StarCraft 2: EPIC SERIES - ByuN vs Astrea! (Best-of-5)

[@GrantClark-gs6my]

"Byun on his last leg here, but turns out it's a very large leg" Quote of the year right here

[@jonathanvtorp]

Even the fact you think that stormgate could "replace" sc2 on this channel shows how much potential stormgate has. Merry christmas Lowko

[@DarkTemplar42]

He will lose a lot of subs if he does that...

[@swtorJayho]

I will watch all of lowkos vids even if he drops sc2. He's our new Husky. Better than husky even, because he doesn't have a lot of resentment being built up causing him to one day delete and escape to a battered women's shelter.

[@swtorJayho]

@@DarkTemplar42 um, no. It's not about the sc2 it's about the lowko, lowko is like an energy drink for your soul, I can audio only while driving and not even look and it's still "watchable" The sc2 is the bonus. With good sc2 like this with an underdog story it becomes a toasted Angus peppercorn sandwich. Even with viewer games it's still a footlong.

[@stuffypajamas11]

@@swtorJayho well said. Energy drink suits him I watch him to sleep I'll watch him regardless of game Hope stormgate works out, we need something new and refreshing in the genre

[@huyxiun2085]

@@swtorJayho Oddly specific :p Also, Lowko can't be a husky, come on. That's not a very nice thing to say. He's dutch. He obviously would be a Greyhound.

[@sellis2819]

That SCV at 6:20 had determination to fight no matter what

[@vgrk1]

the hero scv

[@spoonhoa6886]

he was trying to be a hero lol

[@mirjamheijn5214]

He thought they were all going

[@A.M3105]

scv trying to act tough, all he needed more is a connor mcgregor walk animation

[@LoudWaffle]

Oh man, Byun was SURGICAL in that last match, but it was so hype to see Astrea pull through at the final hour.

[@Blankstareman]

Bio w no ghost cannot battle storm effectively.

[@huyxiun2085]

Spoiler alert :p But whatever, I guess one shall not read the comments before the end of the video. And I agree! Byun didn't exactly made a big strategical mistake. He couldn't afford the ghost and the reason for that was the pulling the boys strategy. This move by the way was a call. Would be easy to say at the end it was a mistake, but I won't pretend like I can analyze the game that well. Byun didn't underestimate his opponent either, the way he played proved he studied Astrea gameplay correctly beforehand. Yet he was outsmarted on the strategy, or game reading, or flow reading... Whatever it is, it's still a domain where he definitely does not suck, thus telling how well Astrea played.

[@velocirapper]

What a freaking series. I'm a big Astrea enjoyer, and Byun kind if embodies everything I hate about playing against Terran, never dying and just all-in for ten minutes straight, but he's so entertaining to watch

[@petrutpaul]

"Look at that cyclone driving backwards! What a badass!" - the best comment of this clip!

[@aetherift_]

thank you for the long uploads on the holidays. Merry Christmas

[@LowkoTV]

Thanks! You too.

[@Aridiki]

I think I’ve learned more about SC2 from watching your channel than anything else. My biggest hope is that I’ll learn as much about Stormgate here too

[@ivandanielherrerarodriguez1233]

After a long day full of family gatherings a pro series with byunn casted by lowko scouts fun, I know im going to have a good time. Thanks ahead of time and merry xmas lowko

[@laurihuttunen4550]

Merry Christmas Lowko! I watched your videos this year more than anything else! Thank you so much for uploading awesome content every week!

[@Mykulveli]

This is literally the ONLY time I have to watch a long video, Lowko! Working too much out here. Thank you for the content this year. Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@daisukeakihito9832]

37:47 Having seen basically all of your RTS let's plays over the years (I still can't get over "THE" Frostpunk map of our beloved dictator Lowko), but your bumbling through games was always something that kept me watching, please never change you lovable goof.

[@snagsTS]

Merry Christmas Lowko and happy new year. Finding and following your channel has been a blast.

[@aug3600]

Christmas eve morning with SC2 and blueberry waffles! Merry Christmas Lowko!

[@jamespitcher8163]

Thanks for the Christmas post. And merry Christmas Lowko. I think you could easily do SCII 4 days a week and a guest game once a week - whether stormgate, WCIII, brood war, AOE 4, CnC or even whatever you feel like.

[@wannacooki4982]

I dont even play sc2, I used to many years ago. I watch in the background because youre a great commentator. Whatever game you post, I will watch.

[@_CRiT_hits_]

Lowko humming the titanic theme and squealing "MICRO JACKSON" in the same video is the only Xmas gift I needed

[@jonathanmartin2480]

Beautiful series. Thank you for the much needed Christmas distraction.

[@archiew168]

Merry Christmas Lowko! Started following your channel this year. Keep up the great videos! :)

[@Spartsou]

Hope you had a great Christmas, Lowko! This was a banger!

