Condemned Ridge is the worst ladder map in the pool right now. It is simply the worst. Cross spawns make TDA look small. 3 games so far I've cross spawned vs Zerg and all 3 games the Zerg just doesn't even try to kill my push, he just counters and wins. The rush distance is just too long. Blizzard needs to train their map makers.

If you so care:
http://drop.sc/197327

HeroMystic

United States1217 Posts

June 14 2012 00:38 GMT

#143

I dunno, I'm liking this map a lot. Maybe it's problems haven't cemented in my head, but this is drop central for Terrans.

The only thing I don't like is there's so much dead space. I feel this is more of a HOTS map since they're looking to make small engagements more popular in that update.

XXXSmOke

United States1333 Posts

June 14 2012 00:40 GMT

#144

On June 12 2012 08:56 Daedra wrote:
Instead there will be destructible stones

Rofl, epic win

fAnTaCy

United States893 Posts

June 14 2012 00:49 GMT

#145

I feel like Dustin wasn't apart of this desicion O_Oa

ZAiNs

United Kingdom6525 Posts

June 14 2012 00:51 GMT

#146

Following the David Kim interview we need a good David Kim meme picture.

BigGWesty

United Kingdom5 Posts

June 19 2012 10:18 GMT

#147

If only they realised that they just made that map another antiga shipyard. Where do you take your 4th base safely as any race?
You've either got to be decisively ahead by the time you're taking your 4th, really lucky, really stupid, or doing a 3 base allin to win on that map.

antilyon

Brazil2546 Posts

June 19 2012 10:21 GMT

#148

I never thought I'd live to see the day they would take out rocks from a map.

Bagi

Germany6799 Posts

June 19 2012 10:26 GMT

#149

On June 19 2012 19:18 BigGWesty wrote:
If only they realised that they just made that map another antiga shipyard. Where do you take your 4th base safely as any race?
You've either got to be decisively ahead by the time you're taking your 4th, really lucky, really stupid, or doing a 3 base allin to win on that map.

Ehh... Whats stopping you from taking the middle base that is away from your opponent? There's no high ground to abuse like on Antiga, and its too big for your opponent to control the entire middle.

Xova

United States342 Posts

June 19 2012 10:26 GMT

#150

When taking 4th bases you're going into a long macro game most of the time. When starting to go that far into late you you shouldn't be able to take EVERY base safely.

Every base shouldn't be able to be taken super safe.

Scootaloo SC2

United States122 Posts

June 19 2012 10:34 GMT

#151

It will instead have all minerals past the main and natural Entombed as per the Oracle ability. >.>

ShatterZer0

United States1843 Posts

June 19 2012 11:05 GMT

#152

On June 12 2012 08:52 blabber wrote:
Wow, that ridge is definitely condemned.

So condemned that they needed to reposes the rocks!

SmoKim

Denmark10305 Posts

June 19 2012 11:10 GMT

#153

I don't agree with this decision. How are we gonna have epic moments like this?

+ Show Spoiler +

Big probs to Blizzard for this change

Rokit5

236 Posts

June 19 2012 11:29 GMT

#154

Woah this is damn good news. About freakin time to say the least!

Aterons_toss

Romania1275 Posts

June 19 2012 11:30 GMT

#155

Is Dustin Browder on a sick leave or something ?
If they start adding neutral sup depo and removing stupid spawn pos than il get worried.

Warzilla

Czech Republic311 Posts

June 19 2012 11:42 GMT

#156

This is the worst map ive ever seen... 3rd base for protoss ? HAHA.. Another "welcome to world of 2 base allins by blizzard entertainment" again... On this map zerg doesnt even have to micro his roach max out (assuming he is doing it obviously but on this map it doesnt make sense not to do it) So yeah beautiful map that is completely terrible...Fast thirds to holdoff roach max out just simply not possible.

Probe1

United States17920 Posts

June 19 2012 11:45 GMT

#157

The third base is easy to take. The 4th isn't even that hard to hold on account of the size of the map. Unfortunately I still think the map is a bit too large.

SirPinky

United States525 Posts

June 25 2012 21:33 GMT

#158

On June 19 2012 20:42 YosHGo wrote:
This is the worst map ive ever seen... 3rd base for protoss ? HAHA.. Another "welcome to world of 2 base allins by blizzard entertainment" again... On this map zerg doesnt even have to micro his roach max out (assuming he is doing it obviously but on this map it doesnt make sense not to do it) So yeah beautiful map that is completely terrible...Fast thirds to holdoff roach max out just simply not possible.

Agreed...I play Terran and this map is still ridiculous for zerg; they have 4 hatches by the time i finally get to their base. I can't even image the pain for toss. Why not just put in a 16 player 1v1 map? Maybe the players will just get sleepy and leave...

BTW anyone saying 4th base "is not hard to hold" is obviously a zerg. I've pushed out, cross-positions, on this map and the zerg doubled in supply by the time I finally got there.

tehemperorer

United States2183 Posts

June 25 2012 21:41 GMT

#159

On June 26 2012 06:33 SirPinky wrote:

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Kind of agree, the third is too easy to take and I find in PvZ that it's real difficult to beat a player who plays cautious and doesn't make too many bold moves. Cross positions I think is a nightmare on this map, I have it voted down for being too big.