StarCraft 2: uThermal Planetary Rushes EVERY GAME in a $400 Tournament!

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Games played during the most recent ESL Open Cup Europe in StarCraft 2. In this tournament ‪@uThermal‬ decides to Planetary Fortress rush every single game.
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  • @hamedamerian4599
    @hamedamerian4599 Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal's terran version of cannon rush. but with a bigger cannon.

  • @ironmilutin

    @ironmilutin

    Жыл бұрын

    The ultimate cannon

  • @literatemax

    @literatemax

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ironmilutin A cannon that makes units which can heal the cannon 👀

  • @majormajorasic

    @majormajorasic

    Жыл бұрын

    @@literatemax God I remember arcade mods that let Terran SCV's repair anything tagged as Structure, feels so good repairing allied Protoss or Zerg structures.

  • @colinbaker779

    @colinbaker779

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ironmilutinthe Salt cannon as he calls it lol

  • @jellowpy9243
    @jellowpy9243 Жыл бұрын

    UThermal is one of my favourite SC2 player and love the respect Lowko is giving Marc

  • @FantasticForce23

    @FantasticForce23

    Жыл бұрын

    I love seeing it without fog of war

  • @Jirbinator
    @Jirbinator Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal talked about it in the first game, but the planetary did more than it looks like. The opponent panic chronoboosted the immortal to try to kill the CC, but that meant he didn't have enough energy for a battery overcharge which is why the hit squad was so effective.

  • @natecw4164
    @natecw4164 Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal's channel exploded last year. To the point where it clearly wore on him. It's great he took a break, everyone should do the same when life demands it.

  • @mEtil5656

    @mEtil5656

    Жыл бұрын

    What so you mean by exploded

  • @natecw4164

    @natecw4164

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mEtil5656 Like a 500% subscriber increase

  • @mEtil5656

    @mEtil5656

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh wow, good for him

  • @En-Jon-eer

    @En-Jon-eer

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm curious why you are even bringing it up? Just to make a point about mental health?

  • @natecw4164

    @natecw4164

    Жыл бұрын

    @@En-Jon-eer just happy for the guy

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal gameplay Lowko commentary. Golden era of modern SC2 KZread content!

  • @MeesterG

    @MeesterG

    Жыл бұрын

    Too bad the game wasn't against Harstem. Then you really have the Dutch trifecta complete

  • @boreduser12

    @boreduser12

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MeesterG harstem would stop this pretty quick though!

  • @varkary2538

    @varkary2538

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol, uThermal commentary is evem better

  • @sperzieb00n
    @sperzieb00n Жыл бұрын

    the average participant: okay, time to play sensible uthermal: you know what.... behold these wacky PFs!

  • @malcap
    @malcap Жыл бұрын

    Love watching Uthermal's videos. You can tell he's just having fun, even when he loses, he's still smiling and laughing through most of the game.

  • @xxSwiinkxx
    @xxSwiinkxx Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal has quickly become my favourite terran player

  • @philiproe1661

    @philiproe1661

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here.

  • @cmontes85

    @cmontes85

    Жыл бұрын

    I started off with Bomber. Awesome player!. Now I am a Uthermal fan.

  • @milletmongoose
    @milletmongoose Жыл бұрын

    Nearly spit out my water when you parodied his youtube titles at 14:10. Brilliant. :D

  • @kindlin

    @kindlin

    Жыл бұрын

    And he literally nailed it, basically quoting the title of my top recommended video, just missing the word PF instead of CHEESE

  • @alexwong3365
    @alexwong3365 Жыл бұрын

    that siege tank bait at 12:00 felt like a top tier moment

  • @Furgan21
    @Furgan21 Жыл бұрын

    waching it form uThermal perspective "wow", waching it from a lowko perspective "popcorn"

  • @C4Hertz
    @C4Hertz Жыл бұрын

    Y'know, funny thing at around 14 minutes Lowko said "I CHEESED EVERY-..." and I looked at the top recommended video, it's "I Planetary Rushed Every Single Game In This $400 Tournament" by uThermal

  • @yahcobs8195
    @yahcobs8195 Жыл бұрын

    Lowko: There's there legendary Banshee with 2 kills. One of them being a command centre. Reaper in the background: That command centre still only counts as one!

