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Map of the Month #8

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monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2409 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-08-30 23:46:03
August 30 2011 21:15 GMT
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      Welcome to Map of the Month #8, the second month of Season 2!

In addition to eight professional players, Map of the Month brings five brand new community maps. This month, the players will fight in a single-elimination Best of Five format. MotM regulars sixjaxDDE and Whiplash are joined by relative newcomers like sixjaxViBe and DdoRo. The fantastic players guarantee entertaining games - and to top it all off, the ESL crew will be casting!

For more information about MotM, see our organization thread!

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Artemis by Icetoad
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Artifice by Funcmode
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Cascade SE by Samro
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Dylarian Shipyard by Dezi
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City of the Damned by iGrok
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sixjaxDDE
colFireZerg
sixjaxVibe
RGNSpades
vileDdoRo
Whiplash


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Wednesday, Aug 31 7:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Casted By: http://tv.esl.eu/de/esltv_stream


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       Jonghyun "LSPrime" Weeks

      Andrew "Barrin" Chilson

      Felix "Lefix" Weber

      Chris "FlopTurnReaver" Widmer

      Peyton "Monitor" Levin


To contact us, please pm or email igrok.motm@gmail.com
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Monitor
Mereel
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany895 Posts
August 30 2011 21:16 GMT
#2
finally
TPW Mapmaking Team
Randomaccount#77123
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States5003 Posts
August 30 2011 21:20 GMT
#3
--- Nuked ---
Icetoad
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada262 Posts
August 30 2011 21:22 GMT
#4
So happy to have my in the top 5 and being played by this awesome players and awesome casters!
Map Maker of Nimbus
Roeder
Profile Joined July 2010
Denmark735 Posts
August 30 2011 21:32 GMT
#5
These maps are really, really looking good! Can't wait to give them a try!
Starcraft is a mix between chess, poker and a Michael Bay movie.
lefix
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany1082 Posts
August 30 2011 21:38 GMT
#6
announce the players already
Map of the Month | The Planetary Workshop | SC2Melee.net
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2409 Posts
August 30 2011 21:40 GMT
#7
On August 31 2011 06:38 lefix wrote:
announce the players already


Soon! Sorry for the delay, the brackets will be up in a few hours.
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Monitor
Loxley
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Netherlands2480 Posts
August 30 2011 21:45 GMT
#8
Best looking maps so far - only seen the last couple of ones.. but still awesome stuff
월요 날 재미있
shawster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada2485 Posts
August 30 2011 21:46 GMT
#9
love the colour scheme of artifice, that dark green colour seems really nice to play on.
Soluhwin
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1287 Posts
August 30 2011 22:07 GMT
#10
My bet's on shipyard.

MotM Fighting!!!

I put the sexy in dyslexia.
hitpoint
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1511 Posts
August 30 2011 22:13 GMT
#11
These maps look so awesome. Blizz could learn a thing or two about map making from those guys.
It's spelled LOSE not LOOSE.
itkovian
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1763 Posts
August 30 2011 22:24 GMT
#12
These maps look huge :O
The most interesting one to me looks like the last one. Though 5 bases seems like too much
=)=
iGrok
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5142 Posts
August 30 2011 22:40 GMT
#13
On August 31 2011 07:24 Talco wrote:
These maps look huge :O
The most interesting one to me looks like the last one. Though 5 bases seems like too much

Thanks! Just fyi: there are actually fewer bases on CotD than on any other finalist map except Cascade :D
MOTM | Stim.tv | TL Mafia | Fantasy Fighting! | SNSD
Archile
Profile Joined June 2011
United States403 Posts
August 30 2011 22:40 GMT
#14
O.O 5 player map. cant wait to see some of the gameplay that comes out of these maps :D
always been a fan of the map of the month organization, keep it up guys! ill be tuning in
Just a bad player trying to be a little less bad
Manical
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden42 Posts
August 30 2011 22:44 GMT
#15
Beautiful maps,City of the Damned looks really cool :O I used to make alot of maps in Wc3 but haven't figured out the sc2 editor yet
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2409 Posts
August 30 2011 23:46 GMT
#16
On August 31 2011 07:40 Archile wrote:
O.O 5 player map. cant wait to see some of the gameplay that comes out of these maps :D
always been a fan of the map of the month organization, keep it up guys! ill be tuning in


Thanks!

