ShoutCraft Kings January - Games 1-5

[@TotalBiscuit]

Sorry for the dodgy audio folks. Geoff was away with his family this weekend and had a few audio problems since he wasn't at home with his proper setup. The overly loud parts are fixed within the first few games.

[@Erebus2075]

its all cool, you do an amazing job! ty for all the awesome content you bring us :D

[@Izael1701]

No worries TB! I am very grateful that you work so hard to put this together. I am also glad that Blizz coordinated with you for the announcer pack - it sounds great! Long live TB and long live the King!

[@Mac-lq8zm]

TotalBiscuit Starcraft and Strategy oh didn't realize you allowed comments on this channel. thank you for all the excellent content over the last few years.

[@HDPS3GAMES]

keep em coming man, my favourite part of the month when i see these videos.

[@venkatchait007]

I found out about the amazing automatic audio control of skype during my college interview, great times, great times.

[@LFPGaming]

*First match:* 8:21 *#2.* 19:55 *#3.* 33:54 *#4.* 59:17 *#5.* 1:18:30 Thanks TB for another awesome event. You are the shit, for reals. PS. I bought your SC2 announcer voice and it's awesome, grats on that man!

[@sangelititan1171]

Thx bb.

[@raydonovan8103]

You are a life-saver! Thanks!

[@geekof92]

LFP Gaming that game 3 though...

[@dedmek5867]

You're doing God's work son.

[@deevee5327]

The hype was real with the intro- "Hail to the KIIING!"

[@slugger449]

Queen!

[@mcGelfling]

Anna Graem i want that song on my playlist!

[@rafaelsousa5]

what is the name of the song? (this version not the original one)

[@jasoncox6566]

I miss these two...

[@fella11814]

It's totally sweet that you have your own intro music!

[@Shdinexus]

and his own SCII anouncer pack.

[@wanderingharlow6305]

the intro's music is by LittleVMills, he does some really amazing work.

[@commanderclueless9267]

I usually don't enjoy eSports, but I watch every single one of these. I love Shoutcraft Kings. Thanks for the fantastic content as always, TB.

[@MrMatsudi]

Awesome, Geoff is commentating with TB. ^^ That's my favourite commentary duo for Kings.

[@I_am_ENSanity]

That intro will never get old!

[@Divert486]

Kelazhur needs to learn Einstein's definition of insanity...

[@CoAndCoLaptopAccount]

I would start bawling if we could have an anniversary edition version of shoutcraft kings with incontrol and other casters who did it in the past and the into started playing. Needs to happen.

[@Amdor]

I miss those two. Quality esports

[@Whyiseverynameinuse]

This tournament is only getting better; it's a delight to watch.

[@wolvie90]

Thanks TB for keeping competitive SC2 alive and kicking!

[@ryanplzz]

ShoutCraft Kings is my absolute favorite Sc tournament!

[@RSQuinn]

shitty day, came home and found this in my sub box. instantly cheered me up. Thanks TB.

[@GoopuLoopou]

This series has gotten me to be interested in the competitive scene of SCII, both as a spectator and a player in the ladder! Thanks TB!

[@MrPooDoode]

Here we go boys, best time of the month is here

[@dragmire3D]

Hah, I totally mistook the UI at the beginning to mean that the matches were only worth $25 or that it was a typo! Always worth waiting for explanations before jumping to conclusions! I love that extra incentives are being brought into this tournament, it ups the ante!

[@TotalBiscuit]

We've had several people make that remark which indicates to me we could be clearer in the overlay design. We'll see about getting it redone in the future so as not to confuse people.

[@dragmire3D]

Ah, I'm sure it's fine as is. I'd say the only reason it confuses people is because the only reference to money made during the tournament before this one was from map wins. The easiest solution would probably be to have a "Map Value" column before the "Bonus" one. Granted, since that column would never change it might be considered pointless info. Again though, it's probably unnecessary. It only threw me off because it was new.

[@RMroolty]

TotalBiscuit Starcraft and Strategy Could call it the regicide bonus if you open to suggestions

[@Cadrid]

I like the UI overall (maximum info with minimal clutter) but the "King's Bounty" wording is the only thing that seemed fuzzy for folks that didn't watch the intro video. Maybe something as simple as changing it to "Kingslayer's Bonus" would clear any confusion.

[@Asaliuru]

Bought the voice pack immediately after its release... It's the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

[@HDPS3GAMES]

that game from zest agains't alive was perfection. Never seen such amazing control.

[@dragmire3D]

YES! I saw when the stream went live but I had to leave for work so I missed it. Really appreciate getting to see it here!

[@HTMozinoR]

Thanks for the VOD.

[@FairyRat]

Thanks, TB! Looking forward to every one of those every month, great stuff!

[@Omegabigb]

OH Boy TB, I hope you are enjoying shoutcraft kings as much as I am, because this tournament is great. Ps. Geoff's audio wasen't really disturbing, it was good enough.

