Two pros have shared their views on the latest beta patch for StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void about Blizzard's removal of the macro mechanics feature. Meanwhile, an automated tournament will be added and will be available after the next Beta patch.
In the latest article published by PCGamesN, it featured analysis of the two pro gamers on their different opinions about Blizzard's update for the StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void particularly by removing the macro mechanics feature.
The article adds about Kevin 'qxc' Riley who posted a blog regarding the game and believed that the changes in the latest update are a good thing. Riley opines that although macro is an important feature in the StarCraft 2, it has become the least exciting and interesting task. While players can create strategies using this feature, they find themselves doing repetitive actions taken at certain time intervals.
Stefan "Morrow" Andersson, on the other hand, believes that the latest changes, which primarily affect Protoss and Zerg, are going too far. Andersson explains his thoughts by going into details and proposed his solutions in a video from his stream.
Below are the Macro mechanic changes that's brought by the beta update. Full details can be found at StarCraft 2 official blog. Macro mechanic changes are as follows:
- Spawn Larva is reduced to 2 per injection, and set to autocast by default
- M.U.L.E. is removed
- Chrono Boost is removed
and due to the Chrono Boost removal, these are added to help Protoss in the early game:
- Warpgate research time reduced to 140, from 160
- Disruptor build reduced to 50, from 60
- Added one additional supply to Nexus
Meanwhile, Blizzard announced recently that Automated Tournament will be added to StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void and can be played after the next beta update. Players can join ranked tournaments that are organised automatically by the servers with full of players of the same level and will function as a bracket instead of the ladder matches.
StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void, developed for Windows PC and Mac OS X, is expected to launch later this year.
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