OP Updated with the player list.

sixjaxDDE
colFireZerg
sixjaxVibe
RGNSpades
vileDdoRo
Whiplash
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Monitor
Icetoad
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada262 Posts
August 31 2011 01:10 GMT
#17
These are big name, can't wait to see the games casted and I hope future MoTM there will be even bigger names
Map Maker of Nimbus
Ragoo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2773 Posts
August 31 2011 09:20 GMT
#18
MrBitter and Rotterdam casting is so fucking awesome!

I wonder if this will only be US only next month as well tho :o
Member of TPW mapmaking team/// twitter.com/Ragoo_ /// "goody represents border between explainable reason and supernatural" Cloud
Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
August 31 2011 09:41 GMT
#19
Those are some sicknastygood maps & players, this will be awesome.
Deleuze
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom2102 Posts
August 31 2011 11:02 GMT
#20
Awesome, I've never seen one of these so I look forward to tuning in.
“An image of thought called philosophy has been formed historically and it effectively stops people from thinking.” ― Gilles Deleuze, Dialogues II
LunaSaint
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom620 Posts
August 31 2011 11:09 GMT
#21
Sweeeeet - MrBitter/Rotty and an earlier starting time.

Congrats on the ESL partnership too!
craziekev
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada61 Posts
August 31 2011 13:25 GMT
#22
GL Icetoad! Your maps rock!
a good defense makes a great offense
BobMcJohnson
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
France2916 Posts
August 31 2011 13:41 GMT
#23
The ESL Partnership is amazing :D

Even if I never post in the custom maps sections, and the only time I opened the editor ended up in another proof that I have no artistic talent whatsoever, I read the mapmaking forum a LOT, and I'm always depressed by the amount of incredible maps that we never see in big tournaments, compared to the maps that we always see since 1year now (not even mentionning the ladder maps -_-). I'm so excited to see MotM having a partnership with ESL, its fucking great :D :D

I really hope that you guys manage to get some maps in big tournaments, MotM is great and all, but the quality of the maps you produce really deserves more attention.

oh, and I'm really looking forward to see games on Artifice, the map looks great !
Romanes eunt domus
iGrok
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5142 Posts
August 31 2011 18:50 GMT
#24
I'm glad that our European friends can watch now!
MOTM | Stim.tv | TL Mafia | Fantasy Fighting! | SNSD
Derity
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2952 Posts
August 31 2011 18:52 GMT
#25
great, finally a worthy representation of the maps. good job guys.
Bobster
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany3075 Posts
August 31 2011 19:05 GMT
#26
Congrats on the partnership with ESL, that's really cool.

Looking forward to the map analysis from MrBitterdam.
Von
Profile Joined May 2009
United States363 Posts
August 31 2011 19:15 GMT
#27
Great man, looking fwd to it

btw: Nice hookups on the time/place info for the tourney in the OP. Will be much more likely to watch it that way

If its not fun I dont want it.
NunedQ
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany235 Posts
August 31 2011 19:18 GMT
#28
Why is no one streaming? It should be going on right now right?
falafelnr1
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden444 Posts
August 31 2011 19:19 GMT
#29
On September 01 2011 04:18 NunedQ wrote:
Why is no one streaming? It should be going on right now right?

