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[ASL] New maps: Taebaek Mountains and Overwatch - Page 4

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Bakuryu
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Germany1065 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-15 17:41:23
July 15 2016 17:37 GMT
#61
On July 16 2016 00:42 -NegativeZero- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2016 00:14 Bakuryu wrote:
if i were in charge in would rename our twilight overwatch map + use cardinal's version of latias' overwatch map and then send both maps to some korean who could help us...... and that as fast as possible (preferably yesterday)

i made that map back in 2013, so if anything i think blizz should rename their game instead


except that without a name change that map will never be played by a blizzard sponsored, tastosis casted tournament which already has a desert overwatch map with big overwatch symbol (also best tileset for that symbol), while the tournament is interrupted by overwatch commercials......
Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5195 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-17 03:54:11
July 17 2016 03:49 GMT
#62
Wall ins for Overwatch:
T1;
+ Show Spoiler +

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T5;
+ Show Spoiler +

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T7;
+ Show Spoiler +

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T11;
+ Show Spoiler +

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P1;
+ Show Spoiler +

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P5;
+ Show Spoiler +

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Note:
While this can be done with 2 zealots, it is practically impossible to block lings with 2 zealots; adding a probe or a 3rd zealot is advised!

P7;
+ Show Spoiler +

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P11;
+ Show Spoiler +

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Note:
While this can be done with 2 zealots, it is practically impossible to block lings with 2 zealots; adding a probe or a 3rd zealot is advised!


Obviously there are more ways to wall in, but I think these are the only practical ones (and most optimal).
This means if there isn't a ling tight option shown for a certain position, it means there is no practical option available.
(However this does not mean you cannot create something ling tight.)

In my opinion P11 is your least favourite spawning point vs. Zerg

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Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5195 Posts
July 17 2016 03:53 GMT
#63
Sorry for the delay, casters.

On July 14 2016 17:43 Freakling wrote:
@Peeano: The new map versions are actually not protected, you could save a lot of time by using SCMDraft to test walls (using the debug/enable debug+show unit collision sizes options).

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind if I end up creating another album in the future.
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idegelchik
Profile Joined September 2012
Russian Federation382 Posts
July 19 2016 16:54 GMT
#64
green map antiprotoss map, t and z can off natural very easy(today hero with 2 lurks off best' natural).
BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19299 Posts
July 19 2016 17:00 GMT
#65
So Best went for a pylon hugging the wall at the natural for the P7 spawn. This let him build a gateway next to his mineral line to hold. Hero exposed the issue of zerglings taking down the nuetral temple.
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classicyellow83
Profile Joined June 2016
United States2393 Posts
July 19 2016 17:03 GMT
#66
Overwatch is being patched and Taebaek should be replaced. It's not something new to replace a map during season due to insane imbalance.
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Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5195 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-19 17:19:11
July 19 2016 17:18 GMT
#67
On July 20 2016 02:00 BisuDagger wrote:
So Best went for a pylon hugging the wall at the natural for the P7 spawn. This let him build a gateway next to his mineral line to hold. Hero exposed the issue of zerglings taking down the nuetral temple.

Best's wall in wasn't ling tight on the right side of the forge. However one interesting thing to point out is that his pylon placement allows for a cannon that can range the mineral stack (granted there is high ground vision)
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Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5195 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-19 19:02:41
July 19 2016 18:58 GMT
#68
With the idea of ranging the stacked minerals on the high ground I think the setup below would be slightly better than what Best did:
+ Show Spoiler +
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Personally I'd really like the red rectangle to be made buildable, but the map still seems bad...
As long as only mirror match ups - namely PvP - are played on it, it should be a fun map.
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Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
July 19 2016 19:06 GMT
#69
On July 20 2016 02:03 classicyellow83 wrote:
Overwatch is being patched and Taebaek should be replaced. It's not something new to replace a map during season due to insane imbalance.

Yeah, but it still leaves one wondering why they keep picking up maps which are in dire need of extensive patching and/or have a ton of very predictable, cheesy imbalances in the first place.
classicyellow83
Profile Joined June 2016
United States2393 Posts
July 19 2016 21:38 GMT
#70
On July 20 2016 04:06 Freakling wrote:
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On July 20 2016 02:03 classicyellow83 wrote:
Overwatch is being patched and Taebaek should be replaced. It's not something new to replace a map during season due to insane imbalance.

Yeah, but it still leaves one wondering why they keep picking up maps which are in dire need of extensive patching and/or have a ton of very predictable, cheesy imbalances in the first place.

Because they are letting people with no understanding of the game make maps and not listening to the actual players' inputs.
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51505 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-19 23:07:37
July 19 2016 23:06 GMT
#71
and you're saying that ragnarok[valkyrie], a guy who's made maps professionally since 2002 has no understanding of the game?
i'm more than certain the reason why the maps have bugs in them is because these are the first maps he's probably made since the kespa era and that he hasn't had much time considering he's probably got a job/family and what not.
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Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5195 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-20 00:04:23
July 19 2016 23:39 GMT
#72
Concerning BeSt vs hero and how we're all crying how bad this Taebaek Mountains is, because it is.
+ Show Spoiler [(ASL Ro16 day 2)] +
BeSt had a great early game with 3 drone kills in addition to making hero expand to the right top first rather than his natural.
That created a significant lead that gave BeSt a good chance to win. However he failed to do so. His main fail, (other than micro fails which I'm not looking to discuss here), was that he suffered severe economical damage from lurkers on his natural high ground.


Let me show you where BeSt could have improved his build using his own idea of how to play FFE on this map:
P7;
+ Show Spoiler +

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BeSt's wall at the right side of the forge wasn't ling tight, but hero didn't try to abuse it. The option below would be better.

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Far right cannon can range an enemy worker trying to mine the stacked mineral field on the high ground granted you provide high ground vision. Which I believe was the idea behind BeSt's wall in.

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BeSt's pylon, as well as cybernatic core placement, only allowed 1 cannon which really fucked him over. You need a minimum of 3 cannons to make sure Lurkers can't camp your mineral line. Hero placed his Lukers just outside cannon range. BeSt's usage of corsairs for vision was good, but in BeSt's situation I'd suggest keeping vision of that high ground once Lurkers are out at all times.

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Cannons are placed so they are out of reach of range hydra, yet cover all high ground behind the minerals and don't mess up your mining.

P11;
+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
Top right cannon can range an enemy worker trying to mine the stacked mineral field on the high ground granted you provide high ground vision.

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Same as above, but a Dragoon can pass without destroying your stuff.
Note:
Gap below the forge can be blocked with just 1 zealot, but it's tricky.

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Cannons are placed so they are out of reach of range hydra, yet cover all high ground behind the minerals and don't mess up your mining.



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prech
Profile Joined March 2014
United States2948 Posts
July 19 2016 23:44 GMT
#73
^^Good stuff, thanks, Peeano. Also for the wall-ins
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Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
July 20 2016 00:04 GMT
#74
@Peeano: With that amount of cannon, he should have probably just cannon rushed!

On July 20 2016 08:06 GTR wrote:
and you're saying that ragnarok[valkyrie], a guy who's made maps professionally since 2002 has no understanding of the game?
i'm more than certain the reason why the maps have bugs in them is because these are the first maps he's probably made since the kespa era and that he hasn't had much time considering he's probably got a job/family and what not.

Meaningless drivel, driven by logical fallacies. It's not even consistent in itself. First you make a purely rhetoric argument for his alleged professionalism, just to then explain at length how this guy cannot be considered a professional at all.
(and don't even try to make the argument that he might have been paid to make these maps. In that case I am just assuming they got exactly what they paid for while he probably got minimum wage...)
Peeano
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Netherlands5195 Posts
July 20 2016 00:06 GMT
#75
On July 20 2016 09:04 Freakling wrote:
@Peeano: With that amount of cannon, he should have probably just cannon rushed!

You know I only did that to show all cannons that can be powered by the initial pylon. Come on...
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Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
July 20 2016 00:36 GMT
#76
The amount of extra cannons Protoss need just to cover everything is still a problem all of its own. And we haven't even seen a Hydra bust yet.
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-20 00:59:53
July 20 2016 00:59 GMT
#77
At least Overwatch is better map (or was that matchup and players we saw were great?). Open, macro, multiple choices and standart. But this map was asking to be punished from very start, just look how weird it is lol.
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19299 Posts
July 20 2016 01:23 GMT
#78
On July 20 2016 09:36 Freakling wrote:
The amount of extra cannons Protoss need just to cover everything is still a problem all of its own. And we haven't even seen a Hydra bust yet.

That's the problem I see. Protoss has to waste so much time covering their ass. I think 2base turtle into sair/shuttle/reaver or dt is the best option. Fast shuttle reaver may pay off really nicely actually.
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Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
July 20 2016 08:47 GMT
#79
On July 20 2016 09:59 outscar wrote:
At least Overwatch is better map (or was that matchup and players we saw were great?). Open, macro, multiple choices and standart. But this map was asking to be punished from very start, just look how weird it is lol.

Standard is the buzzword here. Grand imbalances were never to be expected to begin with (and besides, it is still to early to really judge balance). With the most map-breaking bugs and "features" fixed (the random cover-providing tiles on the north ridge and the weird haphazard tank angles on the mineral onlies) it is now actually a playable, if boring and bland-looking, map.
classicyellow83
Profile Joined June 2016
United States2393 Posts
July 20 2016 18:36 GMT
#80
Ok guys. Update on what ASL is going to do about the new maps.

OverWatch - Will fix the mineral mining problem at 1 o'clock and 5 o'clock.

TaeBaek Mountain - This map will be used till the end of round 16. Will try to balance the map before round 8. But, if the map is still not balanced after testing, will be removed from the map pool and will use another map.

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