Starcraft 2 Beta Patch 6 Release

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 6 (version 0.8.0.14593)

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General

• You can now report misconduct or block communication with a player after completion of a game by right-clicking on the offending player's name in the score screen and choosing Report Abuse or Block Communication.
• You can now view any player's profile after completion of a game by right-clicking on their name in the score screen and choosing View Profile.
• Updated unit and ability tooltips to be accurate in all regions.
• Improved the visibility of units on zerg creep.
• Improved the visibility of team colors for protoss units using warp-in to help distinguish between multiple protoss players.
• Improved the system that handles promotion and relegation between Leagues.
• Improved the Favored functionality to more accurately portray Even matches and display properly in the score screen.
• Improved 2v2 arranged team matchmaking so games are found more quickly.
• Improved replay functionality so missing maps will be downloaded from Battle.net when you view a replay.
• Korea: Improved the logic for the age gate functionality.

Balance Changes

• GENERAL
  • Pathing has been improved so units can now properly block ramps and choke points.
  • Made a change to how zerg creep affects doodads, such as trees, to prevent players from seeing the starting location of zerg players through the fog of war.
• TERRAN
  • Viking
    • Cost changed from 125 Minerals and 100 Vespene Gas to 150 Minerals and 75 Vespene Gas.
  • Ghost
    • Cost changed from 100 Minerals and 200 Vespene Gas to 150 Minerals and 150 Vespene Gas.
    • EMP Round radius decreased from 3 to 2.
  • Factory
    • Cost decreased from 200 Minerals and 100 Vespene Gas to 150 Minerals and 100 Vespene Gas.
  • Tech Lab
    • Cost decreased from 50 Minerals and 50 Vespene Gas to 50 Minerals and 25 Vespene Gas.
  • Reactor
    • Build time increased from 25 seconds to 50 seconds.
  • SCV
    • Life decreased from 60 to 45.
  • Bunker
    • Build time decreased from 40 seconds to 30 seconds.
  • Marine
    • Build time increased from 20 seconds to 25 seconds.
• PROTOSS
  • Colossus
    • Thermal Lances damage decreased from 23 to 20.
  • Observer
    • Cost increased from 25 Minerals and 75 Vespene Gas to 50 Minerals and 100 Vespene Gas.
    • Build time increased from 33 seconds to 40 seconds.
  • Stalker
    • Particle Disruptors damage increased from 8 (+6 Armored) to 10 (+4 Armored).
    • Weapon upgrade damage decreased from +1 (+1 Armored) to +1 (+0 Armored).
  • Dark Templar
    • Armor type changed from Biological-Psionic to Biological-Psionic-Light.
  • High Templar
    • Armor type changed from Biological-Psionic to Biological-Psionic-Light.
  • Dark Shrine
    • Build time increased from 80 seconds to 100 seconds.
    • Cost increased from 100 Minerals and 200 Vespene Gas to 100 Minerals and 250 Vespene Gas.
• ZERG
  • Baneling
    • Volatile Burst damage increased from 15 (+20 Light) to 20 (+15 Light).
  • Roach
    • Burrowed regeneration rate decreased from 10 to 5.
    • Upgraded burrowed regeneration bonus decreased from +20 to +10.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue affecting the incorrect assignment of arranged teams to certain Leagues.
• Fixed an issue affecting random teams that caused no points being awarded on wins and too many points being removed on losses in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue involving the Bonus Pool display on the Quick Match and Leagues & Ladders pages.
• Korean client: Fixed an issue affecting the ability for Korean players to properly view profiles. They can now see their League ranking on their profile page.
• Fixed an intermittent UI crash on game shutdown.
• Polish client: Fixed a crash which would happen any time a "Player is no longer being revealed!" message was displayed.