StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void beta

The beta for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void will begin on March 31, 2015. It will start as a closed beta.

Not all units will be present in the beta, and some features/improvements will not feature. The beta will run longer than most periods conducted by Blizzard Entertainment.

General Changes
The following changes will be implemented in the beta (as distinct from Wings of Liberty/Heart of the Swarm):


 * Resources: Mineral patches have changed&mdash;half the mineral patches have 1500 minerals, the other 750. This is to incentivize base expansion.


 * Workers: The starting worker count will be 12. This is to reduce downtime at the start of matches.


 * Scan Range: The target acquisition of ground units has been improved.


 * Game Speed has been reduced to be syncronous with real-time. This will affect speed values, movement speed values, cooldown times, research times, upgrade times, and unit build times will all need to be re-memorized. Players are encouraged to offer feedback as to whether this change is preferable. Whatever the case, Legacy of the Void will either feature this time system, or the old one, not both.