Showtime's UNLIMITED ZEALOTS vs Maru | StarCraft 2

[@cousinpatsey2471]

I cannot express how much I love protoss players being zerg like now. It's how I played back in WoL, it's way more fun.

[@LaCroix05]

It just how how weak protoss position right now. Protoss supposed to be have "superior unit" but more expensive than any other race. However, ghost emp is just too strong that Protoss "superior unit" is forced to play like zerg. 1 emp throw = entire company retreat. I am very sure Protoss are not designed to play like zerg competitively because how expensive their unit is. This is written by diamond pleb who think he know everything.

[@AnonJuggerbot]

Its because of ghosts. EMP deletes any other army comp. You see other units against Zerg because Zerg don't have a 'delete half the Protoss army's health instantly' button.

[@arankoka]

@@AnonJuggerbot ? disruptor and HT also have these buttons.

[@arankoka]

@@LaCroix05 "superior" or "expensive" are meaningless without a relation. expensive per firepower? expensive per supply? superior per supply? roach for example is cheap for firepower, but bad for 2 supply zergling is SUPERIOR per dps, but inferior per choke width. by no means protoss is weak now. highly mobile splash (compared to mines, libs, tanks) which can join chargelots/blinkybois makes up for being less efficient statically vs terra. The A-move+1 spellcast strat is working quite good up to grandmaster, ask zerg struggling vs archon-carrier-void-templar

[@AnonJuggerbot]

EMP: Damage: 100 shields Radius: 1.5 (2 with enhanced shockwaves) Range: 10 Storm: Damage: 80 over 2.86 seconds (10 damage per 0.41 seconds) Radius: 1.5 Range: 9 Disruptors do more, but are plainly obvious and can simply be dodged due to how slow the projectile moves. Disruptor: Damage: 145 Radius: 1.5 Projectile move speed: 5.95 Projectile requires 2.1 seconds before detonation, triggers at that time

[@NomadicDruidinthenight]

I'm dyin.. Winter: "Ghosts on the way, we'll definitely see some snipes.." Disruptor: "You called?"

[@fodksneifje7721]

that was too funny (17:29)

[@crystaldazz]

Holy shit, your title wasn't clickbait. That game was actually insane! Loved it!

[@girish9242]

Maru didn't even get a single run-by or drop going. Maybe showtime's pressure was that good.

[@Daniel-rd6st]

It was, Maru simply couldnt afford to send anything for a counter attack, as Showtime was right at his doorstep and just kept warping in wave after wave. It was really a scrappy game and i loved it 🙂

[@Technoanima]

Love how Protoss are finally adopting the endless waves style that Zerg are known for. Showtime showing a masterclass switching between builds. And having enough Gateways to support them.

[@nfzeta128]

The problem is that while this works it's just harder to pull off because it's harder to cover the multiple bases you need to pull this off. It just shows how efficient Terran comps are compared to the other races. Anytime they have efficient counters they get nerfed to the ground

[@Technoanima]

@@nfzeta128 Warp prisms basically both teleport and function as fast as Zerg units on creep. Free your mind.

[@nfzeta128]

@@Technoanima The problem of efficiency still remains because Terran units are more effective in small and medium numbers

[@AnonJuggerbot]

It is 100% because of ghosts. Protoss players aren't adopting this playstyle because they want to, they are doing it because they have to. EMP deletes literally another comp, but zealot spam suffers the least.

[@pavelbratchenko3885]

Dang, what a game from both of those legends!

[@nytmaire74]

old and repetitive but this line has never been more appropriate "my life for Aiur"

[@xzaratulx]

that was not a fight .. that was a messy brawl xD hight entertainment value !

[@Khaim.m]

Minerals lost: +24k Minerals mined: +32k Map control is good, I guess.

