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Yesterday, on the EU forums, A Blue Poster named "Kapeselus", who is a Forum Manager for the Europe Region, posted a thread named "A", with the post "a". But the strange thing about it wasn't the contains of the post, it was where it was located. The thread was located in:
Forums > Gameplay > Public Test Realm > A
The Section "Public Test Realm" is hidden for now, but maybe this hints of a possible PTR coming to EU?
EDIT: Link: http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/2565246542
Credits to Plintstorm on EU Forums for finding the thread.
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hmm, very interesting indeed
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Wow nice find! I hope this is the case and 1.4 is coming soon.
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Sweet! Hope this is the case
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so my thread with a pool i made some days ago was half useless lets see how high level players are determined to use this possible EU PTR
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I would love a PTR for EU, I always imagined what it would be like to test those patches before they get out.
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what... wasnt there always a ptr for EU?
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On August 20 2011 20:12 Giwoon wrote:what... wasnt there always a ptr for EU?  Nope, .
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hehe eus are even less likely to test new maps then us players are. That allows nice playing around though, if you hate a map, use the ptr and try to get on with a friend and play normal lengthy games but with always the same race winning . And poof map is imba and removed, atleast if enough hate the map with such a passion.
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What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?.
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On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?.
Something about terran i assume, as Dustin Browder recently said they are doing too well.
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On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. Oh dear, you started it :D balance flame incoming.
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Hell, it's about time.
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On August 20 2011 20:28 alepov wrote:Show nested quote +On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. Oh dear, you started it :D balance flame incoming.
Is the balance flame blue?? :DD jkjk
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On August 20 2011 20:21 Elefanto wrote:Show nested quote +On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. Something about terran i assume, as Dustin Browder recently said they are doing too well.
Hmmm, I've probably missed this. Link? Thanks
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Maybe this was a bonus from having a bunch of the server regions combined. Blizz can now roll out PTR for all regions with less work.
Just hope it's gonna hit Korea as well.
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Probably fixes to blueflame (hellion speed nerf), fungal (damage in5/6 secs) and a slight buff to something Protossi, faster TC maybe?
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On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?.
The bunker build time still isn't quite right.
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On August 20 2011 21:39 Reason.SC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. The bunker build time still isn't quite right. they should just make it take 1 second to build for each 1 mineral you want back with salvage, so atm 75 seconds
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I dont know how people can just randomly say nerf blue flame helions because of their dramatic rise in popularity, the skill hasnt changed in large part for months, and people havent complained about it all. Meanwhile, fungal gets buffed dramatically, and zerg results dramatically increase, and people conveniently look away? Just because terrans are learning to use their assets (one that has been there for 8 months unchanged mind you) doesn't mean others who can't deal with them should be rewarded.
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Well you have to realize that because terrans were not using them earlier, that they were not doing as well as they could have been, which means that they have experienced fewer nerfs overall during the first year of starcraft 2 than they maybe should have. Especially considering Dustin Browder has admitted they are the most complete race.
Yes i agree that there is no need to nerf hellions, it's just that the other races don't have as many options as terran, so they get upset when terran busts out another to be even more versatile.
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On August 20 2011 21:49 mburke05 wrote: I dont know how people can just randomly say nerf blue flame helions because of their dramatic rise in popularity, the skill hasnt changed in large part for months, and people havent complained about it all. Meanwhile, fungal gets buffed dramatically, and zerg results dramatically increase, and people conveniently look away? Just because terrans are learning to use their assets (one that has been there for 8 months unchanged mind you) doesn't mean others who can't deal with them should be rewarded.
Blue flame has always been strong vs every race.
Terran has a lot of options. Why bother exploring early/mid game blue flame when other things win games?
Agh....a thread speculation about speculation.
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Damn, I first took this as a hint of a new patch coming...
Couldn't care less about PTR really.
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Not only does this hint at a EU PTR (which would make sooooooo damn happy) but also hints at a upcoming patch, before HOTS, that will have influence on balance and not change one icon, they would not give one (or hopefully all) regions PTR if it wouldn't be to actually test something in the close future (otherwise they could have just brought PTR to all regions with hots and sold it as a new feature).
