Loaded up a blind test-game on this abomination of a map yesterday... took me a while to figure out how it even works.

It really combines a lot of unusual, inconvenient features:
- smol ramp
- not enough space in the main (for Terran/Protoss)
- 360° harrassable main by air and long-range
- no immediate ground access except for workers or by glitching, but lots of room for proxies
- wide open mineral only natural
- wide open gas semi-natural, but relatively far away by ground
- one could also mention that it's 3 player, so only one other free starting area, maybe meaning harder fight for a split map

Not saying that it won't be fun to figure out by myself how to play on that map but: As someone who didn't play BW back in the days when odd maps were more common, I'd really appreciate it if some Terran with more experience could do a quick elaboration on how you approach such a map, what principles/guidelines you have for a game plan early/mid/lategame. Should also be interesting for me from the Protoss/Zerg perspective.

Jealous

10260 Posts

October 08 2020 12:09 GMT

#7308

The map came out around the same time as CB and there are plenty of VODs in TLPD.

Highgamer

1445 Posts

October 08 2020 12:10 GMT

#7309

Thanks for the hint, I'll check those out, too.

Nikon

Bulgaria5710 Posts

October 08 2020 19:01 GMT

#7310

So uh, I've been away for a while and I don't even know what the teams are, or who plays in them. I'm quite surprised to see that Broodwar has made a seeming resurgence. It's only been what, ten years since I played last? Something like that.

Hi.

P.S. What server is everyone playing on and do I need Starcraft Remastered or whatever it is?

Every_Potential_3169

1 Post

October 08 2020 19:41 GMT

#7311

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BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

October 08 2020 19:52 GMT

#7312

Hi,

There were several team leagues that were run in the last couple of years. The biggest two are Afreeca Team Battle (ATB) which ran for a single edition in 2017 and AfreecaTV Starcraft Team League (ASTL) which just finished up recently before the latest ASL. It's likely that we'll see several more editions of ASTL in the downtime of ASL. This was only possible since Afreeca made a deal with Blizzard (There were rumours that Blizzard was partially to blame for us losing ATB in 2017): (Wiki)

2020 AfreecaTV StarCraft Team League Season 1

Nowadays, it's all about ASL which is the premier BW tournament. If you haven't watched BW in the last couple of years, I would highly suggest watching some of the ASLs in past years. We've had quite the crazy series and stories so far. We can also link some good series if you don't want to watch that much.

As for remastered, there is a ladder and MM so as long as you buy it (think it was $15), you can just make an account on whatever server and queue up to play other players with similar MMRs. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Highgamer

1445 Posts

October 08 2020 20:14 GMT

#7313

On October 09 2020 04:01 Nikon wrote:
So uh, I've been away for a while and I don't even know what the teams are, or who plays in them. I'm quite surprised to see that Broodwar has made a seeming resurgence. It's only been what, ten years since I played last? Something like that.

Hi.

P.S. What server is everyone playing on and do I need Starcraft Remastered or whatever it is?

Also, if you really didn't visit this site much in the last 10 years, check out the BW-streams on the right if you haven't already. Streaming BW on Afreeca has become big and is now one if not the major source of income for the players. Pretty much every pre-2011 pro (who isn't currently in the military like e.g. Jaedong) is streaming daily nowadays. That means you can watch the likes of Flash or Bisu and many more to your hearts content.

Also, about the teams, afaik they're more like temporary associations for the time of such a tournament, even if the players that form such a team probably have some sort of connection like being former members of the same Proleague-team. They probably also train together for such events, but it's not as hardcore as in the old days with teamhouses, contracts etc. (afaik)

prosatan

Romania8514 Posts

October 11 2020 06:30 GMT

#7314

At last, Sea is playong some BW !
almost 20k viewers now !
Let's watch till ASL 10 Group C starts

Russano

United States434 Posts

October 13 2020 08:32 GMT

#7315

So I ran into a random Kpop song called "My Body" by the artist Nada. I was disappointed it wasn't the starcraft extravaganza I was expecting.

Link to the youtube of the song for reference - www.youtube.com

prosatan

Romania8514 Posts

October 13 2020 17:12 GMT

#7316

The most cute and funny and sweet video in the world, even if I don't understand a single word !

Larva is great ! Now I want him to win ASL 10 !!!!

Freakling

Germany1529 Posts

October 16 2020 10:06 GMT

#7317

Does any one have a link to the Light vs. Bisu bio game that Artosis keeps on talking about?

whaski

Finland577 Posts

October 16 2020 12:16 GMT

#7318

On October 16 2020 19:06 Freakling wrote:
Does any one have a link to the Light vs. Bisu bio game that Artosis keeps on talking about?

I think this is the game

Highgamer

1445 Posts

October 16 2020 13:15 GMT

#7319

On October 14 2020 02:12 prosatan wrote:
The most cute and funny and sweet video in the world, even if I don't understand a single word !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgRDXCSt_Mg

Larva is great ! Now I want him to win ASL 10 !!!!

Normally I don't like it when small kids are put on display like this on TV or internet... but gosh she's adorable ^^, they both are together.

And if I had Larva among my acquaintences I would definitelly hire him as a sitter. The man really knows how to handle a child well.