I’m almost convinced that Maru purposefully plays the way he does at the beginning to give his opponents a handicap. Either that, or his nickname should be “Dream Crusher”.
I was convinced Maru was going to call GG when he lost 2 bases at the same time, and was running thin on units. I should have known better. Absolutely phenomenal game
Just need to point this out, maru was behind 30 workers since 7:51, and 40 workers since 8:24. I thought you were supposed to gg out at that point, but he came back after playing THAT behind since then for the next 16 minutes. Insane.
Well you can emphazise maru for defending this but I think it's more like heromarines errors that made marus comeback possible. He bled out of tanks and didn't rebuild them. He ran his marines into all these tanks instead of waiting for reinforcing tanks and playing defensive. He threw his workers away but didn't have enough minerals and gas in stock (or even facilities) to rebuild his army.
Tell me if i’m wrong lowko but i feel like that final fight would have gone well for heromarine if he would have not had so much supply in ravens and marines. He needed to adjust his army ratio. His lose was due to a unit composition mistake in the end yeah?
4:49 Maru actually does frequently use the all army hotkey if you watch his replays and streams, fun fact. But obviously he doesn't use it in the traditional noob way.
Anyone feeling bad for HeroMarine? XD This is the first time I watched a matchup with a bigger skill gap. He cannot even capitalise on Maru's mistakes, feels a bit powerless :(
In my view he completely overslept the Viking production. He used marines to deter Maru's Viks, but the whole game he was behind in Siege Tank count. So at some point he could not get under the Vikings because marines were in the range of tanks. And then it comes down to who has more air
22:25 that hitsquat... if he took out that base Maru literally had no mining and he could just chill back. Not sure if this is Maru playing well or Heromarine playing meh. Sure he's good, but that 1 engage was obviously bad and he was on a 10 tank deficit. Like wth?
oh, take it back, I watched the minimap more carefully, and those marines were pulled back to the front. If they were zerglings it would have been a decent flanking maneuver, but they just ended up eating a few siege tank shots. I don't know if attacking that base would have helped, but it might have at least distracted maru a bit.
During the last head-to-head clash, I believe that Maru had more tanks and more viking and more Ravens, while HeroMarine was too marine-heavy. Well, he couldn't see stats like us so perhaps he engaged thinking he was clearly ahead.
I think you're wrong. Well, maybe not about army composition, but about what ended up being decisive ;-) It looks, to me at least, as if Maru sieged up just in time, and HM's ravens were just a bit late. It looks as if the tank line got off two volleys. And because the marines were grouped up on the ramp, that was all it took. But by all means go back and tell me how I'm wrong! It's hard to say for sure - it happened so fast! XD
Why didn't heromarine get some liberators when he was really ahead early on? It feels like they would have destroyed Maru's tanks or am I missing something here (most likely)?
Need more vikings to protect those liberators. Which means less quick moving marines. My guess is that heromarine assumed that maru loves slow moving enemy armies. Fits better with his turtle style
12:34 forget the line of siege tanks, look at that line of upgrades. I don't like Terran, much less TvT, but seeing two very different styles/states and yet that in sync on 2/2 is still cool.
@@sfisabbt I think he was distracted by Maru's big push. Basically, he suddenly found himself in an "oh shit" moment, and forgot about them. Ah, I watched the minimap carefully, and they were pulled back to the fight... where they just died pointlessly :(
@@SomeGuy-ty7kr Even though these marines had a good shot wrecking the 5th base down there, I don't believe it would have changed the end result. Maru had so many tanks & vikings.
@@sfisabbt Oh, yeah, def, although maybe if he had infinite APM he could have loaded them into medivacs and dropped them on top of seige tanks. The AA in the back was pretty weak. I really was flabbergasted at how quick this game turned against HM though.
@@SomeGuy-ty7kr As a non native english speaker, i learnt a new word today : flabbergasted. I love it. I definitely have to find situations to use that one. :D
It has been over two decades since starcraft1 came out and over a decade for starcraft 2. Just now am I wondering how stim packs make the gun shoot faster.
