Banelings by HuskyStarcraft.  Possibly one of the funniest things to every come out of the SC2 universe.   And the production value keeps up with Jay-Z and beats Kanye.

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From Team Liquid:

Warning this was leaked on US forums after 20min blue post deleted thread this means it must be legit and it means US blue post are more active than EU am i surpised? no this just means this thread will stay alive longer

Maps
- Destructible Rocks have been added to the natural expansions of Desert Oasis, and the center has been narrowed.
- Various ladder maps have been added.
Great news! I’d love to see more maps come out.

General
- Ground Units of type Psionic now have vision in the air plane.
So Templars will have vision over cliffs?. Seems like a future balance issue in the making

Protoss
- Zealot build time increased from 33 to 38 seconds.
We know something like this to be true from the recent situation report.
- Zealot warp-in cooldown increased from 23 to 28 seconds.
- Warp Prisms now unload their cargo instantly while in Phasing Mode.
- Chronoboost cooldown increased from 0 to 20 seconds.
Ouch — this stings. No more unloading boat loads of energy at once
- Dark Shrine build time decreased from 100 to 80.
- Dark Shrine cost decreased from 100 minerals 250 gas to 100 minerals 200 gas.
- Carrier cost increased from 350 minerals 250 gas to 400 minerals 250 gas.
- Carriers now spawn with four Interceptors prebuilt.

Terran
- Reaper build time increased from 40 to 45 seconds.
This seems like an absolute must to me. Right now protecting against Reapers completely alters the Protoss early game.
- Bunker build time increased from 30 to 35 seconds.
- Siege Mode damage decreased from 50 to 35, +15 armored.
- Siege Mode damage upgrades per level changed from +5 to +3, +2 vs. armored.
- Battlecruiser damage vs. ground decreased from 10 to 8.
- Calldown MULE cooldown increased from 0 to 40 seconds.
Same change as the chronoboost — Honestly this seems unnecessary? Although it does now line up with the Queen
- Planetary Fortress build time decreased from 50 to 40 seconds.
- 250 mm Cannons research time decreased from 110 to 80 seconds.
- 250 mm Cannons cost decreased from 150 minerals 150 gas to 100 minerals 100 gas.
- 250 mm Cannons may now be used on friendly and neutral structures and units.
Apparently no one is using these.

Zerg
- Ultralisk damage decreased from 15, +25 vs. armored to 15, +20 vs. armored.
- Ultralisk Ram attack removed.
- Nydus Worms can now be cancelled and refunded while building.
- Overlord base speed increased to from 0.469 to 0.938.
- Overlord upgraded speed increase from 1.875 to 2.344.
- Overlords can now use Excrete Creep while moving.
- Overlord base speed now decreases from 0.938 to 0.469 while Excrete Creep is active.
- Overlord upgraded speed now decreased from 2.344 to 1.875 while Excrete Creep is active.
- Spawn Larvae energy cost reduced to 20 from 25.

Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug that caused cloaked units to cast shadows.
- Fixed a bug where Larva would sometimes accidently die by walking off cliffs.
- Fixed a bug where a Nuclear Strike target could be hid behind a Lair.
- Fixed a bug that allowed SCVs to construct halted buildings from within Bunkers.
- Fixed a netcode bug that enabled players to warp in Immortals from Warp Gates.
- Fixed a bug that caused Random players to not see their cursor during the loading screen.
- Fixed a bug where Changelings morphed slower while coming into range of enemy units than when dropped from an Overseer over enemy units.

General
- Improved the functionality of voice chat.
- Manually queued waypoints can now be set to all 5 basic commands.
- Numerous performance and stability improvements.

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Ever wonder what it’s like to have that number #1 emblem slapped next to your platinum league icon? Two of my buddies just found out and sent me the proof:

In summary, they play a great game and have a legit #1 spot. My hat is off to my two friends. If you see them on feel free to challenge them. I’m sure they won’t mind the brief interruption to their league play.

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That’s right.. Think calculus 2 was tough? Not a fan of thermal dynamics? How about critical thinking and problem solving via starcraft? At the University of Florida you can take a course taught by Doctoral candidate Nate Poling that takes place online and inside of starcraft.

From the course description:

21st Century Skills in Starcraft is an 8 week entirely online course that uses the popular real time strategy (RTS) game Starcraft to teach valuable 21st Century Skills through a hands-on approach. With society becoming increasingly technology-based and fast-paced, it is important for professionals to be highly proficient in skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, resource management, and adaptive decision making. These skills are fundamental in Starcraft and therefore make the game a highly effective environment for students to analyze and take action in complex situations. Computer and video games of all types have become a major part of today’s entertainment and technology worlds. Also, online education is an area of intense growth with many employers and professions using online courses and workshops for career development. This course synthesizes the three threads of 21st Century skill development, gaming, and online education into an innovative and experiential approach that encourages students to identify, learn, and practice crucial skills and apply and relate them to real-world situations. It does not teach about Starcraft, but rather aims to utilize the game and the complex situations that arise within it to present and develop the important skills professionals will undoubtedly need in the 21st Century workplace.

This course includes required weekly game play, viewing and analysis of recorded matches, written assignments which emphasize analysis and synthesis of real/game-world concepts, and collaboration with other students. Due to the unique and innovative nature of this course, there are several requirements that students must meet. Students taking this course must have access to computer (PC or Mac) and Internet resources outside of UF labs since it requires the installation and playing of a computer game. Students must also have at least basic knowledge of and experience playing Starcraft. Students must also be independent, self-motivated, and able and willing to learn in an entirely online environment. Enrollment is limited to 20.

Nate Poling is a UF educational technology doctoral student at the College of Education. He teaches EME2040 Introduction to Educational Technology and his research interests revolve around the implications and potential of using computer/video games and virtual worlds in teaching, training, and learning.

I’m not sure about all of you — but I would have taken this course and failed on purpose… just so I could keep taking it again and again.

- Waldo

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• Sorry @OG_Hennaz Hate when stuff like that happens. Get back in the fight! #starcraft2 #
• In SE Asia, Australia or New Zealand? Great invitational tournament coming up: http://bit.ly/daKddW #

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• Hey — #starcraft2 patch day. v 1.0.3. No big fixes #

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No multi player updates as of yet. In fact it looks like another UI bug was addressed:

- Waldo

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• Terran marauder rush is becoming a dominating open… who's stopping it well? #starcraft2 #terran #
• Hey @kyleahlstrom Keep fighting the good fight.. Get in the real league! #starcraft2 #

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• Hey @ElitePimpeN — Blizz let's you download direct. No waiting if you aren't near a store! It's great for some, but not all. #

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• Ars Technica says some people are “whinning” because of a “hobbled experience” (link)
• Ars also posted a full review (link)
• Watch out for e-mails about SC2! Geek.com is reporting phishing scams (already?). During the beta I had my Blizz account hijacked by a Chinese IP address. It sucked. (link)

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