The Best StarCraft 2 Matches Ever: Stats vs. Dark (#3)

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  • Watch IEM Katowice 2023 with a $500,000 prize pool on February 9: bit.ly/katowic...
    A look back at some of the best Starcraft 2 Matches of all time. With a professional tournament scene of over 10 years old and hundreds of thousands of matches being played, we highlight some of the greatest games of this time.
    Stats vs. Dark is one of the best games that happened during IEM Katowice, with two of the best players at the time playing at their absolute peak. A close protoss vs. zerg with many immortals, carriers, motherships, and more.
    Match: Maru vs. Stats
    Match Number: 003
    Tournament: IEM Katowice 2017
    Casters: PiG & ToD
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  • @SC2HL
    @SC2HL  ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Hey everyone, I've started putting more work into different series! Currently focusing on:
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      @Bierverkoster ปีที่แล้ว +1

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      @jinjeong323 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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      @yonker1337 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @SmugLookingBarrel
    @SmugLookingBarrel ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I'm absolutely loving this series.
    ...I do think it would be really funny to do a "worst matches ever" series, where you showcase some of the silliest, most bungled matches where everything falls apart.

    • @nohbodhi1120
      @nohbodhi1120 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i like this idea. One where both players are constantly making mistakes and you have no idea whos gonna win

    • @SuperGamingeek
      @SuperGamingeek ปีที่แล้ว +9

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    • @Hrydra
      @Hrydra ปีที่แล้ว +1

      love to see this

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      @Vici0uSquirrel ปีที่แล้ว

      Tefel vs…. I think Bomber maybe was an example of this lol

    • @steeldragon5730
      @steeldragon5730 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @Sir_Tomoyuki
    @Sir_Tomoyuki ปีที่แล้ว +75

    That final engagement was great!

    • @durogpuso
      @durogpuso ปีที่แล้ว

      Great is an understatement

  • @Smoj_
    @Smoj_ ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Damn sc2 skill ceiling DEFINITELY is so much higher now compared to 5 years ago

  • @GiliacHeskel
    @GiliacHeskel ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It is amazing how players dramatically improved their skills. I mean compare this gameplay with any current pro play!

  • @liamgonzales8111
    @liamgonzales8111 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That last battle was insane!

  • @Warrigt
    @Warrigt ปีที่แล้ว +6

    6:37 Reenactment of the events of this past weekend in the skies above the US.

  • @MattSipka
    @MattSipka ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Was the Mothership Core that bad of a unit that it needed to be removed entirely, instead of a rework? I don’t remember anyone hating this unit to that extent.

    • @peterhardie4151
      @peterhardie4151 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Completely broken. This was Protoss era. Zergs were struggling.

    • @bwax3135
      @bwax3135 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      It was not completely broken, but it was too strong. It was supposed to be a defensive unit, but was still obviously capable of joining early aggression. They added the shield batteries when they removed them in order to slow toss down early game

    • @DanielFenandes
      @DanielFenandes ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, people used to hate it. It was clearly a band aid

    • @tobongkim9687
      @tobongkim9687 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There was a time when protoss could tell the terran in advance that they'd go mothership core blink stalker and the terran still wouldnt be able to defend it. It was a bullshit unit.

    • @gskills55
      @gskills55 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It wasn't a balance issue as I see it, it just made for bad gameplay. It encouraged either turtling or gimmicky forms of early aggression. Gimmicky meaning it only worked cause your opponent made a mistake or else failed miserably. Its removal encouraged other early game unit interactions like the adept or oracle which are much more interesting, have a high skill ceiling, and not as binary in terms of commitment.

  • @peterchui1964
    @peterchui1964 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Pig has improved massively over the years.

    • @lodremipsulm1461
      @lodremipsulm1461 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I have the exact opposite feeling : I usually love his casting but that one especially fells forced. He's taking the very deep gurutal screaming voice of some other casters and it feels to me unnatural and unpleasant to listen to. flavours and colours I guess ?

    • @slapzk5355
      @slapzk5355 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@lodremipsulm1461 I would agree. Everything that was minor in the game was just so greatly magnified to the point of just being cringe. It was like listening to a 12 year old boy play fortnite.

    • @peterchui1964
      @peterchui1964 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@lodremipsulm1461 agreed, this was in 2017. I meant that he’s made progress since then.

    • @lodremipsulm1461
      @lodremipsulm1461 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh my bad ! I thought it just happened. I totally agree with you then

  • @luckypozzo3939
    @luckypozzo3939 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I loved this map.

