v4.11 Private Beta Patch Notes (Do not discuss on forums.)



Gameplay
- Modified loading screen.
- Added Jim.Raynor
- Floating Combat Text (-fct) has been removed for issues regarding latency.
- Added Crit Chance, heroes start with 0% Crit Chance.  Crit Chance determines the probability of a Critical

Strike from physical attacks (all physical damage can critically strike).
- Added Crit Damage, heroes start with 100% Crit Damage.  Crit Damage determines the damage bonus resulting

from a Critical Strike.  100% Crit Damage means +100% damage dealt.
- Critical Strikes are now affected by armor.
- Pools now regenerate shields at the rate of 7% per second.
- Creeps no longer start with armor.
- Creeps now gain +0.6% Damage Resist per stack of scaling.
- Creeps now gain 5% of their base health/shield per stack of scaling (every 7 minutes), instead of 20 health

per stack.
- Talent systems added.
- Game now supports up to 3 spectators.
- Creep movement speed is now 2.85, up from 2.25.
- Heroes now start with two additional abilties: Vitalize and Energize

Vitalize: Restore 100+(LVL*10) health to yourself, and 50% of that to nearby heroes.  Heals for 50% less if

the target has been healed in the last 8 seconds.  5 minute cooldown.  This ability is removed upon learning

Shrivel, Evasion, or Flash.

Energize: Restore 150+(LVL*15) energy to yourself, and 50% of that to nearby heroes.  Restores 50% less if

the target has been healed in the last 8 seconds.  5 minute cooldown.  This ability is removed upon learning

Sprint, Last Stand, Reboot, or two T1 Talent Abilities (Shrivel/Evasion/Flash).




Talents
- Players start with 25 talents that can be distributed amongst 3 trees.
- Players can save up to 5 builds.  Builds can be renamed and reset.  If you have not yet configured your

build, a default build is set in place for you.
- Hero Select UI modified to include Talent build selection.  Builds will only be applied to your hero during

hero select.  Modifying them during the course of a game will have no effect on your character.

Mental Focus 1	+0.5% Spell Damage
Mental Focus 2	+0.5% Spell Damage
Hunter's Edge 1	+4% Weapon Damage against non heroic units.
Hunter's Edge 2	+4% Weapon Damage against non heroic units.
Deadly Aim 1	+1% Crit Chance
Deadly Aim 2	+1% Crit Chance
Deadly Aim 3	+1% Crit Chance
Instinct 1	+1% Time Scale
Instinct 2	+1% Time Scale
Instinct 3	+1% Time Scale
Malice 1	Your critical strikes lower the target's armor by 25 for 6 seconds.
Malice 2	Your critical strikes lower the target's armor by 25 for 6 seconds.
Malice 3	Your critical strikes lower the target's armor by 25 for 6 seconds.
Madness	You gain +3% Weapon Damage for 5 seconds after using an ability.
Sharpened Steel 1	+2% Critical Strike Damage
Sharpened Steel 2	+2% Critical Strike Damage
Sharpened Steel 3	+2% Critical Strike Damage
Shrivel	[Ability] Reduce a target's Spell Damage, Weapon Damage, and Movement Speed by 50% for 5 seconds. 5

minute cooldown.
Might 1	+2% Weapon Damage
Might 2	+2% Weapon Damage
Might 3	+2% Weapon Damage
Haste 1	+1% Time
Haste 2	+1% Time
Disorienting Blow	Your attacks have a 10% chance to reduce the target's movement speed by 50% for 3

seconds..
Sprint	[Ability] You deal 12% more damage, and gain +25% movement speed for 15 seconds.  5 minute cooldown.

Heat Resistant 1	+0.5% Spell Resistance
Heat Resistant 2	+0.5% Spell Resistance
Heat Resistant 3	+0.5% Spell Resistance
Reflex Training 1	2% Evasion
Reflex Training 2	2% Evasion
Reflex Training 3	2% Evasion
Artful Dodger	On dodge, increase your movement speed by 10% for 6 seconds.
Enduring Pulse 1	+0.1 Health Regeneration
Enduring Pulse 2	+0.1 Health Regeneration
Enduring Pulse 3	+0.1 Health Regeneration
Hardened Steel 1	+50 Armor
Hardened Steel 2	+50 Armor
Hardened Steel 3	+50 Armor
Impunity	Reduce all incoming damage by 2.
Fortitude 1	+25 Health
Fortitude 2	+25 Health
Fortitude 3	+25 Health
Evasion	[Ability] 50% Evasion for 8 seconds.  5 minute cooldown.
Resilience 1	0.5% Damage Resistance
Resilience 2	0.5% Damage Resistance
Templar's Resolve 1	+1% Weapon Speed and Spell Damage
Templar's Resolve 2	+1% Weapon Speed and Spell Damage
Templar's Resolve 3	+1% Weapon Speed and Spell Damage
Counter	15% chance to counterattack when damaged by a physical attack, returning 100% of the damage.
Last Stand	[Ability] You gain 30% of your maximum health for 20 seconds.  After the effect expires, the

