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http://www.battle.net/scevents/SC-MM-news.html
they're not out yet, but according to that site they should come out today!
im kinda exited for the maps, i hope blizzard has learned a thing or two about map making, and don't give us stuff like Challenger or something 
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edit: ok, it became the 3rd, but nevertheless, the maps are out.
here for everyone to have a look:
Coulee by Mora
larger version
Hawkeye by Bill307
larger version
Astral Eclipse by Bill307
larger version
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On December 11th the two teams will meet on Battle.net and play a series of five best-of-3 matches with each individual game being played on one of the new maps
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i'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiting t.t
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On December 02 2004 04:52 Day[9] wrote: i'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiting t.t wish u cordially good luck. who u want to play with?
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Finally something really interesting. I think & i hope europe will win but gl to the american team too ^^
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i hope to play against mondragon
only because i looooooove ZvZ
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i doubt many people voted for mirror mus
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post the maps damnit!!!!!1111
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Wow someone who enjoys ZvZ? Astounding! o_O
Best of luck Day, and all players, show what BW is made of!
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On December 02 2004 08:08 analogkensho wrote: Wow someone who enjoys ZvZ? Astounding! o_O
Best of luck Day, and all players, show what BW is made of!
? both teams are playing BW not just USA +_+ So technicly, the europeans can show the USA what BW is made of. Actually... technicly, bw is made of 0s and 1s that the computer turns into what we see on the monitor. ACTUALLY... BW is on a CD which the CD is made of a wierd super think plastic thingy o.0.... ATUALLY... wtf am i talking about
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jesus christ, if blizzard doesnt keep this ETA i lose all my trust in gaming company (that would be the lousy rest then)
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ok this is pissing me off
post the maps!
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Belgium8305 Posts
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Doomer ur juss retarded i feel for u ;D
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
I'm almost certain that Mondragon will be playing Testie, I think that single matchup got more votes than any other in the Battle.net thread.
If you really want Day, you could probably count all the votes in the thread to find out who you're playing, it's like 8 pages long or so. People voted you all over the place, but I think you're going to play either Beast or Zelotito, those both got a lot of votes.
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Sweden33719 Posts
On December 02 2004 11:39 wasted wrote: jesus christ, if blizzard doesnt keep this ETA i lose all my trust in gaming company (that would be the lousy rest then) Relax..?
Assuming blizzard is based on the east coast it's only 3 PM there.
West coast and it's more like 12
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3pm = they go home in 1h?
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On December 02 2004 04:03 wasted wrote:im kinda exited for the maps, i hope blizzard has learned a thing or two about map making, and don't give us stuff like Challenger or something  they also made the most popular map ever.
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From that thread:
Team Asia will be announced sometime in January.
Are they going to make a progamer team, or just non-pros like pj?
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On December 02 2004 12:14 FrozenArbiter wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2004 11:39 wasted wrote: jesus christ, if blizzard doesnt keep this ETA i lose all my trust in gaming company (that would be the lousy rest then) Relax..? Assuming blizzard is based on the east coast it's only 3 PM there. West coast and it's more like 12 
Blizzard is based on the West Coast. Irvine, CA I believe.
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probably they tell a trainee right now "hey dude, there's not much to do today, why dont you just make 3 starcraft maps and put them on the website later"
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On December 02 2004 04:03 wasted wrote:http://www.battle.net/scevents/SC-MM-news.htmlthey're not out yet, but according to that site they should come out today! im kinda exited for the maps, i hope blizzard has learned a thing or two about map making, and don't give us stuff like Challenger or something 
They didn't specifically learn anything about making maps; they did hire someone specifically who knows how to make them though.
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and they should be released within 4 hours. :X
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that someone is not you by accident?
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On December 02 2004 13:03 bio.dante wrote: pressing stil f5 :p
haha, i keep observing their FTP server
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Norway28665 Posts
I was told they would be released tomorrow so stop waiting
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
Btw, I counted all the matchups, final tally by me is:
Mondi vs Testie 52 Mondi vs Froz 31 Mondi vs HG 5 Mondi vs Veg 8 Mondi vs Day 5 Beast vs Froz 14 Beast vs Day 31 Beast vs HG 22 Beast vs Veg 25 Beast vs Testie 3 Zelotito vs Day 29 Zelotito vs HG 21 Zelotito vs Froz 15 Zelotito vs Testie 7 Zelotito vs Veg 24 Trek vs HG 28 Trek vs Froz 13 Trek vs Testie 29 Trek vs Veg 18 Trek vs Day 11 Fisheye vs Veg 20 Fisheye vs Day 18 Fisheye vs HG 18 Fisheye vs Froz 23 Fisheye vs Testie 14
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz.
