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Situation Report: August 31, 2012 by David Kim - Page 24

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Spiner
Profile Joined February 2011
United States360 Posts
September 01 2012 00:11 GMT
#461
Its ok, just wait for the kespa zergs and protoss to start dominating. The developers will change their misguided ideas on balance rather quickly.
ZAiNs
Profile Joined July 2010
United Kingdom6525 Posts
September 01 2012 00:11 GMT
#462
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.

Something like making Brood Lords 6 supply instead of 4 (which is kind of ridiculous) is worth considering still.
forsooth
Profile Joined February 2011
United States3648 Posts
September 01 2012 00:15 GMT
#463
On September 01 2012 08:56 Yorbon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 08:34 forsooth wrote:
On September 01 2012 08:13 Yorbon wrote:
On September 01 2012 08:06 Zealot Lord wrote:
I don't mind so much that they are playing the wait and see game to see how metagame develops - the only issue I have with this is that they seem to be incredibly inconsistent with their approach in regards to this. Even if winrates are getting back close to 50/50 (which it was before patch anyways), TvZ used to be widely viewed as the most entertaining matchup to watch - which it was for me as well, but now I personally think its one of the most boring, and I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way.

This is what bothers me the most, why change something that was not only balanced but spectacular to watch as well? Considering there has been a lot of entertaining TvP lately, and TvZ used to be awesome, the only non-mirror match that truly needed fixing was the silly late game win or die by vortex in PvZ.
Read. According to their data, it's not a regular situation in the sense that proposed balance changes may be countered by shifting metagame more than they anticipated. That has not happened before. So consistency has nothing to do with it.

You're missing the point big time.The inconsistency is that Blizzard waited at all and watched for shifts in the meta. A number of Terran nerfs have occurred almost instantly after a single tournament or even a handful of games. Where was Blizzard's wait and see attitude then? Why is Blizzard content to let Terran get murdered in TvZ for months but not okay with giving Zergs time to figure out how to better defend against blue flame or work out new compositions in response to ghost-based lategame? The nerf hammer only seems to work one way in SC2, and it's getting really old. Especially at a time when every Terran from Mvp all the way down to Joe Diamond League feels like they have to thoroughly outplay Zergs just to have a shot at winning a game.
And i can say you are missing the point big time. Post hoc ergo propter hoc as well as not seeing the difference between a somewhat (temporarily) balanced game with undesirable strategies and a somewhat (temporarily) imbalanced game with desirable strategies. The first example needs to be removed, the second can even out (and that's what happening atm, imo).

most of the things i see blizzard do, make sense for me. (biggest exception is fungal in general)

On what planet is anything about the way TvZ plays out now desirable? If anything, what we have now is a mix of the two scenarios you put forth. It's a (maybe temporarily) imbalanced game with undesirable strategies (utterly stagnant nr20 races to a-move hive tech armies with fungal support vs feast or famine raven play - similar to the vortex situation in PvZ). Prior to the patch, we had a matchup where the win rates were starting to look pretty consistently good and the matchup itself was much loved by the community. Blizzard then decided to impose a new balance change aimed at helping lower league players who were bad at defending, and the effect on high level and pro play was and continues to be disastrous. Even if the numbers stabilize, what we have now is very much undesirable.
-TesteR-
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1165 Posts
September 01 2012 00:19 GMT
#464
On September 01 2012 09:11 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.

Something like making Brood Lords 6 supply instead of 4 (which is kind of ridiculous) is worth considering still.


wait... Broods are really only 4 supply? 6 supply could fix broods indeed. I'm just imagining a 4 supply colossus...

But broods cost a lot, maybe reduce cost, increase supply.
Pulimuli
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Sweden2766 Posts
September 01 2012 00:20 GMT
#465
So... Zerg has problems vs Terran = buff the shit outa Zerg

Terran has problems vs Zerg = lets let the game evolve
Spiner
Profile Joined February 2011
United States360 Posts
September 01 2012 00:22 GMT
#466

Those same "f-ing foreigners at IEM" managed to beat a few of the Koreans too. fOrGG lost to Vortix 3-0, for example....



Thats retarded he even lost to vortix when he practices like 3x as much.
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
September 01 2012 00:24 GMT
#467
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.


Yup this. PvZ isn't broken, just incredibly boring. There is no way that I can see that changing in WoL, hopefully hots can but we shall have to wait and see for that one.
When I think of something else, something will go here
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10131 Posts
September 01 2012 00:24 GMT
#468
On September 01 2012 09:22 Spiner wrote:
Show nested quote +

Those same "f-ing foreigners at IEM" managed to beat a few of the Koreans too. fOrGG lost to Vortix 3-0, for example....



Thats retarded he even lost to vortix when he practices like 3x as much.


Did you watch those games ? forGG just played worse than Vortix.

Vortix vs Supernova. THAT was painful to watch.
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10131 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-01 00:29:03
September 01 2012 00:28 GMT
#469
On September 01 2012 09:20 Pulimuli wrote:
So... Zerg has problems vs Terran = nerf the shit outa Terran while buffing Zerg and bring more macro oriented maps.

Terran has problems vs Zerg = lets let the game evolve


Fixed
aZealot
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
New Zealand5447 Posts
September 01 2012 00:30 GMT
#470
On September 01 2012 09:22 Spiner wrote:
Show nested quote +

Those same "f-ing foreigners at IEM" managed to beat a few of the Koreans too. fOrGG lost to Vortix 3-0, for example....



Thats retarded he even lost to vortix when he practices like 3x as much.


