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znowstorm
Australia281 Posts
The close positions on these maps are really close. 3 of the maps have pretty much the exact same layout with a few minor tweaks. Everything that the GSL and other tournaments are doing well these maps do poorly. Test Map 2 is the only map with any promise and even that is low. Sad times  | ||
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Jayjay54
Germany2296 Posts
It has become so easy for t and p to fast expand. how can zerg be one base up. i don't get, why blizzard does not see this. | ||
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Comprissent
United States314 Posts
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Megaliskuu
United States5123 Posts
Whoops i meant map 5 not 4 | ||
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TelecoM
United States10890 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
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whaty0uwant
New Zealand346 Posts
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Ryuu314
United States12679 Posts
They probably should've used the GSL stuff, but...still. At least we know SC2 won't go the way of War3. Blizzard/Activision is being as awesome as they can be  | ||
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Antisocialmunky
United States5913 Posts
On February 04 2011 14:30 Serpico wrote: lol god forbid a map is zerg favored. To be honest it might be a good thing to try them and see how much win %s change if they really are that good for zerg. I think these looks bad for zerg. The only one that looks good to play on is LT 2.0 and the one with no gold expos but lots of expos. | ||
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KMARTRULES
Australia474 Posts
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Joroth
United States318 Posts
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michaelhasanalias
Korea (South)1231 Posts
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Consummate
Australia191 Posts
Test Map 2 has a lot of potential if you couldn't both spawn top or bottom, don't necessarily need cross positions, if you start top left and your opponent bottom left, the map will be fine. The problem is when you spawn top left and your opponent top right. Anyway, you have a lot of relatively safe expansions, that map will be a macro map imo. Test map 3 will be a 2 base style map, imo there are far too many rocks, the ramp leading into the natural is WAY too big and unless the map is played cross positions, I really don't see you taking anything other than a 3rd since any other expansions are pretty far. Test map 4 assuming cross positions only (doesn't look that way based on rock placements), this map can be really good. You can get 3 bases easily with your 4th pretty far, but this looks like a very positional based map and I foresee it having very exciting games, that is of course if the map only allowed cross positions. Test map 5 HAS to be cross positions otherwise the map will be terrible, with cross positions the map has a lot of potential. But yeah, Test Map 2 and 4 look the most interesting, Test map 3 looks fairly terrible and Test map 1 is decent, Test map 5 can be up there with 2 and 4 if cross positions are forced. | ||
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Champi
1422 Posts
i really wish blizzard would get off their high horse, and share this game with map makers who actually know what they are doing, imo plz stop trying to do everything blizzard... | ||
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DOMINOSC
Canada345 Posts
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dtz
5834 Posts
On February 04 2011 13:40 iCCup.Diamond wrote: I got this when I logged on. I can log onto SCII-1 and it selects my old PTR acct. When I select SCII-2 it is a totally different account... ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/heH29.jpg) I had this as well. But now when i load my normal SC2 ( non PTR) i have those options as well. At first i was thinking, omg are they giving us 2 accounts now? But i logged in with both and they are the same whereas in PTR they are different. Anyone knows what does SC2-1 and SC2-2 means in my normal sc2? | ||
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Xeph
Korea (South)191 Posts
On February 04 2011 14:38 KMARTRULES wrote: Either GSL needs to use blizzard maps or blizzard needs to use gsl maps. hard to practice maps when leagues use different maps to ladder TOTALLY AGREED. | ||
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freeto
United States122 Posts
map 1 - lost temple without the natural cliffs and the islands have paths to them with rocks. no obvious favoritism map 3 - natural looks hard to defend with potentially 3 entrances and difficulty adding additional expansions without being very exposed.no obvious favoritism map 2 - basically that one 4v4 map with single bases ofc instead of double and no gold expos. overall a decent map, due to its size, but taking a 3rd could be easier. also natural looks hard to defend. no obvious favoritism map 4 - close positions ridiculously close and map layout is basically tankopolis. terran favored map 5 - a fairly decent map except for the backdoor rocks between mains. this is such a short distance its basically impossible to engage a tank push. 3rd bases very hard to take. slightly terran favored summary - as znowstorm said: good time to be terran. its good that blizzard is trying to improve their map pool, but the maps are still too small and in general still look like they're designed around "what looks cool" as opposed to "what plays good" thats just my first impression. im sure as theyre played specifics will emerge that really affect balance and could completely fly in the face of what ive said here | ||
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Dommk
Australia4865 Posts
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
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