health is lost.  5 minute cooldown.

Energy Reserves 1	+20 Energy
Energy Reserves 2	+20 Energy
Ocular Implants 1	+1 Sight Radius
Ocular Implants 2	+1 Sight Radius
Commitment 1	Respawn time reduced by 7.5%
Commitment 2	Respawn time reduced by 7.5%
Regeneration 1	Recover 0.03% of your missing health and energy per game second.
Regeneration 2	Recover 0.03% of your missing health and energy per game second.
Regeneration 3	Recover 0.03% of your missing health and energy per game second.
Brainstorm 1	+0.08 Energy Regeneration
Brainstorm 2	+0.08 Energy Regeneration
Brainstorm 3	+0.08 Energy Regeneration
Avarice	You gain an additional 2 minerals every 10 seconds.
Gifted Pupil 1	+2% Experience Gain
Gifted Pupil 2	+2% Experience Gain
Swiftness 1	+1.5% Movement Speed
Swiftness 2	+1.5% Movement Speed
Flash	[Ability] Teleport up to 6 units away.  5 minute cooldown.
Prodigy 1	+2% Time Scale
Prodigy 2	+2% Time Scale
Brain Surgeon 1	After using an ability, you gain +3% Time Scale for 2 seconds.
Brain Surgeon 2	After using an ability, you gain +3% Time Scale for 2 seconds.
Savvy 1	Each time you kill or assist a hero kill, you recover 10% health and energy.
Savvy 2	Each time you kill or assist a hero kill, you recover 10% health and energy.
Reboot	[Ability] Reduce all cooldowns by 8 seconds.  5 minute cooldown.



Serrated Cleaver
- Damage increased to 35, up from 30.
- Passive removed.
- Now grants +13% Crit Chance.

Pulse Hammer
- STR bonus increased to 200, up from 130.
- Damage bonus increased to 35, up from 30.
- Recipe cost increased to 1400, up from 700.
- Passive is now unique.
- Passive reworked: 25% chance to stun for 1 second and deal 40 bonus damage.  If the target is more than 1.5

units away, the chance to stun is reduced to 10%.  3 second internal cooldown.  Passive does not stack.

Darksteel Titan
- Damage bonus increased to 80, up from 60.
- Cast range of Marines increased to 50 units. up from 40.

Infernal Shard
- Passive removed.
- Now grants +15% Crit Chance.
- Now grants +10% Crit Damage.

Twin Paradox Isolator
- Recipe cost increased to 900, up from 500.

Primal Gutter
- Passive removed.
- New Passive: Units attacking you will lose 10% MS and AS for 1.5 seconds.
- Weapon damage bonus removed, down from 10.
- Now grants 175 health.
- Recipe cost increased to 900, up from 600.

Hand of Mengsk
- Damage amplification decreaesd to 20%, down from 30%.
- Now lasts 8 seconds, down from 13.

Sanctum Relic
- Reduced animation density to 8:1, down from 3:1.
- Reduced lifesteal to 17%, down from 20%.

Smoke Screen
- No longer inherits colors from the owner.

Psiblaster Beacon
- Laser beams from Psiblaster Marines are now green

Psionic Lasher
- Now drains 45 energy, up from 35.

Hyperion Shield Generator
- Active removed:
- New Active: Increase your Time Scale by 100% for 6 seconds.  During this time, you take 25% less damage.

Sunflare Gun
- Damage increased to 300 +20% of primary attribute, up from 400.
- Damaged units no longer recieve -90% Time Scale.

Isomorphic Pyre
- Damage bonus changed to 4% of the target's maximum health.
- Bonus damage is now spell damage instead of true damage.
- Passive damage bonus is now unique.

Spell Buffer
- Shield bonus reduced to 100, down from 150.



