StarCraft 2: SERRAL vs CLEM! (Best-of-5)

[@loermansw]

"if you haven't seen this series, you are in for a treat" broeder, if you're casting it's always a treat. You're the single-handed reason I got back in sc2. Mostly co-op and direct strike but hey.

[@Hugex97]

Me too bro, fell in love with Lowko's awfully awesome humor and enthusiasm

[@RoseGold-Playa]

Have you played zone control its a fun arcade game too. Good game for terrans who want to improve their army control

[@loermansw]

@@RoseGold-Playa I'll have to give that a whirl, thanks!

[@obiwankenobi6435]

Lowko casting serral vs clem. What a treat can't wait to see how the best of 5 turns out.

[@joshuafarrell879]

I see that you have the high ground.

[@lucasking9813]

What a treat, indeed

[@RoseGold-Playa]

Clem had the high Ground

[@dijango0015]

Hello there.

[@jameszheng1412]

Another happy landing

[@vandernilsen2041]

Me: *Having a rough day* Lowko: *Uploads a best of 5 series* Me: *Visible happyness*

[@InfinityReptar]

Already watched this series, but had to rewatch the entire thing from Lowko because listening to him puts a smile on my face

[@lightarmor753]

Glad I’m not the only one. You da man Lowko. Keep this good stuff coming 👍

[@HerobrinesPizzaGuy]

"Youre probably watching this while eating lunch" Me with half a sandwich in my mouth- "Yur damf righf"

[@ammonite3702]

Lol

[@garyzhu690]

same, eating this great kbbq

[@phoenix2434]

Wendys lol

[@alterego330]

exactly my situation on my day off :d

[@MrMgl35]

gyro and french fries

[@SpoonPlays]

Ngl i've recently found this channel after binging all of the starcraft cinematics/campaign, and i've got to say, these matches are super fun to watch, and you are really good at casting them in a way that I can understand even though i've never played the game :)

[@peewypeabody4284]

Honestly, I only watch these matches on your channel. Your casting is light hearted and fun and still very educated and educating. So I basically just wanna say thank you for doing what you do! You sparked my love for SC2, even though I'm terribly bad at the game and just love to watch it (like most sports fans I guess ^ ^)

[@remnant6840]

Lowko: The States, Europe and Australia Me in China at 2am: *nervous laughter*

[@AdEste-xq3jm]

I apprehensively wait for the day that the thumbnail is just arrows. Nothing else

[@csmlouis]

Just you wait until KZbin nerf the arrow of obvious. That will bring back the 101 faces that Lowko makes in the thumbnail meta.

[@CrowrockHD]

"Little bit of Lowko and chill in the morning" Exactly right for us Australians, I'm still in bed

[@lucifersatan8240]

I am in bed, not fallen asleep yeat.

[@user-ih1vb9ot1m]

Time for some Lowkopops for breakfast

[@jonathany1240]

maybe if I took the train to work

[@natecw4164]

Tired af this morning. Sunshine, coffee, Lowko, check. I'll be ok!

[@Jordan-ic8rj]

As an Aussie, I can proudly say I'm watching this with my morning coffee in hand. It's the live streams that make us sleep-deprived mate, keeps starting at 12pm

[@ianstadtlander9736]

i was waiting to watch this so i could hear lowko cast it

[@johnkim9025]

Lowko is a bad castor

[@TritonTv69420]

@@johnkim9025 do we have any salt mine engineers here? This guy could help the whole world with salt! Haha

[@jeremyadamson9618]

Lowko, Winter, and Tastosis are my favs

[@InfinityReptar]

@@johnkim9025 then why are you here

[@johnkim9025]

@@InfinityReptar to wacth the game, not hear an annoying fuck in my ear

[@cxrunner1178]

I have never commented on your channel before but until now. I want to thank you for posting videos of starcraft 2 matches on your channel they have been so entertaining to watch. I have seen a few other channels but I enjoy your commentary more as well as posting the whole match, I thank you sir and hope to see more in the future.

[@Dank_Lulu]

While it might be a whole lot of work for you, Lowko... the best-of-5 are always appreciated. And as you mentioned yesterday, there's supposedly a whole bunch available! Haven't watched a single one of these games, I am very excited, here we go!

[@lightarmor753]

WOW… dude this series was SOLID. Thanks for casting it 👍

[@NevermindThee]

That was so hectical, I keep wondering how they manage to stay in control. This is so bananas! It`s beautiful.

[@quack3891]

*me in the states eating dinner* "wait a second" *video was 6 hours ago* "oh whew"

[@csw4ak]

26:32 Back when I played SC2, the zerg walked to school uphill BOTH WAYS in the snow with no shoes.

[@iseektheholygrail2055]

In australia, they don't start the day with lowko, only with Milo.

