I saw some of you guys posting these in the BW General Discussion. Cool. Let's share them here from now on! Read below before posting.
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Guys, please put your messages in spoilers so we can all scroll through the thread without having to see/read all your bullshit if we don't care to. If you don't, this thread will easily become a giant clusterfuck.
Let's make this about watching great games first and foremost. In case you don't agree with a VOD posted, the best thing you can do is post a better one (remember the 1 hour rule here). Also: If you have any doubts about whether a VOD is good enough for this thread, don't bother posting it.
On February 26 2023 13:51 namkraft wrote: Question: how is this different from casual games thread? Daily Proleagues have some nice games. I casted this game in English recently.
I was already a fan of Royal, but that game is on a whole new level. He's been having a hard time against protoss on 76, but it seems he's found an answer. I'm hoping this becomes one of the better late game strats.
Funny you should ask. It were your posts that inspired me to make this thread. The other inspiration was Stratos' thread.
The goal of this thread is to watch great 1v1s (not just casual games) and teach people where to find and how to post a VOD. Unlike Stratos' thread I opted for this thread to become a self-sustaining thing, a for the community, by the community kinda thing if you will.
I was not aware of The Casual Games of the Week Thread prior to making this thread, but I believe this thread is different enough to not kill it. If you don't like this thread please feel free to post games there instead. If this thread stops being used then I'll happily close it.
Funny you should ask. It were your posts that inspired me to make this thread. The other inspiration was Stratos' thread.
The goal of this thread is to watch great 1v1s (not just casual games) and teach people where to find and how to post a VOD. Unlike Stratos' thread I opted for this thread to become a self-sustaining thing, a for the community, by the community kinda thing if you will.
I was not aware of The Casual Games of the Week Thread prior to making this thread, but I believe this thread is different enough to not kill it. If you don't like this thread please feel free to post games there instead. If this thread stops being used then I'll happily close it.
Indeed, sometimes I post some nice games in the BW general, instead of the casual games of the week thread because I think more people are checking that thread
I've been impressed by Snow's PvZ lately, and this game shows once more how well he understands the matchup. He plays a style similar to this even against the best zerg players.
One of the best games BSL has produced so far. Foreigners are still clearly not on the level of Korean pros, but they haven't been this strong before for sure.
I was surprised that Team Protoss decided to revive Snow for their last chance. Not Mini, not Bisu. But man, were they so right about that decision? That game vs Hero is sick
Man I'm so impressed with SnOw's level. He's so calm when playing PvZ and waits outs every zerg. Plays so smart, splits his army, how he pushes with his units only a bit, to sense where Zerg is moving and keeping tabs on their armies. Lures them away just a bit to foce the zerg to 1a2a3a or burrow, only to storm them and whittle them down little by little.
Most Protoss bait themselves into a composition trap and are too often forced to attack because they got out maneuvered, but if you watch this FPVODs, he stays so calm, even when you can see Zergs attacking him in more than one front, getting defilers on the front of his base or getting doom dropped.
And it's not just reavers, he dances around scourge with sairs, landed sick storms on scourge/mute more than once and played DTs everywhere, going all the way around like a cover ops mission. Such a joy to watch.
Man I'm so impressed with SnOw's level. He's so calm when playing PvZ and waits outs every zerg. Plays so smart, splits his army, how he pushes with his units only a bit, to sense where Zerg is moving and keeping tabs on their armies. Lures them away just a bit to foce the zerg to 1a2a3a or burrow, only to storm them and whittle them down little by little.
Most Protoss bait themselves into a composition trap and are too often forced to attack because they got out maneuvered, but if you watch this FPVODs, he stays so calm, even when you can see Zergs attacking him in more than one front, getting defilers on the front of his base or getting doom dropped.
And it's not just reavers, he dances around scourge with sairs, landed sick storms on scourge/mute more than once and played DTs everywhere, going all the way around like a cover ops mission. Such a joy to watch.
Very well said. I think he's very good at creating and exploiting scenarios where zerg is overextended or otherwise fragile. With that he questions the commonly accepted aggressive mobility zerg is known to have.
Maybe zerg can use parasite and ensnare to track and catch shuttles and reavers in the late game. A queen moves slightly faster than an upgraded shuttle. If I played zerg I would certainly try that.
Maybe zerg can use parasite and ensnare to track and catch shuttles and reavers in the late game. A queen moves slightly faster than an upgraded shuttle. If I played zerg I would certainly try that.
What you said reminded me of this one: soma (FPVOD) vs Snow Map: Retro Very long game. A unit we don't see too often, specially in ZvP makes its appearence.
Maybe zerg can use parasite and ensnare to track and catch shuttles and reavers in the late game. A queen moves slightly faster than an upgraded shuttle. If I played zerg I would certainly try that.
What you said reminded me of this one: soma (FPVOD) vs Snow Map: Retro Very long game. A unit we don't see too often, specially in ZvP makes its appearence. https://youtu.be/EVp-GiC47kE?t=4634 + Show Spoiler +
What you said didn't really happen but I was thinking it every time a Shuttle flew in successfully.
Wow that game is huge, nice find Thanks for posting
Utterly ridiculous Shuttle Reaver performance from Snow. I've never seen the teammates of a player wowwing that much during a Proleague game. Even Rush had to smile in admiration.
At 6:30 is amazing. I thought that was only possible when a tank was being sieged and not fully sieged yet. It seems like (on LAN latency?) you can unload and load immediately if the tank barrel is facing the opposite direction to dodge the hit. Very interesting.
Also makes me wonder if Kal was still playing would he have developed his rvr play to this state as well?
