wowowow never thought I'd read that blizzard decided LESS destructible rocks on a map was a good idea! Maybe this trend will continue with future ladder maps? I remember in some interview recently (from MLG maybe?) Mr. Destructible Rocks Dustin Bowder said that if the community was pushing in the direction of open macro maps they'd be receptive.

stormchaser

Canada1009 Posts

June 12 2012 00:26 GMT

#43

Good to see Blizzard making changes to these maps. I find it alittle weird that they're not just taking more maps from the pools of current tournaments though.

Also: I think entombed really should go. It's just a bad map due to the placement of the 3rd base, I think the ramp leading up to that particular position should be widened to the very least. That may not make much a difference however and maybe it'd be best to simply remove the map altogether. I also think certain maps need to be taken away cause they're alittle outdated in terms of design. Tal-darim comes to mind, that map is terrible for a few reasons: PvP always comes down to earlygame allins, creep spread is really annoying for zergs due to the hills, the close positions are undesirable, and the rocks at the third are just bleh, I don't think anyone likes those. I'm alright with larger sized maps, but Tal-darim needs a makeover or just another map to take its place.

I also think we need more maps that take design ideas from Daybreak. Daybreak was voted best map of 2011 and one of the reasons for this was because it promoted macro play but at the same time there were alot of dynamics to how all-ins could be executed. Proxy structures (pylons, rax, etc.) could be hidden in a number of areas, and denying scouting before doing (for example) a roach bane allin in ZvT actually took some effort.

United States2586 Posts

June 12 2012 00:28 GMT

#44

Now to get rid of the obnoxious high ground behind the third. T_T

edit: or at least add a helipad onto the high ground so everyone knows its where medivacs/warp prisms land

WightyCity

Canada887 Posts

June 12 2012 00:28 GMT

#45

now my 2 base timing attacks while my opponent is destroying his rocks wont work

Walitgon

Australia550 Posts

June 12 2012 00:29 GMT

#46

Oh lawdy mclawd.

Surely this is not real life.

Inside.Out

Canada569 Posts

June 12 2012 00:33 GMT

#47

man before this i was trying to pick which of my already crossed off maps id have to start playing again so i could avoid this, but now i think itll be one my favourites for a while

NekoFlandre

United States497 Posts

June 12 2012 00:34 GMT

#48

Wow...this is like...um.

Reality System Failure......

You do not kill clown....clown kills you...MADNESS!

sluggaslamoo

Australia4494 Posts

June 12 2012 00:35 GMT

#49

Only took them 2 years ...

AGIANTSMURF

United States1232 Posts

June 12 2012 00:42 GMT

#50

ugh, i was looking forward to something different but this just makes it *free 3 base for zerg* again

Apollo_Shards

1210 Posts

June 12 2012 00:48 GMT

#51

On June 12 2012 09:42 AGIANTSMURF wrote:
ugh, i was looking forward to something different but this just makes it *free 3 base for zerg* again

Not if you punish them for it. Zergs just dont automatically get up three bases for free.

hifriend

China7935 Posts

June 12 2012 00:50 GMT

#52

They probably just replaced them with the collapsible rocks; their most recent advancement in rock technology.

las91

United States5080 Posts

June 12 2012 00:54 GMT

#53

On June 12 2012 09:50 hifriend wrote:
They probably just replaced them with the collapsible rocks; their most recent advancement in rock technology.

They have to have replaced it with something rock related.