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On December 02 2004 13:25 EvilTeletubby wrote: Btw, I counted all the matchups, final tally by me is:
Mondi vs Testie 52 Mondi vs Froz 31 Mondi vs HG 5 Mondi vs Veg 8 Mondi vs Day 5 Beast vs Froz 14 Beast vs Day 31 Beast vs HG 22 Beast vs Veg 25 Beast vs Testie 3 Zelotito vs Day 29 Zelotito vs HG 21 Zelotito vs Froz 15 Zelotito vs Testie 7 Zelotito vs Veg 24 Trek vs HG 28 Trek vs Froz 13 Trek vs Testie 29 Trek vs Veg 18 Trek vs Day 11 Fisheye vs Veg 20 Fisheye vs Day 18 Fisheye vs HG 18 Fisheye vs Froz 23 Fisheye vs Testie 14
I must be out of it... what do those numbers mean? votes for MU or somethings?
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Blizzard im pretty sure is in california or in the west becuase of two things. There online technical support is found in the west gateway, and because i think ive read something about them being in the us west. so really its 4:43pm Where i am on the east coast, it would be 1:43pm for them now.
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Damn, these all should be such good matchups ^^ cant wait till reps
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On December 02 2004 13:43 S(O)ME(O)NE wrote: Blizzard im pretty sure is in california or in the west becuase of two things. There online technical support is found in the west gateway, and because i think ive read something about them being in the us west. so really its 4:43pm Where i am on the east coast, it would be 1:43pm for them now.
Blizzard is in Irvine California.
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okay good then my assumptions of the time there were correct.
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On December 02 2004 13:29 EvilTeletubby wrote: So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz.
Mondi v Testie should be close same with Beast vs Day
Other than that.. Veg, Trek and Fish winners?
although any of them could go either way.. especially if froz practices lots.
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So when are the maps supposed to be released?
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On December 02 2004 13:15 bio.dante wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2004 13:06 wasted wrote:On December 02 2004 13:03 bio.dante wrote: pressing stil f5 :p haha, i keep observing their FTP server  ftp server? when? where ?? >  [edit nooooooooo tommorow?  ]
ftp.blizzard.com
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i cant wait to see the works of art blizzard produces
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watch them try to cheat and release a old pro league map thinking that we won't know! hah
=/ shit, I can totally see them doing it
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maps will be out tomorrow
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Damn, so I'll assume that the maps are coming out tomorrow. I was getting excited in the morning t osee the 3 new maps because the other day, my friend and I went through a lot of blizzard maps and we found how most of them were so imbalanced.
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On December 02 2004 13:13 Liquid`Drone wrote: I was told they would be released tomorrow so stop waiting
if you heard this from a blizzard person, wouldn't they have changed their website?
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Norway28665 Posts
probably not the same people in charge of updating me and updating the website
either way, if I share any information regarding this tourney it will always be true.
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On December 02 2004 14:07 SCFraser wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2004 13:29 EvilTeletubby wrote: So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz. Mondi v Testie should be close same with Beast vs Day Other than that.. Veg, Trek and Fish winners? although any of them could go either way.. especially if froz practices lots.
considering its beasts tvz vs days zvt i think day will win, not even that close. veg can beat zelotito. fisheye should beat froz but i dunno. the other 2 are really close imo.
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yeah they updated the page.. maps are gonna be released tomorrow as eri said T_T i think that since they took out the 'tentative' thing of hellghost's nick, he must be confirmed, am i right?
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How come neither rekrul nor eri have a mu vote? are they not playing or something?
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On December 02 2004 15:46 EnDeR_ wrote:How come neither rekrul nor eri have a mu vote? are they not playing or something? 
Because they're alternates, those 2 will only play if someone cant make it. Too bad though, it would be great to see them all play
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On December 02 2004 15:39 raidern_br wrote: i think that since they took out the 'tentative' thing of hellghost's nick, he must be confirmed, am i right?
Yep.
