I Challenged the StarCraft Speedrun Ace to a Race

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Ай бұрын

The rematch has happened and it was incredible! If you want to watch it in full you can do so here! kzfaq.infoKm3JMx-vOTM
Really big thanks to my Patrons for early feedback on this video. I had never done storytelling like this before and their feedback made it a lot easier to follow.
Want to watch the full run? The full vod is available here: • I Challenged The Brood...
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@GiantGrantGames Ай бұрын

The rematch has happened and it was incredible! If you want to watch it in full you can do so here! kzfaq.infoKm3JMx-vOTM And you can watch the original run in full here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bOCcrK17ybbblas.html

@GK_GAMES Ай бұрын

But Grant, I already watched that one. Thanks for the content ♥

@SleepLessThan3 Ай бұрын

You already know im watching this video and then rewatching the vod right after 😂

@theindustrialidiot1472 Ай бұрын

The Return of the KIng!

@pokemonduck Ай бұрын

whoooo Starcraft Summer :D

@samuelhawkins3820 Ай бұрын

And so begins Giant Grant Games Massive Mod Madness Super Summer Shindig (GGGMMMSSS) And it starts with a banger

@1Notten Ай бұрын

Or 3(GMS)

@mapron1 Ай бұрын

@@1Notten 3 GMS is Giant Massive Super Grant Mod Summer Games Mod Shindig.

@cptKamina Ай бұрын

@@mapron1 Just really rolls off the tongue doesn't it?

@poiuyt975 Ай бұрын

@@cptKamina Is rolls THE tongue. :D

@Kilmori Ай бұрын

@@mapron1 Somehow that works equally as well

@huynhphucm445 Ай бұрын

Ace being nuked all of his production buildings, then his muta flocks died by rocket barrage is the hardest speedrun twist in the BW mass recall history

@bl-rp 20 күн бұрын

That's a very niche genre of twists.

@Wendy-zhou Ай бұрын

Grant messing up and somehow somewhat results in a more sucessful move is a theme that i never thought i'd see in any media but here it is i guess, amazing

@The_whales Ай бұрын

Each time gets progressively better runs

@Bluebedo Ай бұрын

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@BoBoPriCer Ай бұрын

Messing up and somehow winning is his signature move

@belisarian6429 27 күн бұрын

I guess it shows how far he has gotten in terms of his skills, adaptability and keeping his cool, I mean there are lot of players that excel when everything goes according to their plan but players who can salvage bad game are much more rare.

@GerMorden Ай бұрын

To think that Ace lost due to getting MELTED by a meme ability is peak Starcraft, ngl.

@Bloodlyshiva Ай бұрын

"by a meme ability" You wanna explain that?

@GerMorden Ай бұрын

It costs plenty of energy to deal with light air units in average area - and those are very rarely the issue for the BC, while the alternatives are the Yamato Cannon (which allows to deal with actual threats, including ground) and Defence Matrix (that gives 300 HP in a pinch). It's not worth it - so no one actually remembers about it's existence until your muta stacks get hit by one in custom campaign.

@michol3235 Ай бұрын

@@GerMorden or the ability is given to a ground unit or autocast with no energy cost

@GerMorden Ай бұрын

@@michol3235 anything with no energy cost is not a meme. Predators are not a meme in like good chunk of the mods too. Doesn't stop any of these being awful in vanilla, tho.

@lol-sg2km Ай бұрын

Hey Grant. Just wanna say that it's great you're back. I've been really missing your videos.

@lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598 Ай бұрын

Oh! He's REALLY back. He hasn't been posting much recently because he was banking video to push them weekly for the whole summer. So, expect more soon.

@shadowpriest2574 Ай бұрын

He keeps making videos on his second channel.

@ChannelMiner Ай бұрын

He has daily uploads on his second channel

@nikitosha1000 Ай бұрын

@@ChannelMiner he had a break there too

@realLagMaster Ай бұрын

He never left. Just worked in the background!

