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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
July 01 2014 03:00 GMT
#21
On July 01 2014 11:32 SC2John wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 01 2014 11:21 stuchiu wrote:
That wall isn't zergling proof. The trick is to pray to Hyvaa and make 70 speedlings and attack.


This is literally the first thing to happen in my testing games with Zero.

Triple hatch before pool -> baneling bust FTWWWWW.


May Hyvaa light my path in killing this greedy Toss. Amen.
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Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
July 01 2014 03:07 GMT
#22
This is beautiful, just what I was hoping for. Thanks!
Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122
sc2isnotdying
Profile Joined June 2014
United States200 Posts
July 01 2014 03:10 GMT
#23
This was a great preview, so thanks to the folks at TL.

Question: Does anybody know if Proleague is going to update its map pool when WCS/GSL do?
Jowj
Profile Joined June 2012
United States248 Posts
July 01 2014 03:19 GMT
#24
On July 01 2014 11:31 Gevrosche wrote:
I kinda doubt the quad hatch build will be used a pro level play, but I'm probably gonna try it out since I'll have something new to play vs CC first.


Its actually not AS good in Nimbus as it is on some other maps that were added, so definitely try it on a few other maps that you are curious about. The build has actually been used in high level play by Tilea and KawaiiRice when they both played actively at a high GM level. They used it in tournaments to some success, but obviously there's not games against top Koreans.

At any rate it is a ton of fun and creep hatcheries in general are underused I think so I did my write up on that. :3 PM me if you have questions about it because its a super fun build IMO.

On July 01 2014 11:03 Psione wrote:
Great content guys. Well done.


Thanks Psione :3 Thanks so much for using community maps this go round, I'm sure it means a lot to their creators to have them included like this.
Strategy
-NegativeZero-
Profile Joined August 2011
United States2142 Posts
July 01 2014 03:44 GMT
#25
On July 01 2014 11:53 User15937 wrote:
Geez...did two-spawn maps get eaten by zerglings or something?

The last TL map contest did not accept 2p maps as entries, and 3 of these maps were taken from that contest's finalists.
vibeo gane,
slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
July 01 2014 04:25 GMT
#26
Nimbus looks really good. Look forward to this new season.
The best Flash meme ever: http://imgur.com/zquoK
DnCL
Profile Joined May 2013
86 Posts
July 01 2014 04:27 GMT
#27
It's fun to see that, fills me with hope of new plays
Joedaddy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1948 Posts
July 01 2014 04:38 GMT
#28
what the heck is a "creep hatch?" Is this something new?!
I might be the minority on TL, but TL is the minority everywhere else.
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-01 04:54:11
July 01 2014 04:52 GMT
#29
On July 01 2014 13:38 Joedaddy wrote:
what the heck is a "creep hatch?" Is this something new?!

You place it out on the map to spread creep faster, it's been done before.
Moderatorlickypiddy
Tilea
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
New Zealand4 Posts
July 01 2014 05:00 GMT
#30
The 4hatch build which I did (and which was very similar/identical to what KawaiiRice did) is kind of significantly different from that. From just looking at that I don't feel like I would like it as much (though I've also never done it) - but 4hatch before pool is definitely something which can be done at higher/more competitive levels of play. I did it in WCS v Illusion, as well as regularly doing it in ZvT/P in high masters Korean ladder @_@
Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10383 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-01 05:15:43
July 01 2014 05:15 GMT
#31
Wow, great post! I can't wait to defend those hellbat pushes and to blind scv rush 4 hatching zergs! I'm so hyped for next season! Thanks again TLStrat!
Mid-master streaming MECH ONLY + commentary www.twitch.tv/yoshikirishima +++ "If all-in fails, all-in again."
Gwavajuice
Profile Joined June 2014
France1810 Posts
July 01 2014 06:27 GMT
#32
Very nice article
Dear INno and all the former STX boys.
wishr
Profile Joined February 2012
Russian Federation262 Posts
July 01 2014 06:42 GMT
#33
Please, make map images clickable!
* Only girls complain about balance! *
MatKay
Profile Joined October 2013
Germany30 Posts
July 01 2014 07:07 GMT
#34
Looks nice
just a Fan | All the best for TotalBiscuit!
Ketch
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands7285 Posts
July 01 2014 07:11 GMT
#35
Great article!
Edpayasugo
Profile Joined April 2013
United Kingdom2224 Posts
July 01 2014 07:51 GMT
#36
I don't get why 3 player maps are supposed to favour one player over another, could someone please explain?
FlaSh MMA INnoVation FanTaSy MKP TY Ryung | soO Dark Rogue | HuK PartinG Stork State
JunkkaGom
Profile Joined August 2010
Korea (South)855 Posts
July 01 2014 08:44 GMT
#37
Very insightful article. Well done!
Workload overwhelming. It is a good day to work
casty
Profile Joined July 2014
2 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-07-01 09:10:04
July 01 2014 09:01 GMT
#38
On July 01 2014 16:51 Edpayasugo wrote:
I don't get why 3 player maps are supposed to favour one player over another, could someone please explain?


C2n+1 rotational simetries lead to inequidistances.

To put an easy example in ZvZ, if both players send their 1st ov to their opponents natural (assuming they are both sent in the correct direction), one player's ov will reach the natural several seconds before the other one does so.
Liman
Profile Joined July 2012
Serbia681 Posts
July 01 2014 10:43 GMT
#39
The winner of TLMC4 is not in the new map pool? Or am i blind?
Freelancer veteran
EsportsJohn
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4883 Posts
July 01 2014 10:44 GMT
#40
On July 01 2014 19:43 Liman wrote:
The winner of TLMC4 is not in the new map pool? Or am i blind?


That's correct. It may be less of a matter of "Did Blizzard think it was bad?" moreso than a 5-player map being too daring/unorthodox for ladder and WCS.
StrategyAllyssa Grey <3<3
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