[@Dark_Voice]

Thats kinda Maru's issue. He always plays the same so hes easily countered and the opponents just use that counter to get 70% of the map and annihilate him in battle of attrition of MMM + ghosts and siege tanks vs endless warp ins of cheap zealots or nonstop zergling bane. He never tries anything else apart from early widow mine drop that almost never do enough to justify them. SO, opponents just swarm him to death like Showtime and Serral have proven. He would need to completely outplay opponents because his strategy is not working.

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I love Showtime. He's been at this for a long time, and while he is more often a bridesmaid than a bride, he still consistently takes maps off the best players in the world, and fights like hell for every loss he suffers. Also, screen name in pro SC2, IMO.

[@JaapvanderVelde]

What a game, played to perfection, on both sides

[@selinabirkin1344]

I haven't started watching yet, I just wanted to say that thumbnail is brilliant and that's why I clicked

[@emilydegroot6436]

I kinda liked the +XXXX mineral and gas estimated mining/minute for each player rather than just the difference? I know we can see the production tab and minimap and estimate what level each player's economy is going at, but it's nice to more individually see the drops and bumps when a base mines out or mule energy gets used

[@buildinasentry1046]

Showtime is such a gigachad

[@talscorner3696]

Purple Terran is interesting!

[@nunziomagazine8538]

Absolutely brutal!! Love to see it! Waiting for her0 Vs ShowTime

[@WolfGangDealers]

Super exciting to see The Wall some more

[@sumivescent]

You have the best thumbnails Winter.

[@lightdx7008]

It was so awesome fight. unfortunally Maru ran out money while still being unable to steal nortern resources for himself. In the end Showtime was able to afford keep fighting longer.

[@ronmartinez7809]

That's what I would call Pyrrhic Victory.

[@SaveYourself666]

Words are hard winter. Liked and subscribed

[@HaoSoft]

14:52 Where can i find the sountrack ? Whats the name pls or location like which DLC, main menu, thx guys✌

[@lantosrevial8846]

This almost looked like memeing at the early stages of this game

[@JohnyRelax]

This was a good one.

[@TritonTv69420]

I wish maru would have done at least 1 drop or doom drop.

[@JollyGreenWizard]

That picture Winter mentions at 4:07 is here if anyone else is curious: preview.redd.it/masi7doit9k81.png?width=2392&format=png&auto=webp&s=494e09df98ec9831a41a798f552ed66d517cf2ae

[@Chimpy_Mc_Gibbon]

Amazing match. Hate protoss but love watching showtime!

[@dragoda]

This was a good game and cast. Well done!

[@12321dantheman]

powerful thumbnail

[@aanokint]

Anyone else see the tank glitch at 17:56?

[@Heathensauce]

What a glorious game.

[@mischievousprobe6467]

GG. Wow, this was amazing StarCraft

[@fantastic_n0b]

Holy fock the resilience of Maru, i was getting tilted for poor Showtime

[@CantusTropus]

10/10 thumbnail

[@Scisca1a2a]

I got exhausted just watching this game xD

[@mylesprospero8105]

if you were to pick one upgrade, would it be protoss shields or protoss armor?

[@CantusTropus]

Armor, almost every time. Almost every Protoss unit has more HP than shields. Unless you're going mass Archon or something.

[@AnonJuggerbot]

Armor, every time. If you're against Terran, you will never have shields.

[@DominicGreenwood]

Outstanding game

[@cosminciobanu3632]

Show time played the best PvT I hve seen in years!!!!

[@Matt-ln7lb]

The lack of any pre-splitting by Showtime against the tanks made this game a lot harder than it could have been for Showtime. A lot of those fights probably could have been won if he just spread the zealots before engaging to minimize splash damage on the way in.

[@nfzeta128]

Unless you mean splitting from multiple directions there wasn't enough surface area and charge almost instantly messes up any such split. He would have th stagger engage with a small group and then the fullbforce instantly after.