@queraycha Ай бұрын

Grant is a true shonen character, he was behind during the whole race, but took the lead at the very last moment, when it mattered the most, thanks to the power of friendship (and a nuke on his opponent)

@GodammmitKalcour Ай бұрын

There's an irony in the fact a mission called "True Colors" having to be color corrected

@TheHappy115 Ай бұрын

Probably the biggest difference is the damage calculation. I.E. Hydralisk deals 10 explosive damage in Broodwar. (reduced by 75% to medium, and 50% to small) In mass recall it instead deals 10 damage, (7.5 to medium, 5 to small). This may seem like the same, but when armor and splash comes into play, makes a large difference. Broodwar will calculate this % reduction after the initial armor reduction while SC2 calculates it before. So, if said Hydralisk attacks a "Marine" (Small) with 2 armor upgrades, in Broodwar it will deal 4 damage to it, while in SC2 it will deal 3 damage instead. I'm unsure how SC2 calculates 0.5 damage (I think it rounds down?), but SC1 does count half damage points. It will also still deal 0.5 damage in cases where only 0.25 damage is dealt too.

@evernewb2073 Ай бұрын

I believe sc2 counts every 0.25 damage and truncates anything past that ie: "rounds down" the processing and memory efficient way, rounding vs truncating is surprisingly resource expensive in computers even nowdays since it means a few extra steps come into play with _every_ interaction with the variable that has been flagged for it. ...more accurately I believe that the numbers on the game displays aren't quite the numbers that the game is actually running and it is instead truncating _everything_ and then kajigering things at the endpoint to produce a mostly accurate display. I am also unsure if this is modifiable, half a point of armor would make for a surprisingly useful balance tool with how it runs those damage reductions.

@PeklyCZ Ай бұрын

Just wanted to go sleep after night shift....welll.....i can wait a little longer.

@apollothefirst Ай бұрын

Wake up babe, GGG just uploaded

@Szokynyovics Ай бұрын

I'm here Honey!! 😅

@kyou4145 Ай бұрын

Exactly, my life my continue :)

@jorgenkolaas9451 Ай бұрын

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@damiens4601 Ай бұрын

He uploaded yesterday too

@adlad1563 Ай бұрын

No that was on the secret channel (can't tell anyone about it)

@Shadesight Ай бұрын

Good format Grant. Also, good competition - I remember watching the start of the competition day-of, before needing to go run errands or something and just being *so* impressed by the sportsmanship between the two of you.

@mistressofthenekos1743 Ай бұрын

This is so cool, not only because I absolutely LOVE Mass Recall, but I recently showed a friend who had never played SC before the Mass Recall mod (because he wanted to play the Brood War campaign but didn’t want to deal with the jankiness of the original StarCraft). Seeing you guys do the race on my favorite part of Mass Recall especially after I completed it only recently was AMAZING

@tumate45 Ай бұрын

I thought this is a new challenge, but realised it's the main channel 😄 Go watch his archive people in splitscreen, it was fun and really close one

@ahmadtarek7763 Ай бұрын

I find it hilarious that grant's mistakes often lead to an unexpected advantage, he is truly favored by the Xelnaga.

@tuckerwilliams849 Ай бұрын

I’d love to see more stuff like this, using the starcraft knowledge you’ve gained from your challenge runs to go head to head with other challenge runners

@AnnoLP 27 күн бұрын

I dont comment often. And I am late to the rerun. But THANKS for splitting the time zones so detailed. A lot of americans just post their time and call it a day. Even the different european time formats. LOVE IT

@Lyemboun Ай бұрын

Saves are only working if you load the next mission instead of continuing from the victory screen.

@toxikvik6193 Ай бұрын

The end was pure cinema omg

@maropas123 Ай бұрын

for the loading meassurements You could get the mean of loading time of (eg.) the first mission and use it as standarised value instead of actual throughout the run

@pokemonduck Ай бұрын

Great video and thanks for putting up the times in multiple timezones!

@chocodono2146 Ай бұрын

Love this new style of content, keep up the great work man :)

@bonbondurjdr6553 Ай бұрын

Making us discover more StarCraft peeps is super cool man! Nice race! Fun stuff!

@KD8_NotTheShoes Ай бұрын

what a sick vod! thanks for this

@shamefulbrainbot4742 Ай бұрын

This felt just like a movie dude, i was shaking in my boot the whole time

@TheRealXartaX Ай бұрын

This was enjoyable. I'd enjoy watching the raw full thing as well. Head to head is entertaining.

@thatfierydragon Ай бұрын

Great video, really fun to watch!

@vumasster Ай бұрын

You leave me no choice! Sad goodbye to your constituent Mass Recall speedrun!

@Hrolfgord Ай бұрын

Really excited to see the rematch loved watching this event great video thanks Grant!!

@Uterr 22 күн бұрын

Lol, this was epic. Hope to see next round, too! Not in a form of stream, but condensed digest, like this one! love it!

