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VicTree
Profile Joined February 2011
United States16 Posts
October 26 2012 15:10 GMT
#1
I've been watching a lot of bw streams lately, and I was curious as to why every match I've seen (over the course of probably a month) has been on Fighting Spirit 1.3.

Is this just a very popular map?

Are there bonuses involved for playing on this map?

Is it the only map that Fish and Brain servers allow?

Just curious

Thanks
TheEmulator
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
28103 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-26 15:20:19
October 26 2012 15:18 GMT
#2
It is just very popular. When it was in the pro scene map pool, it was considered as one of the most balanced maps ever. Eventually it gained popularity on each ladder, and now everyone is so comfortable with it they just like playing it. Another example would be Lost Temple or Python. These were the only maps people played for years, actually Python is still popular.

To answer your other questions, it doesn't give you any bonuses, unless it is motw on iccup. But I don't think that happens anymore. Also, people play other maps on fish, but 99% of the games are on fighting spirit because the Koreans are just so comfortable on it.
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VicTree
Profile Joined February 2011
United States16 Posts
October 26 2012 15:21 GMT
#3
Ahh ok thanks. I suppose that if you find a map that works well for all races its good to play. Just seems like eventually ppl would want to switch it up a little bit!
jpak
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States5045 Posts
October 26 2012 15:22 GMT
#4
If you want other maps, host them yourself.

I personally like hosting Circuit Breaker because I like that map.
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Kiante
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7069 Posts
October 26 2012 15:23 GMT
#5
it's comfortable to play on. there's no hanky panky to worry about. no cliffs over your nat. no hard to take third. no overly constricted terrain. no 2 player proxy every game bullshit. it's the map most players feel most comfortable playing on.

bw is complex enough that it's nice to keep something consistent when you're just playing/practicing
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ne4aJIb
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Russian Federation3209 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-26 15:25:46
October 26 2012 15:24 GMT
#6
I've watched different afreeca restreams for a long time, and only yesterday I saw a game not on fs, but on python. xD

p.s. this doesn't include sospa :D
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pebble444
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Italy2503 Posts
October 26 2012 15:27 GMT
#7
Honestly late game TvP for terran is not balacend at all.
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quirinus
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Croatia2489 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-26 15:35:38
October 26 2012 15:30 GMT
#8
It's considered the most standard map and pretty well balanced (iccup stats), both by Koreans and Foreigners. It provides a ramp and a close by, relatively easy to take/defend third with a somewhat open middle and circular path. It's a 4 player map so it has plenty of expos, but it isn't huge or too small as some maps. It's symmetrical except the middle and some natural's minerals lines (and the bottom left main is annoying as fuck to build stuff in). Plus the natural choke isn't as weird or big as on some maps (Python I'm looking at you).

It was a normal, straight-up map after a bunch of witty maps that had non-standard features, so my guess is people jumped on it when it came out and stayed there. It's popular like once LT, Python or maybe Luna used to be, so most people play on it.

On iccup specifically, there are MOTW (maps of the week) that provide 30 (or 30% don't know exactly) more points if you play on them with the antihack on - so if FS is in that week's MOTW it's probably played a lot of times.
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Sinedd
Profile Joined July 2008
Poland7052 Posts
October 26 2012 15:38 GMT
#9
Yeah it is a good map..

awesome even I agree..

but it is play way.. WAAAAAY too much T_T

jesus christ this map is everywhere..

just like Destination in 2009/2010

and Python..

im slowly getting sick of it..

If I just could host games on Iccup I would play this map rather rarely
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sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
October 26 2012 15:48 GMT
#10
On October 27 2012 00:38 Sinedd wrote:
Yeah it is a good map..

awesome even I agree..

but it is play way.. WAAAAAY too much T_T

jesus christ this map is everywhere..

just like Destination in 2009/2010

and Python..

im slowly getting sick of it..

If I just could host games on Iccup I would play this map rather rarely

i wished desti was still played.

there are so many good maps we yust tend to forget them i geus.

but to anwsers op's question is becouse it is the most balanced and fun to play map for alot of people.

btw have you tried out my guide aswell? http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=359706
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don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3007 Posts
October 26 2012 16:00 GMT
#11
Balanced and probably about as standard of a map as it can get that isn't geared for few builds. Hence a very good map for you to practice great array of strategies and builds without severe map advantage or disadvantage.
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Sinedd
Profile Joined July 2008
Poland7052 Posts
October 26 2012 16:10 GMT
#12
On October 27 2012 00:48 sabas123 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2012 00:38 Sinedd wrote:
Yeah it is a good map..

awesome even I agree..

but it is play way.. WAAAAAY too much T_T

jesus christ this map is everywhere..

just like Destination in 2009/2010

and Python..

im slowly getting sick of it..

