StarCraft 2: uThermal Planetary Rushes EVERY GAME in a $400 Tournament!

Games played during the most recent ESL Open Cup Europe in StarCraft 2. In this tournament ‪@uThermal‬ decides to Planetary Fortress rush every single game.
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[@hamedamerian4599]

Uthermal's terran version of cannon rush. but with a bigger cannon.

[@ironmilutin]

The ultimate cannon

[@literatemax]

​@@ironmilutin A cannon that makes units which can heal the cannon 👀

[@majormajorasic]

@@literatemax God I remember arcade mods that let Terran SCV's repair anything tagged as Structure, feels so good repairing allied Protoss or Zerg structures.

[@colinbaker779]

​@@ironmilutinthe Salt cannon as he calls it lol

[@jellowpy9243]

UThermal is one of my favourite SC2 player and love the respect Lowko is giving Marc

[@FantasticForce23]

I love seeing it without fog of war

[@Jirbinator]

Uthermal talked about it in the first game, but the planetary did more than it looks like. The opponent panic chronoboosted the immortal to try to kill the CC, but that meant he didn't have enough energy for a battery overcharge which is why the hit squad was so effective.

[@boreduser12]

Uthermal gameplay Lowko commentary. Golden era of modern SC2 KZbin content!

[@MeesterG]

Too bad the game wasn't against Harstem. Then you really have the Dutch trifecta complete

[@boreduser12]

@@MeesterG harstem would stop this pretty quick though!

[@varkary2538]

Lol, uThermal commentary is evem better

[@natecw4164]

Uthermal's channel exploded last year. To the point where it clearly wore on him. It's great he took a break, everyone should do the same when life demands it.

[@mEtil5656]

What so you mean by exploded

[@natecw4164]

@@mEtil5656 Like a 500% subscriber increase

[@mEtil5656]

Oh wow, good for him

[@En-Jon-eer]

I'm curious why you are even bringing it up? Just to make a point about mental health?

[@natecw4164]

@@En-Jon-eer just happy for the guy

[@malcap]

Love watching Uthermal's videos. You can tell he's just having fun, even when he loses, he's still smiling and laughing through most of the game.

[@sperzieb00n]

the average participant: okay, time to play sensible uthermal: you know what.... behold these wacky PFs!

[@alexwong3365]

that siege tank bait at 12:00 felt like a top tier moment

[@milletmongoose]

Nearly spit out my water when you parodied his youtube titles at 14:10. Brilliant. :D

[@kindlin]

And he literally nailed it, basically quoting the title of my top recommended video, just missing the word PF instead of CHEESE

[@xxSwiinkxx]

Uthermal has quickly become my favourite terran player

[@philiproe1661]

Same here.

[@cmontes85]

I started off with Bomber. Awesome player!. Now I am a Uthermal fan.

[@Furgan21]

waching it form uThermal perspective "wow", waching it from a lowko perspective "popcorn"

[@SmilingKratosTheGodOfWar]

4:22 if only these fortresses worked like real life where you can turn off the safety features and squish the enemy units when landing the PF.

[@kindlin]

Super OP command center, just squash all your opponents armies!

[@semicedevine6918]

it will forcefully push the units out of the way on landing, would be great if this was a real feature because then pf rush would actually be viable

[@yahcobs8195]

Lowko: There's there legendary Banshee with 2 kills. One of them being a command centre. Reaper in the background: That command centre still only counts as one!

[@C4Hertz]

Y'know, funny thing at around 14 minutes Lowko said "I CHEESED EVERY-..." and I looked at the top recommended video, it's "I Planetary Rushed Every Single Game In This $400 Tournament" by uThermal

[@elkasbrian8862]

I remember sering one of uthermal video for the first time recommended on me hes doing Planetary Rush, immediately checking his channel and i subscribe. Really love watching StarCraft video when people doing fast rush.

[@abualborz]

Uthermal is the guy that you wanna have in every party. I bet easy to get drunk and if drunk even 10x more funier. I love him. And actually one of the reason i ,m watching Lowko is becaus of him. I got recommandation from youtube. Damn this guy is one my favorite youtuber.

[@Thoughtful_Balance]

We always need people to push boundaries and to always challenge ourselves. Thanks Lowko for the great commentary & thanks Uthermal for always trying to push the game to its limits.

[@killinmyfriends6703]

31:17 I'm pretty sure thermal landed the CC just to put that sticker down then immediately lifted, what a troll I love it haha

[@boreduser12]

I like how Lowko makes it clear that uthermal is way more skilled than his opponent.

