#Chronoboost legacy of the void upgrade#
#Chronoboost legacy of the void pro#

Obviously, this is not what we want from the new ability, so weвЂ™re exploring potential nerfs. ItвЂ™s too difficult to do both harassment type and frontal type attacks against Protoss in the early game. The defensive case with Photon Overcharge in the early to mid -game is too strong right now. We never did nerf them, but theyвЂ™ve been seen as well balanced all throughout HotS. One good example here is when the Marauder was first introduced back in Wings of Liberty, for a very long time, even after the game launched, we were getting so much feedback, especially from Korean players, that Marauders were completely broken and needed to be nerfed. We just donвЂ™t want to be too quick to judge on the Adept strength at this point, because itвЂ™s not uncommon for players to overreact when core units are added.

#Chronoboost legacy of the void upgrade#

We will be continuing to test the Adept armored flag change and potential changes to their upgrade internally, but weвЂ™d like to continue testing the current version a bit longer in the beta. Also in exploring PvP more, itвЂ™s not quite clear to us that mass Adepts are the best composition in the later stages of the game.

With the stronger Terran and Zerg macro mechanics in the latest patch, weвЂ™re not really seeing the same Adept strength that we used to. This really gives a good example of how we iterate and explore various things internally and itвЂ™s cool having everyone be a part of this.Please try to focus your feedback on which version is best for the game, and let us know so that we can make a good decision. WeвЂ™d like to thank you guys once again for the continued discussions, playtesting, and feedback in this area.

#Chronoboost legacy of the void pro#

This might be closer to what weвЂ™re looking for: For a top-end pro player to gain the maximum effect of Spawn Larva, heвЂ™ll need to be as precise with the casts as he needs to be in HotS, but lower-level players who arenвЂ™t close to mastering this technique will have a much easier time with this version.Д«ecause this is such a major change, weвЂ™ve been going through major iterations during the beta. I can cast Spawn Larva three times on the same Hatchery at the same time, and after one pops, the next one will begin. We currently have autocast removed, but it is possible to queue Spawn Larva on a Hatchery. Internally, weвЂ™re testing a different version for Zerg. This mechanic is the most difficult because, design-wise, the current version is arguably better, however players are losing a skill theyвЂ™ve been practicing for years, which isn't ideal. Therefore, for Protoss, itвЂ™ll be a question of exactly how much of an improvement this new version would be versus the old one. The reason is that if something is only a slight improvement to an existing thing, we donвЂ™t believe it warrants players having to relearn that mechanic. One other thing to note here is that one of our core design values in StarCraft II is to only make changes that are significant improvements. Therefore, we believe itвЂ™s best to just increase the cooldown of the ability so that itвЂ™s easier to not make a mistake in terms of the same Nexus recasting Chronoboost on multiple things in quick succession.

One thing weвЂ™re noticing here is thereвЂ™s really no ideal way to handle how we move the Chrono Boosts around - no matter which rule set we go with, we havenвЂ™t found a way to always guarantee an optimal use case. With the version currently in the beta, chronoboost is cast by the Nexus closest to the target, and there are suggestions to change that to other methods. The current thought is to not have Mules overlap with other Mules on patches so that the Mule dropping in the later stages of the game doesnвЂ™t get so out of hand. ДЇor the late game mule spamming issue, if we were to go back to HotS, we would need to do something about it. Therefore, both in terms of saving clicks and in terms of better design, we believe the HotS one is better, and weвЂ™d like to go back to it. In terms of design, however, we believe losing the energy tension with the Orbital Command spells is not a good thing. LetвЂ™s take a look at each of the macro mechanics:ДЄfter testing various versions, weвЂ™ve realized that weвЂ™re not really making mule macro all that much easier, since it was already fairly easy to execute in HotS. After many discussions, we realized that, at the root of it, it boils down to this: Are we chasing the best design for each of these mechanics or is taking away a skill that players have been practicing for years better for the game in the long-term? Our teamвЂ™s been a close to a 50-50 split on whether or not we should revert the macro mechanics to be the same as Heart of the Swarm or continue pursuing this direction.