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Most imbalanced maps of all time

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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-12-24 21:41:15
December 24 2022 21:30 GMT
#1
What are the most racially imbalanced maps of all time? (during their respective metagames, so no maps that were fine during their time but would be imba with modern techniques)

I can think of two infamous ones:

Battle Royal, on which teams just kept sending out Zerg users, leading to its replacement.

Central Plains, on which teams almost only sent out Protoss users, leading to its replacement.

Have there been any severely Terran favoured maps, for both matchups?
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ArneXis
Profile Joined October 2017
2 Posts
December 24 2022 22:15 GMT
#2
Early Blue Storm was imba in TvZ because it had no spaces behind the mineral line.
Tears of the Moon is called Tears of the Protoss for a reason.
jchassoul
Profile Joined February 2019
Costa Rica72 Posts
December 24 2022 22:18 GMT
#3
lost temple
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Kyadytim
Profile Joined March 2009
United States886 Posts
December 25 2022 06:33 GMT
#4
Blitz, Great Barrier Reef, and Paranoid Android gave Terran winrates of around 60% in both non-mirror matchups.

Odd-Eye is probably the most Terran favored at 58% in TvZ and 68% in TvP, but the sample size on that one is relatively small.

In modern maps, Allegro is trending towards passing 60:40 in TvP, which probably explains why Artosis considers it a somewhat decent map for the matchup.

Pelennor gets a significant mention for Terran having over 70% in TvZ and TvP, but the sample size there is under 10 games per matchup. It was used in exactly one OSL back in 2004.

Looking at statistics on old maps was an interesting experience, because the balance on some maps is very clearly a result of how the game was understood at the time the map was played. For example, Mutalisk micro.
Artanis[Xp]
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Netherlands12968 Posts
December 25 2022 11:19 GMT
#5
Neo Forbidden Zone comes to mind, I remember Testie going 104(?)-0 on it in PvT before anyone managed to beat him in the matchup there, and TLPD has it as a 67% PvT winrate.
vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-12-25 16:08:55
December 25 2022 16:00 GMT
#6
On December 25 2022 15:33 Kyadytim wrote:
In modern maps, Allegro is trending towards passing 60:40 in TvP, which probably explains why Artosis considers it a somewhat decent map for the matchup.


It's even worse in ZvP at like 68:32.
Taking a third base is a struggle for Protoss on that map, and when it's finally done, it's just a mineral only.

Edit: Ok, I checked on eloboard.com. This is how it is right now:
Largo (the older version):

TvZ: 55.2%
PvT: 46.8%
ZvP: 63.3% (!)

Allegro, the newer version:

TvZ: 51.9%
PvT: 43.3%
ZvP 59%

Still a bit of a yikes ZvP, but the other matchups are within acceptable ranges. Still, too imbalanced in my opinion, because of the ZvP. PvT is also a little suspect. I'd prefer 45% or 55% at worst.

Liquipedia has different statistics that show it as balanced except for PvT, which is very Terran favoured at 60%. Where does Liquipedia get its stats from? ASL only?
If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid* (*Or: You are stupid for losing to it, and gotta git gud)
oxKnu
Profile Joined December 2017
1240 Posts
December 25 2022 16:23 GMT
#7
We have a new candidate.

This new 2p map for ASL: https://910map.tistory.com/155

Watch some ZvP's on it. It's downright cringe.
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12024 Posts
December 25 2022 22:32 GMT
#8
On December 26 2022 01:23 oxKnu wrote:
We have a new candidate.

This new 2p map for ASL: https://910map.tistory.com/155

Watch some ZvP's on it. It's downright cringe.


In favour of who? I'd argue having some P > Z maps would be good given ZvP at least always felt so imbalanced in favour of zerg lol
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Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10253 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-12-25 23:08:30
December 25 2022 23:07 GMT
#9
Tears of the Protoss:
(Wiki)Tears of the Moon

Reverse Temple (remove Savior's wins from the ZvT winrate):
(Wiki)Reverse Temple
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iFU.pauline
Profile Joined September 2009
France1660 Posts
December 25 2022 23:12 GMT
#10
Pretty sure it is an island map like Dire Straits.
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Kyadytim
Profile Joined March 2009
United States886 Posts
December 25 2022 23:36 GMT
#11
On December 26 2022 07:32 Qikz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2022 01:23 oxKnu wrote:
We have a new candidate.

