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  • It's official. We found the best game of StarCraft 2 ever played. This will never be topped. Forget GSL, forget Bronze League Heroes. THIS is peak SC2 entertainment!
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Komentáře • 418

  • @blackholeinacan
    @blackholeinacan Před rokem +1023

    "You've given me more joy today then I have felt in a long time." -Harstem, recently married

    • @meandmyself1600
      @meandmyself1600 Před rokem +63

      Damn, was too slow. Guess we will see a return of the forest episode

    • @rahulshah1408
      @rahulshah1408 Před rokem +33

      It would be hilarious if this was a pinned comment.

    • @pablovirus
      @pablovirus Před rokem +6

      Let's assume it was recorded a while ago lol

    • @cristianoancea1183
      @cristianoancea1183 Před rokem +42

      Only women and unmarried men believe marriage will bring married men joy.

    • @Dj0enderman3000
      @Dj0enderman3000 Před rokem +8

      @@cristianoancea1183 cap

  • @sciencetube4574
    @sciencetube4574 Před rokem +532

    When they tell the story of the Punic Wars, people are always amazed how the Romans did so badly. But they fail to mention how Hannibal crossed the Alps with his army of Widow Mines and the Romans just blinked straight into them.

    • @rahulshah1408
      @rahulshah1408 Před rokem +18

      And Carthage’s soil was salted with Roman tears.

    • @widowmines231
      @widowmines231 Před rokem +6

      well romans won in the end, thrice.

    • @phelanwolf6747
      @phelanwolf6747 Před rokem +8

      @@widowmines231 look who is a traitor mine 🤣

    • @widowmines231
      @widowmines231 Před rokem +2

      @@phelanwolf6747 We don't discriminate:)

    • @enriquegarciacota3914
      @enriquegarciacota3914 Před rokem +13

      The Romans won at the end because they had nukes, which are imba

  • @stevef68
    @stevef68 Před rokem +192

    People think peak Starcraft is played at the pro level, but THIS is the real peak level play! Metal leagues for the win!

    • @asdfasdf-mn8iu
      @asdfasdf-mn8iu Před rokem +3

      Sadly as soon as you leave metal leagues, there's no going back. I would've demolished that T, so i can't play in those leagues anymore. And higher up it's mostly tryharding :/

    • @asdfasdf-mn8iu
      @asdfasdf-mn8iu Před rokem

      @@eugenijusdolgovas9278 Yes they absolutely are. You should not be a smartass if you're wrong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal

  • @ulch11
    @ulch11 Před rokem +266

    I love how Hanibal completely locks the toss in his base but doesn't take a single additional base himself either. Despite having the entire map to himself.
    Guess he wanted to keep things fair?

    • @EternalHappElements
      @EternalHappElements Před rokem +37

      Maybe it's a grandpa. Relaxed and sent nukes for regards in good old fashion.

    • @user-ne1nw6hw2q
      @user-ne1nw6hw2q Před rokem +10

      Maybe more than two bases for him is too much

    • @EternalHappElements
      @EternalHappElements Před rokem +16

      Busy building towers and set up mines and nuke probably

    • @GoXDS
      @GoXDS Před rokem +27

      but why save money for a base when I can just build more nukes?

    • @tempusavatar
      @tempusavatar Před rokem +7

      To recall Harstem's advice from the past: as soon as he had the contain the bases he should have taken were the 3 right outside his opponent. If you can mine out your opponent's expansions, it almost counts for double; your opponent will never mine those resources, and you still have your own expansions still in your pocket.

  • @jb5819
    @jb5819 Před rokem +171

    This was more a tower defence game than RTS. Loved it.

    • @jeffreywilliams3421
      @jeffreywilliams3421 Před rokem +28

      Tower defense, but you're defending from a hostile horde of towers

    • @JustWatoo
      @JustWatoo Před rokem +4

      @@jeffreywilliams3421 actual lol

    • @ZerglingLover
      @ZerglingLover Před rokem +12

      @@jeffreywilliams3421 tower offense

  • @drawnsequence
    @drawnsequence Před rokem +40

    That process of blink into mines into recall at 15:00 was simply precious. Like a toddler that ran into a situation it didn't want, making a shocked face and then waddling away.

