StarCraft 2: Bly's DIRTY Zerg Rushes vs Harstem! (ESL Masters)
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Best-of-5 series of StarCraft 2 from the European regionals of the ESL Masters Winter StarCraft 2 tournament. This match is a Zerg versus Protoss between Bly and Harstem, and features loads of creative Zerg rushes and cheeses.
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It's so nice seeing someone come back on the scene and shaking up the way that people view how the game is played, even after all these DECADES (i feel old)
@alexanderjackson7948
8 ай бұрын
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@DazzlinFlame
7 ай бұрын
@@DJAKONDATM Dying to fight a lost war OR leave and enjoy a good life. Which would any sane person choose?
@Felipedacruz443
6 ай бұрын
@@DazzlinFlame Dying to fight a lost war 100%
So happy to see Bly back in the game! I love that dude so much!
I would love to see Harstems face during this series.
@Hisu0
8 ай бұрын
Smug as always.
@celestrius9197
7 ай бұрын
@@Hisu0no he's giggling hysterically and massively confused minute to minute I guarantee
@mido5126
7 ай бұрын
surely he was smiling the whole time xD
Lowko is such a great caster because he's normally predicting what both players are going to do, so we as the audience can be prepared when things happen and understand the flow of the game. And that is why is so funny to watch a game in wich Lowko is actively scratching his head sounding absolutely confused 😂😂😂😂
Bly taking hatches in his opponent's main base like a cat knocking things off the counter while making eye contact with its owner
Harstem handled this really well. With all these weird tactics and starting with losing the first game, with the subsequent games being equally weird at times, he mostly reacted well to the stuff that got thrown at his direction, and used the advantages of the race he played to eventually come out on top.
Honestly I forgot how I've missed Bly
I've missed Bly. Hope he's been doing well. Glad to see him back in your casts
Bly games are such a treat to watch
that 1st game was crazy. what a strat. did not expect that.
I haven’t watched yet, but BLY UNEXPECTED RUSH sounds fun yeah. Bly and unexpected ofc
@candyboober
8 ай бұрын
Btw like ofc
@jacobsvensson8193
8 ай бұрын
The words Bly and unexpected together feels a bit redundant
@bentosan
8 ай бұрын
Hopefully with bly back we get to see more of his games as he gets back into the swing of things in full force - I love me some crazy games like we saw in the first match.
It's like after listening to classical musicians play a piece as perfectly as they can, someone comes along and plays the piece on sight reading, putting his own flair on it, and you can't even say it's not good. It's sacrilege to some, but it's damn good music right there.
New strategies like this are so beautiful. Bly, MaxPax, and PartinG are my favorites!
This has all the fun of lower level crazy builds combined with all the fun of watching pros playing :D
Please more Bly. My fave Zerg since forever.
So glad to have bly back. He makes things so interesting.
Heyo! This is the ABSOLUTE dream combo. Best announcer. Best cheeser. Best counter-cheese (takes one to know one) Favorite SC2 people in the world!
So I've been following you lowko for christ maybe 6 years and if I had to guess discovered harstem shortly afterwards. As a fan of harstems cheese games and silliness I've often been disappointed that his pro play is just not high enough to get tournament wins. Also as lover of bly in tournaments.. I absolutely loved this vid. Favorite caster and favorite silly players and harstem is looking really strong against the most insane shenanigans. This was beautiful.
First game from bly was sick haven’t seen a game like that in a while, Harstem played some boring ass old school serral style starcraft of getting more ahead in the second game but ultimately was doing what was needed to secure the game. Bly was providing enough entertainment as it was with his crazy builds and attacks. Very entertaining to watch and well played by both players.
man this series really fun to watch over those "standard" games. Like it's about entertainment afterall
Aha! I love Bly! Bly will hold the line, when Dark will be on his mandatory military service 😂
I was semi asleep during that game number 1 but it woke me up good, didn't it!!! Very nice series!!!
That first game is insane!!!!!
1:10 Absolutely; Harstem was 1 pylon away in that early cannon cheese from beating Reynor 3-1 rather than it ending up 3-2 with Reynor winning. If only he had not canceled one of those pylons...
Nice 47 mins, yesterday nap was way too short. Love ur content
No one is prepared to that kind of rush attack. Bly is truly one of a kind.
bly is the viewer submitted games of pro level
Absolutely dying during game one. We love you bly.
I'm in love with Bly XD. This first game was epic fun to watchXD
space dust: hahahahahahah good one
"Nice! Hugging the worm" loko 2023
glad to see Meta doesnt affect everyone....love it, hope Bly gets more success, breaks the monotony....that is what genuises do!!!
Game 2: Lowko, "What're we doing Bly?" Bly, "What I'm taking a page from your Zerg handbook just get everything."
Now that's entertainment.
