[M] (3) Crux Merry-go-round

On December 31 2013 00:46 Phaenoman wrote:
It's very unfortunate that the degree of symmetry of a 3 or 5 player map can not be as high as that of 2 or 4 player maps caused by the fact that ramps and cliffs can only have direction of (n x 45°).
But nice map!

On February 17 2014 10:01 DaRKMaTT3r wrote:
The space behind/around the bottom base is massive! Is it like that or is just the picture? Brings back bad memories of Broodlords sieging my 3rd on Daybreak from unreachable space.

On February 14 2014 07:19 zelevin wrote:
Dang it! I'm tired of seeing all of these great maps on the forums and never seeing them in tournaments or on ladder!

On February 17 2014 11:39 L3monsta wrote:

Are 3 player maps ever used in tournaments? I don't recall ever seeing one in a tournament..

On February 17 2014 12:13 lorestarcraft wrote:

Testbug

On March 27 2014 06:20 algue wrote:
ALL HAIL THE FIRST 3 PLAYERS MAP ON THE LADDER !

On March 27 2014 07:36 moskonia wrote:
I never really understood the hype of 3 player maps, I don't really see the advantage they give over 2 player maps or more so to 4 player maps with no close spawns which basically make it a 3 spawn map with no spawn position advantage. Anyways the map does look decent, and congraz on getting into the ladder with it.

On March 27 2014 07:54 NewSunshine wrote:

4p with no close spawns is essentially a 2p map. The main thing a 3p map does is the exact opposite of a 4p mirror map. With 4p mirror you have multiple spawn combinations, and everything is perfectly symmetric between the two players every time. With 3p you can only have close spawns, the difference is merely which side you're on, and asymmetry has to be accepted because there's no other way. Just depends on what you're looking for and this time, Blizzard wants the latter.

On March 27 2014 09:19 moskonia wrote:

I still don't see a point in 3 player maps. Having rotational spawns mean there is luck involved, unlike mirror symmetry, which normally it is best to scout the close spawns first, thus negating luck while still allowing multiple spawns. 2 in 1 maps reduce the luck factor even more, which is good imo. I am all for asymmetry, but I think rotational symmetry is the wrong way to achieve it.

In my opinion the reason people are so excited for a 3 player map is the same reason people were so excited about New Polaris, because it's new and weird, and it's a cool gimmick. While seeing it in shourcraft clan wars have made me gain much more respect for the map, I still keep the opinion that the reason it won the poll was because of a gimmick and not map quality. IMO 3 player maps with rotational symmetry (as well as rotational symmetry in general) is a silly concept, and there is nothing it does better than 2 player asymmetrical maps or 4 player maps with 1 spawn disabled.

On March 27 2014 22:45 moskonia wrote:
I think the spawn imbalance in WW was pretty small

On March 28 2014 00:41 ETisME wrote:
I hope you can add a little bit more aesthetics to it.
I always find this tile set looks extremely plain compared to others.
D.point was quite a good looking one imo.

On March 28 2014 03:52 enord wrote:
i'll admit i'm a bit sad that no tl mapmaker(s) cares enough to put up a [D] Map pool evolution discussion thread..
here! in this forum

On March 28 2014 05:00 moskonia wrote:
I keep hearing about this TL map community skype group, is there any way to get into that skype group?

On March 28 2014 07:14 starslayer wrote:

thats pretty cool if there really is a skype group. hopefully there is, cause then we can start seeing some really sick maps coming out if theres a big group of ppl just trying to make good maps and not just blizz cause most blizz maps make me sad. also if there is get the guy who made frost best map out atm.