    • @chloesmith4065
      @chloesmith4065 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Like a cat that missed a jump, saw you miss the jump, felt embarrassed, runs out of the room

  • @vadstradamus
    @vadstradamus Před rokem +20

    This was like watching one of those "dumbest criminals" videos where they get stuck in a building, not because the door was locked, but because they kept trying to push a door that would have opened if only they had pulled

  • @F4aXxZ
    @F4aXxZ Před rokem +236

    5 minutes in: I can confidently say it's the best IODIS video ever

    • @nikospyridis9579
      @nikospyridis9579 Před rokem +7

      Actually peak content

    • @eclipseeffigy
      @eclipseeffigy Před rokem +11

      I thought you were kidding as there's no way to say that at only 5 minutes... now that I'm 5 minutes in, I can only agree 😂

    • @ZerglingLover
      @ZerglingLover Před rokem +4

      The eminem rap video crying rn

    • @Spaminator3000
      @Spaminator3000 Před rokem +3

      The rest of the game had so many hilarious moments that I honestly forgot that it all started out with a probe rush into reaper ring around the rosie.

    • @elessarbre
      @elessarbre Před rokem +2

      @@Spaminator3000 To be fair to the Terran in gold league at pretty low APM that reaper was more useful as a distraction so he can focus on his macro while making the protoss lose more mining time and disrupt his macro even more.

  • @victornunes9845
    @victornunes9845 Před rokem +85

    I wonder how Harstem's first meeting with his father-in-law went 🤔

    • @phileas007
      @phileas007 Před rokem +41

      well he just told us the story

  • @lillian8307
    @lillian8307 Před rokem +68

    I feel like every widow mine IODIS complaint has lead us to this point

  • @Khorneate
    @Khorneate Před rokem +89

    For the first time in starcraft history, dropping everything to micro the single min 3 reaper would have just won a game XD

    • @henningbreede6428
      @henningbreede6428 Před rokem +6

      That's pretty common in proxy gate scenarios, especially vs 1rax proxy reaper.

  • @polymoly7148
    @polymoly7148 Před rokem +86

    This is the funniest IODIS i have seen ever. The comedic value is unmatched

    • @chloesmith4065
      @chloesmith4065 Před 9 měsíci

      The prism carrying the Colossus is probably the best part

  • @Mokinono45
    @Mokinono45 Před rokem +38

    That ending though...the warp prism and tilt.

  • @ssvensic
    @ssvensic Před rokem +66

    How did this game not end with the first reaper is beyond me hahahahahahah

    • @xitaris5981
      @xitaris5981 Před rokem +13

      Because gold is like little league - the kids know some of the basics of the game, but are just as likely to score on themselves as they are to score on the opposing team.

    • @drawnsequence
      @drawnsequence Před rokem +2

      @@xitaris5981 THIS IS GOLD???!!?!?!! I was certain it was at absolute best high silver.

    • @Santisima_Trinidad
      @Santisima_Trinidad Před rokem

      ​@@drawnsequence did you actually watch the video? He went over the league in the complaint form.

    • @xitaris5981
      @xitaris5981 Před rokem +2

      @@drawnsequence to be fair, you see this kind of stuff in plat and diamond. In Diamond, I lost ~22 drones from reaper harass and a Helion run by before 5 minutes, but I just focused on macroing and had a comeback because my opponent didn't know how to close out the game and also made mistakes in his macro while microing the harass.

  • @RapiBurrito
    @RapiBurrito Před rokem +23

    You can almost feel his soul leave his body a lil bit with every mine hit 😂

  • @damedley75
    @damedley75 Před rokem +28

    1:20 To sum up, his Gold League build order is BGMWSS into herO. This should be a good one!

  • @Zadrigo
    @Zadrigo Před rokem +46

    It may be Harstem's casting, but its Horsetem's laughter!

