As epic as they come... SO refreshing to see someone use different opening techniques and make them work! BEST game I've seen in a long, long, long time...5 stars all the way!
Cute may be a "sort of a common word in Starcraft", but I've been watching a lot of replays and this is the first time I've heard it more than once and HD used it like a dozen times across these three videos. It's the word-of-the-day!
That game was totally incredible. Even though my favorite race lost, I think this was a well-deserved win after a very hard-fought game. Thanks HD for bringing that in, your casting was also top notch :)
my lord. that was one of the craziest games I've ever seen. his Drop Play is sooooooo goood, he did so much work with those Marine drops. and when he kept going Thors against Brood Lords which is bad and didn't bring out the Vikings, his Medivac Micro with them just made it look so good!
@Sc2Rage Just watched MMA vs DRG, definitely an epic series. DRG's comeback in games 4-6 was very impressive, and game 7 was a tour de force by both players...but I still have to say, I think this game 3 between sheth and illusion got my blood rollin' like I've not felt in a long time. Thanks again for the heads up on MMA vs DRG.
Woahh this really is like a gigantic tug of war. I liked how illusion had the idea of destroying the production structures of the zerg. Having said that, sheth was great as well!
instant illusion fan... that was amazing play from the terran... throughout every game, he had something going on, just amazed me how much he could do o.o now if only he could keep his medevacs xD
The Terran's micro is sick! While I m busy watching the epic battle in the middle, 2 of the zerg's base are gone. The first time I see that u can use medivac to bring Thor into the front line to deal with broodLords. Though sheath plays a good game, I think illusion out play Sheth in this game at least. BTW, the bunker wall in is so creative!
The amount of stress these players must be going under is amazing. You know when you play a really close game at the end you feel like you are exhausted? They have that same feeling, x 100 because they are professional, and even more because they are preforming in front of their families and loyal fans.
@TheNinerion there was a patch fixing the apm tab, you used to be able to spam click to raise apm, now you cant, and they changed the way they measured it, made the apm tab lower then before the patch
@qwas12348gr5 One problem with what you said is mules only make about a 5-15% difference in economy. Mules carry 30 minerals while scv's carry 5 (1 mule = 6 scv's). With 8 mineral patches per base and "optimal" mining at 3 scv's per patch that's only 24 scv's. Meaning mules make a 25% gain in economy. Considering players often upgrade to orbital command when they only have about 15-18 scv's and late game they have more orbitals than mining bases it's easy for mules to make a 33-50% increase.
@MrWiLSonn57 It actually is sort of a common word in Starcraft, if you watch streams and such you will hear a lot of pros actually talk about little things as 'cute'. It just means that it is a useful and cool little trick that helps but wouldn't ever necessarily win the game. Like the SCV grabbing minerals near the supply depot gives him an extra like 15 minerals for the saved mining time, which doesnt win the game, but it is a cool useful little trick.
@mostlikely94 Cheese is when one tries to gain an advantage in the early stages of the game; When cheese fails, you lose the game (usually). People rush to gain a power advantage, so many people associate "Cheese" with rushes, or ending the game early. However, Nexus or CC first is also a cheese, because they are trying to gain an "economic" advantage. If you fail to succeed this "Cheese", then you lose, just like if a 6-pool fails.
Imo this series proves a few things: 1. Skipping muta's vs Terran cannot be compensated for by infestors 2. Late game zerg army composition < mid game Terran army composition 3. Reason for 2: 3-3 marines with medics
@UnDieAble Masters protoss on EU. Mules are pretty much countered by larvae/chronoboosting probes (with equal bases, terran SCV count is always lower), bunker rushes can be avoided by scouting, Wall-offs can be bypassed with burrow or drops, reapers are just shitty/gimmicky units. It's not like you can't cheese with any race: Cannon rushes with protoss, 7pool with zerg, whatever. If you scout enough, it all doesn't matter anymore.
the thor upgrade for the cannons im not sure what they're called but i think it would be a great idea to drop thors use the special abillity and take on a hatch very easily
Great game, one of the best I've seen so far. Perhaps I'm stirring up the hornet's nest here but this game proves that "Terran so OP" and "marine OP" claims are totally false and groundless.