[@flaviusclaudius7510]

Yeah, that's one thing to always keep in mind watching uThermal's challenges: he's generally mechanically way better than anyone he's playing against until he's hitting GM. Even then, the bottom fifty GM aren't exactly comparable to the top fifty.

[@varoonb6593]

Gimme more thermy! He's so fun to watch never a boring game, thanks for showcasing his obscene builds!

[@vampireby]

I love Marc's ? response to CuKu's ? - I can just see him saying "What??? You don't Planet Rush each game???" haha

[@kindlin]

This was fun. I watched it from Thermy's perspective for the most part, get the real insider view, and then after some epic engagements or at fun times I swap over and review that part with Lowko. What a time to do be on KZbin.

[@relaxingtopology256]

I love uThermal. He brought me back to SC2. CuKu seems very talented.

[@Therosx]

Big fan of Marc. This series was fun.

[@txopin]

Just watched it in uthermal channel. Gonna watch again 'cause now it has an upgraded soundtrack. Maybe if i watch it in Rotterdam's channel for the third time, i'll meet again with the Birgingam Banger!!!! Thanks lowko!!!!!

[@XerXisB]

Yeah! I watch all VOD from Uthermal 😊! To see it now with ur comment and overall view is just perfect! Pls more!

[@channingatkin812]

Uthermal and Mana have become legendary SC2 content creators! Love it

[@cmontes85]

Sticking to his word is one part of the reason i subscribed to Uthermal :)... If he says he's going Planetary then he's going Planetary.

[@hydraulichydra8363]

20 seconds of production without chrono gives ~1.66(repeating six) probes. 20 seconds of production with chrono gives 2.5 probes. 2.5 - ~1.66 ≈ 0.833 (repeating 3). That means each chrono gives ~0.833 probes, which is less than one. Also, each of those probes cost 50 minerals, but saving the one you already had is free. Recall is better mathematically speaking unless you need it for something else in the next 130 seconds.

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

Sometimes, Terran mains just break, and have to get the "THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF YOUR CHEAP STATIC DEFENSES, YOU NERD!" out of their systems.

[@dankcrypt3227]

Check out thermys channel for the planetary rush to GM series.

[@krapivnik5802]

always love it when its a thermy special

[@katherinek6166]

Lowko: "The problem is now you have to fight uThermal in a macro game." CuKu: "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience."

[@gamepplayker-of6in7do8to9nice]

happy to see cuku better job

[@nicklindberg90]

Uthermals challenges are top notch

[@rystiya7262]

We need to give planetary fortress tactical jump ability, so that planetary fortress rush will become a more viable strategy.

[@RoulicisThe]

Strategies become more viable the least your opponent expects them. So saying things like "Banshee opener isn't viable" is a door open to tragedy when you face one. Because people naturally tend to not pay attention to things they deem "unviable", and in a RTS game it can cost you victory.

[@ninjack11]

this really is the "throwing dynamite isn't a martial art! hey as long as it works right?" meme

[@boreduser12]

Protoss: Cannons from Aiur. Swann: Hold my beer.

[@wolfclaw3812]

Hoping one day uT uploads a video titled "I went all out EVERY GAME in a $400 Tournament" in which he slams a couple of high grandmasters

[@colinbaker779]

He's made it to the finals with "cheese". He recently did an ESL cup where they were playing on the balance patch before it released on ladder and he just had to play with his strategy focusing on the units that had changed. He beat multiple pros in that run, losing the finals match to either Maru or Clem I think. Can't remember for sure but I think it was another Terran.

[@sethb3090]

Uthermal shows up, *doesn't* cheese, everyone starts screaming and running for their lives

[@Phi1618033]

Back when uThermal was asking viewers for suggestions for a new series, as a joke I commented that he should do Planetary Fortress Rush to GM. But then he did it.

[@kozatas]

What's funnier than that, he is doing proxy Nexus rush now :D

[@colinbaker779]

​@kozatas had to complete the hat trick! Planetary Fortress rush, Proxy Hatch, and Proxy Nexus!

[@willnash7907]

That is definitely a Tal tactic right there.

[@absolutexero9385]

I'm all for the cheese and a PF rush is something I would do

[@dupayhydupa]

@Lowko Hi there. Love your content for so many years now. Have you consider adding the option 'most replayed'' on a time line? Sometimes I don't have time to watch the full game but I'd love to see the most interesting parts. Cheers from Poland!

[@senyapsilent6694]

Ahhh , uthermal.. is so fun to watch on his channel.. he always do proxy games.. for fast win

[@REgamesplayer]

It is funny how Starcraft 2 evolved from strict build orders and executions back to bronze league heroes at the highest level.

