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We are excited to push Patch 5.0.11 to PTR which features various amounts of balance, bugfixes, and quality of life improvement done by our community members.

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Zerg

Creep Tumor

• Cooldown increased from 11 to 13 seconds.
• Sight range reduced from 11 to 10.

Hatchery, Lair and Hive

• Creep spread interval decreased from 0.3 to 0.25.
• Sight range increased from 10,11,12 to 12.

Viper

• Added 0.71 second Cast Finish Time to abduct (can not move or use other abilities during this time).

Ultralisk

• Reduced size by 12.5%.
• Increase range slop from 1 to 1.4 (range target can move before miss).

Hydralisk

• Muscular Augments move speed bonus increased from 0.79 to 1.05.
• Damage point reduced from 0.15 to 0.1.

Brood Lord

• Move speed increased from 1.97 to 2.3.

Broodling

• Duration reduced from 5.71 to 3.57.

Ravager

• Build time increased from 8.6 to 12.9 seconds

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Protoss

Shield Battery

• Battery Overcharge recharge rate reduced from 200% to 150%.

Observer

• Move speed increased from 2.63 to 2.82.
• Model size increased by 17.5%.

Archon

• Can now fit between single-gap walls. (Collision size with other units unaffected).

High Templar

• Move speed increased from 2.63 to 2.82.

Disruptor

• Purifier Orb radius reduced from 1.5 to 1.35.

Carrier

• Interceptor shields reduced from 40 to 30.
• Interceptor attack target priority reduced from 20 to 19.
• Interceptor flying radius around target increased.

Sentry

• Build time reduced from 26.4 to 22.9 seconds.

Forge

• Level 1 upgrades research time reduced by 7 seconds.
• Level 2 upgrades research time reduced by 9 seconds.
• Level 3 upgrades research time reduced by 11 seconds.

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Terran

Ghost

• Enhanced Shockwaves upgrade removed.
• Base EMP radius increased from 1.5 to 1.75.
• Steady Targeting is canceled if the target moves more than 13.5 range away from the ghost while casting (Cast range is 10).

Banshee

• Hyperflight Rotors upgrade time reduced from 121 to 100 seconds.
• Hyperflight Rotors cost reduced from 150/150 to 125/125.

Cyclone

• Mag-Field Accelerator damage bonus changed from +20 vs armored to +10 vs all.

Sensor Tower

• Radar range reduced from 30 to 27.

Raven (rework)

• Gas cost reduced from 200 to 150.
• Build time reduced from 43 to 30 seconds.
• Starting Energy increased from 50 to 75.
• Interference Matrix duration reduced from 11 to 8 seconds.
• Anti-Armor Missile armor reduction reduced from 3 to 2.
• Corvid Reactor upgrade removed.
• Auto Turret energy cost increased from 50 to 75.

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Misc Bug fixes / QOL Changes

All Units

• Follow acquire range reduced from 5 to 2 (Units will switch to attacking from moving when within this range of the follow target).

Dark Templar

• Attack blink delay reduced from 0.75 to 0.71 seconds (standardized number on Normal game speed).

Factory

• Increase maximum spawn radius by 1.

Widow Mine

• Reduced random unburrow/burrow delay from 0.36 seconds to 0.18 seconds (average time remains the same).
• No longer targets Zerg Eggs without a manual order.

Cyclone

• Fixed an issue where lock-on could enter cooldown while the Cyclone is loaded into a medivac.
• Lock On no longer targets Zerg Eggs without a manual order.

Shield Battery

• Fixed an issue where repeatedly issuing a Stop command could increase the shield regen rate.

Adept

• Fixed an issue where Adepts could not be ordered to cancel the Shade ability when selected with Adepts who are not finished warping in.
• Can now be ordered to load into a warp prism while shading, automatically cancelling the shade.

Queen

• Fixed an issue where initial Creep Tumors could be canceled.
• No longer unable to receive certain orders for 0.6 seconds after spawning.

Lurker

• Attacks will no longer be blocked by certain low-ground terrain features.

Orbital Command

• Fixed an issue where MULE could be cast targeting refineries close to Command Centers.

Hydralisk

• Fixed an issue where Hydralisks attacked faster at melee range.
• Fixed an issue where Morph to Lurker would be canceled with a Smart command issued immediately after the Morph command.

Stasis Ward

• Attack target priority increased from 10 to 20.
• Units affected by Stasis can be issued any non-build commands instead of only move commands, to be acted upon stasis expiring.

Raven

• Fixed an issue where units affected by Interference Matrix could not be issued Stop commands.
• Fixed an issue where units affected by Interference Matrix would walk forward below their Attack range when given Attack Move commands.

Nydus Worm

• Fixed a visual bug introduced in the previous patch (nydus creep behavior).

Mutalisk

• Fixed an issue where Mutalisk’s attack launch sound would play each time the attack bounced.

Zergling

• Fixed an issue where Zerglings could not receive queued Morph to Baneling commands.

Zergling/Swarm Host

• Fixed an issue where Zerglings and Swarm Hosts could not be given commands while unburrowing.

Roach

• Fixed an issue where Morph to Ravager would be canceled with a Smart command issued immediately after the Morph command.

Liberators

• Fixed an issue where Liberators could not be given certain orders immediately after being ordered to unsiege.

Worker Units

• No longer need to wait for full deceleration before beginning to attack.

Ghost

• Steady Targeting (Snipe) can now be manually canceled.