Juxtapose (Random - Protoss) vs keL (Random - Zerg) Balance Test Mod Match 1

Juxtapose

• Race: Protoss 
• League: Gold
• Spawn Location: 5:00

keL - Winner!

• Race: Zerg 
• League: Diamond
• Spawn Location: 11:00

Last week, Blizzard Entertainment announced some significant upcoming design changes for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. Expected to go live in November, you can read about it here: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/20975163/

Basically, the upcoming changes are available to be played and tested now, coincidentally, under Multiplayer>Test, so today I decided to play a few games.

My first match here is against a Diamond 2 Zerg opponent, which I believe is the first Diamond opponent I've ever fought. I did not expect to defeat him given the skill/experience difference between us, and when I got Protoss and saw that he got Zerg, I expected early aggression like people are complaining about on the official forum.

Interestingly, with a traditional wall-in, a Zealot on "guard" duty, and a Sentry, I was able to hold off the first small group of Zerglings, no Mothership Core required. I also took my expansion _not_ at my natural, and was able to defend it through several mass Zergling attacks, and I even forgot to turn on Autocast for the Nexus' new Shield Recharge ability.

So if I, a lowly Gold 3 player, can survive against early aggression from a Diamond 2 player, I have hope the removal of the Mothership Core will not be the doom of us all some are making it out to be; especially considering there's months of testing time left.