Oh and you can also show thanks by PLAYING ON THE LADDER to show that having better maps actually matters!

@Seeker

It means the spawns in which players are close by ground are gone. For example you cannot spawn 3 and 6 on Shattered.

Devolved

United States2753 Posts

October 25 2011 20:22 GMT

#682

Overall I think it's a good move, but I don't like that they added Xel'Naga back and at the same time still kept some of the shittier maps like Nerazim and Abyssal. It seems quite lazy to not create new maps. And if they are going to go the "tourney route" then why not actually add popular tourney maps like Dual Sight instead of re-adding a map like Xel'Naga that no tournament uses any more?

RagingPixels

Germany23 Posts

October 25 2011 20:22 GMT

#683

@seeker

as far as i know positions close by air are still possible

Crill

Netherlands10 Posts

October 25 2011 20:24 GMT

#684

Blizzard gets it! Soo happy to see these changes in the 1v1 map pool.
They really had me worried when they said the map pool would remain the same as season 3.
GJ Blizzard, my hat goes off to you!

The Final Boss

United States1839 Posts

October 25 2011 20:25 GMT

#685

:D I'm so happy!

JusticeSC

Canada18 Posts

October 25 2011 20:27 GMT

#686

Excellent decision by Blizzard. This is likely the most popular decision they've made in a long time.

Angelbelow

United States3728 Posts

October 25 2011 20:28 GMT

#687

On October 26 2011 05:08 LayZRR wrote:
WTF i want my backwater back? Backwater was not bad at all!

Admittingly I was beginning to enjoy that map as well (im zerg) but hard to complain right now

So excited to ladder tonight!

Sithril

Slovakia169 Posts

October 25 2011 20:28 GMT

#688

YES!!!!!

So happy that Blizzard realizes it's best that the Ladder should use popular maps from tournaments!

Xodushai

Sweden174 Posts

October 25 2011 20:30 GMT

#689

Only problem I see is the lack of 2 player maps.. in the beginning there were lots of them, and now there is only 1 left(Xel Naga Caverns). Feels like this is due to Blizzard realising the flaws in their game design, making it too easy to proxy rax/bunker rush/proxy gate on such maps, or that it is a necessity for a zerg to take a fast exp without getting blocked etc. (although I don't think most will concider this a big problem). It's fun with variety and not only 4 player maps. Heck, throw in a 3 player map for good mesure. There are several examples of 2 player maps being used compeditively such as Crossfire, Bel Shir Beach, Dual Sight etc. It opens up possabilities for more specific builds to appear awsell.

komokun

France343 Posts

October 25 2011 20:31 GMT

#690

excellent change, let's keep giving them good feedbacks so they can add some gsl maps next season ^^

aethereality

Canada62 Posts

October 25 2011 20:32 GMT

#691

Yeah buddy! No more Backwater Belch or Searing Hemorrhoid! Seems very strange, just after blizzcon and all...

talontromper

United States258 Posts

October 25 2011 20:32 GMT

#692

SWEET WELCOME BACK META!!

SC_Smoker

Austria16 Posts

October 25 2011 20:32 GMT

#693

yeah baby yeah baby yeah !!!!! i like!

Dude.

United States94 Posts

October 25 2011 20:33 GMT

#694

Blizzard is so awesome! This is definitely my favorite map pool of all.

Millions of thanks! =D

Jank

United States308 Posts

October 25 2011 20:33 GMT

#695

Definitely a more solid map pool than last season. I wish they had replaced xelnaga caverns with dualsight though, it has sort of the same style/feel but with nicer graphics and a bit better balance. I also like the way the gold functions on dualsight a lot better, less patches and all the way off to the side rather than essentially controlling the center.