Pretending to be AFK 4.0 Beating Grandmasters with stupid stuff

Patreon: / harstem
My second youtube channel: / @harstemcasts
Twitter: / harstemsc2
Twitch: / harstem
Instagram : / harstemsc
#harstem #SC2 #StarCraft2

[@googie_140]

Got destroyed by the 'afk' proxy 4rax once, I've never emotionally recovered from that 😂

[@DarkTemplar42]

When it happened to me, I pulled all my probes to kill the CC faster, and was flabbergasted when I saw the marines

[@josefanon8504]

RIP

[@walterthewatermelon7255]

The worst for me was when I was playing a TvP and the protoss did a fake-afk build. I'd seen enough Harstem videos to know what I was looking at, so I scouted his hidden base and expected an easy win. But then I died to his timing anyway.

[@michaelwicker9538]

​@@walterthewatermelon7255 Protos imba, lol

[@walterthewatermelon7255]

@michaelwicker9538 Lol it might be funny to submit it to IODIS.

[@LasseLundster]

My favorite challenge, foiled completely by M3s who don't scout.

[@Robothuck]

Well to be honest, in the last game I think he forgot that AFK players dont build overlords in their main anyway so even if Jumy did scout that would have been a big clue lol

[@bentosan]

I saw that too and was screaming in my head to move the overlord

[@user-bn1ns6xp3i]

@@Robothuckhe moved the original overlord

[@itskittyme]

"pretending to be AFK" - the dude has 10 times more stuff than me after 5 minutes while I'm not pretending to be AFK

[@NuStiuFrate]

Harstem: I wish there was a button to show my opponent it's time to leave. His opponent in the last game probably: I wish there was a button to show my opponent it's time to leave.

[@PeterZaitcev]

nice one

[@jamesphillips2285]

I seem to recall the original Starcraft had a reveal map option.

[@lilanedaria]

I look forward to the 50th reenactment of Pretending to be AFK with grandpa Harstem

[@dicksonZero]

grandpa harstem pretends to be afk at his armchair while he is cooking at the kitchen

[@stc2828]

“I will go roach since he might forget stargate exists” void ray instantly flys into mineral line😂

[@toddwilkolak5277]

It's so refreshing to watch someone genuinely just having a great time gaming. So often I watch videos and people just complain about the game they play too much. Thanks for the continuous great content

[@1un4cy]

People need to just take the game for what it is instead of trying to change it so suit themselves.

[@joshuaherd1015]

Check out uthermal then

[@nick1752]

OMG yes. Now I know why I love to watch Harstem playing! It's exactly this reason, he's having fun!

[@MatVeiQaaa]

imo those who complain about the game they are grinding are either too young or not particularly good at it, also. From my observations really old players dont complain anymore, like 6+ years of experience.

[@GRAYgauss]

@@1un4cy If people did that, starcraft would have zero meta. Making the game for yourself is a great way to have fun, are we not watching prime examples of that? ...The problem is people lynchpinning their value on their rank even though it's such an abstract concept it is fairly worthless in the real world and for the worse cases, often at the expense of real world skills.

[@dosquats]

Pretending to be afk was the first Harstem content i ever saw. Nostalgic episode GG

[@Ben-gd1so]

Poor Jumy getting farmed by Thermy's and Harstem's challenges recently

[@Arexsis]

I was just thinking the same thing, poor jumy 😅

[@kaiser2261]

Content creator of the week

[@WikiED]

Poor Jumy, got bodied by uThermal's random cheeses then to be stabbed by Harstem's fake afk

[@rickzor2700]

6:00 "if this guy stabs me at some point in life I probably deserve it". Best SC2 commentary ever haha

[@StampedingSteve]

This takes me back to my SC2 days... i used to kill all my SCVs at the start of the game , liftoff the CC , fly to a corner and actually go AFK. It was great to do before getting food or something. I'd come back and about 40% of the time I would win. The best games would go on for an hour. People would get really confused and think the game bugged out after they walked the map 3-4 times. They'd type in the chat "Hello ???" and eventually leave thinking they spawned without an opponent

[@yoye101]

Man, you are evil!

