Hello everyone! IGN Pro League is thrilled to announce our newest tournament! The Ye Olde Map Tournament features some of the most amazing maps ever created by Blizzard and has a lineup of some of the best players in all of North America! This tournament is meant to be a fun throwback to the early days of StarCraft II and may serve as a way for us to see how far the strategy and skill have progressed since the first time players set foot on Scrap Station or Kulas Ravine. If you're a fan of nostalgia, not-so-balanced maps, and some fun StarCraft games, you better not miss this! Oh, and these games will be played LIVE for your entertainment. =)
When: Thursday, Apr 26 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, Apr 26 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Format
This single-elimination tournament features 16 players from the North America server and is a best of 5 format. This match is being played for the round of 16. The winning player will move on to the Quarter-finals and the loser will be eliminated entirely! Keep in mind that each round increases the prize money!
Minigun < Incineration Zone > Destiny Minigun < Lost Temple > Destiny Minigun < Blistering Sands > Destiny Minigun < Scrap Station > Destiny
The First Game for this match of IPL Ye Olde Map Tournament is on Thursday, Apr 26 12:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) (we will also have a European re-broadcast as usual at Thursday, Apr 26 4:30pm GMT (GMT+00:00))
Ye Olde Map Pool Steppes of War Kulas Ravine Desert Oasis Jungle Basin Lost Temple Blistering Sands Scrap Station Incineration Zone
Casters Every game will be commentated by our in-house IGN Pro League casting team of Kevin Knocke and Doa!
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Poll: If one of these maps was coming back, which would you want it to be?
None of them!!! (29)
24%
Scrap Station (25)
20%
Desert Oasis (20)
16%
Steppes of War (16)
13%
Kulas Ravine (13)
11%
Blistering Sands (8)
7%
Jungle Basin (5)
4%
Lost Temple (4)
3%
Incineration Zone (3)
2%
123 total votes
Your vote: If one of these maps was coming back, which would you want it to be?
(Vote): Steppes of War (Vote): Kulas Ravine (Vote): Desert Oasis (Vote): Jungle Basin (Vote): Lost Temple (Vote): Blistering Sands (Vote): Scrap Station (Vote): Incineration Zone (Vote): None of them!!!
I don't think I'm going to watch anything but Nony games because, ya know, why would I want to watch games on shitty maps? Hope other people enjoy it though.
EDIT: Oh and I vote for Desert Oasis because I won my first game there 2 base thor!
On April 26 2012 06:26 Talin wrote: I wonder if cross-only Kulas Ravine would be more viable nowadays.
to much high ground and sick siege positions around the bases i think, but i'd really like to have 1 old map rotationwise in the mappool u can stil veto it if u dont wanna play it... I btw really, really, REALLY like this tournmant so sad Desert oasis wasnt played yet
On April 26 2012 09:24 Warpish wrote: Who remembers Jinro versus Socke in this map in MLG Dallas?
The game on this map I remember is Idra vs a Terran (maybe CauthonLuck) and the Terran built a barracks, factory and starport on 6 supply and then made a Banshee.
On April 26 2012 09:52 AlternativeEgo wrote: I wonder why the term "HuK base" (a base powered by multiple Artosis' pylons) didn't make it through. Too complicated?
Never heard of that one. We could say an Aria pylon. An Artosis pylon that you reproduce.
Fun game on incenaration between Destiny and Minigun
These maps were removed for a VERY good reason. I can't believe there are actually people who want scrap station and steppes of war back. They must play terran.
On April 26 2012 10:12 l46kok wrote: These maps were removed for a VERY good reason. I can't believe there are actually people who want scrap station and steppes of war back. They must play terran.
haha ya.....but you must forget the proxy 2 gate on scrap station or the fact that it was so easy to hide probes in base cuz the mains where huge lol. canon rush? ya I agree thou. you cant really have fun on maps like these.
I think Kulas would be an awesome map, maybe a good map for terran to Mech TvP?? Although it does look like a pretty sick protoss map, with blink, ledges for colo and 3 easily defendable bases with a gold right next door
On April 27 2012 04:35 iAmBiGbiRd wrote: I think Kulas would be an awesome map, maybe a good map for terran to Mech TvP?? Although it does look like a pretty sick protoss map, with blink, ledges for colo and 3 easily defendable bases with a gold right next door
It's a map that's way too good for siege units like siege tanks in siege mode, colossus (with range especially) and broodlords. With some changes it could be a great map, but as far as I know, this would be hard for zerg. (Although I'm terran and only gold).
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