StarCraft 2: INCREDIBLE BEST-OF-5! (Maru vs Dark)

[@lyngdal7579]

"It's called golden wall cuz... of the golden wall" and "its called golden tower because of the... golden towers" hahaha I love Lowko's explaining

[@EricRn218]

Science

[@randomname5585]

12:59 holy crap, in all my years of watching SC2 i never knew the ultralisk cavern had a FREAKING MOUTH!

[@michelgoedegebuur2981]

Im pretty sure that if you rotate the screen with insert/delete you can see a butthole too. Imagine being the one that designed something almost no one is going to see

[@zelix953]

Such a beautiful series lowko very good commentary as well it’s so cool to watch such a high level and actually being able to understand the biggest parts of the game I play a little bit but you really know a lot of the mechanics and strong points of good play

[@UrbanKovac]

“Lined up in an Aesthetically pleasing way” “for our German viewers”... i litteraly died at that joke. 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@krzysztofchojnowski5946]

same here :P:P:P

[@tomy34188]

As a German, I definitely found the production line very aesthetically pleasing and satisfying to see. Seems like he was right with his intuition that we Germans would like this kind of stuff :D 54:43 in case you are looking for that reference.

[@SirJFu]

I can confirm this as a German

[@zachkrichau764]

As another German I can confirm

[@hostbeethofer5276]

its too true. as an german i though about it before u said it :)

[@jonsolo32]

I love when high level Terrans build one Viking early. You end map sight by Zerg and might even supply block them.

[@shanehudson3995]

Even in mid to late game I chase overlords. Whack enough of them while I'm popping hatchs and even if you can afford to replace your army, you can't.

[@SanityDrop]

Reminds me of early corsair in sc1 days

[@aeterna789]

The Polt Viking

[@SanityDrop]

@Raw Chef sc1 boomer gang

[@langeredezammfasser]

I am a german viewer and I am aesthetically pleased by the production facility lineup!

[@ppopa_022]

Oh damn 1 hour series this is gonna be good :)

[@ev3rnight356]

Does anyone else quietly whisper "hello, my name Lowko and welcome"? No just me? Okay

[@microqueen69]

My cousin's cousin's cousin's left pinky has nightmares about it where he is trapped in this death chamber. He has to answer a simple question. What is the best way to greet your viewers? He can't answer the question and he's cut off. He looks to the hand as it bleeds, cursing its luck and reminiscing the good days when he was still attached to the hand.

[@Jed1ah]

nope i yell it

[@ZC.Andrew]

I practice it in front of the mirror every day before work. It sets the vibe for the day.

[@callumshields-bathgate6267]

@@ZC.Andrew hahhahaha good as

[@jkobain]

Welcome back to a beast of five, yeah!

[@TomGalonska]

Referencing the Beatles and immediately afterwards talking about Steps of War? Ok Boomer, we get it, you're old :P

[@nugo6082]

Oh nooo so am I then

[@flyingpenguin5978]

Aww cmon, lowko isint that old... ...Right?

[@finalistburrito2499]

Neo Productions is joke

[@ecotechpestservices]

HES CULTURED NOT OLD! 😂😂

[@sleepytyrantula]

@@finalistburrito2499 no shit

[@maxmartinez8122]

What does a Korean say when he's born? Goliath online.

[@Seangalanti]

Nice

[@Seangalanti]

I can confirm that is true.

[@StefieeeeSakura]

Stop it.get some help

[@near8896]

ㅎㅎ Nice one

[@Tyiriel]

"What did I score"

[@reyespiano945]

I love these huge macro games, where many groups of units are fighting all over the map as if many people controlled them. In fact, I subbed to you when these kind of games were popular! Great video as always Lowko!

[@PropheticShadeZ]

Yea i kinda love archon mode for exactly that reason, the late game becomes insane

[@gabbylikeskicks]

A different channel posted the same game for casting a few days ago . But I was like "Nah, I'm waiting. This game is gonna be so lit, that I want Lowko casting it"

[@vasyl4g34]

Good cast Lowko. Thank you. Amazing match.

[@KingsNerdCave]

Wow, 2 of the best of all time going at it, with some very fun rounds. I love Dark's non-meta creative unit comps.