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On December 02 2004 14:07 SCFraser wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2004 13:29 EvilTeletubby wrote: So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz. Mondi v Testie should be close same with Beast vs Day Other than that.. Veg, Trek and Fish winners? although any of them could go either way.. especially if froz practices lots.
mondi vs testie should be really close then Day > Beast Zelotito > Veg (aparently Veg is not playing that well right now, from what u can read in other threads) Trek > HG Fisheye > Froz
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From the event's faq:
Q: Which bugs aren't permitted? What other things aren't permitted? Peon-unit stacking attacks, observers over towers, allied mines, Terran building crushes of interceptors, and floating unit bug exploits are not permitted. Also any use of hacks, cheats, or 3rd party programs will result in an automatic disqualification.
what the hell are "peon-unit stacking attacks"?
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December 2, 2004 - Maps Coming Soon We will be releasing the three StarCraft Mystery Maps tomorrow, December 3rd, in both UMS (Observer) and Melee versions. We apologize for the slight delay.
lol
I wonder if they'll have blizzard's signature poor resource placing
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On December 02 2004 04:03 wasted wrote:im kinda exited for the maps, i hope blizzard has learned a thing or two about map making, and don't give us stuff like Challenger or something 
I like challenger , anyway it was made before the game and patches were released , makers have over 6 years of knowledge behind them now .I don't see how you could make such a statement...
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i dont see how you could not notice the " "
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On December 02 2004 16:09 Kobayashi wrote:From the event's faq: Show nested quote +Q: Which bugs aren't permitted? What other things aren't permitted? Peon-unit stacking attacks, observers over towers, allied mines, Terran building crushes of interceptors, and floating unit bug exploits are not permitted. Also any use of hacks, cheats, or 3rd party programs will result in an automatic disqualification.
what the hell are "peon-unit stacking attacks"? remember the thing where the scvs pile on top of each other and annihiliate anything in their path?
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On December 02 2004 14:57 Liquid`Drone wrote: probably not the same people in charge of updating me and updating the website
either way, if I share any information regarding this tourney it will always be true.
i believe you %100 now
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CPL More hours and we see what these maps are made of.
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On December 02 2004 17:25 NuclearAntelope wrote: remember the thing where the scvs pile on top of each other and annihiliate anything in their path?
Say I send all my SCVs to mine at the same patch, then turn and attack a zealot or lings when they are close. Is that what they are talking about? becuase i've always done that and never thought of it as unfair. Nor has anyone complained.
Is it the same thing, or different?
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different. there is a bug where you can stack scvs and make them attack while they are still stacked, killing stuff very very fast.
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"We will be releasing the three StarCraft Mystery Maps tomorrow, December 3rd, in both UMS (Observer) and Melee versions. We apologize for the slight delay."
Since when did Blizzard made observer versions of their maps? Blizzard really know what's up with their player selections and knowledge of map advancements. I have no doubt that they will release superb quality maps.
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who thinks they designed it themselves and who thinks they got some already established mapmaker to do it?
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On December 02 2004 17:48 Amnesty wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2004 17:25 NuclearAntelope wrote: remember the thing where the scvs pile on top of each other and annihiliate anything in their path? Say I send all my SCVs to mine at the same patch, then turn and attack a zealot or lings when they are close. Is that what they are talking about? becuase i've always done that and never thought of it as unfair. Nor has anyone complained. Is it the same thing, or different?
Its different... this bug allows peons to travel long distances and attack while still stacked
if you move to a mineral patch then attack, they unstack and attack at the same time, and the offending zealot/ling/whatever gets caught up on them and takes damage
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Just bring out the maps so I can see them lol.
300 Posts~
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^ maybe they're perfecting the maps to make them as balance and interesting as possible.
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That would suck if Froz played fish or zelo because froz dosent play tvp he plays zvp and I want to see his sexy T!
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Sweden33719 Posts
Isn't it more like:
"Oh it's bifrost, let's pick Z!" "Oh it's gorky, let's pick T"
^_^?
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PJ and RRB most likely will be on team Asia. The rest will be the top Korean pros.
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hmmm blizz has been updated so much =) has team liquid even banned a blizzard forum member who we thought was a ghost?
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day testie froz gogogogogogogo
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Drone, who did blizzard hire to make the maps?
if you cant say, then is it a korean or a non-kor
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Holy god, Challenger is the worst map I have ever seen. It was the first map I ever played, too, come to think of it. EVERYTHING that could be wrong about it is. WTF is up with that random geyser!?
