ghosts to gm has been my favorite, at times ive felt the frustration and seen how hard it is but ive loved to see the strategy evolve and how creative you've gotten with it!
new strat: defend an early push by pulling scvs and having only 3 ghosts survive then utter aloud "guys i think this game is over" which is a jedi mind trick that convinces the opponent to expand too much and then hit a 12 ghost timing attack and one shot everything they have as you walk into their base
for his next series I'd like to see a "proxy everything" challenge. Would be hilarious to see an entire base being built right next door....an ultimate bong cloud you could say =D
have you considered nuking the same spot twice at the same moment with 2 ghosts from different places? so when the opponent kills one ghost he thinks he is clear but then the second nuke drops
SC2 is one of the few games I love to just binge watch but never play. Your stuff has been extremely entertaining and genuine. Hell I even fell asleep for a nap on the raven playlist today 😂😂😂 Keep it up!
@@adamhenrie3879 I used to play a bit but I know what this guy means - it's just such a huge investment to get reasonably skilled at starcraft, and it works so well as a spectator e-sport
That first game, wow! The beautiful thing about StarCraft is that no matter how much you play, you always learn something new every game. Watching this challenge unfold, the strategy, the changes, the progress, the positioning, it's been a wild ride. Love the content, my friend!
In case someone doesn't know, the first opponent, Basset, is a content creator well-known in russian-speaking community, who used to play sc2 professionally, but now switched to making variety rts-themed videos. He has a YT channel as well, where you can check out his work.
There is a misconception about how ghosts only doing nuke and snipe, but they are fast and 20 of them can just decimate any light units composition. Amazing episode!
I am a new player, so new in fact I have only played against the AI. I started watching your videos to learn but quickly realized this level of play is outside the realm of possibility for me. Now I just watch because your passion is so infectious. You seem just happy to be doing what you are doing and that’s what I want in my life. I hope you never stop.
commenting now because I just watched this... definitely one of the top 10 eps from uthermal. Love the commentary and gameplay it's incredible how focused you can be and unfocused at the same time if you get my drift.
Bravo! Very entertaining video, great wins! You're quickly becoming my favorite pro starcraft player. I enjoyed your win in the Harstem Archon tournament as well!
I love your content uthermal. I did your Raven hellion build tvt and some guy cussed me out in Spanish. All I could understand was punto uthermal at the end. Lol.
i enjoyed some of your content and today i remembered that weird tvt i had the other day and i was like "oh god plz no, dont let my throw vs mass ghost be on youtube " :D greetings from acid
This video was so great. You should've mentioned the insane nukes in the title. That was one of the best bunch of nuke hits I've seen at such a high level of play.
At this point i just watch your videos instead of playing ranked because its really hard to do all the stuff you do and i am scared a bit to play in the leader . Amazing contend as always a blast to see new video.
Watching since bongcloud -- this episode is officially my favorite episode of all time (trumps my previous favorite when you 1v4'd a bunch of diamond players)
Totally would have forgiven you for making a siege tank, but its amazing that you managed without it. I think a big advantage of these challenges is the other player often assumes "of COURSE he's going to make siege tanks, they'd be the best response right now!" but you just keep mashing the ghost button, catching them off guard. Love it.
Holy damn ... the nukes in the terran game were just sooooo juicy. Even the last one hitting the infrastructure and the the tanks were just pure luck but made that game ending all the more satisfying. Great content! =)
Wow, started watching your channel kind of late. Anyway, in the second game your nuke scared him to move his tanks away from the fourth because he didn't know where you aimed it. That sequence allowed you to kill the three unsieged tanks and gave you a chance to rush towards the victory. What sick three games, GG!
