On October 28 2011 05:45 RumTalk wrote:
The new map looks very difficult to defend from drop harrass, look at the distance between the inbase nat and the regular ramp

honestly much better than maps without the inbase nat.

Sahand

United Kingdom114 Posts

October 27 2011 20:50 GMT

#202

(All Protoss players);

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Seriously though, love the removal of gold patches.

WArped

United Kingdom4845 Posts

October 27 2011 20:58 GMT

#203

That new map is so funky, can't wait to see it in action.

teddyoojo

Germany22369 Posts

October 27 2011 20:59 GMT

#204

id like to see some esv maps

Jim7

United States154 Posts

October 27 2011 21:00 GMT

#205

It'll be interesting to see how removing the gold minerals will change the game. Blizzard would never do that. Very cool move by GOM.

itkovian

United States1763 Posts

October 27 2011 21:01 GMT

#206

Dang, bye bye gold bases. Not quite sure if I like that yet. Should be more balanced, but also kind of takes some of the excitement out of it I feel. Like when one player gets a gold base, its interesting to see how the other player responds.

Winter Belshir Beach, what the heck. It doesn't really look like a beach anymore
We already have enough dark feeling maps

Kal_rA

United States2925 Posts

October 27 2011 21:03 GMT

#207

Hm.. not really a big fan of Snow Maps.. too much strain on the eyes at times.. BW snow maps were the worst.. GBR > El Nino any day. That being said, I've never played on a SC2 snow map so who knows

Gamegene

United States8308 Posts

October 27 2011 21:08 GMT

#208

On October 28 2011 06:03 sGs.Kal_rA wrote:
Hm.. not really a big fan of Snow Maps.. too much strain on the eyes at times.. BW snow maps were the worst.. GBR > El Nino any day. That being said, I've never played on a SC2 snow map so who knows

if anything bel shir beach was a snowmap with the fucking white sand.

i remember looking at it at 3 in the morning and it hurt.

TemplarCo.

Mexico2870 Posts

October 27 2011 21:08 GMT

#209

Terminus out? Also XNF? Also why screw gold bases on maps other than Dual Sight? Meh the maps are ok, white Bel'Shir will be for the first pair of games creepy. As far as I'm concerned I can live perfectly with this maps!

MangoTango

United States3670 Posts

October 27 2011 21:14 GMT

#210

Belshir beach: Winter is coming.

Devise

Canada1131 Posts

October 27 2011 21:15 GMT

#211

On October 28 2011 05:25 Toadvine wrote:
I guess GOM got sick of Zergs taking the gold instead of their natural against Protoss, and being immune to all-ins afterward.

The Crossfire change intrigues me though. Why 7 patches on non-main bases? Is this some super-specific change to Crossfire alone, or is it a general experiment in how the game plays out with less mineral patches on bases?

The new map looks like a "here Protoss beats Zerg" design, I suppose they want more Protoss winning. Pity you can't really make a map that favors P over T.

Only way I can see that happening is if they add neutral protoss buildings like in the campaign that you can capture by building a pylon.

DerBeefman

Germany226 Posts

October 27 2011 21:20 GMT

#212

I don't really like the idea of taking gold bases away, however the new map looks interesting.
Now I will always wonder why the water on Belshir Beach didn't become ice :S

Lolli92

Germany109 Posts

October 27 2011 21:22 GMT

#213

First map looks like Belshir Beach and second looks like Crevasse.
And i don't like the gold expansion changes because it takes some risks out of the matches.
Besides i don't understand why they removed Xel'Naga Fortress. Was the most intressting map.

boesthius

United States11637 Posts

October 27 2011 21:22 GMT

#214

--- Nuked ---

j0ker

275 Posts

October 27 2011 21:23 GMT

#215

xel naga fortress and terminus were two of the best terran maps in their pool, GOM seemingly wants to try and balance through maps. Although metal leaving is great for terrans. Removing the gold bases on dual sight and crossfire is a great move as those can be far too powerful in certain circumstances. I think the gold on Antiga was well balanced but w/e.

skatbone

United States1005 Posts

October 27 2011 21:24 GMT

#216

Nice. I really never liked Fortress. The new Belshir actually looks easier to spectate. Maybe I'm the only one, but I always get distracted by all the different features of the beach. Creep tumor beneath rivers make my eyes hurt.

I also like the removal of the golds. More BW style. I think they have a place in this game, but I'm interested in seeing how things pan out without them.

skatbone

United States1005 Posts

October 27 2011 21:25 GMT

#217

On October 28 2011 06:22 Lolli92 wrote:
First map looks like Belshir Beach and second looks like Crevasse.
And i don't like the gold expansion changes because it takes some risks out of the matches.
Besides i don't understand why they removed Xel'Naga Fortress. Was the most intressting map.

Err...the first map is Bel'Shir...