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Please one of you amazing forum posters, can you guys put all the info of current hots units and upgrades and changes to current units and upgrades from WOL so we can visually see the differences in a clear concise manner. Just thought it would be a great thread, if one exists feel free to delete this tread and send me in the right direction.
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juicyjames
United States3815 Posts
+ Show Spoiler [HotS Balance Changes] +PROTOSS- Carrier
- Interceptors can now change targets when they are in leash range.
- Dark Shrine
- The cost is now 150/150, down from 100/250.
- Mothership
- Recall teleports the Mothership and all nearby units owned by the player to the targeted Nexus.
- The Vortex ability has been removed from the game.
- New Ability: Time Warp.
- Creates a temporal field that slows all ground units’ movement speed within a 3.5 radius by 50%.
- This ability costs 75 energy to cast
- This ability can be cast from 9 range.
- http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Mothership_Core
- http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Oracle
- Phoenix
- Range increased from 4 to 5. Upgrade still grants +2 range.
- Pylon
- Warp-in on ramps downhill is now allowed. Warp-in to the high ground is not possible anymore.
- Sentry
- Hallucination no longer requires research.
- Stalker
- Blink research time increased from 140 to 170 seconds.
- http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Tempest_(unit)
- Void Ray
- Prismatic Beam
- No longer charges up.
- Weapon period decreased from 0.6 to 0.5.
- No longer does passive +massive damage.
- New Ability: Prismatic Alignment
- Increases damage to armored units by 6 for 20 seconds, with a 1 minute cooldown. This does not scale with upgrades.
- Activating the ability now causes a timer to display over the Void Ray for the duration of the effect.
- Supply cost increased from 3 to 4.
TERRAN- Armory
- The Armory now only has one armor upgrade for both air and ground upgrades for both Factory and Starport units.
- Battlecruiser
- Yamato Cannon energy cost decreased from 125 to 100.
- http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Hellbat
- Medivac
- New ability: Ignite Afterburners
- Speed boost that increases movement speed and acceleration to 4.25 for 8 seconds. 20 second cooldown.
- Raven
- Seeker Missile has been redesigned:
- Energy cost decreased from 125 to 75.
- Can now fire from 10 range.
- Missile comes out and stays immobile in front of the Raven for 5 seconds while charging up, then rapidly moves and explodes at the target for 100 damage plus splash damage.
- Targeted unit lights up red when targeted. If the unit moves 13 range out of where the Seeker Missile is, the Missile fizzles.
- Reaper
- New passive ability: Combat Drugs
- Health regenerates 2hp/s if not attacked during the last 10 seconds (same as Protoss shields)
- Health increased from 50 to 60.
- Movement speed increased from 2.95 to 3.75.
- No longer requires a Tech Lab Addon.
- No longer have their anti-building grenades.
- P-45 Gauss Pistol weapon damage decreased from 4 +5 vs. Light to 4.
- Siege Tank
- Siege Tanks no longer require an upgrade in order to enter Siege Mode.
- Thor
- 250mm Strike Cannons has been removed, along with its associated energy bar.
- The Thor can now switch between two modes: High-Impact Payload and Explosive Payload. The mode shift takes 4 seconds.
- When in High-Impact Payload mode, the Thor switches to a different anti-air gun (250mm Punisher Cannons) that has 10 range and deals 24 flat damage.
- Thor radius, inner radius, and separation radius increased from 0.8215 to 1.
 Widow Mine
ZERG- Creep Tumor
- No longer spawn instantly, but instead have a three second spawning animation.
- May now be placed on ramps.
- Hatchery
- The Evolve Burrow upgrade requirement has been moved to the Hatchery.
- Hydralisk
- New Upgrade: Muscular Augments
- Increases hydralisk off-creep speed from 2.25 to 2.81. Speed on creep unchanged (3.37)
- Infestor
- Fungal Growth:
- Is now a projectile.
- Speed of the projectile is 15.
- Range up to 10.
- Damage decreased from 30 +10 vs. Armored to 30.
- Mutalisk
- Speed increased from 3.75 to 4. Acceleration stays at 3.5.
- New passive ability: Tissue Regeneration
- Mutalisk health regeneration rate increased from .2734 to 1
- Spine Crawler
- This unit now completely blocks pathing when placed next to other structures, including other Spine Crawlers.
- Zerglings and other small units can no longer squeeze in between Spine Crawlers.
- The scale of this unit has been increased from 0.85 to 0.95.
