I forget how long I've been watching Lowko, but I watch him exclusively because of his youthfulness and excitement and how he sounds like a friend we're here to enjoy video games.
22:16 Creep thumour with some familiar scars: "Stalkers and immortals jump in and out of prism avoiding shots, and noone bats an eye. But when im going out of vision. Society... society calls me bugged!"
Great cast Lowko, this has to be one of the best you did in the couple of months. The Luigi scheme, the zealots with the walkman, etc. Funny, informative and never boring. Very well done! And great choice of games to cast also. The last one in particular was a banger. Thank you!
ahhh, an hour long video..... I just noticed the SC2 hatcheries also has a 'vent' on top of the hatcheries like with a SC1 skin 8:31 Brenda was on creep?!!!? with her little toe, I guess, lol Thanks Flowko!
When I saw that the seventy minute long video was starting with a best of three I was hopeful that you might have sneaked in another mirror match at the end. That wasn't the case but I'm hardly disappointed with what an entertaining final game that was. There was great back and forth fighting through the whole series.
I think it's a common knowledge for this moment in time that if you want to be good at starcraft 2, you just should not make any mistakes and you'll be fine.
4:40 I actually wondered when you mentioned the twilight council+stargate if he was going to do oracle harass into glaive timing, seems that's the plan indeed.
22:29 unironically ive never thought about where nukes go after the ghost dies while casting it lmao blowing my mind even after all these years gd it lowko 🤣🤣
Hey Lowko! Amazing video as always, but I do have a comment: I've been feeling you're sometimes skipping too much of the early game in your casts. I completely understand the early game is usually not much to talk about, but in this case, for example in the second match, you had Protoss taking once again the gold, some zerglings barely scouting it (and took you almost 2 minutes to check if indeed Scarlet had vision or not), some oracle action, etc.. while rambling for several minutes on the same subjects of nametags. Just something to keep in mind. Keep up the great work!
Regarding usernames - it would be death to a UA-camr because your livelihood is based entirely on your reputation and brand recognition, whereas pro-gamers are more based on their MMR and the results they produce, so their name-recognition is less important, except maybe in sponsorships.
I like the way this Lancer fellow plays, TBH... prioritizing shield upgrades over armor is the right move overall I think, and I don't really ever see that with anyone else.
Reynor actually did that when he played Protoss against Zerg when he was doing off race games last year. Maybe Lancer got it from him. I agree that its the right call against Zerg but not against Terran.
The problem is that most units have more health than shields. So you are choosing to take more permanent damage on the unit, if the shields are eliminated. I agree with you though, especially with shield batteries, it increases the value.
Sounds like poor development... I am sure it would remember the general area of the laser, or at the least become a dumb bomb, and land somewhere random. However it would punish a defending player to kill a ghost rather than letting it land as it could potentially land on the army you just moved...
A pro player changing their username is like changing the brand name of your hugely famous social media platform. You're basically throwing away part of what defines your brand, makes you recognizable and interesting to sponsors/advertisers. That said, I can see how a player may end up no longer feeling connected with a certain name that represents them as a person. -Xitter on the other hand...-
Scarlett like many of the zerg players not named serral are having issues with playing aga8nst protoss in the new balance patches. no banes, no infestors show how badly they were nerfed to where a lot of zerg players not named serral wont even touch them much anymore.
Scarlett is B tier though, she consistently makes amateur mistakes in every single match. It is like watching a highschool football game and not the NFL. You balance a game, if you care about professional play, on the top end, not the bottom. The nerfs to banelings and infestors, are nearly unnoticed in every other league.
@@IcariumGaming No that is not true, Blizzard has always made balance patches based on all tournament results from the data that is shown on aligulac (which Lowko references frequently). Its impossible to balance a game without data, and there simply isn't enough players in the top 8 playing often enough. To imply balance changes don't make a difference around the top 30 of pros is laughable. The high school comparison is just silly & would be closer to rank 3-400GM, where they definitely don't win hundreds of thousands playing unlike Scarlett.
Its true Zerg is weakest in both matches right now, but it takes several months of consistent win rates at or above 55% before its declared IMBA. Its likely one of the bane nerfs will be reverted, or maybe Ghosts nerfed a bit.
@@hivetech4903 Maybe you have information that I don't... But balance patches are now community driven. Meaning the top players, discussing the use, and mechanics. An unbalanced game eliminates competition, which will eliminate viewership, and impact the prize pools for professionals. Scarlet is in the top 8 for Zerg. However, she does make a lot of amateur mistakes. In my opinion the skill level between her and Reynor (top 4 based on earnings) is vast. So maybe highschool was a bit cruel, maybe say like the CFL vs the NFL. A professional, but definitely not in the same league as the other four.
