Before begin I would like to say that this game is broken. I believe that half of the things should be taken out of the game to make it even and balanced across the board.
What is the cause of the horribile balance issues that this game has. I believe the number 1 cause is balancing the game around Protoss. Protoss has been giving a over buff in 2018. Then they have been nerfed a few times and all of a sudden more buffs.
During this time Zerg and Terran has received nerfs and buffs as well but nothing as signficant to the over buff that protoss has received. Why did protoss received that over buff. My first thoughts is that the skill gap between the top terran/zerg players compared to the top protoss players is just too wide. Then again if you look at all major tournament wins. Toss seems to be doing just fine. Here is the proof
(h_ttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Premier_Tournaments)
If you look at every year protoss has had its fair share of wins. Well every year except 2017. Zerg/terran players were playing at so much of a higher level that I am not sure if toss would have won anything again at the pro level. Thus the over buff. in 2018. Now they are back on par to with the other to races.
2018 is also the year that I began becoming more and more vocal about the game and I’ve go to a apoint to where I think it is broken. that 2018 toss patch broke the game
Now yes it is balanced at the tops now. As far as win rates go. To bad blizzard had to give toss a major hand while telling everyone else to go an F themselves… So how does this affect the ladder. You know the remaining 99% of us that are not half as good as serral or maru or the others. We get smashed. By players that we shouldnt lose against. I am not saying that our win rates would increase or decrease. If you play enough games. You will lose your fair share.
Then why am I complaining that the game is broken if my win rate would be 50% no matter what. Again this goes back to losing games against lessor than players becuase they just happened to be toss. Imagine this. you completely catch toss out of position. So what they recall and now they are safe and given a 2nd chance. Imagine you catch toss going for that super 3rd nexus that they all ways do and you were 1 base or 2 base all inning them. You completely countered their build. But it still doesnt matter becuase they have shield baattery forrest.
Forget about the cheese play and unit interactions. That can be over come or strategized around with practice. But things like the aforementioned should not be in the game. its broken. Now you are at a point where your cannot rush/attack them early and during the game they can make mistakes and not be punished.
Add everythinge else in and you have a match up that everyone complains about. The blizzard team accomplished their goal by buffing toss to the point where they can win tournaments again. but they did it at the expense of the ladder. They spit in every zerg and terran face to achieve this.
