Don't know what he's talking about, you're always respectful and professional to your opponents and never cold. Keep up the good work thermy

@eddiejcc

Жыл бұрын

100% ... I think he must have just been worried that youtube would laugh at him but uThermal always compliments any good he can see in his opponents play, even if overall they play badly so he shouldn't have worried!

@slimpwarrior

Жыл бұрын

Yep, it was definitely a "me" problem there. I don't remember uThermal disrespecting opponents that told them they knew him. As a viewer I think of opponents well despite them losing or uThermal saying anything (or them BMing/being salty), though I can't speak for everyone :)

@tonyc5996

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Totally respectful. He even roots for his opponent sometimes.

@buturusca

Жыл бұрын

this was a strategy to get marc to feel a little bit uncomfortable :))

@augustuswilhelm907

Жыл бұрын

Not at all cold. u cant be more chilled then uthermal. dont get this in the slightest!

Uthermal's most disrespectful sentences of all time: 1. Silly goose 2. What is he doing?! 3. Guys? Guys?

@gillsejusbates6938

Жыл бұрын

when i think of good mannered players i think of thermy

@Sparhawk801

Жыл бұрын

Haha, or he will say the player is an absolute psycho 😆.

@TheJimmybobtimmy

Жыл бұрын

@@Sparhawk801 Which I can never tell if it's an insult or a compliment lol

@Sparhawk801

Жыл бұрын

@@TheJimmybobtimmy right? 😆

@burbles4185

Жыл бұрын

The worst things uThermal has ever said have been stream-of-consciousness thoughts that he says aloud while being distracted by micro etc. You can KIND OF argue that they may come off as "cold" or "insulting". Most of it stems from confusion when an opponent has bad strategy, or excitement/disappointment when an opponent mis-micros. All that to say: The meanest thing he has ever said is nicer than the nicest thing most others say. He has a very sportsmanlike attitude. You can tell that even his "worst" things said are constructive in nature. I mean ffs the guy gets excited when someone kicks his ass with a good strat or out-micros him. His love of an actual challenge and not being even remotely upset when losing is contagious. Just "GG"s all around. And when salt gets thrown his way? He enjoys that too. It makes for good content. But his response to it is basically saint-like and he remains unfazed. And one of his responses being, "Maybe you should take a break for a while if you get that angry." is a wise and healthy way to approach it. You should absolutely take a break if you get that mad. Also it's probably the most infuriating thing a salty player can hear because they didn't even get a reaction.

I think you're one of the most chill and respectful people who I've seen play this. The only time you really "dunk" on anyone is if they do something truly silly or just plain awful play (for their rank) You practically never talk bad about your opponent without giving great criticism of "This build made this mistake" or "This is where they messed up" and I think that's awesome.

@dandorsano9982

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%

You are NOT too cold. You are probably the best StarCraft 2 streamer I have ever seen right now. Your commentary is masterful. I feel like I'm listening to one of the best players in the world.

Hey uThermal, responding to your question “Am I cold?” I would say you are blunt - straight and to the point with your observations. I haven’t seen you do it to harm or to insult, but you are quick and to the point. Given that you coach, I see parallels with sports coaches I’ve worked with; The intent is to identify a problem, explain why it’s a problem, and explain how to fix it. The goal is to improve performance and elevate the game. I appreciate that. I wish the best for you, your gf, and your cat!

@bond0815

Жыл бұрын

Thats actaully well put. He holds his opponents to high standards, but I feel he is never "cold".

@IggyHitokage

Жыл бұрын

It may be that since English is his second language that the sincerity in his tone is overridden somewhat by the language barrier of using a second language to express himself. He isn't cold, just perhaps less emotive than what you'd see from a native speaker. That said, it is impressive to speak multiple languages at any skill level and it's very clear he's comfortable with the language and very proficient. Clearly though, he's definitely a professional person and his 'saltiest' is merely shown as somewhat annoyed even in the worst circumstances.

@redde8708

Жыл бұрын

This is the exact reaction i had and that is my i love the content.

@Matthew-uv6gl

Жыл бұрын

Ye he sometimes says stuff like "this is terrible never do this guys", but he is saying that more in a coaching kind of way. He is trying to share his experience and saying something is terrible is meant to mean "there are better options". Maybe it would come across warmer if there was more/better explanation, but the guy is already commenting and playing at the same time. There are limits lol.

