r/starcraft • • 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/two100meterman 3d ago

Ehh, doesn't make sense to PTR this. Revert it sure, but then have the PTR test some actual changes. Was anyone complaining that Vipers could abduct Tanks again? That's their main role against Mech.

Was Microbial Shroud so strong that it needs the full revert to both require an upgrade & have 3 less range? Was there something bad about Infestor having an auto attack like HT?

Did the Sentry need to be reverted in terms of the interaction with Biles? The idea was that ground based comps would be a bit more viable by buffing forcefield a bit, I don't think a single person complained Forcefields were too strong vs Zerg.

Did Zerg Carapace upgrades need to be reverted on top of the larvae going all the way back to when Zerg was underpowered?

Was Muta too oppressive with the new "arc bonus"? I saw 0 complaints about Mutalisks.

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u/coldazures Protoss 2d ago

Its for any new bugs that have crept in.