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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
October 08 2020 23:27 GMT
#1
Map Pool Update
  • (2) Benzene
  • (2) Eclipse
  • (3) Plasma
  • (4) Circuit Breakers
  • (4) Polypoid
  • (4) Ringing Bloom
  • (4) Fighting Spirit


Please don't veto Plasma
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des
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States507 Posts
October 08 2020 23:41 GMT
#2
RIP Sylphid. Pouring one out for my favorite map.
my larvae bring all the zerg to the yard
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10847 Posts
October 09 2020 00:35 GMT
#3
Really surprised they brought back Plasma, I was joking around the other day about how fun this map was and should be on Ladder lol. Should make for some interesting games!
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Katkishka
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States660 Posts
October 09 2020 01:06 GMT
#4
Really wish they'd cycle out FS or Circuit Breaker, but at least we got some interesting maps for this season. F to Sylphid though.
art_of_turtle
Profile Blog Joined September 2012
United States1208 Posts
October 09 2020 02:33 GMT
#5
Sylphid we should have kept but CB could have gone.
Flash should fear Sacsri
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51691 Posts
October 09 2020 04:27 GMT
#6
Would really like for them to just copy the ASL map pool.
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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6566 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-10-09 08:07:24
October 09 2020 08:05 GMT
#7
poly, cb, fs all in the same map pool..... again..

On October 09 2020 11:33 art_of_turtle wrote:
Sylphid we should have kept but CB could have gone.


On October 09 2020 08:41 des wrote:
RIP Sylphid. Pouring one out for my favorite map.



and they got rid of sylphid. what the hell
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Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
October 09 2020 08:13 GMT
#8
I hate CB.
MineraIs
Profile Joined September 2020
United States846 Posts
October 09 2020 08:31 GMT
#9
plasma? :\
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Avi-Love
Profile Joined November 2003
Denmark423 Posts
October 09 2020 09:35 GMT
#10
In my opinion I think it's time that poly just replaces FS for everything, no reason to have both in any map pool. I'm okay with CB sticking around as a second noob-friendly 4p macro map. I do think adding Plasma is fucking crazy, the map is horribly imbalanced and even progamers don't want to play it despite it being in the ASL map pool.
Highgamer
Profile Joined October 2015
1470 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-10-09 10:19:46
October 09 2020 10:17 GMT
#11
I understand the grief for Sylphid.

But all this hate for FS... It's like the sun of the map-pool planetary system. You don't know what you owe this map. Accept it already, it's gonna be in there forever.

Plasma though... it's like they want to set up an obstacle course, then tie everyone's feet together and see what happens...
[sc1f]eonzerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Belgium7023 Posts
October 09 2020 10:33 GMT
#12
Polypoid is terrible. I cant believe they remove sylphid that is the best map made in years and the most played map. Koreans love to play in sylphid.They also keep eclipse and added benzene. holyshit worst mappool ever. Not to talk about ringing sh*t but well is mostly the ASL mappool i guess.
kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2042 Posts
October 09 2020 10:55 GMT
#13
Why is eclipse the bombastic version of the map on ladder?

In current version of polypoid, the top mineral in upper left corner of the base bugs if you build a depot on top of it.
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Kare
Profile Joined March 2009
Norway786 Posts
October 09 2020 11:08 GMT
#14
Absolute garbage maps for Terran as usual
In life you can obtain all sorts of material wealth, but the real treasure is the epic feelings you get while doing something you love.
maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5864 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-10-09 11:25:42
October 09 2020 11:22 GMT
#15
On October 09 2020 17:05 Alejandrisha wrote:
poly, cb, fs all in the same map pool..... again..

Show nested quote +
On October 09 2020 11:33 art_of_turtle wrote:
Sylphid we should have kept but CB could have gone.


Show nested quote +
On October 09 2020 08:41 des wrote:
RIP Sylphid. Pouring one out for my favorite map.



and they got rid of sylphid. what the hell

Yeah, I really think they should've kept Sylphid and removed either CB or FS. Is there any chance they could still amend it? Can we petition Blizzard?

TBH, I think they could just use the map pool currently used by KCM. Looks like a nice balance of standard and non-standard, 2P, 3P and 4P.
Avi-Love
Profile Joined November 2003
Denmark423 Posts
October 09 2020 11:37 GMT
#16
On October 09 2020 19:17 Highgamer wrote:
I understand the grief for Sylphid.

But all this hate for FS... It's like the sun of the map-pool planetary system. You don't know what you owe this map. Accept it already, it's gonna be in there forever.

Plasma though... it's like they want to set up an obstacle course, then tie everyone's feet together and see what happens...



I don't really understand this sentiment, by your logic we should also have Lost Temple, Luna and Python in the map pool because they all played a similar role as FS historically? The map is outdated, outplayed, imbalanced and basically not used in any serious league, it's time to let it go like we did the previously mentioned maps.

I do think a VERY easy and quick solution is to just replace plasma with sylphid in the current map pool, it would be a huge improvement and almost 0 effort. Both 3 player maps as well.
kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2042 Posts
October 09 2020 11:46 GMT
#17
I have another question. Can we remove reap of the storm from BSL map pool?!
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maybenexttime
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Poland5864 Posts
October 09 2020 12:13 GMT
#18
On October 09 2020 20:37 Avi-Love wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 09 2020 19:17 Highgamer wrote:
I understand the grief for Sylphid.

But all this hate for FS... It's like the sun of the map-pool planetary system. You don't know what you owe this map. Accept it already, it's gonna be in there forever.

Plasma though... it's like they want to set up an obstacle course, then tie everyone's feet together and see what happens...



I don't really understand this sentiment, by your logic we should also have Lost Temple, Luna and Python in the map pool because they all played a similar role as FS historically? The map is outdated, outplayed, imbalanced and basically not used in any serious league, it's time to let it go like we did the previously mentioned maps.

I do think a VERY easy and quick solution is to just replace plasma with sylphid in the current map pool, it would be a huge improvement and almost 0 effort. Both 3 player maps as well.

I think the KCM map pool would work great. It's ASL10 + Sylphid. It's got two standard 4p maps (Polypoid and Shakuras), two non-standard 4p maps (Optimizer and Bloom) and two 3p and 2p maps.
Avi-Love
Profile Joined November 2003
Denmark423 Posts
October 09 2020 12:53 GMT
#19
Optimizer is an abomination, it is the most broken tvz map in sc:r history, it doesn't belong on any ladder or in any tournament.
Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6566 Posts
October 09 2020 12:56 GMT
#20
i have only seen one game on plasma and it was the stupidest game i have ever seen. what the actual fuck
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