@sorsocksfake

Жыл бұрын

Probably also a Dutch thing... Dutch communication culture is among the most direct and to-the-point in the world. People from more indirect countries can have difficulty with that (and in reverse it's quite frustrating as well)

"now here I need to be more careful" proceeds to load into red health medivacs

@echofarm5237

Жыл бұрын

exactly. he is the master of disguise. no one will think low hp medivac has passengers. lol

@Appletank8

Жыл бұрын

If I fits, I sits

Calling out horrible build orders isn't cold .you always compliment your opponents when they deserve it. Love the content and friendly banter.

The fact that you give your opponents the benefit of a doubt when they do something truly rarted that you pounce on, and you spend the next minute or so considering their point of view to explain why it wasn't such a terrible idea, speaks loads to how much respect you give to your opponents.

Would love to see SkyTerran to GM. Loving these series uThermal!

@MrBimos555

Жыл бұрын

Aaaah, so that's what it's called. Yes, please! (Totally not me want to see Banshee to GM)

@slimpwarrior

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see Viking Liberator BCs with a banshee opener

@solochance5420

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBimos555 would have no anti-air could do Banshee viking though

@clintonfrancis818

Жыл бұрын

Viking banshee!

@GianniCampanale

Жыл бұрын

i like this, but it could become vikings/landed vikigns to GM very soon. As someone else asked I long for an "X+banshees to GM" (put a untit of your choice instead of X, even a different one along the serie)

I think you are very fair and mellow with your opponents, much more then other SC content creators

@henningbreede6428

Жыл бұрын

Check out Harstem.

@daPawlak

Жыл бұрын

@@henningbreede6428 I do, he is gloating or shit talking about his opponents quite often. I don't think he is pushing it into being toxic or anything remotely like that, but he definitely is more rude towards his opponents then uThermal. At least that's my impression.

There's been a few times where I thought, "damn that was harsh", but it was also true and it's a couple of comments out of 999 hours of program. I don't think most people realize how hard it is to talk constantly while also playing a game like this at a high level of proficiency. Your commentary is a big part of why I enjoy your videos.

I don't think you're cold at all! You're super respectful and always give your opponents props for good play. Don't change anything!

Fighting Zerg is always more epic than other races. It has the lore vibes

@SkyNinja759

Жыл бұрын

TvZ gives me good vs evil vibes. Zerg is easily the evil faction. They aren't bad objectively, but from a human/non-zerg perspective they are irrefutablely unfeeling and evil. Terran is just humanity. No matter how they are portrayed in sci-fi I always have to side with them. We are humanity, for better or worse, and we are always the good guys unless we're destroying ourselves.

@Lrripper

Жыл бұрын

@@SkyNinja759 I side with the race I play lol

@Broformist

Жыл бұрын

@@SkyNinja759 Terran race might be "good guys" in lore but that doesn't necessarily rub off on Terran players. :D

@tomhe286

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. And with cyclone/mines zergs seems to actually even attack against opponent. Normally zergs just turtle while mass droning

@aziouss2863

Жыл бұрын

@@SkyNinja759 Then you remeber that every single one of your soldiers are literal psycopaths XD i mean that is what the terran armies are made of. Literal death row inmates. Aside from Raynor and his boyz and girlz i think.

The second game, the opponent realizing who you were halfway through was hilarious, and then the traitor mine shooting down your medivac xD

@RossRadikSherman

Жыл бұрын

It was a cool moment. But then that guy killed the good vibe by pausing the game and complaining.

I can see how Therm's fun-loving style of enjoying winning battles could rub some people the wrong way but I'd just ignore them. A part of growing up is learning to take it on the chin that your opponents in any competition are sometimes going to easily defeat you (even with a hand tied behind their backs) and that they're going to enjoy their victories. To contrast, I used to watch BeastyQT and there were times where I thought he could have trolled his opponents a little less like when they were direct with him, but even that wasn't really something to apologize for. That's life and that's the nature of competition. I don't think Marc is mean-spirited about it or has behaved that way in any sense in any of the videos I've seen. I can respect this player's perspective and also believe there's nothing for Marc to apologize for or change. If he did it would likely take something away from the content we enjoy. You keep being u, Thermal. We like it.