[@Matt-ln7lb]

@@nfzeta128 Even just splitting some units off and isolating them at the front of the army to absorb the initial tank volleys with no splash damage would be enough. He also could have split some units off to come in from a different angle though. Sure, charge "messes up" the splitting, but only if the zealots start charging and close much of the distance before the tanks fire, and as long as the first tank volley happens with little-no splash damage, you're pretty much set as Protoss vs a high tank count. In contrast to fighting almost any other unit, where you want everything together and engaging at the same time, having some units out front to absorb the initial tank volley while you close the distance with the rest of the army completely changes the game vs tanks. Zerg and Terran can't do that like Protoss can because, aside from Ultras, their units don't have the HP and/or aren't fast enough. Protoss can do it with basically any unit, and Zealots/Stalkers/Adepts have blink/charge/shade to immediately close the gap before the Tanks can get their second volley off. Archons are probably the best units for the purpose of eating tank shots though.

[@arankoka]

always presend a probe or hallu ^^?

[@kaloyanangelov8042]

very aggressive wall

[@oceanliketeacher]

That thumbnail

[@Zulu4impi]

Absolutely Epic....🤘👽🤘 Die Mauer for the win 💪⚡👀

[@eldahalas7015]

What did it cost you? Everything!

[@AnonJuggerbot]

my favorite part was when showtime was completely dominating maru the whole game and then EMP prevented the massively more powerful Protoss army from doing anything for 20 minutes

[@erickprince3128]

Ghosts are a pretty good unit… EMP counters everything Protoss and steady aiming counters everything Zerg

[@TheMHB199]

My favourite part was when whiners didn't realise showtime was pushing the same heavily defended spit again and again while being down on avg 40 army supply and losing 50% more gas and 70% more minerals. But sure....complain about ghosts... Also stopping from doing anything? We're you watching? The terran was the one stuck in his base the entire game and unable to move out, harrass, attack, hold bases, expand and more. But yeah the protoss was doing nothing right? Taking 10 bases and the entire map while keeping the terran busy and actually WINNING. But no...terran OP. Ghost OP.

[@TheMiwa1989]

Except he had to many probes the whole game like Winter mentioned multiple times. Player view is so skewed.

[@CantusTropus]

It's kind of like Queens for Zerg. Arguably overpowered and does way many things, but if you nerf them the faction just dies because they're propping up so much. Nerf Ghost and Terran would have no reliable counter to Storm or Brood Lords/Infestors/Ultralisks, nerf Queens and Zerg would lose to air rushes nearly 100% of the time because they have no tier 1 anti air except Spores, which are unreliable and cost workers.

[@nfzeta128]

Emp plus upgraded tanks let him survive forever on no macro.

[@tomas539]

you did!

[@jasonlynch282]

You know what would be amazing for adepts in late game would be the slow effect of conclusive shell. Zealots with charge and adepts slowing targets would make protoss army less effected by stutter stepping terran bio. Though probably would be to powerful in protoss ground army.

[@testthewest123]

Yeah, it is kinda sad, that Adepts are a useless unit after early game and some all-ins vs zerg.

[@tambaz2276]

@@testthewest123 thats not sad at all, what would be sad is if the Reaper and Adept completely replaced the Marine and Zealot

[@testthewest123]

@@tambaz2276 That would be the same as it is now, just with different units. I'd like it better, if they all had more applications.

[@tambaz2276]

@@testthewest123 they do they have different applications

[@nfzeta128]

@@tambaz2276 more, he said, not different.

[@nguyenlam-oj4kw]

starcraft 2 PvT is now broodwar PvT

[@krystofmares8857]

I feel like at the first 20 minutes if he would go storms or colossuses instead of disrubter he would have way better time

[@mickmckillop4516]

What a game

[@skullbones7452]

Terran is OP.

[@HiroTeaShi]

Zergtoss tend to forget one of the rules of ZvT. Never try to kill a terran.

[@AnonJuggerbot]

Zergtoss is a fairly new style, to be fair. Its an adaptation to Ghosts deleting any other army comp.

[@TheMHB199]

@@AnonJuggerbot wonder how protossis winning more than terran over the past 2 years if ghosts were deleting everything....

