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Djabanete
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States2786 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-20 23:20:02
May 20 2008 23:19 GMT
#1
Does anyone else enjoy playing on really ridiculous maps? Obviously for competitive purposes, maps need to be as balanced as possible, but every now and then it's really fun to whip out some crazy-ass map and give it a spin. For example, not too long ago I took a UMS Battlecraft map, removed all the units and triggers, sprinkled minerals and gas throughout, placed 8 starting locations and called it a melee map. Playing on it was good times, even though some positions were disadvantaged; some start locations were on islands, or blocked off by mineral patches. The pathfinding was nightmarish, there was no room to build, and everything was in tank range of everything else --- but that was fine since we were playing TvT. It was a blast. Anyway, just something to think about if you ever get sick of playing on Python or whatever.
(PS: Looks like I don't have that map anymore, but the effect is pretty easy to recreate.)

EDIT: This is a pretty stupid thread so it might be happier in General, I dunno.
May the BeSt man win.
Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
May 20 2008 23:23 GMT
#2
hunters. 11 and 12 share the same expo, for god's sake.
Can't believe I'm still here playing this same game
Demoninja
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States1190 Posts
May 20 2008 23:23 GMT
#3
Why not just play that Seven Sins map. That was was hilariously awesome. IIRC someone actually owned a min patch >_> I'm not sure if we had to mine it to kill them or not.
8882
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
2737 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-20 23:26:13
May 20 2008 23:23 GMT
#4
I can beat any protoss on (8)Zerg Flyer Full

I think I could even bet money and play a BO5.

That's like the most imbalanced map ever, poor protoss cant even build a single probe : )
I have returned
ibutoss
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
Australia341 Posts
May 20 2008 23:38 GMT
#5
at first I thought you came up against one of those "1v1 obs" games on b.net. Where it's UMS and the creator gets 99999999999999999 gas and minerals. I came up against one guy doing that, and kind of figured something was wrong when he wall-d in completely when i scouted him first but surprisingly won the game. (what a noob).
Nada got Yooned
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
May 20 2008 23:46 GMT
#6
friend's '98
UNFUCK YOURSELF
SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
May 21 2008 00:15 GMT
#7
On May 21 2008 08:46 Nitrogen23 wrote:
friend's '98



wow that brings back a lot of memories.. can't beat the classic.
mikeymoo
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada7170 Posts
May 21 2008 00:16 GMT
#8
There was a map that resembled the world- that was kind of cool to play.
The seven sins one is also pretty awesome.
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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
May 21 2008 00:29 GMT
#9
I once made a map where The Stove was the only viable strategy o.O
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GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
May 21 2008 00:47 GMT
#10
On May 21 2008 08:46 Nitrogen23 wrote:
friend's '98


?

We should hold a Blizzard Maps Challenge. Some of those maps are just insanely ridiculously poorly designed for modern play:

Power Lines + Show Spoiler +
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Chain Lightning + Show Spoiler +
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,
What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero?
Hittegods
Profile Joined April 2007
Stockholm4642 Posts
May 21 2008 00:53 GMT
#11
"Power Lines" was sexy. I'll take the 1 o clock please.
This neo violence, pure self defiance
Crazyeyes
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1342 Posts
May 21 2008 01:06 GMT
#12
Hah! Power Lines made me laugh. Took me a while to figure out what was wrong with it, though.

Chain Lightning looks kinda cool if you ask me.

It'd be nice if people posted links to the maps like Grand did.
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Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
May 21 2008 01:08 GMT
#13
On May 21 2008 09:47 GrandInquisitor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 21 2008 08:46 Nitrogen23 wrote:
friend's '98


?

We should hold a Blizzard Maps Challenge. Some of those maps are just insanely ridiculously poorly designed for modern play:

Power Lines + Show Spoiler +
[image loading]

Chain Lightning + Show Spoiler +
[image loading]
,


blizzard map where some of the mains are literally right next to eachother
UNFUCK YOURSELF
GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
May 21 2008 01:11 GMT
#14
+ Show Spoiler [friends 98] +
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wow

it'd be cool in team games i suppose though
What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero?
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
May 21 2008 01:13 GMT
#15
On May 21 2008 10:11 GrandInquisitor wrote:
+ Show Spoiler [friends 98] +
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wow

it'd be cool in team games i suppose though


except when your partner is zerg
UNFUCK YOURSELF
Crazyeyes
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1342 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-21 01:14:45
May 21 2008 01:14 GMT
#16
I think thats what it was designed for. It probably has a UMS setting, right?

Obviously in a FFA battle it would suck. Not much expo's either.

I think that'd be a fun game though. ^^

If your partner is Z and your P/T, that could kinda suck. Force him to build the opposite way, I guess? lol
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GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-21 01:15:36
May 21 2008 01:15 GMT
#17
other cool maps:

+ Show Spoiler [Meltdown] +
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler [three kingdoms] +
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+ Show Spoiler [have fun trying to secure a 3rd!] +
[image loading]

+ Show Spoiler [have fun fast expanding] +
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What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero?
Kau *
Profile Joined March 2007
Canada3502 Posts
May 21 2008 01:28 GMT
#18
Someone take a screenshot of (6)Crazy Critters and (2)Crystallis.
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nofAcedAgent
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States952 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-21 01:40:11
May 21 2008 01:39 GMT
#19
Yeah! Unabalanced maps are great fun to play, I especially like maps where the starting locations are 'unbalanced/different' like one might have a ramp, another is wide open, one is an island, ect..makes for some really chaotic/creative play

@GI: good taste, 3/4 of your picks are my favs! (dont care for meltdown). I love playing zerg on trench wars, getting fast speedlings/burrow. Then hit the enemy from both sides of his base, burrowing/unborrowing as his units try to save their buildings, haha. So fun ;p

And three kinddoms is kinda what I was talking about with start locations, but I do like them even more unbalanced then that^^

(PS you forgot the map names for the last two ;p)
Crazyeyes
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada1342 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-05-21 01:41:55
May 21 2008 01:39 GMT
#20
How do you get the full-map view? :S

Gah, Meltdown sucks. I can't stand that map.
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