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LotV Balance Update Preview - August 20 - Page 2

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Sogetsu
Profile Joined July 2011
514 Posts
August 20 2015 18:27 GMT
#21
FINALLY THE CYCLONE CHANGE!

OMG I can't believe it came with the new Disruptor and removal of Macro Mechs! Can't wait to test playing P and T this night!
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DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
August 20 2015 18:27 GMT
#22
They're basically trolling us at this point.

I guess the Cyclone change is good?

Chargelots will now rape everything, especially mineral lines.
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Shairak
Profile Joined October 2011
United States30 Posts
August 20 2015 18:29 GMT
#23
So boost would have a 12 second duration with a 20 second cooldown unless I'm mistaken. I don't understand why they have to keep buffing it. The game isn't going to somehow become more exciting with that buff and they're already good units.
ffadicted
Profile Joined January 2011
United States3545 Posts
August 20 2015 18:31 GMT
#24
Insanely good patch for Protoss. Medivac does not need an upgrade, just remove it... And I like the direction they're taking the cyclone

All in all, gg blizz
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coolman123123
Profile Joined August 2013
146 Posts
August 20 2015 18:31 GMT
#25
Just remove the damn cyclone. Boring to use, hard to balance and no real counterplay.
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
August 20 2015 18:32 GMT
#26
On August 21 2015 03:29 Shairak wrote:
So boost would have a 12 second duration with a 20 second cooldown unless I'm mistaken. I don't understand why they have to keep buffing it. The game isn't going to somehow become more exciting with that buff and they're already good units.

Yeah and it's still a techlab upgrade you won't be able to fit into your BO anyways unless it would be very broken.
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10119 Posts
August 20 2015 18:32 GMT
#27
is the new Distruptor a Reaver 2.0 or a 0.2 .... i dont know what to think
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
Lappen.464
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany42 Posts
August 20 2015 18:32 GMT
#28
Lol, yeah almost a Reaver. They could really replace it now, because the reaver would fit better to the game-history.

All in all: For me as a dia-player the macro changes will probably be good for me. And i see, that they want to make the game more accessable for players like me or even worse players.
But when i am Protoss for example (i play it the most) I have more influence on my gameplan, then without chrono. I have more options to choose which path i want to go this game. Fast upgrades or more income or faster coloss or whatever.

It sounds like the builds will not differ that much like they do with chronoboost.

Mules... I never really got why not more people complain about it. In later gamestages it is even for pro gamers very hard to damage the economy of a terran player.

For zerg players... I probably will be bad for the highest level of zerg-players. The machanics make a good zerg-player. Now players with a little worse mechanics and better strategical-play can be boostet. (wink wink catz or tlo)

But all in all nice to see some different development. When i see the streams i am not that blown away from the final expansion.

[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
August 20 2015 18:33 GMT
#29
Love all these changes! Except for the queen one. I still want larva inject removed, more larva spawning at hatcheries, and 50 energy tumors.

One supply added to nexus seems cool. No more frustrating supply block while pylon is building. And Zerg still has it but they make up for it by being able to make a bunch of drones at 14/22.

Charge I wasn't expecting but we'll see.

The disruptor change is actually very similar to what I was thinking and wanted to make a thread on, but couldn't make concrete ideas for what I wanted. Good on Blizzard for reading my mind!
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[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
August 20 2015 18:34 GMT
#30
On August 21 2015 03:32 Lappen.464 wrote:

For zerg players... I probably will be bad for the highest level of zerg-players. The machanics make a good zerg-player. Now players with a little worse mechanics and better strategical-play can be boostet. (wink wink catz or tlo)


That was the big thing keeping me away from playing random. I love the zerg race and its intricacies but fuck injects.
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MrMotionPicture
Profile Joined May 2010
United States4327 Posts
August 20 2015 18:39 GMT
#31
Disruptor redesign sounds interesting. It is like a tempest swarm host?
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Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10119 Posts
August 20 2015 18:41 GMT
#32
solid cyclone change. also the charge buff looks insane! cant wait to play this
i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
Steelghost
Profile Joined July 2015
24 Posts
August 20 2015 18:45 GMT
#33
Sad IMO that they are not willing to talk about the economy... guess that when we grow tired of playing the game theyll learn
ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
August 20 2015 18:45 GMT
#34
FKN HYPED

Cyclone Reaver 2.0
Zealot charge burst
Macro changes

All these sound super awesome!
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crazedrat
Profile Joined July 2015
272 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-20 18:49:48
August 20 2015 18:47 GMT
#35
Promising changes all around. Charge may be a pain in the late game sniping hatches, if it does damage to hatch. 8 zealots = - 240 instantly, potentially. Seems quite strong for harassment.
Hider
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Denmark9439 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-08-20 18:52:55
August 20 2015 18:47 GMT
#36
Removed current upgrades and replaced with one which greatly increases Lock On damage against both air and ground units


So I assume this is mostly a nerf to the range of the Cyclone since both Cyclone upgrades are removed?. Thus Cyclone max range is now 6/12.

Anyway, this is probably the first LOTV patch that has made me feel like playing the game again. I guess mostly just to test out the effects of the macromechanics becasue I am quite curious. Generally though I still dislike too many parts of the game, so don't think I will purchase LOTV.
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
August 20 2015 18:48 GMT
#37
On August 21 2015 03:32 Topin wrote:
is the new Distruptor a Reaver 2.0 or a 0.2 .... i dont know what to think

2.0.

Advantages:
- Scarab is free
- Disruptor is faster
- Can be picked up from 6 range instead of having to be under the shuttle
- Manually controllable scarab
- No duds

Disadvantages:
- Takes much longer to reload
- Scarab needs to be controlled (can't focus all your micro on the warp prism + disruptor)
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
August 20 2015 18:49 GMT
#38
On August 21 2015 03:45 Steelghost wrote:
Sad IMO that they are not willing to talk about the economy... guess that when we grow tired of playing the game theyll learn

Seems like the economy isn't changing, which imho will absolutely ruin LotV. The new economy is so bad.
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DeadByDawn
Profile Joined October 2012
United Kingdom476 Posts
August 20 2015 18:51 GMT
#39
The medivac upgrade is a joke - nice to give some love to the medivac but it needs a tech lab! A TL on a starport is for Ravens (worthless now, especially with so many scans), Cattle Bruisers (enough said), and Banshees. Banshees only work vs Zerg now as T can scan for days.
mishimaBeef
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada2259 Posts
August 20 2015 18:54 GMT
#40
ZOMG hype!

Automated tournaments are confirmed for this patch too! Gonna be some epic mini tourneys tonight on streams i hope
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