  • @SmilingKratosTheGodOfWar
    @SmilingKratosTheGodOfWar Жыл бұрын

    4:22 if only these fortresses worked like real life where you can turn off the safety features and squish the enemy units when landing the PF.

  • @kindlin

    @kindlin

    Жыл бұрын

    Super OP command center, just squash all your opponents armies!

  • @semicedevine6918

    @semicedevine6918

    Жыл бұрын

    it will forcefully push the units out of the way on landing, would be great if this was a real feature because then pf rush would actually be viable

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Жыл бұрын

    I like how Lowko makes it clear that uthermal is way more skilled than his opponent.

  • @flaviusclaudius7510

    @flaviusclaudius7510

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that's one thing to always keep in mind watching uThermal's challenges: he's generally mechanically way better than anyone he's playing against until he's hitting GM. Even then, the bottom fifty GM aren't exactly comparable to the top fifty.

  • @abualborz
    @abualborz Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal is the guy that you wanna have in every party. I bet easy to get drunk and if drunk even 10x more funier. I love him. And actually one of the reason i ,m watching Lowko is becaus of him. I got recommandation from youtube. Damn this guy is one my favorite youtuber.

  • @killinmyfriends6703
    @killinmyfriends6703 Жыл бұрын

    31:17 I'm pretty sure thermal landed the CC just to put that sticker down then immediately lifted, what a troll I love it haha

  • @elkasbrian8862
    @elkasbrian8862 Жыл бұрын

    I remember sering one of uthermal video for the first time recommended on me hes doing Planetary Rush, immediately checking his channel and i subscribe. Really love watching StarCraft video when people doing fast rush.

  • @vampireby
    @vampireby Жыл бұрын

    I love Marc's ? response to CuKu's ? - I can just see him saying "What??? You don't Planet Rush each game???" haha

  • @Thoughtful_Balance
    @Thoughtful_Balance Жыл бұрын

    We always need people to push boundaries and to always challenge ourselves. Thanks Lowko for the great commentary & thanks Uthermal for always trying to push the game to its limits.

  • @kindlin
    @kindlin Жыл бұрын

    This was fun. I watched it from Thermy's perspective for the most part, get the real insider view, and then after some epic engagements or at fun times I swap over and review that part with Lowko. What a time to do be on KZread.

  • @varoonb6593
    @varoonb6593 Жыл бұрын

    Gimme more thermy! He's so fun to watch never a boring game, thanks for showcasing his obscene builds!

  • @relaxingtopology256
    @relaxingtopology256 Жыл бұрын

    I love uThermal. He brought me back to SC2. CuKu seems very talented.

  • @cmontes85
    @cmontes85 Жыл бұрын

    Sticking to his word is one part of the reason i subscribed to Uthermal :)... If he says he's going Planetary then he's going Planetary.

  • @bubbasbigblast8563
    @bubbasbigblast8563 Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes, Terran mains just break, and have to get the "THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF YOUR CHEAP STATIC DEFENSES, YOU NERD!" out of their systems.

  • @channingatkin812
    @channingatkin812 Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal and Mana have become legendary SC2 content creators! Love it

  • @txopin
    @txopin Жыл бұрын

    Just watched it in uthermal channel. Gonna watch again 'cause now it has an upgraded soundtrack. Maybe if i watch it in Rotterdam's channel for the third time, i'll meet again with the Birgingam Banger!!!! Thanks lowko!!!!!

  • @Therosx
    @Therosx Жыл бұрын

    Big fan of Marc. This series was fun.

