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Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
April 30 2016 00:52 GMT
#41
I can't even believe that they are pushing with this "4 supply SH so they can't be massed" bullshit... The unit has been redesigned significantly, they literally can't be massed even if they cost 0/0 because they have a huge window where they are useless since Locusts are on cooldown...

But let's see, maybe some pros will start using them.
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Lexender
Profile Joined September 2013
Mexico2656 Posts
April 30 2016 00:55 GMT
#42
Also the thor change is, ok I guess(?) I mean is good for certain cases, but its more of a loss because altough sky terran is weaker (and thank god for that because fuck mass air) sky toss and sky zerg (BL/viper) is still strong (and that sucks because fuck mass air).

I agree with Charoisaur. Fuck mass air comps just nerf libs, tempest and vipers, do what that post on reddit said, make the midgame stronger.
adnap2
Profile Joined December 2014
France26 Posts
April 30 2016 00:56 GMT
#43
Maybe its time to uninstall. This Balance Update is a nonsense.
Mojzii1
Profile Joined March 2016
30 Posts
April 30 2016 00:59 GMT
#44
I love how in interview David Kim wrote that protoss is not weak and does not need changes.
meanwhile buff protoss and nerf terrans sadly we can't get refunds for game
imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
April 30 2016 01:01 GMT
#45
On April 30 2016 09:55 Lexender wrote:
Also the thor change is, ok I guess(?) I mean is good for certain cases, but its more of a loss because altough sky terran is weaker (and thank god for that because fuck mass air) sky toss and sky zerg (BL/viper) is still strong (and that sucks because fuck mass air).

I agree with Charoisaur. Fuck mass air comps just nerf libs, tempest and vipers, do what that post on reddit said, make the midgame stronger.


Thor change might help vs libe and make mecha niche instead of unviable. 100% useless vZ/P tho.
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Jer99
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada8159 Posts
April 30 2016 01:01 GMT
#46
On April 30 2016 09:56 adnap2 wrote:
Maybe its time to uninstall. This Balance Update is a nonsense.


What's nonsense about it?
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[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24238 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-04-30 01:05:06
April 30 2016 01:02 GMT
#47
On April 30 2016 10:01 Jer99 wrote:
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On April 30 2016 09:56 adnap2 wrote:
Maybe its time to uninstall. This Balance Update is a nonsense.


What's nonsense about it?

The other changes are OK (I guess) but I totally understand someone who would think the photon cannon change is nonsensical. Korean PvZ is heavily P favored and you restrict Z a bit more ? Come on.
Corwinus
Profile Joined October 2015
Croatia96 Posts
April 30 2016 01:03 GMT
#48
On April 30 2016 09:47 Charoisaur wrote:
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On April 30 2016 09:37 Corwinus wrote:
On April 30 2016 09:24 Charoisaur wrote:
changes that are necessary:

-liberator range upgrade removed
-tempest 6 supply
-ultra armor reverted
-parasitic bomb removed from the game


So what will the zerg do against SkyTerran beside hope that they'll be lucky and get the best possible engagement or have complete chaos in game like Elazer vs MarineLorD in HSC EU1 qualifier? Zerg already have the weakest anti-air IMO and PB only makes it so they are even in ZvT and not even that in ZvP(though that is more an issue of tempest being 4 supply).

in the OP there is a change mentioned that adresses skyterran.


No it doesn't. Even if liberators are nerfed, thus making corruptors more viable, without PB terran can go banshee liberator viking(which would be the counter to corruptors) without a good way for zerg to respond to it. Just make a few less liberators and a few more vikings and you'd be set to go.
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16063 Posts
April 30 2016 01:13 GMT
#49
On April 30 2016 10:03 Corwinus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 30 2016 09:47 Charoisaur wrote:
On April 30 2016 09:37 Corwinus wrote:
On April 30 2016 09:24 Charoisaur wrote:
changes that are necessary:

-liberator range upgrade removed
-tempest 6 supply
-ultra armor reverted
-parasitic bomb removed from the game


So what will the zerg do against SkyTerran beside hope that they'll be lucky and get the best possible engagement or have complete chaos in game like Elazer vs MarineLorD in HSC EU1 qualifier? Zerg already have the weakest anti-air IMO and PB only makes it so they are even in ZvT and not even that in ZvP(though that is more an issue of tempest being 4 supply).

in the OP there is a change mentioned that adresses skyterran.


