StarCraft II Patch 1.4.2 Live

November 8th, 2011

Today as players launched StarCraft II they were greeted by the announcement that Patch 1.4.2 has gone live. Carrying some major balance changes, the patch is sure to please Protoss players who have recently been showing some poor results in major tournaments.

The major balance changes include:

PROTOSS:
Forge

  • The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 1 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 200/200
  • The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 2 has been decreased to 225/225, down from 300/300
  • The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 3 has been decreased to 300/300, down from 400/400
  • The cost of Upgrade Ground Weapons Level 2 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 175/175
  • The cost of Upgrade Ground Weapons Level 3 has been decreased to 200/200, down from 250/250
  • The cost of Upgrade Ground Armor Level 2 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 175/175
  • The cost of Upgrade Ground Armor Level 3 has been decreased to 200/200, down from 250/250

TERRAN
Ghost

  • EMP radius has been decreased from 2 to 1.5

There are also a few bug fixes and some other changes included in this patch. These changes are:

General:

  • “Alert Fade” under Sound Options has been renamed to Game Volume During Alerts. Its tooltips have also been changed for clarification.
  • The fade-in for game sound during alerts changed from .5 seconds to 2 seconds.
  • Play-Time Schedule under Parental Controls now applies World of Warcraft settings to StarCraft II

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a truncation on specific resolution if the current and maximum supplies are 3 digits.
  • Fixed an issue which prevented footprints from being edited in the Footprint Editor.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the game to have missing icons and images on low end graphics cards.

The reduced cost of Protoss upgrades should help Protoss players crush the common Terran “bio ball” that has been so troublesome as of late. Add in the reduced EMP radius and those late game engagements won’t seem so one sided.

What do you guys think of this patch? Was the EMP nerf really needed? What about the whole upgrade situation? Do you think the reduced cost will make that much of a difference? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below.

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coL.Naniwa Eliminated; Naniwa in IPL Pacific Qualifiers

November 7th, 2011

Beginning today, compLexity’s Johan “Naniwa” Luchessi competes in the IGN ProLeague Season 4 Pacific Qualifiers in Manila, at the Philippine PRO Starcraft II League. The event is being held at the Glorietta 4 Activity Center in Makati City, the central business district in Metro Manila.

The matches will be cast by Tastosis, the casting archon of Nick “Tasteless” Plott and Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski.

Prizes

1st: $2000
2nd: $1000
3rd: $500

Players

Sen
SaSe
coL.Naniwa
cArn
Moon
SocceR
MC
InCa
MarineKing
Check
FruitDealer
FXOwhale
cZaverde
AZKneat
AZKsickness
AZKjs
AZKdef
AZKtommyj
Pobbes
eXo.BlazeR
Ricon CubeSalt Byron Bongon
CubeDione
CubeRixilius
CubePayAso
EnDerr
MskiJaBiTo
MskiWaningMoon
MskiRye
MskiFate
AZKziek
Rossi
zIM

Format

Results

Score 1 2 3 F
coL.Naniwa 0 0 – 0
Soccer 0 0 – 2
Stage: Playoffs – Round 1
Score 1 2 3 F
coL.Naniwa 0 0 – 0
Sen 0 0 – 2
Stage: Group Play – Group A
Score 1 2 3 F
coL.Naniwa 0 0 – 2
Dione 0 0 – 0
Stage: Group Play – Group A
Score 1 2 3 F
coL.Naniwa 0 0 – 2
WaningMoon 0 0 – 0
Stage: Group Play – Group A

Playoff Bracket

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coL.MVP TAiLS vs M.Stephano – Showmatch

November 5th, 2011

Tomorrow, Sunday, November 6th, PlayhemTV will host a showmatch that features compLexity MVP’s Tails against Stephano from Millenium. The PvT series will be a best of seven scenario with the winner taking home $100 (and the loser still pocketing $50).

The match will be cast by Andrew “Kibbelz” Dunne and Tim “Robin” Frazier and is set to begin at 5PM EST.

 

 
coL.MVP TAiLS
0
0
0
1
M.Stephano
0
0
0
4
Time: 5:00PM EST
Format: Best of Seven

 

The match will be cast via PlayhemTV’s TwitchTV:

 

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FilipinoChamp Wins MvC3; Team USA 2nd Place

November 5th, 2011

This weekend, coL.CC is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the Canada Cup 2011 event. Representing Team USA, the team will be taking on teams from around the world, including Europe, Singapore, Korea, Canada and Japan. coL.CC’s Mike Ross and FilipinoChamp will join teamates Justin Wong, Wolfkrone, and Floe to prove that they are the world’s best.

The event is set to begin on Nov 5th & 6th and will feature eight international teams, competing for $5000 in a Double Elimination tournament.