  • @XerXisB
    @XerXisB Жыл бұрын

    Yeah! I watch all VOD from Uthermal 😊! To see it now with ur comment and overall view is just perfect! Pls more!

  • @katherinek6166
    @katherinek6166 Жыл бұрын

    Lowko: "The problem is now you have to fight uThermal in a macro game." CuKu: "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience."

  • @hydraulichydra8363
    @hydraulichydra8363 Жыл бұрын

    20 seconds of production without chrono gives ~1.66(repeating six) probes. 20 seconds of production with chrono gives 2.5 probes. 2.5 - ~1.66 ≈ 0.833 (repeating 3). That means each chrono gives ~0.833 probes, which is less than one. Also, each of those probes cost 50 minerals, but saving the one you already had is free. Recall is better mathematically speaking unless you need it for something else in the next 130 seconds.

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Жыл бұрын

    Protoss: Cannons from Aiur. Swann: Hold my beer.

  • @Phi1618033
    @Phi1618033 Жыл бұрын

    Back when uThermal was asking viewers for suggestions for a new series, as a joke I commented that he should do Planetary Fortress Rush to GM. But then he did it.

  • @kozatas

    @kozatas

    Жыл бұрын

    What's funnier than that, he is doing proxy Nexus rush now :D

  • @colinbaker779

    @colinbaker779

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@kozatas had to complete the hat trick! Planetary Fortress rush, Proxy Hatch, and Proxy Nexus!

  • @willnash7907

    @willnash7907

    Жыл бұрын

    That is definitely a Tal tactic right there.

  • @ninjack11
    @ninjack11 Жыл бұрын

    this really is the "throwing dynamite isn't a martial art! hey as long as it works right?" meme

  • @dankcrypt3227
    @dankcrypt3227 Жыл бұрын

    Check out thermys channel for the planetary rush to GM series.

  • @rystiya7262
    @rystiya7262 Жыл бұрын

    We need to give planetary fortress tactical jump ability, so that planetary fortress rush will become a more viable strategy.

  • @RoulicisThe
    @RoulicisThe Жыл бұрын

    Strategies become more viable the least your opponent expects them. So saying things like "Banshee opener isn't viable" is a door open to tragedy when you face one. Because people naturally tend to not pay attention to things they deem "unviable", and in a RTS game it can cost you victory.

  • @krapivnik5802
    @krapivnik5802 Жыл бұрын

    always love it when its a thermy special

  • @wolfclaw3812
    @wolfclaw3812 Жыл бұрын

    Hoping one day uT uploads a video titled "I went all out EVERY GAME in a $400 Tournament" in which he slams a couple of high grandmasters

  • @colinbaker779

    @colinbaker779

    Жыл бұрын

    He's made it to the finals with "cheese". He recently did an ESL cup where they were playing on the balance patch before it released on ladder and he just had to play with his strategy focusing on the units that had changed. He beat multiple pros in that run, losing the finals match to either Maru or Clem I think. Can't remember for sure but I think it was another Terran.

  • @sethb3090

    @sethb3090

    Жыл бұрын

    Uthermal shows up, *doesn't* cheese, everyone starts screaming and running for their lives

  • @REgamesplayer
    @REgamesplayer Жыл бұрын

    It is funny how Starcraft 2 evolved from strict build orders and executions back to bronze league heroes at the highest level.

  • @gamepplayker-of6in7do8to9nice
    @gamepplayker-of6in7do8to9nice Жыл бұрын

    happy to see cuku better job

  • @nicklindberg90
    @nicklindberg90 Жыл бұрын

    Uthermals challenges are top notch

  • @dupayhydupa
    @dupayhydupa Жыл бұрын

    @Lowko Hi there. Love your content for so many years now. Have you consider adding the option 'most replayed'' on a time line? Sometimes I don't have time to watch the full game but I'd love to see the most interesting parts. Cheers from Poland!

