uThermal Practicing For The Newly Announced $500,000 Tournament
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- Опубліковано 19 лис 2023
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Let's call this the "Playing tryhard" Challenge. I am hyped for this one. (But keep an eye on your health)
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"Beating Grandmasters with Tryharding"
Hell yeah! Why not just title the tournament prep as a challenge series--like the "unchained challenge", or maybe something clever with like a warm/hot temperature pun to go with the uThermal name--where the "rules" are just "play Terran, use all the tools, train & get wins". Then rack up all the challenge clicks & views at the same time while honing your tourney skills 🙂. I don't think every challenge series necessarily always has to have the exact same "take MMR as high as it can go with extra constraints imposed on yourself" structure... either way, I'm totally here for this too.
This actually could be the new meme build that works against pros. His opponents will expect him to do some memey cheese tactic, like proxy mass Cyclone or Widow Mines walking in through a mineral wall that was mined out by a Mule, or whatever, and then worry themselves to death and do all sorts of inefficient things like sending too many workers to scout or playing too safe. When in fact uThermal will be playing normally and getting a huge economy advantage because his opponents played themselves.
@@indnwkybrdplaying normal terran is not a challenge, it is called playing the game…
Ooh, let's see uThermal unleashed, no challenge, just trying to win! I love challenges, but it is interesting to see as well
Agreed. Both are great to see
I wonder if he’s any good anymore if he’s not able to talk through everything he’s doing as he does it. It’s possible his level of gameplay relies on it by now lol.
I would say “don’t cheese, actually try” but your cheeses are becoming the new best way to play 😂
I think being absolutely unpredictable is the way to go. Very few players can go as weird as uThermal, so he should take advantage of that.
@@inthefadeyeah. Only dark is
There's also something commendable about identifying your own strengths and weaknesses and determining what is most likely to lead to success. That, to me, is the definition of "actually trying".
Gather the best cheeses and practice transitions?
@@inthefade uThermal's improvisation is ridiculously effective skill
" still feeling a bit rusty" then proceeds to evaporate Gerald lol
Im really interested in seeing Thermy go tryhard to see how high he can fly. ❤
I haven't followed the Korean scene for almost a decade, but I'd have to imagine with all the goodwill and good vibes you've fostered as your channel has grown, you will have the most true fans cheering you on of any player in the tournament at this point. Let's go Marc!
I love seeing your challenges, but I think its really cool to see what you can pull off when you actualy try. Seeing how you prepare for pro games is something we don't see often and its a different way of seeing the game
We've seen so much fun cheese from you, it's nice see you play some straight-up games. Enjoying it, let's see more!
Love this! I have been wanting to see series where you play at your highest level. Glad to see it here!
It would be so interesting to see you prep and how they think playing try-hard. Excited for this series!!!
You can really see how much more serious and perfectionist you get for this. Good luck thermy!! Take care of your mental and go as hard as you enjoyably can! We're rooting for you! 🤞
Man these splits and permanent disruptor dodges were a work of art... keep it up and best of luck
That's epic news. I wouldn't even mind you focusing on serious practice and uploading less often, just so you can get more highest level games in - ofc within your daily schedule limits and as long as you don't burn out. Already wishing you best of luck Thermy xD
I'd love more of this type of content
You are a joy to watch. Keep it up! It’s cool to see the thought process of such high level play occur in real time. Hearing other people sportscast a game has its own vibe, but more often than not they are guessing at the players thought process. You manage to do it all while keeping an upbeat attitude and the watcher gets totally invested with you.
Damn, it's a satisfying vid watching you play/real-time commentate on your highest MMR account while facing some proper ranked pros in a non-cheese fashion. Love seeing when you outplay an opponent, but also love when you make a mistake/lose a trade but are still hyped because it's an exciting battle and can appreciate the enemy dub in the moment... I feel like the fact you can plainly recognize and respect when you're bested in certain circumstances is actually very strategically valuable...
You exhibit the least toxic behavior of all time. Idk how you do it, but it's such a good example you set, and really drives passion for this game
I like to imagine one of these tournaments are gonna have the ability to pick up audio of players (probably just a thing they have for other games), and they're gonna notice that UThermal is talking on his camera and swap to it and get a weirdly in depth guide to what is happening from UThermal's perspective that is so accurate and so perfect the casters just stop talking and let UThermal shoutcast his entire tournament run
I love your content and video ideas so much! And every time I think man....how cool would it be if Uthermal did this or that... you actually have a video on it! Just literally the coolest stuff one can come up with... you turn it into videos!
Definitely an exciting time to be a uThermal fan! I am stoked for this series. Loving all your content. Also really encourage you to make your silver league micro and macro a series. Those games are such a blast to watch as you navigate each side (macro/micro) and have to work around your partner's limits.
Oh, cool news! Watched video right away! Yes, really enjoyed it, to answer last Q!
When I'm thinking about Marc playing in tournaments - first what comes to mind is a mix of challenges and "normal" strategies. I remember the moments when during the challenge videos Marc was saying like "Oh, it now would be really good to build these units to win, but we can't because of challenge rules". Hope in tournament this won't be a problem! :)
PS thought - would HSC and ESL weeklies be a nice way to practice?
