ShoutCraft Kings August - Games 1-5

TotalBiscuit and Nathanias bring you the first five games of the ShoutCraft Kings August tournament.
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[@jaroslavhromatka3257]

Oh god... That 4th game... THAT 4th GAME! This is why I love Shoutcraft. Thank you, TB, for this tournament.

[@Wubbeyman]

One of the best games I've ever seen

[@MadBrainBox]

It's that Disruptors control man.That was amazing play.Indeed,one of the best games I ever seen as well.

[@johnjiaojhu]

I'm SO glad they brought disruptors into the game. Reminds me of Reavers from the original Starcarft -- always made for exciting, big-consequence plays

[@PurpleSidewalk1]

The cyclone block when the DTs came in was beautiful.

[@DanoLefourbe]

Yeah. That was beautiful. And tense until the end. Loved it

[@LFPGaming]

*First match:* 8:45 *#2.* 26:01 *#3.* 48:19 *#4.* 1:06:10 *#5.* 1:31:15

[@nritsch]

Are you like the official timestamp provider of Blizzard esports or something? I was watching all the HS Americas preliminaries earlier today.

[@TEHCLAMPS123]

my main man!

[@Tifferan3112]

+

[@jinxshaddix]

+1

[@daveclapson6]

nice work fella.

[@Engieification]

Damn you TB, I was going to sleep and then you just HAD to upload quality VoDs of a quality tournament! Oh well, Sleep's for the weak!!

[@Guciek348]

1 am lets go !

[@wrathisme4693]

YES IT'S BACK! Tb I've got to say you've absolutely outdone yourself with this, this is a truly amazing service you have provided for the SC2 community, and I earnestly believe you are, especially now, one of the largest, if not THE largest, force propelling the modern SC2 competitive scene (well after blizzard and the players themselves of course!). I would like to see a new side caster though! I would love to see someone like inncontrol, but it's not the most important thing! Thank you TB! I, and I know many others, do truly appreciate your effort!

[@dunpealjedi]

iNcontroL was actually announced as the co-caster, originally. Not sure what happened, but Nathanias is pretty great, too.

[@nritsch]

+Swordcery incontrol had to cancel last minute, and nathanias was free that day.

[@pakkazull8370]

+Swordcery Yeah, was wondering what happened to Incontrol.

[@Tidsdemonen]

I think that he is casting the next one if it does not collide with other things again.

[@dunpealjedi]

That would be awesome. I'd love to see TB rotate co-casters. Sean would be fun, or if he could actually dig Husky out of his gingerbread cave. I'd love to see that.

[@Paveway-chan]

>Hurricane vs. Innovation >Innovation tries the Cyclone play again >Hurricane builds Disruptors >Innovation has to micro to avoid the Disruptor shots >Innovation.exe has stopped working

[@mitigatedrisk4264]

Happy 2020. I got nostalgic for this particular flavor of Starcraft, and TB commentary, so here I am.

[@MeakerSE]

TB and online tournaments would have made this time a lot easier.

[@carrotbringer7194]

Same but 2023

[@theredone7106]

I never thought I would be rooting for a Protoss.

[@Chimpy_Mc_Gibbon]

I only realised these existed about a week ago as I've only been playing sc2 for the past year but they are excellent. Thanks for the excellent content guys!

[@Keisuki]

IT'S HERE!

[@Raikiir]

The Comments are just on point. The most fun I had watching a Starcraft II Tournament since basically forever :)

[@Vineor]

I love you so much TB for not only delivering on your promise but providing me with incredible chairglueing entertainment aswell as a good co-caster for this tournament. I seriously think you deserve any and all success you are having and especially standing up for pragmatic rational vies and critiques on gaming as a whole, sincerely a german fan of yours

[@McSweetalot]

Awesome game 4. Great to see different army compositions. The way he used his quicker units to harass and pull Innovation's army apart was masterful.

[@SamuelDPyke]

I am so hyped. Just watched the July edition yesterday. Mind blown. Now the August edition. If it is anything close to the last one ... Thank you TotalBiscuit for making this happen !!!

[@zXDaishiXz]

C-Can we get this in the Olympics plz?

[@dudefromtheinterweb]

These tournaments are excellent TB. They have reignited my interest in watching Starcraft.