  • @Eddyhartz
    @Eddyhartz Жыл бұрын

    I think most people know him actually as.... "Saltcannon"

  • @RoyalFusilier
    @RoyalFusilier Жыл бұрын

    I love this guy so much. Thermal could have played normally and gotten much further, but then I wouldn't be watching that video because I'm not here for business as usual. It feels like a handful of creators have risen up in the twilight of SC2, doing stuff like campaign challenge runs (Grant etc), mod showcases (Jay etc), and multiplayer gimmicks (Marc etc) to like, make people notice and take interest in the game again. Sure worked for me.

  • @senyapsilent6694
    @senyapsilent6694 Жыл бұрын

    Ahhh , uthermal.. is so fun to watch on his channel.. he always do proxy games.. for fast win

  • @sejamstihm
    @sejamstihm Жыл бұрын

    You sound like a nice guy. Good stuff, Blizzard owes you!

  • @Iseenoobpeoples
    @Iseenoobpeoples Жыл бұрын

    Great display of skills by uThermal!

  • @angelicgothfurry
    @angelicgothfurry Жыл бұрын

    Off topic, but from what Lowko said about the music. In 20 or 30 years in retirement homes we will be sitting around taking our dementia medication and listening to Howling Fjords or Terran 3 the way our grandparents might have listened to Frank Sinatra or Lawrence Whelk.

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Жыл бұрын

    Lol I like how lowkey lowko is taking shots at uthermal!

  • @AD-lr6pc
    @AD-lr6pc Жыл бұрын

    Seeing players 500 mmr above me getting owned like this... I’ve played in a few elk weeklys myself and omg it makes you feel so bad at the game even tho you’re top 100 GM. Dark defended my DT drop without losing a single ling or worker and then absolutely owned me

  • @absolutexero9385
    @absolutexero9385 Жыл бұрын

    I'm all for the cheese and a PF rush is something I would do

  • @johnkovacs1318
    @johnkovacs1318 Жыл бұрын

    matrix's or matrices? , great couple of games very well played that last one was a scrap and a half (and a good discration for a sprained roator cuff lol)

  • @JG-ti7id
    @JG-ti7id Жыл бұрын

    wow lol noice content and i agree we need another decade of sc2

  • @BaufenBeast
    @BaufenBeast Жыл бұрын

    Game 1 Uthermal basically spent 400 minerals for high ground vision and just straight up beat the other army.

  • @lucachambard7785
    @lucachambard7785 Жыл бұрын

    It's not a PvP game at this point. It's freaking colonialism.

  • @gepeldebanaan9799

    @gepeldebanaan9799

    Жыл бұрын

    G E K O L O N I S E E R D

  • @ilovefunnyamv2nd

    @ilovefunnyamv2nd

    Жыл бұрын

    NO FLAG NO NATURAL!

  • @RoyalFusilier

    @RoyalFusilier

    Жыл бұрын

    "Question two, steal the opponent's natural. That's not a question, but the Dutch did it anyway."

  • @gepeldebanaan9799

    @gepeldebanaan9799

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RoyalFusilier lmao

  • @rekrn12345
    @rekrn12345 Жыл бұрын

    It feels like high level starcraft just loops back around to low lvl cheese.

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Жыл бұрын

    Game 2 could have been over so quickly. Marc should've scouted the main.

  • @njdarda
    @njdarda Жыл бұрын

    was waiting for a cast ever since thermy published this run. :D

  • @mattmbx5472
    @mattmbx5472 Жыл бұрын

    Just watched these games on Uthermal channel... now i gotta the watch this commentary 🥸

  • @adrianr9454

    @adrianr9454

    Жыл бұрын

    Every time 😂

  • @colinbaker779
    @colinbaker779 Жыл бұрын

    According to uThermals Sky-Terran to GM series hyperflight rotors is definitely viable, and at least when paired with a player of Marc's skill, it can be extremely punishing. Banshee harass hits even harder if you can't run them down! Also, I've been enjoying your casts, and you can thank Marc's cheesy ESL cup runs for me starting to watch your channel!