You point out when your opponents make bad moves and celebrate your wins in an entertaining way, but I don't think you're particularly rude about it. You're not calling your opponents stupid or anything like that. You even tell your opponents how to counter your builds when they ask!

@jeroenstolp9889

Жыл бұрын

I think an important part of this is that he also enjoys and calls out when his opponents make good plays. He spends more time complimenting his opponents on good plays than he does laughing at bad plays.

I think you are always respectful and cheery. I am wondering if perhaps it comes off more cold for people who are actually climbing the ladder. As a casual viewer and a major mentor in my profession, I see more of your comments from a coaching perspective. To be honest, I feel like I have learned a lot about timing and reading the map, build, resources of a player just from watching your challenges.

The fact that you can play this way and not be a d*&k is why I subbed and don't miss an episode. You only flame the absurd, and you're not rude when you flame. All good man.

@GenePerry

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, the absurd sometimes needs a flammage...

You are just about the most respectful competitive gamer Ive ever seen. Keep being you Marc, UThermal is just fine by your fans from all walks of life. People say way worse things to you in every major language, they could learn a thing or two about manners and respect from you.

Nah, that man's crazy. He was just upset because he was getting stomped on. You're one of the most polite streamers I've seen and you're always playing for fun.

You are the nicest and most respectful SC2 player. You even give like solutions or tips when the opponent does something "silly". Keep it up! And thank you for the amazing content!

Nice best of 3 TvZ straight up matches and all were different strategies with same units. Awesome 👍🏼. WP GGz mate keep up the great content as relaxing as always.

I love your casting style because you're pretty much thinking out loud, and there's a lot of informational and entertaining details you're sharing with your audience. I would consider you humble and polite, because you mostly keep your content family-friendly. I don't think I would be able to do that myself, so props uth! Keep it up! Also considering English isn't your mother tongue, the content is simply legendary.

Cyclone-sniping that Zergbase by just running by.. made my day! XD

- uThermal: am i cold? - also uThermal: this guy did very well, very good micro, pros to my opponent

I love watching you because you teach your opponents what they should have done. You also compliment them on things that they do well. You are doing well, don't worry. Vast majority of the people that watch you will agree with me.

Of all the commentators/streamers, you are the most gracious with giving your opponents credit when they play well even when you’re winning. You’re a true sportsman. This is one of the things I enjoy most about your vids. Yeah, you have some sassy comments sometimes, esp. when plays go well. But these are to your audience; your opponent can’t hear them. How that’s cold is beyond me. Perfectly suitable for entertaining streaming commentary. This was a stellar episode, by the way!

When the traitor mine made you fully stop your train of thought, lmao.

I know this was all like 6 months ago and it's likely not relevant much anymore (New to the channel, still getting through backlog :P) But I enjoy watching your content because you never get salty, you never respond to salt in a bad way, and I've seen you do nothing toxic in the many hours I've been watching so far. I love how, even though you're so good at the game, you still treat it for what it is; a game where people are meant to have fun. You never purposefully do something to ruin the fun of someone else, which is so rare in competitive games (at least in my experience). If you point out the flaws in someone's game, it's always in a chill and, more importantly, constructive way. If I ever found out I was playing against you, I would watch the video of it ASAP because I know that your advice would help me improve. Besides, I struggle to see how the phrase "that's silly" is cold.

Bro, you are the most respectful to your opponents, have never seen you being cold, best content king!

Your positivity, commentary, tips and feedback are all really cool to hear and you praise your opponents where appropriate. I haven't once thought that you are looking down your nose at your opponents.

Keep being you, that's why I keep coming back. You're here to entertain and I don't think you've done anything over the top. Also I would love to see an aggressive sim city build backed up with bunkered marines and maybe add window mines? Mass PF + bunkered marines + mines would be interesting to see. Or some version of a sim city focused run to masters. Name the profile "Sick City" in tribute to Tasteless

Missed the vid yesterday, made myself watch it before watching this one. Good thing it's a slow day at work! Thanks for the entertainment.

