|
On October 20 2011 12:22 SpiritAshura wrote:Show nested quote +On October 20 2011 12:19 -orb- wrote:
I don't want new blizzard maps, so that's fine (almost every single one so far has been utter trash, I don't need more vetoes), I want them to start finally putting community maps in there FFS! Season 2 they added tal'darim, then from there they just decided never to do it again?
Fuck you blizzard/activision, your maps are utter shit and I'm tired of you shitting on our map pool. Put some community maps in there FFS. Your stupid argument of "we want ladder maps to be separate from tournament maps" doesn't work when you use your own dumb, imbalanced, terrible ladder maps in your own blizzcon tournaments.
I'm so god damn sick of them 100% ignoring community concerns and just doing whatever the fuck they feel like doing.
/rant Quoting this for truth. Blizzard claims to support tournaments and then does stupid shit like this, it doesn't make sense. My honest guess is we don't get any new maps because of the expansion upcoming and that's where the resources are going to. Probably desperately trying to balance new maps for release.
Not enough manpower to make new maps would be my guess as well, but that just makes blizzard's chokehold on controlling the ladder system even worse. It's bad enough that they void community mapmakers' efforts by not allowing the maps made to be usable in a ladder, but they also don't have the resources or competence to push out anything other than the most generic crap maps as well.
Just today I was watching the korean weekly and katrina AE came up as a map choice, and my first thought was "gee, that looks like it'd be an interesting pvz map to play on", but the thought of getting used to it in customs seemed pointless; it's not like I'd ever play anything like that on the ladder.
|
I'm kinda seeing a common theme with these maps. What I wonder is when did their map makers decide 1. Naturals shouldn't have chokes 2. Third bases should always be on the low ground and be easy to harass from high ground 3. Destructible rocks and Xelnaga towers are a must 4. You should always have to expand towards your opponent.
Do any of these things promote expanding sooner or out expanding your opponent?
|
You've got to be kidding me Blizzard.
|
Bet you'd get a better response from pokerstars support than you would mailing blizz support about their map pool.
|
Antiga is the best map and it's not even that great. Wtf blizzard just adopt some of the GSL maps...
|
You would think that Blizzard would figure out that they need to rotate in new maps each season, even if it was only one new map.
The sluggish implementation of features for SC2 makes me wonder about how large the staff really is for the game.
|
Yeah...... This is fucking stupid.
I think blizzards strategy is just to make stupid decision after stupid decision, so that our expectations as a community can't possibly be any lower. That way, we can't ever be disappointed.
If that's their plan, then this is a step in the right direction.
|
Shakuras Plateau
Shattered Temple
Typhon Peaks
Tal'Darim Altar
Daybreak
These are my favorite maps =/. Daybreak isn't in the map pool unfortunately.
|
Blizz is using its SC2 coders to work on the expansions, so no more free maps for you until that comes out. Why would they want to give you freebies when they have a whole new, 60 dollar product to buy?
|
On October 20 2011 12:59 Sub40APM wrote:
Blizz is using its SC2 coders to work on the expansions, so no more free maps for you until that comes out. Why would they want to give you freebies when they have a whole new, 60 dollar product to buy?
They got map makers doing maps I'm sure (however bad at balance they might be).
The expansion isn't going to be full retail, probably 40.
|
On October 20 2011 13:03 tnud wrote:Show nested quote +On October 20 2011 12:59 Sub40APM wrote:
Blizz is using its SC2 coders to work on the expansions, so no more free maps for you until that comes out. Why would they want to give you freebies when they have a whole new, 60 dollar product to buy? They got map makers doing maps I'm sure (however bad at balance they might be). The expansion isn't going to be full retail, probably 40.
There is now way they could possibly have a full time map maker. What would he do for the 99% of the time that he clearly isnt making maps?
|
On October 20 2011 13:09 NoobStyles wrote:Show nested quote +On October 20 2011 13:03 tnud wrote:On October 20 2011 12:59 Sub40APM wrote:
Blizz is using its SC2 coders to work on the expansions, so no more free maps for you until that comes out. Why would they want to give you freebies when they have a whole new, 60 dollar product to buy? They got map makers doing maps I'm sure (however bad at balance they might be). The expansion isn't going to be full retail, probably 40. There is now way they could possibly have a full time map maker. What would he do for the 99% of the time that he clearly isnt making maps?
Are the new maps from previous seasons even new maps? Or were they maps that blizzard had on release, that they just rotated in and out of the 'ladder' map pool?
I'm pretty disappointed that they don't seem to be adding anything / changing anything around this season. I thought that was one of the points of shorter seasons (though i know the shorter seasons haven't happened yet, they're coming into effect next season).
|
Ugh! at least change 1 map!
please change the maps more often! it's onyl 2 months T_T
On October 20 2011 12:55 Meteora.GB wrote:
You would think that Blizzard would figure out that they need to rotate in new maps each season, even if it was only one new map.
The sluggish implementation of features for SC2 makes me wonder about how large the staff really is for the game.
Blizzard's progamming teams are actually really small relative to other companies. Quality over quantity I guess?
Edit: Nvm Blizzard is actually about the size of activision now o.o but idk how many of them are actually working on sc2
|
We wouldn't 5 vetos if they had a half-decent map pool to begin with :|
|
Just get rid of close positions on abyssal and temple and make antiga cross positions only and I'll be happy
|
SC2 will be so fun when someone figures out how to create custom Bnet 2.0 servers. Well probably get LAN at the same time to.
|
I want to see unquestionably unpopular maps switched out every season.
|
hey guys how about we all post on the bnet forums and ask for new maps? (even change GSL map for another gsl map...)
If there's enouguh complaining they'll change 
|
On October 20 2011 13:15 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:Ugh! at least change 1 map! please change the maps more often! it's onyl 2 months T_T Show nested quote +On October 20 2011 12:55 Meteora.GB wrote:
You would think that Blizzard would figure out that they need to rotate in new maps each season, even if it was only one new map.
The sluggish implementation of features for SC2 makes me wonder about how large the staff really is for the game. Blizzard's progamming teams are actually really small relative to other companies. Quality over quantity I guess? Edit: Nvm Blizzard is actually about the size of activision now o.o but idk how many of them are actually working on sc2
Blizzard and activision are the same company. "Activision-Blizzard"
http://www.activisionblizzard.com/corp/index.html
No, barely anyone is working on Sc2 it would seem, things are moving way to slow for it to be a sizeable number.
I kinda hope that the "no new maps" announcement shows that they are focusing on HotS upcoming beta 
|
On October 20 2011 13:21 tnud wrote:Show nested quote +On October 20 2011 13:15 Yoshi Kirishima wrote:Ugh! at least change 1 map! please change the maps more often! it's onyl 2 months T_T On October 20 2011 12:55 Meteora.GB wrote:
You would think that Blizzard would figure out that they need to rotate in new maps each season, even if it was only one new map.
The sluggish implementation of features for SC2 makes me wonder about how large the staff really is for the game. Blizzard's progamming teams are actually really small relative to other companies. Quality over quantity I guess? Edit: Nvm Blizzard is actually about the size of activision now o.o but idk how many of them are actually working on sc2 Blizzard and activision are the same company. "Activision-Blizzard" http://www.activisionblizzard.com/corp/index.htmlNo, barely anyone is working on Sc2 it would seem, things are moving way to slow for it to be a sizeable number. I kinda hope that the "no new maps" announcement shows that they are focusing on HotS upcoming beta
im talking about the individual "parts" of the activision-blizzard partnership, since "Blizzard entertainment" and activision exist, or at least to refer to just that specific section ( according to wiki  )
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPT
