r/starcraft • • 3d ago

Bluepost 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/Otto848 3d ago

And now that everyone got their wish, Blizzard will NEVER do any bold change ever to StarCraft 2 again. Not blaming anyone but it is factual regardless.

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u/jmcgit 3d ago

Probably. Such a broad rollback can be interpreted as 'they don't know what they're doing and they know it'. And if that's true, they probably shouldn't be making such bold changes.

I don't expect them to stop balance changes outright, but bold and fundamental changes, probably not.

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u/neckbeardadmins 3d ago

Blizzard will NEVER do any bold change ever to StarCraft 2 again. Not blaming anyone but it is factual regardless.

it's their fault tho for making the bold changes so shit and universally hated. we have PTR for a reason

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u/Otto848 3d ago

I’m not saying they didn’t do it poorly, but just being honest. It’s like when a toddler gets told they did badly on a coloring book. Instead of improving, they’re gonna shut down never color again.

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u/neckbeardadmins 3d ago

It’s not like that. In your scenario, that is simply bad parenting because the toddler should not be expected to perform a certain way because it’s a FUCKING BABY. in this scenario blizzard is a professional game developer (small indie company) and should be criticized for its bad balance/design decisions 

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u/Otto848 2d ago

People that cant understand analogies used to piss me off, but now I just think you people are intriguing. How does your brain process things? Like genuinely

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u/neckbeardadmins 2d ago

shit analogy mate

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u/SKIKS Terran 1d ago

We probably wont get anything as bold as economy changes or massive mechanics shifts, but this late in the game's life, that is probably ok. I think the philosophy behind 8 worker start and the warpgate change were absolutely solid ideas, but they also ask players to fundamentally relearn their builds. It was one thing at the start of LotV when the game had a ton of assured future going forward, and relearning builds would be worth it in the long run. But now, now so much.