Patch 1.3 Map Changes - Page 6

On March 22 2011 13:23 Moonloop wrote:
Lol, people will bitch about anything.

I for one am delighted with these changes. Shakuras is back, Backwater is improved and we're even getting Tal'Darim! Yeah, they're adding rocks - but they also enrichened the expansion they're putting rocks over.

You don't have to like the change, it'd just be nice if people could be happy about all the changes we're getting, instead of just whining about the one questionable decision Blizzard are making.

On March 22 2011 13:19 SolHeiM wrote:


Like on Typhon you mean?

On March 22 2011 13:13 Veldril wrote:
I really think people overreact to the addition of rocks to the third expansions of Tal'Darim Altar and make it a full expansion for a couple of reasons.

1. Not all people knows about the third expansion being only half of the full one. Lower league players might not even know what GSL is and don't know about maps from the tournament. So Blizz have to make the map as simple as possible (no half base) so it can be easily understand by players in a broader skill range. Some might argue that the map don't need to cater for the noob players but still they are players who paid the full price to pay the game as us so too so Blizz have to find the middle ground.

2. From the point above, they have to add rocks to the third so that the expansion is not too easy to be taken. It means players have to invest in something (moving units and spending time to clear the rocks) and delay the second a little bit. Unless there's a better way to solve this problem, I think adding rocks would do the trick for now.

3. I don't really think that Blizz modified the map without consulting LSPrime. If I remember correctly, Xeph stated that Blizzard Korea was working with JackiePrime and LSPrime to import and modify GSL maps for the ladder. Therefore, I think the mapmaker should already have an approval on this change.

4. We really don't know how the change will really affect the game until we try the maps for at least hundreds times. I think we should play the map for a month first then gather feedback and send it to Blizz instead of whining right before the map is really played.

Thanks Blizzard, now take a look at ZvP (mostly forcefields, maybe ZvColossi) and I'm set to play the game without frustration until an expansion comes and thrashes everything you've managed to do so far. :D

On March 22 2011 13:26 Dingobloo wrote:


Typhon has 2 chokes going into the natural + another covered by rocks + rocks going into the third.

On March 22 2011 13:14 raf3776 wrote:

I think they worked with the original creators on the ladder version of the maps.

On March 22 2011 13:25 emc wrote:
so can anyone confirm? What's the new map pool looking like? Is shakuras even in the pool or is it just a map in the custom list? Please update OP with the new map pool for ladder, thanks.

Metalopolis, Shattered Temple, Tal'Darim, Typhon, and Shakuras

On March 22 2011 13:00 butter wrote:
Imagine if iCCup had taken Fighting Spirit and added temples at the third.