Very sadface about this. I understand that this season was shorter and that they don't have a full grasp on how the maps have affected the play (they haven't decided what they wanna keep and what they want to trash), but I don't understand the rationale behind reducing the seasons to 2 months without keeping the same routine along with it. Even it if meant adding 1 map and removing another that's much better than allowing the ladder to grow stale.

Shield

Bulgaria4824 Posts

October 20 2011 01:42 GMT

#22

This is retarded indeed yet not so surprising. As far as I know, Blizzard did bad job with BW maps as well.

Xaeldaren

Ireland588 Posts

October 20 2011 01:42 GMT

#23

You're kidding right?

I was hoping to see Backwater Gulch and Xel'Naga gone, and secretly hoped they'd remove Shattered and Searing Crater...but nothing?

Thanks Blizzard!

NekoFlandre

United States497 Posts

October 20 2011 01:42 GMT

#24

Because they dont want to give credit to people lolol

Cosmology

Canada360 Posts

October 20 2011 01:43 GMT

#25

This is such a shit map pool LOL, where is Terminus? Crevasse?

cristo1122

Australia505 Posts

October 20 2011 01:43 GMT

#26

suprsing no annoying yes

SoBeDragon

United States192 Posts

October 20 2011 01:44 GMT

#27

Searing Crater remains on the veto list =/

KimJongChill

United States6429 Posts

October 20 2011 01:44 GMT

#28

Looks like the reactions on bnet forums are equally as disappointed. Will they ever remove close spawn?

GxZ

United States375 Posts

October 20 2011 01:45 GMT

#29

I see backwater and Searing going next season, maybe Xel in a few too.

AsmodeusXI

United States15536 Posts

October 20 2011 01:45 GMT

#30

I mean, the fact is they're NOT replacing ladder maps when SO MANY wonderful maps are being made by the community. I realize that the mapmaking competition is currently going on, which is a step in the right direction, but still... they should start replacing things NOW with some of the already accepted tournament maps.

pksens

United Kingdom156 Posts

October 20 2011 01:45 GMT

#31

Looks like I'm not playing Season 4 either, great...

Tictock

United States6052 Posts

October 20 2011 01:45 GMT

#32

I thought half the reason for shorter seasons was to have more map turnover. Between this and the BLizzcon map pool we can now be sure that Blizz doesn't listen to the communities opinions (not that we didn't already know this).

Really hope they decide to change the 1v1 pool some, variety is good especially when we have questionable maps in the pool already.

Ayaz2810

United States2763 Posts

October 20 2011 01:46 GMT

#33

On October 20 2011 10:41 Nortac wrote:
If they're to lazy to make their own maps, why dont they just take some of the great community maps out there...I dont understand whats so hard about that.

Couldn't agree more. Some of the amateur mapmakers have more talent than Blizzard employees.

IPA

United States3206 Posts

October 20 2011 01:46 GMT

#34

I am so angry and so sad. Just horrible news. In my opinion, it's inexcusable to not add the PLETHORA of much better maps out there. Leaving travesties like Searing Crater? It's simply a joke.

Horrendous.

Secret05

United States342 Posts

October 20 2011 01:46 GMT

#35

i dont understand why they cant just like throw in daybreak or something like that.......................... seriously this makes me so angry that they're not changing the map pool

EricCartman

Canada306 Posts

October 20 2011 01:46 GMT

#36

The new maps for season 3 were absolutely horrible. Nerazim and abyssal were just retarded.. and i still have no answer to why backwater is still in the mappool. Get some of the gsl maps in there?

stormchaser

Canada1009 Posts

October 20 2011 01:47 GMT

#37

Haha and people actually supported blizzard for shortening seasons, yay now we have less motivation to ladder and are stuck with bad maps for even longer

Holcan

Canada2593 Posts

October 20 2011 01:48 GMT

#38

As long as the maps with statistical imbalance are still up voted, and maps that are of higher quality but the player may not like are down voted, blizzard will never think the maps suck just because the competitive market complains.

There are plenty of noobs out there who don't down vote these maps -> thats the source of the problem, don't blame blizzard, blame the ignorance of the common sc2 player.

Soluhwin

United States1287 Posts

October 20 2011 01:49 GMT

#39

It's like they want to make us angry with the season pools...
GSL map the community likes? Go ahead and block the third.
Community demands larger maps? Nope.
Close positions causing problems? Remove maps with close positions rather than changing them.
Promise to constantly keep map pool fresh... then this.

If I'm going to be playing ladder on sub-optimal maps, I'd at least like them to be interesting and ever-changing.