No it doesn't. Even if liberators are nerfed, thus making corruptors more viable, without PB terran can go banshee liberator viking(which would be the counter to corruptors) without a good way for zerg to respond to it. Just make a few less liberators and a few more vikings and you'd be set to go.

vikings aren't the counter to corruptors. vikings and corruptors trade even and zerg still has fungal to work with.
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Hurricaned
Profile Joined October 2011
France126 Posts
April 30 2016 01:25 GMT
#50
Really disappointed with this changes and especially liberator nerf since it's the only unit that can deal with late game zerg. Thor is a (mostly) useless unit and probably will always be and I was completely fine with useless swarm hosts since they completely ruined the previous extension but for some reason Blizzard wants to see them again...
They're completely missing the point :
-Liberators are too strong : okay, but they are the only response to ultras : nerf liberator, but nerf ultras appropriately so bio isn't completely useless in late game.
-Protoss is too greedy early vs Terran and struggles to hold vs Zerg... Nerf the MSC so terran can harass early but also nerf ravager so zerg can't all-in every game (and also removing garbage maps like prion or korhal carnage will also help on that matter). It's fine since if you nerf liberators.
-Adepts, lurkers, ravager, liberator and possibly disruptor are way too strong and game breaking in a lot of matchups so instead of going around the problem and giving protoss cannon pylon or any other nonsensical feature deal with the problem at the very root. See for example swarm host was nerfed to the ground and is no longer a problem. I don't recommend nerfing every unit as massively since they're not as boring as the SH
ellenpageplss
Profile Joined April 2016
6 Posts
April 30 2016 01:37 GMT
#51
blizzard is so fucking far removed from their game it's actually incredible. first all of the legacy server WoW drama and now...this. whatever this is
Lil_nooblet
Profile Joined March 2016
United States459 Posts
April 30 2016 01:40 GMT
#52
Can't believe how angry people get over a few balance changes lol
J. Corsair
Profile Joined June 2014
United States470 Posts
April 30 2016 02:06 GMT
#53
just when you think blizzard couldn't do any worse...
“...it is human nature, I suppose, to be futile and ridiculous.” - Scaramouche
FoxDog
Profile Joined October 2007
170 Posts
April 30 2016 02:08 GMT
#54
So they arbitrarily killed mech justifying it with saying "ravens thor anti armor and combined uppgrades lead to stale games so we will literally just blanket nerf that for lotv"

then they nerfed the cyclone because the unit was too superior to its alternatives and didnt fit a role, instead it just overlapped and did every units role better, instead of balancing this they just blanket nerfed it into oblivion.

Now they are nerfing the liberator to the point where you cant make them outside bio, pigeonholing terran into going for the korean bio build, this is the final nail in the coffin of mech players, good job blizzard removing 30% of the sc2 community and its viewership, and those people take with them their friends, their contribution and its not like sc2 can afford that right now.
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TheWinks
Profile Joined July 2011
United States572 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-04-30 02:23:13
April 30 2016 02:09 GMT
#55
Nerfing terran late game without compensation seems like a really bad idea. I didn't like the banshee buff as compensation because it wasn't a late game centered change, but no change at all is worse.

And this right before two tournaments where for Leipzig they delayed the adept nerf which was a clear and present balance problem.

I'm pretty upset.

e: In order to trade effectively with corruptors (and infestors and vipers), vikings needed raven support. But that unit was nerfed into the ground too. Zerg just gets air dominance late game now and because liberators are so necessary to deal with ultras on the ground, I don't know how this just doesn't evolve into another broodlord/infestor type meta as zergs learn the balance between greed and survival.
necrosexy
Profile Joined March 2011
451 Posts
April 30 2016 02:26 GMT
#56
this must be a fucking joke
MiniFotToss
Profile Joined December 2013
China2430 Posts
April 30 2016 02:28 GMT
#57
On April 30 2016 08:59 The_Templar wrote:
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Photon Cannon
Anti-air damage increased from 20 to 20 (+10 bio)

Uh.... wtf?

clearly you haven't been around lately, it was discussed since last week
JackONeill
Profile Joined September 2013
861 Posts
April 30 2016 02:31 GMT
#58
Terrible balance update that shows how blizzard doesn't know anything about the game. I mean instead of strong design changes, we get BS balance fixes that won't change metas...
AxiomBlurr
Profile Blog Joined November 2012
786 Posts
April 30 2016 02:40 GMT
#59
Balance changes like this cannot be reasonably assessed by the foreigner community, too much butt hurt emotions combined with instability of character... Let us foreigners see how the Korean community analyze this data before reaching for the hemorrhoid cream...
Gwavajuice
Profile Joined June 2014
France1810 Posts
April 30 2016 02:47 GMT
#60
Historically, 90% of the comments made on teamliquid right after a patch announcement were wrong, so I guess this will a good patch.

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As always nothing conclusive will be said before we pro korean play, just wait and see
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