Season 3 Ladder Pool Updates - Page 32

On June 21 2011 08:13 Mercury- wrote:
You Zergs whiners know the reason most of the thirds have rocks is spawn larva, right?

On June 21 2011 08:04 coolcor wrote:



The reason why they add these maps and won't "add normal and macro maps to help people get better at the game" is because they know their fan base, and they know that most people aren't necessarily looking to get better. They're looking to play how they want, and so Blizzard caters to them. If that makes them an evil corporation, then damn. I know of a few American companies that bought up the housing market debt, and when it all defaulted, used the government payouts to give themselves hundreds of millions worth of bonuses. But that's on the same level of giving people varied maps on the ladder, right?

They said it right here guys. If you're pissy about people cheesing and rushing on the ladder, then you'll have to suck it up. Sorry. I can't beat them, but you don't see me on here advocating that Blizzard add maps that only I would like to play.

And these maps look okay, but I haven't played on them, so I'm not going to shit on any of them like so many of my forum brethren have. I'll say that they look decent. They're not GSL maps, which I almost uniformly love, but I'm sure they'll give most of the players (including myself) some fun games. And that's what Blizzard is in the business of, giving the most people at the same time as much fun as they can. So kudos.

On June 21 2011 08:19 Mauldo wrote:


^^ I like this way more than separating the leagues by map pools. It's gets too complicated for people when they upgrade from Platinum and suddenly have to acclimate to new maps. That's not far to anyone at all.

Also, did anyone read what Blizzard wrote at the end of the blog post?



The reason why they add these maps and won't "add normal and macro maps to help people get better at the game" is because they know their fan base, and they know that most people aren't necessarily looking to get better. They're looking to play how they want, and so Blizzard caters to them. If that makes them an evil corporation, then damn. I know of a few American companies that bought up the housing market debt, and when it all defaulted, used the government payouts to give themselves hundreds of millions worth of bonuses. But that's on the same level of giving people varied maps on the ladder, right?

They said it right here guys. If you're pissy about people cheesing and rushing on the ladder, then you'll have to suck it up. Sorry. I can't beat them, but you don't see me on here advocating that Blizzard add maps that only I would like to play.

And these maps look okay, but I haven't played on them, so I'm not going to shit on any of them like so many of my forum brethren have. I'll say that they look decent. They're not GSL maps, which I almost uniformly love, but I'm sure they'll give most of the players (including myself) some fun games. And that's what Blizzard is in the business of, giving the most people at the same time as much fun as they can. So kudos.

On June 21 2011 04:34 IPA wrote:


Yes, 2 base timing attacks every game are exactly what people want to see and play. -_-

Do you really believe this? Comments like that sadden me a little bit.

On June 21 2011 08:25 QurtStarcraft wrote:
Why do they want to please rushers? sigh....

On June 21 2011 08:24 ChickenLips wrote:


oh come on, he has a point, 3th bases suck

Looking at the statistics, we’re seeing that the higher level players rarely play these formats. Therefore, we’ve decided to go with a bit more of a casual-player-friendly selection of formats. We want to provide a good mix of fortress style maps, as well as rush maps, to cater to the broad player base here. Our goal for these two formats is for players to be able to enjoy variety in the gameplay, rather than trying to provide an eSports level of game balance.

On June 21 2011 08:29 Jayjay54 wrote:


I love how Blizzard says 'yay, the pros don't ladder anyways'. So Blizzard. Why do you think that is?

We'll be watching these changes closely and reading your feedback, so let us know what you think in the comments below!

On June 21 2011 08:32 hungraa wrote:
When is Season 3 starting?

On June 21 2011 08:38 Jayjay54 wrote:


don't yell it does not say so in the quote

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