[@khaiphamba5991]

I watch both Starcraft I and II during lunch at work and diner at home, here in Vietnam. Knowing that I could never be as good as these players, and the fact that strategy games like this cause me so much time, effort and energy, I'm just gonna enjoy the game while eating XD

[@clee89]

46:54 I had "by any stretch of the imagination" on my Bingo card and Lowko just had to tease me like that haha

[@SmollerRadish]

Ohhh are you the Reddit guy

[@clee89]

@@SmollerRadish no. i don't spend much time on reddit, but i think i know the post you are talking about from twitter haha

[@simonl1135]

I have just literally made myself supper before sitting down to watch this and I'm chewing right now listening to Lowko talking about eating while watching SC2 games.

[@jennmartia9309]

Lowko, I'm watching from the ISS. I covered every time zone you mentioned over the course of the video

[@tarnyowl6068]

Actually it takes 90ish minutes for a full orbit so you’d only get 2/3 of the time zones.

[@rcmunro22]

That really was a great Series. Clems looking better & better.

[@nishantpandey1980]

I am from India(Asia) , I watch lowko regularly!🤩🤩

[@Nova_Jan]

Zerg is supposed to be able to trade effectively but it just doesn't seem to work much anymore. Clems eco was hit so many damn times but it didnf matter at all. It looked like serral was just throwing bodies at a wall while terran just had to hold out until zerg was all used up.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

uh... no, I don't think they are.... I mean, unless you didn't mean efficiently, but then I don't know what else you could have meant. In any case, if you did mean efficiently, then zerg's advantage in macro and mobility would make them unbeatable (in the hands of a reasonably skilled player). Terran and Protoss just aren't fast enough to compete with zerg economically, so they have to use their powerful units to eke out a victory against superior numbers. Zerg right now plays very on brand for them, which I like (though I'd like to see them get a better answer for end game armies than "don't endgame").

[@Nova_Jan]

@@SomeGuy-ty7kr trading effectively doesnt mean trading efficiently for zerg. Zerg doesnt technically trade efficiently in any matchup. But in situations like this it dodnt matter what trades he took because he couldn't really damage the terran. These games just look like hold outs where terran doesnt really take any damage even though zerg is being played how it's meant to be played. And if and when serral tried to tech up or do something different, terran also has an answer for everything.

[@daethalion1725]

The brain absolutely matures at 25 Lowko. Know how I know? Because that's the year when insurance premiums get a lot more reasonable.

[@mastaerf]

"Even though Clem has some of the best Liberhater...." Tell us what you really think about those Liberators Lowko.

[@lucifersatan8240]

Lowko: "The brain has not fully matured at 16 years." Me at 14: "NEVER BEFORE... HAVE I BEEN SO OFENDED... BY SOMETHING I 100% AGREE WITH!"

[@jbeeyes]

havent watched lowko for long time, im glad he is still at it!

[@Matt-bm6cv]

Yeah, i do lowko while im going to work (SK)

[@Theak47forall]

I love these videos Lowko. Keep it up, its what I watch every time I eat :) Greetings from Croatia :)

[@inflatablewolfie]

Lowko, you better cast more games from IEM! It was so absolutely insane! For some player variety, DRG v ByuN was craaazy! The back and forth was just insane.

[@joshdrinkwater8074]

i do start my day with lowko here in Australia, its a pretty good way to start the day

[@neeksthecuz]

Terrans like Clem and Zergs like Serral are proof that we are watching the golden age of SC2

[@dado380]

Golden age was Life era without the doubt.

[@mhofferber]

20:00 - "Stop exploding, you cowards!" - Zap Brannigan

[@yoelezequieldemedici2545]

Is sad, cause even when Reynor won the tournament, the state of the game without any more balance patches is Zerg trying to rush the other side, doing expensive trades only to keep the enemy on hold while the other two races can just... survive and win. That's what happens when you reduce the range of all units of one race :(

[@tigera6]

Other than Maru, which Terran player can play the full defensive style and survive against top Zerg? And Toss double Stargate VR build is getting figured out by the Zerg as well. You are acting like Zerg is getting killed everywhere or something, while they still live strong and winning tournament.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@tigera6 yeah, I think a lot of people don't appreciate zerg's natural strengths very much. I'm not at all surprised they continue to get wins in spite of the nerfs. This is a really strange video for this guy to make this comment on anyway, 'cause Clem was anything but defensive in this. I mean, Lowko literally made a point of highlighting how comfortable the guy was hanging out on Serral's side of the map.

[@cxrunner1178]

Also yes I usually watch these videos while ether eating, breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

[@STRV105]

Finally best-of-5 was waiting soo long

[@rogerharrissbrammall2759]

Okay I need to say and hopefully Lowko sees it cause he keeps saying it. I believe the orbital command is a command centre than can talk to space station, or battle cruiser, or whatever else is in orbit that brought the terran army to this location. When you get a supply drop or a MULE its basically a capsule that is thrown down to the planet or whatever. A scan is a satellite scan of an area. Lowko please see

[@AkoSimeowmeow]

Been a subscriber since your SC1 playthrough several years ago. Love your videos, man. Keep them up! :)

[@CubicIronPyrite]

Watching Lowko's SC casts is my nightly dinner routine.

