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lil emo
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France109 Posts
April 29 2013 16:12 GMT
#21
How about lighting or doodads inducing "difficult" (albeit temporary) visual temperance?

How about water (or other forms) masking the visual reading of ground action?

How about deformation of height that grants higher vision to units (probably flying units)?

How about some cake?

If i may.. I'll rant a bit (because I'm old.. sorry, I suggest you try and sue :^P ) ...

Whether here or on other forums .. mapmakers .. players .. mods .. casuals .. everyone declares high and mighty that they want moOre.. but they don't follow through ..

They (they is impersonal .. naming names would get me in trouble .. hahahahahahhahahahaa) don't really want all those potentially great things.

Lets be real .. people play a game .. and everyone hates it when someone playing with them (be it the "beginner" or worse the "pro") starts changing the rules mid way through ... everyone!

Personnaly I still cry for Black fog .. people say it only concerns "memory" issues .. it is because they can only see up to the end of their own nose ...

Each feature has a field of uses that baffles when you get down to it close enough.. removing anything changes everything!

Case in point: I dream of pro players playing unknown maps (maps have to be cleared by both player's coach for instance prior to the game)...

See my pov .. ? I feel so alone in the crowd it must seem sad...

Don't worry .. I don't mind .. at least I'm not "a" drone but "one" drone!

ty for thread mr charlie Murphy

never was so much owed by so many to so few (W Churchil)
MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2065 Posts
May 04 2013 04:15 GMT
#22
lil emo, I'm not really sure what you are trying to say with that post. Are those suggestions you had just a joke? I don't really follow the purpose of them. From what I gather it would just make spectating harder.
RIP SPOR 11/24/11 NEVAR FORGET
BoggieMan
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
520 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-04 06:58:29
May 04 2013 06:57 GMT
#23
Someone like totalbiscuit should make a silly-map-tournament with pros.
It could be fun ^^
They could make a silly-map contest, then silliest maps would be used.
PineapplePizza
Profile Joined June 2010
United States749 Posts
May 04 2013 08:40 GMT
#24
Why are tournament organizers not interested in interesting maps? What could we do to change this?
"There should be no tying a sharp, hard object to your cock like it has a mechanical arm and hitting it with the object or using your cockring to crack the egg. No cyborg penises allowed. 100% flesh only." - semioldguy
Randomaccount#77123
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States5003 Posts
May 04 2013 12:25 GMT
#25
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Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
May 04 2013 12:33 GMT
#26
Neutral bunkers would be cool. Like in CnC there are those buildings that you can capture... Just in SC2, it would be quite imbalanced, wouldn't it?
Even if you could put stalkers or roaches into a neutral bunker... those units are beefy to begin with and don't profit half as much from bunkers as marines with their insane dps. Not even to start with zerglings/zealots or that if a stalker can enter a bunker, a tank/immortal should also be capable of doing so, right, which would be very weird. Or a swarm host ... lol
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
May 04 2013 14:51 GMT
#27
found out the other day collapsible rocks can 'destroy' watch towers.
starleague forever
MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2065 Posts
May 06 2013 05:10 GMT
#28
On May 04 2013 23:51 a176 wrote:
found out the other day collapsible rocks can 'destroy' watch towers.

Yea, I was wondering about stuff like that. There was that map last season where the corner bases had C-rocks over where your HQ buildings would go. Does it kill the building if you kill it?
RIP SPOR 11/24/11 NEVAR FORGET
Fatam
Profile Joined June 2012
1986 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-06 05:43:40
May 06 2013 05:35 GMT
#29
Rock Tower thread! - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=395769

A couple of these things are slightly out of date as blizzard did some stealth changes to rock towers, but it's basically all correct.

It's hilarious to hear a TON of casters talk like rocks falling will always kill units underneath, when the only times it will kill units is when they are immobile.. otherwise it will just push them to the side. IIRC there was a game where some burrowed widow mines got killed by falling rocks, so everyone falsely extrapolated it.
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lil emo
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France109 Posts
May 06 2013 07:20 GMT
#30
And how about Black Fog as a "gimmick" ?
(thank you someone for such unsurpassed "opening" wording)

Rants/discussion/unexplored about this shroud:+ Show Spoiler +


http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=85283

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=85336

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=180105


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And how about a unit that would create this black fog (one different spell per race of course)?....? Does that not sound like something aWesOme?

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So.. to sum up .. dear op ..I'm always totally dead serious .. this strengthened by having done all those experiments into maps.. I feel all these warrant discussion and trolling galore ...

Why ?.. Did you not read my handle ? (no aggression or offense meant .. I'm just always honest.. we "on the internets" .. so it should be so).. so yes!! I am emotionally bound while typing these words!!!

Thank you for wording, posting and otherwise reminding people about people who's certain posts I liked reading very much.+ Show Spoiler +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=85336&currentpage=2#35


Necro+ Show Spoiler +
for the win!!! I dare you ALL.. i double dare you, triple, quad.. you get it i think.. mmmm do post all your maps in tlmc2 first :^P .. mmm should go spike torte .. he didn't pick up on the speech impetement s hit..(?!!) .. + Show Spoiler +
neither did temp' .. + Show Spoiler +
wonder if lurk her B thinks he a rubik's cube ...???


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Irrelevant thread list ps: + Show Spoiler +

I find this one nice + Show Spoiler +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=16429#6


this one wil knock your socks + Show Spoiler +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=154789#1


this one is obnoxious: + Show Spoiler +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/search.php?q=black fog vision&t=ct&f=-1&u=&gb=date&d=


this one is "bishop to king 9".. "me me me me" .. and an answer i was suppose to give three times + Show Spoiler +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=397084#11


this one is short
hahahahahahahahhahahaha + Show Spoiler +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=408416&currentpage=16#301


this one is a tl one, on the uber post "gimmick" proposal + Show Spoiler +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=85336&currentpage=4#72



just was in the linking mood :^p
never was so much owed by so many to so few (W Churchil)
MarlieChurphy
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
United States2065 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-08 07:47:26
May 08 2013 07:43 GMT
#31
On May 06 2013 14:35 Fatam wrote:
Rock Tower thread! - http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=395769

A couple of these things are slightly out of date as blizzard did some stealth changes to rock towers, but it's basically all correct.

It's hilarious to hear a TON of casters talk like rocks falling will always kill units underneath, when the only times it will kill units is when they are immobile.. otherwise it will just push them to the side. IIRC there was a game where some burrowed widow mines got killed by falling rocks, so everyone falsely extrapolated it.

Very interesting stuff. Thank you for sharing this. The Rocks killing resources could be a great thing to add to expansions in order to deal a serious blow to an opponents economy.

I just envisioned a map where perhaps the nat or 3rd base has an abundance of minerals and/or an extra geyser. So the goal of the early to mid game is to destroy the opponents c-rocks and vise versa. Whatever base you apply this idea to, it can extend/delay that period of the game development! In theory you can apply it to every base and constantly be in a state of early/mid game attacks and timings until 4 or more bases are captured. And since there C-rock domino also exists, you could essentially place the target rock very far out of range of base defenses in order to balance it.

You could also have a mineral wall block with C-rocks next to it. And have 2 ways to clear the path. Mine the minerals away, or drop the c-rocks on them and then kill the d-rocks.
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