StarCraft 2: INCREDIBLE GAME - Dark's 50+ INFESTOR ARMY vs ByuN!

[@Greenscyth22]

With so many neural parasites going down I half expected Dark to take control of an SCV at some point and start making his own Terran units by making a CC.

[@Vyhox2000]

Last night, I had a dream that Ghosts had an ability called "delta knife" that was a high damaging melee attack that cost no energy and had no cool down. It was crazy

[@laureloneiros1500]

terran not op enough, bliz pls fix

[@Bortscht]

also a bajonett will be attached to the sniper rifle :D

[@arnoldgila9212]

Bro was playing sc2 even in his dreams

[@nmgaro2156]

Like Nova having blade equipped, maybe it relates to that idea

[@Alekouzos]

Those dreams made terran OP. STOP DREAMING!

[@Spacewalker_808]

Lowko coming in with the OG intro always starts the video off right!

[@sals4767]

27:32 'We need something to finish the job, one Hydra' just hits and moves on lol

[@yamilabugattas3895]

Really nice series, that first game was insane!

[@urban2153]

my favorite way for Lowko to start the content.

[@aeku_69420]

Two of my favorite players! Classic Lowko intro! This is gonna be amazing.

[@jacoballey21]

Hey babe, wake up! Lowko dropped a Dark vid

[@algroc2929]

I watch these videos when I'm winding down for bed, and my girlfriend has to hear it beside me. She has no idea what's going on, but she likes his accent when he says "lurkers" 😂

[@Wassertotem]

I'm awoke honey

[@anonanumerical367]

With the old intro

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

AND HE DID THE THING!!! HE DID THE THING!!!

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

​@@algroc2929invite her to watch it sometime, she might enjoy it... and that would be some uber brownie points, something to enjoy together is always a win.

[@decardox1]

Sou Brasileiro e assisto todos os videos, principalmente quando estou almoçando. Muito boa a narração do Lowko!

[@Cherb.]

Com toda a certeza o lowko é um dos meus KZbinrs preferidos por causa da narração dele e do tipo de pessoa que ele é.

[@viniciussardenberg706]

é nois, voltei ao jogo por causa dele e o Harstem.

[@pgvee3317]

Man, I feel you on waiting for those last 2 books (31:28). Those two series basically forced me to decide to wait for a whole series to be out before starting on a series.

[@michaelgrechka2321]

Lowko: Bring-ring-ring-ring-ring Diavolo: Lovko, my sweet Lowko

[@Bwizzie]

These two always have fun and unusual play styles that result in all out funsies!

[@Mister_Rat_]

Referee really translating because he knew lowko was gonna ask what they were talking about

[@Zoutsteen]

25:48 With Dark, anything works. He'll just keep on knocking on your door, until hell pours in.

[@eelcohoogendoorn8044]

Mass infestor was pretty ballsy in and off itself, but I think he took it a little too far when rallying mass clumped infestor into planetary range. Sure, your opponent would be absolutely humiliated if youd still win after that... but sadly I think that did cost him the match.

[@Zoutsteen]

@@eelcohoogendoorn8044 Very true. Note: It needed a top GM for that to happen. And a lot of patience before defeating Dark's play. I assume that next time, he'll know how to better deal with Fortresses. Don't mark my words as I'm no fortune teller, but it's a sensible guess.

[@maikbaumann1250]

"looks like a bug was in his brains, sir"

[@whiskeytangotv1758]

When you translate their early conversation it says "15 min NO Rush!' lmao

[@vinceb8123]

💀

[@Willdreynolds870621]

24:30 Dark said "why make an army? your army is my army" lol i hate infestors

[@Ajamesmith]

Kingkiller Chronicles! Ahh so good to see more fans out there, can’t wait for book three!

[@BesfrenOnlinegamerz]

Don't you just love it when Lowko's voice gets high pitched when he gets excited by infestors or Zerg in general?

[@mangamer2818]

18:58 got me, smashed like

[@shaynemacleod5757]

Lowko made me an even bigger fan today with the king-killer chronicle shoutout.

[@Neloish]

Serral is the Night King 100%.