The list of teams include:

  • Team USA: Justin Wong, Mike Ross, Wolfkrone, Floe, Filipino Champ
  • Team Canada: Air, Chi-Rithy, ????, ????, ????
  • Team Japan: Tokido, Mago, Bonchan, Shungoku Neurosis, Momochi
  • Team Japan 2: Kindevu, RF, D44Bas, MOV, Kazunoko
  • Team Singapore: Xian, Leslie, Real Deal, Zhi, HZY
  • Team Europe: Ryan Hart, Evans, Louffy, Coungster, Andreas
  • Team Europe 2: Kenpachi, Starnab, Boris, Skatan, Problem X
  • Team Korea: Laugh, Infiltration, Zzangmoo, Naraks, Whitedoong2

The games that will be played at Canada Cup 2011 include: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2, Tekken 6, Street Fighter HD Remix, and Street Fighter 3rd Strike.

Schedule

Day 1 – Nov 5th, 2011
08:00am – Doors open
09:00am – Side games HDR, Tekken 6, Mk9, 3rd Strike, BBCS, possible extension of time
11:00am – Mvc3
01:00pm – Mvc3 possible extension of time
03:00pm – SSF4AE
05:00pm – SSF4AE possible extension of time
09:30pm – International 5 vs 5 1st half

Day 2 – Nov 6th, 2011
08:00am – Doors open
11:00am – TBD
01:00pm – TBD
04:00am – TBD
06:00pm – TBD
09:00pm – TBD

Team USA Results

Round 1 – USA vs. SGP
Wolfkrone 2 – 1 Real Deal
Wolfkrone 2 – 0 Zhi
Wolfkrone 1 – 2 Leslie
Filipino Champ 2 – 0 Leslie
Filipino Champ 2 – 1 HZY
Filipino Champ 2 – 1 Xian
(5-1 USA)

Round 2 – USA vs. CAN
Riceata 2 – 0 Floe
Riceata 1 – 2 Justin Wong
CCG Air 0 – 2 Justin Wong
Jozhear 1 – 2 Justin Wong
Snafoo 0 – 2 Justin Wong
Chi-Rithy 0 – 2 Justin Wong
(5-1 USA)

Winners Final – eLive vs USA
BAS 0 – 2 Mike Ross
RF 2 – 0 Mike Ross
RF 0 – 2 Filipino Champ
Kazunoko 2 – 1 Filipino Champ
Kazunoko 2 – 0 Justin Wong
Kazunoko 2 – 0 Floe
Kazunoko 2 – 1 Wolfkrone
(5-2 eLive)

Loser Finals – JP1 vs USA
Bon-Chan 2 – 0 Mike Ross
Bon-Chan 0 – 2 Wolfkrone
Neurosis 1 – 2 Wolfkrone
Momochi 0 – 2 Wolfkrone
Mago 1 – 2 Wolfkrone
Tokido 1 – 2 Wolfkrone
(5-1 USA)

Grand Finals – eLive vs USA
BAS 0 – 2 Filipino Champ
Kazunoko 2 – 0 Filipino Champ
Kazunoko 0 – 2 Floe
MOV 2 – 1 Floe
MOV 1 – 2 Mike Ross
RF 2 – 1 Mike Ross
RF 2 – 1 Justin Wong
RF 0 – 2 Wolfkrone
Kindevu 2 – 1 Wolfkrone
(5-4 eLive)

Results

1st) eLive Japan 2
2nd) USA
3rd) Japan 1
4th) Canada
5th) Europe 1
5th) Korea
7th) Europe 2
7th) Singapore

Marvel vs Capcom 3

Winners Round 1:
EG Ricky Ortiz vs coL.CC Mike Ross (2-1)
coL.CC. F.Champ vs MRN Marn (2-0)

Winners Round 2: coL.CC Filipino Champ vs MCZ Tokido (2-1)

Winners Finals:
EG Justin Wong vs coL.CC Filipino Champ (2-0)

Grand Finals:
EG Justin Wong vs coL.CC Filipino Champ (Set 1: 2-3) (Set 2: 1-3)

Losers Round 2:
coL.CC Mike Ross vs Allen D (2-1)

Losers Round 3:
coL.CC Mike Ross vs XSK Samurai (1-2)

Losers Finals:
coL.CC Filipino Champ vs MCZ Tokido (2-1)

Results:
coL.CC FilipinoChamp – 1st Place
coL.CC Mike Ross – 7th Place

Stream

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Goswser Takes 2nd in the Playhem $75 Daily

November 5th, 2011

Last night in the Playhem $75 Daily coL.Academy member Goswser made quite a big splash, taking second place in tournament. As if getting second place wasn’t enough, Goswser had to take down the American Terran RuFF, the Grandmaster Protoss PswBoSs and top Korean player coLMVPTAiLS. Ultimately Goswser fell to the European Zerg player PeGaSuS in the finals, earning him second place and $20.

Once that Playhem $75 Daily was over, Goswser participated in Thundertoss’s Top200 King of the Hill where he went 5-0 taking down another top Korean player, FnaticMSI.Rain. For that stellar run Goswser earned another $20.

