EPTPunchbowl Area 12 v 2 and 6 v 8 will be battleroyalish I think
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SagaZ
France3460 Posts
Punchbowl Area 12 v 2 and 6 v 8 will be battleroyalish I think | ||
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Neo7
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Sc1pio
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Altar
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SilverSkyLark
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On September 08 2010 09:11 Altar wrote: Bloody Ridge looks awesome Yes, it is my favourite too  | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
they should just copy every map like this into SC2 | ||
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Apex
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konadora
Singapore66364 Posts
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. | ||
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Trap
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konadora
Singapore66364 Posts
msg me on iccup @ konadora will be in channel: op irc | ||
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Yferi
United States90 Posts
Did they just have to make it that obvious? | ||
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konadora
Singapore66364 Posts
http://tv.zeroboy.net/konadora/ | ||
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MisterD
Germany1338 Posts
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 | ||
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nitdkim
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Sigh
Canada2433 Posts
Anyway, really like Benzene, looks pretty sweet, as does Bloddy Ridge. Excited to see the programers play on these maps! | ||
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Lightwip
United States5497 Posts
On September 08 2010 05:34 darktreb wrote: 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. | ||
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blahman3344
United States2015 Posts
So far my favorite is middle hill bacause of the backdoor expo (yes i am toss =P) | ||
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Kyuukyuu
Canada6263 Posts
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Harem
United States11393 Posts
On September 08 2010 10:13 Lightwip wrote: 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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