Episodes are so long I can watch them in two or three parts. I watched the first (AMAZING!!!) game during dinner now (GMT -3). Now I'll have two games to watch tomorrow during lunch! (He usually uploads 2pm in my timezone, after lunch. So I always gotta save something for lunch the next day)
35hp on baneling vs. base-11 damage on ghost vs baneling. Getting +1 atk means you're doing 12. 12x3=36 damage on banelings, so you're 3-shotting them. Enough ghosts, and he'll need a LOT of banelings (that said, if zerglings take the point, it can help them close the range by eating shots.) +2 armor on a ghost (vs. 0 melee on zerg) ensures they need an extra baneling shot to secure a kill. But them going even +1 on melee wipes the point of an armor upgrade vs. Zerg. Not to say armor isn't 'worth it,' of course, esp. since keeping a high ghost count is so important. Beautiful pickup at the @20:00 point. Coulda sniped the overlords right after though before disappearing- remember that nuking their hatcheries FORCES zerg to then choose between overlord/drone/combat units. This is a bit 'late game,' but as you point out, they're pretty broke. So no $ furthers this strain and lengthens the 'time to rebuild.'
Getting your troops deep inside his base and nuking the outside entrance looks like a great strategy, he either comes in and fights and dies to nuke or stays out leaving you alone to kill!
At the end of the video, you should clip together all the nukes. Like a quick 2-3 min thing (if you get that many). Would love to re watch all of them at the end.
That was outstanding UWU! I've been emboldened to use Ghosts more and more. You get 10-14 of these death machines together and you can begin wiping the floor. Always appreciated! #sc2 #uwu #winning
gj as always. what a start to a Wednesday for me not a Sunday. i almost had a panic atk thinking i was sleep for half a week (kidding, sort of). i was thinking the last opponent will leave bcs of annoyance. tnx for the effort. very fun episode. tbh, i wouldn't mind if you deviate from challenge. maybe i don't have the time to complain bcs i enjoy it a little too much? who knows.😅 keep on going. we keep on watching. 👍 congrats on 26k sub btw.🥳🥳🥳
I mean.. the best counter zerg has to ghosts is ling/bane which is all light units. Mutalisks are pretty questionable against ghosts, but most of the armored zerg units are complete garbage against ghosts because the snipes are a bigger threat than the autoattack and zerg armored units are really bad vs. the snipes.
Something to consider: Hive suppression. Hive cost 400 resources to hit ( more for zerg)zero. Shutting down his hive/nexus/command center can lead to a massive hit. It's more reliable if after nuking you kill drones. Just a thought.
28:20 Am i the hacker now? He must be feeling "what the hell how is that even possible?" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH edit: I think limiting yourself to 1 tank max (supply, rebuild ok) is very fine. It's just for defense supporting like a planetary, because cyclones suck ghosts soul and buildings stand no chance, and we want your ghosts to prevail. (regarding your question somewhere at 40:00 - 45:00) (only later: perhaps 2-3 max at 5+ bases). I like to do that myself when I do a monostyle, even in team games (btw mono style is damn fun in team games, makes for more teamplay!), do 1-3 tank (depending on bases) and very few widow mines for vision/warning and 1-2 vikings to get rid of stuff such as overlords or drops, (unless those units are the mono style of course). The main unit comp and multitasking is that one unit. (or two if you do raven helion). In your case it's extremely fine IMO cause ghosts's spell are not useful vs mech. The thing in general is probably (to general public) it might not be considered ghosts to GM anymore, even though I feel it is, cause it's the only active unit and you literally win with their gameplay.
Stalkers, maybe voids would work. For zerg, I don't think it's possible. Maybe mutas or hydras with nydus but you'd be relying on queens and static defense to get to that tech.
The best advantage from this strategy is that whenever you see a marine you immediately know it is a changeling.
That's the best advantage from this strat?!
Or that you accidentally built a marine, in which case it deserves to die anyway!
@@thempror8915 yes.
I hope one day I find someone who looks at me the same way uThermal looks at a Tactical Nuke killing 20 SCVs.
gonna be hard with that haircut
@@TheSuperappelflap lol, no-profile over here thinks hes special. Upload you own face lmao
@@TheSuperappelflap oof
This episode was fucking amazing, so many miracles in this one.
ghosts to gm has been my favorite, at times ive felt the frustration and seen how hard it is but ive loved to see the strategy evolve and how creative you've gotten with it!
