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Season 3 has been delayed and will start July 26th.
BashfulBen
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Ireland29 Posts
July 04 2011 11:27 GMT
#281
Blizzard have always been about the community aspect of their games. So I htink they know already what maps we want to stay and go. The majority of us all love Tal Darim for example, and Metalopolis has always been a favorite, but what really keeps my hopes high is the fact blizzard have seen custom maps, for example, MLG shakuras and have seen changes made for balance sake (the back door rocks which were a nightmare for a macro zerg) and now shakuras has been taken off to be enhanced. Small things like this honestly give me the confidence let blizzard do as they please and most of the time, It'll work for me. I don't know about the rest of ye, but I think these maps, though we haven't seen them yet, will be pretty solid and hopefully balanced.

Otherwise, it's gonna be as ridiculous as scrap station, what do i know
BashfulBen
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Ireland29 Posts
July 04 2011 11:29 GMT
#282
Oh and i hope for season 4, they add the campaign map where lava rises. Imagine playing that on the ladder
sleepingdog
Profile Joined August 2008
Austria6145 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 11:42:35
July 04 2011 11:42 GMT
#283
I doubt that Blizz will remove maps like Tal Darim, because they MUST know by now, that the bronze noobs don't guarantee longevity of starcraft 2. Bronze players come and - now - mostly go, and they will lose interest if the game won't survive on a competitive level.

As far as I know, no RTS has ever survived to even see the day of its first expansion without some catering to the "hardcore, competitive" fanbase. And Blizz surely knows that. By scaring away the hardcore fans, they would inevitably also use the casual players.
"You see....YOU SEE..." © 2010 Sen
IIIOmegaIII
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden319 Posts
July 04 2011 11:51 GMT
#284
now is the time too nonstop ladder to get a nice icon for s2 ;o
Furycrab
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada456 Posts
July 04 2011 11:53 GMT
#285
It will be interesting to see who gets in GM this time. Wonder if Artosis will make it in this time.
Too tired to come up with something witty.
[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
July 04 2011 11:59 GMT
#286
On July 04 2011 20:42 sleepingdog wrote:
I doubt that Blizz will remove maps like Tal Darim, because they MUST know by now, that the bronze noobs don't guarantee longevity of starcraft 2. Bronze players come and - now - mostly go, and they will lose interest if the game won't survive on a competitive level.
Even if all current Bronze players would leave, there still would be Bronze players as this is how the ladder works.

So one should not lightly disregard what 20% of the active users have to say. Since we have map vetos, it should be no issue to have maps tailored for a specific league in the pool.
You don't choose to play zerg. The zerg choose you.
ceaRshaf
Profile Joined August 2009
Romania4926 Posts
July 04 2011 12:34 GMT
#287
Yeah, but you don't make a game after weak players feedbacks, because it means that they don't understand the game so well.
Mess with the best, die like the rest.
kyriores
Profile Joined February 2011
Greece178 Posts
July 04 2011 12:38 GMT
#288
They will probably cut all the small/medium maps so that the early and especially the late game is even easier for zergs in tvz.
Very casual, Diamond Terran.
Hashmeister
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany238 Posts
July 04 2011 13:13 GMT
#289
Im so excited for the new maps. The old ones got kind of boring! Season 3 ftw!!!
bit.ly/hashmeister
lrofd
Profile Joined April 2011
United States187 Posts
July 04 2011 13:19 GMT
#290
On July 03 2011 16:19 Ashworth wrote:
I sincerely hope they get rid of slag pits, close position metal and shattered. Why do they still exist...


so that not every single maps fit your one play style?
EmilA
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark4618 Posts
July 04 2011 13:20 GMT
#291
On July 04 2011 20:53 Furycrab wrote:
It will be interesting to see who gets in GM this time. Wonder if Artosis will make it in this time.


