StarCraft II/Patch 2.0.0

Patch 2.0.0
StarCraft II “Heart of the Swarm beta”
Release date	September 7, 2012 (2012-09-07)
Version	2.0.0
Initial build	23077
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StarCraft II patch 2.0.0 is the first beta patch for the Heart of the Swarm beta.

Balance Changes

• Warhound Weapon attack delay has increased from 1.3 to 1.7.
• Swarm host locust attack damage has decreased from 16 to 14.
• Viper Consume can no longer be used on creep tumors.
• Oracle Preordain duration has decreased from 2 min to 1 min.
• Viper Blinding Cloud now hits everything, but the radius of effect has reduced from 2.5 to 1.5.
• Widow mines will no longer damage each other with their splash damage.
• The bug affecting the Overlord speed upgrade has been fixed. Upgraded Overlords will now travel at the expected speed of 1.88.

Hotkey Changes

• Oracle
  • Revelation has changed from E to R.
  • Entomb has changed from R to E.
• Mothership Core
  • Energize has changed from N to E.
  • Purify has changed from E to F.
• Swarm host
  • Spawn locust has changed from W to C.
• Fleet Beacon
  • Research Gravity Sling has changed from T to G.
  • Research Bosonic Core has changed from G to A.
• Hydralisk Den
  • Evolve Muscular Augments has changed from C to A.