We will be bringing down the beta server today at 2:30 PM PDT in order to perform a few balance changes. We do not expect a lengthy downtime and will report to this thread when the service is live after the maintenance. Below are the changes being implemented:

BALANCE CHANGES

- Warhound Weapon attack delay has increased from 1.3 to 1.7.
- Swarm host locust attack damage has decreased from 16 to 14.
- Viper Consume can no longer be used on creep tumors.
- Oracle Preordain duration has decreased from 2 min to 1 min.
- Viper Blinding Cloud now hits everything, but the radius of effect has reduced from 2.5 to 1.5.
- Widow mines will no longer damage each other with their splash damage.
- The bug affecting the Overlord speed upgrade has been fixed. Upgraded Overlords will now travel at the expected speed of 1.88.

HOTKEY CHANGES

Oracle
- Revelation has changed from E to R.
- Entomb has changed from R to E.

Mothership Core
- Energize has changed from N to E.
- Purify has changed from E to F.

Swarm host
- Spawn locust has changed from W to C.

Fleet Beacon
- Research Gravity Sling has changed from T to G.
- Research Bosonic Core has changed from G to A.

Hydralisk Den
- Evolve Muscular Augments has changed from C to A.

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/6521292436#1

Disappointed there is no changes to the tempest.

Also, what is the Bosonic Core upgrade? Gravity Sling is the tempest range if I'm correct, but I can't check as I'm not in the beta.

Update:

We need to delay the update till 4:30 PM PDT. Will post with any additional changes.

Cokefreak

Finland8095 Posts

September 07 2012 21:08 GMT

No surprise warhound got a nerf.

purakushi

United States3300 Posts

September 07 2012 21:09 GMT

A nice start to testing balances, I guess, but I wish haywire missiles was not autocastable.

They should leave creep tumours consumable, that's pretty funny.

Blinding cloud will barely cover anything now. I think this will be buffed to 2. o.o

Are they seriously leaving the haywire missiles doing full damage to immortal shields?

MCDayC

United Kingdom14464 Posts

September 07 2012 21:09 GMT

I like it, especially the blinding cloud change, hopefully we'll see it get more use, the viper is so awesome imo, it should become a major unit.

Qgelfich

Germany90 Posts

September 07 2012 21:09 GMT

No suprises whatsoever. Good to see blinding cloud hit everything, since bio is very rarely used nowadays.

WoodLeagueAllStar

United States806 Posts

September 07 2012 21:10 GMT

Widow mines will no longer damage each other with their splash damage.

Oh, that could have been a problem lol. Maybe they don't suck like we thought.

Warhound Weapon attack delay has increased from 1.3 to 1.7.

Lets see if this nerf makes this unit less dominant.

Brahoono

119 Posts

September 07 2012 21:11 GMT

On September 08 2012 06:06 Tao367 wrote:
- Viper Blinding Cloud now hits everything, but the radius of effect has reduced from 2.5 to 1.5

j.k.l

112 Posts

September 07 2012 21:11 GMT

good changes.

SarcasmMonster

3136 Posts

September 07 2012 21:12 GMT

2.5->1.5 radius is a big difference O_O

gedatsu

1286 Posts

September 07 2012 21:13 GMT

#10

Blizz doesn't understand what the problem is with Warhound.

purakushi

United States3300 Posts

September 07 2012 21:13 GMT

#11

I think that the main problem with warhounds is the haywire, not necessarily the main attack. You can just kite stalkers/sentries with its range.

Tao367

United Kingdom324 Posts

September 07 2012 21:15 GMT

#12

On September 08 2012 06:13 purakushi wrote:
I think that the main problem with warhounds is the haywire, not necessarily the main attack. You can just kite stalkers/sentries with its range.

I disagree, even on non mechanical units it beats everything. It destroys bio army's extremely quickly and efficiently.

Plexa

Aotearoa39261 Posts

September 07 2012 21:15 GMT

#13

Bosonic core is oracle energy

- Widow mines will no longer damage each other with their splash damage.

Sigh

SarcasmMonster

3136 Posts

September 07 2012 21:17 GMT

#14

A 30% decrease in non-haywire DPS will probably make the Warhound nonviable in TvZ.

Hider

Denmark9388 Posts

September 07 2012 21:18 GMT

#15

Absolutely stupid. Blizzard chooses to "balance" the warhound instead of redesigning it. They have zero clue wtf they are doing.

purakushi

United States3300 Posts

September 07 2012 21:19 GMT

#16

On September 08 2012 06:15 Tao367 wrote:

Show nested quote +

I disagree, even on non mechanical units it beats everything. It destroys bio army's extremely quickly and efficiently.

Ah, that's true. I guess it needs both nerfs >_< Well, I would mainly like to see haywire be castable, so it at least takes some micro to use. I doubt Blizzard is going to do that, though. Catering to making the game easier...

Should haywire still completely ignore immortal shields, though? =\