[@nfzeta128]

@@TheMHB199 because he was just good, or his opponents bad at using ghosts. Also two years is a bit longer than proper and regular ghost use.

[@TheMHB199]

@@nfzeta128 doesn't matter. Over the past 2 years terran has consistently been in the least knockout stages, finals and won the least tournaments. I'm saying as a protoss player. People can't see past bias. Also.... Your argument is Maru is bad at using ghosts....hahahahah rofl

[@nfzeta128]

@@TheMHB199 Where did you get that argument from? Maru is probably the best Terran at using ghosts and he was among the first to start using them properly as well

[@Meredis]

Nice

[@SawyerKnight]

Showtime truly lives up to his name.

[@lKazumal]

690 supply worth of zealots...

[@johnp7158]

great game

[@MrWolfgang1981]

What a game - die Mauer💪💪💪

[@flensajshadow5636]

No konečně normální pořádná hra, už se na ty trapně nudné bitvy do 10 min nedalo koukat. Pár chybek tam bylo, ale co o to je to zábavnější a chybuje každý z nás. Za mě to byl suprový zápas, který mi vrátil víru v SC2

[@apothecera7460]

The beat part is that showtime wouldn't have been able to any of what he did comfortably if maru was able to hide the hellions from him. If showtime didn't spot the hellions he wouldn't have been able to expand like he did cause the widow mine hellion combo could have ended it right away and the follow up push would have been too strong from maru. Still all the props to maru for dragging that out as long as he did! What a game!

[@AndreaDelRiva]

Indeed, Showtime has the most entertaining playstyle :)

[@Craigv93]

actual game of the year? lol

[@josearmandogomezrocabado537]

I’m confortable calling this a macro vs micro battle.

[@nfzeta128]

Showtime was doing more of both. Maru leaned on the tanks so not much micro needed, or macro, for the same reason

[@ButterKnight-mg7bg]

terran is balanced boys

[@hivetech4903]

Nearly perfectly according to tournament results, average 1% deviation over 6 months.

[@vinnieg6161]

Literally every single video I'm clicking the Terran loses what is this

[@o8livion]

perfect pronounciation of "die mauer" btw. who told u?

[@zakpodo]

Die Maru?

[@godofthegaps6741]

Terran so op race

[@Merkaba85]

Awesome game, broken matchup. It's literally rock paper scissors at this point, Protoss beats Terran, Terran beats Zerg, Zerg beats Protoss - sometimes.

[@bothpinkysbroken]

The thumbnail is very 69ish 😄

[@enciorandomvlogs9694]

Forgot to put the high ground siege tank at the top of the main

[@TritonTv69420]

I kept thinking that two or three tanks up there would have stopped all that pressure on the third. Wtf?

[@enciorandomvlogs9694]

@@TritonTv69420 Yep its seems that maru's got clumsy on that part. It will stop the aggression to the 3rd and also prevented warping the zealot at the main

[@hivetech4903]

@@enciorandomvlogs9694 High level Terrans never do that because they need their army to be able to push with the tanks on short notice. If they are in the main this is impossible and makes any push much weaker.

[@nfzeta128]

@@hivetech4903 not like maru was really pushing anywhere with the full army, especially those tanks by the third were pretty much fully for def

[@elLooto]

More Sh!t counters Less Sh!t: the game.

[@mizaelenciel]

This shit will never be fun to watch... The graphics are nice, the designs astonishing, but the visual chaos on the screen when the game is rolling makes it impossible to appreciate. It is a mass of shadows, shapes, and HP bars, moving around and shooting, and dying. Even the sound design is chaotic.

[@Zeratul723]

God damn what a slug fest

[@biigsmokee]

First

[@Xepent]

1rd

[@xenniealsentinel1800]

Tryna steal my strat Pvt can be a challenge Pvp can be a toss (pun) up Pvz is ez Zerg 🗑 Stargate lol.noob charge ftw I win fast

[@jasonnguyen350]

What a game

[@amorphis1989]

what a game