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On February 01 2011 05:55 Fighter wrote:
So since Blizzard is sponsoring the GSL can we expect these maps to show up on the ladder?
If not, then I wonder if this won't hurt players like IdrA who don't have large teams to practice with. Granted he could practice with some of his EG teammates, but the one's that aren't in Korea wouldn't really have any incentive to learn the maps.
Well chat channels should hopefully help with that...'GSL maps Master Level' or something
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Tal'darim: Yes, it's huge as hell with a pretty good 3rd, but its size could be its undoing, there's like 90 places to proxy and it's obscenely hard to check them all.
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3 out of the 4 maps are rotationally symmetric, so there will be positional advantages. Whhyyy?
I guess it's kinda cool. That wasn't really Delta Quandrant's main problem anyhow. These are big enough that it won't be as large a factor.
They do look awfully cool and big and macro-y. It will be exciting to see how match-ups develop, and to see who will be the quickest to bust out the new stuff.
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Holy crap that last map is like... SC2 version of Andromeda. I love it :D
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These are very good maps!! :D I like them a lot they impulse macro games (YES!!!) and they just look cool  great job Gom!!
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They should also modify Lost Temple and Metalopolis by making it impossible that players spawn in close ground positions, just like it is the case with Shakuras. Otherwise success on these mapes will still be largely dependent on luck.
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Modification on Blizzard maps for the league
GomTV modified Metalopolis, Xel'Naga Caverns, Lost Temple for their league. Bloking the entrance with two bunkers is no longer possible.
Looks like IdrA made a hell of a statement last GSL, but I'm sure that's not the only reason. GOM obviously has a lot of zerg player input, so when they saw what happened with IdrA it was a considerable deal to them.
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Does anyone else see the resemblance between Crossfire SE and Sin Peaks of Baekdu?
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/WoWfk.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/images/maps/6_Sin%20Peaks%20of%20Baekdu.jpg)
Actually have a hard time seeing any differences at all. Sin Peaks of Baekdu was a great map though so will probably be nice Hope they copy Hitchhiker, Neo Arkanoid, Monty Hall and other great maps from that era
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On February 01 2011 05:55 Fighter wrote:
So since Blizzard is sponsoring the GSL can we expect these maps to show up on the ladder?
If not, then I wonder if this won't hurt players like IdrA who don't have large teams to practice with. Granted he could practice with some of his EG teammates, but the one's that aren't in Korea wouldn't really have any incentive to learn the maps.
If I remember right, someone in a December "State of the Game" said that they'd actually talked to Blizzard about getting competition maps on Ladder. Blizzard's position was that it wasn't their job to do that on Ladder and that players can explore these maps through custom games.
That's a pretty bad position, IMO. 
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Thank God jungle basin was taken out.
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I think this will be really interesting to watch. I cant wait to see how it pans out!
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Personally I think Crossfire will be really interesting, it has a rather unique layout.
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I think GOM made a good decision in trying these out first for the team league.
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just logged in to say
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
and... blizzard, do it!
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These maps look really, really, REALLY good.
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all maps look good except tal darim, that map is wayyyy to big with way to many expos and places to proxy
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On February 01 2011 07:04 Smackzilla wrote:Show nested quote +On February 01 2011 05:55 Fighter wrote:
So since Blizzard is sponsoring the GSL can we expect these maps to show up on the ladder?
If not, then I wonder if this won't hurt players like IdrA who don't have large teams to practice with. Granted he could practice with some of his EG teammates, but the one's that aren't in Korea wouldn't really have any incentive to learn the maps. If I remember right, someone in a December "State of the Game" said that they'd actually talked to Blizzard about getting competition maps on Ladder. Blizzard's position was that it wasn't their job to do that on Ladder and that players can explore these maps through custom games. That's a pretty bad position, IMO.
I think youre wrong here. You could be talking about something different, but i just yesterday listened to a state of the game podcast where (i think) kennigit said he talked to blizz about new maps for competitions and the only statement was that blizz is supportive bout custom maps for tournaments.
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wow. crossfire seems HUGE!
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