Ice Monkey
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MisterAnderson said:
yeah but you move some probes around a bit, and as soon as that stalker comes out the reaper strategy is dead in the water.
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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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yeah but you move some probes around a bit, and as soon as that stalker comes out the reaper strategy is dead in the water.
Corran Horn
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NFL draft or I would...I should be on for some time thoughFromTheFuture said:
Ice Monkey
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JUST A HEADS UP THE PATCH IS UP
PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATCH
PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATCH
Ice Monkey
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its time everyone, dont forget to msg me and ill start a gaf chatz
Dead Prince
Banned
update dammit. ;(
Vampire Baseball
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jordanv99 said:
Just pre-ordered my collectors edition....but there was a message saying I'd receive the beta key 5 days after pre-ordering. Damn. :lol
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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StarCraft II Beta Patch 9 (0.11.0.15097)
The latest patch notes can always be found on the StarCraft II Beta General Discussion forum.
- General
- Balance Changes
A. TERRAN:
Marauder
B. PROTOSS:
Immortal
C. ZERG:
Infested Terran
- Maps
We've made a change to the (2)ScrapStation map to make the natural expansion easier to defend.
New maps have been added to the ladder rotation while others have been removed as follows:
1v1
2v2
1v1(Novice)
2v2(Novice)
The latest patch notes can always be found on the StarCraft II Beta General Discussion forum.
- General
- The StarCraft II Editor is now available!
- Players will now be able to begin creating trigger maps in preparation for map publishing which will be made available in an upcoming beta patch.
- Achievements & Decals are now live!
- Players will now be able to earn achievements, browse the list of available achievements, and view achievements earned by friends.
- Players will be able to highlight favorite achievements in their Showcase.
- Earning certain achievements will unlock portrait and decal rewards.
- The updated Homepage now includes a Recent Broadcasts panel and a News & Community panel.
- A new Match History page is now available which will allow players to browse and filter their last 1,000 games played.
- A new Community page is now available which features an in-game version of RSS news feeds.
- A new Friends-of-Friends feature has been added, which allows players to easily find and connect with more real life friends on Battle.net through existing friends.
- Additional friends presence details are now available from the Friends list.
- Improvements have been made on the Voice Chat system in game.
- Please use the new voice chat and provide feedback via the StarCraft II beta forums.
- The score screen now features a new graph tab.
- The art for many parts of the user interface has been updated.
- Hotkey templates have been added.
- In the gameplay options menu select from standard name based hotkeys for right and left-handed players, grid based hotkeys for right, and left-handed players, and classic StarCraft keys.
- Several hotkeys have been changed to avoid conflicts with the "Select All Warpgates" UI button:
- The Set Worker Rally Point has been changed from W to R.
- Build Sensor Tower has been changed from W to N.
- Terran Infantry Weapons have been changed from W to E.
- Terran Vehicle Weapons have been changed from W to E.
- Weapon Refit has been changed from W to R.
- Burrow has been changed from W to R.
- Spawn Larva has been changed from R to V.
- Neural Parasite has been changed from R to E.
- Balance Changes
A. TERRAN:
Marauder
Concussive Shells research cost decreased from 100/100 80 seconds to 50/50 60 seconds.
B. PROTOSS:
Immortal
Build time increased from 40 to 55.
C. ZERG:
Infested Terran
Damage increased from 5 to 8.
Speed decreased from 1.5 to 0.9375.
Queen Speed decreased from 1.5 to 0.9375.
Speed off creep decreased from 1.5 to 0.938. (Speed on creep unchanged.)
Spine Crawler Attack period decreased from 1.6 to 1.85.
Infestor Neural Parasite range increased from 7 to 9.
Fungal Growth projectile removed; Units in the target area are now instantly hit.
Fungal Growth projectile removed; Units in the target area are now instantly hit.
- Maps
We've made a change to the (2)ScrapStation map to make the natural expansion easier to defend.
New maps have been added to the ladder rotation while others have been removed as follows:
1v1
- Added (2)IncinerationZone
2v2
- Removed (4)LostTemple
- Removed (4)Metalopolis
- Added (4)AridWastes
- Added (4)Coalition
- Added (4)Decena
- Added (4)ScorchedHaven
1v1(Novice)
- Removed (4)NoviceKulasRavine
2v2(Novice)
- Removed (4)NoviceKulasRavine
- Removed (4)NoviceShakurasPlateau
- Added (4)NoviceDecena
- Added (4)NoviceScorchedHaven
- Added (4)NoviceTwilightFortress
So here's the setup for the custom UMS map I'm thinking of making. Wanna know what you guys think. I brought it up earlier in the thread, but here's a more in-depth explanation.
Map Name: Ghost Academy
Players: 8
The map's "story" will be that you're a ghost that's coming out of training, and you're competing with other ghosts to graduate.
