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RogueTheGOAT
Profile Joined July 2025
166 Posts
October 01 2025 17:01 GMT
#21
On October 02 2025 01:15 Admiral Yang wrote:
Show nested quote +
everyone knows protoss dominate weekly cups along with clem and well... this looks about what you would expect any patch


Is it unreasonable to say that this is exactly what a balance patch is supposed to address?

Yes, it is unreasonable to say that the game should be balanced around a weekly cup where a majority of the top players from each race do not participate.
TeamMamba
Profile Joined June 2025
141 Posts
October 01 2025 17:02 GMT
#22
On October 01 2025 21:23 Kreuger wrote:
Looking at the matchups, maybe 1-2 of those tosses are a suprise but nothing special otherwise


Typical bias picking. All the Protoss that advance were either better than the opponent or get worse 50-50.

We can talk about toss being OP when we see for example Clem losing 0-3 to someone like skillious or nightmare
Admiral Yang
Profile Joined July 2025
43 Posts
October 01 2025 17:18 GMT
#23
Yes, it is unreasonable to say that the game should be balanced around a weekly cup where a majority of the top players from each race do not participate.


It's hardly a weekly cup at this point, though. It's pretty much all of them as far as I can tell. It doesn't really speak to their quality that only one race effectively participates.
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
October 01 2025 17:43 GMT
#24
On October 02 2025 02:02 TeamMamba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 01 2025 21:23 Kreuger wrote:
Looking at the matchups, maybe 1-2 of those tosses are a suprise but nothing special otherwise


Typical bias picking. All the Protoss that advance were either better than the opponent or get worse 50-50.

We can talk about toss being OP when we see for example Clem losing 0-3 to someone like skillious or nightmare


Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16008 Posts
October 01 2025 18:10 GMT
#25
Honestly, I'm really excited about the patch, this is the best patch I can remember. Balance issues will be sorted out but it really seems to promote fun gameplay from all races
Many of the coolest moments in sc2 happen due to worker harassment
[PkF] Wire
Profile Joined March 2013
France24236 Posts
October 01 2025 18:12 GMT
#26
On October 02 2025 03:10 Charoisaur wrote:
Honestly, I'm really excited about the patch, this is the best patch I can remember. Balance issues will be sorted out but it really seems to promote fun gameplay from all races

have you watched any TvPs ? It doesn't look any better than the previous iteration
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3126 Posts
October 01 2025 18:26 GMT
#27
Hearing all the Terrans complain today, I'm officially ready to buff Terran. Idk, make Mules mine more minerals or something.

(I think Zerg is fine).
Dies Irae venit. youtube.com/SnobbinsFilms
dysenterymd
Profile Joined January 2019
1250 Posts
October 01 2025 18:36 GMT
#28
On October 02 2025 03:10 Charoisaur wrote:
Honestly, I'm really excited about the patch, this is the best patch I can remember. Balance issues will be sorted out but it really seems to promote fun gameplay from all races

A more ambitious (and possibly imba) patch early in the off-season is a good idea in theory, but I'm worried the intern could leave Blizzard for good at any moment.

TvP wise, I think the significance of the ghost change for late game is underappreciated, Terran will have more supply to work with when maxed. The bigger question is if the energy recharge nerfs are enough for Terran to reach late game with a half-healthy base count...
Serral | Inno | sOs | soO | Has | Classic
ThunderJunk
Profile Joined December 2015
United States711 Posts
October 01 2025 18:57 GMT
#29
The people who argue, "All the good players just choose Terran and Zerg. That's why the winrates look the way they do" have been conspicuously absent in the discussion for a while now.

Did it ever occur to anyone that Protoss just dominates online cups because the better players choose Protoss?

People are terrible.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
Decendos
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany1341 Posts
October 01 2025 19:30 GMT
#30
holy storm really goes live with huge buffs....wow. not sure why they did it but lets see how it plays out...
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3460 Posts
October 01 2025 19:31 GMT
#31
Learning zerg is an absolute chore, but just see cham, it's not like old familiar faces can't make it work. It's a blessing that we have all these protoss grinders, it's just a shame zergs won't find any satisfaction in watching these cups. But then for YEARS we've had to put up with not even having hope of a protoss champ in leagues that actually matter.
SC2 Archon needs "Terrible, terrible damage" as one of it's quotes.
RogueTheGOAT
Profile Joined July 2025
166 Posts
October 01 2025 20:18 GMT
#32
On October 02 2025 03:26 Captain Peabody wrote:
Hearing all the Terrans complain today, I'm officially ready to buff Terran. Idk, make Mules mine more minerals or something.

(I think Zerg is fine).

There has literally never been a point in SC2 history that Terran players were not whining about something.

There are some legitimate complaints if you think that balance matters at every level and that some really basic things shouldn't take very little skill to execute but extreme levels of skill to counter (e.g. banelings vs. countering them), but most people don't agree with that while still whining about balance that isn't actually broken at the top level.
Archeon
Profile Joined May 2011
3260 Posts
October 01 2025 20:46 GMT
#33
I didn't expect microbial shroud to go online like that, neither did I expect the Viking change to make it through, even if the gas reduction was cut. Interesting times. Zerg is likely the major winner of this patch.

Storm went from major nerfed to buffed? Interesting choice to be sure. Obviously everything else still sucks for toss, so probably a wash overall or slight nerf.
low gravity, yes-yes!
MiCroLiFe
Profile Joined March 2012
Norway275 Posts
October 01 2025 22:07 GMT
#34
On October 02 2025 05:46 Archeon wrote:
I didn't expect microbial shroud to go online like that, neither did I expect the Viking change to make it through, even if the gas reduction was cut. Interesting times. Zerg is likely the major winner of this patch.

