EPTNext Week’s Patch/Map Updates
We agree with many of you that because the Swarm Host cost decrease is smaller now, it may be better to not nerf the supply cost right away. We would like to take out the Swarm Host supply cost increase for next week’s patch, but leave everything else the same as we discussed earlier this week. With that in mind, next week we’ll have a patch go out and the map changes will happen as well.
Split feedback from community and KeSPA pros
We’re seeing another complete split in feedback here. Please let us know if we’re wrong about what the major community feedback is regarding Terran, but what we’re seeing is that our community thinks Terran is the weakest race right now. From another angle, we received KeSPA feedback that said Terran is the strongest, Protoss is also too strong and need more nerfs than just the Immortal nerf, and that Zerg is the clear weakest and could use major buffs.
To be clear, this one point of feedback doesn’t say everything, but we definitely wanted to relay the feedback we got from KeSPA to the community so that we can all work towards making Starcraft 2..
Given their stance, KesPA suggested the following nerfs:
1. A Warp Prism nerf
2. An additional nerf to the Liberator’s targeting its anti-ground mode
3. Zerg Larva inject buff back to giving 4 per
Our general thought right now when evaluating the big picture with all of these factors considered is that Terran is the slightly weaker race, and Protoss being the clear strongest race. However, because the next patch is coming out so soon with a bunch of changes, it’s impossible to say for certain exactly where each race will land after the changes go in.
Note that there will also be many changes to maps in the near future to align the map pool to be much more similar to Korea. This will mean that we definitely need to provide players with the time to figure out how these changes shake things up. Ultimately, however, keeping all of this feedback in mind as we go forward can only prove beneficial.
Dreamhack Tours
We were so excited to see the Showtime vs Nerchio finals last weekend! It was super interesting how each of the finalists dominated the players in the semi-finals, and then went on to play the closest series. Many of us woke up early in the morning to watch it before work on Monday morning, and it was really awesome seeing such entertaining games! We need to thank the tournament organizers and esports people around the world who worked together to form the amazing changes to WCS this year that really allowed many players to step up their game.
We agree with many of you that because the Swarm Host cost decrease is smaller now, it may be better to not nerf the supply cost right away. We would like to take out the Swarm Host supply cost increase for next week’s patch, but leave everything else the same as we discussed earlier this week. With that in mind, next week we’ll have a patch go out and the map changes will happen as well.
Split feedback from community and KeSPA pros
We’re seeing another complete split in feedback here. Please let us know if we’re wrong about what the major community feedback is regarding Terran, but what we’re seeing is that our community thinks Terran is the weakest race right now. From another angle, we received KeSPA feedback that said Terran is the strongest, Protoss is also too strong and need more nerfs than just the Immortal nerf, and that Zerg is the clear weakest and could use major buffs.
To be clear, this one point of feedback doesn’t say everything, but we definitely wanted to relay the feedback we got from KeSPA to the community so that we can all work towards making Starcraft 2..
Given their stance, KesPA suggested the following nerfs:
1. A Warp Prism nerf
2. An additional nerf to the Liberator’s targeting its anti-ground mode
3. Zerg Larva inject buff back to giving 4 per
Our general thought right now when evaluating the big picture with all of these factors considered is that Terran is the slightly weaker race, and Protoss being the clear strongest race. However, because the next patch is coming out so soon with a bunch of changes, it’s impossible to say for certain exactly where each race will land after the changes go in.
Note that there will also be many changes to maps in the near future to align the map pool to be much more similar to Korea. This will mean that we definitely need to provide players with the time to figure out how these changes shake things up. Ultimately, however, keeping all of this feedback in mind as we go forward can only prove beneficial.
Dreamhack Tours
We were so excited to see the Showtime vs Nerchio finals last weekend! It was super interesting how each of the finalists dominated the players in the semi-finals, and then went on to play the closest series. Many of us woke up early in the morning to watch it before work on Monday morning, and it was really awesome seeing such entertaining games! We need to thank the tournament organizers and esports people around the world who worked together to form the amazing changes to WCS this year that really allowed many players to step up their game.
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