[@markvon9727]

Lowko's knowledge of this game is maddening!

[@georgisgarage]

We got lowko intro... We got dark... We got byun and marines... ❤️

[@fatcatzero]

18:10 dark actually left that fight with a couple more infestors than he would have if he hadn't neuraled (and been healed by) a few medivacs

[@npgabriel]

haven't watched this yet, just saw this thumbnail and WHAT??? I absolutely ADORE dark

[@calmsouls4502]

Love how winter and lowko have a rivalry. No Brenda for winter, no latifah for lowko. Winter has "Ricky the Accidental Swarmhost", and lowko just has "and a single Swarmhost... yeah... that's uh... gonna be a misclick. Something to do with hotkeys. It happens"

[@SlyFory]

Hi Lowko! I've got an idea for you to use :) How about every now and then, you a cast a classic match from years back?! It would be really interesting for me to see what was the meta before, how it changed and why, who were the players whom got units nerfed... This would be a fun nostalgic ride for those, who were follwing this great game from the start, and would be an interesting history lesson for me , who only started to pay attention a few years ago. Keep up the excellent quailty, ty for the entertainment and congrats for making your dream come true my brother!

[@stalwart56k]

Serral is clearly Stannis Baratheon. He's the rightful king but engages in dark arts by playing Zerg so well. Reynor is Renly Baratheon, the little brother. DRG is the late king Robert Baratheon. Solar is Oberyn Martell (taking nukes the face and all that haha). Byun, being such a fan favorite, is clearly Tyrion Lanister, the guy with a lot of heart+brains but addicted to opening reapers like Tyrion is to paying prostitutes (this was the most PG I could make this aspect of GoT)

[@horst_gott]

Lowko: Roaches fall of rather quickly Dark: my queen shall demonstate

[@MichalŠmátrala]

love how dark looks at the game. just make it fun like for what is was created. and win, what an artist.

[@Tk-uo2ul]

18:15 lol dark neuraling the medivacs to heal infestors

[@insomniagaming4149]

Did not expect to hear the kingkiller chronicles get brought up! If you haven't, check out the first law trilogy if you're looking for something to read :)

[@akungfustudent79]

shoutout for Kingkiller Chronicles! Rothfuss needs to get it done! Brent Weeks has a couple finished series that are excellent reads. Night Angel trilogy and Lightbringer series.

[@shikanoin_vik_gaming]

“Terran is more efficient” - LowkoTV 2023 Byun: Hold my beer 17:15 *Being way more behind than humanly possible*

[@Komatik_]

One thing that simple analysis misses, too, is that Terran infrastructure is by far the most costly of the three races' (specifically, their production is insanely expensive, their upgrade totals end up being either similar or a wee bit cheaper IIRC) and Zerg's is clearly the cheapest. Terran needs some efficiency to counteract the infrastructure expenses, but it'd be interesting to see if Terran efficiency gains outpace their extra investment in production.

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@Komatik_ ZERG is the cheapest while also being the slowest, but TERRAN is not the most expensive, TERRAN is quite similar to PROTOSS in infraestrucure costs

[@toolshed47]

You had me at "Hello."

[@finnhe197]

Serral is a Finnish Zerg player who is currently playing for BASILISK1. He is widely regarded as one of the best StarCraft II players in the world, and the first non-Korean player to win the StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) in 20182. He is known for his impeccable macro, micro and decision making skills, as well as his calm and composed demeanor. If I had to choose a character from Game of Thrones that resembles Serral, I would say he is most like Jon Snow. Here are some reasons why: Both are humble and honorable leaders who inspire loyalty and respect from their allies. Both are skilled warriors who have faced and defeated formidable enemies, such as the Night King and the White Walkers for Jon Snow, and the Korean champions and the Protoss race for Serral. Both have a connection to the north, as Jon Snow is the King in the North and Serral is from Finland, a Nordic country. Both have a nickname that reflects their prowess, as Jon Snow is called the White Wolf and Serral is called the Finnisher.