I haven't followed SC2 proplay that much so I actually wasn't familiar with Bly. But after Lowkos commentary and the first two games I knew at 29:15 Lowko: "Spire is gonna be the most likely choice for Bly" - my head: "Ok so it's definitely NOT going to be a Spire, right?"
Historian : Pincer movement LOWKO : Protoss sandwich 😂😂
I normally ordered the spellcasters to follow the rear units. I wonder if this could be used in such a high level of play.
I love this guy as much as i love dark
bly plays lore accurate zerg in that first game
Bly to me is now the king of infestation zerg playstyle. If infested terrans were still a thing that would've been perfect for game one
Bly woke up and chose chaos
This is how Zerg is supposed to be played. Well done, Bly. Zerg is the best race, but the hardest to control when playing properly
Bly is just so many skill checks, if you forget a single drone, don't keep track of the overlords, don't hold back, and even more you die. However, if you do it all correctly, Bly sadly suffers from the "more stuff beats less stuff".
That first game was a crime
I have found a new favorite player
Ha accurate title. That was dirty l9l
I would love to see Bly vs uThermal
That first game was so damn hype, it's a shame Bly's strats didn't work out after :[
I dont know if Ive ever heard Lowko comment on it, but what is the drone doing at exactly 9 minutes? I assume its like consuming the minerals without picking them up?
@mabelflynn7901
8 ай бұрын
Oh nevermind haha if I watched 60 seconds longer I wouldve had my question answered
Why the heck in pro match up at like 6 minutes they got high tech unit already and became really good
I would love to see harstems reaction to all this :D
@nightbanegodnomadicdruid6698
8 ай бұрын
Right about the time the 2nd nydus pops up in his main....
@jacobsvensson8193
8 ай бұрын
I might be wrong, but I think Harstem has a video of this series with commentary
@carry3448
8 ай бұрын
@@jacobsvensson8193yeah he does is sometimes with his games
nice
i feel like Bly play the way this game was suposed to be played
Omg the start of the 4th match. Wtf is going on😂
this is gotta be inspired by uthermal's build
LowKo eats a COUPLE of boogers for breakfast 🍳
Cmon lowko as a terran player we already know serral is the goat if he start doing these builds he will be the GOAT
Bly 😍😍😍 finallyyyy
Bly that guy
you can't cheese the cheesiest man alive!
rush
Is Kelazhur x Astrea in the schedule?
Finally a win for the Captain. Have been a fan of him for a long time. Lowko you said you will cast in dutch if there is a a grandfinal with captain so promise.
I hit the Like button even if I didn't enjoy the games.
Imagine Alpha Star but trained on Bly's games
@TheHalogen131
8 ай бұрын
That's the origin story of Skynet
Seeing competitive StarCraft 2 for the first time I thought Bly’s style was going to be the standard. Kill your opponent as fast as possible. Seems standard, but I guess at the absolute top the balance is just good enough that going that far in that fast just doesn’t cut it.
BLYYYYYYYYY
Harstem loves bly
Blu, my man. Hi from Ukraine and your fans
@mrberse3
8 ай бұрын
Oh, I am sorry. Bly*
First Rush
combat probes
Bly is the face of current situation in(on) Ukraine , low economy, all in (((
I'm glad he's still alive. Any info if he's still in Ukraine?
My dream is to see Bly vs uThermal to see who can out-cheese eachother
he was trying to play like uthermal....
Love how Bly always is playing aggressively. Its refreshing to see, because i feel like i play so conservatively in my own zerg play. After watching this game, he makes me feel dumb for not making like 2 swarm hosts. Just to be annoying. I mean I already have to the infestation pit anyway.
😂 i hope has vs bly would happen
At age 34 and from Ukraine, I'm surprised and thankful that Bly has not been conscripted.
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Whatever you say, at very high level (pro) Protoss >>>>>>> zerg. Any combination of flying protoss + archon will annihilate any zergs' defense. Zergs are utterly week and easily crushed like bugs.
Bly showing that the S from RTS stand for Strategy and not Skill.
No, the hydra is not the worst unit in the game. That's some dated thinking, friend.
I think the clickbaity reaction faces everyone uses are supposed to resemble actual human reaction genuinely, not the lonely island when she asks cash or credit.
Hohol r3kt lol
I'm imagining the situation here: The zerg swarm comes to take over a planet around a decade before this series and gets almost all of it. A protoss holdout decides they don't like it but the zerg declare the unassimilated protoss to be terrorists and when the Golden Armada of Aiur comes to save them, the zerg declare it's an "invasion" designed to stop their hive-mind "democracy."
what the heck is the point of messing with them with their minerals when you can't do much about it.. why not damage their workers
harstem is wack
Отакої! Не знав що він з України. Го Bly!
its so Random.. SO annoying~
there is WAR in Bly's country. this is the reason, nothing more. My respect to Ukrainian
harstem is just too slow for a person who has been playing this game for such long time.
Ukr lost, what a "surprize"!!!
Hostem is weak!
Wait mothership don’t give permanent clock anymore???