  • @magni5648
    @magni5648 Před rokem +3

    Gold Leaguer talking about doing GSL build orders.
    This is how you know that this one's gonna be a banger.

  • @the_rabidsquirel
    @the_rabidsquirel Před rokem +12

    This is why I love low league games, you just don't see this comedy at higher levels.

  • @damedley75
    @damedley75 Před rokem +13

    27:30 This replay provided more joy than Harstem's recent nuptials and honeymoon!

    • @Searom98
      @Searom98 Před rokem

      Since there are some videos Hamster is justifying Harstem jokes with "Guys this clip was recorded 5 months ago". Probably this video is old, or else he will live in a cage again

  • @allanturmaine5496
    @allanturmaine5496 Před rokem +8

    I'm trusting you, Captain. This looks super clickbaity, but you tend to deliver.

  • @Dexortes
    @Dexortes Před rokem +25

    Hey ho! New IODIS, my evening became perfect!
    17:14 this is the BEST moment. Even 3 sec delayed recall decision cannot match this.

    • @chloesmith4065
      @chloesmith4065 Před 9 měsíci

      Losing the observer in the splash is just phenomenal

  • @marcoCampanella
    @marcoCampanella Před rokem +12

    One of the best episodes ever!! He literally had all the tools but yet he couldn't calm down, he freaked out and did panick moves! I can relate to that 😅

  • @Ole_Rasmussen
    @Ole_Rasmussen Před rokem +7

    Can't believe Harstem references blueberry muffin attacks in Hitman 16 hours after my oshi plays Hitman, although she has transitioned from blueberry to wrench

  • @fredgagne2548
    @fredgagne2548 Před rokem +42

    From the complain form i could alrdy tell that this was gonna be gold 😂 love you harstem

  • @loudaccord
    @loudaccord Před rokem +5

    17:13... he got the observer blown up too. I literally lol'd

  • @mythiccass3837
    @mythiccass3837 Před rokem +15

    A classic florencio style worker rush. Love it

  • @patrickwinkelmann4002
    @patrickwinkelmann4002 Před rokem +8

    I like this failed drone rush, he was still ahead in economy after 3 minutes.....thats impressive 😂😆😂

  • @Broformist
    @Broformist Před rokem +8

    Lowest league replays do make for best episodes usually. Had a great time with this.

  • @DrQuestern
    @DrQuestern Před rokem +5

    19:20 This gotta be the best response to a nuke ever played in Starcraft 2.

    • @chloesmith4065
      @chloesmith4065 Před 9 měsíci

      The best part is after you hear the ghost die, if he moves back, he'd still be fine

  • @CZProtton
    @CZProtton Před rokem +3

    We, who actualy learned how to play, will never again experience this pure destilled fun those games give. Noone has any idea what is going on. I love it.

  • @DarkChasm
    @DarkChasm Před rokem +1

    OMG 🤣that reaction following the @15:00 blink down the ramp followed by the donkeylaughter after the panic recall is priceless!! ❤❤❤❤ We love you Captain.

    • @DarkChasm
      @DarkChasm Před rokem

      Completely surpassing the fact that @23:00 (16min of gametime) BOTH players are on a base and a half with sub 30 workers.....HOW!!!???

    • @DarkChasm
      @DarkChasm Před rokem

      I genuinly think this might be my favourite IODIS episode, the level of incompetence is hilarious.

  • @tvrkm6897
    @tvrkm6897 Před rokem +2

    Two maxims, opposite, yet balanced:
    "There's no way (something this dumb) can really happen." and
    "Only reality can be this dumb."

  • @micolangello796
    @micolangello796 Před rokem +4

    I don't play this game at all. But I enjoy watching it. I think Im going to come back and watch this every time I feel sad. This was amazing.

