Starcraft 2 news » Legacy of the Void Beta Patch 2.5.5

Here are the latest changes for the StarCraft II Legacy of the Void Beta. For a more detailed breakdown about these changes, please make sure to read our blog.

General

• The first iteration of Automated Tournaments has been added.
  • This feature can be accessed by clicking on ‘Tournaments’ on the home screen.
  • Read our blog to learn more.
• Showing possible enemy placements on a map has been increased to 25 seconds.

Protoss

• Removed Chrono Boost.
• Warp Gate research time reduced to 140 from 160.
• Nexus provides 11 supply up from 10.
• Zealot
  • Charge now deals 30 damage on hit.
  • Charge speed buff reduced to 2.75, down from 2.95.
• Warp Gate
  • Warping in units at a Pylon increased to 16 seconds, up from 5.
  • Warping in units at a Pylon that is near a Warp Gate or a Nexus will take 2 seconds.
  • Warp Prism
    • Warping in units takes 2 seconds, down from 5.
• Disruptor
  • Purification Nova removed.
  • New ability: The disruptor becomes immobile and shoots out a ball of energy that can be controlled and detonates after a few seconds, dealing 145 damage and 55 damage to shields.
  • If the Disruptor is destroyed before the energy ball detonates, it will fail to explode.
  • Build time reduced to 50 seconds from 60.

Terran

• Calldown: MULE has been removed.
• Cyclone
  • Lock On damage reduced to 300 over 20 sec.
  • Can use Lock ON against air units; deals 120 damage over 20 sec.
  • New Upgrade: Increases Lock On damage to 600 over 20 sec against ground units and 360 over 20 sec for air units.

• Medivac
  • Removed faster unload upgrade.
  • New upgrade increases Ignite Afterburners by 50%.

Zerg

• Spawn Larva
  • Spawns 2 larva, down from 4.
  • Set to autocast by default.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused clicking sounds when launching StarCraft II for Windows 10 users.