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-We're increasing roach range. This will allow roaches to be more effective in large groups, giving the zerg more options in the mid to end game.
-Fungal Growth will now prevent Blink, which will give zerg a way to stop endlessly Blinking stalkers which can be very challenging to deal with in large numbers.
-The Barracks are going to require a Supply Depot, which will impact a lot of early terran reaper pushes.
-The reaper speed upgrade will require the Factory, which is meant to weaken a lot of the early terran reaper attacks that dominate so many matches, especially in team games.
-We're making a number of increases to the health of zerg buildings, which will make the very vulnerable zerg technology structures more resistant to raids. We don’t expect these hit point changes to have a super significant impact on the game, but the current numbers felt way too low.
-Fungal Growth will now prevent Blink, which will give zerg a way to stop endlessly Blinking stalkers which can be very challenging to deal with in large numbers.
-The Barracks are going to require a Supply Depot, which will impact a lot of early terran reaper pushes.
-The reaper speed upgrade will require the Factory, which is meant to weaken a lot of the early terran reaper attacks that dominate so many matches, especially in team games.
-We're making a number of increases to the health of zerg buildings, which will make the very vulnerable zerg technology structures more resistant to raids. We don’t expect these hit point changes to have a super significant impact on the game, but the current numbers felt way too low.
As a zerg player, im all for these buffs and nerfs
But as a player i will share my opinion on them
Roach Range Increase- YES! I always felt that roaches where really easy to kite around when i originally played as terran (this was during practice league for about 40 matches and then i switched to zerg) and as a zerg player stalkers dealt with roaches quite easily so im glad this is changing. Reapers and Hellions being the main thing i use roaches against so this really helps and I think this is a good change
Fungal Growth stopping Blink- This makes perfect logical sense to me. You get green moss spewed over your ENTIRE body/armor/w.e the hell you are, from head to toe so why should you move? So logically makes sense for me, and in the game when you fungal 30 stalkers and they just blink into you or away from you and you just want to go ARRGGHHHH and scream into your mic hoping they hear how mad you are
Supply Depot needed for Barracks-This really dents most cheese plays and mass reaper plays. Really like this all round. Most terran builds start off with a depot anyway. It also makes terran like protoss in the sense that protoss needs to make a pylon ALWAYS before they can warpgate, now terran must ALWAYS make a supply depot before a barracks, and this is similar in zerg, but very different at the same time, you need to sac a drone to build your pool. So all the races seem to even out in someway there.
Reaper speed needing a Factory-This is just directly aimed at that dominant reaper rush/push/harass and im unsure if this was needed. Reaper speed finishes at (nearly) the same time as metabolic boost. And speedlings are faster than upgraded reapers, but reapers can kite zerglings like crazy so maybe thats the justification of this change, im pretty iffy on this change, im unsure if it was necessary.
Health increase on Zerg Buildings-This is really needed i think. If it effects all buildings that would be perfect! Zerg buildings are very squishy compared to other races buildings.
Extractors have 500 hp 1 armor, Assimilators have 450hp 450 shield 1 armor and Refineries have 500hp and 1(+2) armor. Yes it is a simple building but its just an example that the zergs extractor is weaker than the other buildings, and im sure there are more, hence the buff
Overall im quite happy with these changes (bias?) lol
But what do you guys think? Im sure terran players are upset that their rush tactics are being dented
GL, HF, Peace
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I just wanted to share with you guys something that has me VERY confused
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WHY IS HE STILL BRONZE?!