[@Garethax]

ForJumy must've had a frustrating week, getting blasted by uthermal AND harstem with random stupid builds lol

[@zes7215]

wrr

[@eggymatrix]

What a long way you have come, the first "Pretending to be AFK" was the one that got me hooked, and it is amazing how your stile and ease in front of the camera evolved in the time. Great work! Keep digressing, keep cheesing, keep being awesome!

[@Amoeby]

OMG, I've been waiting for so long for this challenge to return!

[@markawilliams4860]

Poor Jumy. Can't escape meme builds from Harstem and uThermal.

[@doc6781]

Poor guy is down something like 350mmr in the last 2 days to Dutch youtubers XD

[@JustWatoo]

I think he's got to have considered uninstalling after these matches. Maybe he just has a weakness against non-standard builds?

[@124horst]

21:45 "does he work fulltime in a circus" got me completely omg hahahha

[@bencheevers6693]

These are always a classic love this series!

[@superverychillguy]

This is my favourite bgmwss, one of the first videos of yours i watched. Glad to see you bring it back.

[@skylordquasar]

I got to gold with afk mass carriers a few years back. Was beautiful.

[@aloe7794]

6:01 captain being on point and hilarious with commentary, I love it lmao

[@sebastiankamph]

These afk challenges are the best ever! Actually stupid stuff is enjoyable to watch ❤

[@loraxak]

After seeing Harstems previous versions of this I used to do a afk DT drop on a map with a rich vespene geyser it was so much fun when it worked.

[@dogscangame]

Thanks for bringing this back, we all appreciate you 🙏🏻👍

[@TristanOnGoogle]

"ForJumY" is the guy who lost 3 games today in a row vs uThermal right ?

[@daryladhityahenry]

Lol I'm so glad at least this strategy work out quite well this time and even got a win!! CONGRATZZZ!!!

[@yanshi4807]

I know this is going to be a banger 😂 love you captain ❤

[@Terrorbrot]

never played this game but i really enjoy watching you from time to time :)

[@KumarBendrake]

That was great fun, Harstem. Thanks

[@lysy-zn2gg]

Yesss, I was waiting for this one so long

[@davidloucks1885]

Here comes the sun, ladeeladee. Thanks for remembrance of that song brother.

[@Sidicas]

But its so amazing when the base blows up and the game doesn't end.

[@DevJonny]

suggestion for this: the vanishing army, early pressure, make a good sized army, attack and then retreat, then load all your army into transports, move it to the edge of the map and when they counter attack, base trade them

[@Slothwell]

"If my opponent scouts, it would suck. However if my opponent DOESNT scout .. it would also suck because this build is GARBAGE" My fucking sides. I don't play SC but this was entertaining enough that i didn't need to understand much

[@iantan5975]

Oh captain my captain, it brings a tear to my eye to behold such buffoonery

[@jajemon]

This is my favorite sc challenge .. it's just beautiful

[@trayfenodonnell5386]

"Is he a clown...does he work full time in the circus?" funny stuff man lol

[@fostyfrosty7120]

Your third video about pretending to be afk was your first video that i watched, good times!

[@MrSonicjew]

I love playing like this as zerg, taking your second base close by and spreading creep and spines, so fun

[@Alloran]

reminds me of the Bongcloud, just some good old break your brain style starcraft. The real victory comes from making your opponent doubt their sanity.

[@youknownothing1242]

Your game at 26 minutes I got so excited you were trying my suggestion from awhile back but alas no such luck! Was the pretend to be afk with zerg, don't move overlord, offensive proxy hatch offcentered at minerals, cancel soooo you can proxy your pool asap then use 2nd drone to make hatchery centered!

[@berrycarriez1074]

I love this game but cannot play no where near the level most people can in this but would always enjoy watching your videos and this was one of my favorites back then when you did the original AFK build love watching you play man keep it up!

[@TheLiverX]

You know what they say: Play stupid games, win... stupid games. I think

[@olivander65]

The return of the king

[@danrothman6129]

I love Harstems laugh it goes like this- eHAASST HAAST HAAAA, gasps* EHHAAASST HAAASSTT HAAAST!