  • @burningsheep4473
    @burningsheep4473 Před rokem +2

    Well, it's Gold, so not much of a surprise there.
    But you know what this reminds me of. Me, back when I was starting to play Broodwar with friends - often vs the AI. Sooner or later, after often having Observers killed as they move forward together with the group they are in, you eventually learn to make a separate group for them. The Zerg AI always had Spores and Lurkers everywhere.
    Seems this Protoss has never quite learned that concept. Aside fromt the fact that he seemed like yet another player that thinks he should be trying to be fancy, even though he had thousands of minerals. He could literally just have sent forward a bunch of Zealots to activate most of the Mines. Instead of trying to do lots of Micro that he isn't capable of yet.

  • @tutorialbiz
    @tutorialbiz Před rokem +3

    Harstem, if you want more games like this then you should do a bronze league hero's series. It's my favorite series that I always return to by WinterStarcraft.

  • @d.l.3807
    @d.l.3807 Před rokem +3

    Wow, that finishing blow really made me laugh. I almost never laugh watching an SC2 match but that was really, really funny.

  • @truthless4720
    @truthless4720 Před rokem +10

    I love Harstem's editor.

  • @dominikmagnus
    @dominikmagnus Před rokem +2

    Now, after I've seen second recall, I think DrkEcho considers it a timetravel mechanic, so when he made mistakes and recalled units back, everything that happened before recall never happened. That's why they wrote about failed probe rush so nonchalantly.

  • @damedley75
    @damedley75 Před rokem +3

    26:50 I want more games like this!

  • @fakemaillol123
    @fakemaillol123 Před rokem +3

    I had look at my match history after this one, ive played hannibal barcia 3 diff times in the last week. The reason i knew is he walls off this way every single time, thats what made me check lmao

  • @NaZtRdAmUs
    @NaZtRdAmUs Před rokem +11

    Can we just get games with Harstem laughing at all the silly plays.

  • @manonshadowfax2482
    @manonshadowfax2482 Před 6 měsíci

    19:27 is when I knew, there was more joy in this video than I ever could have anticipated

  • @WolfBergMenace
    @WolfBergMenace Před rokem +2

    You know how in mobas people panic ult when seeing enemies? This dude panic-recalls.

  • @SquintyGears
    @SquintyGears Před rokem +2

    it feels better to write on paper but I will literally never go back and look at it. if it's in digital notes i can search it when i need it again later.
    also perfect roast hamster with the ipad 🤣

  • @Szerspliexiust
    @Szerspliexiust Před rokem +3

    the beginning of that game was literally WORSE THAN BEING AFK LOOOLLL

  • @aaronimp4966
    @aaronimp4966 Před rokem +1

    Harstem, it's worse than you say. He lost to static defense, with almost nothing but artillery.
    This is like giving a guy a shovel, pointing, telling him to dig a grave, and you check back to find him dead, because instead of using that shovel to dig a grave, he somehow managed to erect a skyscraper with it, and and fell off the top while putting on the finishing touches.

  • @joshuamazzola9697
    @joshuamazzola9697 Před rokem +1

    19:25 - got me....just snorted water onto the keyboard

  • @danieldinnie5003
    @danieldinnie5003 Před rokem +1

    I played a game like that long ago. A good solution for a low level player is Tempests. They out range the mines and can fire upon Siege Tanks and Liberators.

  • @justanotherspectator9
    @justanotherspectator9 Před rokem +3

    Elite AI could have taken over at the end and still won for Dark. This IMBA was hilarious.... WOW..

    • @xitaris5981
      @xitaris5981 Před rokem +2

      Very Hard, maybe even Harder could have done it :P

    • @DvSDiabloHR
      @DvSDiabloHR Před 8 měsíci

      @@xitaris5981 Easy AI, the terran was barely doing anything.

  • @Obsolete386
    @Obsolete386 Před rokem +1

    I think the criminal part of this game was Hanibal, 18 minutes in, still on 2 base with almost no minerals

  • @13loodySword
    @13loodySword Před rokem +2

    10:09 oof hamster why you gotta do this to me

  • @plantex625
    @plantex625 Před rokem +5

    You need to cast more low level games like this

  • @chloesmith4065
    @chloesmith4065 Před 9 měsíci

    One thing worth noting is that he's floating like 1K minerals even at the end and he could totally just warp in like six zealots and walk across the map and kill everything while the mines are on cooldown after he previously walked his entire army into them

  • @Dave-ct1jk
    @Dave-ct1jk Před rokem +1

    Ok, so youtube tells me I have already watched this video, but there is no way I have seen this before. I would never and will never forget this video. Hamster's edits and the captain going off his rocker - perfection.