Defeating both coLMVPTAiLS and FnaticMSI.Rain in one night shows just how much potential Goswser and the rest of the coL Academy have. With continued training and hard work there’s no question that Goswser and the other members of the coL Academy can reach the highest levels of success. We at the compLexiy Academy want to congratulate Goswser for such an amazing run.

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NASL Season 2 Final Event Detailed

November 5th, 2011

Today the North American Star League released a few details regarding their Season 2 live final event which takes place on Dec 2-4th. Held again at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, CA, the live final is shaping up to be one of the best StarCraft 2 and Heroes of Newerth tournaments in the United States.

The StarCraft II tournament will feature commentary by Day9, Diggity, DjWheat, Gretorp, Husky, MrBitter, Orb, Rotterdam, and TheGunrun. So far the only players who have fully earned their placements are Liquid.Hero, EG.DeMusliM and EG.Huk. Like the previous NASL live event, this one will feature the standard Single Elimination, Bracket-Style format. Because it is single elimination, the games will be a best of five in the RO16 & RO8. It will then turn into a best of seven for the rest of the tournament. The prize money break down looks like:

1st: $40,000
2nd: $20,000
3rd: $12,000
4th: $8,000
5-8th: $3,000
9-16th: $1,000

In regards to the Heroes of Newerth tournament, the only information fully released are the casters, which are BreakyCPK and Phil the Thrill.

If you’re looking to attend the live event tickets will run you $25 and Premium Passes are $50. For the rest of the information (Hotel offers, etc.) click here.

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Calgary, Alberta

November 4th, 2011

Today, compLexity Cross Counter flies to Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the Canada Cup 2011 Event. Representing Team USA, the team will be taking on teams from around the world, including Europe, Singapore, Korea, Canada and Japan. coL.CC’s Mike Ross and FilipinoChamp will join teamates Justin Wong, Wolfkrone, and Floe to prove that they are the world’s best.

The event is set to begin on Nov 5th & 6th and will feature eight international teams, competing for $5000 in a Double Elimination tournament.

The list of teams include:

  • Team USA: Justin Wong, Mike Ross, Wolfkrone, Floe, Filipino Champ
  • Team Canada: Air, Chi-Rithy, ????, ????, ????
  • Team Japan: Tokido, Mago, Bonchan, Shungoku Neurosis, Momochi
  • Team Japan 2: Kindevu, RF, D44Bas, MOV, Kazunoko
  • Team Singapore: Xian, Leslie, Real Deal, Zhi, HZY
  • Team Europe: Ryan Hart, Evans, Louffy, Coungster, Andreas
  • Team Europe 2: Kenpachi, Starnab, Boris, Skatan, Problem X
  • Team Korea: Laugh, Infiltration, Zzangmoo, Naraks, Whitedoong2

The games that will be played at Canada Cup 2011 include: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat 9, BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2, Tekken 6, Street Fighter HD Remix, and Street Fighter 3rd Strike.

 

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coL.Academy vs. vVv Gaming – ESEA

November 4th, 2011

Last night the compLexity Academy had their second ESEA match and, despite their best efforts, things just didn’t work out as planned. It was a rough match against vVv Gaming with a final score of 0-4.

The match-ups were:

 Goswser vs Titan 0-2
 Gensulitor vs Ruff 0-2
 Nineteen vs  Hasuu 1-2
 Brobocop vs Rocker 1-2 

While we’re not in the business of making excuses here in the compLexity Academy, it should be said that Goswser and Gensulitor played mirror matches which happen to be their least favorite. Keeping that in mind, our boys now have a clear idea of what they need to work on. A loss like this is just the kind of thing to help motivate the members of the Academy to practice even harder. With a new focus on the specific aspects of their play that need working on, the compLexity Academy is looking to come out refreshed and renewed on Tuesday night when they take on team Nightmares.

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VIDEO: Mike Ross on !@#$ Slasher

November 4th, 2011

Recently, compLexity Cross Counter’s Mike Ross was featured on !@#$ Slasher, a daily recap of all the best eSports news, in the rudest way possible. In the interview, Mike and Slasher discuss CrossCounter.tv as well as Mike’s upcoming fighting game action.

 

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MOBA Weekly #9

November 3rd, 2011

MOBA Weekly – Episode #9

Tonight at 6PM EST, MOBA Weekly will be LIVE for its ninth broadcast.

MOBA Weekly is a production headlined by three hosts and a weekly guest and will feature discussions about news, game development, eSports, strategies, rumors and more. The weekly show will serve one of the largest overall communities in the world of gaming:  the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (or “MOBA”) scene that includes DotA 2, League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth.

 

 

The hosts of the show will be Adnan “Darthozzan” Dervisevic (DotA 2), Ken “xanderk” Smith (HoN) and Shaun “FourCourtJester” Delaney (LoL).  Each host will have 30 minutes to discuss his respective game and 30 minutes will be reserved for the guest interview. Thanks for your support!

MOBA Weekly Live Show
MOBA Weekly Twitter
MOBA Weekly Recorded VODs

 

compLexity Gaming:  YOUR source for professional gaming news and entertainment!

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