  • @loganwallace101
    @loganwallace101 Жыл бұрын

    You'll always be the best player in my heart Lowko

  • @leerichardson6552
    @leerichardson6552 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if Uthermal gets donated the prize pool of tournaments to meme in them. I'd imagine this had to be pretty fun for him to try to make this work!

  • @Rakstawr
    @Rakstawr Жыл бұрын

    Those? Marc has them man... For sure. ⚾⚾

  • @SerbanOprescu
    @SerbanOprescu Жыл бұрын

    Mult noroc, Cucu!

  • @Teshiification
    @Teshiification Жыл бұрын

    Never played sc2 but that looked entertaining :D

  • @SudhirDas-vy9mc
    @SudhirDas-vy9mc Жыл бұрын

    Mad respect for Cuku

  • @jp92382
    @jp92382 Жыл бұрын

    UThermal's channel is so awesome.

  • @nigmaxus
    @nigmaxus Жыл бұрын

    uThermal always has great games to watch

  • @Spartsou
    @Spartsou Жыл бұрын

    hahaha! love this strat!

  • @ObeliskM
    @ObeliskM Жыл бұрын

    Looks like planetary rush can be good strategy only vs protoss with their low dps gateway units. Terrans have flying CC, cyclones and tanks, and zergs have creep.

  • @Aydrian22
    @Aydrian22 Жыл бұрын

    The problem with saying builds are "valuable, or impossible" is that it depends on hoe good you are, your opponent is, and map features. Like, I don't think Planetary rushes are going to work even for Uthermal if he's playing Serral. I have seen Uthermal beat a lot of GMs with it, but there's a point where it fails. Now if YOU, Lowko, were to do the build against my Diamond level Protoss, I'd lose every game. Terrain is a smaller variable, but could also make it more or less difficult too. Love your commentary and your streams brother, never quit!

  • @mathieugrenier27
    @mathieugrenier27 Жыл бұрын

    Good job Cuku

  • @FantasticForce23
    @FantasticForce23 Жыл бұрын

    The year is 2023 and PF rush is the new meta.

  • @EliusMaximus
    @EliusMaximus Жыл бұрын

    Haha love this, I am going to try it XD

  • @eclipseeffigy
    @eclipseeffigy Жыл бұрын

    To be fair, Banshee speed took too long to research to fit it in to finish (with cloak) before attacking. The early banshee timing window was already closed before banshee speed could finish pretty much

  • @Richyrich531
    @Richyrich53111 ай бұрын

    1st game hilarious!!

  • @jAfr0Thunder86
    @jAfr0Thunder86 Жыл бұрын

    Marcj is dutch. the j is like a y in NA. so he's Marky.

  • @gugaemer
    @gugaemer Жыл бұрын

    Canta you put sc1 ost on your replays??

  • @SvenOppenhaeuser
    @SvenOppenhaeuser2 ай бұрын

    *singalong* Lowko-, Lowko-Motion Greetings from Starlight-Express City Bochum.

  • @joshuahitchins1897
    @joshuahitchins1897 Жыл бұрын

    This could be better said as a mass cyclone build with a planetary fortress cheerleader.

  • @LorDDemoniC
    @LorDDemoniC Жыл бұрын

    Lowko he post this games in his channel ?!?