I agree. An absolutely amazing series of games that keeps me on baited breath
@@patrickfoxchild2608 definitely. this video is the best example of it so far, some great nukes, comeback victories, taking great fights.
new strat: defend an early push by pulling scvs and having only 3 ghosts survive then utter aloud "guys i think this game is over" which is a jedi mind trick that convinces the opponent to expand too much and then hit a 12 ghost timing attack and one shot everything they have as you walk into their base
I don't want ghosts to grandmaster to end. I love it too much.
for his next series I'd like to see a "proxy everything" challenge. Would be hilarious to see an entire base being built right next door....an ultimate bong cloud you could say =D
have you considered nuking the same spot twice at the same moment with 2 ghosts from different places? so when the opponent kills one ghost he thinks he is clear but then the second nuke drops
call it an insurance nuke
i was just thinking this.
And if they both land it might actually kill stuff it otherwise wouldn't
The Double Tap
This was a sc1 strat because the nuke dot was already damn near impossible to see
Dude I stopped playing SC2 years ago, but you make it joy to watch it lol! Loving these challenges. Keep up the good work!
After the finale, you should post a compilation of best nukes from the series.
21:10 This would have been EPIC if that second nuke was just a moment faster. I love it
SC2 is one of the few games I love to just binge watch but never play. Your stuff has been extremely entertaining and genuine. Hell I even fell asleep for a nap on the raven playlist today 😂😂😂
Keep it up!
you should start playing ;)
@@adamhenrie3879 I used to play a bit but I know what this guy means - it's just such a huge investment to get reasonably skilled at starcraft, and it works so well as a spectator e-sport
That first game, wow! The beautiful thing about StarCraft is that no matter how much you play, you always learn something new every game. Watching this challenge unfold, the strategy, the changes, the progress, the positioning, it's been a wild ride. Love the content, my friend!
Major props on winning Harstem's archon tourney. Sickest doom drop I've ever seen.
In case someone doesn't know, the first opponent, Basset, is a content creator well-known in russian-speaking community, who used to play sc2 professionally, but now switched to making variety rts-themed videos. He has a YT channel as well, where you can check out his work.
I've started checking out his channel, it's amazing!
That first game was exciting to watch.
Loving the Ghost to grandmaster series.
There is a misconception about how ghosts only doing nuke and snipe, but they are fast and 20 of them can just decimate any light units composition. Amazing episode!
imagine some marines and hellions too
I am a new player, so new in fact I have only played against the AI. I started watching your videos to learn but quickly realized this level of play is outside the realm of possibility for me. Now I just watch because your passion is so infectious. You seem just happy to be doing what you are doing and that’s what I want in my life. I hope you never stop.
ML: the fact that this is working is disappointing lol.
uThermal: No, it’s necessary.
commenting now because I just watched this... definitely one of the top 10 eps from uthermal. Love the commentary and gameplay it's incredible how focused you can be and unfocused at the same time if you get my drift.
Bravo! Very entertaining video, great wins! You're quickly becoming my favorite pro starcraft player. I enjoyed your win in the Harstem Archon tournament as well!
I love your content uthermal. I did your Raven hellion build tvt and some guy cussed me out in Spanish. All I could understand was punto uthermal at the end. Lol.
Acid had no tanks sieged, after he was stunned by the nuke. Haha. I really felt that. Cool guy.
This was an amazing show today, absolutely exciting. Such perfect nukes today. Well done!
So fun to watch these series Marc, episodes like this are hilarious, everyone's reactions are amazing
Man out here just meming for the people. Every fun, goofy Terran thing we wish we could do, executed for our enjoyment. Beautiful.
That second guy must have felt sick when that nuke dropped😆
I bet Basset's first thought when he spotted the first ghost was "This must be Ruff"
i enjoyed some of your content and today i remembered that weird tvt i had the other day and i was like "oh god plz no, dont let my throw vs mass ghost be on youtube " :D
greetings from acid
This video was so great. You should've mentioned the insane nukes in the title. That was one of the best bunch of nuke hits I've seen at such a high level of play.
At this point i just watch your videos instead of playing ranked because its really hard to do all the stuff you do and i am scared a bit to play in the leader . Amazing contend as always a blast to see new video.
Rewatching these cause damn I didn’t know how good it truly was while it was happening, such a blessed man and channel
Amazing episode, great work! The defensive nuke in the last game was just insane lol
Best episode ever! Awesome content! Thank you Marc! This is just incredible.
Basset is actually a russian content creator on RTS and in the past mostly on sc2 and ex progamer, now known as a
Esports Storyteller. Good guy
Lots of skill and a whole lot of luck in this episode. Well played!
