GSL Nov Map changes - Page 9

On October 28 2011 02:07 Daralii wrote:
Winter Bel'shir sounds pretty neat. Much love for snow maps.

I assume the removal of golds is due to the recent trend of Z early expanding to them and then just turtling before overwhelming their opponent.

On October 28 2011 02:52 Klystron wrote:
As a zerg player Calm before the Storm is somewhat concerning. Rocks at the 3rd and 4th are going to make it really hard for Z to secure a 3rd unless they decide to pull a funday monday and expand ot the other half of the map.

Another issue that I see is crossroads in front of the nat. It looks like it is going to be pretty easy to contain someone to their little pocket. I actually think that it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a backdoor path from the 4th to the third. You could use that to either harass a third, better secure a 4th, or sneak units out to get a flank or counter attack.

On October 28 2011 05:01 Doso wrote:
Antiga Shipyard cross only - if the map wasn't bight enough already *sigh*

On October 28 2011 04:57 joyeaux wrote:


No, because zergs take their naturals as their second base, and if they expand to a gold "early" they aren't mined out at their main yet. A zerg on 3+ bases is limited by GAS in creating a bigger army of the appropriate composition, not MINERALS, so the gold base doesn't help that much.

Terrans happily continue making mineral heavy units like marauders, hellions, and marines, on top of benefiting more from the gold base than any other race because of mules. Beyond that, the gold is often in a vulnerable location that T can hold more easily than other races because they have planetary fortresses.