Starcraft 2 news » Legacy of the Void Beta Patch 2.5.3

This latest patch for the Legacy of the Void Beta brings some improvements to the in-game chat system, Ranked ladder, and various bug fixes. Read on for the full list of changes.

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.’

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a Cyclone’s Lock On ability would be stuck in the ‘On’ state.
• Researching Targeting Optics should no longer prevent the Cyclone from using the Lock On ability on flying units.
• The number of current Heroes of the Storm games will no longer appear in chat.
• Fixed an issue where Reaper’s KD8 charge would reverse Adept’s Psionic Transfer ability.
• The Reaper’s KD8 charge will no longer break the automatic harvest cycle of workers.
• The Reaper’s KD8 charge should no longer interfere with a unit’s ability to use shift-queued commands.
• Graviton Beam will no longer instantly cause a Ravager or Lurker to finish morphing.
• Terran A.I. should once again research Vehicle Weapon upgrades.
• (2) Dash and Terminal – All gold bases should now have the correct number of full mineral patches.
• (2) Bridgehead LE – All bases should have 5 full mineral patches.
• Build Bypass Armor Drone and Research Rapid Deployment now have hotkeys.
• Bypass Armor Drone will now reacquire a target that has left and reentered its range.
• Cyclone now receives the correct amount of armor from armor upgrades.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Bypass Armor Drone to not display it’s visual on a Stalker that used blink.
• The Immortal’s Barrier should now properly block the Disruptor’s Purification Nova.
• Fixed an issue that prevented a party leader from inviting a player who recently left their party.
• Motherships should no longer be able to cast Photon Overcharge on Pylons.
• [MAC] Fixed a crash when attempting to download the latest patch.