@whipydip99 I love how Zerglings counter Marines (Tier 1), Tanks (T2) and Thors (T3). I also love Fungal Growth spam taking no skill and just melting wave after wave of Terran forces. The most OP spell in the game. Undodgeable Psi Storm.
@jigadude24 Mules aren't hard to remember, considering they cost 50 energy (along with extra supply and scans) meaning that you don't have to do it very often, as opposed to chrono boosts which you have to remember to do all the time. Not to mention mules aren't as much of a game changer as chrono boost. If you didn't use mules at all, it would only make about a 5-15% difference in your economy, which is still a lot, but not chrono boosting would ruin the entire game for you.
@sacpelicancom It's a saying that means "and that's the end" (or more correctly, assuming you're that much of a pedant, "the abrupt termination of a project or one's plans") - in this case, the end of the game.
@KatideRealm well if you have mutas drops won't do as much damage as it did here, but you are right, terran bunker walls are quite annoying, perhaps he should go roaches though as he did scouted the 3 rax(I think) and he should have expected some pressure on him. Roaches can put pressure back on the terran too, so you can drone up during that aggression.
If I was Sheth in that match I would have just put my mouse down. And typed that Illusion is a fucking monster. I did not spot any major mistakes from Sheth at all, he was playing fantastic game but. Illusion was just burning like a red hot coal. Illusion has awesome hyperagressive opening combined with Boxeresque medvac drop harass and more insane marine micro than TLO has. More Illusion games, please. This kid will go far, I would be surprised if he did not win any major tournaments.
So glad you showed the APM at the end. That was one epic game!!!
As epic as they come... SO refreshing to see someone use different opening techniques and make them work! BEST game I've seen in a long, long, long time...5 stars all the way!
HD, Excellent series. This was one of your best series by far.
Cute may be a "sort of a common word in Starcraft", but I've been watching a lot of replays and this is the first time I've heard it more than once and HD used it like a dozen times across these three videos. It's the word-of-the-day!
That game was totally incredible. Even though my favorite race lost, I think this was a well-deserved win after a very hard-fought game.
Thanks HD for bringing that in, your casting was also top notch :)
I think this was one of the best casts HD has ever done. That was intense all the way through.
It's games like this that made me start playing Brood War all those years ago.
Glorious game, glorious cast.
One of the best games I have seen in a long longggggg time. THANK YOU HD
HD, Thanks for choosing this amazing game to also show off some of your better casting skills! Great game, great cast, happy holidays!!! :-)
I don't even play this game, I just love watching these.
That was insane play by the winner, one of the best games i've seen in a long time.
I ve seen this game 7 times and is still incredible
this was one of the most epic games i've seen so far
wow Illusion is really fantastic creative terran player ! HD, i definitely wanna see some more games with him !
one of the best games I've seen in a long time
my lord. that was one of the craziest games I've ever seen. his Drop Play is sooooooo goood, he did so much work with those Marine drops. and when he kept going Thors against Brood Lords which is bad and didn't bring out the Vikings, his Medivac Micro with them just made it look so good!
That was best game in last two years of starcraft2 this must be memorised 3
Great finale to a great series
one of the most amazing game in a long while. Indeed
One of the best games I've ever seen!
Insane terran!
HD, Thanks for all your replays this one is really grate. Hope you have more :-)
Great game. All three of the games in this match were excellent.
@Sc2Rage Just watched MMA vs DRG, definitely an epic series. DRG's comeback in games 4-6 was very impressive, and game 7 was a tour de force by both players...but I still have to say, I think this game 3 between sheth and illusion got my blood rollin' like I've not felt in a long time. Thanks again for the heads up on MMA vs DRG.
The end was so tense! Just a never ending battle!
Woahh this really is like a gigantic tug of war. I liked how illusion had the idea of destroying the production structures of the zerg. Having said that, sheth was great as well!
I love your use of the word "CUTE"!
This is one of the best games I've ever watched!!!
