There has been a small balance update to Heart of the Swarm, which you can see below.

Zerg

Overseer

  • The Pneumatized Carapace upgrade now increases Overseer movement speed from 1.88 to 3.375 (previously 1.88 to 2.75.)

 

David Kim's explanation for the change can be seen in this forum post.

Source:
Battle.net - Heart of the Swarm Balance Update: August 28, 2013

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StarCraft Universe released a trailer for their demo "Chronicles of Fate" a few months ago:


However, the project requires additional funding to see completion. Thus, the team, having acquired permission from Blizzard, requires your help on KickStarter:

 

Even if unable to donate, be sure to spread word of the project to help increase exposure, and bring this project to completion.

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Project Blackstone, the StarCraft alternate reality game, just received a full page in the lore section of the StarCraft II site.

It is my profound pleasure to welcome each and every one of you to Project Blackstone. Hold your heads high, people. You are now members of a select team, a group that has been handpicked by top officials in Dominion intelligence and approved by Emperor Mengsk himself. You will be the front line in scientific research dedicated to the protection and expansion of our empire of man throughout the Koprulu sector.

 

The Project Blackstone page has all the project logs and info on the project staff, so you should definitely check it out.

Source:
Battle.net - Project Blackstone Declassified

STARCRAFT II PATCH 2.0.11

BUG FIXES

General

  • Fixed an issue that caused in-game Victory screens to display incorrect fonts.
  • English strings are now properly displayed in the enGB version of the Split 1v1 and Streamlined custom observer UIs.

Battle.net

  • 4v4 matches no longer result in losses for both teams.
  • Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause players to encounter an “Input Limit Reached” error when loading map lists on the Custom Games page.
  • Army Value is now the default graph displayed in the Graphs tab on the Score Screen.

Gameplay and Races

  • General
    • Hovering the mouse over double wide Collapsible Towers now properly displays two Destructible Debris preview images.
  • Terran
    • Thors now display the correct control group icon while in Explosive Payload mode.
    • The Thor’s High Impact Payload and Explosive Payload abilities are now properly suppressed while under the effect of Fungal Growth.
    • Wireframe tooltips are now properly displayed for Thors in High Impact Payload.
  • Protoss
    • The Void Ray attack icon now updates appropriately when Protoss Air Weapon upgrades are researched.
  • Zerg
    • Baneling, Brood Lord, Infested Terran, and Overseer cocoons are now properly selected when using the Select Army Units button.
    • Burrowed Queens are no longer selected when using the Select Army Units button.

Graphics

  • Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a saved game created from a session in which the player changed graphic settings.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur with Phoenix-style paired attacks.
  • Fixed an issue in which transparent models with different colored halos could cause the halos to flicker and display incorrect colors.

Editor

  • Fixed an issue where users were encountering long load times when loading into a map from the editor.

 

Source:
Battle.net - StarCraft II 2.0.11 Patch Notes

A new Call to Action is here to test out some notable changes.

Terran

Armory

Vehicle and Ship Weapon upgrades have been combined into just one upgrade.


Zerg

Overseer

The Pneumatized Carapace upgrade now increases Overseer movement speed from 1.88 to 3.375 (previously 1.88 to 2.75.)

Ultralisk

Health increased from 500 to 550.

 

To test out these changes, check out "Bel’Shir Vestige LE (2.0.10 Balance v1.1) in Custom Games.

Source:
Battle.net - Call to Action: August 19 Balance Testing


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