EPTDoes it seem like SC2 maps are smaller?
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phexac
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Frenzied_Tank
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semantics
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[X]Ken_D
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Liquid`Jinro
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Steppes of War (I'm starting to not like this map) and Blistering Sands primarily. EDIT: And Steppes would probably not feel so small if it wasn't for the mains being ENORMOUS. | ||
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justiceknight
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rererebanned
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Maybe they are so small, because the game would run slow. So far no 3v3 or 4v4 right? Is there any "256x256" map, or equivalent? | ||
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Frenzied_Tank
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spinesheath
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DeCoup
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Daudr
Sweden275 Posts
On February 23 2010 18:55 rererebanned wrote: I wonder if starcraft 2 allows really big maps. Maybe they are so small, because the game would run slow. So far no 3v3 or 4v4 right? Is there any "256x256" map, or equivalent? Will probably allow even bigger maps than in WC3 eventually, they don't want the editor to have a lot of limits after all. | ||
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lololol
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RisingTide
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kickinhead
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The Mapmaking-Tools are gonna be awesome and there will be more than enough ppl that are interested in making new and exciting Maps, like in SC1. Also, the possibilities for new Maps are enriched by new stuff like the "Gold-Minerals", Watchtowers, those "barriers" you can't see, but walk through etc. I think that the Betamaps aren't the Best and most interesting Map's we're gonna see in SC2 at all, so we just have to w8 and drink tee. ^^' | ||
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phexac
United States186 Posts
On February 23 2010 22:39 kickinhead wrote: I think the Maps are a bit small, but I also think that we shouldn't worry about Map's in SC2 at all, especially because SC2 is still in BETA. The Mapmaking-Tools are gonna be awesome and there will be more than enough ppl that are interested in making new and exciting Maps, like in SC1. Also, the possibilities for new Maps are enriched by new stuff like the "Gold-Minerals", Watchtowers, those "barriers" you can't see, but walk through etc. I think that the Betamaps aren't the Best and most interesting Map's we're gonna see in SC2 at all, so we just have to w8 and drink tee. ^^' While that is the case, I am wary because Blizzard has a history of keeping really terrible maps in the ladder pool for ages and never changing them. Just look at SC1 and BW ladder map pool. And regardless of what the community designs, Blizzard ladder play will be limited to Blizzard ladder maps. Right now in BW iccup uses pro maps--but that will likely not be the case for Blizzard ladder. And their map design has really bad history. | ||
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BeMannerDuPenner
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Simple
United States801 Posts
but it probably has to do with the game being in 3D - messes with your perspective coming from a 2D game | ||
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Klockan3
Sweden2866 Posts
On February 24 2010 04:22 phexac wrote: While that is the case, I am wary because Blizzard has a history of keeping really terrible maps in the ladder pool for ages and never changing them. Just look at SC1 and BW ladder map pool. That isn't fair at all, not even Blizzard thinks that their sc1 ladder means anything. The WC3 ladder do not have bad maps and that is what matters and there is nothing pointing at them being worse at it this time. Also starcraft and sc2 maps are much easier to make good than wc3 maps so I think that the chances of them having a rotating map pool is quite large. And you can always thumb down the maps you don't like. | ||
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alexpnd
Canada1857 Posts
On February 24 2010 04:24 BeMannerDuPenner wrote: just want to zoom out like 15% more... | ||
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Chuiu
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On February 23 2010 22:39 kickinhead wrote: I think the Maps are a bit small, but I also think that we shouldn't worry about Map's in SC2 at all, especially because SC2 is still in BETA. The Mapmaking-Tools are gonna be awesome and there will be more than enough ppl that are interested in making new and exciting Maps, like in SC1. Also, the possibilities for new Maps are enriched by new stuff like the "Gold-Minerals", Watchtowers, those "barriers" you can't see, but walk through etc. I think that the Betamaps aren't the Best and most interesting Map's we're gonna see in SC2 at all, so we just have to w8 and drink tee. ^^' Yeah but us map makers are still waiting for said tools. *looks towards Irvine, California and raises left eyebrow while cocking head to the right* EDIT: And said beta keys! *sad puppy dog eyes this time* | ||
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Makenshi
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Tom Phoenix
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On February 24 2010 04:22 phexac wrote: While that is the case, I am wary because Blizzard has a history of keeping really terrible maps in the ladder pool for ages and never changing them. Just look at SC1 and BW ladder map pool. And regardless of what the community designs, Blizzard ladder play will be limited to Blizzard ladder maps. Right now in BW iccup uses pro maps--but that will likely not be the case for Blizzard ladder. And their map design has really bad history. As Klockan3 mentions, that is not a fair comparison at all. While we have the benefit of experience and hindsight, nobody knew how to balance maps properly back in 1998. Blizzard are hardly the only example of this, early KeSPA maps were really bad as well (and you can also find modern examples that are far from well balanced). So judging them based on the Blizzard ladder mappool from the early days of StarCraft is hardly fitting at all. Plus, as Klockan3 also said, StarCraft maps are much easier to make compared to WC3 ones. So we can expect maps to change much more frequently. Also, it is not like Blizzard does not recognise good maps. I mean, they use KeSPA-made maps for their own events (such as BlizzCon and WWI) as well. | ||
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