[@RoyalFusilier]

I love this guy so much. Thermal could have played normally and gotten much further, but then I wouldn't be watching that video because I'm not here for business as usual. It feels like a handful of creators have risen up in the twilight of SC2, doing stuff like campaign challenge runs (Grant etc), mod showcases (Jay etc), and multiplayer gimmicks (Marc etc) to like, make people notice and take interest in the game again. Sure worked for me.

[@Eddyhartz]

I think most people know him actually as.... "Saltcannon"

[@Iseenoobpeoples]

Great display of skills by uThermal!

[@AD-lr6pc]

Seeing players 500 mmr above me getting owned like this... I’ve played in a few elk weeklys myself and omg it makes you feel so bad at the game even tho you’re top 100 GM. Dark defended my DT drop without losing a single ling or worker and then absolutely owned me

[@boreduser12]

Game 2 could have been over so quickly. Marc should've scouted the main.

[@sejamstihm]

You sound like a nice guy. Good stuff, Blizzard owes you!

[@boreduser12]

Lol I like how lowkey lowko is taking shots at uthermal!

[@johnkovacs1318]

matrix's or matrices? , great couple of games very well played that last one was a scrap and a half (and a good discration for a sprained roator cuff lol)

[@leerichardson6552]

I wonder if Uthermal gets donated the prize pool of tournaments to meme in them. I'd imagine this had to be pretty fun for him to try to make this work!

[@SerbanOprescu]

Mult noroc, Cucu!

[@BaufenBeast]

Game 1 Uthermal basically spent 400 minerals for high ground vision and just straight up beat the other army.

[@mattmbx5472]

Just watched these games on Uthermal channel... now i gotta the watch this commentary 🥸

[@adrianr9454]

Every time 😂

[@Spartsou]

hahaha! love this strat!

[@njdarda]

was waiting for a cast ever since thermy published this run. :D

[@JG-ti7id]

wow lol noice content and i agree we need another decade of sc2

[@loganwallace101]

You'll always be the best player in my heart Lowko

[@rekrn12345]

It feels like high level starcraft just loops back around to low lvl cheese.

[@EliusMaximus]

Haha love this, I am going to try it XD

[@angelicgothfurry]

Off topic, but from what Lowko said about the music. In 20 or 30 years in retirement homes we will be sitting around taking our dementia medication and listening to Howling Fjords or Terran 3 the way our grandparents might have listened to Frank Sinatra or Lawrence Whelk.

[@colinbaker779]

According to uThermals Sky-Terran to GM series hyperflight rotors is definitely viable, and at least when paired with a player of Marc's skill, it can be extremely punishing. Banshee harass hits even harder if you can't run them down! Also, I've been enjoying your casts, and you can thank Marc's cheesy ESL cup runs for me starting to watch your channel!

[@Rakstawr]

Those? Marc has them man... For sure. ⚾⚾

[@LorDDemoniC]

Lowko he post this games in his channel ?!?

[@mathieugrenier27]

Good job Cuku

[@ObeliskM]

Looks like planetary rush can be good strategy only vs protoss with their low dps gateway units. Terrans have flying CC, cyclones and tanks, and zergs have creep.

[@Teshiification]

Never played sc2 but that looked entertaining :D

[@Richyrich531]

1st game hilarious!!

[@jAfr0Thunder86]

Marcj is dutch. the j is like a y in NA. so he's Marky.

[@eclipseeffigy]

To be fair, Banshee speed took too long to research to fit it in to finish (with cloak) before attacking. The early banshee timing window was already closed before banshee speed could finish pretty much

[@nigmaxus]

uThermal always has great games to watch

[@SudhirDas-vy9mc]

Mad respect for Cuku

[@jp92382]

UThermal's channel is so awesome.

[@gugaemer]

Canta you put sc1 ost on your replays??

[@Aydrian22]

The problem with saying builds are "valuable, or impossible" is that it depends on hoe good you are, your opponent is, and map features. Like, I don't think Planetary rushes are going to work even for Uthermal if he's playing Serral. I have seen Uthermal beat a lot of GMs with it, but there's a point where it fails. Now if YOU, Lowko, were to do the build against my Diamond level Protoss, I'd lose every game. Terrain is a smaller variable, but could also make it more or less difficult too. Love your commentary and your streams brother, never quit!

[@KarmaKnight86]

Now he CC's what's going on :'D

[@potinhuu]

uthermal is just crazy !!! lul

[@drmuk7777]

Marc's a 🐐

[@FantasticForce23]

The year is 2023 and PF rush is the new meta.