ESL.tv studio2. Dunno why it's not listed
Mereel
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany895 Posts
August 31 2011 19:22 GMT
#30
http://tv.esl.eu/de/esltv_stream/
TPW Mapmaking Team
SinTio
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany871 Posts
August 31 2011 19:26 GMT
#31
So are those problems with the grafic settings or is this really the lighting? I couldn't play on this oO
Derity
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2952 Posts
August 31 2011 19:28 GMT
#32
http://www.own3d.tv/liveembed/3634 <- this is the right stream
Mereel
Profile Joined February 2010
Germany895 Posts
August 31 2011 19:33 GMT
#33
its the lightning....costum lightning is hardly doable and in my opinion its way over the top on cotd.
TPW Mapmaking Team
NunedQ
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany235 Posts
August 31 2011 19:34 GMT
#34
ok thanks guys, this should be interesting.
Finrod1
Profile Joined December 2010
Germany3997 Posts
August 31 2011 19:44 GMT
#35
Would be awesome to seet hose maps in high graphics
Gheizen64
Profile Joined June 2010
Italy2077 Posts
August 31 2011 19:50 GMT
#36
Stream doesn't work or it is just me?
Seen as G.ZZZ [COPPER SCUM] on Steam
Derity
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2952 Posts
August 31 2011 19:57 GMT
#37
seems to be you. make sure you have the right stream selected or try http://www.own3d.tv/liveembed/3634
dde
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada796 Posts
August 31 2011 19:59 GMT
#38
it freezes in the advertisement at exactly 27 secs remaining
yes
BjC
Profile Joined February 2011
England181 Posts
August 31 2011 20:13 GMT
#39
some of these maps look really cool. Going to play them with friends for the rest of the night. Is there any way to upvote or help the map makers get there maps more know? like make it puplic game even those its custom between friends. Does that help ?
Ippo
Profile Joined November 2010
708 Posts
August 31 2011 20:17 GMT
#40
I really like Artifice, Cascade SE looks cool too.
Samro225am
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany982 Posts
August 31 2011 20:23 GMT
#41
On September 01 2011 05:17 Ippo wrote:
I really like Artifice, Cascade SE looks cool too.


(: we should see some more macro games on these two maps. Artifice is the best rotational symmetry map in sc2 to that day i think and Cascade se is a macro map where you can expand in two directions depanding on playing style or racial preferences. I so hope we see more games on these two. the cast/esl partnerhip is such a great feature. finally a great platform for this maping tournament!
Icetoad
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada262 Posts
August 31 2011 20:23 GMT
#42
The stream quality is really weird. Is it me?
Map Maker of Nimbus
robih
Profile Joined September 2010
Austria1086 Posts
August 31 2011 20:24 GMT
#43
On September 01 2011 05:23 Icetoad wrote:
The stream quality is really weird. Is it me?


no

is there a grid/results anywhere?
Derity
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2952 Posts
August 31 2011 20:26 GMT
#44
Game 1:
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(Z)ViBE 3:0 (P)Whiplash
mike1
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany155 Posts
August 31 2011 20:27 GMT
#45
I really like Artifice aswell
Derity
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2952 Posts
August 31 2011 20:31 GMT
#46
Cascade SE looks awesome. I really like the tileset.
Derity
Profile Joined May 2009
Germany2952 Posts
August 31 2011 20:45 GMT
#47
Game 2:
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Spades 1:3 Ddoro
Loxley
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Netherlands2480 Posts
August 31 2011 20:53 GMT
#48
City of the damned, renamed to Running bunny! lol awesome resemblence
월요 날 재미있
Meltage
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany613 Posts
September 02 2011 09:53 GMT
#49
Here's the VOD for the two first Bo5 (I think. It's 4 hrs long though?):
http://tv.esl.eu/de/vod/23216

I am also excited about the ESL thing. Will it be what everyone is expecting?

When will the rest be casted?

When could we expect MotM #9 to start?

thanks
http://mentalbalans.se/aggedesign
Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
September 02 2011 11:07 GMT
#50
Uhh, results? =(

Sorry but I can't cover MotM without posted results.
♥ I used to lasso the shit out of your tournaments =( ♥ | Much is my hero. | zizi yO~ | Be Nice, TL.
MrBitter
Profile Joined January 2008
United States2940 Posts
September 14 2011 17:14 GMT
#51
Hey dudes.

Final will be cast tonight. Don't miss it!

http://tv.esl.eu
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
September 14 2011 17:29 GMT
#52
It's funny I was thinking Cascade looked a bit too much like Daybreak. But of course my mind is open until I actually SEE the map in action! Strongly looking forward to City of the Damned though, iGrok is awesome!
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