The final map pool for the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship at CeBIT 2013 has been determined.
Our new map pool includes a couple of the old maps everyone is used to like the very popular Daybreak and Cloud Kingdom as well as a few new maps such as Star Station and Newkirk District. The full map pool can be found below.
If it is HOTS why use Newkirk district instead of the original HOTS version Newkirk City? Kinda strange. Same with Akilon.
Still i approve of the choices, Star station is still an awesome looking map and i look forward to see how it plays. Daybreak and Antiga are kinda dated maps at this point through.
solid map pool, glad they didn't put in korhal city and howling peak, because those 2 make for pretty shitty games in my opinion. people will complain about CK and Daybreak still being in there but there's no real good maps you could take instead of those 2...
I dont understand why Ohana, entombed, and antiga are in the map pool. Every single tournament has stopped using them now...They are old and crappy maps.
On February 25 2013 00:04 AxionSteel wrote: Wow, metropolis still in tournaments....
I'm actually very excited for this one. It's the #1 map I would like to see get a 2nd chance in HotS. Yes it was imba as hell in WoL, but it provided a shitload of great games and maybe it won't be as bad in HotS.
HotS beta, THE chance to experiment a little with new maps in the map pool, but what does IEM do? It goes for a boring, predictable pool using maps that have been around since August 2011. Why not some of the new maps introduced into GSTL, like Atlas etc.
First offline, Western HotS tournament and it just brings out the same old, boring maps we've grown tired off over the past year and a half...
I like the map pool honestly, Metropolis/Ohana especially could end up being wildly different because they have never really been used for HotS, only Wings of Liberty.
Newkirk District is an awful map, I can't believe it'll be used in a pro tournament. And Metropolis will probably lead to awful games with turtle mech and skytoss.
EPT
Antiga Shipyard - No gold base, cross spawn only
