EPTSome of the key changes introduced in Patch 1.08:
* Dragoon build time increased from 40 to 50 seconds.
* Psi Storm damage reduced from 128 to 112. Before this change, a single Storm could instantly kill a Lurker.
* Supply cost for Battlecruisers and Carriers reduced from 8 to 6, while the Ultralisk's supply cost was reduced from 6 to 4.
* Missile Turret cost reduced from 100 to 75 minerals.
* Spawning Pool cost increased from 150 to 200 minerals to nerf 4-Pool and 5-Pool builds.
Full list of changes:
Namu Wiki — Patch 1.08
Overall, the patch significantly buffed Terran while heavily nerfing Protoss. And now, a quarter of a century later, we're still living with the consequences.
When Patch 1.08 was released, modern standard maps didn’t exist yet, the meta was completely different, and many mechanics and tricks (such as muta stacking or stacking burrowed Lurkers) had not yet been discovered.
The patch itself wasn’t a mistake — the real mistake was that no further balance patches were ever released afterward.
