On October 26 2011 11:16 TheBlueMeaner wrote:
Blizzard, you are like an abusive husband that beats us up, but then you buy us a diamond necklace and make everything alright

This made me laugh soooooo hard. Well Done Sir.

Cyro

United Kingdom20345 Posts

October 26 2011 02:28 GMT

#842

On October 25 2011 22:24 FrostedMiniWheats wrote:
What's this? A map pool in which I may not have to use a single veto.

Is this real?

This so much <3

They took out all 3 of my veto's :D

Backwater was just horrible for protoss, couldnt wall properly and the FFE was weird, third was far away, i doubt any race liked that map...

Typhon has the imbalanced up/down spawns, giving an almost free-win to the 3-1-1 all in if you lotto'd those spawns vs terran.

Searing Crater had the massive wall in the natural that siege tanks could shoot over with banshee vision, and the area around that was weird, combined with the nonexistant rush distance another almost free-win to 3-1-1 all in.

So happy :D

Ownos

United States2147 Posts

October 26 2011 02:31 GMT

#843

Oh goddamnit... this would really motivate me to ladder more, but I just started a new job and can't play as much (because y'know before I wasn't playing at all lololol).

I still don't like Antiga.

Cyro

United Kingdom20345 Posts

October 26 2011 02:37 GMT

#844

On October 26 2011 11:31 Ownos wrote:
Oh goddamnit... this would really motivate me to ladder more, but I just started a new job and can't play as much (because y'know before I wasn't playing at all lololol).

I still don't like Antiga.

Antiga can be very annoying at times, close air or if they do that weird mech elevator onto your main it is hard to deal with, but cross positions its a great map.

The elevator... there is a small platform between your main and ground level...

3 heights of ground, he can put siege tanks on all 3... If you attack the bottom, you cant see the top 2, but if you attack from the top, you cant reach the bottom, and your zealots/lings cant hit the middle one.

Its hard to explain but i think its a weird situation that ive never actuly seen a zerg or protoss beat.

Trimaster does it on stream sometimes, or atleast he used to do

Hantak

Chile59 Posts

October 26 2011 02:39 GMT

#845

well damn this is very good news!!!! (sorry for the cursing :D)

still when i saw they where adding tourney maps i had in mind Testbug, Crevasse, and such.. LOL but hey im happy with these ones

Yamulo

United States2096 Posts

October 26 2011 02:43 GMT

#846

Holy shit! What do I have to downvote now? Really happy to see that they finally made their maps tourney modes.......... Funny how it happens right after blizcon (wtf?).

HiSi

United States68 Posts

October 26 2011 02:43 GMT

#847

I am very happy with the new map pool. I do wish we had a few more choices, but you can't have everything. Hopefully the season 5 map pool will be even better.

Shadrak

United States490 Posts

October 26 2011 02:45 GMT

#848

Map pool is a little small but MUCH improved. No close spawns on metal or shattered? Epic move.

Jayrod

1820 Posts

October 26 2011 02:47 GMT

#849

This is good, probably still wont play metalopolis since cross position = getting destroyed by zergs.... I just got out of one on shattered X-position... man defending against muta is really difficult on that map and good luck attacking up the middle.

BreakfastTea

United States184 Posts

October 26 2011 02:48 GMT

#850

Well, that was unexpected. But I think the map pool now is really good (esp no close position on metal). But I'm actually not too surprised by this. When you hear what some of the pros were saying about the ladder pool, the way fans want to be able to use pro maps, plus the way Dustin Browder approaches game development, it seemed like only a matter of time before this type of tournament alignment would happen.

kckkryptonite

1126 Posts

October 26 2011 02:55 GMT

#851

They probably went by which maps were the most vetoed.

Executor1

1353 Posts

October 26 2011 03:01 GMT

#852

so they added 1 map and took out 3? thats kind of lame, if i didnt want to play those maps i could have just vetod them, i dont think many ppl would veto many (if any) of the maps currently in the new map pool.

Drygioni

Japan379 Posts

October 26 2011 03:12 GMT

#853

Well I don't really like xel'naga caverns and now I can finally veto it. Best map pool update from blizzard yet. Hope they add in a couple new ones though. Maybe more GSL maps?

divinesage

Singapore649 Posts

October 26 2011 03:14 GMT

#854

My Typhon Peaks! No! It was the only map I could face off against GM zergs in a close match.

AirbladeOrange

United States2574 Posts

October 26 2011 03:16 GMT

#855

Blizzard made a really good call. I'm glad they listen to the community. I hope they see this poll too.

Phats

Australia534 Posts

October 26 2011 03:25 GMT

#856

3 days after blizzcon. Kinda hilarious timing. Deny us an amazing tournament just to change the maps right after ><

HystericaLaughter

Australia720 Posts

October 26 2011 03:26 GMT

#857

Yay my backwater, searing crater and typhon peak vetos are freed up for abyssal caverns and nerazim crypt!

Aaaand I dont have to worry about close positions anymore! Hooray for removing bad maps!

Avan

Brazil121 Posts

October 26 2011 03:27 GMT

#858

THANK TASSADAR! MOTHER BLIZZ HAS HEARD OUR PRAYERS! <3 <3 <3

NotSorry

United States6722 Posts

October 26 2011 03:36 GMT

#859

I disagree with bringing back metal, but I love the rest of the pool aside from Abyssal Caverns and Nerazim Crypt

So there you have my 3vetos I guess