[@joshuahitchins1897]

This could be better said as a mass cyclone build with a planetary fortress cheerleader.

[@talscorner3696]

I hit the like button before that amazing joke. Now I am wondering whether or not I should UNhit it xD

[@SvenOppenhaeuser]

*singalong* Lowko-, Lowko-Motion Greetings from Starlight-Express City Bochum.

[@lucachambard7785]

It's not a PvP game at this point. It's freaking colonialism.

[@gepeldebanaan9799]

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

NO FLAG NO NATURAL!

[@RoyalFusilier]

"Question two, steal the opponent's natural. That's not a question, but the Dutch did it anyway."

[@gepeldebanaan9799]

@@RoyalFusilier lmao

[@jessep5220]

So why don't people mule drop onto siege tanks when they siege up spread out like that? Should be pretty cost effective way of cleaning out some tanks or at least putting damage down or just getting a few shots off your army as you move up? Is it not cost effective?

[@ObeliskM]

You lose 270 minerals with each drop. Better to drop marines.

[@jessep5220]

@@ObeliskM True but the siege tanks can cost you much more and often people will use multiple scans during engagements to keep them firing. Also isn't it closer to about 200 minerals per mule? about 4 marines which a tank can splat pretty quick. I guess there's value in getting the tanks off your base if their sieged up, A tank might cost 150 125 gas but sieged up infront of your base the value skyrockets in what it is worth removing that threat. Moving tanks across the map is when they're most vulnerable.

[@AliRadicali]

I think off meta "cheese" builds pose a dilemma for the other player no matter who wins the first game: Sure, in round two they can assume their opponent will repeat the build and try to proactively counter it, but if they guess wrong and they end up preparing for a push that never comes, they've just hurt their development for nothing. The "safe" assumption is that the cheese player will follow up their surprise tactic with a meta build to keep their opponent off balance, especially if the cheese didn't pan out in game 1. Of course, if the strategy is completely useless when properly countered, that's another question, but if it is only slightly less effective than the meta build, it poses this rock-paper-scissors guessing-game problem for the opponent at the start of the game.

[@nouljohnwick7759]

Cuku is soo good damnn

[@adrianr9454]

Lowko! Play against uThermal !

[@swizeus]

34:21 If uThermal gonna lose it anyway, why don't he tuck in at the corner and make it a mining base for a while *sigh*

[@kurtneto58]

it would be great if it had subtitles with a language option for Portuguese

[@RavagHer]

why wouldnt u planetary when it keeps working? like the thing is cheeses works way more because players have gotten really comfortable getting that early natural and then trying to wall off. like especially with trying to make cyclones more viable. like i hope there is more overwhelming planetary wins cuz its crazy how fast those things can "morph" in.

[@OptimusWombat]

I'd like to see that done against Zerg. The race will be to get the CC positioned before creep spread makes it impossible to land. Is it even possible? I'm guessing probably not for Zerg's main base, but the natural expansion site should work.

[@Lintary]

He done it tons against Zerg, check his channel out :)

[@OptimusWombat]

@@Lintary you mean Lowko's channel or you mean uThermal's channel?

[@eddiekalista3222]

@@OptimusWombat uThermal's channel

[@Lintary]

@@OptimusWombat uThermal

[@boreduser12]

Where did uthermal peak? 7k?

[@rumination2399]

oh man, sorry Lowko, I've hardly watched you since I discovered Uthermal a month or two ago... but he hasn't your breadth of scope or your warm joviality. I just can't resist the cheese and the way he triggers the more psychopathic GMs with his smurfy, sometimes meme builds. edit - also I'm a Terran player

[@Erebus2075]

10:19 honestly thats less then 1k resources and it's and amazingly though point to break for less than 1k static. i am constantly wondering why pro's don't utilize such defensive point built at mid and late game at spots you want to push from or defend pushes from, i mean its like one 8 zealot runby resources, and it will crush that easily

[@Erebus2075]

put 2 svc within it if you want healing on demand between each attempt at breaking it.

[@Erebus2075]

18:34 naa, it will never happen even serral sucks too much to use something as simple as a nydus as a quicktravel mechanic from spot to spot... i honestly cant hate the apm spam hell enough, its the entire reason everyone sucks so much in sc2. its become hard to watch how much even the best in the world doesnt do bc apm spam hell sht mechanics...

[@Im_Frustrated45]

Planetary Rushes?? THATS WHAT I DID 4 YEARS AGO!!!!!!

[@rcjm21]

It only took players 13 years to focus that protoss achilles heel is going for the pylons, no power no stuff.

[@dukefu644]

I am a simple man. When I see a planetary rush, I click like.