  • @drmuk7777
    @drmuk7777 Жыл бұрын

    Marc's a 🐐

  • @KarmaKnight86
    @KarmaKnight86 Жыл бұрын

    Now he CC's what's going on :'D

  • @talscorner3696
    @talscorner3696 Жыл бұрын

    I hit the like button before that amazing joke. Now I am wondering whether or not I should UNhit it xD

  • @potinhuu
    @potinhuu Жыл бұрын

    uthermal is just crazy !!! lul

  • @nouljohnwick7759
    @nouljohnwick7759 Жыл бұрын

    Cuku is soo good damnn

  • @AliRadicali
    @AliRadicali Жыл бұрын

    I think off meta "cheese" builds pose a dilemma for the other player no matter who wins the first game: Sure, in round two they can assume their opponent will repeat the build and try to proactively counter it, but if they guess wrong and they end up preparing for a push that never comes, they've just hurt their development for nothing. The "safe" assumption is that the cheese player will follow up their surprise tactic with a meta build to keep their opponent off balance, especially if the cheese didn't pan out in game 1. Of course, if the strategy is completely useless when properly countered, that's another question, but if it is only slightly less effective than the meta build, it poses this rock-paper-scissors guessing-game problem for the opponent at the start of the game.

  • @jessep5220
    @jessep5220 Жыл бұрын

    So why don't people mule drop onto siege tanks when they siege up spread out like that? Should be pretty cost effective way of cleaning out some tanks or at least putting damage down or just getting a few shots off your army as you move up? Is it not cost effective?

  • @ObeliskM

    @ObeliskM

    Жыл бұрын

    You lose 270 minerals with each drop. Better to drop marines.

  • @jessep5220

    @jessep5220

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ObeliskM True but the siege tanks can cost you much more and often people will use multiple scans during engagements to keep them firing. Also isn't it closer to about 200 minerals per mule? about 4 marines which a tank can splat pretty quick. I guess there's value in getting the tanks off your base if their sieged up, A tank might cost 150 125 gas but sieged up infront of your base the value skyrockets in what it is worth removing that threat. Moving tanks across the map is when they're most vulnerable.

  • @adrianr9454
    @adrianr9454 Жыл бұрын

    Lowko! Play against uThermal !

  • @boreduser12
    @boreduser12 Жыл бұрын

    Where did uthermal peak? 7k?

  • @kurtneto58
    @kurtneto58 Жыл бұрын

    it would be great if it had subtitles with a language option for Portuguese

  • @rumination2399
    @rumination2399 Жыл бұрын

    oh man, sorry Lowko, I've hardly watched you since I discovered Uthermal a month or two ago... but he hasn't your breadth of scope or your warm joviality. I just can't resist the cheese and the way he triggers the more psychopathic GMs with his smurfy, sometimes meme builds. edit - also I'm a Terran player

  • @Im_Frustrated45
    @Im_Frustrated45 Жыл бұрын

    Planetary Rushes?? THATS WHAT I DID 4 YEARS AGO!!!!!!

  • @dukefu644
    @dukefu644 Жыл бұрын

    I am a simple man. When I see a planetary rush, I click like.

  • @swizeus
    @swizeus Жыл бұрын

    34:21 If uThermal gonna lose it anyway, why don't he tuck in at the corner and make it a mining base for a while *sigh*

  • @RavagHer
    @RavagHer Жыл бұрын

    why wouldnt u planetary when it keeps working? like the thing is cheeses works way more because players have gotten really comfortable getting that early natural and then trying to wall off. like especially with trying to make cyclones more viable. like i hope there is more overwhelming planetary wins cuz its crazy how fast those things can "morph" in.

  • @rcjm21
    @rcjm21 Жыл бұрын

    It only took players 13 years to focus that protoss achilles heel is going for the pylons, no power no stuff.

  • @HienNguyen-fg4do
    @HienNguyen-fg4do Жыл бұрын

    it's Marky not mark jay

  • @jann326
    @jann326 Жыл бұрын

    Why don’t they walk units under it??? They do this a lot in gold, i seem to be able to stop it all the time doing so

  • @RoyalFusilier

    @RoyalFusilier

    Жыл бұрын

    Thermy tends to have units there to harass, distracting the enemy long enough to land. Maybe his single biggest asset is his unit control.

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