StarCraft 2: INSANE Psi Storm Drop! (PartinG vs SpeCial)

Best-of-5 series of Terran versus Protoss in Starcraft 2 between PartinG and SpeCial.
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[@iseektheholygrail2055]

Blizzard said that stalkers can't fly, but siege tanks disagree.

[@daethalion1725]

Lowko: The best way to fight Terran mech is with immortals! PartinG: Hold my beer.

[@Spartsou]

4:20 ah, yes, the infamous Terran Photo Cannon, was wondering why terran's don't use photo cannon's that much

[@matthewpetrovich1180]

Okay, glad I wasn't the only one who thought that

[@lukefifield4041]

Was about to point that out, but you got to it first so fair's fair lol

[@Spartsou]

@@lukefifield4041 :D

[@valdemarlohse]

So did no one do the obvious pun yet? The “Mechxican” ? I’ll see myself out.

[@mohammadmontazeri]

41:31 The way Lokow enjoys dead units flying to the surface is so innocent and adorable :)

[@Nedded]

Lowko: You're a (space) wizard PartinG!

[@AdEste-xq3jm]

But I'm just PartinG!

[@nef36]

Lowko is Hagrid confirmed

[@Nedded]

@@nef36 Lowko after he does math while casting: "I should not have said that"

[@andrewerdem6017]

You're a templar, PartinG

[@alantanmiaothong635]

"So Special should be able to grab a third base easily if he places a couple of photon cannons over here." As always, classic Lowko.

[@sciencetube4574]

37:44 aw a parting gift :D

[@yamilabugattas3895]

Parting is easily the most entertaining Protoss player to watch right now, he has such an aggressive style.

[@JorenMathews]

I'd really like to see them buff banshees. It feels like they lose to literally anything that can shoot air. Their only purpose is to harass mineral lines, which most good players are super good at stopping.

[@Andreas-mr6wc]

they are like the terran version of the muta

[@JinFreeks]

@@Andreas-mr6wc A Mutalisk that costs 50% more minerals (25% more resources in total), takes nearly twice as long to build, can only be build 1 at a time, can't regenerate, has no splash and can't shoot air. .... So not that much in common with a Muta at all aside from both fly and are a bit squishy.

[@iseektheholygrail2055]

@@JinFreeks it only take 2 banshees to oneshot workers.

[@N0noy1989]

@@iseektheholygrail2055 Yes. If they can get close. Mutas can get close because they're built in mass so they dive on top of static defense. Can see in this games that a few stalkers can shoo a few banshees away. And it's stupid to make mass banshees just for harrassing the mineral lines. They can't fight anywhere else. Plus they'll be in one control group so if you micro them to hit the workers they'll just kill one at a time even if there's like 10 of them. Compared to mutas that just splash the workers when they're in mass. Basically banshees suck at being massed and also suck if theyre few.

[@glowyboi7175]

Banshees sure as hell can't have their base stats buffed as this would ruin the pro scene which is very well balanced. It should be obvious why when looking at early game timings. Maybe Hyperflight Rotors could research cheaper or faster as this is not used a lot and would give Terran more late game options.

[@Jasticus]

Lowko: Special is the best player in Latin America. Kelazhur: "One of these days!" *shakes fist*

[@austenlavis5658]

Storm at 11:20

[@thamade]

Good man

[@Madness_ss]

Thank you

[@1am2strong4you]

u r da best

[@mitoroskokoros589]

Thx

[@grenzviel4480]

Something tells me that, if Maru was playing the Terran in that third game, he might have been able to squirm his way out of that scenario.

[@Nightmare0021]

22:58 Yes Lowko, I saw it too, you're not the only one! Thanks for the video!

[@skyler.mclane]

I saw the probe dog too! Could be a new twitch emoji xD

[@csabasz.360]

20:26 The cyclone evolved

[@MrDCZero]

22:57 that's a full on blep!

[@justadudeN72]

This matchup is one of my favorites because no matter how you combine their names it's a complete thought. Especially if you consider letter case

[@juanluqvaldes5930]

Remember when Alphastar showed a clear favorite to Stalkers? Interesting

[@Josh-99]

Perfectly microed and focus-firing they are insanely good.