Love ya man thanks for all the fun content :D

Uthermal.. first thing I have to say ...thank you. Thank you for all the SC2 content. 2nd you inspire me to keep grinding the ladder with Terran. Your the best man 👍👌👌👍

The guy who openly recognized you....was a very good sport. Kudos to him!

Damn these games are action packed. Was on the edge of my seat on the third one especially!

45:39 he started morphing the roach that was being picked off. Haha. That's rough

I don't think you're cold at all. I can understand someone not liking you criticizing their gameplay (some people just cant accept criticism) but that's because you're looking at it from a pro's POV so you can find even the smallest problems with their builds, micro, macro, etc. But thats what I want to hear. You're not only playing, you're teaching us at the same time. It gives me an understanding of what makes the difference between a pro and amateur. Your knowledge of the game is so great I love seeing how a pro plays wild builds. I've watched a lot of your playlists now and I've never felt you're cold or disrespectful in any way. I think you're very respectful and well mannered.

Here's a suggestion for a challenge/playthrough I think would be entertaining: "Repair Squad" Can only make repairable ground units. Each army unit must always be accompanied by at least one SVC that is set to repair that unit at all times.

I think your attitude/personality is professional and you provide great insight into the game. Keep doing what you're doing. Let's go!

36:02 - certified uncle Vernon Dursley moment

Considering how toxic a lot of people are in online games (people who tell you to "die IRL", dropping slurs, etc) I think that your remarks about your opponents are kept very respectful. The main reason I like to watch you is that you keep it positive even in the face of the extremely sore losers you run into.

A new uthermal video! Yup. I'll be watching it. :)

Awesome as always!

You are super cool, not bad to your opponents at all. Enjoy your laid back style and how you keep things relaxed.

I think the impression of coldness is just a side effect of trying to talk and play at the same time. You're generally fair and constructive with criticism, and the positivity towards your opponent is something that specifically keeps me coming back to your videos.

34:34 with so many orbitals and medivacs, I kid you not, I thought of spamming mules on that gold base and using the medivacs to bring the minerals back ;:P

really enjoy your content. well done

You're awesome my dude. Don't change for anyone

@00:31:18 Yeah, I kinda agree with him in a bit. Sometimes, when you are getting a bit carried away, especially after some particularly good trade or fight you are getting a bit... I don't know, cruel? Not the best word tbh, but yeah feels kinda. Don't get me wrong your clips are soo entertaining, no doubt about. I watching them lately like crazy 😅. Nonetheless - my personal point of view - I enjoy much more of your 'crazy' builds and 'might be bit scary' openers (no puns included 😂) than commenting on opponents. Of course that does not refer to your objective comments about their moves like: where did they make mistake, what happened there. The main reason for that, mainly, I think is that sometimes I sympathise with your opponents, since many times they have absolutely no idea what they are against 😂. It is kinda easy to fail against you if one does not know what is dealing with. You are very skilled and think / act out of the box. So getting off guard against you is not that difficult. Hence some comments from your side being bit mean towards your opponents does not appeal to me. At the end - don't get wrong impression. Most of the time you are absolutely respectful and top notch multi-player out there. Keep up the good work and thanks for all. The entertainment 😊

Nice gameplay. This build vs zerg seems very stressful to play, but with proper micro, it can be really efficient.

I'm blaming the cat for the hot keys!! Game #2 uThermal says, "I guess it's time I can fly my factory over..." as he flies his barracks over.

Watching this series has been interesting for me 'cause it confirms my theory that cyclones are like swarmhosts for terran. 15 cyclones locking onto a hatchery is a chill vibe, but trying to defend a bunch of banes running into your base with 15 cyclones is less of a vibe.

Dude, you are the best more calm and chill Starcraft 2 player that i ever seen, he is talking no sense.

Amazing episode

very spicy matches

You are not too cold by any means. I enjoy the way you produce your content.

Not cold at all, I have only seen you go out of your way to phrase things politely even when they deserve some trash talk =) GJ and don't worry about the few that can't handle the truth or constructive criticism. They are products of "Everyone gets a trophy" and "your so super special" from birth. You keep doing you and ignore the haters. I think this guy was pretty polite though expressing his opinion (from what we could see) =)

That Zerg was playing mind games -chatting you up and giving you criticism mid game! I think you are nice and sometimes I wish you weren’t so nice and get angry, break the challenge rules and terrorize cheesy opponents. I love the content tho! Keep it coming.

