This DISTURBING Zerg cheese is back. StarCraft 2 (Bly vs Harstem)

StarCraft 2 Tournament - ESL SC2 Masters Winter - 2023 Europe Regionals - Harstem tests his cheese tolerance against Bly's sneaky Zerg in this ridiculous Protoss vs Zerg battle!
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[@Pyriin]

I can clearly see their minds Harstem: "Steady, precion play, predict, startegize, atack, defend..." Bly: "CHAOS!!!!!!!!!"

[@MikeMaragni]

i can hear harstem in game 1 "am i really dying to this? is this even allowed? i am pretty sure this move is illegal in like, 26 different nations"

[@olegkuvsincikov8817]

That first game had me rolling on the floor, great to have Bly back!

[@WoodliceCC]

I want to see Serral perfect that build. LOVE IT!

[@lurpwgn]

That first game was awesome, so zerg like! Felt like watching a custom scenario map unfold rather than a pro PVP round.

[@Xenotrickster]

Definitely had strong campaign vibes. Bly is a gem.

[@princess_love9929]

The zergs dont want you to know this, but hatcheries cant actually hurt you. They just sit there, its okay to ignore it for a bit.

[@guilhermeportugal6389]

But every zerg has queen production on auto-cast. And the queens are always angry!

[@WholeCarrots_]

You can't put queen production on autocast...

[@kungpochopedtuna]

Nah man they are savage to deal with when they are done, best to pull all but like 3 probes to deal with it

[@azakatura]

@@WholeCarrots_ lies

[@lastleft5809]

The one comment about queens, but I'll embolden it by also mentioning larva/All production. Zergs are their weakest at low base count😮

[@emilianowiiland]

"im not saying hes a gold digger, but i have seen his DRONly fans and i see a lot of gold" I love this man

[@marionicolais3024]

Not gonna lie ... I saw Lowko's cast of this series and then immediately looked for yours just to watch your reaction to the first game. So, so entertaining.

[@Daniel-rd6st]

So i am not the only one 🙂

[@GC0B]

Changing to best of 5 instead of 3 in the middle of the video is a good anti-spoil :) Specially when the first game is like 7 mins long xD

[@foberdud7576]

Wow that first game was like a nightmare 🤣🤣🤣

[@verihimthered2418]

Ricky, is that you? "I have returned, with friends."

[@lightsofbburg]

Any video where we get the Queens doing WEVE ARRIVED is a good one..

[@byronbroughten]

Guys, I literally thought Winter had a helper named Jimmy who would read him numbers and help with other stuff lol

[@neptun3189]

same dude

[@_Wai_Wai_]

Yes, who is this Jimmy? Is he referring to Jim Raynor?

[@josherney9820]

What do you mean? Jimmy is very real.

[@byronbroughten]

@@_Wai_Wai_ I think so lol

[@mythex8698]

​@@_Wai_Wai_ I think Lowko first popularized using Jimmy to refer to the typical marine in the same way Winter popularized calling the main queen Brenda.

[@fringd]

33:10 stalkers with laser-tag lasers

[@rohdri]

Instructions unclear, liked and subscribed to Harstem.

[@rohdri]

The Nydus is definitely imBlyed, yes Winter.

[@kakregax]

Great games, I hope the captain has a fpv of em on his channel

[@bojackfishman4135]

Great series, any games with Harstem i watch

[@mithrandir3047]

Nydus/swarm host rush is my new favorite zerg strategy

[@matthewkalamane6607]

Oh hells yes. 2 of my favs clashing. Awesome.

[@eth5632]

40:11, that probe gained 1 shield but lost 5 hp keeping its 1 shield. I can't replicate it though. What's happening? For those unaware: Units can have fractional amounts of health. If it has a fractional amount of health it rounds up to the next whole number. So a true HP of 0.5 says 1. same with 0.1, 0.356, 0.9587 or whatever. For protoss units I thought shields, even fractional amounts were always removed before the HP but not here for some reason. After trying the unit tester, even playing at 'slower' speed using a ghost to first remove all shields off a probe, then a zergling attackig after 7,5 seconds (what I think is the time after which protoss units start to regain shields after taking damage) I still only get a probe with either 15 or 16 HP, suggesting it truly has either exactly 15 hp or 15,? amount of hp be that 15.1 or 15.9 hp but it always has 0 shield hp after taking damage unlike the video here. Am I missing something? Is it related to the Gameheart UI?

