Simon Heijnen

Lowko replay pack #23

Hi Patrons,

It's a little earlier than normal, but since I am traveling to Blizzcon on Monday and won't be able to play much until the end of the month, here is the October replay pack.

This month I reached above 5.5K+ MMR. Pretty stoked about it, as it means I'm currently right around rank ~250-300 in Europe and around rank ~500-750 in the world. Making good progress!

As always I only included the best games to this replay pack, feel free to download it, unzip it in your St...

Lowko replay pack #22

Hi Patrons,

It's the first of October, that means that it is time for a new replay pack! 

Attached to this post is the September replay pack. It contains 73 replays of the best games of StarCraft 2 that I've played over the last few weeks. 

If you decide to cast or commentate any of the game, definitely let me know!

As always, thank you for your continued support. <3

Cheers,

Simon

Charity livestream... Today!

Hi Patrons,

It's been a while since I did a charity event, but today I will be doing a livestream that's sponsored by World Vision. They basically help out kids and their families in poverty around the world. It's awesome to be part of this. Really looking forward to it!

Other StarCraft livestreamers like MaximusBlack, Basetrade and Nathanias have already done similar events. The total amount of donations after their streams is currently at a little over $18000. Which is crazy! I'...

Lowko replay pack #21

Hi Patrons,

It's a new month., that means that it is time for another replay pack! This pack contains all of the best games I've played in August. There's a lot of StarCraft 2 here, enjoy!

Simply download the .zip file and extract it in your StarCraft 2 replays folder.

Thank you for being supporting my content. I really appreciate it!

Cheers,

Simon

Gamescom

Hi Patrons,

Quick little post for those of you that are attending Gamescom. I'm currently in Cologne, Germany. I will be streaming StarCraft 2 live from the venue starting tomorrow until Saturday. New content, interviews, 2v2 with Winter and more.

If you're there and you would like to meet up, let me know! I can always take a couple of minutes away during the livestream to come and say hi. It would be awesome to meet a few of you! 

Cheers,

Simon

Lowko replay pack #20

Hi Patrons,

New month, new replay pack! 

There are a lot of cool games in this pack. I experienced about a 400 MMR upswing and downswing this month (because I went on holiday). Some Zerg games in this pack are against players with up to about 5.8-5.9K MMR (which is about ~top 125 Grandmaster in Europe).

Near the end of the month I also played random, so there is a wide variety of matchups. 

If you have any questions about any of the games or if you decide to ...

Double checking the End Credits

 Hi Patrons,

Every beginning of every month I edit the end credits for YouTube. However, every time I notice there are a lot of people that are not on here. I always reach out to new Patrons, but I guess not everyone gets the notification or is able to respond.

Either way, if you notice that your name or nickname is not in the end credits and you would like to be, let me know! :)

Please double check if your name is showing up in the credits, and if not, PM me or comment...

I'm going on Holiday!

Hi Patrons,

Tomorrow, on Wednesday, I'm flying out to La Palma with Lauranne for a 8-day long holiday. Really looking forward to it! Last year we went to Gran Canaria, another one of the Canary Islands, and it was amazing so we figured we should go back. :D

It has been since last July, a full year ago, that I took more than a day or two off. It's time to do a whole lot of nothing for a week and just relax. 

I prepared videos in advance. They are scheduled to go live aut...

Lowko replay pack #19

Hi Patrons,

It's a new month, and with that of course a new replay pack! 

I've been playing a lot of StarCraft 2 over the last few weeks. Currently sitting at ~5.3K MMR with Zerg and 5K MMR with random. Pretty exciting to be continously grinding and climbing up the ladder, especially with Terran and Protoss lately.

Simply download the replay pack, and extract the .zip file into your StarCraft 2 replays folder to watch any of the games. If you have questions about any of...

Lowko replay pack #18

Hi Patrons,

It's June, so that's means it's time for another replay pack! 

In May I played a lot of StarCraft 2. I focused mostly on Zerg (peaked at about 5.5k MMR) but I also got back to Master 1 with Random. 

To watch the replays, simply download the replay pack, unzip it in your StarCraft 2 replays folder and watch them in-game.