  • @hogztcp239
    @hogztcp239 Před rokem +3

    I can see the frustration as to how inexpensive mines are when used in this manner.

  • @brkillee
    @brkillee Před rokem +2

    I would really like to see more of this guy's replays as well Harstem! Please do another episode on this guy!

  • @ZerglingLover
    @ZerglingLover Před rokem +2

    this video is top 3 best IODIS without a doubt

  • @-Raylight
    @-Raylight Před rokem +1

    The comedic timing is just so perfect, especially the recall and the F2 move into mass mines xD

  • @LounoirRecords
    @LounoirRecords Před rokem +3

    that ending man :D
    never laughed that hard this year
    oh dear, battle of incompetence for the ages

  • @Robert-iu4bx
    @Robert-iu4bx Před rokem

    Props to DarkEcho, he is not able to handle something and he writes for help. I like these videos from you Harstem, It is nice to help and sometimes make fun.... I am not even on the level of having a build and anyone would beat me - so I respect everybody who is attempting pvp in Starcraft....

  • @erickpoorbaugh6728
    @erickpoorbaugh6728 Před 9 měsíci

    The funniest thing about the 20-second delay in the probe rush is that if it weren't for that delay, he probably would have made it into the Terran main before the wall went up. So it wasn't just a waste; it was a waste that wound up dooming the rush.

  • @LeoJakeMaxi
    @LeoJakeMaxi Před 11 měsíci +1

    When I first started playing StarCraft and didn’t know anything I had a game as toss where Terran just put a mass of mines in the middle of the map and I kept running my army through it. It felt Imba but I definitely just sucks 👌🏻

  • @u1337ochka
    @u1337ochka Před rokem +1

    oh yeah the pain of DrkEcho is totally relatable, many games in gold-plat PvT go like this, where the terran does the worst most ridiculous crap you've ever seen on top of completely horrible macro, and you KNOW that what they do is so bad it is 100% loss, but it throws you off your game so bad you just fall apart. worst feeling in starcraft, worse than being cheesed

  • @justinwill7420
    @justinwill7420 Před rokem +1

    I needed this! Thanks

  • @vmgNarra
    @vmgNarra Před rokem +3

    This must have been the funniest IODIS ever seen! A truely epic game. I laughed my ass off!

  • @matteoaievola8643
    @matteoaievola8643 Před rokem +5

    Please use this Widow mine stratagie to troll people in multiplayer and ladder, it's to good in the right hands

  • @nachoboy3503
    @nachoboy3503 Před rokem +2

    This was the first one i laughed really hard at!
    This is a gem

  • @Fotta1989
    @Fotta1989 Před rokem

    Brilliant editing. Thanks for the laughs!

  • @senioy
    @senioy Před rokem +1

    I want to see more games like this.... this is amazing!

  • @amhm8664
    @amhm8664 Před rokem +3

    hahah this was indeed one of the best IODIS I've seen. I laughed out loud

  • @marionicolais3024
    @marionicolais3024 Před měsícem

    You know its bad when Hamster gets the asthmatic laugh going.

  • @TRazielT
    @TRazielT Před rokem

    omg I couldn't watch after the recall of the blink stalkers on the 3rd base. eyes full of tears from laughing too much :D brilliant

  • @AntoniGawlikowski
    @AntoniGawlikowski Před rokem

    This style of IODIS is great! Good laughs and some relevant tips - thanks! :)

  • @CrowrockHD
    @CrowrockHD Před rokem

    That analogy at ~3 minutes in was hilarious!!

  • @yagonagos
    @yagonagos Před rokem +1

    1:34 harstLUL emote

  • @anzyroadside2374
    @anzyroadside2374 Před rokem +2

    Started with a Florencio MegaProbe! T'was a blast!

