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When should Blizzard release a balance patch for HotS?

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FrostedMiniWheats United States30730 Posts March 18 2013 02:45 GMT #1 I say 2-3 months. Soonest should be after gsl. Despite my complaints of ZvT and ZvP lategame, I do agree the zerg representation wasn't the best at IEM and MLG and the gsl should be a far better gauge of where zerg is on the top end.

Kreggar United States83 Posts March 18 2013 02:48 GMT #2 I like the idea of letting players figure things out over several months, but since this is still a new game and largely a mystery, it may need patching sooner.

geno United States1404 Posts March 18 2013 02:49 GMT #3 I feel like it depends on what the metagame looks like. If it's gotten to a point where every game is starting to look the same and all the races are just doing the same exact build every game, clearly something needs to change. But who really knows how long it could take for something like that to emerge. Maybe a specific build emerges that is clearly too optimal within a month or maybe there is a good variety for half a year. We'll see.

eg.TM 2 Posts March 18 2013 02:52 GMT #4 After the next GSL, whenever that is. I didn't find too much issues during the MLG, in the end the best players won.

Prplppleatr United States1518 Posts March 18 2013 02:53 GMT #5 Wheres the option "when theres a glaring imbalance"

Klipsys United States1533 Posts March 18 2013 03:00 GMT #6 Just let it rock for a while

iiGreetings Canada563 Posts March 18 2013 03:41 GMT #7 Honestly, I think 1 month is a little to soon even though I voted for 1-3. They really should let the meta evolve and let players really work the limitations of each race currently, and frankly, that probably won't be done by april 15th.

BlackPride United States186 Posts March 18 2013 04:19 GMT #8 I think GSL will be pretty ridiculous if they keep balance where it is now.

HeyAngel_01 Canada12 Posts March 18 2013 04:27 GMT #9 I'd say that the Blizzard team should watch the next few major starcraft tournaments and see the meta between the races. I think a balance update can occur from 1-3 months (which I voted). So far, widow mines are the most prioritized unit to be nerfed by the Starcraft community, though I have no opinion on them.

mizU United States12125 Posts March 18 2013 04:53 GMT #10 *cough* medivac speed boost *cough*

ChuCky.Ca Canada2497 Posts March 18 2013 05:04 GMT #11 On March 18 2013 13:53 mizU wrote: *cough* medivac speed boost *cough* no nerfing plz just buff other races stuff

figq 12519 Posts March 18 2013 05:09 GMT #12 When needed. That could be in two weeks or never. Right now, after this MLG, the data pool is too small to conclude anything, and overall things are fine.

kochanfe Micronesia1338 Posts March 18 2013 05:12 GMT #13 Soon. Void Ray is game-breaking in PvP.

WIllBIll 590 Posts March 18 2013 05:37 GMT #14 Atleast wait untill GSL is well underway. Need a larger sample size of games to be 100% sure something needs patching.

Wrathsc2 United States2025 Posts March 18 2013 05:40 GMT #15 wait atleast till gsl finals

macncheezeplz United States93 Posts March 18 2013 05:44 GMT #16 3 months sounds like a fine amount of time. IEM, and even MLG, featured mostly WoL tactics. Terran out shined this time around partly because of how well WoL tactics work with medivac boost. I would agree with many people here that a season of GSL would be the greatest gauge for actual game balance.

M,J,Y New Zealand16 Posts March 18 2013 07:10 GMT #17 1-3 is a good amount of time, people sometimes call OP to quickly when in some games its both the skill of one player against a lesser player + the lack of knowledge of how to deal with a said strat. And even the opposite happens, Life made it look like Terran was not strong at all but for us mortals Terran is a real handful.

Hall0wed United States8486 Posts March 18 2013 07:38 GMT #18 I think they should implement a patch the morning of the GSL finals, perfect timing really. Honestly though, just wait it out.

MirageTaN Singapore871 Posts March 18 2013 08:04 GMT #19 Give it half a year . Zerg was weak in WoL back when the game first came out as Zergs have not figured things out yet while Terran and Protoss have very obvious tech paths and their units are generally better than all zerg units in tiers

Ackee Sweden11 Posts March 18 2013 09:07 GMT #20 I'd say as long as takes before blizzard has figured out how to nerf protoss air play (Void Rays, Oracles) so it becomes weaker but not shit. I really like that protoss got a harass unit but what I don't understand is why it can kill marines. The void ray is just ridic atm, everytime I try to go 1 rax expo (gasless) they just proxxy stargate and 3 gates and just end the game. Example: ROOTLeiya vs (Ragequit)QXC The void ray ATM is a little bit too good.

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