[@hazlin3136]

@@Josh-99 also helps if the whole map is your screen

[@rubeneschauzier2907]

@@hazlin3136 This was only partly true, while it did not see the entire map at once, it could switch it's camera focus almost instantly. So theoretically it was not able to see the entire screen, in practise it could (sort of). The main reason why Alphastar was so good then was due to the perfect micro due to no repeated commands.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@rubeneschauzier2907 I think the original version was fed the entire map, whereas the one they made for the ladder was forced to play like a real player (i.e. had to control camera too)

[@TritonTv69420]

Lowko!!! Been on holiday as you Europeans call it. Glad to be back and catch up on all the sc2 chaos!

[@Alloran]

You can't play banshees like that without vikings and ravens sweeping the observers. And then you have to micro a raven/viking command group (expensive and squishy), a group of banshees (expensive and squishy), and your cyclone/tank (expensive and squishy). Against a guy like Parting that's just asking for him to pull you apart, his micro is way too good to try to juggle that against him.

[@cavemantero]

exactly...terran mech is trash

[@Owlr4ider]

I know the GSL doesn't release their replay packs but you must, and I mean must, somehow find the replay and commentate the game 3 of TY vs sOs in the GSL Super Tournament 2. It was, and I'm dead serious, the absolute best TvP you'll ever see. Seriously!

[@phirephate]

That front line siege from 30:53 to 31:40 was just a work of art. A very SPECIAL work of art. Just slow it down and appreciate what he did there. Terran's who can pull that off will win 99% of games under grandmaster.

[@Matej_Sojka]

Those banshees did not do much because PartinG just kept producing observers. He had excellent map vision and always knew where they were. It is not that SpeCial did not know how to use them, Parting just did not go for immortals as was expected even by Lowko. If he did there might have been gaps in vision for the banshees to slip trough. Very interesting play from both players.

[@Josh-99]

Special was absolutely not ready for three Colossi to come knocking on his door in that last game. He had absolutely no way to deal with them at all, and the Stalkers blinking forward to kill the Siege Tanks locked the game up for Parting. What a great series! It was nice to see the back-and-forth strategies throughout the games. PvT is still my favorite matchup to watch.

[@moileung]

Two cloak banshee didn't do much at all. Not really a good build. Like it's a handicapped build..if you want to harass, go widow.mines.

[@moinulhaque1127]

lunch ready coke ready and a unexpected lowko vid ready well its time for me to have a amazing treat

[@chamber20projects]

I needed a win Parting, thank you.

[@flynnrider4354]

Wanna see Terran use photon cannons to defend that ramp! 😂

[@Alratak]

I See the „Probedog“ too😂😂. Realy weared😂

[@tnasty9209]

Those storm drops were so brutal... I love it!

[@NightwishRaven999]

OFFICIAL NEW NAME FOR PROBES: PROTOSS PANTING DOGS

[@chir0pter]

16:45 "You're gonna be a-ok [as Protoss vs Mech] because you can expand all over the map and make as many workers as you want to " and also you can make good units unlike Zerg lol

[@iseektheholygrail2055]

Zerg trade 60+ supplies just to scratch the paint off a couple hellion. Meanwhile toss just roll the deathball over their opponent like it's still HotS

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@iseektheholygrail2055 if you trade 60 supply for a pair of hellions, I think that says a lot more about your skill as a player than faction balance. Have you considered not shift-queuing a half dozen move commands in front of the enemy army?

[@iseektheholygrail2055]

@@SomeGuy-ty7kr that's a hyperbole about zerg efficiency. Because the first thing i'll do against mech is making broodlords. Not a good move in higher league, but work surprisingly well in lower rank like myself. Since you really only need to control your vipers to yoink thors or throw parasitic bomb at vikings.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@iseektheholygrail2055 haha, okay, fair. I was just reacting literally to your hyperbole because I thought it would be funny (i.e., the joke about shift queuing move commands).

[@Braddaddyx]

I would love to see a video talking about all units and with which units to best counter them as Protoss, Terran, Zerg. Maybe with a short explaination why. That content would propably fill some videos.

[@TheMrFunktastic2]

The "blue SCV's from Mexico" tho!

[@rvens8885]

Viva México!

[@goldcobraarima9819]

I love the number of parting games lately!

[@dietrichpriebe9279]

And yet, its such sweet sorrow.

[@Florenciosc2]

I seen the dog indeed. But not until you mentioned it.

[@AD-lr6pc]

Wow what a game! Do u guys think that on the match point players are less likely to surrender even if they would in a none match point game?

[@llamingo696]

"Aprovecha el bug" "Portate pila' ñaño" "Viveza criolla" That's how we call that kind of thing that Special is making in Spanish

[@herenowatthemoment]

Parting is such a joy to watch.