PPS - Radhuset Station is a cool map, delivers cool games!
I freaking love this type of content - watching your pro skills come out in full force and hearing your thought process behind it - so entertaining
I another one that doesn't play SCII but it always a pleasure to watch you play whether it's a crazy challenge or playing "properly". It truly amazes me how you can play so well at the same time as commentating.
I'd love to see more videos like this. The challenges are fun, but this is also just as great just in a different way, and variety is the spice of life
This is great! I’m so excited about following your training and preparations.
would be awesome to see u back on the big stage! gl
Awesome! Excellent commentary. I watch tournaments with a friend alot. I have never played, they have a bit. I've learned all the units, typical strats, counters, etc. What escapes us both is the economic reasons why certain things do or dont happen. So hearing you talk about upgrades, timings, and resource management is wonderful.
I really enjoy the plan of watching you develop your game for a particular goal. It’s fascinating and encouraging to see you taking steps against higher players and building your confidence to know once again that you can compete in those environments
I believe in you bro! You are God tier. The fact that you constantly talk while playing and destroy and make the best plays. I can only imagine if you turned the mic off and only focused on winning. You are my favorite starcraft player. Well, behind Scarlett, but that's just because I crush on her hahaha Good luck!
I'm so looking forward to watching your tournament practice! I've always wanted to see how you play when fully unleashed.
25:57 Protoss often over extends slightly with the disruptor ; might be worth sending a medvac with a ghost and marauder to snipe them and boost back quickly after scan
Love to see you play at your best! All the best and good luck for the qualifier, I really hope you make it :)
It's so interesting to watch you all the time, doing these crazy challenges and restrictive gameplay - which you usually end up doing really well! But now, watching as you are playing more seriously, without any limitations, I don't think that tournament is ready for the crazy and awesome strategies you're going to bring haha. #TeamThermy all the way dude, I am rooting for you! Thanks for the videos :D
I really liked hearing you think about strengths, weaknesses, learning strategies. Would love to see more of these.
19:00 Poor Artosis . His name , always will be conected to IDIOT Protos Pilon.
Wishing you the best of luck! Enjoy the process and the journey!
When you are actually in the tournament, I'd LOVE to see you "turn on" your most badass "get the win" approach instead of the "let's have fun" for the short time. I have confidence in you and the insights that you've gotten with your crazy exercises will really help.
Building Banshees against Protoss is normally useless unless they start using Disruptors then just 4 cloaked Banshees can help take them out, and they can be used as distractions/backup/worker-killers when not hunting Disruptors.
They can't send the Disruptors forward at will to throw out their balls, or keep them back to keep them safe, they have to keep them in the centre of their army or they are easily picked off.
It's like what Protoss do with their Prism full of storms, you don't need much supply invested to force your opponent's playstyle into a knee-jerk reaction of protecting their Disruptors.
You are extremely good Mark. The way you can narrate the game while playing is better than anyone else out there. You obviously have the brain power to make it happen. Now you just need to perform.
I would love to see it! As long as you take us along for the ride :)
It’s a great change of pace with all the learning talk.
Mark, low-key I was waiting for that type of mini-series for like a year now. I'm omega interested in watching those!!
I've been following you for a year or so as my "everynight going to sleep video" (but too entertaining to sleep in front of it) and was leggit wanting you to play for the win without challenges, so I'm looking forward indeed for that serie ! GL & HF for your tournamment !
Your attitude and how you praise the opponent's good moves are what makes your videos the best :)
Good luck man. I'm rooting for you. I hope you qualify...AND I hope you WIN!
I'm just rooting for you bro, so you can do anything and I'm watching! Lol ironically I just watched an old video where you say it'd take a huge meta shift for you to return to pro league. You said it gets dry and demanding. If you're happy and having fun I'm sure the community agrees that we support you!
I like the way Marc put it, 1st learn from his mistakes through playing a lot,2nd get a cheese to counter pros better than him. That's a good strategy. I still wanted to see Marc play against Serral once on ladder.
at 18:25 that split was very good from Gerant.
YES YES!!!! I want very much see you pratice for tournaments and play in the tournaments ^^
Go for IT!!!!
Oh man the return of thermy to the circuit. This is exciting! Not expecting you to return full time but this is really awesome.
My guess for a cyclone timing with tvp is cyclone into mines while building up bio? You can use the factories to help build up the starport's reactors/labs as well. So maybe a 2 factory reactor for cyclone into 1 factory mine while the second factory builds the add ons.
Really exited to see that you are going for more serious gaming! Of course I liked the challanges, but now it is entertaining to watch you go hard. :D Motivates me to play better sc2
YES!!!!!
So happy you're trying to make it there.
I already made the way to Homestory just to get your autograph but will be great to see my favorite Terran at the world championship.
Good luck!