@IcariumGaming Pros have always been consulted when balancing, the net is wider to top streamers now but Blizzard still executes the patch based on aligulac's tournament data so nothing much has changed there. Map design is now 100% community driven, and there's no more game design changes like new units, so sadly we are stuck with awful disruptors 😐 Yes that's why they balance around all tournaments & not just the Premiere winners. Protoss already dominate the Majors, so buffing them too much so they could win in at the very top would lead to most tournaments & GM being 95% Protoss, viewership would collapse. It's unfortunate that Protoss struggles to win Premieres but when balance is asymmetric due to a lower skill ceiling there's no way to fix it without major design changes.
I am not 100% positive on this, but you can't just change your Starcraft name to Hamster. There is allready a famous protoss pro player named Hamster!!
I was totally rooting for Scarlett until the vypers!!!! God that unit is so imba!!! It would be like if ghosts could snipe any unit with 1 hit...... If even the speed slowed down against big units . So it slowly dragged the 2 units towards each that would be something...... But as someone watching, seeing end game units destroyed so. easily with a single click...... Ughhhhh!!!!!
At this point I always get excited to look at Scarlett's games, and have to scrub to the end to see if she wins or not because my feelings just can't handle when she looses, which seems to be like 80% of these super high-level matches. Both hard and easy to be a superfan of the Queen of Blades 🥲
ur not a real superfan if u dont allow yourself to view as close to the original as possible, which would be to watch blind. which is ok but dont call urself a superfan if ur only there for your team or person' victories, but aren't there with her for their struggles and L's.
Thanks for the video, Lowko. It's never a mistake to watch you cast a series. ❤
100% forever thank u lowko
40:35 "void ray also pretending that it's doing something useful 'i halp' ... the Luigi of the Protoss team " 🤣
I forget how long I've been watching Lowko, but I watch him exclusively because of his youthfulness and excitement and how he sounds like a friend we're here to enjoy video games.
22:16 Creep thumour with some familiar scars:
"Stalkers and immortals jump in and out of prism avoiding shots, and noone bats an eye. But when im going out of vision. Society... society calls me bugged!"
Great cast Lowko, this has to be one of the best you did in the couple of months. The Luigi scheme, the zealots with the walkman, etc. Funny, informative and never boring. Very well done!
And great choice of games to cast also. The last one in particular was a banger. Thank you!
15:20 You could name yourself 4KStarcraft! Surely no SC2 caster was ever named after screen resolutions.
OMG...can't believe it took me a while to realize about "Hamster"
(cough2x ... Harstem) 😂
"It's mom's spaghetti tho so it's fine"
😂😂😂
That last game was such a fun watch!
Macro clown fiesta base trades are some of my favorite
ahhh, an hour long video.....
I just noticed the SC2 hatcheries also has a 'vent' on top of the hatcheries like with a SC1 skin
8:31 Brenda was on creep?!!!? with her little toe, I guess, lol
Thanks Flowko!
Bro i have watched ur vids on and off for years now and i gotta say ur such a great caster and u keep getting better. Ty for all the content man.
Scarlet AND Chaos ... count me in.
Great series by players we don’t see much here, loved it
When I saw that the seventy minute long video was starting with a best of three I was hopeful that you might have sneaked in another mirror match at the end. That wasn't the case but I'm hardly disappointed with what an entertaining final game that was. There was great back and forth fighting through the whole series.
Fun series, and great casting Flowko!
the return of the overlord void ray!
Winter-Eclipse there you go. Aiur's Revenge there you go awesome name.
some wild games in this series man
Me gustó muchísimo este video, gracias. Buen casting
I think it's a common knowledge for this moment in time that if you want to be good at starcraft 2, you just should not make any mistakes and you'll be fine.
Thanks for another video, Flowko!
4:40 I actually wondered when you mentioned the twilight council+stargate if he was going to do oracle harass into glaive timing, seems that's the plan indeed.
I really love Flowko's Videos !
Wow what a match thank you Lowko
22:29 unironically ive never thought about where nukes go after the ghost dies while casting it lmao blowing my mind even after all these years gd it lowko 🤣🤣
Welcome to the channel, how was your first day?