Well, not all of the maps are that bad, but only like 2 other besides LT are good.
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mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
only a few were good, but they had to make a shitload at the time of release, i think.
since they're making a goddamn tournament out of these new maps, i'm expecting some more thought and effort and love put into these maps, and hopefully they'll be up to standards.
i mean, i doubt they'd just whip out another Challenger and say 'WOAH NEW MAPZ lets have a tournie guyz'
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On December 02 2004 17:52 bigMommA wrote: "We will be releasing the three StarCraft Mystery Maps tomorrow, December 3rd, in both UMS (Observer) and Melee versions. We apologize for the slight delay."
Since when did Blizzard made observer versions of their maps? Blizzard really know what's up with their player selections and knowledge of map advancements. I have no doubt that they will release superb quality maps. or maybe the delay is because they forgot completely and have some random employee working overtime tonight to quickly churn something out .
my prediction is the maps won't be anything original or spectacular and will resemble many features of existing tried and tested pro maps, edit: but will also be relatively imbalanced
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It will probably be a modified MOTW so nobody can tell because nobody played MOTWs.
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Osaka27149 Posts
I think (know) youre all wrong. BWAHAHAHAHA
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if they had put alot of work into some nice maps but needed a few more hours (by delaying their release for another day) to add finishing touches, it makes me think they aren't as good as they could be. i hope the delay is only because of a technical problem, not a design problem.
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I hope I play Veg and Zelotito plays Day.It seems logical from the numbers anyway.
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Valhalla18444 Posts
On December 02 2004 21:38 Manifesto7 wrote: I think (know) youre all wrong. BWAHAHAHAHA
its fun ain't it?
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On December 03 2004 01:48 Beast_Bg wrote: I hope I play Veg and Zelotito plays Day.It seems logical from the numbers anyway.
31 voted you vs Day, 25 voted you vs Veg.
29 voted Zelotito vs Day, 24 voted Zelotito vs Veg.
Close, but I'd still think it would be you vs Day and Zelotito vs Veg.
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On December 02 2004 14:07 SCFraser wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2004 13:29 EvilTeletubby wrote: So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz. Mondi v Testie should be close same with Beast vs Day Other than that.. Veg, Trek and Fish winners? although any of them could go either way.. especially if froz practices lots.
I'm thinking...
Mondi = Testie (this one will be too close to tell... if I had to pick, I would say Mondi though) Beast < Day Zelotito > Veg Trek > HellGhost Fisheye > Froz (again this one could be very close, and it would depend what kind've shape they're both in)
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ssdd!
MAPS WILL BE OUT TODAY!!! (maybe)
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i would also prefer beast (TvT) than a TvP 
hey beast your #3 wcg, cant you pull something off to make it happen?
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get all your friends to vote in that thread.
i want to see beast vs veg as well
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It's dec 4 and they aren't out yet 
Damn you time zones!
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europe doesnt have his best players!
AND NO im not saying I should be there. But beast LoLZ!
and then theres zelotito who sucks donkey vs terran but roxxxx pvz and pvp
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On December 03 2004 05:51 SoMuchBetter wrote: get all your friends to vote in that thread.
i want to see beast vs veg as well
Well, voting is technically over, but if Beast/Veg and maybe others submit the request to Blizzard, it might be switched around, it was a very close vote afterall.
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On December 03 2004 06:19 {ToT}Strafe wrote: europe doesnt have his best players!
AND NO im not saying I should be there. But beast LoLZ!
and then theres zelotito who sucks donkey vs terran but roxxxx pvz and pvp
Reason behind Beast/Zelotito being on the Euro team were their WCG finishes.
If they ever choose it based on height, you'd be in for sure though~
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Hmmmm...its Dec 3rd, 1 hour past normal office opening hours on the west coast...WHERES OUR MAPS!
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On December 03 2004 05:37 Veg wrote:i would also prefer beast (TvT) than a TvP  hey beast your #3 wcg, cant you pull something off to make it happen?  I don't even know their e-mail..
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On December 03 2004 06:19 {ToT}Strafe wrote: europe doesnt have his best players!
AND NO im not saying I should be there. But beast LoLZ!
and then theres zelotito who sucks donkey vs terran but roxxxx pvz and pvp me smart u stoopid
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updates??? it's been today for a long time now!! anyone know what's g0ing on??
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a fat load of blizzardness. perhaps a blizzard of blizzardness Oo
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On December 03 2004 03:30 EvilTeletubby wrote:Show nested quote +On December 02 2004 14:07 SCFraser wrote:On December 02 2004 13:29 EvilTeletubby wrote: So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz. Mondi v Testie should be close same with Beast vs Day Other than that.. Veg, Trek and Fish winners? although any of them could go either way.. especially if froz practices lots. I'm thinking... Mondi = Testie (this one will be too close to tell... if I had to pick, I would say Mondi though) Beast < Day Zelotito > Veg Trek > HellGhost Fisheye > Froz (again this one could be very close, and it would depend what kind've shape they're both in)
veg >>>>>>>>>> zelotito
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i cant stop refreshing the b.net news page.
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I thought, I haven't been following this that closely, that eri's list was 1/3rd of the vote, rek's list was 1/3rd of the vote, and the community's list was 1/3rd of the vote. I could be wrong, however. Anyway, I wouldn't expect the maps to come out until the time they walk out the door this afternoon.
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On December 03 2004 11:53 maareek wrote: I thought, I haven't been following this that closely, that eri's list was 1/3rd of the vote, rek's list was 1/3rd of the vote, and the community's list was 1/3rd of the vote. I could be wrong, however. Anyway, I wouldn't expect the maps to come out until the time they walk out the door this afternoon.
Perhaps, you are right though, I missed that part of the info, I thought it was based on votes only, but here is what it says:
"Along with each of the team captains presenting their preferred match-ups, the final and most important part in deciding who will be playing who will be left to Brood War fans. Have your say by voting on what specific player matches you'd like to see in the StarCraft Forums. "
Doesn't say anything about 1/3 1/3 1/3, but "most important part" was the vote... so I dunno.
But with the Beast/Zelotito and Day/Veg votes so close, I'm sure if you guys all talked to Eri/Rek, that you could switch it around and get Beast vs Veg and Zelotito vs Day.
So Veg and Beast PM Drone and Rek right away. ^^
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
On December 03 2004 11:11 uiCk wrote:Show nested quote +On December 03 2004 03:30 EvilTeletubby wrote:On December 02 2004 14:07 SCFraser wrote:On December 02 2004 13:29 EvilTeletubby wrote: So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz. Mondi v Testie should be close same with Beast vs Day Other than that.. Veg, Trek and Fish winners? although any of them could go either way.. especially if froz practices lots. I'm thinking... Mondi = Testie (this one will be too close to tell... if I had to pick, I would say Mondi though) Beast < Day Zelotito > Veg Trek > HellGhost Fisheye > Froz (again this one could be very close, and it would depend what kind've shape they're both in) veg >>>>>>>>>> zelotito
Yeah I think you're right, I was thinking PvT was Zelotito's strong MU, but it's PvZ, yes?
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On December 03 2004 12:04 EvilTeletubby wrote:Show nested quote +On December 03 2004 11:11 uiCk wrote:On December 03 2004 03:30 EvilTeletubby wrote:On December 02 2004 14:07 SCFraser wrote:On December 02 2004 13:29 EvilTeletubby wrote: So Mondi vs Testie is for sure,
then I think Beast vs Day, Zelotito vs Veg, Trek vs HG, and Fisheye vs Froz. Mondi v Testie should be close same with Beast vs Day Other than that.. Veg, Trek and Fish winners? although any of them could go either way.. especially if froz practices lots. I'm thinking... Mondi = Testie (this one will be too close to tell... if I had to pick, I would say Mondi though) Beast < Day Zelotito > Veg Trek > HellGhost Fisheye > Froz (again this one could be very close, and it would depend what kind've shape they're both in) veg >>>>>>>>>> zelotito Yeah I think you're right, I was thinking PvT was Zelotito's strong MU, but it's PvZ, yes? i thought pvp was considered his strongest?
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we can agree pvt is his weakness.
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Sweden1282 Posts
pvz is zelotitos strongest i believe...
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According to zelotito: pvp > pvt > pvz
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ok, in 3/4 of the world Dec 3rd is over....
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Blizzard doesnt only delay their games, but also their map realease dates haha
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On December 03 2004 12:31 tfeign wrote: According to zelotito: pvp > pvt > pvz
he thinks his pvt is stronger than his pvz? -_-
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On December 03 2004 13:23 jtan wrote: Blizzard doesnt only delay their games, but also their map realease dates haha
Well I would expect the maps to be released until near the end of the day (otherwise if they were ready and everything they would've been released yesterday), and do remember that Blizzard in the Pacific time zone, so their employees are all still at work.
