Serral has returned to StarCraft 2...as PROTOSS!

[@LifeIsBestLivedLeisurely]

love the sped up beginning instead of just skipping in. more context to what they are trying to achieve with the build plus more time for commentary as well. keep up the great work winter

[@ILikeZerg]

For sure, I'm here for Winter and Brenda's banter. I play maybe once a week. But it is cool being able to have more context behind these super tight build orders.

[@chrisorgovan4946]

Serral playing Protoss was not on my bingo card

[@dennischiu272]

Look out, he's trying to get Protoss nerfed.

[@bobby4tw]

When the game getting too easy. Turn on hard mode

[@llamadelreyii3369]

@@dennischiu272 Too late, Terran coulcil already did it

[@B1gLupu]

He has said on previously that Protoss is his least favorite offrace to play, and at least in the past it's been his lowest rated one too.

[@dennischiu272]

@@llamadelreyii3369 And with zero Ghost changes smh

[@math925]

I'm fine with the speeding up during the early game. I'll sit through it either way. I'm not bored by normal speed standard opens, nor am I turned off by hastening through openings we've all seen literally thousands of times. Good commentary, keep it up, Winter.

[@jarek1117]

I think it's a good balance. I like the early game and banter but if it keeps people engaged then all for it

[@dwkw0999]

Either way it makes my day a. little. bit. better.

[@haptalktv9322]

@@dwkw0999 lol

[@issalbotproto]

I like the speeding through the early part where you can see it but it gets to the early game pressure sooner

[@Pamanos001]

I really like the chronoboost speed boost over skipping it. Also really like Serral's protoss performance.

[@exernon7693]

I`m a simple man, I see Serral in thumbnail, I click

[@Inyourdreams8481]

Ikut mung nate ayat samo jh simple mung

[@alesholman801]

I see oracles in thumbnail, I click

[@neuralgiant]

Every time Serral suffers a big loss he always comes back even stronger than before.

[@alltat]

It's the zerg way. You can beat them but you can't defeat them.

[@Chucklehound]

Long time lurker (no pun intended). Thank you very much for all the entertainment over the years. You've made me smile in tough times, and kept me interested in better times. You, sir, rock largely. Lang may yer lum reek! (Scottish for live long and prosper) :)

[@PeekABeeGaming]

I appreciate the sped up beginning - i love the continuity of it - sometimes i feel i little bereft being dropped into the game - gives the reaper attacks more context too :P We need more Ricky in our lives.

[@justinwerner8507]

i played SC2 for the first time last week and found your channel at the same time. Someone needs to make a collage of you, you are hilarious. Narrating the Zerg Queens is the best.

[@DeanofDeeps]

dude serral is so good with the queens there isn't even any time for the Brenda bits, theyre in position and look like they aren't a day over 25

[@sealboy1211]

The world obviously ended in 2012 so quickly that the whole of human conscious was unaware, and we went spiraling off down an alternate quantum thread where things have been getting weirder and weirder. Serral as toss only confirms my suspicions.

[@DarkPegasus87]

Serral played Protoss like a Zerg. He purposely baited the queens away so he could send the oracle in to snipe drones. That had to strike a nerve for his opponent.

[@wkatz0]

I love the Brenda Susan queen commentary, and the most hilarious part is when he apologizes afterwards 😅

[@ttprophet]

20:30. same. i still have stress dreams where i have to go back and finish my math final senior year of highschool in order to graduate.

[@boppins]

I'm one of your consistent viewers and what I found is the more I watch the more I know where to skip to. So I usually start out at 3-4 min mark on a match as I know that's when the fun begins.

[@hiephiep12]

Serral's playing 4D chess trying to get Protoss nerfed again.

[@trobertw]

Potoss players, I ask you: Are you better off today than you were 4 balance patches ago?

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Just make me sad watching protoss, almost always you know they will lose. Protoss needs a buff!

[@trobertw]

@@mcmarkmarkson7115 At this level it seems like protoss is just missing a slight edge... but maybe just due to the top few players being terran and zerg... I dunno how balanced the ladder is

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

@@trobertw it was never this one-sided tho They nerved skytoss into the ground, so now all they have is a deathball that is pretty "easy" to outmaneuver for pros it seems When you look at what ghost do for terran and what templar do for toss its just pathetic

[@AGUYNAMED278]

Colossus are still trash 5+ years later t3 unit can't beat lings or marines with 1 or 2 maurader mixed in lmao

[@duffthimblespork]

Alarak for Executor 2024

[@glasscannon1815]

"I need harder challenges, how do I make this game harder? I know I will play protoss!" - Serral

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

that's literally making the game easier in every conceivable way LOL 40% of GM is protoss, what planet do you live in? do you actually play the game?

