StarCraft 2: Florencio's BURROW FIRST Strategy!

Not a regular build order in StarCraft 2... Florencio has been playing Zerg recently and decided in this game to go "Burrow" as his first upgrade.
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[@BrentPhoenixGaming]

I remember seeing a game cast by someone where zerglings burrowed just close enough to the gas so that the protoss couldn't build an assimilator and the player couldn't figure out what was going on, it was great

[@coldassassin6615]

4.72 charge zealot speed > 5.13 unupgraded ling speed off creep. Okay lowko, okay :)

[@MauricioRPP1]

Math in video, bad combination.

[@P3d3r0s0]

I was really confused about that and couldn't bother to go back and verify. Assumed it was Lowko being Lowko

[@ntm4]

He's right about the chargelot being faster, but he messed up the numbers. Slow lings off creep have 4.13 movespeed.

[@alesholman801]

Yea quite a lowko moment

[@jonathany1240]

@@ntm4 yeah looking at the lings chasing the stalker when he paused I was thinking no way that is >5 speed

[@vareri7521]

I don't care being in tune with life, or cycles, or the stars... But with lowko... I just poured a fine ass beer into my mug and saw that he just uploaded. 🍺

[@TritonTv69420]

Hard life huh?

[@vareri7521]

@@TritonTv69420 Yep.. I don't know how am I going to go through with it.

[@davidipman941]

13:18 Stalkers: We need immediate recall. Eki: Belay that order. Lowko: What?! You're not just going to leave them?!

[@tassadar2998]

sarah?

[@flappy7373]

**stalkers look up towards the sky scornfully, knowing they've been abandoned as the zerglings charge towards them**

[@cdcdrr]

Ensign: Commander, the stalkers will be overrun in a matter of seconds. Shall we intervene? Eki: Take us into orbit, Mr. Malmstein. We've seen enough.

[@lemonaj4408]

Second Lowko in back of a room: haha Casting Lowko: Did you hear that, that is my watering can

[@jkobain]

Don't call Milo like that.

[@benjaminloyd6056]

Of course the dutchman has a watering can next to his computer.)

[@oldmanwinter0066]

That 2nd observer kill with bile was the real MVP. Love this dudes moves

[@fearan9406]

Zerg: we dont have AA so wel bring them to our level, underground

[@flappy7373]

That's where the sewer is.

[@vladl6401]

Silly Lowko. True thumbnail of this video should be "Canon rushing Florencio's 9th base"

[@dayeet267]

Lowko, and Florencio, get ready with a snack!

[@kopperhed4472]

Florencio games: sick 360 no-scope Observer bile kills, and 14 minute wet noodle 'lings.

[@ethanlocke3604]

Why Lowko has a watering can under his desk we shall never know

[@GuckDaBaws]

Probably for his Bonsai in his room

[@colossaldonut5190]

It's for his Bonsai obsession

[@LowkoTV]

For my bonsai trees!

[@vareri7521]

For his Bonsai.

[@bradmyst1339]

I highly recommend wool socks. If they do happen to be working a lot better than the cotton ones

[@MollarCZ]

I don't know, if it has been noticed by Florencio or Lowko, but burrowed roaches have significantly increased life regeneration as well!

Is it just me or that ling vs zealot speed math doesn't add up?

[@ntm4]

He's right about the chargelot being faster, but he messed up the numbers. Slow lings off creep have 4.13 movespeed, not 5.13 like he said. (Chargelots have 4.725.)

[@bernardo.bridon]

@@ntm4 Math on a youtube video man. He warned us.

[@Treksh]

When there is Florencio in the title, you know its good.

