Below are the latest balance changes for the StarCraft II Legacy of the Void Beta. Let us know what you think once you've gotten a chance to test them out.
Protoss
- Zealot
- Zealot Charge damage decreased from 30 to 8.
- Chrono boost is back.
- No energy cost.
- Ability is set to autocast by default on the Nexus.
- Efficiency is reduced to 20%, but never expires.
- Warpgate research time increased to 160 from 140.
- Photon overcharge
- Overcharge can only be cast on Pylons.
- Has an attack range of 7.
- Has a duration of 30.
- Costs 25 energy.
- Deals 30 damage every 1.25 seconds.
- Colossus
- Increased upgraded range to 9 from 8.
- Tempest
- Now functions as it does in Heart of the Swarm.
- Immortal
- Barrier ability is set to autocast by default.
- Triggers when Immortal is attacked.
- Oracle
- Revelation cast range increased to 12 from 9.
- Carrier
- Increased the cooldown for Release Interceptors to 40 from 20.
Terran
- Orbital Command
- Calldown: MULE is back.
- Ability is set to autocast on nearby minerals.
- No energy cost.
- Now has a cooldown.
- 30 range from casting Orbital Command.
- Harvest amount decreased to 40 from 45.
- Scanner Sweep cost increased to 100 from 50.
- Calldown: Extra Supplies cost increased to 75 from 50.
- Calldown: MULE is back.
- Siege Tank
- Now has a 0.75 second delay before firing when unloading from a Medivac while in siege mode.
Zerg
- Spawn larva increased from 2 to 3 per cast.
- Creep now spreads and recedes faster.
- Ravager
- New Upgrade: Increases the corrosive bile range to 13 from 9.
- Costs 100/100.
- Requires a Lair.
- Overlord
- Transport upgrade requires a Lair.
For a more in-depth explanation of these changes, read David Kim’s Community Update.