[@InuzutoraArlas]

​@@HenriqueRJchiki farming points and winning tournaments isn't the same and honestly I feel like statistics isn't in protoss favor in this regards, especially in recent times when many top protoss players aren't active

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

@@InuzutoraArlas You people literally don't play the game and base all your 30 IQ takes on the few pro matches you watch, I really want to see your faces when the council nerfs protoss next patch and realize that this game is not balanced around pro play.

[@Matt-ln7lb]

@@HenriqueRJchiki Balance is not the same at all levels of play. At the masters/low-mid GM level? Yes, Protoss is strong atm (PvZ in particular is Protoss favored at that level based on win rates). That's why it's winning a lot of minor tournaments and has high GM representation. On the flipside, at the very top - EG: among the top 8 or so of each race, Protoss is the worst performing race. At the bronze - gold level, PvZ is the worst match up for Protoss/best match up for Zerg. Any talk of balance needs to take level of play into account - at the level of Serral and Showtime, who make that top 8 of their respective races, Zerg is the better performing race; of course, Serral is almost certainly the stronger player between the two overall, and off-racing could drop their level of play to a point where Protoss is the better performing of the two regardless.

[@InuzutoraArlas]

@@HenriqueRJchiki your 10 iq didn't manage to signal you that the topic was indeed the pro play and serral. and if according to actual pro plays statistics protoss aren't as dominating on pro level as you paint them - serral doesn't really make his life easier by just playing as protoss. in this particular match the argument can dance around the fact that his opponent also doesn't play his race and that creates special dynamic but regardless. your whinning about your ass being hurt from protoss pounding on ladder is irrelevant on the topic at all

[@I.amhades]

I like seeing the openings sped up. I got back into SC2 through your videos over the summer. Hadnt played since WoL. Didnt realize you start with so many workers, i thought we were missing 4 minutes of gameplay lol

[@pinroshan020]

Serral playing as protoss reminded me back in 2000s when Reach was playing as zerg. I watched that from good ol CholeraSC and Violetak yt channel a few years ago. ❤

[@to-xh9lk]

SPEEDING THROUGH THE START BUT STILL SHOWING IT IS GREAT IDEA, LOVE IT

[@pholdren]

I've never heard of anyone else who has had the "OMG I missed my Final" nightmare from half your life ago. I absolutely love that you mentioned that.

[@gustavomolinari7522]

Hello there, Winter! Thanks for this cast!

[@lvo9197]

Showtime is the one player that always looks like he is keeping up with Serral the whole game, sometimes even having an advantage, only to lose by the end of the game.

[@yugonostalgia8961]

There's a reason Showtime makes up ~45% of SC2 Games of the Year!

[@zergu-yf3gd]

his micro is not there.. not the same level

[@lvo9197]

@@zergu-yf3gd I know, I know. Butshowtime is one of the few protoss players you see go up against Serral, and look like he is behind from the early game on.

[@zergu-yf3gd]

@@lvo9197 yeah he is fast and good macro but i don't really buy into his strategies .. i know he thinks zerg is overpowered.. but.. i think his strats are sus. stalkers? why? i think if he went with better units he could win. like they are fine against terran but you are just throwing against zerg with stalkers.

[@Ucho469]

​@@lvo9197 Thats because Protoss are behind as a whole race. As simple as that. You don't think so? Watch some Brood War.

[@asdfasdf-mn8iu]

Man, that last game serral was on fire again. Poor showtime did very well for that matchup, quite honestly, he did way worse in the past, but the amount of multi-tasking and constant attacks from serral... And that's not even in his past prime, I hope we'll get there soon again. Man, I am such a serral fanboy :O

[@hectormorales4090]

I personally like the speed up initial couple of minutes.

[@isaacdennis4351]

This might not be the first time ever, but this is the first time I've ever seen Serral drop a game against a protoss :o

[@vortbio]

12:28 is that an arrow made of overlords?

[@LucianDevine]

I'm fine with speeding through the early game or skipping it, whichever Winter decides. I trust him to know when to focus on the action, no matter how early in the game it is.

[@K1da]

Winter seems happy with Serral's return. His Brenda cameo pops longer than usual 😄 at 11:47

[@PJOZeus]

Yes it’s good to at least see the start of the match When I was playing a few years ago I would want to see it at normal speed, learning the openings and timings and such, and it’s still nice to see all that, but sped up is understandable

[@MrBlamaker]

25:49 that stalker dance in a corner XD

[@DerMaje]

Watched it on Lowkos channel all ready but still watching it again on yours. The switching at the start was fun to watch. And as long nothing special happening at the start i´m ok with hopping to interesting part of the match.

