Beta Patch 9 is out and there is going to be some FIERCE discussion about the changes to both Protoss and Terran.
With the concussive shells upgrade getting cheaper AND taking less time, MMM balls will most likely become larger or show up at your front door sooner.
Increasing the build time of immortals is going to make PvP matchups a little more interesting in that they will last longer with the possibility of a different unit mix. Currently we see a lot of stalker, zealot, immortal rushes (if you can call it a rush). With the nerf to the build time we may see a quick colossus and possibly a few air units.
Additionally achievements are open – look for a detailed listing over the next 24 hours.
General
* The StarCraft II Editor is now available!
o Players will now be able to begin creating trigger maps in preparation for map publishing which will be made available in an upcoming beta patch.
* Achievements & Decals are now live!
o Players will now be able to earn achievements, browse the list of available achievements, and view achievements earned by friends.
o Players will be able to highlight favorite achievements in their Showcase.
o Earning certain achievements will unlock portrait and decal rewards.
* The updated Homepage now includes a Recent Broadcasts panel and a News & Community panel.
* A new Match History page is now available which will allow players to browse and filter their last 1,000 games played.
* A new Community page is now available which features an in-game version of RSS news feeds.
* A new Friends-of-Friends feature has been added, which allows players to easily find and connect with more real life friends on Battle.net through existing friends.
* Additional friends presence details are now available from the Friends list.
* Improvements have been made on the Voice Chat system in game.
o Please use the new voice chat and provide feedback via the StarCraft II beta forums.
* The score screen now features a new graph tab.
* The art for many parts of the user interface has been updated.
* Hotkey templates have been added.
o In the gameplay options menu select from standard name based hotkeys for right and left-handed players, grid based hotkeys for right, and left-handed players, and classic StarCraft keys.
* Several hotkeys have been changed to avoid conflicts with the “Select All Warpgates” UI button:
o The Set Worker Rally Point has been changed from W to R.
o Build Sensor Tower has been changed from W to N.
o Terran Infantry Weapons have been changed from W to E.
o Terran Vehicle Weapons have been changed from W to E.
o Weapon Refit has been changed from W to R.
o Burrow has been changed from W to R.
o Spawn Larva has been changed from R to V.
o Neural Parasite has been changed from R to E.Balance Changes
* TERRAN
o Marauder
+ Concussive Shells research cost decreased from 100/100 80 seconds to 50/50 60 seconds.* PROTOSS
o Immortal
+ Build time increased from 40 to 55.* ZERG
o Infested Terran
+ Damage increased from 5 to 8.
+ Speed decreased from 1.5 to 0.9375.
o Queen
+ Speed off creep decreased from 1.5 to 0.938. (Speed on creep unchanged.)
o Spine Crawler
+ Attack period decreased from 1.6 to 1.85.
o Infestor
+ Neural Parasite range increased from 7 to 9.
+ Fungal Growth projectile removed; Units in the target area are now instantly hit.Maps
* We’ve made a change to the (2)ScrapStation map to make the natural expansion easier to defend.
* New maps have been added to the ladder rotation while others have been removed as follows:
o 1v1
+ Added (2)IncinerationZone
o 2v2
+ Removed (4)LostTemple
+ Removed (4)Metalopolis
+ Added (4)AridWastes
+ Added (4)Coalition
+ Added (4)Decena
+ Added (4)ScorchedHaven
o 1v1(Novice)
+ Removed (4)NoviceKulasRavine
o 2v2(Novice)
+ Removed (4)NoviceKulasRavine
+ Removed (4)NoviceShakurasPlateau
+ Added (4)NoviceDecena
+ Added (4)NoviceScorchedHaven
+ Added (4)NoviceTwilightFortress
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