Players will control a single ghost unit, either the default male ghost or a female variant with 10 less hp but faster energy regen. When you have the default stats, that means a male can survive 2 snipes, but a female can't. Players will spawn in a wide circle around the edge of the map, on a raised platform with their ghost academy building, which doubles as their spawn location. The objective is for players to nuke a bunker that sits on a raised platform in the center of the map. In order to see that bunker, they have to buy a raven to spot for them.
So how do they buy that raven? Players will need to kill computer controlled units and other players to earn the necessary cash. Killing a marine gets you 25 minerals. Killing another player's ghost or a mara gets you 75 minerals. Dying makes you lose 25 minerals. Once enough computer units die, more will spawn. All computer controlled units will doing a patrol order around parts of the map. Players will also periodically earn minerals as time ticks, around 1 mineral per second.
Now the raven won't be the only thing that players can buy with minerals. Snipe will be the only ability that players will start with. Cloak, EMP, the energy upgrade, and weapon/armor upgrades will all be available for purchase. And of course players will also need to purchase their nukes.
Players can also go back to their base to heal up. The ghost academy will have a heal ability that works like the medivacs. To prevent spawn camping, each base will have missile turrets that can also hit ground units. These kinds of missile turrets will also be placed around the computer's bases to keep players from wrecking the computer too much and exploiting the spawning system.
Any thoughts or comments? I'm hoping that I can get maybe some collaborative help on making this so I can get it out soon.
Map Name: Ghost Academy
Players: 8
The map's "story" will be that you're a ghost that's coming out of training, and you're competing with other ghosts to graduate.
Players will control a single ghost unit, either the default male ghost or a female variant with 10 less hp but faster energy regen. When you have the default stats, that means a male can survive 2 snipes, but a female can't. Players will spawn in a wide circle around the edge of the map, on a raised platform with their ghost academy building, which doubles as their spawn location. The objective is for players to nuke a bunker that sits on a raised platform in the center of the map. In order to see that bunker, they have to buy a raven to spot for them.
So how do they buy that raven? Players will need to kill computer controlled units and other players to earn the necessary cash. Killing a marine gets you 25 minerals. Killing another player's ghost or a mara gets you 75 minerals. Dying makes you lose 25 minerals. Once enough computer units die, more will spawn. All computer controlled units will doing a patrol order around parts of the map. Players will also periodically earn minerals as time ticks, around 1 mineral per second.
Now the raven won't be the only thing that players can buy with minerals. Snipe will be the only ability that players will start with. Cloak, EMP, the energy upgrade, and weapon/armor upgrades will all be available for purchase. And of course players will also need to purchase their nukes.
Players can also go back to their base to heal up. The ghost academy will have a heal ability that works like the medivacs. To prevent spawn camping, each base will have missile turrets that can also hit ground units. These kinds of missile turrets will also be placed around the computer's bases to keep players from wrecking the computer too much and exploiting the spawning system.
Any thoughts or comments? I'm hoping that I can get maybe some collaborative help on making this so I can get it out soon.
Ice Monkey
Member
valenti said:
its a 500mb update. also it IS through torrent btw
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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As usual, Zergs getting Buffed up!
Corran Horn
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F#A#Oo said:
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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"Your computer appears to be behind a firewall."
Are ports for Starcraft Beta the same as Starcraft i.e. 6112?
Are ports for Starcraft Beta the same as Starcraft i.e. 6112?
Ice Monkey
Member
shagg_187 said:
6112-6119 fixed me
Procarbine
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shagg_187 said:
?!!?!?!?!!
Sweet, infestors slightly better, but the main problems weren't addressed: Fungal Spore AoE/Damage.
Ice Monkey
Member
Des0lar said:
either its not up for EU yet or just launch sc2
Yeah, the p2p stuff is fucked. my DL gets squeezed when my UL is too high and there is no way to limit that with the blizzard downloader. Just turn p2p off and it'll run much faster.nilbog21 said:
Hasn't hit yet. Maybe they need to get everyone off b.net before they can start the mass update.Des0lar said:
Teknopathetic
Member
"THIS SUCKS WHY DOES IT KEEP LOOPING"
K, so it's not just me.
K, so it's not just me.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Downloading the patch now, can't wait. Kinda disappointed Lost Temple and Metaopalis are being removed from ladder play lol
Dead Prince
Banned
first one gets it working wins.
MeshuggahMan
Member
Is it worth it to wall up when playing as protoss vs terran? I know it's fully necessary against zerg.. but I'm thinking I'd be better off if I didn't wall up against terran.
Ice Monkey
Member
valenti said:
Teknopathetic said:
DMPrince said:
I WIN
go into the support folder and launch sc2 switcher. new ui proves im right.
Bnet is down though
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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What? How?msv said:
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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WTF? :lolrar said: