I think the answer is pretty simple. Swarm hosts can be good but they are very hard to use, and really just 2 people are good enough to make it work. (Dark and Serral).
9:15 First of all, great game Captain! Outside of creep spread you did i think, perfectly or almost perfectly! Second. I was expecting swarmhost to be solution to my complains about Thor tank ghost comps, but now i see that Swarm host are actually allowing us to beat tosses when we complain about them lacking usage of casters, and look how good it is? Maybe even with casters they would fall with a good execution! And not to mention your lack of casters due to the position you are in, you are 100% could have made upgrades for them, throw in a few infestors or/and vipers, and be fully ready to anything! And more than that, looks like we arent even forced to have 80+ workers to be on par with other races! Thats like, a perfect solution to all out problems!
family drama today, and i'm exhausted, so i came here to blow off steam, and as always harstem's videos are entertaining and put a smile on my face. thanks buddy
Some say he's got brain damage. But he's one of top 2 Dutch protoss pro-players/casters called Kevin, he's the brother of Dutch SC2 national champion SlowAndStupid, and he's known as The Trickster of Rotterdam! Also The Captain, I guess. He's also called Small Kevin despite being almost 2m tall, don't ask him what's small then. My head-canon intro for Harstem continues to grow.
Swarm hosts can be good, Dark has always played them. It's just that most people aren't good enough, harder to use than units in other races. If you aren't dark or serral, you're more likely to lose because of swarm hosts than win.
I actually think swarm hosts are a great unit, like most zerg units, good at some things, bad at some things. Terran units tend to be good at everything. PRotoss units are more like zerg in that they are good at specific things and bad at other things. It's why protoss has to deathball so units can cover eachother's weaknesses. For terran pretty much any comp is at least viable enough to at least have a chance.
In reality harstem: Swarm host unplayable vs Terran they can easily lift buildings Zerg matches don’t go to lair tech as much and if so for mutas not SH Only vs toss they are a decent supply sink until enemy decides to a move you to death 😂
@ ye for sure, first game was a demonstration of the SH power no doubt, but the second game was almost over if the Terran committed more on attack, harstem was sweating it wasn’t in his pocket at all
This is an awesome video, because somehow, captain is bad at zerg, he is really good at the game, but zerg just confuses him, maybe Swarm host what he needs to become great at zerg and that it, or maybe swarm hosts are a key, and he will win while playing somehow bad? It would be awesome anyway!
Dark is like your friend moving away so you show up to the happy hour or whatever but then he keeps doing it every week Edit: Watching this build, what have you just unleashed on the ladder
"This is not cherrypicking... every game will be shown here... because we are not like the Zergs" ...while playing zerg, immediately before a cut in the vid...
“He’s ready to fight, and I’m ready to fight; that means we’re both ready to fight” -Harstem, 2025
Powerful logic!
This is the kind of hard-hitting investigative journalism I subscribe for.
If Harstem suddenly goes down with a fungal infection, we know 100% the Zerg Cabal put a hit on him! 😂
Currently considering our available options
9:55 Cuts to the next game and Harstem is wearing different clothes. I was ready for the sight gag that never came!
Submit your replays for a new series "Is it IMBA or am I Awesome"
Is it Imba or do I rock?
"He didn't even know swarmhost was a unit you could build"
Me neither. I've only seen it in videos.
Now I want a video where Lambo answers to this and breaks down into tears cause he's the chief of the Zerg cabal.
I think the answer is pretty simple. Swarm hosts can be good but they are very hard to use, and really just 2 people are good enough to make it work. (Dark and Serral).
@@AntiDoctor-cx2jdmy dude antidoctor always with the worst takes
But now the question is... Is it Imba? 👀
OR DOES HE SUCK
I am pretty sure it’s the Zerg cabal, the terrans are a conglomerate. The Protoss are… a simian containment, so to speak.
Protoss asylum.
Protoss conclave
@@enriquegarciacota3914 Can't spell conclave without concave, their signature head shape
Mr. De Koning, if our previous payments were not enough, you could have simply said so. This video is very damaging to our ongoing schemes.
At least three times payment required
Swarm host should get a tunneling claw buff 😂
I love you Harstem. You are a national Netherlands treasure.
According to chat gpt he is the 78th most famous person in the Netherlands…
Some kind of Dutch kaaskoek.
