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SagaZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
France3460 Posts
September 08 2010 00:01 GMT
#101
Benzene looks like match point with 2 extra expos and a weird funky side lane.
Punchbowl Area 12 v 2 and 6 v 8 will be battleroyalish I think
Be nice, buy wards and don't feed double buff.
Neo7
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States922 Posts
September 08 2010 00:04 GMT
#102
I think punchbowl would be better as a 2 player map with cross positions (looks like either east/west or north/south would work both ways).
It takes an idiot to do cool things.
Sc1pio
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States823 Posts
September 08 2010 00:06 GMT
#103
I'm less excited about the new maps and more excited about the fact that KeSPA plans to have another season of SPL!
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few. " -Shunro Suzuki | fortuna fortes adiuvat
Altar
Profile Joined May 2008
United States577 Posts
September 08 2010 00:11 GMT
#104
Bloody Ridge looks awesome
Heavens to Betsy
SilverSkyLark
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Philippines8437 Posts
September 08 2010 00:12 GMT
#105
should I make another analysis blog or not...
"If i lost an arm, I would play w3." -IntoTheWow || "Member of Hyuk Hyuk Hyuk cafe. He's the next Jaedong, baby!"
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-08 00:25:34
September 08 2010 00:25 GMT
#106
Really good batch of maps. Promising.

On September 08 2010 09:11 Altar wrote:
Bloody Ridge looks awesome

Yes, it is my favourite too
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
GGTeMpLaR
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States7226 Posts
September 08 2010 00:26 GMT
#107
these maps look awesome

they should just copy every map like this into SC2
Apex
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States7227 Posts
September 08 2010 00:32 GMT
#108
Icarus seems interesting.

konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
September 08 2010 00:34 GMT
#109
anyway, here's my quick analysis:

Benzene:
a better match point imo. 5 gas per side, meaning turtling sides can be heavily punished by being out-expanded. narrow chokes to expos (except for fourth gas) makes this easy. we may see some proxy rax/zealot rushes at 3/9 o clock, but no bunker rush on high ground (you can't build there). so yeah, no bifrost-style rushing. routes are more viable as compared to match point, so i expect a lot of dynamic play here.

Bloody Ridge:
i like the concept behind this. quick fourth-gas available, but you can choose to go for early game pushes instead. holding the ridges (especially the center ones) will be extremely determinant as to whether you can push out or not, so turtling wouldn't be a viable choice here. unit pathing may be a bit screwed up in mid-late game though, since center of map = blue-storm style pathing.

Aztec:
Isn't Aztec that wall-powerpoint-to-internet-connection router company? lol
Anyway, reverse map! low main, high nat. Positional imbalance is less obvious here, though a (comparatively) small mid + 5 gas per side may lead to huge turtling. Rush distances aren't that short either, so I'm expecting a lot of macro games to be played out here. (Sick job on the 1oclock water/temple combination btw)

Middle Hill:
Yet another map with the Fortress gate concept. I love this map. The center is just wide and huge, making way for awesome epic huge army battles. It's like a bastard child of "Central Plains" (a beta map that never made it) and God's Garden. The raised jungle terrain do raise concerns, as it may help out in Terran turtling a lot. Backyard expos are almost free and safe. seeing how the 2nd backyard expansion is protected by neutral eggs. Pathing issues still do remain a concern, but I'm really excited for this one.

Circuit Breaker:
Excellent map. Pushes can be easily flanked if not careful. Yet, at the same time, it does not deter mid-late game-orientated style of play. Center expansions do not seem viable for Protoss and Zerg to take though. Other than that, no real complaints. High ground near nat will be the key area to take control of in order to control the game.

Icarus:
Nothing much to say, a pretty standard 4-player map. Turtling as a Terran seems hard here. Hurray.

Empire of the Sun:
JAPANNNNNNNNNNNNN.

A beefed up Eye of the Storm, yet seems somewhat fresh.

Punchbowl Area:
Lmao what is this i don't even
Just looks fun as hell to play on. Non-cross position will be exciting as hell. The map that seems to promise the most dynamic games.

POGGERS
Trap
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States395 Posts
September 08 2010 00:34 GMT
#110
From my 1 TvP on Benzene it seems like the distance from your nat to their nat is very short and there's not a lot of room for them to maneuver. These maps seem fun so far though =)
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konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-08 00:46:21
September 08 2010 00:37 GMT
#111
anyone wanna play omg

msg me on iccup @ konadora

will be in channel: op irc
POGGERS
Yferi
Profile Joined April 2010
United States90 Posts
September 08 2010 00:47 GMT
#112
Empire of the Sun = Eye of the Storm

Did they just have to make it that obvious?
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66158 Posts
September 08 2010 00:49 GMT
#113
i'll be streaming games on these maps:

http://tv.zeroboy.net/konadora/
POGGERS
MisterD
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1338 Posts
September 08 2010 00:58 GMT
#114
On September 08 2010 09:47 Yferi wrote:
Empire of the Sun = Eye of the Storm

Did they just have to make it that obvious?

good eye xD
Gold isn't everything in life... you need wood, too!
nitdkim
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1264 Posts
September 08 2010 01:03 GMT
#115
i have trouble against vulture harass sometimes in PvT... some of these maps look like hell if you don't have 10 observers to see where vultures are coming.
PM me if you want random korean images translated.
Sigh
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2433 Posts
September 08 2010 01:05 GMT
#116
Is it just me, or does Icarus remind you of Mercury?
Anyway, really like Benzene, looks pretty sweet, as does Bloddy Ridge. Excited to see the programers play on these maps!
NaDa/Flash/Thorzain Fan
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
September 08 2010 01:13 GMT
#117
On September 08 2010 05:34 darktreb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2010 05:15 ArvickHero wrote:
I just realized many of the current maps will be rotated out.. I hope that Fighting Spirit stays but I'm pretty sure it's done now


I'd be shocked if FS was kept given how long it's been around.

It goes down in the annals as one of the great maps of all time.

It's probably the best and least controversial maps they've ever made. Removing it would be just stupid.
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
blahman3344
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2015 Posts
September 08 2010 01:19 GMT
#118
oohh these maps look really interesting to play on. =0

So far my favorite is middle hill bacause of the backdoor expo (yes i am toss =P)
I like haikus and / I can not lie. You other / brothers can't deny
Kyuukyuu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada6263 Posts
September 08 2010 01:27 GMT
#119
How the hell do you get a third on Punchbowl lolol
Harem
Profile Joined November 2007
United States11390 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-08 01:44:32
September 08 2010 01:29 GMT
#120
On September 08 2010 10:13 Lightwip wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 08 2010 05:34 darktreb wrote:
On September 08 2010 05:15 ArvickHero wrote:
I just realized many of the current maps will be rotated out.. I hope that Fighting Spirit stays but I'm pretty sure it's done now


I'd be shocked if FS was kept given how long it's been around.

It goes down in the annals as one of the great maps of all time.

It's probably the best and least controversial maps they've ever made. Removing it would be just stupid.

It's pretty much a given that FS is out as it is not even one of the maps that fans can vote on.

6 of the 8 new maps get voted in and 2 out of the 4 old maps get voted in. (old being polaris/grand/fortress/judgement)

This is all subject to change though.
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