A Call to Action was announced in 2012 by Blizzard Entertainment. It involves a focused playtest which doesn't use the PTR system.
The changes are tested on variant Antiga Shipyard maps, and after the release of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Akilon Wastes.
Blizzard believes all matchups below pro-level are balanced, but that pro-level zerg are struggling to scout early and defend against all-in rushes; Blizzard needs to improve the situation without making them overpowered. Blizzard wants to test only small adjustments that will affect pro-level play.
Change Log
Bel'Shir Vestige
October 17, 2013
Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2.0.11 Balance v1.1)
Protoss
- Oracle
- Revelation casting range has returned to 9.
- Units that burrow or cloak while under the effects of Revelation will once again be revealed after unburrowing or uncloaking.
Terran
- Widow Mine
- Sentinel Missiles splash damage radius has returned to 1.75.
- Sentinel Missiles now deal reduced damage to units caught within its splash radius based on their distance from the target:
- 40 damage within 1.25 radius
- 20 damage from 1.25 to 1.5 radius
- 10 damage from 1.5 to 1.75 radius[1]
October 2, 2013
Bel'Shir Vestige LE (2.0.11 Balance v1.0)
Protoss
- Oracle
- Movement speed increased from 3.375 to 4.0
- Acceleration increased from 2 to 3
- Revelation casting radius increased from 9 to 10
Terran
- Armory
- Vehicle and Ship Weapon upgrades have been combined
- Siege Tank
- Siege Mode attack period decreased from 3.0 to 2.7
- Widow Mine
- Sentinel Missiles splash radius decreased from 1.75 to 1.25
Zerg
- Roach Warren
- The Tunneling Claws upgrade now increases burrowed Roach movement speed from 1.41 to 2.25.[2]
August 19, 2013
Bel’Shir Vestige LE (2.0.10 Balance v1.1)
Terran
- Armory
- Vehicle and Ship Weapon upgrades have been combined into just one upgrade.
Zerg
- Overseer
- The Pneumatized Carapace upgrade now increases Overseer movement speed from 1.88 to 3.375 (previously 1.88 to 2.75.)
- Ultralisk
- Health increased from 500 to 550.[3]
August 15, 2013
Bel’Shir Vestige LE (2.0.10 Balance v1.0)
Terran
- Armory
- Vehicle and Ship Weapon upgrades have been combined into just one upgrade.
Zerg
- Overseer
- The Pneumatized Carapace upgrade now increases Overseer movement speed from 1.88 to 3.375 (previously 1.88 to 2.75.)
- Viper
- Starting energy increased to 200.[4]
Derelict Watcher
June 14, 2013
Derelict Watcher TE (2.0.8 Balance v1.1)
Protoss
- Warp Prism
- Movement speed increased from 2.5 to 2.953 (previously 2.5 to 3.375.)
- Acceleration increased from 2.125 to 2.625 (previously 2.125 to 3.25.)
- The Gravitic Drive upgrade has returned to the Robotics Bay and will increase movement speed to 3.375 and acceleration to 3.25 when researched.
Terran
- Hellbat
- Attack damage decreased from 18 +12 vs. light to 18.
- The Infernal Pre-Igniter upgrade increases attack damage from 18 to 18 +12 vs. light.
- Banshee
- Cloaking Field research cost decreased from 200/200 to 100/100
- Cloaking Field research time decreased from 110 seconds to 90.[5]
May 30, 2013
Blizzard proposed the following changes to a version of Derelict Watcher.
Protoss
- Warp Prism
- The Gravitic Drive upgrade has been removed from the Robotics Bay.
- Movement speed increased from 2.5 to 3.375.
- Acceleration increased from 2.125 to 3.25.[6]
Akilon Wastes
May 2, 2013
Blizzard proposed the following changes to a version of Akilon Wastes.
- Spore Crawler damage increased from 15 +15 vs. biological to 15 +30 vs. biological
- Burrow research cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50
- Oracle movement speed increased from 3.375 to 4
- Oracle acceleration increased from 2 to 3[7]
Antiga Shipyard
January 11, 2013
Antiga Shipyard (1.5.3 Balance v2.0)
- Infested terrans no longer gain weapon and armor upgrades.[8]
November 30, 2012
Blizzard proposed the following changes at Antiga Shipyard:
- Raven seeker missile no longer requires an upgrade.
- Infested terran egg health reduced to 80 (was 100).[9]
November 20, 2012
Blizzard proposed the following changes at Antiga Shipyard (1.5.3 Balance)
- Fungal Growth no longer affects Psionic units.
- Raven Seeker Missile no longer requires an upgrade.[10]
August 8th, 2012
Another Call to Action was sounded for patch 1.5, again on Antiga Shipyard.
- Creep tumor build radius, vision radius, and creep spread radius decreased from 10 to 8.
- Raven movement acceleration increased from 2 to 2.25.
- Raven movement speed increased from 2.25 to 2.5.[11]
May 4th, 2012
Blizzard proposed the following changes:
- Queen anti-ground weapon attack range increased from 3 to 5.
- Observer build time decreased to 30, down from 40.[12]
Most of the changes made it into the special balance update issued later that month.[13]
May 2nd, 2012
Blizzard proposed the following changes:
- Overlord movement speed increased to 0.586, up from 0.4687. Upgraded overlord movement speed unchanged.
- Queen starting energy increased to 50, up from 25. (Blizzard later removed this change.)
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