[@ColonialFungus]

Spoilers: God damn those disrupter shots were so sexy.

[@shanadir]

it is a bit weird that battlenet doesn't differentiate between observers and players in how it handles diconnects...

[@PurpleSidewalk1]

For each disruptor shot that got more than 5 units I have a tear. I am basically bawling at this point.

[@CountPenta]

How come these vids don't have more views/likes? This is IMO the best Starcraft content on KZbin at the moment.

[@Blacksmith__]

The Hurricane-Innovation game is I think the best competitive LotV game I've ever seen! Hats off!

[@shakespearjack]

Absolutely love your Starcraft stuff TB, it's a joy to watch and listen to your commentary.

[@BrookfieldRocks]

This is really the best shoutcraft ever

[@nopenoperson8964]

I joined the twitch stream just in time to see the last 5 seconds of the last game, so I'm really excited to see this! Thanks, TB!

[@RearAdmCrackBiscuit]

Great games, great players, great casters, great format! Loving ShoutCraft Kings!

[@TheOfficialLilWiebe]

[SPOILERS] when Innovation stopped the DT drop I felt a shiver of terror and respect go down my spine

[@MadBrainBox]

Such amazing Disruptor control from Hurricane.

[@demilung]

Gezaz, Hurricane's disruptor shots are like baseball bat to the balls. #cryeverytime

[@blackmoonagm]

Thx TB, love what are you doing. this tournament alone better than all WCS events this year. Please invite more Korean high level players, would love to see sOs, Maru, Zest, TY, Dark, Rouge and many more good players over the mid-tier foreigners.

[@willb5278]

Hurricane's new nickname is Kratos right? Has to be.

[@Eric-sy1xu]

it should only be Kratos if he manages to take out more than like 2, 7+ streaks

[@BlackSmithWolves]

I can't believe TB allowed us to leave comments on a video of his that's awesome! Thanks for the great SC2 videos!

[@SuddenReal]

He only turned them off on his main channel. Which proves he knows that the SC scene is a lot nicer than people who play other video games (or post less ASCII dick pics).

[@chrisrobert5618]

Just wanted to say that I love this series. Lookin forward to more of this in future months. Cheers!

[@Remyonbass251]

I wish they added a 21nd extra game for fun where 2 players from the set went head to head on a crazy map with the draken cannon.

[@Btrackx]

This was so much fun live last time. I wish I saw it live *tears*

[@Sabbalonns]

Top quality from TB. Thanks for organising such a great tournament

[@attilapataki46]

"Geee Geee THE KING IS DEAD" - Totalbiscuit 2016

[@TheAmericanMuffin]

Hurricane v. Solar!!! Good god my heart can't handle this TB! The hype is real, please let this game be good!!!

[@Deczx]

Timestamps Game 1: 8:45 Game 2: 26:00 Game 3: 48:20 Game 4: 1:06:12 Game 5: 1:31:15

[@Leap623]

Timestamps for games: Game 1: 8:46 Game 2: 26:02 Game 3: 48:18 Game 4: 1:06:10 Game 5: 1:31:15

[@Timeyy]

Promoting ESports like wrestling is actually genius. MMA got over that way. I love it, Maggle!

[@lv2943]

If you wanted a heel, I think you've found it in Innovation. Each one of those disrupter shots was so satisfying.

[@XRayStarGaming]

So very sad I didn't get to see this live. These games are amazing.

[@GOONGGWP]

I thought Geoff was supposed to be casting? Nothing against Nathan, I love him. Just curious. Would love to hear all 3 banter with each other.

[@znxster]

Fantastic matches .. thanks for the great tournament TB!

[@fatmaru]

Thank you TB for doing this. Disgustingly good games, all super entertaining :)

[@Manowarcito]

That Innovation vs Hurricane game, loving the Cyclone composition fighting back and forth against the protoss! Disruptor shots tho :(

[@LK.Cynric]

I really enjoy this even though I dont understand starcraft. Actually im learning a lot with this. My only problem is the reveal of the next challenger, since i dont know anyone it feels weird.

[@dogbert9999]

Damn good playing Hurricane... that was so awesome on the control... grats man

[@felhate2244]

so sad I missed this live, cant wait for next month.

