Any significant changes we’d want to make to impact this matchup would primarily have the goal of opening it up, rather trying to balance it. For instance, even though we’re seeing fewer games that end abruptly with two-base tank pushes, a lot of the mid game gameplay still centers around the threat of this type of push, which tends to lead to one-dimensional mid games. While we view TvP to be relatively even, and games tend to end less abruptly than last year, we still believe there’s room for improvement for this matchup in terms of design. But perhaps most notably, end game seems to have improved drastically, with Brood Lord turtling seeming like a thing of the past, and scenarios where both sides fight tooth and nail for small pieces of territory commonplace. From the Zerg side, mid-game strategies seem very diverse as well. Though Bio is still the most prominent strategy for Terran, we’re seeing a slight resurgence in Mech in recent months, possibly inspired by some of the new maps. After last year’s big patch, we saw a steep rise in Mech strategies followed by a steep decline. Though we had concerns with TvZ in last season’s map pool, considering the current maps, the matchup looks healthy both from a gameplay and a balance perspective. With that said, we wanted to take the time to provide an update on our current thoughts about the state of the game as well as our plans for the next Balance Test Mod. We're always thankful for your passion and creativity. While we’ve been hunkered down and large-scale live events have been temporarily halted, we’ve been very fortunate that the community's content creators have stepped up to provide us with a seemingly endless amount of StarCraft.

A range indicator for the Battery Overcharge ability will now always display when a Nexus is selected.įirst and foremost, we hope everyone is staying safe in these unprecedented times.

Fixed an issue where multiple Shield Batteries could target the same unit.

Baneling’s anti structure damage will no longer be affected by armor.

Fixed an issue where an overcharged Shield Battery would only restore 3 shields per point of energy instead of the intended 6.

Fixed an issue where burrowed Widow Mines were always revealed before an Armory was built.

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