EPTStarCraft II 5.0.16 PTR Patch Notes may 26th - Page 9
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mathphyswithvic
33 Posts
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Antithesis
Germany1274 Posts
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Kreuger
Sweden1005 Posts
Reduced shieldbattery aswell Ghost dmg down 20->15 Lets see how this plays out  | ||
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ejozl
Denmark3561 Posts
Larva spawn rate increased from 10.7s to 9s. Queen mineral cost decreased from 175 to 150. Unit warp-in time slowed from 3s (PTR1) to 4s. Transform to Warpgate cost is 25/25 from 50/50 (PTR1). In reality if warp gates are supposed to cost 25/25, then queens should cost 175/25, tech labs 75/50 and reactors 75/75. In fact Protoss produce more warp gates than Queens, tech labs and reactors, so I just don't understand it. And then there's also a nerf to defensive shield battery, hello? Please stop making Protoss hating patches, and let's do weekly tournaments on more balanced patches, thank you. Patches or Greenert mod are probably more balanced than this, they also shake up the game a whole lot more, if that's what you wish for. | ||
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10383 Posts
Hell yes. That was one of the stupidest most unfortunate changes that were made only because of the constant fuck ups the balance council did with the Raven and then they overreacted. This barely affects pro play, but still makes it a slightly better wall for mech pushes that might have this upgrade. Reverting Queen mineral cost is fine but they need to pair it with Hatch also reverting to 300 minerals. Else keep it the same. | ||
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BlackEyed
41 Posts
But nope. It took them three weeks just to move an upgrade back from the Gateway to the Cybernetics Core. And now they’re once again suggesting that players mass Queens. Well, I guess my expectations are my own problem. | ||
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ProTech
United States528 Posts
On June 19 2026 18:34 BlackEyed wrote: Man, I was already hoping they’d actually fix the game instead of just slapping on band-aids. I figured that if the developers were experimenting with worker counts, they might finally pay attention to some of the other critical issues as well. Maybe they'd rework Queens, or give Zerg a proper T1 anti-air unit. But nope. It took them three weeks just to move an upgrade back from the Gateway to the Cybernetics Core. And now they’re once again suggesting that players mass Queens. Well, I guess my expectations are my own problem. It's called play testing for a reason, and the game feels pretty good in my experience. If you started your career in lotv you'll probably not like the changes, but much like how we old patch players had to get used to whatever you'd even call this economy in lotv, lotv players will have to get used to low eco. | ||
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CicadaSC
United States2024 Posts
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Necr0KAM
7 Posts
Queens ~175-200m 50g and orbitals ~75-100m 75-100g with 75m 75g techractors sound rational. As for Zerks; Hydras should just back to T1 with more expensive HDen costs as intended. | ||
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TelecoM
United States10890 Posts
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BisuDagger
Bisutopia19398 Posts
On June 19 2026 21:55 Necr0KAM wrote: Good point, macro mechanics aka queen/mule/chrono should be optional choices rather than must have in every game. Queens ~175-200m 50g and orbitals ~75-100m 75-100g with 75m 75g techractors sound rational. As for Zerks; Hydras should just back to T1 with more expensive HDen costs as intended. Agreed. Queens shouldn't be easier to make. Let's get hydras back. | ||
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CicadaSC
United States2024 Posts
On June 19 2026 21:55 Necr0KAM wrote: Good point, macro mechanics aka queen/mule/chrono should be optional choices rather than must have in every game. Queens ~175-200m 50g and orbitals ~75-100m 75-100g with 75m 75g techractors sound rational. As for Zerks; Hydras should just back to T1 with more expensive HDen costs as intended. So... We're bringing back auto injects just without the queen? I don't know chief... | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20345 Posts
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TeamMamba
297 Posts
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Necr0KAM
7 Posts
On June 20 2026 07:11 CicadaSC wrote: So... We're bringing back auto injects just without the queen? I don't know chief... No auto injects, Queen or more hatches like in BW, optional choices as intended. | ||
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SC-Shield
Bulgaria902 Posts
For team games you: - wait up to 6 minutes to find a game - get matched unevenly sometimes (e.g. 1 diamond + 1 bronze + 1 silver vs 1 diamond + 2 platinums) - team killers and non-cooperative players don't get punished (there needs to be some sort of feedback that punishes such players), you can get even matched with the same such player 2-3 games in a row and your MMR just tanks Small fixes that can keep casual players playing without touching any of 1vs1 balance. | ||
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Balnazza
Germany1379 Posts
On June 20 2026 18:08 SC-Shield wrote: Blizzard isn't doing enough to keep players aside from 1vs1 changes. For team games you: - wait up to 6 minutes to find a game - get matched unevenly sometimes (e.g. 1 diamond + 1 bronze + 1 silver vs 1 diamond + 2 platinums) - team killers and non-cooperative players don't get punished (there needs to be some sort of feedback that punishes such players), you can get even matched with the same such player 2-3 games in a row and your MMR just tanks Small fixes that can keep casual players playing without touching any of 1vs1 balance. How are these "small fixes"? | ||
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tigera6
3516 Posts
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Athenau
590 Posts
On June 21 2026 00:12 tigera6 wrote: Was this patch played in the GSL CK today? Saw 3 Zerg 3-0 their opponent (Classic herO and Clem), so yeah this is not a good look. No, it's fine. Let's push this to live and then in nine months or so we can enjoy a spirited debate about how large the next hydra buff should be. | ||
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Charoisaur
Germany16103 Posts
I quit the game anyway, so it doesn't bother me that much,but sad for the people still passionate | ||
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