[@Tempestial]

That TvP was insane. Nice work with this TB :)

[@StubbornProgrammer]

So ShoutCraft Kings would be abbreviated as SCK right? So that would make these SCK (ie. "Sick") Games. Truth in advertising.

[@BigBadBarker]

Take a bow TB. I don't enjoy watching current competitive setups. This king of the hill setup has me hooked. Great casting duo also.

[@sirgaz8699]

I wish I had more time to watch these. This is about 3 days worth of youtubing for me.

[@robincb]

OMG ITS HERE!!! HYYYPE!! Fuck I could have spent all night watching this

[@MrProthall]

I so love this format.

[@orisis666]

This is what happen when you run Innovation.exe as admin.

[@nathano640]

well there goes my afternoon. thank you.

[@snakesoras]

Love these starcraft tournaments

[@demilung]

*Voice of Maximilian* LET'S GO!

[@Jampandagaming]

Man I really was amazed by Ryung completely owning Innovation

[@HDPS3GAMES]

that hurricane game with innovation was insane.

[@tehmircea]

dude, that's an insane tournament! gg TB and Nathanias!

[@viziroth]

That TvP match was AMAZING.

[@159Duramax]

Innovation is so sick. He's going to be unstoppable with reactor cyclones next patch.

[@MaxPayneOV]

I enjoy watching those. Having said that... I would enjoy it much more if it were 60 fps. Please, if it's possible in any way, make the VODs 1080p@60.

[@enjolraslechimiste]

Thank you so much! This is awesome!!! I love seeing this!

[@android19willpwn]

I love tempests. And I LOVE disruptors. Such a good game 4.

[@Zakkare7]

The 4th game is the stuff of awesomeness!

[@EvillMonkeyy]

Does anyone else feel like something is missing whenever the challenger is shown? For example in WWE whenever the new guy shows up and his theme song starts playing, maybe some sound or up beat music could start when the name appears on the screen. As it is now (and how it was in the prev tournament) there is Hype! Hype! 'Name' and some seconds of silence... I feel it would give it an even more wrestling feeling and some kick if there was some explosiveness to that reveal.

[@auralian1428]

Yeah, what is the actual reason for the silence after the name? I find it strange.

[@EvillMonkeyy]

I guess we will see tomorrow if something is changed :)

[@D.E.Void8]

so sad i missed this live...but MUCH EXCITE FOR NOW

[@CallyMayz]

I remember a few hours ago, when I still had time.

[@abliviax]

Wow Innovation vs Hurricane at 1:06:10, so sick! Something different than the typical meta finally!

[@gruuuaaa]

And TB delivers again! :) great job making this happen

[@TooCloseToHome]

SO MUCH GG. This format rocks.

[@wildefice1]

is ... is innovation even human at this point or is he the mechanical god that was prophesized...saw the rest of the video ... man what great games :D

[@P1nstr1p3]

Superb commentary, TB. Could you cast all StarCraft games, please?

[@SinisterSama]

WHAT THE HELL DID I MISS... GOING TO BACKLOG THIS NOW!!!!!!

[@jawstrock2215]

Too bad the intro was cut, I like hearing it to get hyped up a bit more.

[@wolfosaurus8801]

dayum hurricane tho..what a monstrous game

[@jakken666]

Best Shoutcraft ever :D keep up the awesome work TB

[@admthrawnuru]

That was a long month. I demand weekly tourneys now!

[@RachelTension]

new nickname for hurricane "hurricane the hurricane"

[@kiloneie]

YESSS !!! Yesterday i couldn't make it so i couldn't watch 2 hours late D:... and now right for dinner YESSS !!! Weirdly Hurricane's APM went from about 360 to about 180 in the second game...

[@M0torsagmannen]

sweet, this is going to be great!!

[@lDominicl]

Thank you for this awesome content!!!!

[@pearsetraynor9142]

YES WAS WAITING FOR THIS!

[@zarryc1687]

Innovation is really good, so yay for Hurricane!

[@TheAmericanMuffin]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THAT 4TH GAME MY GOD THATS AWE INSPIRING

[@Psiloocybin]

I guess i dont have to sleep tonight, i saw the livestream video but i was busy atleast theres this :D thanks TB

[@Blackadder1620]

great way to spend a Sunday

[@drhank33y]

What the hell, disruptor shots are so overpowered. How is this fair? It just one shots everything!