[@DjornNorthfield]

Good call on the early game speed up!

[@Bagelsyup]

i really hope to see serral incorporate some of rogues strategies, that would be a sight behold

[@StevenNess]

love the time warp of the early game to get it going quicker

[@LuDelilas]

The frequency of my "I'm late/unprepared for my test" nightmares has waned over the years, but they still happen. Stupid brain.

[@djmixerbox]

I like chrono boosting through the early game. Honestly you could even speed it up more and I'd like it

[@erbgorre]

since it was brought up here, the signature feature of the #rottiwall is not a pylon but rather a stargate awkwardly protruding out of it at an angle that somehow exposes more than 75% of its surface area to zergling attacks ;D

[@renzobaca3022]

4:06 "lose yourself" reference

[@alfredempay]

19:20 you only need infestors. You can just neural 3 immortals and BAAAAAM, Serral is back in the game

[@TheJohtaja]

I haven't been watching all that actively the last 2-3 months, but I'll still say I've always preferred seeing games completely, early game and all. I feel the sped up compromise is good enough!

[@Untolddead]

Sometimes I would have dreams where I was told they messed up and I had to go back to highschool. Not so much now that I'm nearing my 40s. But through my 20s I had that dream a lot.

[@weaponizedemoticon1131]

Ah, Serral, the leader of the Zerg here to save the Protoss. How lore accurate. P.S. I like time warping the early game. Really good balance, and we don't miss the wild stuff like early Reaper deaths.

[@ryanaegis3544]

Serral as Protoss and Showtime as Zerg is the epitome of starcraft BLASPHEMY!!!

[@danielchan4699]

yes. about the nightmare. i graduated liek 20 years ago and i still have nightmare about not having enough credits

[@Merlin-]

Winter you are one of the beacons of light in my day. Thank you for your hard work.

[@flirm777]

Another one! Hell yeah brother!

[@ShikiKhorinthian]

I really really want a tournament where pro players can only play off-race picks. It should be a casual one without much money involved just to make it all about fun. I think that would be a hilarious watch.

[@stevenleitz9812]

Liking the new early game fast approach

[@firestarter000001]

Oh jesus, Winbter you reminded me. Thank god it stopped , but few years back i used to have those nightmares quite regularly, that im sitting on one of my polytechinc courses finals, and i dont know anything, i just know i didnt know it would be today and im in tottal panic. And my education was a looog time ago...

[@thalanoth]

big thumbs up on the speed up for early game

[@Venser420]

Please keep the early game going, I am trying to teach my son to play and have enjoyed being able to show him this aspect of the game w.o having to download replays for him

[@famouscharactersplay4298]

Day 80, we still looking for our Brenda T shirts. Even in these trying times.... "Get off my CREEP!"

[@SpecLeader101]

I guess this means that Pylons and Oracles and get + 2 armor and detection Cloaked Units have 50% more speed and vision.

[@manuel-manufs-sambs]

Came for the superb SC2 commentary, stayed for the impromptu philosophy lessons.

[@cameramaster41]

Serral realized he needs storm to stop clem

[@okeson9301]

I like the fast forward early game. Granted I don’t play at all, it’s still fun seeing exactly what they’re doing. Just in case one day I decide to install again and come closer to finishing a single campaign.

[@Phoenix-zu6on]

11:30 this gave me an idea, why not warp in Stalkers, fake that youre just going 4 stalker ghettoblink, bait a zergling reaction then reveal the archons and crush their reaction and push off of that

[@colinfraser7150]

Gosh I love Winter!

[@dunngyllite7883]

Good to know that even the Queens themselves have problems telling one from another, I thought it was just me.

[@LaughyTafty]

20:50 had me dying!

[@byronswain7569]

I like the sped up early game. I think it works well :)

[@GotEmAll1337]

honestly I feel like this should be the new meta. at least for some tournaments a requirement that all players play random all the time... it would be much more interesting for the fans, and on top of that it would guarantee an unbiased panel and everything... All professionals would know the races equally. frankly, it would even get someone who's been out of it for at least a year interested in playing the game again

[@alistairbolden6340]

Overcharge saved that first game, what would have happened without it....

[@zanedouglas3011]

Speeding the beginning good change 👍🏻

[@ClearAlera]

Kinda cool how SC2 and SC:BW both got their GOATs back at the same time.

[@KNS2828]

A little static defense, by the mineral lines goes a long way against nydus.