[@Firnen718]

I cant wait till Serral starts doing this

[@bernardo.bridon]

Dude picture this shit. >starts ladder game >Qs against fucking Serral >coolcoolcool.gif >"he ain't the biggest memer alive, should go with a standard opener" >also starts standardly >cheeky drone shows up >WHAT_ARE_YOU_DOING_IN_MY_SWAMP.gif >proxy hatchery >k I'll just cannon this hatch to oblivion >hatch dead, now the drone >GG cheeky hatchery, now back to the game >wait what is creep doing here >WHERE DID THIS HATCHERY CAME FROM? >fucking roaches already? >WHY ARE THEY BURROWING???? >sigh fine I'll just build observers and immortals >WHERE DID THESE MANY SPEEDYLINGS CAME FROM? MY ARCHONS ARE DED >fine I'll just go airtoss >WHAT ARE CORRUPTORS DOING HERE ALREADY??? >ah you know what fuck this shit GG

[@imafireIsFroent]

Florencio vs Bly would be the "What kind of weird play style can I do to win" kind of match, from both of them. I want it as that would be highly entertaining to watch.

[@cyberpedro27]

Is this the secret to prevent SkyToss? You cheese them and then mass corruptor.

[@Midnight2630]

Florencio did all he could to not kill the shield battery.

[@trav2trav]

Lowko's rewinding and pausing for stats is great!! I never get any work done when I watch these videos lol ... too sidetracked

[@peewypeabody4284]

14:20 By that numbers, Lings are still faster either way. Or did I miss something?

[@RealBentusiII]

Lowko doing Math while casting, it never works.

[@WiseWik]

@@RealBentusiII that's not even math, it's literally comparing which number is higher

[@dataexpunged3914]

His numbers are wrong that's all I think they are I'm not 100% sure but if a ling can outrun a charging zealot off creep without the upgrade I don't want to know how fast they are with the upgrade on the creep, that would be like teleporting

[@mikeballew3207]

Yeah, this confused the hell out of me

[@redif8889]

Lowko just misspoke, he meant to say 4.13 instead of 5.13. Thats all.

[@oliversalviander]

Been here for many years now thank you for making my life so much better😁👍

[@dayshigh4068]

Florencio’s mom: Remember. You must play with your food. Florencio:Yes mama.

[@rozmarinideas5340]

Fun fact: Chargelots are as fast as stimmed bio. Concussive is really important to keep the Zealots of the bio ball.

[@41519731]

Lowko you have to admit it! Florencios tactics are super interesting and fun!

[@evankerns9503]

Love it! Can't wait to try it!

[@f3nixfire]

Yeeeesssss! More Florencio! And mooooaaaarrrrrr Lowko!

[@tartipouss]

8:06 wow that observer snipe was amazing

[@tartipouss]

Oh nevermind he saw it

[@will.roman-ros]

Florencio is one of a kind. He is the string that keeps the universe together.

[@michaelperazzola4439]

Florencio's and Bly's play styles are always hilarious to watch.

[@tomhe286]

Yes. And somehow Bly can make his zerg cheese works even at pro level.

[@marcolamia719]

I like Florencio's playstyle, really, it's different and fresh, but his macro is so bad that it makes every game almost painful to watch for me

[@SkyNinja759]

That's part of the charm. The man can be simultaneously really good and trash at the same time. Florencio is the epitome of an "idiot savant".

[@mattetjus]

he actually can macro, when he needs it. He kinda plays with the mindset of "trying to create an interresting and even game, hopefully extract a tonne of salt in the meantime" and not "i'm gonna win this game as efficiently as possible". I even saw him surrender a game against a victim cos he was winning too fast "nobody wants to see a Florencio game that is only 4 minutes"

[@tomhe286]

No he cant, at all. He cant even use hotkeys. But it really does not matter. The whole point is to crush beginners with funny strats, not korean pro players x)

[@mattetjus]

@@tomhe286 .. if true, then it is all the more impressive that he also has managed to reach masters on the Korean server...

[@mikeballew3207]

This is exactly how I feel. I really enjoyed the first few Florencio videos on the channel. Now I just cringe. What's the point of a cute cheese idea if your macro is so pathetic that any half-assed counter attack would crush you? He can't even finish his opponents off. I hadn't watched a Florencio video in quite awhile, and against my better judgement I gave this one a try.

[@ierron8761]

Finally a worthy video ! This dinner will be legendary !

[@dominus6695]

5:17 Florencio: Hi there neighbour, I live here now...

[@intotheshadowsstories]

17:45 “oops, I kicked over a watering can under my desk ” Things never before said before in a StarCraft stream 😂😂😂

[@lelanddyer9461]

That blind observer kill was sick.