*If you are not new, he literally brings this up every single game with nukes....*
Hey Lowko! Amazing video as always, but I do have a comment: I've been feeling you're sometimes skipping too much of the early game in your casts. I completely understand the early game is usually not much to talk about, but in this case, for example in the second match, you had Protoss taking once again the gold, some zerglings barely scouting it (and took you almost 2 minutes to check if indeed Scarlet had vision or not), some oracle action, etc.. while rambling for several minutes on the same subjects of nametags. Just something to keep in mind. Keep up the great work!
great games! great series!
It did deserve a like… its always worth a like 51:40
The conversation about changing to summer and Jimmy with 3000 likes leaves me to believe that Flowko/Lowko is dead and the killer is WINTER!
Hey Flowko. Ratatata is the best Song 😄
LowkoTV to LowKeyTV god of stories 😈
That game 2 throw. So painful it nearly killed me.
Chacka, thanks for uploading Mr. Lowko! Tell us something about ur favourites for this years championship :P :D
Houla loko la soirée a du être dure ! Confondre un Void avec un Overlord 😂😂
Regarding usernames - it would be death to a UA-camr because your livelihood is based entirely on your reputation and brand recognition, whereas pro-gamers are more based on their MMR and the results they produce, so their name-recognition is less important, except maybe in sponsorships.
An infected mushroom fan I see. Respect my guy, Respect.
Gently caress the Record button. It greatly helps with the algorithm!
Winter shade is real haha
🎶wake me up, before you lowko 🎶
FLOWKO YOU ARE THE BEST I LOVE YOU
45:40 Wham! - Wake me up before you go-go
Clearly we need Yuletide gaming and you only cast SC2 custom maps where the workers and overlords where Santa hats ;)
45:00 Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Loki here commenting about sc2 casters being named after animals. Last "player" to leave the last game was 'chickenman'.
Scarlett really can't catch a break with you can she? 😂
Scarlett is literally the only reason I watch SC3 lol :3
I like the way this Lancer fellow plays, TBH... prioritizing shield upgrades over armor is the right move overall I think, and I don't really ever see that with anyone else.
Reynor actually did that when he played Protoss against Zerg when he was doing off race games last year. Maybe Lancer got it from him. I agree that its the right call against Zerg but not against Terran.
The problem is that most units have more health than shields. So you are choosing to take more permanent damage on the unit, if the shields are eliminated.
I agree with you though, especially with shield batteries, it increases the value.
@@jommsnow Terran has anti-armor as well as EMP... tough late game for protoss.
@@IcariumGaming most of the time during sky transition Protoss is flying with no upgrades. At least Lancer had shields. I think that’s pretty cool.
jeesh the zerg is such a passive player. had twice the army size for a while but just hides in base
Interesting Protoss player. He seems very fond of Void Rays and that's pretty uncommon from pro level Protoss.
if you change your name to hamster, then change it back to lowko, technically you would be exhamster
Nuke is laser guided, when ghost die the laser point disapperes
Sounds like poor development... I am sure it would remember the general area of the laser, or at the least become a dumb bomb, and land somewhere random.
However it would punish a defending player to kill a ghost rather than letting it land as it could potentially land on the army you just moved...
Wait, did Harstem get his name from a misspelling of hamster??
Do we know Hamster isn't Harstem doing a voice?
Do we know Hamster isn't Harstem doing a voice?
Abduct and Z in general is so overturned.
rattata obviously should have evolved to raticate.
Flowko the summer hamster, who likes spring better. He likes when his enemies AUTUMN atically lose.
Soul to Spirit
A pro player changing their username is like changing the brand name of your hugely famous social media platform. You're basically throwing away part of what defines your brand, makes you recognizable and interesting to sponsors/advertisers.
That said, I can see how a player may end up no longer feeling connected with a certain name that represents them as a person. -Xitter on the other hand...-
I think restyling yourself is actually much more common and accepted outside of Europe/NA. It's just kind of an Asian cultural thing.
I kinda miss husky
Lowko are you going to be casting the World Championships?? We all hope so
Scarlett like many of the zerg players not named serral are having issues with playing aga8nst protoss in the new balance patches. no banes, no infestors show how badly they were nerfed to where a lot of zerg players not named serral wont even touch them much anymore.
Scarlett is B tier though, she consistently makes amateur mistakes in every single match.
It is like watching a highschool football game and not the NFL.
You balance a game, if you care about professional play, on the top end, not the bottom.
The nerfs to banelings and infestors, are nearly unnoticed in every other league.
@@IcariumGaming No that is not true, Blizzard has always made balance patches based on all tournament results from the data that is shown on aligulac (which Lowko references frequently). Its impossible to balance a game without data, and there simply isn't enough players in the top 8 playing often enough.