[@jkobain]

Hell-low, effree-van! His name is Lowko, and I know where I spend my next hour.

[@yamilabugattas3895]

You know it's going to be good when you see Maru vs Dark in the title. Great series!

[@flyingpenguin5978]

“The flappy bois” *-Lowko 2020*

[@paulgazeley4059]

Every game Dark goes Roaches he losses thinking emoji... every time he doesn’t he makes Maru look bad at 10-12 mins.

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

YES, "Helloooo everyone, my name is LOWKO!" This enthusiasm is more infectious than covid 19-84.

[@TB5599]

I’ve been waiting for one of these BO3/5 for SO LONG!! THANKS LOWKO!

[@ethanluciano963]

Yo I love your casting videos I’ve never played Starcraft in my life but your videos have made me go all out and buy a pc and get started on this shit

[@EthanCantWin]

Just one hour of amazingness

[@kbsltd11]

Sometimes i zone out and think there are two announcers arguing with each other

[@chlorophyteknight]

1:05:45 “the supplies are starting to be heavily in favour of maru” Maru: 60 supply higher than dark Me: would still lose in Maru’s position

[@flymoolahman2763]

19:36 literally jaw dropping performance, humans are unbelievable

[@arnigeir1597]

I feel so bad whenever I see a zerg player make Ultralisks, because I love the unit, but it's just not good.

[@ZoeylaRose]

better than Voidrays :|

[@arnigeir1597]

@@ZoeylaRose they at least don't block your useful units.

[@Peter-rn5bu]

theyre pretty alright with queen transfuses unless there are heaps of buildings in the way (not good for dealing with harassment or fighting all the way into the enemy bases)

[@Alekouzos]

9:55 That Maru word was like Itunes!

[@MadMan-7978]

Yeeeesssss 1 hour of Lowko, that’s gonna be an hour of 100% awesomeness Edit: I sadly watched this Series al ready :-( still you cast better than Wardi who did that originally

[@parrotage8746]

46:53 108 zerglings in production lol

[@Zeratul649]

17:08 And all together, people! We all live in a yellow submarine...

[@kaichu4814]

"A little indie band ... they were called the beatles" hahahaha

[@quintonhoffert6526]

Yellow Submarine was a movie too! One of the best ones I've ever seen.

[@maxwellhogan5059]

59:35 THERE'S ALSO ENERGY FOR MICROBIAL SHROUD!

[@jakobbrun6535]

I think, potentially, that Maru "allows" the fast third hatchery by not blocking it because it sort of dissuades Dark from just going "Oh, you're blocking my third? OK, roach ravager zergling all-in then". Giving the zerg the fast third allows Maru to cut marines, skip the siege tank and get his own third up really fast.

[@Necroneer]

Been mentioning this a lot Dark usually goes for 6 zerglings as opposed to 4 don't know why but every game I've watched with him against Maru it's always the same. Really love the games between these two, the mind games and the effects of small mistakes can sway the favour of the game.

[@LowkoTV]

I think it's to defend the first tumours more easily, but I'm not entirely sure.

[@zyos11]

Its funny that I started doing way better overall as Zerg when I just stopped going for roaches. I know what you mean by "getting stuck into that transition Lowko" it is hard man just avoid roaches like the plague LOL. Even when countering adepts just get a baneling nest and hide the Banes behind the mineral line. It works 90% of the time and the Toss gets easily baited, just don't do it twice against the same guy.

[@jfksdm]

Your impression of a pinball machine was better than your impression of Bob Ross. Poink poink

[@cratuki]

That was amazing! Best match-up in a while. @LowkoTV - I'd be more comfortable if the status bar order was reversed in the golden wall section :p

[@Kroepoek82]

It's always the second wave of Zerg that is the most dangerous. That is the one that is a new composition tailored around the army you have at that time. To defeat a Zerg, you make sure that second wave is defeated before you trade armies. Removing tech structures, killing queens to stop injects, removing larvae or overlords. Killing their economy enough so a second wave wont come, (but that usually is GG anyway). Defeat the second wave, and then trade armies.

[@skinflaver]

29:52 I think he does that just to flex, to show that what he does is the way to do things.