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Really cool find indeed - I have been complaining about the lack of PTR for EU forever.
Though it would be hilarious if it was just a community manager trolling.
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On August 20 2011 21:35 ToastieNL wrote: Probably fixes to blueflame (hellion speed nerf), fungal (damage in5/6 secs) and a slight buff to something Protossi, faster TC maybe? id love these changes...especially the fungal nerf
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this had to be done. we euros want to test stuff. that's what we do!
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On August 20 2011 21:35 ToastieNL wrote: Probably fixes to blueflame (hellion speed nerf), fungal (damage in5/6 secs) and a slight buff to something Protossi, faster TC maybe? sry but what is TC? :/
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I imagine that the 1-1-1 push, fungal growth and hellion are all being looked at it. Hellions seem to have taken over TvZ and TvT.
Possibly a buff to Immortals (and hopefully Hydras and Carriers, but I strongly doubt it)?
Either way, good news for us.
On August 20 2011 22:28 oweia wrote: sry but what is TC? :/
Twilight Council.
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On August 20 2011 22:39 BronzeKnee wrote:Twilight Council.
omg, lol thx
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On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. If anything it's infestors but the Zerg lobby is too strong for that so it'll never happen.
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They should make fungal a slow, like idra said
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lol theyre gonna make preignitor require starport LOOOOOOOL just like how reapers needed factories xD ohhhh boy the irony
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wonder if its PTR for a new patch or for HoTS
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On August 21 2011 01:24 101toss wrote: They should make fungal a slow, like idra said If that is made than certain strategies become unstappable.
The second this happens i'm gonna share s double startport mass phoenixes opening after expand that borders to the unstoppable without the infestors holding the units together. Just gonna ruin the balance change the second that happens, especially if there is a PTR in europe.
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terran is op.
i can see bunker nerfs coming.
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I actually did not know that there was not a PTR past North America. I will be happy for you guys if it truly does happen.
Here is hoping they fix Infestors. And maybe a buff to Warp Prisms.
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lol, guys. this is a thread about a rumored ptr for eu, not some patch. i don't get why everyone is talking about possible balance changes now?
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On August 21 2011 18:29 r3SpaVVn wrote: lol, guys. this is a thread about a rumored ptr for eu, not some patch. i don't get why everyone is talking about possible balance changes now?
Are there any other reasons for a PTR other than balance changes? I don't see any.
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On August 21 2011 18:29 r3SpaVVn wrote: lol, guys. this is a thread about a rumored ptr for eu, not some patch. i don't get why everyone is talking about possible balance changes now? what would you test in a ptr? new icons? :x
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On August 21 2011 18:31 Elefanto wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 18:29 r3SpaVVn wrote: lol, guys. this is a thread about a rumored ptr for eu, not some patch. i don't get why everyone is talking about possible balance changes now? Are there any other reasons for a PTR other than balance changes? I don't see any.
Yeah, testing new ladder maps and Infernal Preignitor icons :D
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reverting infernal preigniter icon back to red because the blue icon was too OP PTR can test bugs, maps, editor functions... it's really not limited to balance
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On August 20 2011 22:39 BronzeKnee wrote: I imagine that the 1-1-1 push, fungal growth and hellion are all being looked at it. Hellions seem to have taken over TvZ and TvT.
I can only hope : /.
I actually had no idea EU didn't have a PTR in previous patches, that's funny.
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lol probably nothing. you will probably get some fixes and some new maps.
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On August 20 2011 20:12 Giwoon wrote:what... wasnt there always a ptr for EU? 
lol, this is what i have always thought. Well good news then.. :p
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MOTHERSHIP BUFFS?!?!?!!?!?
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oh yeah, always wanted to play ptr!
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Does this mean i can stop calling the "PTR" the North American Private Test Realm? And more importantly, will Blizz read whats on the EU forums now?
Nah, They are probably just trolling us.
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On August 21 2011 01:21 Mercury- wrote:Show nested quote +On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. If anything it's infestors but the Zerg lobby is too strong for that so it'll never happen.