  • @hanneswiggenhorn2023
    @hanneswiggenhorn2023 Před 10 měsíci

    20:49 at this moment, you are running head first into a fully formed terran defense line. You looked at a wall, searched for the strongest spot and tried to run head first through it

  • @benjaminhoeft908
    @benjaminhoeft908 Před rokem +1

    This reminded me of Bronze League Heroes by Husky, one of my favorite SC2 eras

  • @vinceb8123
    @vinceb8123 Před rokem +1

    This is the definition of bullying someone out of the game instead of trying to win. Amazing!

  • @drakorez
    @drakorez Před rokem

    17:38 Look at that Artosis pylon lol

  • @emjizone
    @emjizone Před rokem

    8:16 Lucky for all of us viewers that this pack of widow mines wasn't active, or the combined explosion would have blown holes in all our screens. :p

  • @GundamFlexing
    @GundamFlexing Před rokem +1

    19:27 MFW I see something horrific happen

  • @DistrictTerra
    @DistrictTerra Před rokem

    Hahaha that final prism into the mine and turret

  • @xorossx
    @xorossx Před rokem

    This video brought me great joy to watch, really brightened my day 😂😂

  • @itsjustaname7311
    @itsjustaname7311 Před rokem

    love the "list price -75% DEAL thingy on the imbalance complaint form :D

  • @arthursandomine5464
    @arthursandomine5464 Před 7 měsíci

    The ending was priceless!😂😂😂😂
    I'm a Protoss player but now I want to go in the game and do this play as terran! XD
    This was a episode of GOOOOOoold League Heroes!!!!!!! These guys took away my ladder anxiety

  • @HenriqueRJchiki
    @HenriqueRJchiki Před 11 měsíci

    19:25 prime gold league starcraft move right here

  • @thedonger6299
    @thedonger6299 Před rokem

    man the editing on these videos is so good lmao

  • @mauzytv
    @mauzytv Před rokem

    that analysis at 3 minutes XDDDDDDDDDDDDD I'M DYING XDDD Kevin has soooooo funny analogies, that's one of my favorite things about IODIS and about the Captain in general XD

  • @damedley75
    @damedley75 Před rokem +1

    8:30 I'm in Gold and I don't think I've ever won a game vs even a single Oracle harass

  • @timdowd2345
    @timdowd2345 Před rokem

    Oh wow I'm cry laughing! Your meet the father in law analogy is possibly the best thing I've ever heard.

  • @BatkoNashBandera774
    @BatkoNashBandera774 Před 11 měsíci

    Hamster with the mvp trolls, love the dynamic and the cast.
    Also this game is so based.

  • @M0rchaint
    @M0rchaint Před rokem +1

    At the end of the game I thought I was listening to Pig - Snort Ha Ha Snort Snort Ha ha!

  • @teeee8534
    @teeee8534 Před rokem +1

    lol the static image looked gold

  • @Pyriin
    @Pyriin Před 4 měsíci

    I just watched a youtube comercial of a notepad at the exact time harstem was talking about it.
    Cyberdyne is improving everyday

  • @bencheevers6693
    @bencheevers6693 Před 9 dny

    Update the year on the form imo, I'm pretty happy that we've gotten this fantastic content so consistently and for so long

  • @whippycream1
    @whippycream1 Před rokem

    @Harstem, they have invented a digital paper book that replicates the feeling of paper, but is expensive so you don't throw it around! Perfect for you!

  • @doublecrossedswine112

    oh my gods this is the most glorious thing I have ever seen

  • @piodd4
    @piodd4 Před rokem +3

    what do you think about add "atttack" for detection unit for all race
    i mean not "attack" but behavior like they attack so they will avoid flying into mines/enamy army
    this will be quality of life improvment
    becouse for non pro players its actually hard to avoid loseing a detection vs mines
    ( so add "attack" 6 -7 range for detection so at a-move they will just stay in good range for make detection but will not die (: