[M] (2) Parrot Cay

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ScorpSCII

Denmark499 Posts

July 19 2014 09:24 GMT

Parrot Cay
Created by Scorp

Published: [NA/EU]

Bounds: 144x124
Bases: 10x 8m2g
XNT: 0

Aesthetics
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Feedback is, as always, welcome and well appreciated.

IeZaeL

Italy991 Posts

July 19 2014 22:02 GMT

Very standard yet refreshing. good job Scorp!

Circumstance

United States11403 Posts

July 20 2014 02:15 GMT

EDIT: I think I misread the map, sorry.

The_Templar

your Country52797 Posts

July 20 2014 02:47 GMT

I like this 10 base map. I think the rocks in the corner areas should be removed though.

ScorpSCII

Denmark499 Posts

July 21 2014 11:15 GMT

On July 20 2014 11:47 The_Templar wrote:
I like this 10 base map. I think the rocks in the corner areas should be removed though.

Although the scene is trending towards maps with 12+ bases, I do believe 10 base maps still have a place. I'll leave the rocks as is for now, though I may change that at some point.

SatedSC2

England3012 Posts

July 21 2014 13:02 GMT

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Big J

Austria16289 Posts

July 21 2014 14:22 GMT

On July 21 2014 20:15 ScorpSCII wrote:

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Although the scene is trending towards maps with 12+ bases, I do believe 10 base maps still have a place. I'll leave the rocks as is for now, though I may change that at some point.

yeah, nothing wrong with having some nice mixture of maps. I'd go so far as to demand a TLMC or at least MotM that is devoted to 10base-or-less-maps after the last 3-5p TLMC. :D
(seriously, a nice 8-9base map could actually work)

On the map, I think your 4th base in the corner is too easy to defend though. It makes it easy to turtle on 3bases, take the 4th with only one small, shared chokepoint close to the third and then play for the mineout, e.g. with Mech against Zerg or maybe even Terran. Especially since the last remaining base on your side can be easily denied for the opponent, so its impossible to run into a 6vs4base scenario when you turtle, it's eventually going to come down to 5vs5.

EatThePath

United States3943 Posts

July 21 2014 16:42 GMT

Carrot Pay. xD

This is very standard, with the exception of the droppable highground 4th. And it's solid. I think I'd rather see another ground path vulnerability there, or in addition to the highground pod. Also it'd be nice if the base below the side main cliff was more neutral so it could be taken by either player, adding a little more room to move (strategically) in the development through the midgame and in the lategame.

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The rocks are both defensive and offensive depending on the situation now.

algue

France1436 Posts

July 21 2014 23:58 GMT

I agree with The_Templar about the rocks. Removing them would make the map funnier. Very nice map otherwise

Semmo

Korea (South)627 Posts

July 22 2014 06:56 GMT

#10

Reminds me of Daybreak, that is less turtley. I would make the main a bit smaller though.

opisska

Poland8852 Posts

July 22 2014 10:57 GMT

#11

The biggest fault of this map in my opinion is that it is very monotonic. I am not saying that you should make maps with lava, snow, jungle and grassland in each corner, but using the same sand/grass scheme in coincidence with the repetitive shape pattern (where all the small voids are pretty much the same shape and most of the semiopen areas are similar) is not a good idea. In most good maps, you are able to tell where are you looking at instantly without using the minimap - a feature that is less important for players (who should be looking at the minimap anyway), but crucial for good viewing. Yes, even some Blizzard maps have had this issue in the past, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be avoided.

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