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Patch 1.4.3 – Feb 22nd
Feb 22nd
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty patch 1.4.3 is now live! This patch features several bug fixes, as well as balance changes for the protoss and terran races. Be sure to check out the full patch notes below to learn all about the latest changes.
General - APM values displayed on the More >
Season 6 Map Update + 1.4.3
Feb 10th
Beginning with Season 4, we’ve been experimenting with prioritizing tournament-style maps on the StarCraft II ladder. Now, in Season 6, we’re giving player-created maps the spotlight! TeamLiquid.net recently hosted the TeamLiquid map contest to offer enthusiasts from the StarCraft II community a chance to show off their map making skills. More >
David Kim discusses balanace
Jan 25th
David Kim recently spent some time answering some gameplay and balance questions after the G-Star event in Korea. Some of the Q&A pertains to HOTS while others are current balance problems. The following questions were answered:
- Mass Mutalisks vs. Protoss
- Protoss Win Rate is Too Low in Tournaments
- Carrier Removal in Heart More >
Protest PIPA and SOPA
Jan 18th
In response to the two bills in congress, H.R.3261 "Stop Online Piracy Act" and S.968 "PROTECT IP", we here at the Armory would like to raise awareness. These bills would destroy the internet as we know it, allowing ISPs to blacklist domains, enforce copyright that would restrict user-generated content and More >
Armory Chat
Jan 17th
Spent a little time this weekend implementing a IRC chat system into the website. The chat is currently hooked up to the QuakeNet IRC servers and will auto-join the #armory and #teamliquid channels. As of now, the chat is using an embedded QuakeNet iframe chat but I am open to test More >
StarCraft 2 Best Paying eSport 2011
Jan 3rd
We all know 2011 was a record breaking year for eSports but how much money was actually paid out in prizes? Over 5 million USD from the top 3 best paying eSports of 2011.
#1 StarCraft 2 – $2,525,775
The best paying eSport of 2011 goes to StarCraft 2 with over More >
The Great Purge 2011
Dec 27th
It has been almost 5 years (yes 5) since I launched this site, so I decided to do some cleanup. For both SC2A and D3A, I deleted all topics, posts and polls older than 1.5 years. There were no exceptions to the deletion as it would of been so granular More >
Armory moving off GoDaddy; Possible downtime
Dec 26th
In the recent events regarding SOPA, it has come to the communities attention that GoDaddy is a huge supporter. Since the Armory hosts its domains at GoDaddy, and with the recent boycott, I have decided to move my domains away from GoDaddy. More information about the boycott can be found More >
2 Maps are being replaced in Season 5
Dec 16th
Source:
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/4103100/Season_5_Ladder_Map_Pool_Update-12_14_2011#blog
Beginning with Season 4, we experimented with prioritizing tournament-style maps on the StarCraft II ladder. This has been working out very well not only because it’s allowed pro players better opportunities to practice on the ladder, but also because players across all skill levels can now experience the tournament More >
Battle.net Balance and Diablo 3 will earn me money
Dec 9th
Need more gold! "Zug, Zug."
I’m oddly fascinated by the Battle.net Balance program. First, here’s a quick official statement describing the Battle.net Balance system:
Battle.net Balance is a new Battle.net feature that will allow players to store value in their Battle.net account, which can be used to buy Blizzard Entertainment products such More >