[@kaloyanangelov8042]

Love this challenge!

[@tenj00]

Harstem, the guy who goes AFK into 3rax in a tournament against BigGabe.:) PS: My wishes for 2024.

[@realdomdom]

To this day, I have never seen a more hilarious thing than faking to be AFK.

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

The funniest thing would be if you did all this build-up and found that your opponent was AFK . . . except then it would be even funnier if THEY had been secretly building up elsewhere as well.

[@user-rc3sv2wo2q]

Can we get a "Beating Grandmasters pretending to be an idiot" game?

[@mirastor1796]

In the last game, I was waiting for a BC to appear in your main 🤣

[@literatemax]

I think in that first game they knew you were bluffing because the "only" thing you had left kept stopping and starting its movement

[@VegaMain]

I don’t even play this game but I love watching. I don’t know why.

[@GnikWoc]

hey @harstem, are you going to be doing any Stormgate content? Super suprised to not see any yet!

[@JamesMichaelDoyle]

i have to ask, why do people use hellions and not get blueflame? especially against mass lings?

[@ZorroDk]

In the last game: The overlord is quite a big tell, isn't it? When moving away the first overload and producing a new, then the new one will not be in the same position as the first one...

[@mothrahlurker788]

Not like people are going to notice that easily.

[@ZorroDk]

@@mothrahlurker788 Maybe not. I just thought that GM/Pro players might :)

[@MKu64]

@@ZorroDk As a GM I can tell you that I would not have noticed 😂 But now I probably will 😅

[@mates6708]

great video. now every game against terran i get 3rax cheesed. really funny harstem...

[@SebastiantheXII]

Would it be viable to use the lifted Command Center like an Overlord to scout the enemy?

[@yaboiyosef7640]

The original afk BGMWSS was the first Harstem video I ever watched

[@causeneffect8563]

Can you sing “Here comes the Stem”, instead of “Here comes the Sun”, because you, Harstem, are a mad genius and your videos bring a new day.

[@dustinmorrison6315]

I find it preposterous that a 5k Zerg hasn't scouted the entire map by 6 minutes into the game.

[@xmickx]

I love how he whispers so the enemy won't hear him

[@neverping]

Hartem, congratulations to come up with such challenge! Have you told uThermal about your new idea?

[@drewaforbes]

One of the best BGMWSS :)

[@Aerational]

I've been doing a 5 CC opener in silver. I'll have 5 bases by 3 minutes and then start to spam down barracks. My 5th CC is built at main base ramp along with ebay for temporary wall then moved to natural and replaced with rax. After 5 CC I focus mainly on spamming barracks but continue to take more mining bases and try to fill the map. Generally by 7 minutes I have about 15 or so barracks, like 6 or 7 Orbitals maybe a planetary or two, and with the mule mining I can spam out marines at an insane pace. It's like zero focus on micro and I basically just become a human tower defense game. I usually lose my main base, sometimes I lose several bases... but so far I've been able to beat like 95% of my opponents by just eventually streaming so many marines from all over the map that it overwhelms people. Again... low rank, but maybe you could do something crazy greedy like that. I'll say this I've had people scout what I'm doing immediately, and start hitting base after base and often I can still overtake them just on sheer income/production basically. They generally start to feel really comfortable when they have destroyed a couple CCs, but don't realize I've already been mass mule mining and have Barracks EVERYWHERE. Basically if you can survive the early game your income and production are going to be so good you can generally overcome the losses you took tp start. Another key is splitting my scvs among all bases so no one base is a game ender to lose.

[@riceontopstew]

one of the only yt channels I cant watch at 1.25 speed

[@FShani]

I was so hoping that last game was an afk vs afk build. The rematch and no scout was setting it up perfectly.

[@robbasgaming7044]

I haven't watched sc2 for years. But what is this map called?? Rådhuset station? I live close by, it's a subway station in Stockholm lol

[@Static2332]

You should also bring back the proxy double forge or engineering bays for Terran. Maybe fake out some other kind of cheese?

