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What's wrong with island bases?!

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bovienchien
Profile Joined March 2014
Vietnam1152 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-11-21 01:04:02
November 21 2023 00:57 GMT
#1
We have 9 maps on Ladder maps now

Invader
Neo Dark Origin
Apocalypse
Fighting Spirit
La Campanella
Polypoid
Retro
Tempest (Map)
Vermeer

But we have no any island bases, but why?

I think, island bases make players use air units. Games will be fun and exciting more

Invader should have a island base in the center map
Neo Dark Origin should have a island base inside each main
Apocalypse should have 3 island bases near each main
La Campanella is the best map in this map pool
Tempest (Map) should remove 4 gas at every 4th base, then add a island base in the center map with 2 gas.

Fighting Spirit, Vermeer, Polypoid, Retro should remove 3/4 maps. Because they are similar 99% about everything, except their names

(Wiki)Ladder/Maps
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WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3353 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-11-21 02:31:04
November 21 2023 01:51 GMT
#2
This is lacking an analysis on what those changes would do~ not that i disagree that some maps are similar (see fs and retro)

If you want those changes, make them in the editor, find ppl to play, then report on it. So we can have actual data or replay because i m very skeptical of most of these.

Better yet, make the changes and host a tournament

Edit: needlessly direct at first, my bad
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FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10149 Posts
November 21 2023 05:08 GMT
#3
Someone clearly just has a fetish for islands lol. Not every map needs to have an island to play in an interesting way. Also, maps are standardized for a reason because making weird maps breaks the meta and causes major imbalances. Maps literally patched Starcraft basically. We have small tweaks here or there but for the most part, we have standard maps BECAUSE it makes the game balanced.
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kogeT
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2037 Posts
November 21 2023 07:53 GMT
#4
Island bases are strongly P favored in all matchups.
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O.P.
Profile Joined October 2007
Sweden109 Posts
November 21 2023 09:43 GMT
#5
And a Zerg graveyard: P >> T >> Z

They tried to fix it with Sparkle in ASL 5. Didn't work.
ajmbek
Profile Joined November 2008
Italy460 Posts
November 21 2023 13:50 GMT
#6
I would not call Sparkle as a good example of having one island base in a regular map.

I like really much when a map has some design that changes the gamepaly. It might not be cool on ladder, but is a lot of fun for preparying tournaments.

I remember back in 2006 playing the WCG qualifis on Othello and Blue Storm where even the mirror matchupps were offmeta. Really cool.
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
November 21 2023 13:59 GMT
#7
On November 21 2023 16:53 kogeT wrote:
Island bases are strongly P favored in all matchups.


Even if there arent minerals blocking the island? (floating CCs is insanely powerful)

But I guess most island expansions had the "mineral blocking" feature for so long to prevent that.. so my point is kinda moot -_-
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bovienchien
Profile Joined March 2014
Vietnam1152 Posts
November 21 2023 14:02 GMT
#8
@WGT-Baal
I just love to watch this game, I don't like to play it because I can't beat Zerg, even I play Terran.

I hosted a tournament with 100 USD price but just a player would like to join.

@FlaShFTW
What is the balance map? Do you know 4p maps favor for Terran? It doesn't balance in FS, Vermeer, Luna, CB...

Standard maps are good but it's too terrible when we have to play 100% maps like that. It's not StarCraft, it's not fun, it's not the best game

@kogeT, O.P
I said island bases, I didn't say island maps, although I love to watch island maps

We should give Protoss a chance to win T, Z. Because Protoss is weakest race from D rank to SSS rank.

@ALL

If guys don't know why maps: 76, 815, Andromeda, Arcadia, Arizona, Arkanoid, Alternative, Avant Garde, Battle Royal, Block Chain, Blitz, Enter The Dragon, Empire of the Sun, Eddy, Desert Fox... so good, they deserve to watch 1000000000 times.

There is only a reason: ISLAND BASES ON THEM

(Wiki)Category:Maps

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Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8091 Posts
November 21 2023 15:02 GMT
#9
I agree, maps with island bases (NOT full island maps, as OP said) are really cool and it's been a while since we've had them in the map pool. Best we've had are semi-island maps like Block Chain or Nemesis.

Would love to see modern map makers take a crack at something like Andromeda or Empire of the Sun again.
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13974 Posts
November 21 2023 15:03 GMT
#10
Because people are dorks who favor standard balance over zany shenanigans
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Volka
Profile Joined December 2010
Argentina408 Posts
November 21 2023 16:40 GMT
#11
Map makes have been toying with the idea lately. La Campanella have those semi-island expansions which makes it kinda of interesting. 76 as well, but that one is too crazy for my liking. Odyssey has that close expansion, only accesible to workers, which works as a semi-island, and def gave us great games.