If you decide to analyse or cast any of the games, definitely let me know! Also, if you have any specific questions about any of ...

Twitch Collections

Hi Patrons!

Small little update! You can now watch full playthroughs of games (besides StarCraft 2) that I've completed, over at https://www.twitch.tv/lowkotv/collections .

With the recent changes to the YouTube algorithm, it's not very smart to upload several videos that you know will get less views than your current average video. Basically if YouTube detects that your current average video gets vi...

Lowko replay pack #17

Hi Patrons,

It's the beggining of May, that means that it's time for another replay pack! 

In April I played a lot of random, but mostly Zerg on the 1v1 ladder. I peaked at 5500 MMR (this would be rank 150 Grand Master on NA) on the European Server. Definitely happy with the result!

Simply download the replay pack, and unzip it in your StarCraft 2 replay folder. The replay pack is attached to this post.

Thanks for all your continued support. You're the best! <3...

New Patreon rewards?

Hi Patrons,

As some of you might have noticed, the $50, $35 en $25 have all recently sold out. I put a limit on all of those when I first started this Patreon page, not thinking we would ever reach those numbers but now we here we are. I'm very grateful that there are so many of you supporting me directly. Thank you!

The reason why each of those tiers is limited is because they all take some time. For example, I want to do as good of a job as I can with the replay analysis, but th...

Lowko replay pack #16

Hi Patrons,

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend! Mine was spent with family and putting together IKEA furniture. So pretty much like most other weekends in recent memory (although I do have to say, the house is really starting to come together nicely now).

Since it's the beginning of April, it's time for another replay pack. Attached to this post are all the good games of StarCraft 2 that I played this month. Simply extract it in your StarCraft 2 folder for those of you inte...

The WESG Finals in China

Hi Patrons,

Exciting announcement! I was just confirmed for casting the WESG Grand Finals in China next week. I applied for a VISA yesterday, and can pick it up on Thursday if everything goes according to plan. Really looking forward to the trip.

It's a massive StarCraft 2 tournament with $400.000 in prize money. It will be streamed live on Twitch. As some of you may recall, I recently went to Barcelona to cast the WESG European Finals. Other events took place in other continents....

Lowko replay pack #15

Hi Patrons,

It's March already (can you believe Christmas is already roughly 9 weeks ago?), and that means it's time for another replay pack!

Attached to this post is a zip file that contains all of the good games that I played in February. I played a ton of StarCraft 2, so there are quite a lot of games. I focused pretty much exclusively on random in February so there are games for each of the matchups.

Simply download the zip file and extract it in your StarCraft 2 replays...

Moving update!

Hi Patrons,

It's been about 2,5 weeks now since we first got the key to the new place. I've had a lot of people ask what has been going on and how things are going, so here's a quick little update post about moving. :)

In the first week the house got painted and a ton of furniture was delivered here. We are still waiting for a few pieces here and there (for some reason one of our chairs was delivered without legs?), but most things are now finished.

Everything has been going...

Lowko replay pack #14

Hi Patrons,

It's February! That means it's time for the first replay pack of 2018.

Early January I decided I wanted to focus on all three races again. I was Master 1 random in the past, but it had been a while. Because of that I focused on laddering exclusively with random in StarCraft 2 throughout January and just a few days ago, I got promoted back into Master. Today I pushed over 5K MMR with random. Fun times!

This replay pack contains only the good games that I've played...

Exciting times!

Hi Patrons,

It's been a while since I wrote a personal update on Patreon so I figured it's about time to share  what's going on in my life. :)

So far January has been a great month. I've made a video every single day and I've streamed live 6 days every week. I also just finished up a short series of They Are Billions on YouTube (I may do another) and the Wings of Liberty playthrough series is going strong. As far as new games go, in the near future I plan on giving Subnautica...

Lowko replay pack #13

Hi Patrons,

First of, Happy New Year! Let's make 2018 the best year yet.

2017 was an awesome year for me. Both the YouTube channel and Twitch livestream have grown significantly and while I was initially worried that StarCraft 2 wouldn't be popular anymore by 2018, it turns out the opposite is true. I'm seeing a very consistent amount of people interested in StarCraft 2, which is great as it's still my favourite game. Also, as far as my personal life goes, things are great. I will...

