly no complains with this upload! 10/10
@arvinjancruz51754 ай бұрын
great series!
@ZirJo5 ай бұрын
Journey before destination indeed, Knight Radiant
@brianpurcell8336 ай бұрын
Those drone rushes were so fucking sexy
@matthiasvancauteren31076 ай бұрын
those first 5 minutes kind of show why we don't see many mirror matches I guess lol
@sebastianvasquez41756 ай бұрын
JAHAJAHAJAAH reynor the hero gave us 2 series :')
@dariusgunter53446 ай бұрын
Lokow I want to start a petition for mirror Monday, one day a week we get a mirror match as I agree they are quite fun in a different way than "normal" games
@oddeda6 ай бұрын
TBH that first win Reynor got was super lucky and undeserved. Really weird Solar made such a huge blunder a minute before winning.
@alex_marianyi6 ай бұрын
When Reynor has fun, the fans have fun!
@artcrafter99415 ай бұрын
Ive had this problem with the blizzard server connection a lot in the last days. Sometimes for hours. Sometimes they don't allow my login or don't find my account or what. Idk whats wrong though. it works sometimes
@steffensimon29496 ай бұрын
Reynor lol. Also realizing how op lurkers are haha
@Nathan-hl3bp6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the regular content Lowko! :D
@icekoozie42616 ай бұрын
I'm a simple man. I hear "Jouney before Destination" I like the video. o7 Brandon Sanderson fan.
@SaltpeterTaffy6 ай бұрын
41 minute video, best of 3? Nice, a proper set of 10-15 minute gam--oh.
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
14:49 ish - yes, i absolutely agree with ALL of that. when you're making money at something you're not only LOVE but you're also among the TOP of the TOP, one of the KEY aspects is to also still find a way to have fun to avoid MANY MANY setbacks, such as 1) the biggest one, BURN OUT - total, unadulterated and brutal BURN OUT 2) spreading yourself too thin and going on tilt that spreads across all 3 races 3) overall loss of interest in the game regardless of the income... which could be hypothetically tied for first unless you have a REALLY GOOD grasp on your financials, as well as potentially investments, and someone you trust to handle taxes and IRS because... the Taxman is no joke...
@Phi16180336 ай бұрын
Just watched the first match up on Winter's channel and I had to see Lowko's reaction.
@Markfr0mCanada6 ай бұрын
Hopefully nobody skipped 3 minutes to get to the good stuff!
@fireshark86376 ай бұрын
:( is it just me or I feel really bad for dark like that wow u could have heard the sadness inside it 😢and he lost a series in 6 min such a shame bc I love dark gameplay
@dariusgunter53446 ай бұрын
I would've been fine with a five minute 3 game series
@bibouxstn80505 ай бұрын
Dark me once, shame on you, Dark me twice shame on me
@Malpheron5 ай бұрын
It's confusing to be barracking for Solar over Reynor.
@flaviusclaudius75106 ай бұрын
Glance away for five mins to let the game get started and the *entire series* has finished.
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
good LAWD 1k apm to where it AVERAGES at 475-500.... that's just crazy...
@Kwestor926 ай бұрын
I feel You start to use "tricky" more often
@terrynt6 ай бұрын
5 mins video is fine, lowko lol
@DarsusD6 ай бұрын
2 for 1! Thats awesome
@blackrain7115 ай бұрын
Even though I love Protoss. Raynor Protoss is awesome.
@Heptagone166 ай бұрын
i guess that's what we get for asking for mirror matches :(
@lockpickingstudent12556 ай бұрын
We almost had a 6 minute video
@ArchangelJuicy6 ай бұрын
Protoss Reynor ✊
@drmrc426 ай бұрын
SPOILER SHIELD
@ivy3z6 ай бұрын
i love zvz and watch every upload :)
@ZirJo5 ай бұрын
I do like ZvZ from time to time =)
@pepinillorick57416 ай бұрын
He just have to make a spine wtf
@HU4r0llz5 ай бұрын
What if your viewers actually don't mind mirror matchups at all? Hear me out, I have an alternative theory for the lower view counts! There might be a tendency for ladder heroes to prefer watching videos that feature their own in-game race because it's easier to identify/learn. If that's true a non-mirror matchup video would attract more ladder heroes than a mirror matchup video. Simply because it would attract ladder heroes of two different races (for example a PvZ would attract both P and Z players while a ZvZ would only attract Z players).