Are you kidding me? I am sooo sick of hearing about how Zergs got buffs just because of complaining. Zerg got buffs because the game was imbalanced, not for any other reason. This idiotic argument about how the "zerg lobby" whined it's way into all kind of buffs needs to stop. Blizzard hands out buffs and nerfs based on game results, not the biased whining of the community.
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On August 21 2011 20:54 GGTesomas wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 01:21 Mercury- wrote:On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. If anything it's infestors but the Zerg lobby is too strong for that so it'll never happen. Are you kidding me? I am sooo sick of hearing about how Zergs got buffs just because of complaining. Zerg got buffs because the game was imbalanced, not for any other reason. This idiotic argument about how the "zerg lobby" whined it's way into all kind of buffs needs to stop. Blizzard hands out buffs and nerfs based on game results, not the biased whining of the community. Remember the PTR that was up before the infestor buff? Fungal was changed to a projectile that didn't hit air but still did more damage (like it does now). I don't think that change lasted for more than a day or two because the community outrage was so strong, so they changed it to what it is now instead. I commend Blizzard for actually having a PTR, but they definitely don't spend too much time cheking the results of the changes they make.
That being said, the players who actually play on the PTR are rarely the kind of people who actually should be testing the new changes (e.g. top-level players), and are more likely a small group of players spread out among different leagues, so I don't think they can get accurate results from the PTR anyway.
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Blue flame nerf into green flame, you read it here first !
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I do not think there will be a patch coming out. Couldn't think of anything that Blizz would be willing to change. Sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about balance but the game is actually not that horrible right now. We also know that Blizzard takes their time with patches and changes only "terrible" stuff, which leads me to the conclusion that in the near future no patch will be coming out.
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On August 21 2011 21:46 ICA wrote: I do not think there will be a patch coming out. Couldn't think of anything that Blizz would be willing to change. Sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about balance but the game is actually not that horrible right now. We also know that Blizzard takes their time with patches and changes only "terrible" stuff, which leads me to the conclusion that in the near future no patch will be coming out.
According to the Race Win Percentage thread, and said graphs, the game currently sure as hell isn't balanced.
Everything points towards a good nerf for Terran.
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On August 21 2011 21:51 Elefanto wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 21:46 ICA wrote: I do not think there will be a patch coming out. Couldn't think of anything that Blizz would be willing to change. Sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about balance but the game is actually not that horrible right now. We also know that Blizzard takes their time with patches and changes only "terrible" stuff, which leads me to the conclusion that in the near future no patch will be coming out. According to the Race Win Percentage thread, and said graphs, the game currently sure as hell isn't balanced. Everything points towards a good nerf for Terran.
That's what I hope, too. ^^
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On August 21 2011 21:51 Elefanto wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 21:46 ICA wrote: I do not think there will be a patch coming out. Couldn't think of anything that Blizz would be willing to change. Sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about balance but the game is actually not that horrible right now. We also know that Blizzard takes their time with patches and changes only "terrible" stuff, which leads me to the conclusion that in the near future no patch will be coming out. According to the Race Win Percentage thread, and said graphs, the game currently sure as hell isn't balanced. Everything points towards a good nerf for Terran.
Just because that's how it is since a month now doesn't mean anything. The games was pretty much balanced (again: everybody will always whine, I also would change some stuff). At least, at no point before it was better balanced. The game changes, new strats come up, players will adapt, it just needs some time. And I say it again, Blizzard usually thinks like that. They wait what happens before they perform major changes.
If something like a patch will come out, it will only contain minor (mabye only bug or editor) fixes.
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On August 21 2011 21:51 Elefanto wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 21:46 ICA wrote: I do not think there will be a patch coming out. Couldn't think of anything that Blizz would be willing to change. Sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about balance but the game is actually not that horrible right now. We also know that Blizzard takes their time with patches and changes only "terrible" stuff, which leads me to the conclusion that in the near future no patch will be coming out. According to the Race Win Percentage thread, and said graphs, the game currently sure as hell isn't balanced. Everything points towards a good nerf for Terran. Blizzard uses different numbers than the TLPD. Besides, even the recent big TLPD winrate imbalances started occuring more than one month *after* the last big patch (1.3.3) hit.
