StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Archon Mode Debuts at All Work All Play Event Next Week; Beta Patch 2.5.3 Brings In-Game Tweaks, Ranked Ladder System, and More

By Staff Reporter

Jul 15 2015, 12:45 PM EDT

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Beta will be receiving a new patch bringing some improvements to the game and bug fixes, less than a week before the debut of Archon Mode on July, .

The game developer has announced on Monday at the game's official blog that Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void beta will be receiving patch 2.5.3 bringing some improvements to the in-game chat, ranked ladder system, and several bug fixes.

Check out the list of changes offered in StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void given below.

Archon Mode

You can now use the Alt plus control group number or Alt, Shift, and control group number to 'steal' units from your allies' control.
When the party leader joins the queue for Archon mode, all members of the party will be shown the selected race.

Chat

Made several changes to improve the in-game chat system.
Added a Chat Manager to help manage multiple channels.
Added channel members list.
You can now increase the chat window size.

General

Ranked ladder play is now available.
The following gameplay options are being removed from the menu and will permanently be active.

- Display World Object Tooltips
- Display Game Tooltips.
- Display Hotkeys on Command Card.
- Enable Starting Worker Rally.
- Game Timer.
New Tab: Observer and Replay Options.
'Show Build Grid' is now on by default.
'Voice' tab renamed to 'Voice Chat.'

The full list of the bug fixes can be viewed via the game's official blog.

While there is no schedule yet for the official release date of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void and its prequel Whispers of Oblivion, fans are hoping for new info that would be revealed during the debut of Archon Mode at All Work All Play event on July 21 at the ESL Studios in Burbank, California.

It is reported that four of the best Starcraft 2 players will battle in a 2v2 Archon Mode match on July 21 and after the tournament, it will be followed by a live Q&A.

StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void is developed for Windows PC and Mac OS X. A beta testing started on March 31 but was only offered to a select few gamers.