Subject Author
“Updated - 5:00 pm PDT - 5/17/2013: Star Station spawn positions have been updated. Players will now only spawn diagonally while playing on Star Station. No changes have been made to Klontas Mire; however, we will continue to monitor your feedback surrounding potential changes.”
[General Discussion] Map Changes - 5/17 - 4 days, 5 hours ago
Aldrexus
“Updated - 5:00 pm PDT - 5/17/2013: Star Station spawn positions have been updated. Players will now only spawn diagonally while playing on Star Station. No changes have been made to Klontas Mire; however, we will continue to monitor your feedback surrounding potential changes.----------We have a discussion going on with the major tournaments around the world about making Star Station diagonal only…”
[General Discussion] Map Changes - 5/17 - 6 days, 12 hours ago
Dayvie
“Thank you everyone for playtesting and giving us feedback on the balance test map.We wanted to let you know our thoughts after extensive testing on the balance test map, hearing your feedback, gathering pro level feedback, looking at the ladder stats, and watching the various tournament games around the world throughout HotS.1. Pro level balance is looking great in all 3 regions. 2. Ladder data is…”
[General Discussion] Balance Patch - 5/9/2013
Dayvie
“Hey everyone,So as you may have already discovered, a number of people have been experimenting with making tweaks and modifications to both the custom observer ui system that we have in place for SC2, as well as modifying the UI for all of your own maps, mods, and games. We've seen a few wonderful resources available to people such as Helral's Override tutorial over on SC2 Mapster: http://www.sc2m…”
[User Interface] Custom Observer UI - Questions and Answers! - 5/7/2013
Deletarius
“We’ve just published a custom version of Akilon Wastes, called "Akilon Wastes (2.0.7 Balance v1.0)," in which we’re testing small balance changes to StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Our plan is to first consider these, and then potentially test additional changes. If you're looking for the balance team's thoughts behind each change, check out our recent Call to Action blog. Here’s what we're test…”
[General Discussion] Call to Action: May 2 Balance Testing - 5/2/2013
Spyrian
“Hello everyone~We're currently thinking of trying out a couple changes just on a balance test map in a couple weeks or so. We're not looking to do any major changes because the game is in a fairly solid state but just wanted to give a heads up on our current thinking in order to get your feedback.Main thing we're hoping to address soon is the ling/muta strategy in ZvZ. We heard your feedback on ch…”
[General Discussion] Balance test map? - 4/22/2013
Dayvie
“Good morning everyone!A little over an hour ago, we announced tons of new Format, Player, Prize, and Point System information for the 2013 World Championship Series! Be sure to give it a read, and discuss it here in this thread. We're very pleased to get all of this information out, and very excited to catch every game with everyone as the WCS gets started in each region. Don't forget that the WCS…”
[Multiplayer and eSports] WCS 2013 Format, Players, Prizes, and Points - 4/16/2013
Spyrian
“Hello all -We are currently investigating an issue causing collector's edition Thor skins to be locked and unselectable. Please do not contact customer service about this issue as its actively being worked on and they cannot fix the problem. We expect to have this issue resolved in the next 48 hours.Thank you for your patience.”
[Bug Report] Issue with CE Thor Skin - 4/15/2013
Cloaken
“Hello everyone -We wanted to centralize all the questions we've been answering about WCS 2013. This will be the new home for updated FAQ's regarding the new 2013 WCS system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Questions answered on 4/10/2013Can players change their World Championship Series region at any point during the year?For th…”
[Multiplayer and eSports] WCS 2013 FAQ (UPDATED 4/10/2013) - 4/10/2013
Cloaken
“Another bump for a great streamer doing great things for the community!http://www.twitch.tv/esvision”
[Melee Map Showcase] IronManSC's HOTS Map-Making Streaming - 4/1/2013
Deletarius
“Tell Terrans that they would be adding the Warhound back into multiplayer tomorrow. =D You've got it! The Warhound is back!”
[General Discussion] Please oh please... - 3/31/2013
Kaivax
“Happy Friday, everyone!We want to remind all of you that StarCraft's 15th anniversary is only two days away! On March 31, 1998, StarCraft warped millions of us through time and space to the 25th century, where we explored the unruly Koprulu Sector for the first time. To celebrate 15 years of StarCraft, we have a couple birthday presents for you. First, we have an awesome desktop wallpaper created …”
[General Discussion] StarCraft's 15th Anniversary is Almost Here! - 3/29/2013
Aldrexus
“We know that many of you are passionate about StarCraft II eSports, and quite a few of you have had the chance to attend a tournament in person over the past couple of years. In this thread, we’d love to hear your thoughts on why you think going to a live event is awesome – and feel free to share some of your favorite StarCraft II tournament memories whether you were a spectator, or even a player.…”
[Multiplayer and eSports] What are your favorite tournament memories? - 3/28/2013
Spyrian
“There's been some confusion as to where Kerrigan got Raynor's gun, as well as why the gun doesn’t appear in the shot before she hands it to him during the "Believe in Me" cutscene at the end of the "Conviction" mission. So we went ahead and asked Brian Kindregan, lead writer of Heart of the Swarm, for more info. Here are the answers he gave us: How does Kerrigan get ahold of Raynor's gun?The key …”
[Heart of the Swarm - Campaign Discussion] Anyone else notice.... - 3/26/2013
Spyrian
“I'll give you another bump because your maps are great and streaming the map making process is really cool. It helps the community a lot to share these techniques. Keep it up!”
[Melee Map Showcase] IronManSC's HOTS Map-Making Streaming - 3/21/2013
Tenarsis