This new 2p map for ASL: https://910map.tistory.com/155

Watch some ZvP's on it. It's downright cringe.


In favour of who? I'd argue having some P > Z maps would be good given ZvP at least always felt so imbalanced in favour of zerg lol

Given the back door to the main blocked by neutral buildings, I'm going to guess Protoss is getting absolutely destroyed. To defend against 3-hatch hydra pressure, Protoss needs to cannon up two locations.
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
December 26 2022 13:03 GMT
#12
Waiting to see someone say Fighting Spirit because of the 7 o'clock natural's turret placements.
Mine gas, build tanks.
TMNT
Profile Joined January 2021
3102 Posts
December 26 2022 13:40 GMT
#13
Ive always wondered why no one ever made Neo Fighting Spirit. Given it's the map everyone's familiar with, a few tweaks here and there would make it one of the best maps around.
oxKnu
Profile Joined December 2017
1240 Posts
December 26 2022 14:12 GMT
#14
On December 26 2022 08:36 Kyadytim wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2022 07:32 Qikz wrote:
On December 26 2022 01:23 oxKnu wrote:
We have a new candidate.

This new 2p map for ASL: https://910map.tistory.com/155

Watch some ZvP's on it. It's downright cringe.


In favour of who? I'd argue having some P > Z maps would be good given ZvP at least always felt so imbalanced in favour of zerg lol

Given the back door to the main blocked by neutral buildings, I'm going to guess Protoss is getting absolutely destroyed. To defend against 3-hatch hydra pressure, Protoss needs to cannon up two locations.


+Inability to expand anywhere because 6 speedlings can destroy any expo in 5 seconds.

I've watched some games where Z just A moves shit randomly and wins by a landslide.
It's an embarassing map.
Avi-Love
Profile Joined November 2003
Denmark423 Posts
December 26 2022 14:27 GMT
#15
Surprised no one has mentioned Inner Coven yet -- the version they picked for ASL was a complete disaster, not a huge sample size admittedly, but I suspect that is because no one wanted to waste anymore time playing on it; although on a personal level it was fun to watch terran suffer for once!

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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
December 26 2022 15:46 GMT
#16
Paradoxxx was pretty bad iirc?
(Wiki)Paradoxxx
Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
Last Edited: 2022-12-26 16:31:48
December 26 2022 16:31 GMT
#17
On December 26 2022 07:32 Qikz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 26 2022 01:23 oxKnu wrote:
We have a new candidate.

This new 2p map for ASL: https://910map.tistory.com/155

Watch some ZvP's on it. It's downright cringe.


In favour of who? I'd argue having some P > Z maps would be good given ZvP at least always felt so imbalanced in favour of zerg lol

Probably in Zerg's favour, because of the backdoor into the nat…

On December 26 2022 23:27 Avi-Love wrote:
Surprised no one has mentioned Inner Coven yet -- the version they picked for ASL was a complete disaster, not a huge sample size admittedly, but I suspect that is because no one wanted to waste anymore time playing on it; although on a personal level it was fun to watch terran suffer for once!
+ Show Spoiler +

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It was great for Zerg, and actually pretty balanced and exciting in PvZ. So it achieved what it was supposed to.

Any one remember Desert Fox?

And what about just overall cringiness? Demon's Forest? DMZ?
vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
December 26 2022 21:06 GMT
#18
Inner Coven / Core Breach was fine in every matchup except TvZ, and I believe that given more time, Terran would have found a way. Terran always finds a way.

Wasn't that map made by a non Korean? one of the usual suspects I seem to recall
If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid* (*Or: You are stupid for losing to it, and gotta git gud)
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28727 Posts
December 26 2022 21:15 GMT
#19
Wasn't played for long, but I remember Ragnarok as a pretty ridiculous map - anti zerg and pro terran like no other!

TLPD has it as 13-1 for tvz.
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Freakling
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1529 Posts
December 26 2022 22:51 GMT
#20
On December 27 2022 06:06 vOdToasT wrote:
Inner Coven / Core Breach was fine in every matchup except TvZ, and I believe that given more time, Terran would have found a way. Terran always finds a way.

Well, TvP was basically the race between the 2 push and the Carriers every game. Even putting aside balance, whenever a map forces players into that playstyle it always feels rather stale…

Wasn't that map made by a non Korean? one of the usual suspects I seem to recall

Yes. Me.
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