Been watching for awhile. You’ve never been disrespectful or cold. Not sure what this fella is talking about.

You aint cold because you actually verbalize and rationalize what your opponent does, understanding and sympathizing with their thought processes

I definitely wouldn't say you're cold or harsh. Tbf id consider it an honour to be dunked on if it means getting some free in-game commentary on what I couldve done better. In fact as so many other people have said, you're definitely one of the most chill yet professional streamers in SC2.

"Attack at this timing" 😂

You're exceptionally friendly and respectful. Don't worry.

When you talk about an opponent, you're always talking about how they're making the game fun, challenging or how they could of done better by doing X instead of Y. Hell, even when you find a salt mine, you always do it in good spirit. If everyone had your attitude, online gaming would be heaven. Keep up the good humour and charms!

These games were absolute bangers! 😁

Started watching your channel about a week or two ago. I don’t think you’re cold at all. In fact, my wife refers to you as the “chill, happy gamer” from what she passively hears in the background when I watch videos in the next room over, and I think it says a lot when just from your tone, people can tell how chill you are. In my experience, you call out good plays and bad plays pretty evenly and fairly, so I suspect what’s going on is simply that it’s never pleasant to hear criticism. When I get criticism on my gameplay from friends, it can feel cold, but I know it’s not meant to be at all, because it doesn’t feel that way when it’s criticism about someone else. So I get where he’s coming from, but it’s definitely not something to take personally, because it’s unavoidable that criticism will feel cold or bad or unpleasant or [insert negative word] by someone somewhere. He wasn’t too bothered by it, though, since he was still chatting with you, so I think he genuinely was trying to give constructive criticism himself, but I think most people would probably disagree with him. Your criticism is very fair, and never talking down, but also very constructive, which is what makes the videos fun to watch, in addition to the uniqueness of the strats. Keep up the good work!

Dude, you are my favorite!

I have an idea for cyclone / mine, when used against Zerg or protoss but not terran. How about if the only purpose of the cyclones are to kill observers and other forms of vision / detection. You combine the cyclones with medivacs and many orbital commands (for scanning purposes), and all you do is run around and snipe observers and other vision. You run in from the front and the sides and the back and you are constantly sniping those observers, and then run away. Then you stack your mines in primarily defensive configurations. Then you let the enemy just break against walls of mines. This is a macro game. You trying to go to the very end. You try to mine out every last mineral and every last gas. Your opponent has high technology and plenty of bases and plenty of resources but he has no vision. Every time he moves anywhere, there's a mine waiting for him. So basically, just the same as what you have been doing, but the cyclones don't actually kill anything other than observers or other vision. Obviously, if some unit steps right in front of your cyclone, then you'll kill it. But mostly it's just hit and run with the cyclones on any observer. Of all the kills that you get during the game, try to arrange it that the mines are doing at least 65%. This will not be easy as it requires tremendous skill to bounce those cyclones in and out of there. Your cyclones are split into two or even three groups, possibly combined with medivacs, and it's non-stop move, scan, drop, snipe, and then run away. The best place to run away to, of course, is somewhere where you have some mines.

@SmithnWesson

Жыл бұрын

p.s. Building kills (from planetary forces and turrets and that sort of thing) do not count towards the 65%. So basically, the mines will do twice as many kills as the cyclones, and building kills don't matter one way or the other.

You are exactly warm enough, UT

You’re not cold you are warm and cozy

"my cat or my girlfriend" Silly uthermal... You're a great starcraft player! Starcraft players don't have girlfriends ;-)

waited all day! Use the mines more please!

Your attitude is totally fine, uThermal. :)

"calling everthing a timming atack" :)

Can you do a micro-school series? I mean, your splits and the way you make the units take turns are insane and I have no idea how to do that and I can't be the only one. What kind of hot key binding do you use?

Nah dude you are fine, that was probably just a polite way of raging on his side. By the way I hope the earthquakes didn't scare that much you guys, September is always somewhat scary in México

do morphed changelings see burrowed mines?