[@ramil8029]

nooooo! We waited for the return of this challenge for so many years, and you made a 35 min video, the longest game of which went way off the track of the challenge 😢😢😢 this deserved to be over 1hr video

[@Caipi2070]

27:22 you get 225 minerals from cancelling the hatch, so you don’t need to wait for 200 minerals in the bank to cancel and build the spawning pool

[@jfabiovieira]

Could we have a dummy (or not) tournament with a few players that can only play "Beating Grandmasters with stupid stuff" That would be awesome to see the casters confused and everyone else ahah I would watch that :D

[@joshuaherd1015]

Aha Ahahaha Ah Ah Aha so funny

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Great challenge! lol

[@PylosLight]

Favourite challenge ever :D

[@njdarda]

i just watched forjumy getting tortured by uthermal and now this. ;-;

[@Aguyfrom225]

I did something similar. I built my base on his third. Made full base on third but pretended i was an idiot. He marched across the map and destroyed my base but i had a fully functioning base at his third and killed his main. He had to dc. He thought it was a base trade. I realizing after the match he was a master rank. After that first placement match, it put me in diamond league immediately. I still have that picture today.

[@omnimoeish]

lol that first game it was 19 to 49 workers at 4 minutes in.

[@dschortz]

Bgmwss dropping multiple nukes simultaneously.

[@mundolincurve7577]

you can still destroy your hatcheries to reveal your position and show the oponnent you are on top.

[@Mokinono45]

yay...the best challenge ever

[@celestrius9197]

After the first match im thinking if you quit hellions at 4 and had 2 mines available behind minerals and gas for the mutas itd be too late for him to react probably. And this is definitely gonna bait out high muta

[@jims420]

You talking with a low tone helps with the afkness of the build..

[@Borrelaas]

In the first game i think the other guy would be less inclined to scout the top left if Harstem would've not just let the first CC stay idle flying over the natural, but rather had the CC fly towards the lower right and trying to keep him chasing it thinking it would land or something.. Just my thoughts

[@ugaaga198]

Would be more effective when pausing the game early on and then pretending not coming back, so the enemy continues the game 😂

[@thomasgrams9715]

There's something funny to me in saying, "we're gonna do a 3 rax follow up" after faking being afk.

[@heybroy0747]

does the 4.0 imply there was a 3.0 and 2.0? or maybe a 2.5? anyone got the playlist? or maybe I could make it.

[@Freakieboy123]

Have you ever tried to play around with suboptimal but regular builds? (on purpose :P) e.g. in pvt build the nexus so late that your opponent expects a proxy gate and basically reacts to nothing by building cc on the highground with a bunker. Build 4 gateways on 2 base but don´t attack. I am sure you can think of a lot of stupid stuff in that way! :)

[@visoroverwatch3247]

I feel like i just lost some braincells watching this lol.

[@mattivoutilainen2348]

❤❤Love to see this again❤❤

[@Cylindryk]

It would be very interesting to see this game commented by Lowko, by from your op perspective. ;)

[@altonito777]

Forjumy played against uThermal in his new random cheese to gm series, in the first game uThermal sprayed a 2nd place medal in his base before destroying him and then had 3 other matches against that same guy and now he also gets tortured by this afk build omg xD

[@michaeljackson765]

You should be able to share vision with your opponent if you choose, you can in broodwar.

[@gabrielstarlight9003]

Someone needs to convince another pro to do this challenge in the hopes that they encounter each other on the ladder. It's a long shot I know but just imagine. It won't happen if we don't try.

[@lyrilili]

you could probably convince uthermal

[@blazethegryphon9990]

The dumbest, most beautiful all-in I've ever seen!

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

Seems to work well vs protoss

[@codyladd8982]

no one that doesnt scout that early is worth playing

[@drakeniwolf1790]

Pretend afk but rush planetary in main 😂😂😂

[@user-ft7np6rb3r]

simple men, click, like and watch Harstem FOREVER!

[@KamikazeWombat]

I just yesterday watched a video of uthermal beating up on a probably hungover 4jumy. Poor guy lol

[@itanruiz7828]

The best strategy is the unkown strategy