[@DefinitelyNotASmartFridge]

I am german and approve of the aesthetically pleasing setup in game 5 Great series, have watched it already like 4 times by different casters^^

[@Dafillya420]

Those splits at 25 min to about 27 mins =OOOO

[@dulandesilva4757]

wow bro i like the way u commentating, btw these player are in a insane level of gaming knowledge

[@AvatarSun101]

Only a person like Lowko would look at marines getting infested by fungus in the last game and call it "sexy" xD

[@carterfalcon276]

I love your videos. Keep itvup

[@disafear3674]

Great play from both sides

[@eggdromeda3467]

German viewer here and I actually thought to myself that that production line was perfectly placed. The fact that you mentioned Germans being pleased by this was on point and made me smile, ty. :D

[@kaurpold9706]

Whenever Lowko says "He makes it seemingly so easy to play *the specific unit*" then there will be nerf to that unit.:D Like Serral dominating with infesters supported by bloodlords.

[@zhoumadeit]

Clash of the titans. Masterful.

[@serhiy_serhiy]

Great commentary on the game, big like for the Beatles reference!

[@mistathiago6546]

29:12 Fun fact: drones don't care about the explosion.

[@fredhurst2528]

I was saving this watch from Wardi's channel, but I do enjoy your pro-casts, so I am watching here now.

[@gsuberland]

I wonder whether the overlord thing was because he expected Maru to be very aggressive and kill one of his bases shortly after that point in the game. By having the additional supply available and keeping on top of injects he could've quickly ramped up army production, gone in for a very aggressive counter-attack (potentially even a base race), and resupplied again without using precious minerals, larvae, and macro focus on overlords at that critical moment.

[@A00565911]

Love your vids!

[@Telhias]

"This is another sign of a great player." Proceeds to lose 2 siege tanks in medivacs...

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

I mean... against Dark, yes. It's a sign of a great player if you don't lose much more.^^

[@nekocityman4130]

more lowkotv? heck yes

[@singsingmei]

Both are really scary players.

[@CrommVardek]

Regarding the scv that does not block the third: The reason, I think, is : "Ok, I'm blocking your 3rd, but I'm also losing mining time, and 1scv = 1drone in mining time, so basically, it does nothing that gets me an advantage because the 3rd is gonna happen, and the mining time of that SCV is more valuable for me than blocking a 3rd for 10-20 seconds." So basically, it is terran player's confidence of maximize its ressources value vs "lowering" his opponent timing. And I guess that the Terran prefer to bet on itself rather than a delayed timing of the zerg. I don't know if what I'm saying is making sense, but well...

[@bayasgalantsogtgerel3346]

what league are you in? Ok, so let me tell you something, the only reason to not block your opponents 3rd is to save up on your apm or you know you can't block it for more than 8 seconds. because unlike the other races the entirety of zerg production is centered around there hatcheries and having a hatchery delayed for 10 seconds is much more valuable than the additional minerals the one SCV can bring you.

[@calvinbarriga195]

Lowko the Bob Ross of Starcraft

[@JosephiKrakowski512]

I got so excited once I saw the 2 players

[@deathwish2291]

One hour Maru vs Dark?! Awesomesauce! 😁

[@torniki2131]

Right when i decided to go to sleep hour-long vid thx x^D

[@arithon9401]

4:58 nice timing there, terran01 ends and bc starts getting produced

[@tacdragzag7464]

As a german I'll just quickly comment that I indeed always arrange my production facilities in very symmetrical and organized patterns if I can. XD

[@chrishartke9556]

Same xD

[@RideNightshift]

I love to watch these videos just to see who is going to smell "bludindawater" first.

[@Sebastian-tb3bg]

Heellooo EVERYONE !! My name in Loowkoo :D. I love that introduction jaja

[@d.l.3807]

29:28 The Queen is.... throwing up. *Badum tss

[@thebaumi2533]

The Loko Bingo in TvZ: Doesn´t get enouth to cast from the Players. Big Price Money. Insane Control. Amazing Start/Game Greediest build. Yellow Mining Machine Let me know if there is more

[@evangrantham-brown1598]

Don't forget dissing ultralisks.

[@bearc9491]

Millions dollars for playing games. Oh man i wish i could do this

[@skinflaver]

With practice and a strategic mind you could.

[@goldcobraarima9819]

Those guys practise at least 10h a day. Every day the same game. You dont want that.