[@laureloneiros1500]

33:15 stalkers shoot noodles, noodle throwers, even

[@Jackbrick101]

I love these wacky games, so much fun.

[@ShotofCyanide1]

Not even 2 minutes in and Winter has me dying xDD

[@ddenozor]

We might see an IODIS written by Harstem after that first game.

[@robertkraciuk2753]

Holy man... that first match christ that was some prime BLY right there xd

[@amputechure]

10/10 awkward segway into begging.😂

[@_pdro]

His "dronely fans" LOL Winter. If you didnt already know, you are a wordsmith and a scholar.

[@SawyerKnight]

Now This is starcrafting!

[@benjammin9745]

I love it how he asks the imaginary jimmy every cast

[@AbyssPriestess]

Imaginary? That's pretty rude.

[@benjammin9745]

@@AbyssPriestess thank you for calling out my disgusting rudeness. Jimmy doesn't deserve that even if he is imaginary. Someone should cancel me.

[@xatab25]

Before the war, Bly could fly.

[@AndresSalas123]

I really like BLY! His style is exciting! His games are really fun!

[@user-bb7kl9nq2l]

I love watching how bly sucks. He needs to learn to play but he shows up circus

[@cabobs2000]

can't wait to see that first game strat tried out in my gold league games. 5 mins slower than that of course.

[@Klerafukan]

Harstem and Winter. My two favourite people in sc2

[@kungpochopedtuna]

Looking very trim in this one Mr winter, you been visiting the ol gym?

[@e7venjedi]

4 minutes into the video and I got my money's worth already. That's how I like em Winter 😀

[@cathulionetharn5139]

Thank You Om nom nom

[@macmowfinalboss9882]

Four is right out! Our caster is a man of culture.

[@davidgooden9000]

Note to bly, do not piss off Harstem by beating him with his favorite build.

[@Deadeye64]

9:56 imperial far too much xD

[@OldSpaghettifactory89]

i see swarm hosts getting screentime i smash that like

[@StevenKellyBelly]

in Game 2 at the Gold Base, Harstem does something sinister. he surges his APM and stopped Bly's game time and accelerated his own game time, and it was to do just that, none of the moves were actually significant except to bruise the server, and just to win an exhibition. I notice

[@StevenKellyBelly]

he's an amateur and always will be an amateur. that's not how the game should be played. chill out and relax and make steady clicks, high APM is bad when you're just clicking to send the units out to the same location. you might want to deny it but if I'm right you'll start to see it for yourselves. what are you gonna do, replace the server every time it gets bruised up? no, we're gonna have to shut it down and invent a new defrag therapy for the PTSD units

[@haoquanniu]

Bro, I have read your comment for like five times, and I have no idea what you're talking about. If you mean that high apm damages the server, go criticise serral for having APM bursts of 1200+. Servers aren't damaged that easily, ai StarCraft players have more than 20k apm, and nobody gave opinions about that

[@haoquanniu]

also, repetitive clicking is very important for getting your reflexes ready for a fight, you need to do a lot of micro to maximize the potential of your army in sc2

[@StevenKellyBelly]

@@haoquanniu but it's unnecessary if all you're doing is clicking in the same space. make every click decisive not anxious

[@beuhgui_iRiSH_-]

Hi bro’s, i have a propably stupid question but the hability heartstone card’s of players are for real or its just like that 4 fun? If anybody can explain to me thank you a lot im french i dont understend every details of the english content😅

[@tyler4735ty]

They are just jokes Winter has made and generally reflect the playstyle of that player :P

[@beuhgui_iRiSH_-]

Thank you bro 4 the precision, im old player of starcraft and im not aware about every news meta changes so i wasnt sure about theses cards.. you are an og 🙌

[@WizardyDylan]

it feels like these strategies happened to bly

[@SirJohny5]

GJ CPT

[@artcrafter9941]

30:00 - 35:00 I dont get why pro zergs split up like 5 lurkers on their own. Especially feeding into the opponents army and getting picked off one by one, same with the hydras. I mean if you had the numbers, but why bly?

