2022-10-26

data for this patch
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Days

1

Games

1390

<5000: 2680 players, 4747 picks
5000-7000: 74 players, 399 picks
>7000: 9 players, 45 picks
picks
average rating gains
winrates

GENERAL
– Units with the “Important Hero” buff (units that are immune to Dehaka’s Devour ability) now have a more distinct status bar.

ABATHUR
– Vile Roach cost reduced from 80 to 75.
– Ravager cost increased from 190 to 225.
– Biomass Lifesteal reduced from 50% to 10%.
– Bloated Bile Duct upgrade wording changed.
– Bloated Bile Duct upgrade cost reduced from 150 to 100.
– Viscious Glaive cost reduced from 150 to 100.
– Expect more tuning to Abathur. The changes are meant to move him away from being excessively tanky and AoE-heavy, and that might take some time to implement.

ALARAK
– Added Empower Me attack graphics.
– Implemented Alarak’s “mini charge”. He will now close short distances rapidly.
– Mind Blast upgrade cost reduced from 125 to 100.
– Chaotic Attunement upgrade cost reduced from 150 to 125.
– Power Overwhelming upgrade cost reduced from 100 to 50.
– Vanguard cost increased from 400 to 425.

DEHAKA
– Enlarged Parotid Glands upgrade tier requirement increased from 1 to 2.

FENIX
– Purifier Disruptor tier requirement increased from 2 to 3.

KERRIGAN
– Now has the Desolate Queen prestige, which may be toggled on and off on Kerrigan herself.

MENGSK
– Mutalisk cost reduced from 75 to 70.
– Pride of Augustgrad’s Yamato Cannon level 3 bonus Yamato blasts reduced from 2 to 1.
– Pride of Augustgrad cost reduced from 1600 to 1400.

NOVA
– NEW: Nova now has access to the Blink ability while in Assault mode.
– Added Blink to Ability Control menu.
– Blink now properly inherits autocast settings after spawning.
– Blink has been toned down.

RAYNOR
– Vulture cost reduced from 90 to 85.
– Replenishable Magazines upgrade now grants 1 mine every 15 seconds (was 20).
– Replenishable Magazines upgrade cost reduced from 50 to 25.

STETMANN
– UMI-C Charging Protocol upgrade cost reduced from 100 to 50.
– Egonergy Enhanced Explosives upgrade cost reduced from 125 to 100.

SWANN
– Drakken Laser Drill may now be targeted manually.
– Infernal Plating upgrade tier requirement reduced from 3 to 2.
– Improved Nano-Repair upgrade cost reduced from 150 to 100.
– Defensive Matrix upgrade cost reduced from 150 to 125.

TYCHUS
– Sam’s Procyon Shade Suit gear cost reduced from 225 to 200.
– Sam’s Procyon Shade Suit gear cooldown reduced from 10.7 seconds to 10 seconds.
– Blaze’s Wildflame Fuel Additives cost reduced from 175 to 100.
– Blaze’s Hades Oil cost reduced from 50 to 25.
– Tychus’ Vanadium Shell upgrade cost reduced from 500 to 150.
– Tychus’ Vanadium Shell upgrade effect reduced from +50 grenade damage to +25.
– Nikara’s Reinvigorate Burst damage bonus increased back from 20% to 25%.

ZAGARA
– Scourge now properly gain +11 damage instead of +5 per upgrade level.
– NEW: Now has access to the Broodmother upgrade.

ZERATUL
– Zeratul has been temporarily disabled from brawl mode while I work on him some more.