Its a bit sad that they are taking away gold patches, thought they added and extra element to the game. I am also sad about belshir beach new look, in its summer shape it was the prettiest map out there.

I am glad terminus is gone though, very boring map in my opinion.

S2Lunar

1051 Posts

October 27 2011 18:40 GMT

#105

On October 28 2011 03:34 robih wrote:
wtf calm before the storm?
rocks everywhere

That's not the updated version, check LSPrime's post to see the updated (with less rocks).

Huge props to LS and Jackie for making more sick maps for GSL!

ZeromuS

Canada13410 Posts

October 27 2011 18:41 GMT

#106

Calm before the storm seems like its a protoss map. When you think about it it looks like one could Forge FE at the nat, then claim the nat 3rd after knocking down the rocks. you never take it ultra fast as protoss so having a zealot whacking away there from the early game would be very useful.

.. Looking more at it the natural is way too open to Forge FE on. Unless you do the dual sight or Antiga FFE where the cannons move towards the nexus.

Its nice that Terran can't siege any of the minerals or gas geysers on the map from outside the base unless doing a full frontal assault.

Eh the more I look at it the less i see as being good for toss necessarily. Good for Zerg in the sense that there are a lot of attack paths though the rocks do pose an issue for that race.

Terran might get the best side of the map the far away expos lend themselves well to PF defenses and the open areas behind the bases will really help with drops. There are a lot of places you can drop off units and a lot of area to get vision of.

Gescom

Canada3513 Posts

October 27 2011 18:42 GMT

#107

Me likey! Goodbye gold bases.

sambo400

United States378 Posts

October 27 2011 18:42 GMT

#108

I thought it was time for XNF and Crossfire to go, and that was a couple seasons ago. Interesting to see how the removal of gold bases will affect terran.

marttorn

Norway5211 Posts

October 27 2011 18:43 GMT

#109

Surprised at Terminus' removal, but nonetheless happy to see some new life injected into the GSL mappool, even if it if just making bel'shir different looking and adding a single map, it helps. I also agree with metal and xel'naga, I don't know why but I just found them both boring. Fortress I just don't like, and metal is stale.

It's not that a map's playability and entertainment value is really affected by how long it's been played; lost temple was played for years on end in BW, and numerous other maps have been used for a very long time.

And yes, as somebody said very appropriately, GOM is taking balance into their own hands. Blizzard can do what they want with their silly abyssal caverns and close positions shattered in a 50k tourney, GOM will keep making great maps.

~(yes I know blizzard fixed the abyssal caverns and ST, but they just had to do it after their tournament^^

Derez

Netherlands6068 Posts

October 27 2011 18:43 GMT

#110

On October 28 2011 03:34 Grampz wrote:
disapprove of terminus, that is a mistake.

Calm before the storm looks like a map that plays out very similarly to terminus, but might be slightly better for protoss I guess.

Interesting changes overall, happy to see some new/changed maps.

Mohdoo

United States15743 Posts

October 27 2011 18:45 GMT

#111

On October 28 2011 03:40 Kireak wrote:
Its a bit sad that they are taking away gold patches, thought they added and extra element to the game. I am also sad about belshir beach new look, in its summer shape it was the prettiest map out there.

I am glad terminus is gone though, very boring map in my opinion.

Gold bases were always a bad idea because they could only be taken when someone already had an advantage. If you could hold a gold base, you were already in a good position. And as a result of the gold base, the game was practically won. It also gave a really unfair advantage to Terran, as their specific macro mechanic is centered around mining. Inject/Chrono/Mules are balanced in relation to normal mineral fields, but gold bases don't scale with chrono or larva. Its a benefit felt more strongly for Terran and without a real reason.

Waxangel

United States33650 Posts

October 27 2011 18:46 GMT

#112

CBTS is billed as a "reinterpretation of Delta Quadrant" by the mapmaker, though honestly it's a pretty liberal interpretation in that case ^^

blade55555

United States17423 Posts

October 27 2011 18:46 GMT

#113

Blizzard would be proud of that new map with all the destructible rocks

. Hm good changes to remove gold as it normally benefits terran the most. Dislike the new map though but thats from just the image its possible once I see actual gameplay on it I will change my mind

Good1

Russian Federation138 Posts

October 27 2011 18:48 GMT

#114

Oh noes( Summer beach was my favourite map! At this rate gold bases would be completely gone, was nice to see cool strats withfast gold on Dual sight.

Arceus

Vietnam8333 Posts

October 27 2011 18:51 GMT

#115

On October 28 2011 03:38 Diamond wrote:

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And ESL, and NASL, and MLG, and......

surely IEM, NASL & the last MLGs didnt use any "foreigner" maps but mostly GSL ones -_-
still love some of your creation though. keep spamming Mr.Chae for approval :p

On October 28 2011 03:19 Grettin wrote:

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WINTER IS COMING!

cant help but thinking of weather-effect in Pokemon =)
CBTS may look pretty weird but considering the map has been out for quite a while (like 3 months), It must have been tested alot. btw I was looking for a giant metropolis map which

Andypk

Scotland512 Posts

October 27 2011 18:53 GMT

#116

I'm glad they removed gold bases, I guess they realised they benefit Terran more than the other races and are trying to have less Terran dominance.

MooLen

Germany501 Posts

October 27 2011 18:55 GMT

#117

theys really want to see the terrans die. Even if im toss and there way to much Terrans in CodeS, this will just make ZvT pretty much one sided. No reason to attack for the Zerg, no reason to do sth else than react....

TRAP[yoo]

Hungary6026 Posts

October 27 2011 18:55 GMT

#118

cool idea to change the theme on bel shir.
never thought that highly of gold minerals so i think its a good idea to take them out until they are being used in a creative way