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On December 03 2004 11:26 cav wrote: i cant stop refreshing the b.net news page. I know how it feels. There should be at least two F5 keys on a keybord-,.-
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On December 03 2004 13:22 wasted wrote: ok, in 3/4 of the world Dec 3rd is over....
blizzard is in AMERICA man i dont remember in which american state, but there are states like california that are 3hs less then my current time, which is 6:35pm
so maybe they'll release it at like 8pm or something
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On December 03 2004 13:35 raidern_br wrote:Show nested quote +On December 03 2004 13:22 wasted wrote: ok, in 3/4 of the world Dec 3rd is over.... blizzard is in AMERICA man i dont remember in which american state, but there are states like california that are 3hs less then my current time, which is 6:35pm so maybe they'll release it at like 8pm or something its in california
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its 3:07 here. And the typical work day ends in 2 hours.
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How popular do you guys think these maps will be? You think they will become part of gaming rotations or is it just going to be a shitty thing they put together last minute
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If they delayed the map release 1 day, will they delay the matchs 1 day also? 9 days is already a short time and having 1 day less doesnt seem nice.
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16986 Posts
I hope these maps aren't like the blizz maps -.- they're terribly unbalanced, and the mineral placement looks like it was done by a drunk monkey. Maybe they're getting Rose.of.Dream to come in :O
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On December 03 2004 16:07 This-is-not-a-smurf wrote: I hope these maps aren't like the blizz maps -.- they're terribly unbalanced, and the mineral placement looks like it was done by a drunk monkey. Maybe they're getting Rose.of.Dream to come in :O
those maps are frm 1999 ... made before anyone knew anything about balanced maps basically
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gay blizzard. 25 more minutes til close of normal workday. maybe they have bill slaving overtime to pump them out ;O
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coulee looks interesting, perhaps the bridges should be wider (use starforge and break the EULA ) maybe it's a zerg map?  AT LAST
I think that hawk eye isnt terran friendly, but blocking the hill with expo may lead to vicory (but toss can drop), hmm.
astral eclipse my bets are: z>p, p>t, z=t
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My mouth is talented at many things, but not at keeping it shut about making maps for BLIZZARD.
It was very hard ! T_T
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The maps are very well done ( And here I was expecting blizzard employees to make them ) Time to test out these maps in pubbies ^^;
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Netherlands13554 Posts
map by mora looks nice
the second one is most imbalanced map ever
P>>>>>>T Z>>>>>>P TvZ seems about balanced I guess
The third map looks ok, don't know about that one, I think p has an edge over t, and z over p.
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twisted, that means so much to me. thank you so much.
any favors
are yours
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<3
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Netherlands13554 Posts
<3
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-Coulee: hard for zerg. Opponent can fast expand without being rushed, then take the corner gas expo and the min only pretty easily. same probably goes for pvt, have fun playing vs a 12cc build. i like the idea with the two geysirs in the middle tho.
-hawkeye: very cool map, lots of strategy, many expansions but all very vulnerable to drops and stuff. again terran-favoring i guess, they can like block the one choke top right or bottom left, expand twice and siege the opponents natural, so obviously we'll see a lot of dropping and air units on that map. I'm not sure about the sense of the middle area, if one player is able to expand their with such an open middle the game is pretty much over anyways. Also pvz seems impossible to win on that map, he can just double expand, secure the middle with tons of lurks and sunks and get 200 supply ultra/ling
-astral eclipse: i would've made that mineral wall a little more than only 16, a zerg can double expand easily. very similar to bladestorm gameplaywise imo, except that pvz will be even harder without the islands, tvz and pvt will be fine i think, except that terran will have to kill the protoss rather early because he will never get more than 2 expansions, slow push is probably impossible with such an open middle
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They honestly all look pretty cool.
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Coulee sucks pvt. All terran needs to do is 12cc then go fact & port and just push right through the middle of the map (straight up). Toss needs to fly to carriers, but terran can just get wraiths to counter that. Infinity covered this map.
