why cant we have a map besides lost temple.

Kilas ravine is just ass.

There is 10 xel naga (omg)
you connect in the middle, by all the xel nagas. the choke is a 2 choker.
and there is backdoor in main AAAAAND at natural.

It's like they put all the shit they made up and threw it in that map. The map is a total joke.

Tsagacity

United States2124 Posts

April 23 2010 03:09 GMT

#22

Took one look at Incineration and knew I hated it. That map is insanely small and the opposing nats are about 10 seconds apart.

BentoBox

Canada303 Posts

April 23 2010 03:10 GMT

#23

Here's the map in the loading screen~

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4158/screenshot010el.jpg

I'll go play around in the other maps now :D

iamtenninja

United States162 Posts

April 23 2010 03:11 GMT

#24

bit off subject but woah ranks! Or am I retardedly late with that from being in previous patches?

Kurt_Russell

Canada147 Posts

April 23 2010 03:13 GMT

#25

I think that there are cool tools that exist against these all-in builds. I think that they're called scouting and reacting accordingly. If you see 1-base zerg in TvZ, chances are he's going all-in lings or baneling bust which both get murdered by production building walls. Scout their base early, see if any buildings/workers are missing/early/late, if so, get suspicious as hell. Sure it'll get you the first or first few times, afterwards you'll be used to it and it'll probably never work again.

I know it's easier said than done, but we must cope with these styles of play and counter them. When people start losing to often even when doing their cheese, I'm sure they just give it up and try some other cheese that's just as well known.

I do however think that 6 rax reaper will be nasty on incineration zone though, haven't been able to check it's cliff composition atm.

FryKt

Norway27 Posts

April 23 2010 03:15 GMT

#26

On April 23 2010 11:59 dethrawr wrote:
That map looks like proxy heaven ;_;

edit: to the guy above me,
LT, Metalopolis, desert oasis and Steppes of war dont have back doors, honestly they need to have variety in their design to figure out balance and sort out what maps are the best and most fun to play on.

I didn't actually mean just backdoors, but that combined with very short rush distances. Steppes of war is soooo close.

Tsagacity

United States2124 Posts

April 23 2010 03:19 GMT

#27

Oh by the way, "backdoor" is censored by the mature language filter. LOL

Whiplash

United States2929 Posts

April 23 2010 03:24 GMT

#28

On April 23 2010 12:13 Kurt_Russell wrote:
I think that there are cool tools that exist against these all-in builds. I think that they're called scouting and reacting accordingly. If you see 1-base zerg in TvZ, chances are he's going all-in lings or baneling bust which both get murdered by production building walls. Scout their base early, see if any buildings/workers are missing/early/late, if so, get suspicious as hell. Sure it'll get you the first or first few times, afterwards you'll be used to it and it'll probably never work again.

I know it's easier said than done, but we must cope with these styles of play and counter them. When people start losing to often even when doing their cheese, I'm sure they just give it up and try some other cheese that's just as well known.

I do however think that 6 rax reaper will be nasty on incineration zone though, haven't been able to check it's cliff composition atm.

The problem is that if maps consistently promote cheesy style play then we will consistently be seeing it a lot more instead of longer, more skill based (yes I think that playing a straight up standard game requires more skill then cheese) games. Small maps in general promote shorter games and longer games that use more tech and units generally produce more epic games which is we, the players and the viewers would want.

OHtRUe

United States283 Posts

April 23 2010 03:27 GMT

#29

lol can you say terran map any more.. I LOVE IT

G4MR

United States371 Posts

April 23 2010 03:28 GMT

#30

The new map is fucking awesome even though I don't know the whole map yet XD.

G3nXsiS

United States656 Posts

April 23 2010 03:29 GMT

#31

Incineration zone, I feel is a little crowded. I feel that its a map where we are going to see alot of air on. I really hope that the medivacs can be used as dropships rather than just medics now that they implemented this map.

Toburk

Canada7 Posts

April 23 2010 03:30 GMT

#32

Is this the first SC2 map to use three levels of terrain? Or does that one 2v2 turtle map have them as well?

Alou

United States3748 Posts

April 23 2010 03:30 GMT

#33

I like the new map. Haven't got much play on it, but it's a little different from the other maps so I like the variety.

MementoMori

Canada419 Posts

April 23 2010 03:31 GMT

#34

On April 23 2010 12:00 TieN.nS) wrote:
I'm not sure what's worse about Incineration, the layout or how straining it is on the eyes.

I absolutely agree. I don't know about other graphics settings, but on low the creep almost blends in to the ground. I have to strain just to see where my creep ends..

floor exercise

Canada5847 Posts

April 23 2010 03:34 GMT

#35

I played a zerg on Incineration and I couldn't even tell there were lings in my base until my probes were being attacked, they blended in perfectly. I think the map could be interesting if it wasn't so small.

lim1017

Canada1278 Posts

April 23 2010 03:34 GMT

#36

you all say its a reaper map but stalkers /w blink are going to be even more scary. if you live past early game

Mastermind

Canada7096 Posts

April 23 2010 03:37 GMT

#37

On April 23 2010 12:07 BentoBox wrote:
All incineration pics:

+ Show Spoiler +

@Frykt: I think the lack of space is compensated by the fact that you can pretty easily secure your natural and third. You have enough space below and above the CC to build your raxes and whatnot.

I fixed your images for you.

BentoBox

Canada303 Posts

April 23 2010 03:41 GMT

#38

Oh, thanks!