[@schippes24]

Serral easy is Tywin Lannister. Cold, calculating with a sense of honor, but only as long as victory allows it. PS: in hindsight getting all these workers for basicly 2 bases was absolutly worth, really put the pressure on the opponent and forced him into a corner

[@sienile]

First game shocked Lowko so much he forgot to update the win counter. :P

[@austinojanen9466]

The Sing-Song-y intro always makes me excited for the game. Hyyype it up!

[@phunglung69420]

Lowko, you must of had the best cup of coffee before casting this video. You were extra animated this time!!!! 🎉

[@nmgaro2156]

So, new order to play games: start, early game, endgame, midgame

[@jdspencer60]

The chat at first, they are pretending they are taking off on Asia Airlines

[@1lomi901]

GG for the game 1 Insane work from both players. Lovely games where you're not sure who's gonna win until the very end

[@goldensea03idk51]

The intro always helps me smile especially when life isn’t too great

[@XanderCrews4Prez]

Never thought I'd hear Lowko invoke The Doors of Stone.

[@brandonballard3243]

Me and Lowko like the same books. I felt that Lowko I felt that.

[@patricerobert4191]

If dark was related to any Netflix serie he would be a scenario writer : such a show man, he does not fight to win the most efficient way, but the most entertaining way.

[@meander112]

Hooray for the classic intro!

[@jdspencer60]

Serral is the 3 ARMED, not eyed, Raven, Brynden Rivers / Bloodraven

[@demodudes]

LOVE LOVE LOVE your intro!!!. Especiallyike that you only do it when you feel like it!

[@EmperorMengsk]

omfg YES. Kingkiller book 3 needs to happen now.

[@Neloish]

I had to get out my Carbot's infester for this title.

[@Zemium1994]

can't resist clicking this video after reading the title XD

[@chone569]

100% agree with the Kingkiller chronicles comment!! We need another book!

[@vacekto]

you are awesome lowko.. dont ever change

[@caesar_s7343]

I definitely agree that spell-casters should be support units, I think the best examples are Ravens, High Templar and Vipers.

[@LDSG_A_Team]

Smashed like for the "infestment" pun

[@Blankstareman]

we need lowko announcer with blyblyblybly terran scan and piu piu piu piu ghost snipe sounds 😂

[@arad922]

Loko I heard you said your other video wasn’t promoted by the algorithm so I went back and watched it, I got you big dog.

[@azzzo3802]

Lowko sometimes i think would be interesting to use the function that shows you the units dead in the last figth/moment

[@thomasburgess2788]

28:05 is that a cardboard box sliding through the zerg base??

[@Siirr22]

That was absolutely a sick game 1

[@danc6167]

Dark games, man. Always something interesting to watch

[@jdspencer60]

Lowko, I have a couple suggestions for books - You should check out the Belgariad by David and Leigh Eddings, and also the Shannara books, not the show, by Terry Brooks. Both really amazing series

[@Schacal6666]

23:30 Ghosts are 10 times more op than any other „spellcaster“

[@jirikunc1956]

hey its nice to have some translation from ref!

[@fungoose2195]

i wanna transcribe lowkos intro melody, fuck it, im transcribing lowkos intro melody.

[@zellbi]

THE INTRO

[@Waldo13453]

I got the notification and he DID THE THING! happy morning for me.

[@MuToiDMaN]

Can I get a SC2 sound pack that replaces the Terran scan sounds with Lowko's rendition?

[@Taznak]

There's two reasons why Dark would choose not to ban what are widely considered the worst ZvT maps: 1. He has a special strategy planned for that map, hoping to catch his opponent off-guard because it's in a map that often isn't played in that matchup, or 2. He just wants to get some ZvT practice on those maps, considering he has to play on one of them in Bo5 series, and on both of them in a Bo7 series. I think the latter is probably correct here.

[@Komatik_]

Yup, that's clearly the point. You can use small tournaments to get practice in things you might not normally get. And even if the opponent has similar thoughts, both are probably trying their weird thing reasonablys eriously because practice and/or money.

[@immortalkhang8294]

Sometimes you have to think "What if Dark is Lowko's biggest secret sponsor or donate?"

