It would be cool if close positions on metalopolis and Lost Temple, where not possible, like in shakuras plateau, that is be a necessary fix for those maps.

forelmashi

421 Posts

February 01 2011 06:07 GMT

#303

too bad no biohazard.. was my favorite of the bunch

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

February 01 2011 06:09 GMT

#304

Scrap Station offers something different because of the rush distances and the middle destructible rocks. Variety without obvious imbalance.

Cep

Germany41 Posts

February 01 2011 06:35 GMT

#305

I'm quite disappointed with the choice. TerminusRe wth. To me, along with MerryGoRound, the worst candidate map.

Not sure why they haven't picked Maw of the Void ord Gettysburg. Had the most fun and interesting matches on those two. Pretty much all were good, exciting macro games. Shame shame.

Well at least we got rid of Steppes, Blistering and Delta.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES49904 Posts

February 01 2011 06:42 GMT

#306

On February 01 2011 15:35 Cep wrote:
I'm quite disappointed with the choice. TerminusRe wth. To me, along with MerryGoRound, the worst candidate map.

Not sure why they haven't picked Maw of the Void ord Gettysburg. Had the most fun and interesting matches on those two. Pretty much all were good, exciting macro games. Shame shame.

Well at least we got rid of Steppes, Blistering and Delta.

merry go round is very well balanced map...especially for a 3 player map.

Legacy of the Void and Gettysburg still need a lot of testing though....so they probably won't be added this season.

Rialz

Brazil177 Posts

February 01 2011 06:49 GMT

#307

OH YEAH! Great to see this! So good!

That's certainly a step in the right direction. Good job GOM.

Cep

Germany41 Posts

February 01 2011 07:03 GMT

#308

On February 01 2011 15:42 BLinD-RawR wrote:
merry go round is very well balanced map...especially for a 3 player map.

Legacy of the Void and Gettysburg still need a lot of testing though....so they probably won't be added this season.

Can't agree on that. Easy harassable gold mineral line from the middle platform. Also those watchtowers cover pretty much all attempts from ground armies to flank. So to me it's basicly a race for the middle and set up a contain. which favors terran too much imo.

peekn

United States1152 Posts

February 01 2011 07:31 GMT

#309

Oh man this is going to be so sweet, I can't wait to see the players play on these new maps, oh that third expansion looks so great to take!

No more two base all-in's! Super excited for this next GSL.

Ribbon

United States5278 Posts

February 01 2011 08:05 GMT

#310

On February 01 2011 15:01 Offhand wrote:
Is there any legitimate reason Scrap Station is still considered "a good map"?

Long rush distances allow for safer FEs, close air position lead to more airplay, which is generally lacking in most matchups, and the map is pretty balanced, with a slight tilt towards Zerg.

It's different and unique, but not imbalanced. Blizzard threw so many map gimmick darts, one had to hit, and that was Scrap. It's not perfect, but it's still pretty good, and I hope it gets remembered after it's eventually dropped from the metagame.

BirdKiller

United States428 Posts

February 01 2011 08:22 GMT

#311

Glad to see we'll see something fresh in the future. All these maps look like as if to promote macro-style strategies and gameplay.

storm8ring3r

Germany227 Posts

February 01 2011 08:49 GMT

#312

I hope these maps don't give us hourlong TvTs because of the size and number of terrans. We could be seeing turtlefests. I still think we need some matchup specific maps. Certain maps for ZvT and ZvP and TvP.

Crissaegrim

2947 Posts

February 01 2011 08:50 GMT

#313

Now this is what's needed to rejuvenate the mildewing GSL. Large, big maps should at least give more time for macro, more time for comebacks, more harass. Can't wait to see matches done on these maps.

Manimal_pro

Romania991 Posts

February 01 2011 09:32 GMT

#314

WHAAAAT???? where's my delta quadrant and jungle basin, those makes rock, the new maps are so much bigger, who wants to see hour long games in TvT???

Cripp

Germany165 Posts

February 01 2011 09:35 GMT

#315

In my opinion Crevasse is a great map, except for the gasless gold expansions. I mean, you have two nearby expansions with gas, but then you need to expand like on a complete other site, so I dislike this fact a lot.
But all in all, much better maps than shit like Steppes or Jungle^^

kamicom

United States180 Posts

February 01 2011 09:44 GMT

#316

Ew. No sure about Crevasse. Too constricted in the middle. Imagine siege defense set up at watch towers. You HAVE to engage them. You can't even flank. Honestly, I think they should continue pumping out more map candidates until they find suitable ones.

The rest seem like good replacements. Just get rid of that retarded ledge on LT!

Riot Janook

United States112 Posts

February 01 2011 09:47 GMT

#317

Looks like the people at gomTV dont' understand the Terran race.

The sheer size, and how the naturals and 3rds are situated, automatically make these maps difficult for Terran.

Redox

Germany24794 Posts

February 01 2011 09:51 GMT

#318

On February 01 2011 18:47 Janook wrote:
Looks like the people at gomTV dont' understand the Terran race.

The sheer size, and how the naturals and 3rds are situated, automatically make these maps difficult for Terran.

This could also mean they understand the terran race very well.

Chrome604

Canada59 Posts

February 01 2011 10:05 GMT

#319

I'm not sure I like the idea of single gas expo's or no gas golds, I knew it would happen eventually, but I just don't see the need to play with things like that when the game is so new.

Xayoz

Estonia373 Posts

February 01 2011 10:13 GMT

#320

So now it takes 3 bunkers to set up a contain.
I don't see a problem.

I wonder if we are actually going to see early 2-SCV scouting on some of those maps.
As a terran, it will be nice to see new strats that will come with those.