[@PersonallyOptimistic]

Thanks for doing these TB, always a highlight of my month :)

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

Match Times: No spoilers 1st: 8:28 2nd: 20:00 3rd: 33:59 4th: 59:22 5th: 1:18:35

[@bojanfilipovic8655]

And YES... THANK YOU TB. Thank you a LOT. Guys like u are preserving SC2 e-sport scene from death.

[@dsagent]

I am so happy to come home from work to see this.

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

Kelazhur just about played the perfect game against scarlet.

[@bostjanhren2716]

Metal is never too loud TB. Thanks for another cool event.

[@HoHhoch]

Time to disable ad-block and catch up on some Shoutcraft kings. Thanks as always TB.

[@EdgarTheRaven]

Kelazhur :D Oh man, that match was too funny.

[@TheAnsei]

3am on a Monday Night, time for hours of ShoutCraft Kings!

[@friendstiltheend1986]

"A severe probing; which I'm all for."

[@kazzar831]

Shoutcraft Kings returns in June....time to get caught up!

[@Kej1m]

Where is that supply depot clip from? 1:32:55 I NEED TO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!!

[@AhmadSammy]

I love inControl's casting!

[@Crimsonyte21]

I loved that sloppy match between Alive and Kelazhur! So many bloopers haha was great fun!

[@GeeNo_]

Home from work, dinner to eat, and look what I see in my sub box! Cheers TB!

[@WuYixiang]

The only thing that could make this channel better at this point is more Pro Random Monobattles. :P

[@davidbodor1762]

Jeeez the third game is absolotely friggin hillarious omfg =))

[@lolfiish]

Strangest game I've ever seen haha

[@raifsevrence]

I love TB and iNcontroL trying desperately to find positive things to say about it.

[@WuYixiang]

That game was literally just a pile of "wtf?"

[@mcGelfling]

shitty workday, bored out of my mind. but then i see this. awwww yiss. TB is love TB is life.

[@misspurdy27288]

Start of inno game: Ohh, innovation. What's his streak gonna be?

[@surreal_3635]

John, mate, your content is always fantastic. Love your main channel, love your podcast, and now I'm really loving watching Starcraft II (even though I can't play if for shit!). Best wishes and much love, keep at it.

[@Marinealver]

I so want the single used for the theme if it is created. I'm sure adding in a few verse wouldn't be too much.

[@JoyJoy-nx7lz]

Hahaha 40:20 Geoff says "It's a severe probing, which like ya I'm all for" - priceless.

[@Gerdat14]

TB's ads are awesome. TB, you should write more ads, or at least voice some more. But, I'm an idiot. So there's that to consider.

[@matejsramek3195]

This is by far the most exciting thing happening in my boring ass month

[@charlottetill3205]

Loved watching these live on Saturday morning - TB you did an awesome job setting everything up and running the stream. These Kings matches are the highlight of my month. Side question - is the Ting-tshirt things still happening for those who had their calls read live on air?

[@FrantiC119]

I still love watching it and I even watch CnC games like Kane's Wrath to this day on the rare occasion that they have tournaments for it, but I feel like the skill in SC2 has slipped really far in just a few months.

[@aesen161]

Well i was going to sleep tonight but oh well

[@pvtcaboose13]

good games great casts

[@alfredwinchesterjr]

That announcer pack is pretty good.

[@Kraja111]

Who made this wonderful music :) in the beginning???

[@DeliciousIcE132]

"Dammit it's our TvT"

[@ChillyWing]

ITS HERE

[@wanderingharlow6305]

Nice, TB references Animaniacs at 42:19.

[@kroIya]

I managed to get one of the games spoiled when I opened twitch to see how the stream is doing in terms of viewers and the thumbnail was a game result. Oh well

[@reka10]

It feels like TB fed nightmare to the queen.

[@RVSAU169]

Hail to the kings baby!

[@Hurtone]

You forgot about Thorzaine! He was a foreign terran that went to Korea and had a decent run in the GSL!

[@Hurtone]

Sorry, the spelling is ThorZaIN :)

[@TotalBiscuit]

I'm not sure that I would call never getting out of the first Code A group a "decent run". A run usually involves winning at least one game.

[@Hurtone]

Fair point :)

[@goliver9991]

Comments are on ? HELLO WORLD

[@dimant35ify]

They were always on on the Starcraft Channel...

[@2dumd2live]

_TB announcer pack for SC2_ Dammit, between that and the starcrafts mod I basically am forced to L2P SC2 now

[@phoenix6890]

That TvT game was hilarious xD

[@bobsmith8510]

TB makes Esports amazing!

[@cb2001dino]

TB , how do u stop players stream sniping. Is it on trust.

[@howlingpantera22]

Theres a delay...

[@TotalBiscuit]

Twitch allows you to set broadcast delay, meaning that what you see "live" is actually several minutes behind what is happening in game. This is used to prevent players from getting information from the cast. Information that is several minutes old would be detrimental to them rather than advantageous. Players know about this delay so dont bother putting up the stream as they play, since it wouldnt help them.