[@TheJohtaja]

I would be all for Serral pulling a Ronny-O'-Sullivan and playing Terran or Protoss in a major tournament :P

[@crow3922]

big fan of speeding through earlygame

[@ckimsey77]

With the new ability to add 100 energy is is? ...to a caster or shield battery etc; can u instead decide to extra boost your upgrades or eco/unit production by casting it from your main nexus onto your 2nd nexus, so u can use Chrono boost an extra couple times rather than getting an extra hallucination or lifts on a phoenix etc? I haven't played since he last balance patch, but curious, cuz I think for me personally having more nexus energy for extra chronos early on would be way more beneficial to get upgrades out quickly since protoss strength relies heavily on having superior upgrades, or use it to build a faster eco if need be.

[@monteprestwich8820]

I like the accelerated start to the beginning of each match. I am sure that Jimmy wasn't responsible in any way for that idea...

[@corradosecchi6810]

I think it's a good idea to speed up the early game, especially because it gets repetitive after a while. Unless there is some sort of crazy cheese, it saves time for the more interesting gameplay later.

[@trobertw]

Speeding up the early game is fine.

[@RodrigoGomes-zh9fd]

i am way too late but still, i loved the references to "lose yourself"

[@seastand12]

The goat is back

[@adriann2649]

5:28 The queens have full energy and do not use healing

[@Niknoc]

Big fan of the sped up beginnings.

[@IsenseaStarcraft]

Come for the Serral, stay for the "Get off my creep!"

[@mickeybogle8217]

This is the best news of my life

[@StarryTemplar]

First game, Show time forgot to use Queen to heal his units

[@tobiharrison7327]

What is the playlist for the music that you use for these videos? Love it

[@davidduteau1895]

Im loving this off race games here lately

[@shawnmalone837]

accelerated start is a good idea. dont stop.

[@YoureWrongImRightGetOverIt]

The most skilled SC2 player, playing the most skilled race

[@sjoe_87]

"50 shades of Glades" 😂😂😂

[@alexViera0314]

i like the new method of showing thw early game by speeding up.

[@OGC-OGC-OGC]

Love the early game chrono, I always fast forward them anyways

[@yugonostalgia8961]

Put it on 2x or 1.5x speed! You skip any boring parts without missing out on Winter's humor!

[@taggerung890]

weird nitpik - but I find the long pokes of spines crawlers to be really weird - I like the subterranean nature/animations of sunken colonies

[@MunchyHam]

I like the speed early game myself. Idont like it when its skipped through the early game... but a slightly faster is fine

[@bobxbaker]

i think the issue protoss is facing is just the army difference and tries to make it up by just having more "quality" units that can either hit harder or do aoe, but i think the answer lies in cutting the enemy army in pieces and fighting it in chunks with just straight up more and superior units. in other words use more sentries and oracles to cut off huge chunks of the enemy army and overwhelm those army chunks and kill them piece by piece as 50 army supply is gonna squish 25 army supply almost regardless what kind of army you have. as for trying to have everything or simply try to mass good units i think that's just a massive mistake as that is just inefficient or too slow for protoss to do. the other unit i think that is not being used enough or correctly most of the time is dark templars, they excel at killing buildings and having just 2 or 3 of them is kinda bad, i think you'd be better off having 10 but this is like mid to late game ofcourse, but just slipping those in to snipe bases or tech structures i don't think protoss have any other unit that can do that as fast and sneakily as DT's depending what it is, it can take anywhere from 1 to 5 seconds. but yeah i doubt we'll see much of these tactics and uses of these particular units as protoss players still get away with just trying to aoe the ever living shit out of their opponents or using blink stalkers to gain numerical advantage piece by piece by relying on blink micro to grind away the enemy army or using timing attacks or just rely on harrassment to make it easy to just walk up and blast away the enemy.

[@WallaceSnDa]

Few words for the long paragrapsh 1.- Ravagers 2. Overseers, and spores Zerg insta win.

[@tyrellarson]

Sped up beginning is good.

[@mrincredible6305]

can you announce when we stop "chrono boosting" through the starts?

[@WhoTheLoL]

Wow... that CIA from showtime in game two... I'm drooling... (yeah I main toss :P)

[@JROCK2000-wuv-u]

getting my serral fix after so long

[@JohnDoe-h7v3n]

made my day

[@Swankie82]

leaving a comment for the algorithm. winter is best

[@andresabastante9539]

+1 to speeding up the early game

[@slevinlaine]

WTH IS THIS!!! :D LETS GOOOOOO!!! Serral as protoss, agains Showtime as Zerg lol!