Seems like a good strategy. Play defensive, so you also have quick reinforcements and your bases are covered. Meanwhile, your opponent has map control so doesn't bother with defences of any kind, so that when you push out they have nothing to stop you from steamrolling. Maru gives his opponents a false sense of security.
What I will never understand is why in those situations nobody thinks getting even a single Thor is a good idea. Sure, you can disable them with interference matrix like everything else, but Thors could surely keep the Vikings at bay. This would make air dominance a whole lot more tricky
Definition of "Start of a game":
Normal players: split the 12 workers to the mineral line
Maru: 30 supply behind
I’m almost convinced that Maru purposefully plays the way he does at the beginning to give his opponents a handicap. Either that, or his nickname should be “Dream Crusher”.
When Maru is behind, he is equal. When Maru is equal, he is ahead. When Maru is ahead, GG
Quoteth Sun Tzu
The guy just doesn't quit, he is freaking relentless.
@@markhunter3533 watch the finals against raynor then :D
Especially in TvT
reminds me of the 1984 quote. Those who control the past control the future, those who control the present control the past.
My god Maru is a monster. 20 mins on the defense and then wins it in one Push lmao.
like skytoss except its Terran
Lowko did the intro again!
Neighbours be like not AGAIN!
Its 3am in Hong Kong and I find myself not being able to sleep until I hear Lowko’s voice 😂
As it should be ^^ Btw, its 00:05 in Germany and i have the same "problem" ^^
I was convinced Maru was going to call GG when he lost 2 bases at the same time, and was running thin on units. I should have known better.
Absolutely phenomenal game
After Maru's last defensive outing on Monday I'm expecting good things.
Hello Everyone My Name is Lowko! Music to my ears, and right during lunch!
Every game he does it I feel joy!
YES! We love Lowko ASF! :D
They ought to change ShowtimE's nickname to "Die Maru".
I remember the good old days when Lowko took 2.5 hours to pronounce Jagannatha
Just need to point this out, maru was behind 30 workers since 7:51, and 40 workers since 8:24. I thought you were supposed to gg out at that point, but he came back after playing THAT behind since then for the next 16 minutes. Insane.
Lack of agression and micro by HM but also increible management by Maru
Me : No you cant just defend for the entire game and then just win
Maru : Hold my beer.
Hello everyone, my name is Lowko!
HeroMarine threw away his scvs too soon. Should have just made more production buildings and keep applying pressure
"Oh he waved to us, did you see that?" LMAAAOOOOO 😂😂😂😂😂
Instant Like for using the intro!
Well you can emphazise maru for defending this but I think it's more like heromarines errors that made marus comeback possible. He bled out of tanks and didn't rebuild them. He ran his marines into all these tanks instead of waiting for reinforcing tanks and playing defensive. He threw his workers away but didn't have enough minerals and gas in stock (or even facilities) to rebuild his army.
What is that music @ 9:00 can anyone tell? Is it default sc 2 music?
Tell me if i’m wrong lowko but i feel like that final fight would have gone well for heromarine if he would have not had so much supply in ravens and marines. He needed to adjust his army ratio. His lose was due to a unit composition mistake in the end yeah?
This is the first time I save a game you've casted onto my favorites playlist. A M A Z I N G game (and excellent casting, as always!)
The first couple of games in the Maru vs Reynor series also showed how incredible his defence is
The moment Lowko pointed out the Mary had 13 Siege Tanks, I knew he was gonna win
18 minutes in I just realised i've seen this game allready on a different cast :D
Me too, in addition to watching it live :-)
22:33
There you can see, doesnt matter the rank, all can fall into the "All army hotkey" trap
10:23 Jimmy nooooo!
There weren't enough arrows in the thumbnail to justify how badass this match was!
4:49 Maru actually does frequently use the all army hotkey if you watch his replays and streams, fun fact. But obviously he doesn't use it in the traditional noob way.
