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On July 21 2011 18:43 Samro225am wrote:
I hope for tournament organizers to look more for custom maps, whoever made them, as long as players get a chance to play new and maybe also more interesting maps.
Blizzard looking at GSL and taking Taldarim shows that it is a slow process, but in the long run Blizzard should be interested in an active mapping community and smaller tournaments, too. I feel like this is the real sticking point. Most tournaments don't just host Xel'Naga Caverns and Shakuras. They basically take the blizzard map pool, remove the worst maps (Delta Quadrant, Slag Pits, Backwater, ...), replace others with versions without certain balance issues (Metalopolis, Shattered) and complement it with some GSL maps. But in the end the vast majority of tournaments takes Blizzard's map pool into account. And personally i think this a mistake, because it doesn't encourage them to change anything. The only major tournament that strays away from it is gsl, and therefore it is the tournament that defines those "complementary maps".
On the one hand, there's a lot of complaints about blizzard's maps, but on the other hand most tourneys stick to them. I'm not sure if it's due to tourneys not knowing any real alternatives, trying to stick to the maps the pros already know or just plain laziness. It reminds me of a smoker trying to quit. He knows it's bad, but on the other hand he just can't stay off it.
I'm pretty sure that Blizzard won't change their attitude in terms of maps unless a lot of (major!) tournaments ignore their map pool altogether. The less Blizzard maps we see on the big screen, the more likely Blizzard will have to change. Sure GSL does it, but most western ones just don't and miss on a great opportunity to stick out. They just carry over some by GSL instead of try to establish their own by picking themselves which ones are good. Personally, my favourite tournament at the moment is map of the month. Not due to superior play, but because i'm guaranteed to see something new every month as a viewer.
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Welcome! The maps look good, still a little rough around the edges though. I am excited to try these out when I get a chance.
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These are amazing! Can't wait to try them.
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i am not quite that negative about the topic. i do think that blizzards listens, they just have a much larger audience, other than just the esports community, which they need to statisfy.
however, they have given us all the tools neccesary to make all the maps we want. so i think the responsibility lies within our community to use them properly 
and i think tournaments should learn from the gstl/gsl. look at how excited everyone was when they started introducing new maps. i, for one, was buying hq passes because of it.
and i think any other tournament like mlg, nasl, dreamhack, etc. could be taking advantage of this, too.
they need to make the tournaments not only attractive for the players, but even more so for the viewers. which again will make them more interesting for sponsors, too.
with the large amount of tournaments using the same map pools over and over again, this is a great opportunity to stand out. and looking at all the whining about map pools i think there is still a big demand for new maps.
anyway, i think i am repeating myself, but you get the point
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On July 21 2011 20:11 TheAmazombie wrote:
Welcome! The maps look good, still a little rough around the edges though. I am excited to try these out when I get a chance.
Could you elaborate a bit? Feedback is very important to us, and if you think something is wrong, start a dialogue with us and we will try to fix it
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These maps look pretty cool! Just an idea, but you should try to host a clan league with a small prize pool (I would donate some money and I am sure others would) using these maps, that would be cool! I really love clan leagues opposed to individual leagues, as a spectator anyways!
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Great maps, can't wait to see future projects. Good luck.
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On July 21 2011 23:30 BionicSC wrote:
These maps look pretty cool! Just an idea, but you should try to host a clan league with a small prize pool (I would donate some money and I am sure others would) using these maps, that would be cool! I really love clan leagues opposed to individual leagues, as a spectator anyways!
I am going to try and get Clan RH (diamonds/masters) to do this on NA soon
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coming back from playing on monsoon valley, one must fall and void rift, Im absolutely astonished, I really really enjoy these maps. Amazing =D
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share some replays 
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took you guys long enough :D go big!
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It would be nice to see a few creative, unique maps, bel beach style, solid looking maps but also pretty standard looking.
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On July 22 2011 04:48 Kgst wrote:
It would be nice to see a few creative, unique maps, bel beach style, solid looking maps but also pretty standard looking.
Just take a look inside the nested spoilers under "TPW Map Pool"
Or visit www.theplanetaryworkshop.com for detailed shots of the maps
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Wearing it to work tonight!!
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actually Monsoon Valley looks pretty awesome
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 - Huge Thumbs of Approval.
The maps look amazing. I'd like to wish you guys the absolutely very best of luck with the team, with future map making AND getting your maps approved by bigger organisations. You can do it!
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I'm really excited to hear about this, and I really like the maps. Especially Void Rift appeals to me, I can't wait to see how games play out on there. I'll see if I can arrange to be online during one of your meetup times!
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We are doing everything we can to get involved! We highly appreciate and are grateful for your support - it only encourages to keep going!
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