[@wanderingharlow6305]

Pretty sure if they did Stream snipe that would get them disqualified and banned from participating anymore in ShoutCraft

[@AndragonLea]

That and it's usually quite obvious when someone DOES stream snipe. You see them start one strategy and then - with no scouting whatsoever - swerve over to a different strategy that perfectly counters what their enemy is building. Anyone unprofessional enough to use cheats is usually too unskilled to get that high in the first place. I've yet to see a cheater that wasn't obvious.

[@CountPenta]

Well... if you've run into a cheater that wasn't obvious you wouldn't know it beacause it wasn't ... obvious.

[@Raider0075]

Yes, it's a stupid question but I wonder if the pros would be able to smash an A.I. on very hard and if so, how long would it take?

[@luisrebhan3268]

Raider0075 yes and probably less than 5 minutes

[@jasonbrody6706]

They will eat the AI..

[@LetterB2]

Greatest intro!

[@mutskun123]

i somehow miss every single shoutcraft...:

[@cragnogegziver1918]

the only thing louder than INcontroL are the adds

[@CantusTropus]

Is there anywhere I can get the Shoutcraft Kings theme song? I would LOVE to rock out to that sometime.

[@OhNoTheFace]

Hope you are having a nice evening TB :)

[@BobTheNinjaElf]

17:46 Korea is a hypersonic lion tamer, confirmed

[@howlingpantera22]

Liberators seem so broken... They are out so early and do so much damage...

[@TotalBiscuit]

I'm not so sure about that. They can be powerful, no doubt, but because they can't move and fire, they have to deploy in order to attack, you have time to pull out of range before your workers start dying. In these games you see Liberator harass doing very little actual damage. In many circumstances a banshee, which is cheaper, can do a lot more damage. Proplayers in particular have got very good at avoiding Liberator damage to their worker lines and there are far more effective ways to kill workers in these matchups as a Terran than Liberators. That's map dependent of course, some maps are better than others for Liberator harass, such as maps with a lot of open airspace near the mineral line, preventing anti air units from getting too close to the Liberator. As usual, balance isnt a simple thing and you have to take into account a lot of different situations and scenarios before judging whether or not a unit is too strong or too weak.

[@st0nes0n]

Holy shit nice intro! :D

[@VeryCuteGM]

Welcome to Zestland. We leave you sour.

[@Contradi]

First game at 8:28

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

2nd game at 20:00

[@freazingflame]

yay more SC2! :D

[@Nightmare0021]

I have found a new player to cheer for :).

[@KyonPhennet]

YaY It's back!

[@Tomoyo0827]

Is that day 9? sound like him

[@bojanfilipovic8655]

Damn, i didn't watched this on twich because of my job.

[@gozzilla177]

Did you buy your own voice pack In starcraft to hear yourself while you play?

[@inadaizz]

I hear Jeff is using a tin-can microphone. I think it only fits to tease him (as he seems to do to others) =D Cheers thanks for upload.

[@demilung]

It's a severe probing which I'm all for.

[@slecommentary1105]

Is this on a faster speed? That second game seemed to be moving so so fast.

[@TotalBiscuit]

No they are all run at the same pace. However you may have played other modes of Starcraft which run slower than this. "Fastest" is the default speed for ladder games and competitive play. All of our games are played at this speed. If you've just played vs AI or some basic co-op, you may be used to slightly slower speeds.

[@SwedishYouthHumanist]

epic intro!

[@ImAWanker]

I reconised the name squirtle, look at me, special ^^

[@thechosenmwuaha]

Since when are comments allowed?

[@Ricochet1665]

TB sound pack Kreygasm

[@Marcara081]

Yay!!

[@PurpleSidewalk1]

That first TvT (aLive vs Kelazur) was probably the worst TvT I have seen in over a year. Neither quite seemed to know what the fuck was even happening.

[@buzzzerz]

Sound problems. There is only one answer. They are using skype!!

[@TotalBiscuit]

Hah well yeah Skype isnt so great, though it does have a few advantages over other VOIP methods. It's very low latency since it's peer2peer and it has a small amount of noise-gating, which means that while someone isn't talking it usually mutes their output entirely so you dont get unnecessary background noise. That said it is problematic at times and unreliable, it doesnt provide the best sound quality. In this situation it didnt matter since Geoff was travelling and only had a webcam mic, it would have sounded poor regardless of which VOIP solution we used. When he's at home we use a teamspeak server with a very high quality VOIP codec that we both get very low pings too due to its location.

[@buzzzerz]

I've run into the same problem. it has to do with star craft and Skype for some reason. Although adjusting mic volume is disabled in windows. it also needs to be disabled within Skype. Ps love the star craft content, please continue saving Esports

[@richarddenham5747]

1:27:40 damn, that was so smart...

[@hankmoody7690]

Is it possible to download the intro as mp3 file?

[@alexMKDtheBEST]

is the intro song an original or?

[@venkatchait007]

"I don't know what happened there" Is it skype? Skype is great isn't it, lol..

[@Kmwallace90]

sad tiimes man. a time of youtube forever vanished

[@Lord_Epsilon]

1:32:58 i want to see that.

[@MrGryph78]

Look out for those tedious positions. Not particularly dangerous but very very boring.