I need an SC2 Safety Dance cover by Lowko and Harstem in my life.
Niice match Lowko! Greetings from Chile
Anyone feeling bad for HeroMarine? XD This is the first time I watched a matchup with a bigger skill gap. He cannot even capitalise on Maru's mistakes, feels a bit powerless :(
In my view he completely overslept the Viking production. He used marines to deter Maru's Viks, but the whole game he was behind in Siege Tank count. So at some point he could not get under the Vikings because marines were in the range of tanks. And then it comes down to who has more air
@@kajetanmalinowski892 I would agree, Maru did make 99% of the best moves he possibly could have.
He... HE DID IT!
HE DID THE INTRO
Maru: Call an ambulance
BUT NOT FOR ME
Maru my man, good play as always!
He also did this with solar recently with the nukes. Its insane and hes not even doing marine drops against his opponents.
22:25 that hitsquat... if he took out that base Maru literally had no mining and he could just chill back. Not sure if this is Maru playing well or Heromarine playing meh. Sure he's good, but that 1 engage was obviously bad and he was on a 10 tank deficit. Like wth?
I think, if you watch the minimap, Maru somehow cleared that up during his big game winning push
oh, take it back, I watched the minimap more carefully, and those marines were pulled back to the front. If they were zerglings it would have been a decent flanking maneuver, but they just ended up eating a few siege tank shots. I don't know if attacking that base would have helped, but it might have at least distracted maru a bit.
Haven't seen maru games lately. Post more cause they are cool. And also i played a 2v2 with maru :).
Send in more games against Maru.
Cuz he can't execute your orders without replays.
Lowko: The Power Rangers, the A-team.
Me: Jimmy and his friends.
Jimmy and the boys
Jimmy and the bad boys.
Siege Tank + Planetary Fortress + POWERR RANGERR = Insane Defense
Heromarine is easily one of my favorite players. Not only is he a baddass but his username is badass
Now thats an epic come back 🔥🔥🔥
20:35 what just.. he!?
- Lowko
Does anyone know if there's any Maru social media links??? Twitch anything?
Hello Lowko, my name is Everyone, and I'm glad to attend this professional game of SC2!
what's the ost at 4:45?
when ahead, get more ahead -HuskyStarcraft.
Jeez...crazy match!
During the last head-to-head clash, I believe that Maru had more tanks and more viking and more Ravens, while HeroMarine was too marine-heavy. Well, he couldn't see stats like us so perhaps he engaged thinking he was clearly ahead.
I think you're wrong.
Well, maybe not about army composition, but about what ended up being decisive ;-)
It looks, to me at least, as if Maru sieged up just in time, and HM's ravens were just a bit late.
It looks as if the tank line got off two volleys.
And because the marines were grouped up on the ramp, that was all it took.
But by all means go back and tell me how I'm wrong!
It's hard to say for sure - it happened so fast! XD
I was looking at the scv count at the end thinking maru had a plan
Maru is INSANE! What a match!
Heromarine: GG?
Maru: Not until I say so
"Hello everyone! My name is Lowko and weeellcome back to a profesional match of StarCraft II..." ✌🏼🥰😂
Thank you Lowko!
Maru's Vikings were the unsung heroes of this game
I have to say this: My almost 3 year old son loves that intro.
21:00 I mean couldnt he have killed a few more scvs and doom maru..?
Oh yeah I saw this game live, you should have seen HeRoMaRinE's face
Please describe it, or link a replay with cams 😊
@@MrNicoJac th-cam.com/video/nehFuK9gEzk/w-d-xo.html
Maru doing maru stuff
Right for my snack, you hit it Lowko!
Why didn't heromarine get some liberators when he was really ahead early on?
It feels like they would have destroyed Maru's tanks or am I missing something here (most likely)?
Need more vikings to protect those liberators. Which means less quick moving marines. My guess is that heromarine assumed that maru loves slow moving enemy armies. Fits better with his turtle style
I love how the auto turret explodes instead of just staying. Silly.