The 2nd game you played, you should chat him that you think infestor into broods would be the right transition :) So he learns.

Regarding the "cold" comment: Several factors come together here. 1) I have noticed that people from central/nordic europe (The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, ...) are often very direct or blunt in their statements, especially in languages which are not their respective mother tongue. This often leads to them being labeled as unfriendly and self-opinionated by other people, especially when these people grew up with english as their primary language. The same can be observed with Harstem in some ways as well. 2) You have to remind yourself that you're smurfing. Even though SC2's MMR system quickly shifts you up to higher ranks, you still play against people way below your skill level for the vast majority of your games during the X to GM series. Even after 33 wins you're still scratching at the lower GM MMR of the American server. While these people are already quite skilled at the game, getting stomped by a player with GM mechanics and understanding of the match ups straight up isn't fun for them. I can tell this from experiencing it myself in other games. 3) What is even less fun than losing is being caught in an almost certainly lost match with the winning party dragging it out. I have noticed you start to drag games out because you want to try something special, like the micro-challenges you set yourself in the Mass Marines series, or trying to snipe a Nexus/Hatch with one or two shots in the Cyclone challenge. Quite often I have the feeling that you actually have the game in the bag and can finish the game quickly, but pull back and decide to drag it out. This obviously gives the opponent hope that you may screw up in the long game, but the defeat will be even harder to stomach, because you just don't make these mistakes often and they get stomped after investing 20 or 30 minutes into a game which should have been over after 10 minutes. 4) These people then may stumble upon their games on your channel and feel publicly humiliated. While I understand that you do these series for entertainment purposes and certainly don't mean harm to your opponents, I can also understand the side of the Zerg player who labeled you as "cold".

I think you have a healthy competitive spirit. And a little bit of banter is actually appreciated. You often point out when your opponents do well and you often say that you want them to do well for the content. You're just really good at this game so people are frustrated when they play you. But that's not your fault. I also think that you deal really maturely with salty players, which shows your great attitude. I think your criticism is usually constructive and gameplay related. So it's actually very helpful for anyone watching, including your opponents. You also criticize yourself frequently btw, so that's all good and fair in conclusion.

Grant claims there is a "hotkey gremlin." Clearly it has struck you. :P

please please please dont listen to that guy, you are so respectful to people, i cant believe someone would accuse you of being cold lol.

To comment about you being cold, personally, with all the videos ive seen, idt you're cold. i was really delighted when you feel bad for your opponent last time when they transformed their hellions into hellbats while doing your mass marines against them. i need to see your cold side to comment on it but with the past videos, i haven't seen it.

Manner wise, you are nowhere as bad as winter.

The guy was worried u were talking bad about him lol. You are not cold at all

I love zergs that play herp derp me maek army me all in are the ones that rage, so much fun!

What do you think Marc what challenge comp has been the most powerful in each matchup? For example: TvT:Raven-hellion TvZ:Penguin brothers TvP:Bongcloud

omg i see 54mins and feel like its my birthday

You're super respectful to opponents and show a lot of empathy even when you crush them. He's probably feeling self-conscious getting owned on stream.

31:20 spoken like a true youtuber hahahaha. After a callout first ask for subs lol! No worries I think you act in good faith and have a positive attitude, look at the last manner mule: you immediately said sorry :)

It’s an honor to play with pros. Honestly I’ve never understood that complaint as being legitimate. People can be really sensitive about losing, but thats usually a sign that their ego is way too big. I love playing gms and losing.

how do you micro the cyclones? do you rapid fire them or a move then run away after they lock on?

@tomhe286

Жыл бұрын

Good question

I think there could be an argument for you being disrespectful when you ask if a player is psycho for doing certain things. No, they're probably not psycho. It's more likely that they don't play Starcraft for a living, or they're just diamond, or they just play more casually and don't have time to research and perfect everything due to work, kids, etc. But otherwise, I like that you point out what they do well, what they could have done better, and how they might have taken advantage of certain situations. And I respect how you react to the BM players calmly.

I dont think youre cold! you show a lot of emotion and sympathy

2:55 Emotional Damage

Whole TvZ Stargazers game i was triggered by MARINES in bunker who hold supply

15:26 "death tRRap"

Juicy mines