"The fact that this is working is disappoting"
Ok well you're definitely right, but it's also absolutely amazing and awesome.
This seriously was amazing!!! The adrenaline rush of yours makes it all the way across the internet! Keep it up!!!
5:12 sick read, I just love seeing your pro-tier game sense in action
Thank us? Nah man!
Thank you for NOT making that siege tank! :D
That was such an amazing episode!
gg
This MMR bracket has had the best comments, equal parts wit and respectful awe rather than just foul-mouthed salt.
Watching since bongcloud -- this episode is officially my favorite episode of all time (trumps my previous favorite when you 1v4'd a bunch of diamond players)
Totally would have forgiven you for making a siege tank, but its amazing that you managed without it. I think a big advantage of these challenges is the other player often assumes "of COURSE he's going to make siege tanks, they'd be the best response right now!" but you just keep mashing the ghost button, catching them off guard. Love it.
This was an amazing episode. Probably the most entertained by Starcraft I've ever been
Holy damn ... the nukes in the terran game were just sooooo juicy. Even the last one hitting the infrastructure and the the tanks were just pure luck but made that game ending all the more satisfying.
Great content! =)
Dude epic wins! I actually can't believe you caught his armies twice with big brain nukes! So much fun to watch.
Wow, started watching your channel kind of late. Anyway, in the second game your nuke scared him to move his tanks away from the fourth because he didn't know where you aimed it.
That sequence allowed you to kill the three unsieged tanks and gave you a chance to rush towards the victory. What sick three games, GG!
Episodes are so long I can watch them in two or three parts. I watched the first (AMAZING!!!) game during dinner now (GMT -3). Now I'll have two games to watch tomorrow during lunch! (He usually uploads 2pm in my timezone, after lunch. So I always gotta save something for lunch the next day)
Things a learn with Uthermal
-How to increase my MMR
-Tips for every level on the ladder
-Make stars on the ground
best episode. the less nukes is surprisingly more entertaining.
Amazing episode! For the books! Great that ghosts challenge work!
You're taking out good players by just messing around, having fun trying things. Amazing.
It is so fun to watch how much you enjoy this challenge! Keep it up!
35hp on baneling vs. base-11 damage on ghost vs baneling. Getting +1 atk means you're doing 12.
12x3=36 damage on banelings, so you're 3-shotting them. Enough ghosts, and he'll need a LOT of banelings (that said, if zerglings take the point, it can help them close the range by eating shots.)
+2 armor on a ghost (vs. 0 melee on zerg) ensures they need an extra baneling shot to secure a kill. But them going even +1 on melee wipes the point of an armor upgrade vs. Zerg. Not to say armor isn't 'worth it,' of course, esp. since keeping a high ghost count is so important.
Beautiful pickup at the @20:00 point.
Coulda sniped the overlords right after though before disappearing- remember that nuking their hatcheries FORCES zerg to then choose between overlord/drone/combat units. This is a bit 'late game,' but as you point out, they're pretty broke. So no $ furthers this strain and lengthens the 'time to rebuild.'
i'm glad we have these awesome episodes to come back to :)
“The fact that this is working is disappointing” was hilarious to read haha
6:29 pro gamer trick: always have 4 scvs in ur left gas because its closer to the ramp. if one scv is killed u already have a new one there. ;)
43:28
Such good games man! You're savage AF. Thanks for sharing
That last game was hilarious. No one would believe it including you.
Amazing games... great job =) Mclovin' at the end was a great sport !
Getting your troops deep inside his base and nuking the outside entrance looks like a great strategy, he either comes in and fights and dies to nuke or stays out leaving you alone to kill!
Really amazing episode. Thanks! )
Brilliant episode, three cracking matches!
Absolutely briliant episode! GGs
At the end of the video, you should clip together all the nukes. Like a quick 2-3 min thing (if you get that many). Would love to re watch all of them at the end.
Fantastic play thermy, this was hype!
That was outstanding UWU! I've been emboldened to use Ghosts more and more. You get 10-14 of these death machines together and you can begin wiping the floor. Always appreciated! #sc2 #uwu #winning
I’m loving uThermlet’s stream content that makes it onto UA-cam.
