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On April 27 2013 14:48 fuzzylogic44 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 26 2013 10:15 Glurkenspurk wrote: Blizzard is really good at making either incredibly boring maps, or incredibly shit maps. It's honestly kind of impressive that they've gone this long without ever making a good map. Antiga Shipyard? Metalopolis? Shakuras Plateau? Xel'Naga Caverns? Entombed Valley? Sure, most of those would be considered poor now, but for their time in the meta game they were good, balanced, and saw a lot of tournament use.
we've had this discussion many times before. tournament use does not always equal 'good map'. why gsl runs an [almost] entirely exclusive map pool devoid of blizzard maps.
which is why its also hilarious blizzard talks about 'tournament edition' on their maps, LOL
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Noooooo not my Daybreak..Please no!!!!
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On April 28 2013 00:39 a176 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 27 2013 14:48 fuzzylogic44 wrote:On April 26 2013 10:15 Glurkenspurk wrote: Blizzard is really good at making either incredibly boring maps, or incredibly shit maps. It's honestly kind of impressive that they've gone this long without ever making a good map. Antiga Shipyard? Metalopolis? Shakuras Plateau? Xel'Naga Caverns? Entombed Valley? Sure, most of those would be considered poor now, but for their time in the meta game they were good, balanced, and saw a lot of tournament use. we've had this discussion many times before. tournament use does not always equal 'good map'. why gsl runs an [almost] entirely exclusive map pool devoid of blizzard maps. which is why its also hilarious blizzard talks about 'tournament edition' on their maps, LOL You think maybe the are called TE because Blizzard plans to use them in a really big tournament they now own? :/
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Sorry guys, those maps just look really boring to me. I'd take almost any community map over these. Making maps is just not Blizzards' forte, and it has to be said.
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I hate how the new maps have such easy thirds, and zerus has an easy 4th too with tons of choke points. Not sure how protoss is ever going to lose there.
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On April 28 2013 00:45 []Phase[] wrote: Sorry guys, those maps just look really boring to me. I'd take almost any community map over these. Making maps is just not Blizzards' forte, and it has to be said.
I'm finding it very hard to think of a community map that's as interesting and aesthetically pleasing as the star station style map. It looks, to me in all honestly that it was co-developed with Kespa.
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Mostly boring maps as usual to stop the tears over tank spots.
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I'm not sure even half the people claiming these are "boring" maps even know what makes a map boring...
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On April 28 2013 00:39 a176 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 27 2013 14:48 fuzzylogic44 wrote:On April 26 2013 10:15 Glurkenspurk wrote: Blizzard is really good at making either incredibly boring maps, or incredibly shit maps. It's honestly kind of impressive that they've gone this long without ever making a good map. Antiga Shipyard? Metalopolis? Shakuras Plateau? Xel'Naga Caverns? Entombed Valley? Sure, most of those would be considered poor now, but for their time in the meta game they were good, balanced, and saw a lot of tournament use. we've had this discussion many times before. tournament use does not always equal 'good map'. why gsl runs an [almost] entirely exclusive map pool devoid of blizzard maps.
Pretty sure GSL has used at least 2 blizzard maps every season, and others like CK and Ohana which were first introduced on ladder.
And I didn't say tournament use made them good.
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On April 28 2013 01:39 aksfjh wrote: I'm not sure even half the people claiming these are "boring" maps even know what makes a map boring...
I know right? Boring maps are Cloud Kingdom/Daybreak style. I'll take imba as fuck maps any day of the year over those
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Why did they not remove star station?
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Never really liked korhal and newkirk very much, daybreak i dunno about, it's like q2dm1 or dust2 for me but i guess it's time to let it go
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On April 28 2013 03:02 washikie wrote: Why did they not remove star station?
Maybe because ppl like it and it's a great map?
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On April 29 2013 04:07 MidnightZL wrote:Maybe because ppl like it and it's a great map? What exactly is great about it?
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On April 28 2013 02:50 Emzeeshady wrote:Show nested quote +On April 28 2013 01:59 TimENT wrote:On April 28 2013 01:39 aksfjh wrote: I'm not sure even half the people claiming these are "boring" maps even know what makes a map boring... I know right? Boring maps are Cloud Kingdom/Daybreak style. I'll take imba as fuck maps any day of the year over those How were Cloud Kingdom and Daybreak boring? We have had endless epic games on these maps. An example of a boring map is Metropolis or Newkirk. Anyway map that rewards turtling basically.
Daybreak is pretty much the "turtle" map. It's really not hard to get a third and as soon as you get the middle it stalemates.
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As usual, people only voting thumbs up on the 15 minute no rush maps. Sigh
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On April 29 2013 04:08 Shiori wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2013 04:07 MidnightZL wrote:On April 28 2013 03:02 washikie wrote: Why did they not remove star station? Maybe because ppl like it and it's a great map? What exactly is great about it? Scouting lottery on ladder, close spawns and a three screens wide concave at the third—what's not to love in there?
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On April 29 2013 04:07 MidnightZL wrote:Maybe because ppl like it and it's a great map?
I'd like to see a poll on this. I'm thinking it's more along the lines of they don't want to hurt a blizzard map makers feelings. Priorities...
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On April 29 2013 04:21 BreakfastBurrito wrote: As usual, people only voting thumbs up on the 15 minute no rush maps. Sigh
Do you want to play on Steppes of War again? Tempest could shoot the natural from their main :D
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