9:15 First of all, great game Captain! Outside of creep spread you did i think, perfectly or almost perfectly! Second. I was expecting swarmhost to be solution to my complains about Thor tank ghost comps, but now i see that Swarm host are actually allowing us to beat tosses when we complain about them lacking usage of casters, and look how good it is? Maybe even with casters they would fall with a good execution! And not to mention your lack of casters due to the position you are in, you are 100% could have made upgrades for them, throw in a few infestors or/and vipers, and be fully ready to anything! And more than that, looks like we arent even forced to have 80+ workers to be on par with other races! Thats like, a perfect solution to all out problems!
family drama today, and i'm exhausted, so i came here to blow off steam, and as always harstem's videos are entertaining and put a smile on my face. thanks buddy
Finally! someone brave enough to stand up to the cabal. Also some sick swarm host plays. Nice vid.
Love it! Always knew swarmhosts had a place outside of 4v4!
The greatest trick the swarm host ever pulled - making you believe it wasn't imba
3:44 that is the definition of not "up and running" it is, in progress.
Finally we can fight against the evil of Big Zerg
Need more games to prove it. As for diamond with 3 IQ I cannot comprehend this.
I’m here to watch my favorite conspiracy theorist Harstem play a videogame
Captain, will you be playing uThermals 2v2 challenge?
Some say he's got brain damage. But he's one of top 2 Dutch protoss pro-players/casters called Kevin, he's the brother of Dutch SC2 national champion SlowAndStupid, and he's known as The Trickster of Rotterdam! Also The Captain, I guess.
He's also called Small Kevin despite being almost 2m tall, don't ask him what's small then.
My head-canon intro for Harstem continues to grow.
Dude, You are hilarious! So entertaining :) much appreciated.
Swarm hosts can be good, Dark has always played them. It's just that most people aren't good enough, harder to use than units in other races. If you aren't dark or serral, you're more likely to lose because of swarm hosts than win.
I actually think swarm hosts are a great unit, like most zerg units, good at some things, bad at some things. Terran units tend to be good at everything. PRotoss units are more like zerg in that they are good at specific things and bad at other things. It's why protoss has to deathball so units can cover eachother's weaknesses. For terran pretty much any comp is at least viable enough to at least have a chance.
@@AntiDoctor-cx2jd So are you saying Terran is ... IMBA?
@@dirkbester9050 I do say that, but I just edged and stopped in this comment.
I liked Harstem the investigative journalist. But I like even more professor Harstem, who studies the terran brain.
How can you see what's going on with this low quality 1080.
you probably need to update your prescription mate
7:47 WHAT!?
I just played against a obvious map hacker! do you still review those vods?
Shhh dont let them know we can win using the fun zerg unit
Wow Locusts do a shitton of damage
Oui les Swarm sont très puissant bien utilisé ❤
Vlaardingen, got it
In reality harstem:
Swarm host unplayable vs Terran they can easily lift buildings
Zerg matches don’t go to lair tech as much and if so for mutas not SH
Only vs toss they are a decent supply sink until enemy decides to a move you to death 😂
Did you watch the games?
@ ye for sure, first game was a demonstration of the SH power no doubt, but the second game was almost over if the Terran committed more on attack, harstem was sweating it wasn’t in his pocket at all
@@afterlife320 yeah, I don't think they're op, but they seem playable, especially if cure is loosing to it
So Swarm Host is IMBA and your opponents did not suck, actually
SwarmHostGoodUnit
This is an awesome video, because somehow, captain is bad at zerg, he is really good at the game, but zerg just confuses him, maybe Swarm host what he needs to become great at zerg and that it, or maybe swarm hosts are a key, and he will win while playing somehow bad? It would be awesome anyway!
I kinda forgot, why i have imperssion that Harstem is bad at Zerg? He is so on point in this video for 13:25.
Love u Harstem
Dark is like your friend moving away so you show up to the happy hour or whatever but then he keeps doing it every week
Edit: Watching this build, what have you just unleashed on the ladder
"This is not cherrypicking... every game will be shown here... because we are not like the Zergs"
...while playing zerg, immediately before a cut in the vid...
I always had a problem with swarm hosts. Free units are always dumb and cheap
as i say zvp is broken
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downvote because exposed. jk love ya i would never do that