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mechengineer123
Profile Joined March 2013
Ukraine711 Posts
November 12 2013 00:31 GMT
#101
The main reason is that we’d like the difference between someone who’s amazing with Oracle micro to be able to keep them alive the whole game to get the most out of them, whereas lesser skilled players won’t get as much out of this change

Well that's pretty ironic; this buff achieves the exact opposite.

Kinda sad Terran got trashed yet again, while even the mythical Korean top Terrans are getting destroyed left and right.
Rollora
Profile Joined February 2012
2450 Posts
November 12 2013 00:31 GMT
#102
On November 12 2013 09:23 wUndertUnge wrote:
Thank god for the WM change. Now it takes 2 widow mines (based on my tests on the balance maps) to take out a pack of lings instead of just 1. Also, as a Zerg player, I just have to say to everyone, watch the fuck out! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH Tunneling roaches are fíng scary now.

always were.
For some players Blizzard needs to buff units, so they understand what they can do with them.
imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-12 00:41:27
November 12 2013 00:33 GMT
#103
On November 12 2013 09:31 Faust852 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:30 lowercase wrote:
On November 12 2013 09:24 sAsImre wrote:
mines will do 0 dmg to regenerating muta and no longer os blings when the match up is balanced. But it's not that bad yeah...


How do people like this even post on this forum? Man, things have gone downhill.


This guy is close to GM. What league are you to argue with him ?


not that close :p but it has nothing to do with balance

The main problem is that you've to go 4M anyway, tanks are a joke as soon as the Z goes muta/ling (they're really good against roach play, but roaches are so bad for anything else than timing pushes anyway). You can't deal with the mass muta style going (thx Curious :p) while going for tanks, there is a moment when you're forced to go all in since there is no way you can defend the harass they'll putting on you without mines.
I'd like for the marine/tank tvz to come back; especially with HotS infest but since mutas are really good if you can't kill them (hurting them is literally useless now) you've to go for mines (or mech with upgraded thors). And now you'll go for worst mines. The only alternative would be bio/hellbat play but then you're on a clock since as soon as the Z gets mass muta you insta lose the game because you can't win a fight or put up harass (at least Z are not good enough to manage 2 packs of muta at the same time, it could be worse).
I doubt there is a miracle solution to get TvZ in a pre patch state, then it'll really be up to the maps to not be muta friendly or it'll be hell.


On November 12 2013 09:30 lowercase wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:24 sAsImre wrote:
mines will do 0 dmg to regenerating muta and no longer os blings when the match up is balanced. But it's not that bad yeah...


How do people like this even post on this forum? Man, things have gone downhill.


nice ad hominem thx.
Zest fanboy.
Sircanis
Profile Joined July 2013
7 Posts
November 12 2013 00:35 GMT
#104
Why does anyone think that Blizzard would or should listen to the people posting here? The thread about LaLush's video is full of people ripping DK apart (in rude, insulting terms) because he's NOT WILLING to make big changes to unit behavior, and this one has people ripping DK apart because he is making changes to unit behavior that are TOO big.

Chill out.

Also,
RAWWWR! Why did David Kim make it snow today?!? I'm quitting! The game will never survive without my trolling and rage quitting! Take that Blizzard! Huzzah!
Twine
Profile Joined June 2012
France246 Posts
November 12 2013 00:36 GMT
#105
last 3 tournaments were won by protoss ? Let's buff them !

...

I have to disagree with the oracle speed changes. During WCS we've seen a lot of protoss using it and it was working well for them as long as they microed it properly. Buffing it is just stupid and will make cheeses on ladder (Hi proxy stargate) even stronger, as if they were not enough protoss in GM who does nothing but all ining all day long.

Gratz Blizzard.
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r691175002
Profile Joined October 2012
249 Posts
November 12 2013 00:36 GMT
#106
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?
awesomoecalypse
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2235 Posts
November 12 2013 00:36 GMT
#107
I'm excited to see some gosu Roach micro. One things for sure, Sentry based all-ins in PvZ just got majorly nerfed. PartinG won't be happy.
He drone drone drone. Me win. - ogsMC
Clazziquai10
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Singapore1949 Posts
November 12 2013 00:36 GMT
#108
If you can't beat em', join em. MY LIFE FOR AIUR!!!
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
November 12 2013 00:36 GMT
#109
Can't wait to see the new tanks rocking face like they did in the balance test tournament and seeing all the whiners go "we'll it still needs more buffs.....because....."
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Faust852
Profile Joined February 2012
Luxembourg4004 Posts
November 12 2013 00:37 GMT
#110
On November 12 2013 09:33 sAsImre wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:31 Faust852 wrote:
On November 12 2013 09:30 lowercase wrote:
On November 12 2013 09:24 sAsImre wrote:
mines will do 0 dmg to regenerating muta and no longer os blings when the match up is balanced. But it's not that bad yeah...


How do people like this even post on this forum? Man, things have gone downhill.


This guy is close to GM. What league are you to argue with him ?


not that close :p but it has nothing to do with balance


I know since I played you in pandaria, but my point was that he has no right telling you to shut up, since I think we know the game enough to emit our pov.
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12023 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-12 00:37:45
November 12 2013 00:37 GMT
#111
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?