- Spore Crawler
- This unit no longer requires an Evolution Chamber.
- http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Swarm_Host
- Ultralisk
- Damage changed from 15+20 armored to 35 flat damage.
- Viper
+ Show Spoiler [HotS Features] +GENERAL- New Menu Screens
- Revamped overall UI layout, art, and graphic style.
- More detailed information on these changes can be found here.
- Clans Support Added
- Clan tags are now pre-pended to character names of all players who join a clan.
- More detailed information on Clan Support can be found here.
- Leveling System
- Players now earn XP when playing Ranked and Unranked matchmaking games or when playing Custom Games on Blizzard melee maps.
- As players earn XP they will progress in level, with a maximum level of 20 for each race.
- Decals and portraits are rewarded through the leveling system.
- More detailed information on the leveling system can be found here.
- Physics effects on the battlefield have been greatly enhanced.
- Death animations have been updated for many units.
- Ragdoll physics now cause units to get blasted away from explosions more naturally.
- After being killed, units can now fall off cliff edges, into caverns, etc.
- Physics effects have been polished on many existing units.
- Performance has been improved.
- Physics-triggered sounds have been added.
- Improved Score Screen and Added Stats
- Experience Tab: Added a Score Screen tab that tracks XP gains and leveling progress.
- Performance Tab: Now tracks gameplay performance stats such as Average Float and Combat Efficiency, and displays lifetime averages and values for the current match.
- Added a “Play Again” button to the post-game Score Screen.
- Race Report: Added a profile section that tracks performance by race for each matchup.
- Map Report: Added a profile section that tracks performance on each ladder map.
- Groups
- Players who wish to associate casually and in larger numbers than Clans can now create and join Groups, with a designated chat channel, a News tab where stories can be posted, an Info tab where officers can post a brief description of the Group, and a Members roster. For more information on Groups, check out our first look at the feature.
- Unranked Play
- On the Multiplayer screen, players can now select Unranked Play to engage in matchmaking with the ranking system suspended.
- Players Near Me
- Recognizes other StarCraft II games running on the player’s network, making it easier to chat, play, and make friends with nearby players.
- AI Communication
- The StarCraft II Arcade is now available in the Heart of the Swarm Beta.
- Leveling
- The number of levels for each race has been increased from 20 to 30, for a total of 90 attainable levels per character.
- The overall XP required to reach max-level has been increased.
- All XP previously earned has been reset to zero. Thanks for your continuing feedback, and please keep it coming!
- Exciting new replay features have been added to Heart of the Swarm.
- Watch With Others - This feature allows you to watch replays in sync with other players on Battle.net
- Take Command - This feature allows you or your group to take control of selected player armies while watching a replay.
- Recover Game - This feature allows you to recover a prematurely ended game from a replay.
- For more details about these new features, please see our overview on the StarCraft II Community Site.
- Vs. AI Mode has been enabled. Players can now challenge an AI opponent that scales in difficulty.
- Training Mode has been enabled. In Training Mode, you’ll work your way up from basic StarCraft gameplay skills to greater challenges designed to hone your skills.
USER INTERFACE- Custom Games
- Many drop-down filters are now consolidated into side navigation.
- Merged Join Game and Create Game screens into a single page.
- Moved all party displays and controls into the Party Chat window.
- Updated the Profile Summary screen to include progress UI for the new leveling system.
- Updated loading screens with new background images, more clearly displayed player names, and the overhead map.
- New Copy Link buttons have been added, which automatically copy certain pages in-game to the clipboard, allowing players to share them with others via clickable links in chat or on the web. When clicked, these links will navigate to the in-game page.
- In-Game UI Polish
- Moved the Main Menu and Help buttons above the command card.
- Achievements and Message Log menus are now accessible via the Main Menu.
- Added a Select Army Units button next to the Idle Worker button.
- Unit Status bar settings have been added to the Gameplay Options screen.
- Decal art has been updated to appear brighter and more visible.
- New Victory/Loss sequences now play at the end of a game.
- Show Unit Status Bars – Damaged: Show only status bars for units that are below max health or energy.
- Team Colored Status Bars: Status bar border frames match each player’s team color.
- Maps that appear in the Custom Games section now include all of the same Game Info pages as the maps available in the Arcade (Overview, How to Play, Patch Notes, Reviews).
- New options added to aid newer players in the Options > Controls menu
- Team Colored Life Bar
- Always Show Worker Status
- Simple Command Card
- Show Current Order Indicator
- Select All Larvae
- Display Experience Points
- Enable Enemy Unit Selection
- The Help section has been revised and updated.