Yeah I'm also very interested to see how many of the current GMs that stay in. I think at least bottom 50-100 might be switched but I'm not certain.
http://dotabuff.com/players/122305951 playing other games
Pinna
Profile Joined April 2011
Finland152 Posts
July 04 2011 13:27 GMT
#292
On July 04 2011 21:38 kyriores wrote:
They will probably cut all the small/medium maps so that the early and especially the late game is even easier for zergs in tvz.

Actually, they are adding 4 rush-maps, which 2 have rocks, and one macro map, to help those Terrans rush their Zerg opponents early, making ZvT earlygame even more of a living hell if the T uses hellions. Also, Blizzards balance team has said that they are looking into ZvT lategame, is Z imba or not.

+ Show Spoiler +
What I said about hellions: They are not imba, I am just not skilled enough to defend them.
School..
Lennon
Profile Joined February 2010
United Kingdom2275 Posts
July 04 2011 13:35 GMT
#293
On July 04 2011 22:19 lrofd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 03 2011 16:19 Ashworth wrote:
I sincerely hope they get rid of slag pits, close position metal and shattered. Why do they still exist...


so that not every single maps fit your one play style?


It's got nothing to do with that. It's about removing imbalance. Do you even play?
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9049 Posts
July 04 2011 13:42 GMT
#294
less than 24 hours to burn ~700 bonus pool. Shhhhh.
kyriores
Profile Joined February 2011
Greece178 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-04 14:07:58
July 04 2011 14:03 GMT
#295
On July 04 2011 22:27 Pinna wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 04 2011 21:38 kyriores wrote:
They will probably cut all the small/medium maps so that the early and especially the late game is even easier for zergs in tvz.

Actually, they are adding 4 rush-maps, which 2 have rocks, and one macro map, to help those Terrans rush their Zerg opponents early, making ZvT earlygame even more of a living hell if the T uses hellions. Also, Blizzards balance team has said that they are looking into ZvT lategame, is Z imba or not.

+ Show Spoiler +
What I said about hellions: They are not imba, I am just not skilled enough to defend them.



I don't say I'm super skilled either, but watching even pro ZvT games that proceed to the 13-14 minute mark without a clear favorite is just painful to my eyes.. The macro of zergs is crazy after some point and the ease of taking extra expos while denying the Teran's is pretty absurd. So I think you have to do some early damage as T just to be able to create an army which will allow you to get SOME map control and go into a balanced late game. Watch the recent Destiny vs Bomber match (game 1 I think) to see what I mean... Dead infestors everywhere, still he couldn't defend his 3rd and 4th.

Btw good spine crawler placement and not making drone-trains will help you a lot vs early hellions.

Also I'm glad if blizz actually introduces smaller maps again!
Very casual, Diamond Terran.
Ketch
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands7285 Posts
July 04 2011 14:04 GMT
#296
On July 04 2011 22:42 Garnet wrote:
less than 24 hours to burn ~700 bonus pool. Shhhhh.


I assume you can still use your bonus pool points after the season lock, the bonus pool does not grow anymore after the lock. So you have some more time
EmilA
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark4618 Posts
July 04 2011 14:05 GMT
#297
On July 04 2011 22:42 Garnet wrote:
less than 24 hours to burn ~700 bonus pool. Shhhhh.


It doesn't disappear bro It just stops growing - you can still spend whatever you have left within the 2 locked weeks.
http://dotabuff.com/players/122305951 playing other games
darcevader88
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada648 Posts
July 04 2011 14:07 GMT
#298
but it will obviously disappear once the new season starts?
"The ground is my ocean, I'm the shark and most people don't even know how to swim."
EmilA
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark4618 Posts
July 04 2011 14:11 GMT
#299
On July 04 2011 23:07 darcevader88 wrote:
but it will obviously disappear once the new season starts?


Of course
http://dotabuff.com/players/122305951 playing other games
Fus
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1112 Posts
July 04 2011 14:14 GMT
#300
I think season should be this short or shorter, so new players can get into grandmaster every season.
NaNiwa | Innovation | Flash | DeMuslim ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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