@mortegon583 Ай бұрын

Was a fantastic run to watch the vod of and just as good a video now

@Ljarvisone Ай бұрын

this was a really cool idea, thankyou to both of you for this.

@ts2ep8nl1f Ай бұрын

"Units going where you tell them to" as a Brood War mass Dragoon player, this hits hard

@liamholt5623 Ай бұрын

Hope you had a brilliant vacay Grant! Your videos have been sorely missed!

@MichaelFlitzerLPWinter Ай бұрын

this is so exiting! i deffinitly gonna watch this!

@jarrakul Ай бұрын

Awesome runs, both of you. Looking forward to the rematch.

@trygveplaustrum4634 Ай бұрын

*It would be fun if you took speed runners in one RTS game and stuck them in another RTS game. See how they react!* I remember playing Age of Empires and Battle for Middle Earth in my youth, then getting dunked into StarCraft 2. It was a culture shock for sure, but a lot of mechanics transferred over!

@aristocraticcthulhu3831 Ай бұрын

Battle for Middle Earth was so good and had some very fun custom PVP maps. One of my favorites was a tower defense one.

@user-qq8pe6zj8l Ай бұрын

good shit keep it up i love this new format

@Th3hun13r Ай бұрын

So ive watched your vid of the race. Seen the split screen if both perspectives, but i gotta say, love this commentary

@eclipseeffigy Ай бұрын

Holy moly what a storyline throughout the whole thing. GG WP!!

@much7395 Ай бұрын

Loved the idea for this and can't wait to see the rematch

@albertoagnello1113 Ай бұрын

Ok, series of small video of Speedrun race in different variation of normal campain Like speedrun "Wings of liberty Zerg edition" You know the missions, you know the races, the strategy is new. Realy fun video and interesting strats, can't wait for Saturday

@sorcerross140 Ай бұрын

I loved the timezone screen. That was so nice. A quality of life update which makes it so much better

@Nekoyashiki-san 16 күн бұрын

That challenge run was great to watch! ^^ Thanks for the fun. :)

@Pro_Triforcer Ай бұрын

Having to use color correction on a mission called "True Colors" is funny

@DemiZenith Ай бұрын

Definitely down for more Race with Ace.

@jasond7016 Ай бұрын

I really thought in that 10000 mineral mission if you infest all the command centers it automatically gives you the 10000 minerals. Maybe misremembering

@johncrichton5767 14 күн бұрын

This was somehow more gripping than most of the movies Ive watched recently, well done!

@gressorialNanites Ай бұрын

Grant, allow me to thank you massively for putting the time in many of the timezones. You have no idea how annoying it is when every American just assumes that I know what each of their three-letter abbreviations mean. I'll definitely try to be there for your next race!

@dillzilla4454 Ай бұрын

i think grant has a massive advantage with the mass recall twist just in that he was played so many modded versions of every campaign that he naturally is just better at approaching surprises

@arasgee9184 Ай бұрын

Just woke up in the morning, gotta thank Grant!

@unforgivengaming8793 Ай бұрын

This was a great video grant

@sethb3090 Ай бұрын

Grant is back and this video did not disappoint!

@danielhale1 Ай бұрын

Really nice of Mengsk to come in clutch for Grant. :D Holy cats what a ride. All the uncertainty is definitely the determining factor, and if you had more knowledge going in, you'd have both done a ton better. I look forward to hearing how the rematch goes!

@philiptetherow71 Ай бұрын

Glad I saw this. I'm gonna start one myself tonight I think.

@judjementine Ай бұрын

Dang got a birthday party saturday but i'll gladly catch the vod!

@Mythmaker12687 Ай бұрын

That last mission was crazy. Ace had a lead from the beginning, but just couldn't seal it. Can hardly wait for the rematch!

@Planktonium00 Ай бұрын

How ironic that Grant got saved by missle pods

@CorrectHorseBatteryStaple472 29 күн бұрын

Love to see Ace having fun with something that's not just his speedrun!

@7thAce 26 күн бұрын

It's so different! I've really diversified with this Brood War Zerg Speedrun here!

@JollyGreenWizard Ай бұрын

Took me all the way to the end to realize this was on the main channel - I just thought it was a recap on the archive!

@sanliwang5714 17 күн бұрын

Really love your streams on SC2. Playing this game for 10 years never learned so much, especially the cheeeeese

@planescaped Ай бұрын

I just realized Ace sounds exactly like young Spoony. It's like I'm listening to him doing Ripper commentary all over again.

