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SchAmToo
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1141 Posts
October 14 2020 20:40 GMT
#41
On October 15 2020 05:23 TelecoM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2020 04:29 SchAmToo wrote:
On October 15 2020 04:06 [AS]Rattus wrote:
had alot of situations were either me or my enemy missclicked a scouting unit so an expansion wasn't harrased or even scouted. i like that part, adds even more to the unreachable skillceiling imo without rly taking away any fun.
im not saying i despise everyone who thinks otherwise or that i would boycott the game if they change it or smth ridiculous like that but the opinion in this thread seemed to be pretty one sided so i just wanted to add that not everybody thinks that way.
oh and i think that not seeing all expansions all the time on the minimap changes the way you are scouting for expansions in general but thats just a guess.
+ Show Spoiler +
maybe snow would have scouted flashs hidden expansion with transparent fog of war



On the subject of maps:

Plasma and Ringing Bloom are especially punishing for new players.


Plasma Sure, but Ringing Bloom has a pretty simple concept aside from an indoor expansion and an onion at your choke. I guess it is all based on different opinions though.


Indoor expansion is fine, but the choke is super odd. I guess it's not that different from gladiator, but then again Ringing BLoom you can hide tech/sunkens under the cocoons and cause problems. may not be understandable to newer players
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caffeine_free
Profile Joined September 2020
18 Posts
Last Edited: 2020-10-14 20:47:13
October 14 2020 20:46 GMT
#42
On October 15 2020 05:23 TelecoM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2020 04:29 SchAmToo wrote:
On October 15 2020 04:06 [AS]Rattus wrote:
had alot of situations were either me or my enemy missclicked a scouting unit so an expansion wasn't harrased or even scouted. i like that part, adds even more to the unreachable skillceiling imo without rly taking away any fun.
im not saying i despise everyone who thinks otherwise or that i would boycott the game if they change it or smth ridiculous like that but the opinion in this thread seemed to be pretty one sided so i just wanted to add that not everybody thinks that way.
oh and i think that not seeing all expansions all the time on the minimap changes the way you are scouting for expansions in general but thats just a guess.
+ Show Spoiler +
maybe snow would have scouted flashs hidden expansion with transparent fog of war



On the subject of maps:

Plasma and Ringing Bloom are especially punishing for new players.


Plasma Sure, but Ringing Bloom has a pretty simple concept aside from an indoor expansion and an onion at your choke. I guess it is all based on different opinions though.


Plasma insanity doesn't end with being a semi island, its crazy. Agreed with ringing bloom, but having an indoor expo shouldn't be considered uncomfortable or weird for a new player, imo. I'm guessing understanding how to control your ramp as zerg is more complex, but other than that yeah I agree bloom is fine.

*Sniped by Schamtoo ;d
hiro protagonist
Profile Joined January 2009
1294 Posts
October 15 2020 04:41 GMT
#43
On October 10 2020 11:58 ShloobeR wrote:
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On October 10 2020 07:13 maybenexttime wrote:
Wouldn't a better solution be to make the fog of war "transparent" like in WC3 or SC2? It's probably the most important reason why newbies are reluctant to try new maps.


From the point of view of a spectator and not a player, I much prefer the current system.
It lets me see what has been scouted already and what has not. I could also imagine it being a little confusing when it comes to those edge situations where you are on the edge of scouting a proxy.

If they wanted some sort of compromise though, where the 'unrevealed map' is just a darker Fog of war (but you can still see terrain), I'd be down


I’m sure they can make it the same as now just for observer mode.

I would LOVE a fog of war everywhere as a permanent feature
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SchAmToo
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1141 Posts
October 15 2020 17:02 GMT
#44
On October 15 2020 13:41 hiro protagonist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 10 2020 11:58 ShloobeR wrote:
On October 10 2020 07:13 maybenexttime wrote:
Wouldn't a better solution be to make the fog of war "transparent" like in WC3 or SC2? It's probably the most important reason why newbies are reluctant to try new maps.


From the point of view of a spectator and not a player, I much prefer the current system.
It lets me see what has been scouted already and what has not. I could also imagine it being a little confusing when it comes to those edge situations where you are on the edge of scouting a proxy.

If they wanted some sort of compromise though, where the 'unrevealed map' is just a darker Fog of war (but you can still see terrain), I'd be down


I’m sure they can make it the same as now just for observer mode.

I would LOVE a fog of war everywhere as a permanent feature


Problem with observer mode is it only tells you exactly the location on the map that has or has not been scouted, not actually what buildings have been seen.
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sM.Zik
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada2550 Posts
October 16 2020 05:09 GMT
#45
On October 10 2020 08:25 ajmbek wrote:
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On October 10 2020 05:31 Shinokuki wrote:
Well it looks like 1 million toss army fought valiantly to keep FS


why would they do so? FS is not a protoss map


dude what?
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chozen86
Profile Blog Joined May 2017
United States60 Posts
November 29 2020 05:25 GMT
#46
On October 15 2020 05:40 SchAmToo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2020 05:23 TelecoM wrote:
On October 15 2020 04:29 SchAmToo wrote:
On October 15 2020 04:06 [AS]Rattus wrote:
had alot of situations were either me or my enemy missclicked a scouting unit so an expansion wasn't harrased or even scouted. i like that part, adds even more to the unreachable skillceiling imo without rly taking away any fun.
im not saying i despise everyone who thinks otherwise or that i would boycott the game if they change it or smth ridiculous like that but the opinion in this thread seemed to be pretty one sided so i just wanted to add that not everybody thinks that way.
oh and i think that not seeing all expansions all the time on the minimap changes the way you are scouting for expansions in general but thats just a guess.
+ Show Spoiler +
maybe snow would have scouted flashs hidden expansion with transparent fog of war



On the subject of maps:

Plasma and Ringing Bloom are especially punishing for new players.


Plasma Sure, but Ringing Bloom has a pretty simple concept aside from an indoor expansion and an onion at your choke. I guess it is all based on different opinions though.


Indoor expansion is fine, but the choke is super odd. I guess it's not that different from gladiator, but then again Ringing BLoom you can hide tech/sunkens under the cocoons and cause problems. may not be understandable to newer players


Ok I just experienced this as a new player, can confirm I was totally surprised when the cocoons on Ringing Bloom started destroying my FFE with sunken attacks!
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