[@Ben_R4mZ]

It's crazy that there are specific builds that only work at a pro level. If you tried it at a lower level there's far too high a chance that something weird will happen because the other person isn't going for such a high-level build order, so it just happens to work. Imagine getting stuck at that level.

[@ammonite3702]

Most people: watching out for any mistakes in the video Me: looking out for math and pointing out to lowko the mistake

[@wojciechsura]

NO. FRIKIN. WAY. I suppose the "If you don't win 3:0, you lose 2:3" works for Serral too in this match :D

[@isoufo]

I listen to Lowko while I go UFO hunting :) Oh, and Zerg FTW!!! Definitely aliens.

[@miikkas4723]

Such a high level tournament. Thanks for the cast!

[@garyzhu690]

i start my day here in the states at 2pm with some lowko lol

[@shadowraven137]

Can confirm, Aussie here and I normally enjoy your vids with breakfast

[@user-lb3tg2qx8b]

I'm 38 and my brain hasn't matured yet so I don't know, Lowko.

[@TheMythh]

Whenever we don't get the intro i just go to an older video hat 100% has it, say the usual "Hellooooo my name is loWko " (I've got the intonation down to a science) and then just swap back to the new video

[@Nedded]

Yes, my daily Lowko fix, life is good

[@BRA1NST0RM]

Really world class play from both players

[@HayEnju]

Lowko, Mr. WorldWide with fans all over

[@benjos001]

Always have Breakfast with a Lowko Vid in Australia

[@Pandapops121]

I watch you in the morning and lunch - Sydney aus

[@blueskull2058]

HELL YEAH, BEST OF FIVE. The dream for me is getting one of these in the early morning, so I'm just in bed watching it.

[@willydaplumber5154]

I use to play starcraft. Never played SC2. Buying a computer this weekend, (already have a good gaming monitor) and than starcraft 2. Doing it since these videos you have lowko. Your the best. Done spending money on my Xbox system... Why, right?

[@Spartsou]

Yeah! 12PM in the states where I'm at is when Lowko uploads, going to be enjoying this cast. Thanks Lowko! 47:23 Lowko: apparently Serral wants to lose because he's building an Ultralisk Cavern *Serral doesn't lose* Me: ...you were saying? Jk, Love you Lowko.

[@MaddinPi]

Winter had more arrows. The competition won this time Lowko.

[@MaddinPi]

of course I will still watch it though :)

[@Owlr4ider]

I think that Serral struggling these days is actually the correct term. He's no longer the top dog, not even in Europe. The 2 youngsters: Reynor and Clem both seem to have his number and are very successful against him in tournaments. He's still great of course but far from the god he was just a little bit ago.

[@eduardofernades1164]

Here in Brazil we get your videos during afternoon, so it's a perfect snack time with Lowko

[@rayzerot]

I'm *not* saying that Clem is bad or unskilled, I mean just look at the man's micro, but I do feel that Serral and other zerg face a huge skills cliff to multitask against widow mines. It's easier to set and occasionally reposition widow mines than to constantly be alert for them and micro against them in 4 different areas of the map.

[@brisvegas9385]

5am in brissy Australia this went up 👌

[@foamyrocks665]

That match on Romanticide was awesome!

[@jasongarber2375]

This brought joy to my day

[@joshuarupprecht1893]

The Starcraft GOAT vs the young prodigy and god of splitting on creep... this is gonna be good!!

[@dzvw]

Your uploads always go up around 3 AM where I live. So for me, it's always "Oh boy! 3 AM!"

[@dwukropek]

Around late 20's the impulse control part of brain fully matures (frontal cortex), usually it's around 25. @LowkoTV

[@CenJohan]

The entire tournament was filled with insane matchups that each could have been the grand finals match.

[@marshallgarey2913]

Hi from the US mountain west. I'm enjoying this video during lunch, just like you said! Thanks for the awesome content!

[@christran9341]

Me: watching this series already. Lowko: uploads Clem VS Serral Me: Awww shit here we go again

[@mw3aussiealex]

Just past lunch time, but perfect time for a little snack in Eastern Canada 👍 Yay lowko snack breaks!!

[@Lilythshady]

Well..even in Australia..I'm watching your SC2 videos during lunch break n Lowko at night tho

[@beelvanbuurenful]

Dat marine control insane.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

it's fun to try and guess the winner from lowko's commentary

[@Zer0cul0]

"Terran trades more efficiently then Zerg in pretty much all circumstances." -Lowko 2021, explaining the underlying issue with Zerg nerfs having a disproportionate effect.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

you say, but zerg still won the world series so...