I would not mind having a map with maybe one true island expansion, but it has to be carefully done to make sure it doesnt throw away balance (too much). Also it occurs to me that island expansions would possibly extended the duration of all the matchups, which is something the pro scene is not very fond of.
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WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3353 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-11-21 16:50:07
November 21 2023 16:46 GMT
#12
On November 21 2023 23:02 bovienchien wrote:
@WGT-Baal
I just love to watch this game, I don't like to play it because I can't beat Zerg, even I play Terran.

I hosted a tournament with 100 USD price but just a player would like to join.

@FlaShFTW
What is the balance map? Do you know 4p maps favor for Terran? It doesn't balance in FS, Vermeer, Luna, CB...

Standard maps are good but it's too terrible when we have to play 100% maps like that. It's not StarCraft, it's not fun, it's not the best game

@kogeT, O.P
I said island bases, I didn't say island maps, although I love to watch island maps

We should give Protoss a chance to win T, Z. Because Protoss is weakest race from D rank to SSS rank.

@ALL

If guys don't know why maps: 76, 815, Andromeda, Arcadia, Arizona, Arkanoid, Alternative, Avant Garde, Battle Royal, Block Chain, Blitz, Enter The Dragon, Empire of the Sun, Eddy, Desert Fox... so good, they deserve to watch 1000000000 times.

There is only a reason: ISLAND BASES ON THEM

(Wiki)Category:Maps



If only one player entered then maybe people just don't share your passion.

Personally i find island maps for 1v1 terrible BUT i love them for 2v2 which is why bwcl still runs some. Arkanoid for example was pretty solid in 2v2 and terrible in 1v1. Iron fortress and sparkle are also amazing in 2v2.

Island bases it depends on the map and how they are made. I think la campanella is ok, though not true islands for instance, but I didnt like the LT islands
Horang2 fan
FlaShFTW
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States10149 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-11-21 17:44:34
November 21 2023 17:42 GMT
#13
On November 22 2023 00:02 Ideas wrote:
I agree, maps with island bases (NOT full island maps, as OP said) are really cool and it's been a while since we've had them in the map pool. Best we've had are semi-island maps like Block Chain or Nemesis.

Would love to see modern map makers take a crack at something like Andromeda or Empire of the Sun again.

Empire/Andromeda followed the same exact formula of just sticking them at the top and bottom. Quite boring tbh. I do like the semi-island with neutrals or minerals blocking. Could be interested to see a remake of Troy.

Battle Royal

Mans really tried to sneak in Battle Royal into the list of "good" maps like we wouldn't notice. It was literally a ZvZ fest over and over again. 50 matches played, 37 of them ZvZs. The other 13 matches were 10-3 in favor of Zerg. LOL.
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Jealous
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
10137 Posts
November 21 2023 21:07 GMT
#14
On November 21 2023 14:08 FlaShFTW wrote:
Someone clearly just has a fetish for islands lol.

Just another D level player who makes threads like these all the time based on their limited understanding of the game.
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PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
November 21 2023 23:52 GMT
#15
Not gonna lie.. not saying it would be a "good" thing.. but I would love it if there was a random 256x256 map in BSL or even ASL...

just

for

the

lulz

:D
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WGT-Baal
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
France3353 Posts
November 22 2023 02:20 GMT
#16
On November 22 2023 08:52 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Not gonna lie.. not saying it would be a "good" thing.. but I would love it if there was a random 256x256 map in BSL or even ASL...

just

for

the

lulz

:D


Can you imagine the TvTs on it? It would take the week
Horang2 fan
PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
November 22 2023 02:26 GMT
#17
"that was a rather swift TvT folks, lastet only 1 hour!"

:D
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psd
Profile Joined February 2016
France91 Posts
November 22 2023 16:03 GMT
#18
And so another '' what about island map'' circle begin. I hope this time it doesn't end in asl.
Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4336 Posts
November 22 2023 16:10 GMT
#19
Lost Temple was best for Islands
So wait? I'm bad? =(
Akio
Profile Blog Joined January 2019
Finland1838 Posts
November 22 2023 19:00 GMT
#20
Would I want to watch pro games on island maps? Yes.
Would I want to play games on island maps as a pro? No.
Mine gas, build tanks.
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