I really can't comment on TVZ issues as I don't play either race and play P at a low level.

But, this example is wrong. I watched those games. FOrGG played badly. He deserved to lose.
KT best KT ~ 2014
AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
September 01 2012 00:34 GMT
#471
On September 01 2012 09:30 aZealot wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:22 Spiner wrote:

Those same "f-ing foreigners at IEM" managed to beat a few of the Koreans too. fOrGG lost to Vortix 3-0, for example....



Thats retarded he even lost to vortix when he practices like 3x as much.


I really can't comment on TVZ issues as I don't play either race and play P at a low level.

But, this example is wrong. I watched those games. FOrGG played badly. He deserved to lose.


Well damn, must be a balanced match up then.
Zealot Lord
Profile Joined May 2010
Hong Kong747 Posts
September 01 2012 00:36 GMT
#472
On September 01 2012 09:24 blade55555 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.


Yup this. PvZ isn't broken, just incredibly boring. There is no way that I can see that changing in WoL, hopefully hots can but we shall have to wait and see for that one.


Yeah.. I'm pretty sure the tempest range 22 thing is for this purpose personally, so you won't have the zerg slowly advancing through a wall of spines along with their infestor/broodlord.
aZealot
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
New Zealand5447 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-01 00:39:10
September 01 2012 00:37 GMT
#473
Glad that converted your mind, Anomaly. That was easier than I thought. Nice one.
KT best KT ~ 2014
Belisarius
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia6232 Posts
September 01 2012 00:39 GMT
#474
I would totally support a slow-and-careful approach to balance if their very last patch hadn't made enormous, sweeping, totally unwarranted changes to a matchup.

Double standards, bro.
LRObot
Profile Joined April 2011
United States153 Posts
September 01 2012 00:47 GMT
#475
lol, sorry reaper, ghost, thor, hellion, bunker, bunker, bunker, bunker. fucking despicable balance team.

Yeah, let's wait until the end of time to see if Terran can adapt to the metagame, but for Zerg? NERF EVERYTHING TERRAN IMMEDIATELY.
Never say die
StrafedProtoss
Profile Joined July 2011
United States16 Posts
September 01 2012 00:47 GMT
#476
For all those of you who point the finger so easily. First i would like to say if your low in league, and your apm is lacking... the zergs you play prob dont spread creep fast enough to matter and if they do focus upon that they are using their equally low apm on that and missing injects/other places such as upgrades in their game. If your seriously going to critisize using pro level play as a good standard for making changes to a game which is being used to a more Full potential in pro play than ladder, then where would you have it rather?

Would you rather it be balanced at a level of play that isn't using the current units/unit abilitys to their full potential? I mean seriously people i would love a few things changed as well but they just dont make sense.

He truly is clueless. Mvp and Bomber beat some fucking foreigners at IEM and it proves TvZ is balanced? What a joke.
u mad bro?

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"should have bought that observer brah"
Deleted User 183001
Profile Joined May 2011
2939 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-01 00:48:27
September 01 2012 00:48 GMT
#477
On September 01 2012 09:11 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.

Something like making Brood Lords 6 supply instead of 4 (which is kind of ridiculous) is worth considering still.

BLs are 4 supply? Wow! They are godly units and should be changed to 6 soon. I can't even imagine how to beat spread out BLs in PvZ late game. Even the pros can typically only do it with a Mothership Vortex and when the BLs/Infestors/Corruptors are all clumped up.
KrazyTrumpet
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2520 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-01 00:55:48
September 01 2012 00:52 GMT
#478
On September 01 2012 09:48 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:11 ZAiNs wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.

Something like making Brood Lords 6 supply instead of 4 (which is kind of ridiculous) is worth considering still.

BLs are 4 supply? Wow! They are godly units and should be changed to 6 soon. I can't even imagine how to beat spread out BLs in PvZ late game. Even the pros can typically only do it with a Mothership Vortex and when the BLs/Infestors/Corruptors are all clumped up.


I'm dumb nevermind, because I think after you use up the corruptor it only costs a total of 4 supply
www.twitch.tv/krazy Best Stream Quality NA @KClarkSC2
Belisarius
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia6232 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-01 00:54:29
September 01 2012 00:53 GMT
#479
On September 01 2012 09:11 ZAiNs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.

Something like making Brood Lords 6 supply instead of 4 (which is kind of ridiculous) is worth considering still.

Broods are 4 supply? What. Holy crapballs. What.

TIL Z OP.

EDIT:
On September 01 2012 09:52 KrazyTrumpet wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 01 2012 09:48 JudicatorHammurabi wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:11 ZAiNs wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:08 Zealot Lord wrote:
On September 01 2012 09:03 ZAiNs wrote:
I'm disappointed he didn't say anything about the stale state of PvZ .


I suspect its because there needs to be too large scale of a change to fix the lategame issues - and thus it likely will be addressed through HOTS.

Something like making Brood Lords 6 supply instead of 4 (which is kind of ridiculous) is worth considering still.

BLs are 4 supply? Wow! They are godly units and should be changed to 6 soon. I can't even imagine how to beat spread out BLs in PvZ late game. Even the pros can typically only do it with a Mothership Vortex and when the BLs/Infestors/Corruptors are all clumped up.


they ARE 6 supply...2 for the corruptor, 4 for the BL morph

Ooooh.
SmokeMonster
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada72 Posts
September 01 2012 00:53 GMT
#480
Remember that time when every Terran in the world thought the only way to play Terran was by being cheesy and aggressive?
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