[@MoridinIshy]

For what it's worth, if you start playing Stormgate and want to make content out of it, I'm still going to watch :) The game itself looks good, makes me want to try it out, and if my favourite caster also casts it - all the better! :D Merry Christmas Lowko!

[@AlexCatable]

I love your videos but how you missed that disruptor shot at 42:40 that dropped Terrain supply by a dozen is just hilarious.

[@DarthShpan]

My wife for hire xdd And that delayed realization by lowko of what he just said ;DD

[@frost8880]

I literally scrolled all the way down and use crtl + f to find this comment 😂

[@Dank_Lulu]

Thanks for the happy holiday wishes, Lowko! You have yourself a smashing time as well!

[@johnnyboy3563]

43:37 Great... now I feel sad that I have time to watch this video this weekend lol

[@tilmanvogel2387]

8:56 "Astrea knows at this point obviously that his back is against the wall, so... that maybe gives him a little wiggle room as well, right?" When metaphors mismatch x-D

[@Slebonson]

I love it when you do the whole best of 5 series.

[@martykowal]

Merry Chrismas Lowko. Love your casts . keep it up. Im at the 12 min mark and the talk of protoss walling for reapers. Ive been now walling my mineral line. Ive been terran dropped, with and with out seige tanks, sometimes they just siege up at the 3rd and use the medivac for vision. so yea , I wall my mineral line

[@Spacewalker_808]

A merry Christmas to my favorite caster. Love following you through the games.

[@TweeTV_]

Merry Christmas Lowko!

[@plushling6996]

Really good set. Loser Finals are always a blast to watch.

[@SweeperTube]

Merry 🎄 Christmas🎉

[@Losttable]

its nice to watch your stuff.. keep it up :P

[@Znheb]

Merry Christmas Lowko

[@MichaelNatrin]

Great video. Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@ramil8029]

Congrats on another win in Rank Roulette @LowkoTV!

[@monky121212]

merry christmas lowko you rock

[@tbatlas7243]

Phoenix.... The Zealots of the skies.. So beautiful

[@Tubarao_te_amo]

Merry christmas Lowko!!!

[@borg9355]

Happy Holidays to you as well from the U.S.A. On a side note I always click on the like button regardless of your video titles or thumbnails.

[@Shadow-cl2sn]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ❤️

[@hivecasts]

Helion driver didn't give his life for the Terran Dominion, he made the enemy give their lives for Aiur :D

[@p3272]

Love your videos Lowko ! Thanks

[@chrispostle3871]

"Not my wife for hire" where did that come from? Lowko you owe me a mouthful of coffee and a new keyboard!

[@MrBlaerin]

Merry Christmas to Lowko's cats!

[@R1ch13Apr1l3]

I am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. it absolutely moved my soul , and I don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The spinning bacon, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such a bacon do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the bacon spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any piece of bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a piece of bacon I have ever seen especially on 57:42.I am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was at 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. Tt absolutely moved my soul , and i don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The spinning bacon, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such a piece of bacon do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the bacon spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a bacon I have ever seen especially on 17:24. I am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. The work put in to this is incredibly inspiring. The graphics, the animation, the music, so much thought was put into it. This has remined me that you can do anything you put your mind to. Not even mentioning the memories, this makes me feel like an infant again, just laying my eyes on this beautiful masterpiece gives me all the good feelings in life. I also understand what happiness is again from this. Not even to mention the most incredible part that is 2:10. Bacon spinning has changed my life for the better. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. it absolutely moved my soul , and I don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. So much great graphic design, so much suspense, so much greatness in this one video. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The spinning bacon, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such a bacon do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the bacon spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a piece of bacon I have ever seen especially on 57:42. I am crying. This has made me go through an emotional rollercoaster. I cried, beat off, and also watched a movie while watching this premiere. This has made me go through so much. I passed depression because of this. It really inspired me to become an outstanding young man. Thank you.

[@DarkTemplar42]

Shoutout to whoever read that whole thing

[@LoudWaffle]

I'm not reading that. Congratulations or my condolences.

[@mangamer2818]

wtf

[@elividal9888]

He just repeats the same thing over and over

[@jonathantymoigne793]

Beautiful storms at the end 😮

[@MerudonWoW]

:) Love the early vids. You should make serrel vs the ai, or like the 8 pros in free for all. Somethin fun

[@camcam9691]

Merry Christmas Lowko 🙂😇

[@mixbraulio]

They really did that SCV at 39:06 dirty, huh

[@lumburgapalooza]

Phoenix/speedlot/templar style so cool!

[@dimadaniel804]

Epic games! Merry Christmas!

[@VashxTSx]

49:22 "he's playing a firge forst"

[@ZDarabos]

Congratulations on your second Rank Roulette World Champion title Lowko!

[@varoonb6593]

@lowko Congrats on the rank roulette win!

[@jakubfolke6950]

Best xmas movie ever! Merry christmas everyone!