[@alexhooijschuur5131]

@@SomeGuy-ty7kr So? Doesn't necessarily mean anything, Reynor is also insanely good even relative to the other pro's. Perhaps he won because he played the best, not because his race is the best or completely onpar. Also, sure Reynor won Karowicza, but the only other Zerg win in recent major tournaments was Dark in Starleague 6 back in December. Protoss by comparison has 5 premier/major tournament wins and Terran has 3. So by overall trends, Zerg has been relatively underperforming as of late. (sauce: liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Recent_Tournament_Results ) I'm not saying Karowicza doesn't matter but its tunnel visioning on it is ignoring the bigger picture. A sample size of one tournament doesn't really give us the whole picture, does it? Overall, I think the races arn't too imbalanced, but I think a few years down the line we're gonna see Zerg continue to drop with their tournament results as Reynor, Serral and Dark get older and new players get better. Some of the Nerfs could really be tuned down, and underperforming units like Ultras could really use some love. Thats just my opinion anyway, but I think the data is compelling enough to be worth consideration instead of simply disregarding it becauss of a single tournament result.

[@SomeGuy-ty7kr]

@@alexhooijschuur5131 hmm, this was very well thought out (so I'll be nice ;) ), and you make a decent point, although I will note that 10 of the last 19 premier tournaments (liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Premier_Tournaments) in the last year have been zerg wins. You are right in that we shouldn't use just one tournament for data (I was being cheeky here, of course), but we also shouldn't read too much into just the last few months either. (although we do have to keep in mind the recent(ish?) balance patch/zerg nerf). I will add, regardless, that I actually agree with the sentiment that zerg has been nerfed a little too hard (or at least consider it a possibility worth investigating). Certainly, if zerg becomes the new protoss, then we'll definitely need some more balancing (although unfortunately, I'm not certain blizzard is going to make any more changes).

[@ferallhamster970]

Some Guy hi, I’m from the future. They don’t change anything

[@senor3187]

Just finished watching Zest V Reynor, and then a new one gets uploaded. Noice!

[@360xssp]

such a good cast lowko! I think it's your best cast so far :) It's nice to enjoy for dinner as well;)

[@eddy2922]

Lowko, we want to experience it with you for the first time, so you have to be surprised too 😁

[@francoismoco2]

Yeah, myelinisation of the frontal cortex (aka : the breaks) ends at 25. Which explains why adolescents are like a car with a powerful accelerator (aka : exploding hormones) end poorly fonctional breaks

Lowko, love you videos, pls can you post them 1 hour early!! I lunch at 1 pm and I can't see them until later 🥺🥺 Grettings from Peru!!!

[@MadMan-7978]

*Gets frustrated in Protoss matchups because I’m stuck* *Lowko Upload TvZ* *Im happy*

[@marcobloch4753]

Some Zergs are smoll zergs are big but most importantly they'll break your Genick

[@iluzdd]

Clem speard is.. OMG there is not yet a word to describe it.

[@pomaimoikeha829]

lol i watch while i blaze it!! shoutouts from Maui

[@andreasarmada3029]

Yea! Lowko with my coffee

[@waiphyotun7633]

Lowko runs out of words to say: Did you see the missle turret guy? He's self sufficient..

[@kalinkirov5278]

22:22 Come on Lowko, I am 33 and still watching you :)

[@jaredscott6592]

I'm in Taiwan, and yes, I do "start my day with Lowko"

[@ryanforbes6073]

Start your day the Lowko way

[@martinm4821]

I would like to see serral using more infestors. Aren't there many situations where fungal growth could have a huge impact?

[@disafear3674]

Watching this from Australia and having some nice pizza

[@hamondx]

We’re going streaking!

[@CrazzzyDucK]

True, their timed for sleep deprived Australians who lost track of the time playing Starcraft all night and flick on youtube afterwards to chill 😆

[@etistyle96]

i'm playing zerg and i'm french. What a great day today !

[@hareshrk6259]

y does it feel like zerg has to try so hard to win

[@decoymonkey]

Your brain is fully matured and developed at the age of 28. I would love to see older sc2 players dominate the game, but it seems that it won’t happen with these youngins killing it! 😄

[@2639theboss]

I think its just the hand dexterity right now that disappears quickly. SC2 is such a high APM game that i think its hard for most older players to keep up. Compared to like CSGO, which seems like they have older top tier players. Eventually ESports will be like physical sports though and these guys will be playing for 20 years

[@charlesbernier990]

Plz remember to breath from time to time Lowko.

[@gabrielhospedales5384]

The Scorpions - Rock 'U' like a Hurricane.etc

[@bearc9491]

I dont watch sc2 events live. I watch the best ones here!