[@mikeballew3207]

8:15 Pylon the pressure

[@mikeballew3207]

38:46

[@miles8385]

Storm Drop: 1% of the series PartinG making gateway units look op: 69% of the series

[@Jcarroz]

Great set of games. Thanks for sharing.

[@mho...]

Finally, about time PartinG shows up here again! PS:the one thing, i will never understand about proxy builds, is the fact that in like 90% of the times they seem to actively lure the enemy towards their "hidden" buildings, wich dooms that entire proxi plan most of the time!

[@noxlux4771]

first game remembers me at a AlphaStar strategy

[@MisterMiller]

Correction: the win condition is the destruction of your opponent's will to continue. :D

[@winterwolf1660]

PartinG may be a protoss, but is really a glowy zerg. Quantity has a quality all of it's own, personified by PartinG

[@deepmikoto]

"If it's up to PartinG, he's just looking to Pylon the pressure" 😏

[@shadowraven137]

4:20 something seems off with that statement. I blame caster curse

[@svanriakdogermont8123]

This is such an SpeCial game! It's PartinG my mind trying to follow what's happening...

[@szymonsabat8272]

I've understood "pylon the pressure" xD

[@ardenenglish8736]

Is Has still playing SC2? I can’t recall seeing him in one of your videos lately

[@iseektheholygrail2055]

I think the last time Lowko casted Has's game was the eco cheese a couple weeks ago

[@ardenenglish8736]

@@iseektheholygrail2055 Thank's for letting me know. It really hasn't been that long, I've just grown so used to these daily uploads lol

[@dietrichpriebe9279]

@@ardenenglish8736 check out the ecocheese game. Its worth.

[@aarongazzaniga1929]

With soo many robo openers against terran banshees feel bad..maybe I'm wrong on this. That last game they got some value with obs on the opponent side of the map for blink

[@zindran3985]

8:15 Pylon the pressure hmmm?

[@dualinline7867]

That probe was PantinG.

[@kristianstanimirov4931]

Yesss i saw the probe tongue :P

[@thez8824]

Lowko, for game #1, at least PartinG build an even amount of gateways!

[@fabianschultz]

Regarding game 3. Special is a bit special regarding early ggs. But that one was legit

[@jeandl85]

👍Good job, from France!😉

[@abba9721]

4:30 terrans have photons cannon now ???

[@MrZiva82]

Justice for Jimmy

[@lambdasixtwo8808]

@22:58 Lowko you need to lay off the Terrazine, you saw what happened to stetman

[@Dhurak57]

31:51 hUu ?

[@spitfireslav8994]

Mech would be more popular, if the raven was replaced with science vessel.

[@cavemantero]

EXACTLY...but you know...mah blizz devs fell in love with 'mmmm' bioball cuz tha zergs need to be bestests. Terran needs the SV so bad for Lukers as well. Instead they give them shit like hellbats and more static siege/defense in liberators. The banshee/liberator is a garbage replacement for wraiths/valkyries. There's no reason why they need to be left out of SC2 because mech is so nerfed to the ground as it is...queens by themselves own mech all game except maybe mass thor which you can't get to at any competitive level.

[@drews3980]

The special of the day is a beef burrito. Eh special?? 🤣

[@TheSmongo]

It's impressive how good SpeCial has gotten!

[@tomreynolds7579]

That felt like poor unit composition for both special and parting game 1. But parting is just so good. Marines would have ripped through that stalker heavy comp after partings bad trade early game.

[@glowyboi7175]

No that is not how Terran builds works. Marines get destroyed if they do not start Stim and upgrades by a certain time - Special had already committed to Mech before he planted the extra factories.

[@tomreynolds7579]

GlowyBoi fair enough. I still feel like mech just doesn’t stack up at all against gateway toss. Parting lost his whole army and special couldn’t capitalise his 50 supply lead across the map. The game should have been over

[@serge008]

Lowko, your seeing things that are not there. The Protoss don't have face orifices so no tongues are possible.

[@cristianfz16]

i think Special is from Brazil actually....

[@skywalker6078]

If Special can set up photon cannons?

[@Trubripes]

Cyclones are pretty good against immortals, I wouldn't say immortals are the only reason it's uncommon to see mech vs protoss.

[@amirkadir8427]

GG indeed

[@areallycrossantedtoast5480]

How you doing today Lowko? Hopefully well

[@dadiysbest9513]

18 gateway..is for remax... Partings way of playing like zerg.. greedy for minerals... While swarming enemy with his army..

