var infoBoxElement = document.getElementById("infoBox").cloneNode(); infoBoxElement.id = "trashMe"; thisElement.appendChild(infoBoxElement); infoBoxElement.innerHTML = document.getElementById(contentPointer).innerHTML; if(leftAligned) { infoBoxElement.classList.add("infoLeft"); } infoBoxElement.style.display = "block"; infoBoxElement.style.visibility = "visible"; document.querySelector(".isSelected").classList.remove("isSelected"); document.querySelector(".isVisible").classList.replace("isVisible","isHidden"); document.getElementById(thisTab).classList.add("isSelected"); document.getElementById(thisTab+"content").classList.replace("isHidden","isVisible");

Your Emperor calls on you to serve

Arcturus Mengsk is asking every able-bodied citizen to commit themselves completely to the defense of all we hold dear. For some time, our beautiful worlds have been under attack from enemies at all sides: the zerg vermin that want to consume us; the invading protoss who serve their own ...

Read more

The Global Finals are here!

After a memorable year of competition, 16 competitors battled for a spot in the Round of 8 at BlizzCon. The top 8 players from the Circuit and the top 8 from the GSL met at the WCS Global Finals Opening Week in Seoul, Korea. Here’s a look at the players who made it to BlizzCon, and how they’re seeded into the bracket. 

BlizzCon Schedule

Broadcast Day	PDT	CEST	KST
Friday, November 1	12 p.m.	9 p.m.	4 a.m. (November 2)

Streams

As always, English-language coverage will be available on our official Twitch channel, brought to you by our English broadcast team.

Hosts:

• Desk: James "Kaelaris" Carrol
• Stage: Sue "Smix" Lee

Commentators:

• Jared "PiG" Krensel
• Leigh "Maynarde" Mandalov
• Kevin "RotterdaM" van der Kooi
• Daniel "Artosis" Stemkoski
• Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott
• Nathaniel Lawrence "Nathanias" Fabrikant

Streams 

Language	Stream
English	Blizzard
German	Take...

Read more

Hi all! In the excitement before the culmination of this year’s WCS finals, we think it’s a good opportunity to revisit the proposals made earlier in the month with a fresh perspective. Special thanks to Wardi and his Balance Test Mod Invitational, which showcased these new changes in action. After further watching games and following feedback, below are a few changes we’d like to make to the testing queue:

---

Adjustments to Old Changes:

• Reverted: Viking health increased from 135 to 150.

Based on feedback, we’d like to pull this change back for now due to concerns surrounding the Viking’s subsequent increased power in TvT as well as its increased strength in earlier parts of the game. If the Viking has any deficiencies, we believe they exist later on when end-game units and area-of-effect abilities start coming into play. Thus, if necessary, we’d like to instead tackle the Viking’s strength in late-game with alterations to end-game units from other races—such as Tempests—rather t...

Read more