[@zacharyfrantz1667]

We need doors of stone and winds of winter in a bad way!!!

[@TheSpiritualCamp]

I don't know who the pro gamers would be as Game Of Thrones characters, but I'm pretty sure Florencio would be Ramsay Snow...

[@alexsis1778]

Hey mom! He did the thing!

[@antrosyd]

Serral would definitely be Bren Stark, in the end the weird pale nerd is crowned king!

[@frankwhite2072]

Watching Byun just pick apart someone of Dark's calibur is wild.

[@EvilPineappl]

25:59 an overseer gets abducted

[@paviad]

Serral is definitely the red viper of Dorne

[@MrBlink666]

I'am at 15 minutes right now, and thinking that this video is one of your best, great job

[@Konranjyoutai]

Terran is so goddamn overpowered. Look at Darks micro through the entirety of game 1 and tell me he deserved the loss.

[@Komatik_]

How easy something is to use doesn't ultimately tell us anything about its peak power level. Look at say, Marines, Mutas, Disruptors and spellcasters in general. Completely insane potential but need active attention to get it. But games across genres are full of characters, decks, factions etc. that are easy to use but peak out such that more difficult options or other easy options just crush them. Ease of use matters, of course, but at these guys' level a bit less. Think Serral in the Void Ray meta just handily beating it nonstop vs. normie Zergs easily folding against the Golden Armada. There are a lot of people who think hard options should just plain beat easier options but I'm not really sold on that being the case. Otherwise the game would be full of trap options and that's not really nice either. What IS bad, though, is if difficult options are actually just bad. Imagine growing a third arm to control a mixed Zerg spellcaster ball to counter Skytoss and finding out it's not actually any good? Or learning Marine micro and oh, no, they're still just garbage instead of gods of war. The main thing that matters for balance and a good gameplay experience is that work invested gives you a viable tool.

[@martinhatch]

He did the intro again!! ❤

[@angrygaminghippo2241]

love the content lowko!

[@brianwilliams1094]

lowko has been bullied into doing the singing intro

[@Rhaenday]

Can't get too many featured Dark games!

[@lukeaberdene-wallwork-zy7wm]

The people are demanding MORE Florencio casts

[@daikatarokamegawa542]

High Templar: -Sort of decent against units with energy, trash against units with none -Psi storm very powerful AoE but has to be researched, weak against large units -Made out of paper, dies against anything. Ghost: -Good right off the bat -Only reasearchable ability is cloak, nice to have at most -Good against literally any Protoss unit, can take away 50% hp right away -Good against literally any Zerg lategame unit -Literally best tag in the game, no bonus damage taken from anything -An army by themselves. Tanky, decent AA damage, hits both ground AND air -Only spellcaster in the game with 4 abilities

[@Komatik_]

Consider: Oracle Pros: - Useful at every stage of the game - A war crime against workers - Makes Banshee pilots cry themselves to sleep at night out of sheer jealousy - Speed upgrade? Lol - Available hideously early Cons: - They can be killed.

[@littlebrothersroofing485]

@lowkotv are you excited about basts book in the kingkiller chronicles??

[@bwzarchive708]

30:45 Seral would probably be Tywin Lannister maybe? has some dirty strategies but feels forced into the life he leads

[@bwzarchive708]

yea youre right, oddly maybe Arya Stark, she plays dirty but is otherwise honorable with her intentions

[@gabrielwild7988]

Commentator assaulting our ears with terran sound effects! WinterStarcraft ftw

[@SadToffee]

Dark and byun both making me feel bad by having a casual conversation and still having 10x better macro.

[@ErugoPurakushiOne]

Well deserved like for the "Infestment"

[@Wolfgore]

Serral would be sir Barristan Selmy of the kings guard.

[@sashasemennikov157]

What a game!!

[@EC123z]

mass infestor is the new meta, got it!

[@makimoto4212]

bring popcorn

[@DouglasJediKnight]

How many ghosts have gone down?

[@hillmanhung3846]

41:42 is the starting of game 2 lmao

[@stephanlefebvre7499]

He had enough infestors to neural parasite an SCV... that is the ultimate zerg meta