[M] (4) Aiur Refuge - Page 2

On May 20 2012 06:59 IronManSC wrote:
This is such a innovative, technical, yet confusing map... I think you have a wonderful concept in mind, you just need to re-think a couple things. I don't think having two destructible rocks right next to each other is the best solution. Just use one diagonal and block off a single choke, for instance.

Also, the naturals have a tal'darim touch to it, although I can tell by the overview that you did your best to make them non-abusable by siege units, but the potential for proxy is increased by at least 80%. I would consider re-designing the naturals a little, or re-positioning the minerals to help spot proxies better.

On June 01 2012 14:34 Nightmarjoo wrote:
I like Auir Refuge a lot, it just isn't as clean as the previous two. The four bases per player are a little closer to each other than I'd prefer as well. The layout seems good though, and while the map is large it didn't feel too big to me. As with the others above I didn't get to test it extensively though. I'm potentially worried about the fact that you can blink into the nat from the 4th area, though it may not actually matter. The vulnerability of the nat from behind definitely makes or breaks the map. I don't know which way that balance tips though.

On June 03 2012 06:43 monitor wrote:
Auir Refuge

Very cool ideas and well done with rotational symmetry.

I just can't see this natural design working. The rush distance is really short once you break the rocks, so I don't think many games are going to get past the mid game. The natural is creative but... tanks, colossi, blink stalkers, mutalisks, etc. are just going to be too powerful imo. I can't see a solid balance coming from it, and I don't know if the gameplay will make up for it.