[@microqueen69]

@@goldcobraarima9819 It's only the same game until you master it. You can goof off and experiment with stuff at any point your desire.

[@JosephiKrakowski512]

This is a hard ass job

[@Fishbro]

@@microqueen69 no, absolutely no you're obviously a StarCraft noob. 10 hours to refine your muscle memory and even one mistake will cost you the game and the money.

[@smithers4420]

13:57 why does dark not take out that group of marines and med evacs?

[@SvenOppenhaeuser]

Your replay is ... appreciated.

[@BlackRainRising]

I think I agree with the feel about Ultralisks, in the Heart of the Swarm video it shows the Ultras barreling down the road, they stomp on tanks and just mow things down and very little happens to them, in game they kinda... meh, I think even the Ultras in SC1/Brood War were significantly stronger, you could pummel them with all sorts of stuff and their health bar didn't move very fast, SC2 they pop like grapes

[@joker25124]

Where might one find the replay pack for this series? I'd love to watch it for myself so I can copy Maru's build orders

[@zekiumutdemiral2924]

There is a website called spawning pool. You can find them in there

[@lightarmor753]

Good stuff

[@MetalGuitarTimo]

omg i fell in love with the 5th game, if thats even possible

[@Yayaloy9]

You should watch the last game they played on the GSL super tournament. Maru basically made Dark shit his pant on the previous and last match of the tournament.

[@asyrafilanuar4972]

you know how i can easily predict who wins? when the comment section is full of positive vibes.

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

Then Lowko won?

[@vensantillan3000]

If the Earth got invaded by zergs or other alien races, I hope they give MARU command of the Terran forces for humanity's sake! Haha

[@МихаилМаринов-п1ф]

Paint some happy little creep tumors, of course they need a friend so they go in pairs :)

[@ianfife7438]

Anyone else actually mad impressed with some of Max's moovveess

[@augustlouie1844]

this was a good match and a good game

[@matthewfritz4629]

Missile turrets need a damage increase or splash damage or both

[@vranaetf]

Missile turrets need widow mines

[@julonkrutor4649]

This German is pleased ^^

[@getfastfish5020]

I feel like dark should have much more recognition

[@moisesarevalo8228]

One Hour video !!!!!! Is back

[@TheRk283]

They had funny hair cuts lol XD

[@r3feel]

you are so cool guy! greetings from Lima Peru!

[@Firnen718]

This is gonna be good :)

[@trepperunter]

26:25 Oh, the satisfaction seeing brave Marines mowing down these stinky Zerg.💕

[@johnkaplan3810]

What's the best defense against banelings

[@groovie444]

I want to see a zerg hive from below. Some of the maps have those base spots with glass panels over it. I can't sleep well. Please send help.

[@paulgazeley4059]

Dark struggling to get his hatcheries in the centre on these new bases

[@MsHojat]

Naw Yellow Submarine is nothing like Steppes of war. The overall map sizes are similar, but Steppes of War is just really "inefficient" with it's layout such that the natural to natural distance is super short, and overall playable area is also much smaller due to large areas of dead space.

[@ryanwolf2229]

Yeah there was a movie about it with the Beatles

[@goldensea03idk51]

Why don’t reapers try to snipe/nade the drone going for the 3rd?

[@ivac98]

One question, when the zerg go almost full baneling, isn't it better to go to an air army?

[@frederikkloosterman4551]

no. bio split's and widow mines is better. going air because you can't deal with banelings is probarly the best way to lose the game. you will need to start upgrades for air, get starports, fusion core etc. this is expensive and you wont be able to buy all of that while keeping your army up. meanwhile zerg gets a spire. mass curropter. they can have 20 curropters before your first bc is out. so going air against banelings. no. instead get widow mines. place them down and kide the banes into the widow mines.

[@Spartsou]

7:01 Lowko, a person on Battle.net friend requested you! ...or they went online/offline

[@timothytobias9107]

Am i crazy if i think that defensive split lurker is better than going ultras on the last game?

[@EpicFiddleGuy]

1:01:33 - Ultra Cavern... Welp, I guess Dark didn't want to win anyway.

[@estebanmasis7114]

I just came for the microbial shroud sarcasm