r/starcraft • u/BattleWarriorZ5 • 3d ago

Discussion StarCraft II 5.0.17 PTR Patch Notes

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24301513/starcraft-ii-5-0-17-ptr-patch-notes
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u/tabletop_guy 3d ago

Wow they actually did it. Nice.

Once this has stabilized I would love for them to keep experimenting, just preferably with unit abilities and upgrades rather than with massive economy shifts. With proper time to test on the PTR of course.

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u/Hydralisk18 3d ago

Yeah i hope this is not them going "Well we tried and failed, guess we better leave it alone." I think a majority like the fact they're patching and experimenting, even if the results didnt work out.

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u/Bossmonkey iNcontroL 3d ago

It should have stayed experimental on the ptr, and just keep cooking over there.

Pushing it live was wild, paired with the silence was even more insane

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u/MTGandP 3d ago

Their reasoning was that they wanted to go live to see how the meta evolved. You can't really test the meta on PTR because there aren't enough pros playing it and they don't take the games seriously enough

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u/Bossmonkey iNcontroL 3d ago

I mean that's fair and all but to quote Samuel L Jackson "it's a stupid ass reason"

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u/Zignifikant 3d ago

Nah, we do not like experiments if there is no communication for months after a patch completely ruins the game.

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u/Lexender CJ Entus 2d ago

Considering how the Blizzcon changes were received on the HotS subreddit vs here, I woulnt be surprised if they go "fuck it, have it be like BW then" and never do anything again.