[@kennethfender3518]

it really isn't that big of a deal in most pro games, pros get quite adept at dodging

[@kennethfender3518]

I suppose it is easier to dodge with stim marines than cyclones, I'll remember that if I ever run into this funky cyclone build on ladder

[@deadwolf1227]

they kill super weak ground units and can only attack so much until they are useless for a min

[@I_II_II_IL]

+deadwolf1227 If you get a bunch they can shoot all the time

[@SKotty98]

They're really expensive though, if you mess it up after such a big investment you often just loose and they can only shoot so often and if it gets dodged then one of your best units is useless for 21 seconds, which is a long time in a fight.

[@B0tAcH1]

*SPOILERS* Holy hell, GG for Hurricane for that awesome dethrone and those god-tier Disruptor shots. And giving credit to Innovation as well for his massive 10 win streak and actually using a shitty comp that well.

[@ZURATAMA1324]

Dat drop & bait was so fucking brilliant!

[@coryklein]

Those disruptor shots! GEEEZ

[@nordagem7577]

the new format is awesome

[@danbaryosefdby1199]

i actually clapped when hurricane defeated innovation. my god that was intense

[@SeSi200]

that game 4 was awesome!

[@imwithstupid086]

TB practicing his booking for Chikara

[@orkhepaj]

nerf innovation

[@Go-ah-oold]

Inovation... What a beast!

[@RamesGamesLC]

Too bad blizzard wants to remove tank drops completely. It's one of the key fun features of Legacy of the Void. One of the things that sold people into buying it because it was so different than Heart of the Swarm. Considering they've already so heavily nerfed tank firing after drop, can't say I didn't see it coming. But still. Instead of removing it just make it more ballanced. I hope the testing of the removal goes kinda badly and they realize that it's one of the only reasons to build medivacs. Other than the fact mech-heavy gameplay is expensive and is fairly horrible (looking at you BC's). I just don't see the point of adding a game-changing feature like tank drops/ play with medivacs and then trying to get rid of it a year after release. It's not like moving upgrades around, it's completely destroying a core feature of terran. Great tourney btw :D

[@xxxAceBlade]

Tank gets a HUGE buff most mech players have wanted for a long time. They are now solely a seige unit, dealing massive damage from one carefully chosen position. But you want flying tanks, which makes total sense in a hard-hitting positional playstyle? I'll take losing tankivac and having the tank and cyclone buffs, as well as a BC buff AND viking buff, mech is becoming super viable now. I have no problem with any of the terran changes.

[@RamesGamesLC]

xxxAceBlade im not saying adding functionality to any of the mech is a bad thing. they could still tweak flying tanks to not be overly op as well by adding speed debufs to flying tanks and such. it just sucks to justify losing a really cool, interesting feature that helped sell legacy of the void (let's be honest, flying tanks were awesome as soon as the pros really showed off what they could do, AND STILL DO). I'm all for change, some of the potential tweaks they're looking into are pretty awesome across all the races, and I look forward to seeing which changes stick through testing. But it remains major suck to lose flying tanks, one of the last truly unique Terran mechanics. I don't see protoss trying to lift colossi though that would be stupid, and extremely funny to see a flying thermal lance just running at your bio. It's just a novelty I hope they can find a way to keep, even if it's far less powerful, maybe it can still be practical in some ways.

[@MrAndyisReal]

I don't agree with your opinion. I feel like the change on tanks being able to be picked up by Medivacs have ruined my enjoyment on Terran. The change is frustrating for Z of course but it also is frustrating for Terran. The nerf on the tank is why tanks are no longer used in TvP. Just my opinion of course.

[@xxxAceBlade]

RamesGamesLC lets be honest, we need flying tanks that can shoot while in midair. And add +5 range due to higher positioning. Also bring back the instant drop shots. And one medivac can carry 2 seiged tanks. Also make them not require a tech lab that'd be great kthx blizzard friendly reminder, you can still pick up tanks. you just have to unseige them. The idea behind seige tanks (until lotv) was that they were powerful hard to maneuver units. In my opinion, adding more damage while removing a mobility that never made any sense in the first place is a great idea. Great thing though, it's a free world, everyone can have their own opinions.

[@TheOriginalElkstone]

You saw what disruptors can do. I don't think a flying tank battlecruiser is out of the question after the shit that unit can pull