Finally got around to watching this one, that game's a real gem for sure. Even the introduction to the reaver harassment is very instructive, the way Snow opens up Rush's defenses to expose weak points in his base before he starts going bananas. Lots of wow moments one after the other. Thanks for posting!
Maybe zerg can use parasite and ensnare to track and catch shuttles and reavers in the late game. A queen moves slightly faster than an upgraded shuttle. If I played zerg I would certainly try that.
Shuttle(u)/Queen has the same speed. You can use liquipedia as source.
Maybe zerg can use parasite and ensnare to track and catch shuttles and reavers in the late game. A queen moves slightly faster than an upgraded shuttle. If I played zerg I would certainly try that.
Shuttle(u)/Queen has the same speed. You can use liquipedia as source.
I did use Liquipedia, it says the queen is faster with 4.963 compared to an upgraded shuttle with 4.962. That's the reason why scourges catch up to shuttles, but not to corsairs.
Maybe zerg can use parasite and ensnare to track and catch shuttles and reavers in the late game. A queen moves slightly faster than an upgraded shuttle. If I played zerg I would certainly try that.
Shuttle(u)/Queen has the same speed. You can use liquipedia as source.
I did use Liquipedia, it says the queen is faster with 4.963 compared to an upgraded shuttle with 4.962. That's the reason why scourges catch up to shuttles, but not to corsairs.
Interesting game between Light and Snow from Light's perspective.
Description of the opening phase (doesn't spoil the result): + Show Spoiler +
Light does an oldschool 1 base 2 factory push. He succeeds in destroying Snow's expansion, but Snow returns the favor with his trademark reaver shuttle control. Can Light stop the madness and win the game?
My recommendations are all epic long games (which maybe you've noticed I happen to like). Linking the Korean Vods, but I think the English commentary by Saiyan is also up.
This game could qualify as the best PvP I've ever seen. It's Bisu vs Snow showing why they're some of the best protoss players of all time. Timestamped at 3h 27m 0s.
On November 12 2023 00:15 Magic Powers wrote: This game could qualify as the best PvP I've ever seen. It's Bisu vs Snow showing why they're some of the best protoss players of all time. Timestamped at 3h 27m 0s.
Then you clearly haven't seen enough of PvP between Snow and Mini. All other Protosses, including the current version of Rain, are one level below them in PvP.
When these two play each other in a no-DT-rush PvP, they can never get past Reaver tech (because if one dares, the other will finish him immediately). In fact they rarely get past 100 supplies either. It's always insane Dragoon Reaver battles all over the map. A while ago they had a game where it eventually came down to one or two units at the end with both mining out on 2 bases and almost all the probes gone.
The ending is one of the most, if not the most, bizarre and hilarious ending I have ever seen. The map is totally mined out and both players have no money left. Soulkey doesn't have any units apart from a few Queens. Best has a lot of DAs but no fighting units apart from 1 Reaver with no scarab and a few Probes. But Soulkey has one a half Sunkens left lol. Soulkey can't win for sure but how can Best? At one point Best even tried to drop-micro a Probe to attack the Sunken without taking hits from it, but didn't work.
Then miraculously Best found 124 minerals left somewhere in the map and pulled all his DAs to protect 3 Probes to mine those from Soulkey's Queens. Soulkey gg.
KCM 2024 S2 W4 Set 3 started as normal, some would say boring, then suddenly flip itself on its toes and became wild. The ending is something you'd never imagine. + Show Spoiler +
Literally every new FlaSh game is a gem. I don't care if it's short and dumb. Watching the best player in the history of gaming return and figure out how to beat the current meta is so entertaining that I literally just can't stop watching those games. It's been like no time at all and he skyrocketed to the top 10 of ladder. It's crazy. Please keep casing these games YouTube guys
I've recently come across this gem of a PvT. It's between Shinee (who is currently 2nd on the ladder) and a Protoss player I don't know, but who plays like Rich. It's a perfect replay to learn certain mechanics. If you enjoy PvT or TvP, you're going to love it.
I think Snow's backshot could alter the matchup at higher levels of play. In this game it allowed him to win every single air battle and subsequently kill a huge amount of overlords. Props to Queen for trying very hard to get a foot in the door, but it was too much to handle.
I think Snow's backshot could alter the matchup at higher levels of play. In this game it allowed him to win every single air battle and subsequently kill a huge amount of overlords. Props to Queen for trying very hard to get a foot in the door, but it was too much to handle.
I think Snow has figured out one of the more effective strategies. If he survives the early game, he frequently likes to go for double starport. Then he focuses heavily on killing overlords and trades some zealots - and then he even trades most of his corsairs for as many overlords as possible while harrassing with a few leftover zealots. He makes this sacrifice to put a stop to Soma's hydra/lurker containment, creating a window for a strong push with dragoons and HTs.
Best vs Barracks ro8 of StarcastTV Star league, g3 on Death Valley, proof of why Brood War needs maps like this. Like, let's go back and adjust the TvP balance for 76 and put it in an ASL season with Death Valley and another one, so the map pool is like 50/50 standard/strange. IMO the strange should become the standard.
there might be a korean-only vod somewhere if the overlapping commentary annoys you
Game 8 AND 9 from today's Ultimate Battle, and they were an absolute joy! VOD starts at game 8. If you want to watch all 9 games without knowing the results just remove ?change_second=6318 from the link.
Game 8 AND 9 from today's Ultimate Battle, and they were an absolute joy! VOD starts at game 8. If you want to watch all 9 games without knowing the results just remove ?change_second=6318 from the link.
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