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HOTS Balance Update #11

Blizzard are back. After a much needed Christmas break they have released another Heart of the Swarm Beta Balance Update with changes to the reaper, siege tank and more that are sure to raise some eyebrows:

Terran

• Barracks
  • Train Reaper no longer requires a Tech Lab Addon.
• Hellbat
  • Attack speed changed from 1.9 to 2.
  • The Infernal Pre-Igniter upgrade no longer increases Hellbat weapon damage.
  • Napalm Spray weapon damage increased from 10 +9 vs. light to 18 +12 vs. light.
  • Splash damage radius decreased from 110 to 45.
• Medivac
  • Caduceus Reactor
    • No longer improves the healing rate of Medivacs.
    • Upgrade cost decreased from 150/150 and 110 seconds to 100/100 and 80 seconds.
    • Emergency Thrusters ability renamed Ignite Afterburners.
• Raven
  • Seeker missile
    • Energy cost decreased from 125 to 75.
    • Primary target damage reverted from 300 to 100.
    • Seeker Missile once again deals splash damage.
    • The delay time prior to firing has been increased from 3 to 5 seconds.
• Reaper
  • The Battlefield Awareness passive ability has been removed from the game.
  • Movement speed increased from 3.38 to 3.75.
  • The Nitro Packs upgrade has been removed from the game.
  • P-45 Gauss Pistol weapon damage decreased from 4 +5 vs. Light to 4.
• Siege Tank
  • Siege Tanks no longer require an upgrade in order to enter Siege Mode.

Protoss

• Mothership
  • The Vortex ability has been removed from the game.
• Mothership Core
  • The Envision ability has been moved to Oracle.
• Oracle
  • The Time Warp ability has been moved to the Mothership Core and the Mothership.

Zerg

• Infestor
  • Fungal Growth damage decreased from 30 +10 vs. Armored to 30.
• Mutalisk
  • Mutalisk Regeneration passive ability renamed Tissue Regeneration and its tooltip has been updated to improve clarity.
    

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BETA BALANCE UPDATE #11 – JANUARY 9, 2013
THOUGHTS ON BALANCE UPDATE #11