I don't see how it's unreasonable to believe that's the case.
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Nebuchad
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Switzerland12318 Posts
November 12 2013 00:38 GMT
#112
On November 12 2013 09:36 Plansix wrote:
Can't wait to see the new tanks rocking face like they did in the balance test tournament and seeing all the whiners go "we'll it still needs more buffs.....because....."


I know you're ironic but seriously, I'm getting so tired of reading the same stuff, I could totally wait a little.
No will to live, no wish to die
Faust852
Profile Joined February 2012
Luxembourg4004 Posts
November 12 2013 00:38 GMT
#113
On November 12 2013 09:37 Qikz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?


I don't see how it's unreasonable to believe that's the case.


I don't see why you should change the balance when you have those increbibly balanced stats.
wUndertUnge
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1125 Posts
November 12 2013 00:39 GMT
#114
On November 12 2013 09:31 Rollora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:23 wUndertUnge wrote:
Thank god for the WM change. Now it takes 2 widow mines (based on my tests on the balance maps) to take out a pack of lings instead of just 1. Also, as a Zerg player, I just have to say to everyone, watch the fuck out! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH Tunneling roaches are fíng scary now.

always were.
For some players Blizzard needs to buff units, so they understand what they can do with them.


Not as scary as 2.0 burrow roaches MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHA!!!! They're just scary mobile now.
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Snusmumriken
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden1717 Posts
November 12 2013 00:39 GMT
#115
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?


Its a selfevident truth when the ranking system is made for just this to be the case. When you take a closer look and realize that terran is dwindling from low master up to the point of extinction in gm, you realize that these numbers dont say shit.
Amove for Aiur
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
November 12 2013 00:39 GMT
#116
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?

Why would they lie now? What possible reason could that have that isn't some tin foil hat wearing nonsense?
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
TL+ Member
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
November 12 2013 00:40 GMT
#117
On November 12 2013 09:39 Snusmumriken wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?


Its a selfevident truth when the ranking system is made for just this to be the case. When you take a closer look and realize that terran is dwindling from low master up to the point of extinction in gm, you realize that these numbers dont say shit.

Stand back folks, the bias is strong with this one. He has developed an immunity to fact and has a strong case of conformation bias.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
TL+ Member
Rollora
Profile Joined February 2012
2450 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-12 00:52:50
November 12 2013 00:42 GMT
#118
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?

well I do believe them.
Problem HERE is, 99.9% of the Users here arent "Top" so to them or for them the game was never intended to be balanced.
Also: balance cannot be proven by a winrate alone. How should it. I could have a 50% winrate vs a much lesser player just because he chooses one strat/cheese he has a 50% chance of winning all the time. Doesn't make him an equal player if I could outplay him, outmacro him, outmicro him, outhink him and even have more experience. Doesn't matter at all. But could still get 50% winrate then.
So does 50% winrate tell me, the game is balanced then? It doesn't say it's unbalanced that's for sure. But winrate alone cannot rate the effort the players put into it. What if some winrates come, because of early timing pushes from one race, cause it is impossible/ hard to win in lategame?(e.g. some Top Terrans avoid lategame TvP, or Wings of Liberty's TvZ lategame..., Or Partings infamous win vs Flash on Daybreak when Flash was up 2 basees the whole time and Parting just turtled with HT and colossi... and won in the end cause everything was mined out and he had the deathball Flash couldnt beat? Or was this not because of balance, but because Flash is bad?) is the game still balanced? Is it balanced when there were a lot of allins and not that much a broad spectrum of strategy, multitasking etc involved?
Is it balanced when some strategies as e.g. Zerg (just an example, not actually saying it requires more effort) need 2x the apm to win vs a lets say a toss?
We could argue that the toss has to do more thinking process behind it or whatever. Forcefildmicro maybe.
50% winrate doesnt say something is balanced, it just shows that till now, players found ways (like the said early game pushes, allins). Some would argue that this IS balance, if we find ways to make it 50% winning, but to me balance in theory would be: all players and all races need the same effort (but in different ways: some micro, some macro, some multitask, some seek the perfect unit combo) in every game stage (early, mid, lategame).
Not sure if it is balanced then (yet) or will ever be with the units we have.
imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
November 12 2013 00:42 GMT
#119
On November 12 2013 09:39 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?

Why would they lie now? What possible reason could that have that isn't some tin foil hat wearing nonsense?


the real question is: why would they break a core unit of a match up ?
Zest fanboy.
Snusmumriken
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden1717 Posts
November 12 2013 00:42 GMT
#120
On November 12 2013 09:40 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2013 09:39 Snusmumriken wrote:
On November 12 2013 09:36 r691175002 wrote:
So here are the balance numbers they dropped at Blizcon:

[image loading]

Who believes them?


Its a selfevident truth when the ranking system is made for just this to be the case. When you take a closer look and realize that terran is dwindling from low master up to the point of extinction in gm, you realize that these numbers dont say shit.

Stand back folks, the bias is strong with this one. He has developed an immunity to fact and has a strong case of conformation bias.


its called confirmation bias, and ad hominems aside, what isnt correct in what I wrote? Terran continously dwindle from being overrepresented in bronze to being all but gone in upper gm. This is a fact. Another fact is that the laddersystem is made for each player to approximate 50% in each matchup.
Amove for Aiur
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