[@EsperothX]

Merry HoHo, Lowko

[@TritonTv69420]

That one match was BYUNBELIEVABLE

[@michaelisrael6558]

i would definitely watch you cast some storm gate next year.

[@aceykerr8752]

I love seeing back to back to back Terran bio games-_-

[@zan831]

Merry xmas from down under!

[@Jcarroz]

Wow! Love to see those high level Protoss wins!

[@Technoanima]

Well controlled ball of zealots and Phoenix to soften the bioball.

[@PrinsMaandag]

nice series bruv

[@michl8917]

Merry christmas 🎉

[@andreasarmada3029]

There's good micro, there's really good micro, and then there's ByuN

[@superrane]

Merry Christmas

[@brettpeterson6024]

I appreciate your content

[@paulspelt315]

What did that SCV at 39:08 do to Byun?

[@chayschnee957]

Just started watching you a few weeks ago, and watching theses, I want to play StarCraft again. But can't due to nothing to play it on. I was playing on my Laptop like a Year ago, but it was smashed due to a "Man"-Child so I've only had my Xbox.

[@Davefitz04]

Lowko you’re the bomb!!!

[@isoufo]

Congrats on the victory!!!

[@Xport9]

AN HOUR MATCH!?!? Pog

[@Tillallare1]

Lowko doesn’t want to guilt trip us into subscribing but it use reverse psychology! Just kidding great game!

[@kurofox1247]

I truly love the new "clickbait faces" if I may call them that. They're amazing))

[@swtorJayho]

BEAUTIFUL to see the pack of 4 phenix being REBUILT and stopping the drops. It works so well even with pure chargelot it's winnable. The next evolution of breaking the Terran bio ball is (I think) collosus phenix. If Terran goes 70% marauder stop collosi production at 2 and crono out immortals. If Terran goes heavy viking count to counter phenix drop fleet bacon and increase range, and add more phenix. (This last part is hyper theoretical but I believe a pack of phenix will run through a pack of vikings if they can close range, not so if it's a sniping war.) The whole point is phenix chargelot frees up apm to HAS the entire map and zerg out toss. If it's a Maru Terran, 🤷‍♂️ idk, but I will have a theory on how to beat that too! This lifer metal leaguer will never not have a theory.

[@ixtab1000]

Very nice games!

[@NevermindThee]

Innuendo of the day: Byun, on his last leg, has a big chunk of terran.

[@tamaskajfis3649]

Gsme of the YEAR!

[@swtorJayho]

I'm a HUGE Astrea fan now. Dang dude, you beat a Korean Grey alien God

[@fallenherosc2410]

merry christmas

[@jonathanreese5285]

Are Hellbats with armory upgrades not good against mass ling/bling and zealots?

[@Neloish]

Lowko's arguments goes something like this "Babe I was physically at the strip club but I was not watching."

[@huyxiun2085]

"I casted the whole serie but hesitated to cast only the last game. A lot of you might not have a lot of time this week-end." Me, catching up on videos and games I usually don't have time to do: "Why the fuck would I lack of time this wee... ho... right." God being single and not giving a fuck about family is great.

[@huyxiun2085]

Just done with game 5. Yup. Yup yup, I understand why this serie was so nice. That endgame was a great conclusion :)

[@Hiturion]

Hooo, a game with BuyN. Did you ever cast this guy ever :D :D!!

[@iljaslundqvist9626]

Im hoping for some more RTS content lowko! As long as they are competetive and interesting I think it would be good and honestly I would watch you casting paint dry

[@yamilabugattas3895]

I hope Stormgate is as good as some expect it to be, since it doesn't look like Blizzard will pay much attention to SC2 or release SC3.

[@Discosn8ke]

Wow, never this early before.

[@krukov1998]

F for Perry the Probe

[@damonvannostrand858]

perry the probe died for our sins, twice

[@temushin]

That last game felt like ZvZ.

[@laureloneiros1500]

haven't watched yet but let me guess: protoss gets overwhelming early game advantage but has no comp to fight terran army head-on, expands to the whole map, throw tens of thousands of resources into terran's turtle base and lose to marine medivacs' infinite healing and unmatched DPS efficiency

[@jamenplz123]

So 2 terran basic cheap units can win or stand a chance against high tech expensive units?

[@jasonlynch282]

What was high tech and expensive in this protoss army? This was low tech combat on both sides.

[@travisswanson1742]

Awesome game.

[@mihailvelikov]

Worth it

[@danteprokrustes4795]

That was BM from byun not surrendering, he didn't have a chance on stargazers....

[@DsG_1098]

wait…at 39:07 Byun shot his own SCV to death…

[@shikanoin_vik_gaming]

I think it is soon time to have some other RTS games on the channel. You are fighting for every single sub for years now, maybe new things would help you skyrocket!

[@aaroncheng3927]

really crazy game those 4, and 5 game really weird,

[@Jdog-tt8qe]

So what did Byun do wrong? He focused entirely on army and got beat twice by a protoss going casual zealot/phoenix while expanding