Genuinely enjoyable to watch Terran gameplay. I havent played in over a year and I hate solo, but it is always fun to watch
Such a great episode! Glad you didn't give in to the temptation to get a tank on the last game. Would have cheapened the victory.
So... Dutch streamer common commentary with regards to opponents
Lowko: toxic
Harstem: prick
uThermal: psycho
hahaha this is a good list
Brilliant episode, you nailed it!
gj as always. what a start to a Wednesday for me not a Sunday. i almost had a panic atk thinking i was sleep for half a week (kidding, sort of). i was thinking the last opponent will leave bcs of annoyance. tnx for the effort. very fun episode.
tbh, i wouldn't mind if you deviate from challenge. maybe i don't have the time to complain bcs i enjoy it a little too much? who knows.😅
keep on going. we keep on watching. 👍
congrats on 26k sub btw.🥳🥳🥳
Such a sick episode, great work xD
It's impressive how you win with all these weird strategies. That's some serious skills
I can say without a doubt, am very impressed!
"What a start to a Sunday" Looks at calendar - Wednesday - 🤔Marc has mastered time travel as well as nuclear fission.
insane games against all odds, congrats on 25k marc!
I'm looking forward to the next episode like it was game of thrones or something. Seriously great stuff, Marc.
That one Zerg player: hmmmm... he's making ghosts which is effective against light units. Let me make all the light units I can make...
I mean.. the best counter zerg has to ghosts is ling/bane which is all light units. Mutalisks are pretty questionable against ghosts, but most of the armored zerg units are complete garbage against ghosts because the snipes are a bigger threat than the autoattack and zerg armored units are really bad vs. the snipes.
This is the best sc2 content I've seen in years
We love you Acid , you were a good sport buddy !
Something to consider:
Hive suppression.
Hive cost 400 resources to hit ( more for zerg)zero. Shutting down his hive/nexus/command center can lead to a massive hit. It's more reliable if after nuking you kill drones.
Just a thought.
Incredible episode!
Thanks for the great content utherm!
28:20 Am i the hacker now? He must be feeling "what the hell how is that even possible?"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
edit: I think limiting yourself to 1 tank max (supply, rebuild ok) is very fine. It's just for defense supporting like a planetary, because cyclones suck ghosts soul and buildings stand no chance, and we want your ghosts to prevail. (regarding your question somewhere at 40:00 - 45:00) (only later: perhaps 2-3 max at 5+ bases). I like to do that myself when I do a monostyle, even in team games (btw mono style is damn fun in team games, makes for more teamplay!), do 1-3 tank (depending on bases) and very few widow mines for vision/warning and 1-2 vikings to get rid of stuff such as overlords or drops, (unless those units are the mono style of course). The main unit comp and multitasking is that one unit. (or two if you do raven helion). In your case it's extremely fine IMO cause ghosts's spell are not useful vs mech. The thing in general is probably (to general public) it might not be considered ghosts to GM anymore, even though I feel it is, cause it's the only active unit and you literally win with their gameplay.
New Build Idea! "Thermy's Wheelie Good Build!" Only units with wheels can be used! Tanks, Cyclones and Hellions!
I like the part where he e.m.p.d his own command centre with a full mule in it and never noticed when e.m.p.ing the first banshee.
34:34 that laugh is contagious!! 😂
21:40 - you made so much mess on the floor... xD
only ghosts is the most interesting challenge i've seen you do, think you could do something similar with the other factions?
Stalkers, maybe voids would work. For zerg, I don't think it's possible. Maybe mutas or hydras with nydus but you'd be relying on queens and static defense to get to that tech.
Yay you finally do the 4 ghosts drops ))) Have been asking for ages haha
Ediy: incredible games btw. Best episode by far
That was really the best ghost episode, I think. OMG!
Dude that first game was legendary :D
This episode was just AMAZING!!! 🔥🔥🔥
That 2nd guy was a good sport about it lol
Great vídeo my friend. As a Terran myself, it would be amazing if You Made a 1 base all in to grandmaster.
11:05 not sure I trust your math. Haha
Even Peter Venkman wouldn't stand a chance.
Yeheees, let's gooooo
Been looking forward to this episode