  • @user-dc1sm9up5v
    @user-dc1sm9up5v ปีที่แล้ว +8

    welcome back stats!

    • @Groet
      @Groet ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's from 2017

    • @user-dc1sm9up5v
      @user-dc1sm9up5v ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Groet but I suddenly remembered that he was discharged from the army.

  • @MattMarshallUK
    @MattMarshallUK ปีที่แล้ว

    These 'Best of' games have not disappointed. Top tier SC2!

  • @Phoenix7786
    @Phoenix7786 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My God what an amazing match

  • @jayhxmo
    @jayhxmo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wonder if in the final engagement Stats could have had it easier by just focusing down the brood lords. Dark wouldn't have had much of a ground army to cover the warp in of Stats, the corruptors would have been deadweight

    • @anothertruegamer4310
      @anothertruegamer4310 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same thing can be said about targeting the corrupters. It leaves his air free range to do more damage by focusing those. And generally Protoss air is so insane because they get so much value and you trade your ground units. Also stopping draw potential bc the broods can be chased easy if it becomes a base race, the corrupters would be too fast to chase down.

    • @dankmemester1066
      @dankmemester1066 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah it definitely would've been better if he just focused down the broodlords, with the tempests especially since that's what they're good for. corruptors are pretty useless units since they have no antiground compared to phoenixes and vikings. that being said it was 2017, plays were sloppier back then.

  • @V3x0r
    @V3x0r ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolute banger of a game!💥🔥🔥🔥💥

  • @MichaelNatrin
    @MichaelNatrin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful match.

  • @SC2HL
    @SC2HL  ปีที่แล้ว +43

    In anticipation of IEM Katowice 2023, we highlighted one of the best games from the tournament: Stats vs. Dark. Watch the tournament this Thurday on: bit.ly/katowicesc2

  • @tantreyetalarathor222
    @tantreyetalarathor222 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a game that absolutely deserves top match ever status

  • @Cnicholasdownie
    @Cnicholasdownie ปีที่แล้ว +4

    LOVE THE INTRO !!

  • @jacksonschreiber851
    @jacksonschreiber851 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For an all-time great game, I would suggest 2018 WCS Global Finals, Game 4 Serral vs Rogue. Rogue had more mining and more map control for virtually the entire game, with Serral trying to grind it out with cost efficiency. Includes some of the best burrowed roaches nonsense ever seen.

  • @jamiequieta1092
    @jamiequieta1092 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    3:24 2 immortals get blocked by a single zealot

  • @Gun1ld
    @Gun1ld ปีที่แล้ว

    bomber vs goswser. Most innovative comeback ever made.

  • @MatexSK
    @MatexSK ปีที่แล้ว

    Storm is just spell for braindead, it is unbelievable how strong it is

  • @basedandredpilled7920
    @basedandredpilled7920 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    God damn zerg was imba, impressive for stats to win despite that.

  • @xandier5951
    @xandier5951 ปีที่แล้ว

    honestly, I split my drink the moment I saw mothership core. Just like old time, pogna

  • @jcyoungpine918
    @jcyoungpine918 ปีที่แล้ว

    ToD = Dark Shrine! Lol sorry this moment randomly came to while watching this match.

  • @cristianperezbrunet7944
    @cristianperezbrunet7944 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, what a final clash!

  • @daiooji
    @daiooji ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why do I have this feeling that this is not the first "Best Match Ever" from this channel lol

    • @flynnwagner9653
      @flynnwagner9653 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m not sure if you are joking, but this is a collection of the best SC2 games of all time. This one being #3 in the collection.

    • @SC2HL
      @SC2HL  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is a brand new series where we focus on highlighting the best matches during the 12 years of StarCraft 2 professional play.
      We carefully consider the various games that are highlighted in the series, plus created custom graphics and a brand new intro.
      With IEM Katowice coming up, I wanted to highlight one of the best games played at Katowice in the history of the tournament. This also serves as promotion for the tournament :D

    • @daiooji
      @daiooji ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@flynnwagner9653 oh, I didn't even noticed there is "#3"

    • @daiooji
      @daiooji ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SC2HL Thanks for the detailed explanation. I kinda remember watching "Best match ever" or "greatest match ever" videos before, so I made a joke, but I guess there are background for each HL series on this channel.

