No other patch in recent memory has piled on enormous buffs onto one race like this . There isn ' t even an argument that zerg was underpowered prior to the patch . Zerg was overpowerforming on ladder , strongest in the foreigner scene , and winning Korean tournaments despite the huge toss presence in Korea . Blizzard even admitted this . The only noticeable nerf zerg received was the armor nerf to ultralisks . This would be a big change , but combat shield banelings , speed hydras that outrange colossi , and invisible infestors are all waaaaay bigger changes . You don ' t need ultras anymore vs bio because these units crush bio . Pros predicted how strong zerg would be post patch because it ' s obvious from the sheer value of the buffs they got . Solar said zerg would win every tournament post patch . Blizzard is notorious for not patching obvious imbalances quickly enough and that seems pretty dangerous when the game ' s future is already in question . There have already been enough periods of shitty metas in this game ' s history that likely had a part in the low player base . How long will players stay if one race is so unfair to play against ?