[@colossaldonut5190]

Those Corrosive Bile hits on the observers were hilarious

[@johndoerayme7064]

Gotta love some Florencio

[@Jbell101792]

Yo I think Florencio was building up larva and resources to mass all those zerglings in case a counter attack happened, which is much easier than perfect macro while also microing burrow and everything. Not perfect but it was kind of a 4D chess move

[@IAmBael]

17:40 You kicked over your watering can? What are you, a flower pot? 🤣 Did you mean a pitcher? 😅

[@sesionesmermelada8293]

hey ! lowko ! im trying the zerg florencios cheese with burrow lings roach and the result is beautifull (with a lot of errors and things to improve but the terran player goes mad) fun stuff !!!

[@matrixfan566]

This is really a crazy game

[@BaufenBeast]

8:06 He got the observer nice.

[@ethanlocke3604]

Burrow best unit

[@georgelopez2001]

this man was so committed he actually started casting again with wet socks!

[@ISAF_Ace]

You could just call this video florencio and I think we would all understand what we are in for

[@matrixfan566]

Every Florencio game is like Bronze League Heroes but in Diamond. Great content, as always. btw are u going to continue chess ?

[@krzosu]

2:25 "Protoss players doesn't have doors - Protoss deosn't have that technology yet" - got me xD

[@CodeManFour7]

Hahaha, i had to lol when the 2nd observer dropped... wow.

[@HayEnju]

When behind, dark shrine. When ahead, dark shrine. -- HuskyStarcraft

[@cole3062]

Thats like a whole new build. Florencio made a meme.

[@jollygator9080]

Can confirm, I could hear the water can fall over

[@AngelofBanishment]

I think his macro is pretty good for thinking up these crazy strategies and playing at the same time. I want to see some Lowko pull these strats ;)

[@paulorpribeiro]

hey locko, what do you think about trying the florencio strategies yourself? add a better macro and you can smash the opponents, like you said, it would be fun to watch. I really liked your protoss voidray cheese video. That would be another version of it. Testing Florencio strats

[@juchnowicz]

Dude you are cheeky

[@godnoob387]

Bane: kaboom? Florencio: Yes banelings, Ka Boom

[@aethertech]

Imagine if LagTV had cast Florencio games. Max and Adam would have gone buck cherry wild.

[@RyanJosepher]

15:22 I would have really liked to see the other group of zerglings try to pull away the protoss units before the banglings hit

[@CapJackson]

8:07 he got the obs with a bile!

[@CapJackson]

premature comment. I thought I could call Lowko out for missing something. GG

[@jkobain]

Both of them!

[@eddy2922]

I want to see more of Schnetz 😁😁😁

[@user-rh5tm8jj7z]

8:05 - observer masterfully spent to the corrosive bile. Lowko "The great blind caster" 10 sec later - WAIT! WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT OBSERVER?

[@junweihe8229]

I'd be so mad if I were that toss dude but nice to see the cheeser being the cheesie sometimes

[@radiopinkzeppelin2]

This is like a Carbot StarCrafts episode in real life. Can you imagine them animating a Florencio game? 😆

[@mariolucio2172]

8:06 Was that hit on the observer luck?

[@CptCh4os]

I mean he put the bile there with the intention of hitting the observer but that it was not dodged and actually hit was quite lucky

[@M.B___]

Wasn't sure anybody else saw that! Good eye 👁

[@powercell_]

I saw it lowPog

[@Cord64_o7]

do you have a playlist for Florencio? and does he have a youtube account or twitch?

[@Florenciosc2]

Both

[@Cord64_o7]

@@Florenciosc2 love your plays man

[@olegpopov300]

8:04 Sick obs snipe! Did you guys see that? Lowko?

[@orangetempest]

How do you submit a fan game?

[@jkobain]

No. NO. It's too good to be happening!

[@lelanddyer9461]

HELLLLO LOWKO

[@andresaguilar8101]

Lowko, to give some variety to your videos, does it always have to be blie vs red??? I've seen videos with green zerg and the like. Nice videos anyway xD

[@yamilabugattas3895]

This kind of game is specially fun to watch. And it's a lot better than the last one from Florencio.