Hawkeye - looks like another t map. terran has 2 free expansions vs zerg and toss.. and 2 expos = terran will win most of the time. pvz looks decent, as toss gets 2 free expands (as well as zerg). however, zerg can easily contain and mass expo like infinity said. 
astral eclipse - pvt and tvz will be fine, except it seems that t > p a little bit, as terran has 2 free bases and toss needs to be up 1 base to compete with terran. because of this, toss will need to expand to another main to spread out terran's army (but the main will be close to terran army...) should be cool pvt's and tvz though. pvz - infinity covered that as well.
oh well. at least it's not a lt tourney.
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awesome ^^ job.I like the Hawkeye ..
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I thought coulee looked good. I am really glad this wasn't a bunch of lt knock off's. I think Blizz did a good job picking the map makers... Does anyone know if they were chosen at random or did you guys submit and just hope you got picked?
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you both did a great job... Thanks for the quick response
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Cool maps, but toss will hard for a win especially pvz on Astral Eclipse Coulee might be very interesting, and I can see lots of tactics on it
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Sweden33719 Posts
Coulee = Cool map =]
Hawkeye = Looks ok 
Astral eclipse = Gaema gowon made zerg friendly -_-?
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On December 03 2004 20:59 Bill307 wrote:I was asked personally by nvn / araxas  . I then brought Mora aboard, and don't regret doing so! I really look forward to seeing how games play out on his map (and of course my own as well  ).
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On December 03 2004 20:13 worst.player wrote:Coulee sucks pvt. All terran needs to do is 12cc then go fact & port and just push right through the middle of the map (straight up). Toss needs to fly to carriers, but terran can just get wraiths to counter that. Infinity covered this map. Hawkeye - looks like another t map. terran has 2 free expansions vs zerg and toss.. and 2 expos = terran will win most of the time. pvz looks decent, as toss gets 2 free expands (as well as zerg). however, zerg can easily contain and mass expo like infinity said.  astral eclipse - pvt and tvz will be fine, except it seems that t > p a little bit, as terran has 2 free bases and toss needs to be up 1 base to compete with terran. because of this, toss will need to expand to another main to spread out terran's army (but the main will be close to terran army...) should be cool pvt's and tvz though. pvz - infinity covered that as well. oh well. at least it's not a lt tourney. 
I think u may be overestimating Terran on this map. Terran can push all he wants, and he's not going to hurt the protoss island.
in addition to that, he will *literally* have to push across the whole map to kill the protoss. the protoss can drop on either side of his main base, 1 path leads into the middle, and the other path leads to the middle/the 'entrance' to the terran main. This allows protoss to counter and/or flank very nicely. In addition, the middle is pretty open making flanking even easier.
Infact, i was much more worried for Terran than Protoss in TvP on my map. I think that p has a slight advantage. In any case, i think that this map does not *greatly* swing either way. Its not a Gorky Island, which is all that really matters.
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No love Mora...no love at all
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pvt and pvz is gonna suck on these maps imo ;o
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The maps look cool and all and I haven't had time to test their balance... but really guys. I'm going to end up facing Mondragon. You should atleast give me one map where the main has like 500 gas instead of 5,000 if you're gonna slap 300 expos so close together.
:D:D
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I like that asteral thing best; Dont think its too imbalanced either, too greedy players will get punished by harass, and P can start getting another main and then safely expanding at his "own" bases. However I think the players will find their own cool strats, so lets just see!
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Sweden33719 Posts
Hawkeye could do with a natural expansion which isn't harassable in 10 different ways and which can actually be defended by toss :/
I played a pretty fun game on it but really.. It's suuuuuch a long walk to get.. Anywhere..
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Hmm just saw these maps for the first time, my view on it:
Coulee: Looks beautiful, gotta love those minerals blocking the entrance, good thinking. Looks pretty balanced too, great work. (Seriously, this is one of the nicest looking maps I've ever seen. And I really think that matters.) I'd love to see some nice TvP's on this map.
Hawkeye: Good balance ! Nice. Lots of space in the middle, great for protoss unit positioning. But still some walls to make pushing possible for T. I love it when big armies are able to move around without a lot of trouble, big battles kick ass.
AstralEclipse: Also pretty nice. Don't really have much to say about it.
I really like Coulee.
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Thank you fritz, that means so much to me ~
<3
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For sure this maps are better than wcg maps. They could at least get those to replace them. Coulee looks fun. The nat looks reminds me of isles of siren.