Storm went from major nerfed to buffed? Interesting choice to be sure. Obviously everything else still sucks for toss, so probably a wash overall or slight nerf.

yeah the distruptor buff is clearly sucking..

Im not sure what terran should do now. Storm is more viable than ever before, and we cant do anything about it. Should at least revert the EMP radius, so protoss have to split templars, or will the f2 armada of players whine about that?
Im Terran. Yes i will balance whine somethimes. And thats how we terrans survive, Hoping for balance patches<3
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12905 Posts
October 01 2025 22:15 GMT
#35
On October 02 2025 02:02 TeamMamba wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 01 2025 21:23 Kreuger wrote:
Looking at the matchups, maybe 1-2 of those tosses are a suprise but nothing special otherwise


Typical bias picking. All the Protoss that advance were either better than the opponent or get worse 50-50.

We can talk about toss being OP when we see for example Clem losing 0-3 to someone like skillious or nightmare

ByuN lost to Nightmare :x
WriterMaru
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3126 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-10-01 22:21:06
October 01 2025 22:16 GMT
#36
On October 02 2025 05:46 Archeon wrote:
I didn't expect microbial shroud to go online like that, neither did I expect the Viking change to make it through, even if the gas reduction was cut. Interesting times. Zerg is likely the major winner of this patch.

Storm went from major nerfed to buffed? Interesting choice to be sure. Obviously everything else still sucks for toss, so probably a wash overall or slight nerf.

I mean Zerg should be the winner of this patch. They've been in the worst position representation-wise in tournaments, and statistically the most imba matchup this last patch by far (at both GM and pro level) has been TvZ. PvZ hasn't been as imba, but has still favored Protoss.

Kinda funny how the story of the last patch has been Terrans complaining, huh?
Dies Irae venit. youtube.com/SnobbinsFilms
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3126 Posts
October 01 2025 22:20 GMT
#37
On October 02 2025 05:18 RogueTheGOAT wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 02 2025 03:26 Captain Peabody wrote:
Hearing all the Terrans complain today, I'm officially ready to buff Terran. Idk, make Mules mine more minerals or something.

(I think Zerg is fine).

There has literally never been a point in SC2 history that Terran players were not whining about something.

There are some legitimate complaints if you think that balance matters at every level and that some really basic things shouldn't take very little skill to execute but extreme levels of skill to counter (e.g. banelings vs. countering them), but most people don't agree with that while still whining about balance that isn't actually broken at the top level.

From watching the tournos played today, it does seem that there was a Protoss bump post-patch, but also that it mostly just came from Ts and Zs not understanding or being familiar with the new Storm: i.e. I've seen numerous players just standing in Storms bc of the radius and also run into Storms right when the storms would have stopped pre-patch (and also numerous Protoss running into their own storms).

Over the course of the day, though, the Terran players I've been watching seem to have learned that speed banshees and tank pushes are really strong post-patch TvP with the energy nerf. So it really is "too early to tell," I think.
Dies Irae venit. youtube.com/SnobbinsFilms
SHODAN
Profile Joined November 2011
United Kingdom1144 Posts
October 01 2025 22:34 GMT
#38
On October 02 2025 07:15 Poopi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 02 2025 02:02 TeamMamba wrote:
On October 01 2025 21:23 Kreuger wrote:
Looking at the matchups, maybe 1-2 of those tosses are a suprise but nothing special otherwise


Typical bias picking. All the Protoss that advance were either better than the opponent or get worse 50-50.

We can talk about toss being OP when we see for example Clem losing 0-3 to someone like skillious or nightmare

ByuN lost to Nightmare :x


yeah but ByuN is trash according to TeamMamba. there will be no sympathy towards terran until Clem is losing 0-4 to Harstem and Jumy
bela.mervado
Profile Joined December 2008
Hungary404 Posts
October 02 2025 01:27 GMT
#39
yo dear Blizz Intern,

Can you plz add a mule QoL change as follows:

* Whenever the mule timer expires with the mule holding minerals,
the mule would get to live for as long as it is holding the minerals, but no longer than 2 seconds.

This would allow the mules to complete the last trip to the command center, and break down right after dropping the minerals.

Thank you
TeamMamba
Profile Joined June 2025
141 Posts
October 02 2025 01:58 GMT
#40
On October 02 2025 07:34 SHODAN wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 02 2025 07:15 Poopi wrote:
On October 02 2025 02:02 TeamMamba wrote:
On October 01 2025 21:23 Kreuger wrote:
Looking at the matchups, maybe 1-2 of those tosses are a suprise but nothing special otherwise


Typical bias picking. All the Protoss that advance were either better than the opponent or get worse 50-50.

We can talk about toss being OP when we see for example Clem losing 0-3 to someone like skillious or nightmare

ByuN lost to Nightmare :x


yeah but ByuN is trash according to TeamMamba. there will be no sympathy towards terran until Clem is losing 0-4 to Harstem and Jumy


Ya Byun is not top tier. Thanks for pointing that out.

Yup the community has zero for sympathy towards terran since they have been crying and whining for 15 years strong now. Until they stop crying then we might “listen” to their idea of balance. Cause these were the same guys who thought the OG widow mine was balance lol and literally tell Zerg and toss pros to git gud
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