OBSERVER MODE- Leader Panel
- Added Structure tab and Upgrades tab.
- Observers can now click Leader Panel icons to center the game camera on a unit or structure.
- Clicking multiple times cycles through units of the same type.
- Minimap
- Attacked units now flash white for the observer.
- Nuclear Launch and Nydus Canals now create pings on the minimap for observers.
- Versus Mode Side Toggle
- Added a hotkey (Control-X) that flips the side on which players appear in various parts of the UI when watching a 1v1 Versus Mode game.
- By default, the player with the leftmost start location will appear on the left in the user interface.
EDITOR
All of the above are changes have already been implemented. Global Play, new Dances, new Skins, and a customizable observer UI are expected, but haven't been properly implemented yet.
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I agree that this would definitely be a nice resource to have.
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Ninja change to Protoss in HOTS:
Carrier's interceptors can change targets when they are in leash range
You can now warp-in on ramps (downhill)
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Russian Federation4295 Posts
ANother ninja change around creep tumor snake:
You will have vision around future creep tumor placement even when it's not placed and before snake will reach target. And you can cancel creep tumor during snake animation.
• Creep Tumor scouting trick. Heart of the Swarm expansion introduced one nice cosmetical upgrade to Creep Tumors. Instead instant tumor spawn, you can see snake-animation, which lasts 3 ingame seconds. During this time you can cancel it. But the trick is about small range scouting around future placement for Creep Tumors. Even if it's not placed, you still will be able to see around at 3,5 range. It means that you can do some scouting at the edge of your creep zone by placing tumors and cancelling them during 3 ingame seconds.
+ Show Spoiler +
Also, another ninja change around creep tumors - you can place them on ramps and they can provide vision from ramp to high ground too.
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Bisutopia19318 Posts
juicyjames just won the thread.
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juicyjames
United States3815 Posts
My post above has been edited to include (nearly?) every single WoL to HotS balance change and feature addition.
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CAN we get this guy a gold coin?
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thank you so much juicy james this really helps me compare the two games! much appreciated!
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I did that a balance change list on the official forums a few weeks ago.
A few things to add/correct in Juicy's post:
- Caduceus Reactor already costs 100/100 in Wings of Liberty. It was increased to 150/150 in a beta patch but that was reverted. According to liquipedia, it now requires Fusion Core. Also, the upgrade no longer grants 25 extra energy, instead, it decreases the energy cost of healing from 3hp/energy to 5hp/energy
- Reapers now have the ability Combat Drugs, which regenerates 2hp/s if they were not attacked during the last 10 seconds (same as Protoss shields).
- Reaper speed in WoL was 2.95 (4.25 with nitro packs upgrade).
- Reapers no longer have their anti-building grenades.
- Sentries no longer require an upgrade to use Hallucination.
- Thors no longer have energy.
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juicyjames
United States3815 Posts
On January 27 2013 18:13 Telenil wrote:I did that a balance change list on the official forums a few weeks ago. A few things to add/correct in Juicy's post: - Caduceus Reactor already costs 100/100 in Wings of Liberty. It was increased to 150/150 in a beta patch but that was reverted. According to liquipedia, it now requires Fusion Core. Also, the upgrade no longer grants 25 extra energy, instead, it decreases the energy cost of healing from 3hp/energy to 5hp/energy - Reapers now have the ability Combat Drugs, which regenerates 2hp/s if they were not attacked during the last 10 seconds (same as Protoss shields). - Reaper speed in WoL was 2.95 (4.25 with nitro packs upgrade). - Reapers no longer have their anti-building grenades. - Sentries no longer require an upgrade to use Hallucination. - Thors no longer have energy.
Thanks! I missed most of that stuff. They reverted the Caduceus Reactor change though, so it no longer requires a Fusion Core and now it grants 25 extra energy again.
Edit: Added Spine Crawler and Spore Crawler changes, too.
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Thanks JuicyJames, nice overview
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When I was playing zerg in the beta, I noticed a subtle but neat change. When building a queen in WoL it says "Training" above the building bar but in HotS it says "Birthing".
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On February 02 2013 21:25 nomyx wrote:
When I was playing zerg in the beta, I noticed a subtle but neat change. When building a queen in WoL it says "Training" above the building bar but in HotS it says "Birthing".
I've always wanted to birth a queen.
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