[@cybergrimmmmmmmm]

*no obvservers were harmed in the making of this video*

[@gs2lover]

Zerg: I'm gonna do what called a pro gamer move 😎

[@marshallgarey2913]

Lowko, can you try burrow first in your laddering? Edit: Or maybe burrow second after zergling speed?

[@DysnomiaATX]

Lowko at start of game: Let's see what totally standard, meta appropriate build Flo is doing today. Lowko 8 seconds into game: WHAT IS GOING ON?!?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tysloo81]

big brain built

[@Purrfect_Werecat]

Florencio is a bit of a celeb here :'3

[@CurtisMcLee116]

The random bile shot saved this zerg. Should've expanded way earlier

[@MassDynamic]

FLOORENCIOOOOO

[@IndefinableNebulaCrystals]

What a nice game:)

[@kopkaljdsao]

Never played SC, don't really understand it, but Florencio games are fun to watch.

[@arnhudv1342]

the play of the observers is magistral ! he didnt macro perfectly, but if he hadnt killed all the observers he would have lost, if I may say

[@wojurera3131]

Lol I love that snarky comment: I guess Protoss don't have the technology for doors yet🤣

[@terrandysart3587]

Just got back into StarCraft recently after playing pretty close to the release of HotS. I'm actually taking the time to get better and try out some ranked this year. But I'm noticing a pretty lower player count. I also googled it and see no mention of a SC 3 being developed at all. Is the franchise dead? is it even worth putting in the time to get better?

[@jaimytourigny3027]

Me looking at that bile throw at first : Oh, I think he misscliked bile instead of a movement or burrow command, oops Me looking at his units surviving while burrowed : Where is the observer gone? Lowko asking the same and looking it back : Oh.... OH! MY MAN!!!

[@colbyjcheese]

18:29 now that's funny 🤣

[@Aabergm]

God i love Florencio games, they are always so left field XD

[@djiexn]

10:09 lol =)

[@kosmosXcannon]

Imagine if some of the pro players try to pick up on his shenanigans. Who would be the ones to try it?

[@jkobain]

AlphaStar. Right before beating every pro.

[@tehhaldiniho]

lunch and lowko

[@zone3093]

ya florencio doesent want to kill his opponents quickly or efficently. he wants to give them a bit of hope so the despair is so much sweeter when he harvests.

[@NPC-9361]

If you go on Florencio's channel, he did the same thing against terran and got +30 scv kills with 2 roaches.

[@SilentdragonDe]

I'm a simple man, I see a Florencio video, I click :D

[@kalashydra9016]

14:36 cant zealots charge only on targets ? so no zealots wont be faster

[@flappy7373]

Quote of the game: Well okay.. If you don't have an observer, what're ya gonna do? @ 21:01

[@jkobain]

09:00 - OMFG, this is sick!

[@Midnight2630]

Lowko talked bad about Florencio´s micro but how many people do you know who can kill an observer with a Ravager´s Bile?

[@jkobain]

@@Midnight2630 I wish I could play this game, could know more interesting players, etc. But I actually got to know FLORENCIO after Lowko showing us a couple of games, and Lowko I know only because of his SC2 campaign series. And I only watch Lowko, FLORENCIO and Florencio Files by PiG, so I can't really tell how many of them exist out there. But this is a focking skill - twice in a game, bullseye!

[@Jones-ke6bt]

Serral is going to steal this build.

[@brandonhubbard5258]

I love these matches and at the same time hate them with every inch of my being. Some of the most creative and painful plays SC2 history.

[@ZsoltSafrany]

wow, burrowed roaches heal fast!

[@Mr.Beauregarde]

You did have it on the screen

[@jameel989]

I have fought that Protoss before lmao

[@CptCh4os]

Yes the macro would make this lethal obviously but I think he could/should have utilized the regen of burrowed roaches far more. Without too insane micro that could have easily been a few hundred HP more and with such little armies that makes a big difference Also unless I got brain lag or something you said 4.72 is "quite a bit faster" than 5.13