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

I don't think game gets easier for the terran when there are photoncannons up his ramp...

[@themanwhospeaksinclams]

Yeah I main Protoss, except I enjoy making 20 Gateways.

[@tymon5349]

timestamp of the wizardstorm?

[@joshuafarrell879]

Nooo Jimmy!

[@hockeyguy1166]

The analogy to track runners does not work at all. The whole preserve stamina that you always bring up does not make any sense because it's two players going against each other. If special stays in the game parting has to keep playing as well. It literally makes 0 sense. Pro tennis players (which is closer to sc2 imo) never give up games no matter how far behind, they will always play hard trying to wear down their opponent proving who has better conditioning.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

you're forgetting the morale aspect, and also the asymmetry. If you're down 100 points to 1 in tennis, your opponent doesn't suddenly grow two extra arms or anything, whereas in StarCraft, part of being behind means you have to work twice as hard just to stay in the game.

[@hockeyguy1166]

@@SomeGuy-ty7kr unfortunately you do not know anything about tennis, you could never be down 100 points to 1, it's not basketball. It's best of 5 sets, 6 games to win each set. If you're down 5-0 in a set you're chance of winning the set is next to nothing. But pros will still play every point like it's match point. The goal is to wear down your opponent proving you have more stamina, better conditioning.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@hockeyguy1166 unfortunately, you do not know anything about hyperbole, or apparently reading. The point isn't "do you have a chance to win," it's "when you're down, your life gets harder." Staying in a tennis game you are loosing is just as hard as staying in a tennis game you are winning, so the "stick in" strategy will wear out your opponent just as much as it will wear out you (allowing greater endurance to come into play). Staying in a Starcraft game you are loosing is *harder* than staying in one you are winning. Thus, every second spend in a loosing game is yielding the endurance advantage to your opponent for the next game. I know I literally just explained exactly that, but I'm hoping I brought this explanation down to room temperature so you can wrap your head around it.

[@hockeyguy1166]

@@SomeGuy-ty7kr First off the word is LOSING!!!!! I'm just going to leave it at that you illiterate 🤣

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@hockeyguy1166 oh, wow, a typo, i'm devastated

[@TeamMystic851]

can someone please reply to this comment with the timestamp of when the psi storm drop happens?

[@1634288]

11:15

[@strevlet8362]

Why did he(Special) go to 83 workers in the first game with mech?

[@carstrom9032]

Mech is expensive

[@antonkyrychenko9655]

Just in time for lunch :)

[@sansee6840]

I'm not gonna lie but I feel slightly disrespected when he doesn't say "Hello my name is Lowko" 😡🤷🤷😡

[@aprendetodoyoutube6107]

Lowko, if you put "Mexico vs any other country in the title", we mexicans are going to click on the video without finishing reading it! hahaha, and like it too.

[@clockworkpen7415]

SPACEC WIZARDSSS

[@leonristic5158]

well shit toss wins again!

[@KnightBubux]

Hi lowko!!

[@Julio-wc3vg]

Its just me or special just plays the race thats easier?

[@psikogeek]

*Especial* !

[@mastertainment116]

I hate Everytime I watch lowko's videos Terran always lose. Like WTF, why does everyone love showing Terran losing?????

[@Josh-99]

They are the hardest race to play, and Mech is in a bad place right now. It makes Terran rather predictable, and bio -- while powerful -- is difficult to micro, especially against Zergling/Baneling Zerg. Zerg is less technical but had a late-game army that is amazingly difficult to control and that trades inefficiently. Protoss is more technical and early losses can be punished hard, but their late-game options are easier to control than both Zerg and Terran and their efficiency in the late game is through the roof. Terran is highly technical throughout the game and has armies that are both difficult to control and somewhat inflexible thanks to how Siege Tanks, Widow Mines and Liberators work. All this is why I play Zerg and Protoss but not Terran; I'm just not good enough at micro.

[@dadiysbest9513]

Reality..

[@greenpenguin880]

Lowko they are not space wizards they are force users

[@PandaRizzArg]

Lowko:"oh men... i wish blizzard create a new race! im so tired of whining about late tos and late terran ! "

[@cavemantero]

banshees are complete garbage...cyclones are garbage...hellions midgame are kinda garbage...its obvious blizzard devs need terran to be underpowered cuz mah 'mmmm'....imagine a strategy game where half of a faction's units are complete trash or situationally unusable past early game...

[@rthiago1]

First?