To imply balance changes don't make a difference around the top 30 of pros is laughable. The high school comparison is just silly & would be closer to rank 3-400GM, where they definitely don't win hundreds of thousands playing unlike Scarlett.
Its true Zerg is weakest in both matches right now, but it takes several months of consistent win rates at or above 55% before its declared IMBA. Its likely one of the bane nerfs will be reverted, or maybe Ghosts nerfed a bit.
@@hivetech4903 Maybe you have information that I don't... But balance patches are now community driven.
Meaning the top players, discussing the use, and mechanics. An unbalanced game eliminates competition, which will eliminate viewership, and impact the prize pools for professionals.
Scarlet is in the top 8 for Zerg. However, she does make a lot of amateur mistakes. In my opinion the skill level between her and Reynor (top 4 based on earnings) is vast.
So maybe highschool was a bit cruel, maybe say like the CFL vs the NFL. A professional, but definitely not in the same league as the other four.
@IcariumGaming Pros have always been consulted when balancing, the net is wider to top streamers now but Blizzard still executes the patch based on aligulac's tournament data so nothing much has changed there.
Map design is now 100% community driven, and there's no more game design changes like new units, so sadly we are stuck with awful disruptors 😐
Yes that's why they balance around all tournaments & not just the Premiere winners. Protoss already dominate the Majors, so buffing them too much so they could win in at the very top would lead to most tournaments & GM being 95% Protoss, viewership would collapse. It's unfortunate that Protoss struggles to win Premieres but when balance is asymmetric due to a lower skill ceiling there's no way to fix it without major design changes.
Harstem outted Lancer as a map hacker. It’s on his channel.
wait where?
I always enjoy her games. Might not be in the top .5% but still fun to watch Scarlett
* his *
Forgive Us If a wee ould botherd by tze rnr of Leviathans past a zerg what? never avoid mind?
That's it, it's time to retire LowkoTV and welcome... GAME OF THE YEAR - Podcast Edition.
33:25 Eminem - Lose Yourself
Wake me up by Wham would work nicely with zerlings in stasis :D @lowko
I am not 100% positive on this, but you can't just change your Starcraft name to Hamster. There is allready a famous protoss pro player named Hamster!!
How is Scarlett even in the conversation?
For real, they should make it where the Mothership cannot be pulled by Vipers. It's silly how expensive and yet exposed the unit is.
Same passive ability as the Ultralisks, immune to CC
They already buffed it by not making it energy based. So ghosts cant counter it
@@SaeWhat21ghosts still remove shields from it though, which is huge
The most stupid thing is this colossal and hi tech ship does not have DETECTION hability
I thought lancer was an up and comer.. but he's cyan
Late game always seems to belong to Zerg.
I suggest to change your name to Xhamster
Leonardo Da Vincie looks like what B'unker if Medival People est Zurvival Deeps What? Oh Deer, Z?
A History Book? Look at T's planet, a neva nada nittens, Zlap?
New loko!
ei hope scarlet wins !
Lowko: What are your thoughts on Eminem's latest album drop?
HighkoTV
Hello everyone
My name is Lowko!
@@Raithen88 No, it's Flowko now XD
I was totally rooting for Scarlett until the vypers!!!! God that unit is so imba!!! It would be like if ghosts could snipe any unit with 1 hit...... If even the speed slowed down against big units . So it slowly dragged the 2 units towards each that would be something...... But as someone watching, seeing end game units destroyed so. easily with a single click...... Ughhhhh!!!!!
Bae new Flowko vid dropped, check it out!
Loko lose yourself 😂
crazy wombat
summer sounds gei af tho xD
31:00 total BM from the chinese player, why not leave the game?
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Mistakes were made
- that’s a dude
15 min obsessing about the usernames.
No cambies tu nombre por favor
😶🌫️
4th
Warning: may contain nuts (pun intended)
first
Bro stfu about the usernames we get it... either talk about the damn game or mute your mic. You went on about usernames for like 10 min. 😤
Scarlet sux
Craw!! F'eathers Gather ShinieZ? Zug Zug WorcK? Hair ForeZZaYoZ?
LowHamster. Hamsterko ?
At this point I always get excited to look at Scarlett's games, and have to scrub to the end to see if she wins or not because my feelings just can't handle when she looses, which seems to be like 80% of these super high-level matches. Both hard and easy to be a superfan of the Queen of Blades 🥲
ur not a real superfan if u dont allow yourself to view as close to the original as possible, which would be to watch blind. which is ok but dont call urself a superfan if ur only there for your team or person' victories, but aren't there with her for their struggles and L's.