  • @locksmith4707
    @locksmith4707 ปีที่แล้ว

    There seems to be a mistake in the description. It is not Maru vs Stats :P

  • @DudeForSureMan
    @DudeForSureMan ปีที่แล้ว

    Gooo Tos!!

  • @garsia1531
    @garsia1531 ปีที่แล้ว

    Top!!!!

  • @ja3482
    @ja3482 ปีที่แล้ว

    18:42 lol what?!?

  • @yummybunny7351
    @yummybunny7351 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:00 so funny

  • @jastorms712
    @jastorms712 ปีที่แล้ว

    asu, de que año es esto que veo el nucleo de la nave nodriza :o

  • @illusion5739
    @illusion5739 ปีที่แล้ว

    W intro 🗿

  • @aryksanchez5070
    @aryksanchez5070 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just like to see dark get defeated I hate zerg and feel they are way too hard to beat.

  • @OrderPrerogative
    @OrderPrerogative ปีที่แล้ว

    why video of the game is at best 720p?

    • @SC2HL
      @SC2HL  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was played in 2017 and that’s the max quality

  • @sleepy2039
    @sleepy2039 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wooooo

  • @alexanderslepuhin9648
    @alexanderslepuhin9648 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    zerg could win this game so many times

  • @IWANT_TOBELIEVE
    @IWANT_TOBELIEVE ปีที่แล้ว

    LETS GOOOO

  • @Misaki_Chan6
    @Misaki_Chan6 ปีที่แล้ว

    😵😮😮😮😮

  • @sunghobaek3361
    @sunghobaek3361 ปีที่แล้ว

    ↕️
    Budget

  • @floofy5529
    @floofy5529 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Protoss: has the worst:
    - buildings. Terran can liftoff & repair, zerg can heal and move static defense.
    - mass: Terran's can build 2 at a time and Zerg can queen inject. Toss is 1 unit per production building
    - detection: Terran can scan, Zerg can use any existing overlord. Toss needs to spend valuable production time to produce an observer instead of an immortal. Same for Oracle.
    - capital units: Capital units of all races have same trade-off: they're slow, big, expensive, and slow to build. But Toss has additional trade-offs! Toss's best ground unit can be taken out instantly by anti-air. Carrier's although strong, are useless when their weak interceptors are destroyed
    - spellcasters: Terran & Zerg have great late game casters. Toss does not.
    This race is such an after-thought by Blizzard.

    • @rudysettles2077
      @rudysettles2077 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yea the truth becomes pretty obvious when u start looking at every single thing compared to other races. This is why zerg been dominating so much and then terrans with toss doing the worst overall at the pro level

    • @aryksanchez5070
      @aryksanchez5070 ปีที่แล้ว

      Toss can build shield batteries and heal their buildings, terran have to spend minerals to repair and zerg takes a long ass time unless they transfuse which means energy not being used to injects or creep tumors ntm other valuable buildings and or units. Mass Toss can get an army out litterally the fastest of all races warpgate being kind of imba and such ntm the most simplistic way of getting the army into the fight the fastest and a built in recall automatically. Detection.....yeah scans which means less mules which is the only way a terran can keep up with zerg and toss economy. Zerg has to tech into using an overlord and morph time........Observers are dirt cheap and oracles have the best detection in the game and it's more valuable. Capital units.........Thors are fat and easily taken out by zealots and zerglings.......Ultralisks can be sniped and are easily countered by immortals......and colossus can climb up and down ledges giving them outright the best micro of the 3 main ground units. Toss don't have it the worst by quite a bit of degree!

  • @br1065
    @br1065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As for usual, protoss face roll storms and wins. What a bad design.

    • @botmushin8878
      @botmushin8878 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is not true, a couple of banelings on the flank can wipe them all out.

  • @muddymusk6230
    @muddymusk6230 ปีที่แล้ว

    卧槽

  • @mauricioignaciocorreaaguil6248
    @mauricioignaciocorreaaguil6248 ปีที่แล้ว

    First

  • @professorquack
    @professorquack ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear announcers, just let me watch the game.

  • @conradperry3847
    @conradperry3847 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    anyone else annoyed by the casters? lol

    • @sharigan35
      @sharigan35 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dude yes, that one english guy had the most generic and unhelpful commentary. Had to mute the video halfway through.

  • @Bracket.
    @Bracket. ปีที่แล้ว

    could you, please, remove the standart music from videos?

  • @sunghobaek3361
    @sunghobaek3361 ปีที่แล้ว

    ↕️
    Budget