Illusion upgraded his marines and medivacs with OMNIPRESENCE
*Looks at video length* *Evil grin* *Grabs a bowl of popcorn* This is my life.
Merry Christmas HDstarcraft!!! :D
instant illusion fan... that was amazing play from the terran... throughout every game, he had something going on, just amazed me how much he could do o.o now if only he could keep his medevacs xD
Just beautiful play from Illusion! Reminds me a lot of DRG vs MMA in the bliz cup finals
wow, one of the best games in a long time, indeed! can't wait to see, how sc2 is going to evolve...
That was one of my favorite games ive seen in sc2! Totally epic!
Fan-bloody-tastic! Merry Christmas.
!!!! Seriously, I have never seen such an intense game for some long!!!
HDstarcraft ftw!
I love your games. Keep going strong :D
The Terran's micro is sick! While I m busy watching the epic battle in the middle, 2 of the zerg's base are gone. The first time I see that u can use medivac to bring Thor into the front line to deal with broodLords. Though sheath plays a good game, I think illusion out play Sheth in this game at least. BTW, the bunker wall in is so creative!
Damn that shit was insane ! 300 apm, yeah boy thats why I love Starcraft
Merry cristmas everyone
incredible game the best I've seen in a very long time, loved it!!!
One of the best games I've seen... Wow.
Best Game I've seen in a long time!
my goodness..... One of the best sc2 game ever...
thanks 4 the brood war vid on christmas
@Corxism It means that the player made a hatchery (hatch) when they had 15 supply. Its a build order.
He used the *all she wrote* expression three times in this particular game :)
Outstanding battle btw!
The amount of stress these players must be going under is amazing. You know when you play a really close game at the end you feel like you are exhausted? They have that same feeling, x 100 because they are professional, and even more because they are preforming in front of their families and loyal fans.
Another game proving once and for all that Terran only ever need to build Marines, Eng. Bays, Medivacs and Orbitals
best game i have seen in ages
One of the best ZvT in a long itme
Cute is a word to describe the girl who works at Blazin' Burger, not the process of marines gunning down overlords. . .
When i heard illusion beg hd to cast the replay i knew he had won the series..
omg, that was one of the best game I have ever seen! Incredible!
@TheNinerion there was a patch fixing the apm tab, you used to be able to spam click to raise apm, now you cant, and they changed the way they measured it, made the apm tab lower then before the patch
"That's all she wrote." HD uses it so much it's like she keeps making sequels or something.
Hurray for someone using a Thor, really made the game extremely epic.
This game was BEAST!
Hellions, Vikings, and Thors, Oh my!
@qwas12348gr5 One problem with what you said is mules only make about a 5-15% difference in economy. Mules carry 30 minerals while scv's carry 5 (1 mule = 6 scv's). With 8 mineral patches per base and "optimal" mining at 3 scv's per patch that's only 24 scv's. Meaning mules make a 25% gain in economy. Considering players often upgrade to orbital command when they only have about 15-18 scv's and late game they have more orbitals than mining bases it's easy for mules to make a 33-50% increase.
@Sc2Rage From Blizz Cup finals? Haven't watched the series yet, will definitely check it out today though, thanks!
@MrWiLSonn57 It actually is sort of a common word in Starcraft, if you watch streams and such you will hear a lot of pros actually talk about little things as 'cute'. It just means that it is a useful and cool little trick that helps but wouldn't ever necessarily win the game. Like the SCV grabbing minerals near the supply depot gives him an extra like 15 minerals for the saved mining time, which doesnt win the game, but it is a cool useful little trick.
@mostlikely94 Cheese is when one tries to gain an advantage in the early stages of the game; When cheese fails, you lose the game (usually). People rush to gain a power advantage, so many people associate "Cheese" with rushes, or ending the game early.
However, Nexus or CC first is also a cheese, because they are trying to gain an "economic" advantage. If you fail to succeed this "Cheese", then you lose, just like if a 6-pool fails.
Imo this series proves a few things:
1. Skipping muta's vs Terran cannot be compensated for by infestors
2. Late game zerg army composition < mid game Terran army composition
3. Reason for 2: 3-3 marines with medics
Schools restarting... And hd casts a game of temptation to game
OMG best games made HD show his best cast.