@Kalahomoboy6 ай бұрын
Hello Lowko❤
@Rodrigo-vw8fy6 ай бұрын
This is Reynor's redemption
@DUDA-__-6 ай бұрын
Reynor wants to overtake uThermal as random?
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
this feels like Reynor is disrespecting Dark in a ZvZ match up by starting off first game with a few lings and worker pull rush... that's just cruel... then he does it again 2nd game. though since its a 40 something minute video, and it says "best of 3" - i guess it goes 1-1 then someone wins 2nd game at 2-1 or you do two different match ups and he wins with this rush 2-0 which is insane.
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
5:27 wow 2-0... in less than 8minutes in a bo3 series... that seriously seems like Reynor absolutely disrespecting his opponent by saying "look how easy i beat you with cheese there's no way you're at my skill level." does anyone else feel like that's what he's showing...? or get that feeling??
@austriandota6 ай бұрын
Is there so few sc2 pro games or why are winter and u always having the same games. I really love what u do but i always saw the games already. 😢
@theperson9126 ай бұрын
because they both try to cast the super entertaining games. lowko posts a cast like every day, ofc there will be some overlap
@anthonyp34526 ай бұрын
Spoiler Shield! Like this comment to ensure others aren’t spoiled by the top comment!
@davidas50496 ай бұрын
You are an angel!
@bobsnedekers6 ай бұрын
Zerg wins!!!
@IcariumGaming6 ай бұрын
@@bobsnedekersaw that actually might be a spoiler lol, since the second series in protoss vs zerg
@voltaire91766 ай бұрын
Like beggar
@burgesj76 ай бұрын
@@voltaire9176nailed it
@aresagathos20756 ай бұрын
i mind, should have ended the video after 5 minutes. XD
@PrinsMaandag6 ай бұрын
wp wp
@Candle456 ай бұрын
I wanted a zvz
@oleksardkushniryuk1396 ай бұрын
Wd Raynor
@navins115 ай бұрын
TvT fun matchup? HELL NO TO THE NO NO NO NOOO.
@Quin.Bioinformatics6 ай бұрын
Why not just avoid the spine crawlers and focus on removing drones and lings? they couldnt reach the hatchery no? It felt like the way people get beat by a cannon or planetary rush.
@mrcontrary63116 ай бұрын
Except spine crawlers can move.
@Quin.Bioinformatics6 ай бұрын
@@mrcontrary6311 while moving, useless, while burrowing, useless -- burrow time ~8s? I think this was a panic reaction.
@hivetech49036 ай бұрын
@@Quin.Bioinformatics Uh... Spines can move one at a time, they don't have to move out of range of each other, and you're suggesting you let them all finish...
@Quin.Bioinformatics6 ай бұрын
@@hivetech4903 Im suggesting a triage - it would look like leaving the last two and switching focus to the drones and lings, which were out numbered in that moment and actively doing damage.
@WhatopiaHololiveClipper6 ай бұрын
First!
@alexandreroudaut34186 ай бұрын
Reynor wins! Spoiler com, like this comment to spoil others!
@alexandreroudaut34186 ай бұрын
I liked my own comment to spoil others ^^
@JavierMartinez-oe3qk6 ай бұрын
😶🌫
@N0noy19896 ай бұрын
Dark used a variant of this against Serral during an IEM, I think 2020 or something? Rogue was still around that time. Serral's counter was to micro drones to stop Dark's drones from being able to position spine crawlers. Serral didn't make evos to block, which is the usual counter, but he individually microed drones to block the spines.
@cyberkekosis6 ай бұрын
i demand more mirror matches, especially TvT especially bronze especially with worst nukes in the history love how Reynor casually makes zerg seem overpowered in ZvZ
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
32:32 ish, yeah no many ppl enjoy zerg mirror. i think the lamest mirror is terran. i hated the era in WoL where it was tanks/vikings. and whoever got lucky vision first won or whoever conversely, if they lost just ONE tank first would lose.
@snippie66 ай бұрын
I watch most if not all of your casts after watching the dank winter cast before them! I tend to fall asleep watching your casts, they really help with that, soooo 100% view time on all the videos from me.
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
at 8:50 ish you completely talked through and missed his first adept going to zerg and we don't now how that interaction went ;\
@Mikivericks6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, Lowko. Reynor must enjoy a lot of wine with all that cheese he enjoys to do.
@EvilPineappl6 ай бұрын
I like ZvZ so technically your trick didnt work on me :(
@drewskiwest52846 ай бұрын
oof 22:40 push into protoss natural and ultimately main looks to seal the deal, lets see if i'm correct.