Kind of glad Antiga and entombed it removed they were getting a little stale. Should be an interesting season with the new maps, and I am surprised they took a Kespa map. Pretty psyched.

Tobblish

Sweden6404 Posts

January 16 2013 15:19 GMT

#144

PlanetS:

Sorry but two gold bases in the middle of the map to the player that controls the game is stupid.
But the games coming from the Proleague have been quite entertaining but I see the gold bases in the middle ot be a big setback.

Akilon Flats:

I personally don't like this map because as Terran you can easily bunker rush the 1st expansion.
The changes made are quite good but I have some doubt that we will see good games from the map.
So many free bases sure but it's a map with a big choke in the middle with a high ground on either side, turtle turtle the best?

zkeller51

United States25 Posts

January 16 2013 15:33 GMT

#145

why wont they get rid of whirlwind its garbage!!!
I want Ohana back

Looks to me like they are getting ready for HOTS

ThomasjServo

15244 Posts

January 16 2013 15:37 GMT

#146

Icarus looks a wee bit like Jungle Basin on a different tile set albeit with a much more complex attack routes.

Noocta

France12578 Posts

January 16 2013 15:38 GMT

#147

It's simple, but re adding rocks to 3rd base is probably the implest way to fix PvZ.

LoveTool

Sweden143 Posts

January 16 2013 15:41 GMT

#148

On January 16 2013 18:23 Tsubbi wrote:
so no 3rd base for zerg on whirlwind and belshir, time travel indeed

= deliberate nerf of zerg late game?

mongmong

Korea (South)1389 Posts

January 16 2013 15:45 GMT

#149

Does anybody know who is sponsoring GSL this season?
I saw a rumour on playxp that this season's sponsor is SK telecom...... Cant be true right? I mean Kespa chairman is from one of the board of directors from SK telecom...

sitromit

7051 Posts

January 16 2013 15:50 GMT

#150

On January 17 2013 00:41 LoveTool wrote:

Show nested quote +

= deliberate nerf of zerg late game?

For the 100th time, the rocks do NOT block the expansion, can people please know what they're talking about, before they start talking about nerfs and whining about balance?

Tsubbi

Germany7996 Posts

January 16 2013 15:56 GMT

#151

On January 17 2013 00:50 sitromit wrote:

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For the 100th time, the rocks do NOT block the expansion, can people please know what they're talking about, before they start talking about nerfs and whining about balance?

to be fair the announcement lacks pictures of the map and the wording is very misleading, everybody was basically safe to assume it blocks the 3rd

geokilla

Canada8244 Posts

January 16 2013 15:58 GMT

#152

Destructible rocks...? No more fast thirds for Protoss and Zerg. Terran just got a bit stronger. We can already build a third OC and not lift it till the time is right.

Callynn

Netherlands917 Posts

January 16 2013 15:58 GMT

#153

I enjoy new maps, but without wanting to sound rude to the maker - I think Neo Planet looks very amateuristic compared to many of the monthly mapper winners I've seen. Very good that at least there is incentive to refreshing the pool for tournaments though

GenesisX

Canada4267 Posts

January 16 2013 16:03 GMT

#154

Icarus, despite having a few gold mineral patches and an inside base, the third is very far away and hard to defend. I would expect a lot of 2 base zerg on this map even in ZvT and especially in ZvP

ZeeSC2

United States134 Posts

January 16 2013 16:16 GMT

#155

wow lots of changes! ^^ should mix things up a bit. I think they should have added a different Kespa map, maybe CalDeum. Mainly cause I really like how unique that map is and all the cool features they have on it

Cocoba

Canada352 Posts

January 16 2013 16:17 GMT

#156

Is it just me but on Icarus your natural has 2 patches of high yield minerals?

FeyFey

Germany10114 Posts

January 16 2013 16:24 GMT

#157

Omg those comments about the rocks on Whirlwind are hilarious. Someone posts how its Taldarim LE now, next one corrects him. Post immediately after complains again. The OP should better update it haha.
Still wonder how it is possible to think there are rocks blocking a hatch from going down, when it is stated in the next line that it is expected people take a fast 3rd now because of the rocks.

Noocta

France12578 Posts

January 16 2013 16:24 GMT

#158

On January 17 2013 00:58 geokilla wrote:
Destructible rocks...? No more fast thirds for Protoss and Zerg. Terran just got a bit stronger. We can already build a third OC and not lift it till the time is right.

To be honest, zerg domination has a lot to do with how easy it is to get fast 3 bases.
Limitting a zerg on 2 bases longer by map structure should have been done month ago instead of us keep playing on Ohana, Daybreak, Entombed and all that jazz