Vagabond.Darpa
- Sonic Grenade now silences properly at levels 2,3,4.
- Sonic Grenade range increased to 7, up from 5.5.
- Attack range increased to 5, up from 4.5.
- Tracking Spider now deals 30/45/60/75 (+5% AGI) damage, up from 20/35/50/65 (+4% AGI) damage.
- Desperado Jump range increased to 7/9/11, up from 6/7/8.

System.Cyprus
- Added icons.
- Kingdom of Terra reworked: Each time a unit dies near Cyprus, a Stone Pillar is raised in its place for 6

seconds.
- Terrablink cooldown increased to 25/22/19/16, up from 15/13/11/9.
- Terrablink energy cost increased to 120 at all levels, up from 60.
- Terrablink now leaves behind a trail of Stone Pillars, up to 4, based on the distance traveled.
- Seismic Wave damage decreased to 50/75/100/125 (+10% INT) immediate damage, down from 60/90/120/150 (+7%

INT).
- Seismic Wave pillar bonus damage decreased to 15/20/25/30 (+1% INT) per pillar, down from 20/30/40/50 (+2%

INT).
- Seismic Wave pillar bonus damage area of effect increased to 3.5, up from 2.7.
- Seismic Wave cooldown increased to 10 at all levels, up from 9.
- Fist of Gaia cooldown increased to 90/80/70, up from 90/75/60.
- Fist of Gaia cast range increased to 8, up from 7.
- Attack range increased to 5.5, up from 5.3.

Egon.Stetmann
- Causatic Salve now heals/damages for 75/100/125/150 (+10% INT), up from 75/100/125/150 (+4% INT).

Roulette.Jackson
- Optic Beam damage increased to 30/45/60/75 (+8% INT) up from 30/45/60/75 (+7% INT).

Shadow.Geminus
- Shade damage increased to 90/170/250/330 (+10% AGI), up from 90/150/210/270 (+7% AGI).

Subterran.Unix
- Added icons.
- Metabolic Parasite base damage inceased to 40/70/100, up from 30/50/70.
- Infested Airborne Division units now have 30% Spell Resistance.

Vorpal.Valedict
- Vorpal Spheres now turn red as they decay.
- Dark Matter no longer affects Neutral Creeps.
- Fixed a bug causing Dark Surge to instakill players in Chronosphere.

Sarah.Kerrigan
- Changed icon for Exhume.

Geminus.Boros
- Spell Storm now prevents you from using other abilities.
- Spell Storm damage reduced to 60/80/100/120 (+2% STR), down from 70/90/110/130 (+3% STR).
- Omnislash no longer deals splash damage.
- Psionic Bola is no longer intercepted by Light units.
- Burning Blade now deals spell damage, instead of pure damage.

Chuck.TBone
- Fixed tooltip error in Capactitive Clip (6% -> 9%).
- Echo Matrix no longer procs off Light units.

Molgloo.Grunty
- Added icons.
- Swamp Trap now reveals a small area of radius 2 around itself.

BioTron.Tyrannitus
- Fixed tooltip error in Hive Master (2% -> 4.5%, 2% -> 2.5%).
- Infected Civilians now deal 60% less damage to structures.

Lord.Zyrkhan
- Overdrive damage reduced to 20/30/40/50 (+2% STR), down from 15/30/45/60 (+3% STR).
- Blinkstorm damage reduced to 20/30/40/50 (+2% STR), down from 15/30/45/60 (+3% STR).

Infernal.Mandrake
- Cast range of Molten Lance reduced to 6/7/8/9, down from 6/8/10/12.

Rory.Swann
- Chronorift Fortification armor bonus decreased to 150/300/450/600, down from 300/600/900/1200.
- Flaming Stevie now deals pure damage.

Micro.Gravitus
- Added icons.
- Spatial Flux cast range increased to 6/7/8/9, up from 5/6/7/8.
- Expand! now grants 120/210/300 Strength, up from 90/180/270.
- Expand! no longer reduces weapon speed.
- Expand! now increases movement speed by 4/8/12%.

Tiberius.Rancor
- Resourcefulness reworked: Rancor gets a +LVL*10% bonus effect to all consumables.
- Armageddon recharge time increased to 30 seconds, up from 25.
- Armageddon now has a 1.5 second delay between uses.
- Armageddon damage increased to 150/250/350 (+5% INT) damage, up from 80/150/220 (+8% INT).
- Armageddon now slows enemies by 30% for 5 seconds.