[nirvAnA]

Blizzard has released possible changes in their June 14 Balance Testing blog post.

Protoss Changes

Warp Prism

• Movement speed increased from 2.5 to 2.953 (previously 2.5 to 3.375.)
• Acceleration increased from 2.125 to 2.625 (previously 2.125 to 3.25.)
• The Gravitic Drive upgrade has returned to the Robotics Bay and will increase movement speed to 3.375 and acceleration to 3.25 when researched.

Terran Changes

Hellbat

• Attack damage decreased from 18 +12 vs. light to 18.
• The Infernal Pre-Igniter upgrade increases attack damage from 18 to 18 +12 vs. light.

We’re haven’t decided whether or not Hellbat drops are a problem yet. It’s looking like it could be, so we’d like to try a nerf in this balance test map.

Banshee

• Cloaking Field research cost decreased from 200/200 to 100/100
• Cloaking Field research time decreased from 110 seconds to 90.

Zerg Changes

They are already OP as they are now so no buffs for you.

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What do you guys think of the changes?

[ProAnnn]

The hellbat nerf will impact TvP pretty much. Less hellbats drop is of course good for everyone!

[Cyanide]

I don't understand their reasoning behind the Banshee buff. -_-;
In their own words.... "to compensate the Hellbat nerf with another buff" Like whuttttt....
They just seem to be forcing the issue with wanting to see more banshee play =/

edit: yeah i meant buff.

Quick Comments

	ProAnnn:	u mean banshee buff?
	sR.Kumo:	They don't want to nerf terran, they want to nerf Hellbats alone. So they buffed Banshees to try to stabilize the nerf
	nirvAnA:	They wanted banshees to be a unit not only OxygeN makes

[x5.Armi]

I'm liking the hellbat nerf, making them more of an investment seems like a good way to nerf them. Also banshees getting a buff is nice to compensate.

I am looking forward to messing around with a faster warp prism if it makes it to release, I'm still hoping protoss will get a ground based answers to mutas though...

[sR.Kumo]

Well, Zerg received it's ZvZ buff a short while back :P
I'm liking that Hellbats were made costlier to use as effectively as they are now, but banshees? :x
I'll probably be retarded and forget to set up aa in the first few games as I'd need to, in order to prevent fast banshees :c

[Lokth]

As a toss I love this buff to banshees, I already get cannons vs terran anyway!

[TADivinity]

"Also, we think it would be cool for Terran players have a variety of harassment options. "

To be honest, reading this really surprised me. Doesn't Terran easily have the highest variety of harassment units already?

Anyway, just more reason for (lazy) Zerg's to make a blind spore crawler every game.