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PATCH 1.3.5 NOW AVAILABLE ON NA PTR

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty patch 1.3.5 is currently in development and now available for testing on the PTR. This minor patch contains several minor interface changes as well as a sneak preview of Season 3 ladder maps. By participating in the PTR, you'll be among the first to test out the latest changes and help us ensure that when the patch is released it's of the highest quality possible.

To participate in the public test you must have a full North America product license. Further details on how to access the PTR can be found in the FAQ. Once you've had the chance to try things out, be sure to visit the Public Test forum to discuss the patch.

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - PTR Patch 1.3.5

Table of Contents

• General
  
• StarCraft II Editor Improvements

General

• A special sneak peek at new ladder maps is now available!
  
• Several performance and memory improvements have been made.
  
• "Player Left" messages will once again appear in replays.
  
• The Hellion's Infernal Pre-Igniter upgrade icon has been updated (now with more blue flames!).
  

StarCraft II Editor Improvements

• UI errors will now go into a newly-created Error Display Message window.
  
• Cooldowns shorter than 1/4 of a second no longer display on the command card.

As this is a test server, please anticipate uneven game performance, and note that restarts and downtime may occur without warning. We'll provide information regarding extended downtimes, should they occur, in the Public Test forum.

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COMMING SOON: STARCRAFT II REGION LINKING

We're pleased to announce StarCraft II region linking, an exciting upcoming change that will connect a number of StarCraft II communities around the world for multiplayer matchmaking and communication purposes. In conjunction with the start of Season 3, we’ll be linking the European and Russian StarCraft II communities together; North America and Latin America will also be linked together, as will Korea and Taiwan.

Region linking will benefit players in the connected regions in a number of ways. First and foremost, a linked community means a larger pool of players to improve our automated matchmaker. Whether you're an elite Grandmaster or a Bronze-league all-star, more players in the mix means that we'll be able to find you a matchup more quickly and more accurately. Players will also get access to a broader range of custom map games, which in turn means wider audiences for mapmakers. Those of you who have friends in the linked region will also be able to add them to your Battle.net friends lists once the region linking is complete.

For the vast majority of players, the process will be seamless. Just log in, play, and say hello to all of your new friends (with a sneaky drop in their mineral line). For more information about region linking, check out the FAQ.

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Great we gate Latin America -.-

They basically linked small places with big places. I want a link to EU and KR damnit!

Yeah wtf. Hopefully its just the start of one giant link, where everyone worldwide plays on the same region. People on Mars or the Moon will probably get the shaft though.

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Yeah wtf. Hopefully its just the start of one giant link, where everyone worldwide plays on the same region. People on Mars or the Moon will probably get the shaft though.

That'll only happen after HotS and maybe even LotV.

Also, qft:

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Great we gate Latin America -.-

They basically linked small places with big places. I want a link to EU and KR damnit!

They linked these regions because they were on the same server anyway...
I guess the player numbers on the smaller regions were shrinking and the linkage makes the communities bigger which would increase the situation for the players in the smaller region because they have to wait less for matchmaking, etc...

Gonna be annoying going against people who speak notenglish

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Gonna be annoying going against people who speak notenglish

Because we all play for the quality conversations. There really isn't much beyond "gl hf gg" (which is almost a universal declaration) until you get into custom games.

(Although I do like to chat up a storm on ladder when I'm bored because I find it hilarious, and talking seems to reduce the chance of BM/increase the chance of a "gg.")

Can't wait to hear people complain about Brazilians

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Gonna be annoying going against people who speak notenglish

Because we all play for the quality conversations. There really isn't much beyond "gl hf gg" (which is almost a universal declaration) until you get into custom games.

(Although I do like to chat up a storm on ladder when I'm bored because I find it hilarious, and talking seems to reduce the chance of BM/increase the chance of a "gg.")

Lol. You sound like a Hon player.

EU has no BM, almost everyone I play against gl hf's, gg's and says wp occasionally.

Merging russia with us is just a bit lame though. They don't even use our alphabet.

The fun or not page got broken with this new patch update lolz