[M] (2) Skaqic Dragon

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Yonnua

United Kingdom2331 Posts

July 13 2015 20:52 GMT

Skaqic Dragon

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v 1.0
-Pocket base is now raised to level 2. A ramp (blocked by rocks) has been added from the main to the pocket base to allow the defending player to respond more effectively to aggressive builds.

-The third hugging the main has been pulled away slightly, making it harder to blink into the main. A single reaper path remains.

-Rocks on the outside path of the map have been removed.

Published on: [EU] [NA] [KR] [SEA]
Bounds: 136x152
Eggs: The indestructible eggs can be mineral-walked through by workers. Ordinary units cannot pass through them.

Created by SoVeReiGN.

RoomOfMush

1296 Posts

July 13 2015 21:48 GMT

Helloooo Cannon Rush!
Seriously, the eggs themselfs are not so bad as a mechanic, but next to the main?
You just beg for cheese with this map.

Ingvar

Russian Federation421 Posts

July 13 2015 22:04 GMT

On July 14 2015 06:48 RoomOfMush wrote:
Helloooo Cannon Rush!
Seriously, the eggs themselfs are not so bad as a mechanic, but next to the main?
You just beg for cheese with this map.

Why do you mention cannon rush? Most possible cheeses become stronger due to eggs but cannon rush is not one of them.

Fatam

1986 Posts

July 14 2015 00:18 GMT

Even w/out the eggs it can be risky to put land up against the main that is such a long walking distance away.

At first I was going to comment that terran taking 3 bases so easily is a concern, but after thinking about it a bit I think that is probably ok as long as the players are familiar with the map going in. Each race has reasonable countermeasures.

Blink is probably a legit concern though.

FlaShFTW

United States10354 Posts

July 14 2015 07:15 GMT

a ton of ways to get into the main with blink. blink definitely a bit too strong on this map.

Yonnua

United Kingdom2331 Posts

July 14 2015 15:44 GMT

On July 14 2015 16:15 FlaShFTW wrote:
a ton of ways to get into the main with blink. blink definitely a bit too strong on this map.

So other than the third and the egg base, the only way is through the natural. The egg base is a really impractical way to get in - you need to blink past the eggs (carefully and with high-ground vision to see past the LOS blockers) and then again into the main. The third has minerals blocking most of the space and also requires careful positioning to get in.

Together, what that means is that you need to spend a decent amount of time (or skill) moving between the locations, so you don't run into by far the biggest issue of blink, which is bouncing back and forth between various points quickly and putting an unfair burden on the defending terran. Obviously it's not a weak build, but I don't think it's necessarily as strong as you're making it out to be. It's something that could do with more playtesting.