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StarCraft 2 1.3 patch: Infestors slowed, Archons now "a massive unit"

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Starcraft 2 - Raynorrrr

Patch notes for the latest StarCraft 2 patch have appeared on Battle.Net , detailing all the latest StarCraft 2 balance adjustments and bug fixes. Archons get a range increase and are now "a massive unit," Zerg Infestors are slower, Protoss Pylon power radius is down and, most importantly of all, the Taiwanese hotkey to display/hide the game UI while in Observer mode now works correctly. About time! Full patch notes follow.

General

  • The default hotkey to toggle in-game music on/off has been reverted to its hotkey prior to Patch 1.3.0. The hotkey to display APM in the observer stat panel has been changed as a result.

Balance

PROTOSS

  • Archon

    • Now a massive unit.

    • Range increased from 2 to 3.

  • Cybernetics Core

    • Research Warp Gate time increased from 140 to 160.

  • Gateway

    • Sentry train time decreased from 42 to 37.

    • Warp Gate unit train times remain unchanged.

    • Pylon power radius has been decreased from 7.5 to 6.5.

TERRAN

  • Bunker

    • Salvage resource return reduced from 100% to 75%.

  • Ghost

    • Cost changed from 150/150 to 200/100.

  • Thor

    • Thor now has 200 max energy, and starts with 50 energy.

    • 250mm Strike Cannons now cost 150 energy to use (cooldown removed).

ZERG

  • Infestor

    • Speed decreased from 2.5 to 2.25.

  • Spore Crawler

    • Root time decreased from 12 to 6.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Ghosts could not quickly EMP the same location.

  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to stack air units when issuing a queued stop command before the units reached the end of their patrol point.

  • Fixed an issue where unplugging your USB headset while another player was talking to you could cause a crash.

  • Fixed an issue where the APM statistic could be artificially increased.

  • Fixed an issue where 3D unit portraits were not animating smoothly at slow game speeds.

  • Fixed an issue where, when viewing a replay, no text message was displayed when a player left a game.

  • The Taiwanese hotkey to display/hide the game UI while in Observer mode now works correctly.

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