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i hope nerf infestor energy upgread....
whay bilizzard whont 1 unite to do plenty of jobs i dont get it....
look at game like this now infestors do great agenst almoust everything....air ground armored light...
mariness also do great agenst almoust everything (only real conter to them is AOE spells and some t3 unites like colloss).....
on other hend stalkers (u need senturis alweys as toss in early game) zealots....(that is like one unite 3 unites combined in to one)
i propose in next to expansions to more unites do job not like one ( insted of infestors killing air) i hope some hidralisc or something...in the mix...
also insted of marines do bouth graund and air great job (nerf em in next expansions) to for exemple some unites like galioths do job in mix with other army....
so conclusion more unites to be efective not yust one for every situations...sry for my eng thx for reading
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On August 21 2011 21:55 darkness wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 21:51 Elefanto wrote:On August 21 2011 21:46 ICA wrote: I do not think there will be a patch coming out. Couldn't think of anything that Blizz would be willing to change. Sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about balance but the game is actually not that horrible right now. We also know that Blizzard takes their time with patches and changes only "terrible" stuff, which leads me to the conclusion that in the near future no patch will be coming out. According to the Race Win Percentage thread, and said graphs, the game currently sure as hell isn't balanced. Everything points towards a good nerf for Terran. That's what I hope, too. ^^
Wasn't the Race Win Percentage thread pulled apart? I thought that the stats weren't as robust as first appeared?
Or are you referring to another thread?
OT - hell, it's about time.
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On August 21 2011 21:37 Andreas wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 20:54 GGTesomas wrote:On August 21 2011 01:21 Mercury- wrote:On August 20 2011 20:21 Garnet wrote: What needs to be changed though, Blue Flame Helions?. If anything it's infestors but the Zerg lobby is too strong for that so it'll never happen. Are you kidding me? I am sooo sick of hearing about how Zergs got buffs just because of complaining. Zerg got buffs because the game was imbalanced, not for any other reason. This idiotic argument about how the "zerg lobby" whined it's way into all kind of buffs needs to stop. Blizzard hands out buffs and nerfs based on game results, not the biased whining of the community. Remember the PTR that was up before the infestor buff? Fungal was changed to a projectile that didn't hit air but still did more damage (like it does now). I don't think that change lasted for more than a day or two because the community outrage was so strong, so they changed it to what it is now instead. I commend Blizzard for actually having a PTR, but they definitely don't spend too much time cheking the results of the changes they make. That being said, the players who actually play on the PTR are rarely the kind of people who actually should be testing the new changes (e.g. top-level players), and are more likely a small group of players spread out among different leagues, so I don't think they can get accurate results from the PTR anyway.
I dare to say the outrage might be also caused by the fact that you use fungal to hinder unit movement. And blink stalkers could dodge the fungal when it was projectile. Also you want to stop harassing air units that you can't really catch with hydras (that also die quickly), like mutas, or medivacs. Zerg has so little anti-air as it is. I don't want to argue about any balance here, tho.
On topic-
I don't know if this PTR will be for patch or betatesting, but I kinda don't really expect another patch coming out before the HotS beta. Considering that servers used for testing of WoL possibly became stable release servers, then they might need some new realm for testing of other stuff. Or they just want more feedback also from EU, considering the metagame might be slightly different here.
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Hell, Its about time
Hopefully this is HotS and not just another patch. I cant see them messing with balance too much until after the expac hits.
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On August 21 2011 21:55 Andreas wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 21:51 Elefanto wrote:On August 21 2011 21:46 ICA wrote: I do not think there will be a patch coming out. Couldn't think of anything that Blizz would be willing to change. Sure everyone has his/ her own opinion about balance but the game is actually not that horrible right now. We also know that Blizzard takes their time with patches and changes only "terrible" stuff, which leads me to the conclusion that in the near future no patch will be coming out. According to the Race Win Percentage thread, and said graphs, the game currently sure as hell isn't balanced. Everything points towards a good nerf for Terran. Blizzard uses different numbers than the TLPD. Besides, even the recent big TLPD winrate imbalances started occuring more than one month *after* the last big patch (1.3.3) hit.
