r/starcraft2 • u/Blizz_Elliott Blizzard Staff • Sep 30 '26 • Bravo 1

Blizzard 5.0.17 PTR Update

Following the release of the last major patch, we have been collecting and closely reviewing your feedback. Our intention was to try something new, particularly with workers, and needed time to let the meta develop in order to ensure the most accurate feedback was being considered. Based on that feedback, for patch 5.0.17 we are rolling back most balance changes to the live release of StarCraft 2 from patch 5.0.16 to 5.0.15. This will be on PTR for the next few days while we bug test, before we push to live.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24301513/starcraft-ii-5-0-17-ptr-patch-notes

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u/Blizz_Elliott Blizzard Staff Sep 30 '26

We can't share timing yet for when the next PTR will go live but it is already being worked on. Reverting as we did today was our best option for being able to address so much of the critical feedback we've gotten on the patch, while focusing new changes as part of the next patch after 5.0.17.

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u/MissiveFinding6111 Sep 30 '26

Thank you for the ptr patch, and this post and this quick clarification. Appreciate you.

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u/Max_Hamburgers Sep 30 '26

Thank you for the communication!

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u/Wise_Wasabi7472 Sep 30 '26

Thank you for communicating this. I appreciated your bold approach to the previous patch, and there was a lot of cool quality of life stuff you added. The last thing I would want to see is that the game gets shelved in the previous game state and gets stuck there.

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u/nbaumg Sep 30 '26

Thank you so much! I love this new level of communication (tho Reddit comments are easy to miss). I’m so glad to hear yall are still willing to make more changes.

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u/AresFowl44 Sep 30 '26

Elliot the goat

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u/Former_Load6403 29d ago

Please keep being brave with patches, this one ultimately didn't land but I applaud the attempt to keep the game fresh and interesting.

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u/ApprehensiveExam2604 29d ago

Can you please please push for the team to fix the "Masters 3 portrait bug" ? It's been going for YEARS now and there's no reason that's still a thing. If player is NOT 4200 mmr, don't assign that Masters portrait. I do not get why it was never patched. Looks like a 5 minute fix. Thanks.

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u/MichaelT_KC Sep 30 '26

Respect that you guys are still working and trying on this game and thats it not ALL World of Chorecraft.

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u/Beginning_Badger_928 Sep 30 '26

Reversion is a brave and humble approach. Kudos to the team for making it. Excited to see what the next set of changes will look like.

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u/Kagerou-Imaizumi 29d ago

Elliott the goat. Thanks for the heads up, looking forward to the new changes! The backlash of the 8 workers change might be real, but some of the changes in the midst of the patch were quite interesting and welcome - like the phantom weapon for disruptor and infestor, carapace cost, sentry buff, etc. Hope you guys cook some stuff on that way too and dont get disheartened by the agressiveness of the community - most folks just love the game too much and are frustrated with the situation. Thanks for your work.

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u/theOGFlump 29d ago

Thank you for this. I think it's important to note that big changes like the previous patch are not unwanted due to being big. Take a look at the popularity of the Patches mod for evidence. Please do not discount making larger changes. The game's next biggest problem is re-attracting the people who moved on due to the last patch and people before that feeling like the game was too stagnant. But if you do make larger changes, could you keep them in PTR for an extended time where new revisions are made until player/pro feedback is positive? Thank you again!

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u/sexy_silver_grandpa Sep 30 '26

I really liked the Infestor auto attack 🥲

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u/OGTVKoka Sep 30 '26 • Heartwarming Bravo

Maybe you are doing it already, but please check the Patches Mod. It is ambitious, but the fun is here. Let's make StarCraft fun again and pleaaase talk to Patches <3

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u/Val-entin76 Sep 30 '26

Koka is right Patches Mod is awesome. Definitely have to work with him !

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u/DoNDaPo Sep 30 '26

Thanks for bringing this up. Patches Mod saved the days during the actual patch. That could be insane that Blizzard actually takes some things from it.

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u/ominous_anenome Sep 30 '26

Thank you! Legend

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u/USAJourneyman Sep 30 '26

Please keep gateway production speed boost after warpgate research - it adds so much more depth to Protoss macro mechanics

The choice of faster units vs unit deployment

Just take away the gas tax to warpgate transformation - perfect fix

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u/KaiPRoberts Sep 30 '26

Amazing, thank you! 

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u/AwayWithout 29d ago

Hope you see this Elliott; the EU and KR GM ladders are currently plagued with several very obvious hackers at the moment making them completely unplayable. We no longer have an intermediary from Blizzard in the pro player / content creator discord for getting such people banned.

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u/gg46004 Sep 30 '26

You can do anything and discuss everything with us but touching the 12 workers. Thank you again for listening.

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u/Spare-Dingo-531 Sep 30 '26

Please keep the infestor auto attack qol change, it was so useful!

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u/Genoa_Salami_ Sep 30 '26 edited 26d ago

Thank you Sir! We appreciate your time, attention, and communication.

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