@UnDieAble Masters protoss on EU. Mules are pretty much countered by larvae/chronoboosting probes (with equal bases, terran SCV count is always lower), bunker rushes can be avoided by scouting, Wall-offs can be bypassed with burrow or drops, reapers are just shitty/gimmicky units. It's not like you can't cheese with any race: Cannon rushes with protoss, 7pool with zerg, whatever. If you scout enough, it all doesn't matter anymore.
So a marine walks into a bar and says "Where's the counter?"
A bunch of marines walk into a bar and say... where's the counter?
Holy crap that game was intense.
the thor upgrade for the cannons im not sure what they're called but i think it would be a great idea to drop thors use the special abillity and take on a hatch very easily
Amazing skill from both players!!
@jnssky zerg players generally prefer mutas over drops for harass, but both are viable. Two upgrades and every overlord is a dropship.
:o What an AWESOME game. Very well played by both players.
three marines walk into a bar.
there was no counter
wow. that was intense. i wonder what was illusion's heart rate at the end of this.
This makes Derpy Hooves happeh.
What an awesome game, Illusion is a boss terran.
@gorthorki nicely done you just listed good sides of terran race :)
Great game, one of the best I've seen so far. Perhaps I'm stirring up the hornet's nest here but this game proves that "Terran so OP" and "marine OP" claims are totally false and groundless.
wow that was an awesome game, in the running for game of the year?
Illusions biggest mistake was not getting Ghost to counter the Infestors
Added to favorites...
@JuglarEuskaldun That may depend on your level. I tend to go up to 3+ bases and just deny deny deny the third. Infestor-ling handles drops quite well.
insane game by illusion! really impressive
@killerstick1 hit D (the hotkey for drop) while moving and click on your medivacs/overlords/warp prism
@4:15 actually gonna build a bunker here. totally outside the range of the hatchery. very cute.
@whipydip99 I love how Zerglings counter Marines (Tier 1), Tanks (T2) and Thors (T3).
I also love Fungal Growth spam taking no skill and just melting wave after wave of Terran forces. The most OP spell in the game. Undodgeable Psi Storm.
This match made me cried
I don't know who she is, but she sure wrote a hell lot about this game.
@jigadude24
Mules aren't hard to remember, considering they cost 50 energy (along with extra supply and scans) meaning that you don't have to do it very often, as opposed to chrono boosts which you have to remember to do all the time. Not to mention mules aren't as much of a game changer as chrono boost. If you didn't use mules at all, it would only make about a 5-15% difference in your economy, which is still a lot, but not chrono boosting would ruin the entire game for you.
that game was fucking intense... awesome action packed game
@sacpelicancom It's a saying that means "and that's the end" (or more correctly, assuming you're that much of a pedant, "the abrupt termination of a project or one's plans") - in this case, the end of the game.
9:05 Perfect counter to Banelings? Micro!
@Fingulfin Thats like telling Maximus Black not to say BOUSE.
whoever 'She' is... she sure wrote a lot more then HD expected
wow... new favorite player: illusion!
but that medivac of marines in the top left made me SO mad.
@KatideRealm well if you have mutas drops won't do as much damage as it did here, but you are right, terran bunker walls are quite annoying, perhaps he should go roaches though as he did scouted the 3 rax(I think) and he should have expected some pressure on him. Roaches can put pressure back on the terran too, so you can drone up during that aggression.
@Tommybotham Well, the zerg only made zerglings as well right?
Poor Sheth, if he would have just gotten neural parasite, he would have won the game.
If I was Sheth in that match I would have just put my mouse down. And typed that Illusion is a fucking monster.
I did not spot any major mistakes from Sheth at all, he was playing fantastic game but. Illusion was just burning like a red hot coal. Illusion has awesome hyperagressive opening combined with Boxeresque medvac drop harass and more insane marine micro than TLO has.
More Illusion games, please. This kid will go far, I would be surprised if he did not win any major tournaments.