I didn't really care about the swings in balance, i cared about the overall scheme of things. And it was more than clear that terran was since start of the year in the 50-60 overall win % range and never low or even below 50%. Also Browder personally said in a recent interview that terrans are doing to well at the highest level (Korean GM) and that they are looking into it.
So if there is a sign of PTR it can only be related to a balance change (map pool has been updated recently). And given the facts we know, they sure will test a Terran nerf and maybe they're gonna experiment with Infestor / Broodlords (as David Kim stated they are looking at it), maybe some Protoss buff.
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I really don't think they will change balance before HotS (which we should see more of in october in Blizzcon presumably?), and even if they would they won't nerf the infestor which is needed in ZvP. Nerfing blue flame now would be silly too, so early after people have started to learn how to abuse it.
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On August 20 2011 21:49 mburke05 wrote: I dont know how people can just randomly say nerf blue flame helions because of their dramatic rise in popularity, the skill hasnt changed in large part for months, and people havent complained about it all. Meanwhile, fungal gets buffed dramatically, and zerg results dramatically increase, and people conveniently look away? Just because terrans are learning to use their assets (one that has been there for 8 months unchanged mind you) doesn't mean others who can't deal with them should be rewarded. Something is overpowered or it isn't, what you're saying has nothing to do with it and makes no sense.
Love the potential EU PTR tho, about time =))
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I dont understand why so many people seem to think that there wont be any balance patches before HotS. Has Blizzard said there wont be any or what?
To me it seems obvious that if Blizzard think something is imbalanced they will fix it.
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after changing the bunker build time every patch I think its time to start looking at the salvage time 
On August 21 2011 22:35 Existor wrote:No PTR for EU, only read forum and post topics/comments http://eu.battle.net/sc2/ru/forum/On russian forums it's already availabled and marked "Read only"
I think they only allow you to post there once the ptr is live
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On August 21 2011 23:18 makk wrote:after changing the bunker build time every patch I think its time to start looking at the salvage time  I think they only allow you to post there once the ptr is live No, it's same, as BlizzCon forum on Eu & RU sites, where marked with bolder font "Read only"
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all the things you guys list as op are things that deal splash or AoE damage, maybe you should concentrate on splitting your units on the real ladder instead of playing EZ starcraft on some possible PTR.
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On August 21 2011 18:32 Binabik wrote:Show nested quote +On August 21 2011 18:29 r3SpaVVn wrote: lol, guys. this is a thread about a rumored ptr for eu, not some patch. i don't get why everyone is talking about possible balance changes now? what would you test in a ptr? new icons? :x
New maps
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I think we need some patching, so I hope it's true! But I hope Blizzard doesn't do a stupid patch =/
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I would assume every server has there own PTR it is just that the one in NA is open to public. Blizzard doesn't just blindly release their patches and updates, before anything is released they are tested in their private PTR.
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Still waiting for hydras and corruptors te become more versatile... though I don't think anything will happen to those.. My guess is that only the infestor will get nerfed.
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On August 22 2011 01:26 Morphs wrote: Still waiting for hydras and corruptors te become more versatile... though I don't think anything will happen to those.. My guess is that only the infestor will get nerfed. Use corruption for more damage vs immortals, archons and colosus.
Too radical changes will be ONLY in Hots. And I hope, they will make hydralisk with 1 food limit with current tier2 requirement.
With infestor nerf there must be some other buffs. Fungal now is a main answer of zergs to many OP-things from other races.
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On August 21 2011 22:35 Existor wrote:No PTR for EU, only read forum and post topics/comments http://eu.battle.net/sc2/ru/forum/On russian forums it's already availabled and marked "Read only"
Same thing appeared in the Italian boards.
Bunch o' people asked about it and their threads were promptly locked, with a blue saying things like "we don't have anything to share about that yet".
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So, no PTR for EU as it seems? Damn, I resent Blizz so much for having this region-lock even for PTR....
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Wow, cool - on the other hand, I'm afraid that I just get my hopes up and PTR will come like together with HotS better in half a year....
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