Marc, we really want you to win. I have a wild idea for you. In the evenings, set aside time to practice mentally. If you're actually going to win, you'll need to beat the best. So practicing against randoms will not aid you in the final game. You'll need to have practiced mentally, at the peak of your imagination. You can review concepts, builds, your feelings around the 150 tvp transition. Go over the game step by step, in your mind. This is a massively valuable step that you may already be doing, but it would also be really cool to have a video explaining this experience, and how you prepared for the tournament. A behind the scenes, and something that could be shared after the event. You can absolutely win this. Practice smarter, not harder.
Hyped to see a few games with meta builds while taking it easy and having fun
WP thermy! fun to see you play straight every once in awhile! You are getting better at cyclones too!
I am looking forward to these videos where you are trying to improve without added challenges. Great combination of learning and entertainment. I will cheer for you and hope you have lots of fun this tournament.
Good luck in the qualifiers, will be cheering for you!
I don't play SC2, and I'm only a recent subscriber, but I've been thoroughly enjoying all of your content. Keen to see you go for it!
Beautiful play uThermal. I love how varied your play style can be.
I watched SC2 back when the Huk vs Idra war was going on, your videos brought me back
Go for it! You've rekindled my interest in the game, I think I might watch that tournament
man all those games looked super clean. That second game against Geralt looked insanely clean. Well played good sir!
I didn´t even play this game for a few years but still like your videos. You are such a friendly and chill guy
Please go for it! Love see you playing from Costa Rica!
Those were great games with Geralt, love seeing the tournament prep games!
This is some exciting news! Hope you find some good use of the innovation and flexibility you have developed by doing your challanges.
It's so cool to see you playing without limitations. I, for one, love this content as much as the challenges ❤
"Heavy gym session" heck ya brother! Love hearing that
Would love to see this more often! Good luck! Be careful!
Nice, love to see some try hard late game mechanics!
It might be difficult for the pros to play you, because they'll feel the pressure to win vs a no-longer-officially-pro. They know that you're one of the best at cheeses and mind games, and would be scared of falling for some trap looking silly. At the same time they also know that you have a very solid late game, so it's not like they can just play safe and be guaranteed the win if they live through the opening. Must be a nightmare to vs tryhard uthermal in a tournament, and I trust uthermal to make the most of that mental pressure. :D
glhf
Good luck, we’re with you! 🙌🏽
Most of all I am really impressed by you attitude @uThermal. Detached, enjoying, laughing. It is really refreshing and encouraging, well I guess. On my side it is more anger, despair, tilting, depressing. I would not mind some tips on the mindset struggles. Thank you
Good luck Mark! Please take me through the journey of understanding the meta and other strategies. 🧐
Follow up build suggestion:
attack with cyclons and then go tank and widow mines, while pushing you can build 2 techlabs with the barracks, build 2 extra barracks and put one on the fact. reactor and one on the extra techlab, go tanks marine marouder with this. Medivacs would miss but you can probably put down the starport during attack. Then going single Medivac at a time. with the second factory you can build a reactor for the starport as you want
your are fascinating to watch. I love watching someone so skilled and make it look so easy.
I would watch more. Your commentary and post game thoughts are really great.
Good Luck and Good Fortune in the Tournament!!!
The observer at 6:24 was well hidden - masked by visual effects of mineral mining
This is going to be so much fun to watch!
The only time they loses when he gets intimidated by the name. When he doesn't know who he is playing, he does much better.
watching you tryhard is my favorite content that you produce. Gl Marc cannot wait to see how it goes!
Love this channel ❤
Yes, this content is very cool. I'm excited to see what uThermal unleashed can do!
I'll be watching for sure!
Of all your challenge series, I recall "speed running SC2" getting to some of the highest MMR. I wanna say you remarked that it had reached higher than your main account by the end.
Maybe being able to hold against those strategies is a point of separation between 'common' ladder GMs and pros, though.
I'm with everyone else when i say i'm really excited to see you go for it. I can't wait to see the tourney. These were great games and i know they'll just keep getting better with more practice
Can I just say that I think you have some of the best followers. I’m loving this comment section. It’s a breath of fresh air!
Good luck in the qualifier!
Doing all of those challenges was like wearing a weight suit that you can now rip off and FULLY UNLEASH
This is awesome, I cannot wait to watch you cheese the pros!
lets goooooooooooooooo im so stoked to watch this journey
Can't wait to see widow mines and liberators, after recent changes those are my two fav units.
I think you can do well as long as you do your own thing but refine and maximize your best chesses. GL either way man, you are awesome
The over reactions you cause can definitely be part if your strategy too
Loving this -- back to the roots
the man's playing on top level while commentating and I can't even follow. amazing stuff
I typically don’t comment, but I want you to know that this, to me, is even more entertaining than an “insert here” to gm. Good luck on the qualifiers, keep being you.
Definitely excited to see the challenge be “improve as much as possible to win a big tourney.”
hello Mr. Thermal, I've been binging several hours of your videos and really enjoying your content. Good luck ^^
I'd definitely love to see this content
The reason I subscribed to uThermal is his jovial attitude
How fresh he makes the game (Seriously pro-games can be a real snooze fest)
I used to watch a lot of Lowko but this ginger-ninja has something else
Can't wait to see planetary fortress rush / mass ghost or other stuffs at such a tournament xD
Great content!
We want more of this kinds of video for sure!