I guess this video is awesome enough to make up for the lack of a livestream today! Lol
That intro tho👌💙
Friggin Maru done it again, insane!!
12:34 forget the line of siege tanks, look at that line of upgrades. I don't like Terran, much less TvT, but seeing two very different styles/states and yet that in sync on 2/2 is still cool.
We need more Lowko singing
22:30 Hit squad at bottom right just standing there and walking to their death across an entire map :D
Clearly, these guyz were meant to hit the eco. All army hotkey fail?
@@sfisabbt I think he was distracted by Maru's big push. Basically, he suddenly found himself in an "oh shit" moment, and forgot about them. Ah, I watched the minimap carefully, and they were pulled back to the fight... where they just died pointlessly :(
@@SomeGuy-ty7kr Even though these marines had a good shot wrecking the 5th base down there, I don't believe it would have changed the end result. Maru had so many tanks & vikings.
@@sfisabbt Oh, yeah, def, although maybe if he had infinite APM he could have loaded them into medivacs and dropped them on top of seige tanks. The AA in the back was pretty weak. I really was flabbergasted at how quick this game turned against HM though.
@@SomeGuy-ty7kr As a non native english speaker, i learnt a new word today : flabbergasted. I love it. I definitely have to find situations to use that one. :D
Legendary fight with maru
Normal Tuesday night for maru
Can't believe Terran won.
Though I can't play at this level just being able to use what strategies I can learn from these videos is fun.
So this is what time you upload new videos. Too early with a bonus Lowko-patented Intro!
Lowko! It is Jug-a-nath!
That is exactly why Maru is my favourite Terran player! This is gonna be so good!
Greetings from Germany! Lowko, your are the best!
It has been over two decades since starcraft1 came out and over a decade for starcraft 2. Just now am I wondering how stim packs make the gun shoot faster.
i can relate to heromarine on this one, classic tvt game.
This. This right here is why I'm a Maru fanboi.
Tnx !
5:31
You can drive in if you want to.
You can sacrifice your guys.
You can go all in for SCV kills, but you,
Won't get out alive.
Damnit really wanted HeroMarine to win this. The underdog winning is always more satisfying. Great game from both tough!
In this matchup Maru looked like the one losing so he's almost the underdog XD. HeroMarine should've just use more tanks rather than Marines
Oh wow. Lowko didn't make the Jagannatha joke.
+10 point for Intro.
Seems like a good strategy. Play defensive, so you also have quick reinforcements and your bases are covered. Meanwhile, your opponent has map control so doesn't bother with defences of any kind, so that when you push out they have nothing to stop you from steamrolling. Maru gives his opponents a false sense of security.
Omg HE SAID THE INTRO!
Wait, heros name is also big gape? Did I hear that right
All these Mens without Hats make me crazy :D
TvT brings joy as a protoss player
Red Sea Maru For The Win "Amazing Game" Maru! Maru! :)
Well... Pig was right, this Lowko guy is great too.
Nice cast. I swear these players are sub-human they're so good.
Sub-human is less than human...
I think u mean super human, uber mensch, angelic, divine, godlike or magnanimous :)
"Hello everyone!! My name is Lowko..." makes my day. Instant like
How did he sneak those 3 reapers in for so much damage when biggabe had so much army at home
Holy shit! Maru is immortal! I wish I was this good at Terran...
Maru is just too good.
Starcraft 2 is a clicking competition
He did the thing
he was losing the whole time until he wasn't.
Easy to say as an amateur spectator, but wouldent one or two thors shut down most vikings and liberator plays?
What I will never understand is why in those situations nobody thinks getting even a single Thor is a good idea. Sure, you can disable them with interference matrix like everything else, but Thors could surely keep the Vikings at bay. This would make air dominance a whole lot more tricky
I wonder if Lowko has his intro already recorded and just forget to add it in some videos.
Intro
now thats an intro ;P