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On December 04 2004 17:15 RamenStyle wrote: For sure this maps are better than wcg maps. They could at least get those to replace them. Coulee looks fun. The nat looks reminds me of isles of siren.
there is one prob i think; wcg requires 4 maps right? there are only 3 here....... o wait they can make a new map (prob island) then add it with these 3 maps and that will make up to 4 maps for wcg 05 =PP
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very nice maps, gw guys. going to be intresting to see games on fresh new maps for a change
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On December 04 2004 17:15 RamenStyle wrote: For sure this maps are better than wcg maps. They could at least get those to replace them. Coulee looks fun. The nat looks reminds me of isles of siren.
Isles of Siren was one of the influences on my map. Infact, in its original sketches, it looked alot *more* like isles of siren.
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
Btw, will you two also be making the maps for part two (Team Asia vs winner of Team Europe vs Team America) of the Tourney?
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Carnac, we are unable to disclose that information at this time.
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Bill, i think that's a wonderful idea *_*
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
On December 04 2004 18:09 Teroru wrote: Carnac, we are unable to disclose that information at this time. which is prolly already enough of an answer to my question ^_^
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make a map where the starting positions are min onlys. that would be cool and shitty at the same time.
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On December 04 2004 19:34 cav wrote: make a map where the starting positions are min onlys. that would be cool and shitty at the same time.
Protoss would probably dominate. Mass Zealots.
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mass lings > mass zeals duh
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and zerg could get a second gas faster which is really ownage.
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bill u should definitely do that. i would shit a brick if wcg chose your maps, they're really good. hell, i'd be shocked if they picked any maps that aren't completely bullshit. if u get blizz's support for it, and all the support of the best gamers, as it seems u have, the wcg admins would have to be totally ignorant assholes to ignore it. however they have already proven themselves to be totally ignorant assholes. BUT that doesn';t mean you shouldn't try! because if u are successful, that would be fucking amazingly awesome =]
btw i played some games on coulee and hawkeye tonight, beautiful maps, very fun and relatively well balanced.
edit: im confused about teroru's responses to this thread. is teroru the same person as mora? -_-
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On December 05 2004 02:50 Famouzze wrote: edit: im confused about teroru's responses to this thread. is teroru the same person as mora? -_-
yes =]
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i dont know if anyone mentioned it before but terrans and maybe probes can go out of the 'island' really early in coulee doing the supply trick..
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i like the looks of the maps....dont know much about balance until ive played the maps alot but i like the looks of them hawkeye reminds me of hall of vallhalla minus island for some reason dono why:-D good work ya'll make more maps and post them plz
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gg'd!!~~~!!!! didntfinish though.
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On December 05 2004 09:09 raidern_br wrote: i dont know if anyone mentioned it before but terrans and maybe probes can go out of the 'island' really early in coulee doing the supply trick..
zerg can do it as well. gorush did it on requiem once i think.
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Its cool to see my favorite mapmaker beeing always as successfull nice maps Bill!
Teroru did good job too--;;
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edit: nm i found the answer to my question.. thanks anyway
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On December 04 2004 20:34 cav wrote: mass lings > mass zeals duh not without speed vs good zealot/probe micro
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Austin10831 Posts
I can't find the maps on the page. I see where they're listed, and it says "Download observer version - Download melee version" but neither of them are links to anything.
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These maps look so interesting.
BTW: Does anyone know the members of team Asia ?
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On December 06 2004 21:37 BroOd wrote: I can't find the maps on the page. I see where they're listed, and it says "Download observer version - Download melee version" but neither of them are links to anything.
http://www.battle.net/
Just download them from the news post there until this issue gets fixed tomorrow.
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This maps are original. Lets hope ppl play them instead of it.
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Hawkeye seems nice...terran map imo...
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On December 06 2004 22:41 nvnplatypus wrote:Show nested quote +On December 06 2004 21:37 BroOd wrote: I can't find the maps on the page. I see where they're listed, and it says "Download observer version - Download melee version" but neither of them are links to anything. http://www.battle.net/Just download them from the news post there until this issue gets fixed tomorrow.
They're fixed now:
http://www.battle.net/scevents/sc-mm-news.html
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Austin10831 Posts
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Umm,how can I find at what time must i play?I have a lot to do tommorow.
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2pm eastern = 8pm paris time T_t
you same time zone? or add an hour maybe
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maps have been very good... I love Astral and coolle very nicely made
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Norway28665 Posts
its 7 pm GMT bulgaria is +2 gmt or something? I don't really know but hopefully you do
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K tnx.99% I wont be late.
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