Patreon just changed their upcoming changes

Hi Patrons,

A few days ago I wrote this post on Patreon, explaining changes that Patreon would be making and why they would soon be charging everyone a little bit more.

Today Patreon has announced that they were met with a massive backlash and decided to not change the existing system. This means that nothing changes and nobody will be charged more. 

Interestin...

Patreon Update (Clarification)

Hi Patrons,

Turns out Patreon is making some awesome changes. They tried to communicate this through email but I'm getting a lot of messages of people who are a little confused why Patreon is going to charge them a bit more next month.

I think the easiest way to explain what's going on, is by explaining the current and the future situation.

Current situation: As it is right now on Patreon, I get roughly 80-88% of the total combined pledges. 5% of the total goes to Patreon. T...

Lowko replay pack #12

Hi subscribers,

It's the end of November, that means that it's time for another replay pack!

Simply unzip the .zip file in your StarCraft 2 replays folder and you should be able to watch the games in the client. 

If you have any questions about any of the games, feel free to reach out. I always try to help out if I can. Also, if you decide to cast any of the matches, feel free to let me know, and I might be able to help you promote it. 

All of the games of th...

New opportunities!

Hi Patrons,

Small update! It’s been a very busy month but this seems to be what usually happens. Events tend to group together and all take place in the same couple of weeks.

It’s currently Tuesday, and tomorrow morning I’m flying to Barcelona where I will be casting the WESG EU together with Rotterdam, Wardi and Valdez. It’s a $40.000 StarCraft 2 tournament with great players, played in the new multiplayer patch. I’m really excited for it. It will be a great event and I...

Lowko replay pack #11

Hi Patrons,

First off, thanks for the awesome stream today. Easily the craziest birthday I've ever had! <3

As today was the last stream of the month, that means that it's time for the October replay pack. This month I mostly played Zerg. If you have any questions about any of the games, definitely reach out, I'm always happy to help.

Cheers!

Simon

A couple of really awesome things

Hi Patrons,

A super exciting update! Just a few minutes ago Blizzard officially announced me and a few others as one of the "roaming reporters" for Blizzcon. This Monday I'll be flying to the US for about a week where I'll be part of the Blizzcon broadcasting team. It's an awesome opportunity and I'm really looking forward to it. You'll be able to spot me on the official Blizzcon livestreams. 

Be...

YouTube end credits

Hi Patrons,

As some of you may have noticed the new end credits are live at the end of every YouTube video! This is one of the new perks I added a week or so ago.

I've messaged everyone on Patreon about the end credits, but if you're a $10+ Patron and you'd like your name to show up, definitely reach out on here and I'll make sure to add your name to the list.

Thanks for the continued support! <3

Cheers,

Simon

Lowko replay pack #10

Hi Patrons,

It's the last day of the month! As with every month, that means that it's time for the replay pack. The replay pack includes all the good games of StarCraft 2 that I've played over the last few weeks.

Simply download the .zip file and extract it in your StarCraft 2 replays folder. If you decide to cast or analyse any of the games, let me know and I'd like to help you promote it on social media. For any questions about a specific game, definitely don't hesitate to ask m...

New Patreon Perks!

Hi Patrons,

Over the last few weeks I've been slowly adding more and more Patreon perks as some of you may have noticed. I want to give you more perks and benefits to being a Patreon supporter, and ultimately increase the amount of people that may be interested in becoming a Patron.

Updated tiers

Besides rewording some of the existing Patreon tiers, I added the following additions:

• $3 tier: Explanation on the fact that $3 is the equivalent of w...
  2017-09-25 06:08:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Lowko replay pack #9

Hi Patrons,

It's early September, that means it's time for another replay pack!

This month I've been playing a lot of StarCraft 2, as well as StarCraft: Remastered. I've been considering adding StarCraft: Remastered replays to these replay pack as well, if anyone is interested please do let me know and I'll start saving them over the next few weeks.

Thanks for all the continued support. I've got a few new perks going live for Patreon soon, as well as a few price changes. Sta...