@Antare5 Ай бұрын

KZfaq's new "end card" behavior has been real annoying, nearly obscuring the game changing Mutalisk wipe. That aside, this was such a cool idea for a race with the sheer amount of improvisation that it naturally forces. Great vods and a great seeing the composed version here to see what was going on between both runs. Can't wait to watch the rematch!

@RoyalFusilier Ай бұрын

KZfaq is so focused on keeping engagement and funneling you to the next video that they don't even let you see the ending of the one you're watching.

@miguellemir242 Ай бұрын

You know? For years I had wondered which bit of the OG Ultralisk was its head. Thanks to the thumbnail now I now xD!

@vaniellys Ай бұрын

Grant is THE MAN, I'm sure he's gonna win.

@liltimmah 5 күн бұрын

ooo im looking forward to the cut of the rematch :D

@solar3clipseproductions Ай бұрын

You have the most soothing voice man, so nice

@theoverarch6909 Ай бұрын

I will really enjoy this summer

@SkyKing1225 Ай бұрын

Damn, now that i know what 2pm Pacific time means for me, might actually come watch in 3 1/2 hours

@somedude4087 Ай бұрын

looking on the thumbnail I'll fear the zergling more than an ultralisk and not for the memes

@VeryPeeved Ай бұрын

Well if it's a race, then of course you'd bet on the zergling.

@ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman Ай бұрын

Big, Brave and Bold Grant

@mbag012 Ай бұрын

This is awesome

@antitimese8862 Ай бұрын

I believe that on Omega in Mass Recall (at least when I played it a few years ago) the UED hero Battlecruiser is bugged and will never be sent to attack your base like the other two heroes. This makes it probably more advantageous to go for Mengsk or the Protoss first. Mengsk especially is dangerous because of nukes and irradiate. It took me ages to beat that mission, even on normal.

@Necroneer Ай бұрын

This was great

@dodojesus4529 Ай бұрын

This was definetly a race of all time

@Siptom369 27 күн бұрын

This was fantastic

@garygordle5146 Ай бұрын

i saw this and was like “aw, thought today was another wings of memes” then it was a treat!

@angel30382 Ай бұрын

BABE WAKE UP NEW GIANT GRANT GAMES VIDEO JUST DROPPED

@mvmitemwall948 Ай бұрын

first time ive seen grant he looks like such a friendly guy

@polyacov_yury Ай бұрын

Here's hoping that the stream will have a similar retrospective afterwards

@TheNobody1324 Ай бұрын

Remember to get your antennae upgrade before ventral sacs

@calebgonzalez599 Ай бұрын

This Ombudsman is excited for Giant Grant Games Massive Mod Madness Super Summer Shindig!

@boodotcom7399 Ай бұрын

I was gonna say where can I watch 7thAce’s perspective, then I notice its half an hour long. Then noticed that this is NOT the Archives. Then realizing that I have watched the VOD. I just fell asleep. Thankfully I managed to watch the whole thing, the VOD btw, and I can confidently say that Zerg wins this speedrun.

@craigrobbins2463 6 күн бұрын

This was really cool.

@SleepyBear_SB Ай бұрын

When does the giant grant games massive summer shindig begin?

@7thAce Ай бұрын

About 13 hours ago.

@SleepyBear_SB Ай бұрын

@ethanaleman Ай бұрын

Will watch the rematch

@satanos6 Ай бұрын

Didn't know Dave Mustaine was into Starcraft, pretty cool!

@KomRade493 Ай бұрын

You forgot to say... GG..G

@JaketheSnake753 Ай бұрын

I can't make the stream but spiritually I'll be there.

@eglewether5523 Ай бұрын

So those overlords with mutas did actually help :D

@weltsiebenhundert Ай бұрын

27:00 Microsoft making a Startcraft 2 - that broke me..

@sebastienlecoq3956 Ай бұрын

Well, I guess I would have to stay up late Saturday

@owenlai1893 Ай бұрын

truly tragic to lose because of missile pods

@aitordominguezcomin9147 Ай бұрын

giant is baaaacckkk!!!

@DissarayJay 18 күн бұрын

Grants ability to make a nice video out of this is outstanding, watching it live was very boring, since they both were so concentrated they didnt really talk or paid much attention. But Grant does it again and makes a masterful edit out of a 3h slug.

@GrannyGoddy 21 күн бұрын

Just curious (as I don't speedrun) but: with the 'Collect 10k' mission, is it truly faster to sit around and wait, or would going and infesting the Command Centres have sped things up? (I seem to recall doing that gave a mineral boost)