If I just could host games on Iccup I would play this map rather rarely

i wished desti was still played.

there are so many good maps we yust tend to forget them i geus.

but to anwsers op's question is becouse it is the most balanced and fun to play map for alot of people.

btw have you tried out my guide aswell? http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=359706

yes.. there was so many good maps.. shame that people have such a short memory..

oh and, no I didnt tried your guide unfortunately..

but I think I might give it a try, since hosting games makes the game much easier to play I mean finding opponents and dont have to wait so much and shit..

thanks !
T H C makes ppl happy
Pads
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
England3228 Posts
October 26 2012 16:14 GMT
#13
When I first started playing Luna was the only map played for years.. Until Python came out as I recall.
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Potling
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Norway298 Posts
October 26 2012 16:16 GMT
#14
On October 27 2012 00:48 sabas123 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2012 00:38 Sinedd wrote:
Yeah it is a good map..

awesome even I agree..

but it is play way.. WAAAAAY too much T_T

jesus christ this map is everywhere..

just like Destination in 2009/2010

and Python..

im slowly getting sick of it..

If I just could host games on Iccup I would play this map rather rarely

i wished desti was still played.

there are so many good maps we yust tend to forget them i geus.

but to anwsers op's question is becouse it is the most balanced and fun to play map for alot of people.

btw have you tried out my guide aswell? http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=359706

Are you guys brothers?
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quirinus
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Croatia2489 Posts
October 26 2012 16:59 GMT
#15
On October 27 2012 00:38 Sinedd wrote:
Yeah it is a good map..

awesome even I agree..

but it is play way.. WAAAAAY too much T_T

jesus christ this map is everywhere..

just like Destination in 2009/2010

and Python..

im slowly getting sick of it..

If I just could host games on Iccup I would play this map rather rarely


Yea I hate FS and I have to constantly play on it, it sucks. The older maps suit my style way more. I think I'd be at least 1 rank higher on those maps.
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mca64[KDV]
Profile Joined May 2012
Poland463 Posts
October 26 2012 17:28 GMT
#16
i think cause they dont know best map ever - Python
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
October 26 2012 17:32 GMT
#17
if you can't host even after port forwarding it's because you don't have a public IP, nothing you can do about it except call your ISP

and I didn't like python much at all, TvP cross positions was so tough to play
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
Iplaythings
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Denmark9110 Posts
October 26 2012 17:54 GMT
#18
On October 27 2012 01:59 quirinus wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 27 2012 00:38 Sinedd wrote:
Yeah it is a good map..

awesome even I agree..

but it is play way.. WAAAAAY too much T_T

jesus christ this map is everywhere..

just like Destination in 2009/2010

and Python..

im slowly getting sick of it..

If I just could host games on Iccup I would play this map rather rarely


Yea I hate FS and I have to constantly play on it, it sucks. The older maps suit my style way more. I think I'd be at least 1 rank higher on those maps.

I am just gonna assume you like Python and use this place to rant, cus I need it

Because, I hate that fucking map for ZvP with all my heart, not because it is an old map, but because the natural is retardedly hard to take.

Compare it to FS where every style is viable, it's just that retarded speedling all ins and hard-as-fuck-to-defend ling all ins even with proper wallins when you forge FE or the endless "hurp 2gate" which

I know what you are thinking, I should adjust my play to this, which I'd happily do if I didn't feel like the map doesnt force me to play a certain style and then people consider it a map on par with FS where aggressive isn't AS strong, but still strong enough that you can go balls to the wall and still be effective

Python is still stupid, I dont like

I wanna talk about how I love desti, fuck yeah I do
In the woods, there lurks..
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
October 26 2012 18:08 GMT
#19
no hard to take third

It sure isn't. It's pretty much free for Protoss and Terran. Kinda frustrating for Zerg users as it limits their control over the flow of the game.
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corumjhaelen
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
France6884 Posts
October 26 2012 18:11 GMT
#20
It's positionnally imba ZvP and boring. Don't play it !
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