[@Therosx]

UThermal is a big fan of those ling drops 😊

[@giovannirizzo9256]

1 or 2 or 3 or fourocles, Moreocles

[@SnkobArts]

Clicked so lightning. I am speedy spooder.

[@kyleharr10]

Brenda!!!

[@Sproutt]

We need a Jimmy Face Reveal!!😂 love you man

[@seth5847]

2:56

[@jennifer_dreamzzz]

❤

[@Scynn]

@winterstarcraft stalkers hit like a wet noodle. even their shots look like little white noodles. I am loving the upper GM pro players vs the top. I love clem dark serral hero but they don't have the immensely enjoyable character of games like bly, harstem, astrea, and kelazhur put forth. 12/10 content.

[@maverickkhofanda3539]

Bly is almost Florencio, but professional

[@RyanPassek]

Bly plays some sc1 levels of zerg.

[@drewtaylor6651]

Best way to get me to click on a video based solely on the thumbnail is to throw Ricky and the boys on it. Not that I'm not gonna watch every video that winter puts out.

[@corypopoff865]

I haven't played sc2 is 5 years. I miss it. Been busy winning at a different game... the one that matters most... the one called, life.

[@samushunter242]

The first game is how zerg should always be played

[@I_Give_No_Fux_]

Well, apparently Bly thought the same thing, and pretty much only went for that one predictable strategy. Then Harstem made a clown out of him.

[@pnwsnewton]

Another episode of Cheesiest Man Alive

[@ostermalmi1]

Why doesnt the top tier players never use swarm hosts?

[@Ulti_H]

very unreliable/exploitable when not on offense

[@darwinfiss8544]

Oh my God bly is so entertaining

[@tollisonandrew2538]

cheesiest man alive gets cheesed for 4 games

[@enriquegarciacota3914]

Swarm hosts? I click

[@enriquegarciacota3914]

Omg game 1 ❤

[@swarmrecord9420]

Some kinda Fall of Aiur shit

[@michalpiotrgorecki]

Allyourbasearebelongtous taken to the extreme

[@ElysaraCh]

lol, bly plays like uthermal

[@ElysaraCh]

just picturing Harstem seeing the Nydus and then having Lings dropped and going "OH NO I THOUGHT MARC QUIT PRO PLAY FUCK"

[@elvisratt]

1st game looked like a clash royal play

[@PrinsMaandag]

Im hungry

[@pietrx6893]

harstem got bullied game 1 xD

[@DB-ft4cp]

instalike for the captain

[@andrinhirschi3829]

go

[@bsiah9073]

Bly's micro is good, but unfortunately macro.... nooo...... what is he evening thinking to achieve with only 3 hatch and limited units production. lol and thinking tha the exact same strategy will work...

[@oneicarus]

Hey winter out of sheer curiosity: for a while you've been doing the same intro saying pretty much the same thing. Is this a thing for youtube engagement? I thought this style of commentary fell off when gameplays fell off the algorith around the time Pewdiepie moved to "just chatting" and react content.

[@CantusTropus]

For the algorithm

[@Contractor48]

1st. Now send the me the kitty pics.

[@AxelTT555]

Bly's strategies are creative. but once archon immortal carrier storm is out, the game is over.

[@AxelTT555]

also, i love when casters say A beautifull storm. like it's big deal to push storm button.

[@skullbones7452]

:)

[@tranceeris]

I can now understand why Bly is not a top tier player.

[@Sproutt]

Dronley Fans 😂

[@Contractor48]

I don’t know why but harstem always play scared. Weak game mentality. He needs to be high to perform better imo.

[@reaper6-268]

He plays Protoss what do you expect?

[@davidcroteau7374]

His idea when he's ahead is to get more ahead, which 'ahead' doesn't last long at this level.

[@Contractor48]

@@davidcroteau7374 he doesn't scout in mid game at all and always looks surprised by his opponents attack. I wonder what is there to fear when you can sacrifice one unit to get information on your opponent.

[@ipodsucksballs]

Bly is my hero