Patch 15 is out, and I don't know how I feel about it. Tanks were nerfed which has an interesting set of effects. Early against Protoss defense has become a lot harder for me. Stalkers survive much better. Terran I am looking forward too, but really haven't had a chance to check out. The nerf put Marines and Marauders with proper upgrades into a sweet spot so it takes an extra shot to kill them. I am hoping this means less tank vs tank wars whilst Ravens and Vikings battle it out in the sky. Not to say I didn't enjoy it since most Terrans went straight Viking, and I dominated the air as a result.
Thors and poor Hellions got a damage upgrade nerf too sadly. I don't really get why though. Hellions get 10 from pre-ignitor vs light already. Is another 3 really that critical? I might have to run some damage vs health calculations, but I never used them much so I probably don't care enough. Thor nerf just annoys me. Their AA is good against one unit really. Does it matter if they crush Mutalisks just a bit more? Not a big deal one way or the other to be honest.
Beta ends soon though, which makes me a sad panda. I don't know if I want a quick crack for on-line play in the interim or not. I mean on the one hand it is more time with Starcraft 2 while waiting for my super awesome (and free cause my brother is so awesome and lazy) collector's edition, but on the other it will mean quicker and more piracy which I just can't stand the thought of. The game is really awesome, and it sounds like Battle.net 2.0 (worst misnomer ever since every game had a new version) issues will be resolved. Not that I care honestly outside of difficulty adding friend. I want to play against more VGChartz people damn it!
On that note, you people can hit me up through Steam (name is Gnizmo) if you want to go a few rounds before beta ends. Or we could team up to do 4v4 in a world of awesome! Which ever.
