All three should have gone this season TBH. Fruitland deserves a shot at being in the 1v1 map pool IMHO. It might encourage map makers to try new things.

saltis

159 Posts

November 01 2013 02:45 GMT

#82

As zerg player I certainly will veto Alterzim map. This map is good for long TvP, but not for zerg. Avilo FTW !

-NegativeZero-

United States2142 Posts

November 01 2013 02:49 GMT

#83

On November 01 2013 11:45 Elite_ wrote:

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All three should have gone this season TBH. Fruitland deserves a shot at being in the 1v1 map pool IMHO. It might encourage map makers to try new things.

With regard to gameplay Fruitland is actually a very standard map - except for the lemon thing added in GSTL (which there's no way Blizzard would allow on ladder), the aesthetics are basically the only unusual map feature.

-NegativeZero-

United States2142 Posts

November 01 2013 02:52 GMT

#84

edit: failquote

AxionSteel

United States7754 Posts

November 01 2013 02:57 GMT

#85

Glad to see Akilon Wastes gone, PvZ's on that map were becoming pathetic.

Shellshock

United States97276 Posts

November 01 2013 02:57 GMT

#86

On November 01 2013 11:57 AxionSteel wrote:
Glad to see Akilon Wastes gone, PvZ's on that map were becoming pathetic.

Map had basically been around since before HoTS too (Akilon Flats) so it was turning into Daybreak 2.0. It had served its time

vhapter

Brazil677 Posts

November 01 2013 02:59 GMT

#87

Star Station back for more? I guess there are not enough maps out there where protoss is forced to go for an all in or take risky third...

Vindicare605

United States16095 Posts

November 01 2013 03:08 GMT

#88

On November 01 2013 11:59 vhapter wrote:
Star Station back for more? I guess there are not enough maps out there where protoss is forced to go for an all in or take risky third...

Not every map can be an automatic third for Protoss, it's boring as hell and part of the reason that the metagame is so stagnant right now. Every map is based on an automatic third base in every match up, that needs to have variation if we want this metagame to change at all.

Joedaddy

United States1948 Posts

November 01 2013 03:28 GMT

#89

In base naturals.... not impressed.

Re-vamped Star Station doesn't feel very new to me... still not impressed.

No big thumbs up from Pappi here. Sorry Krunk.

avilo

United States4100 Posts

November 01 2013 03:41 GMT

#90

They're removing the best mech map from the map pool (akilon). Not happy

TeamURViTaL

Canada5 Posts

November 01 2013 03:45 GMT

#91

not happy at all with this, you've taken 1 good toss map away and whirlwind is at least neautral in a zvp/pvz matchup, and added a zerg favored map and another zerg favored map. im not to happy with this pick, I think polar night and frost are horrible maps, woulda much rather daw derelict and frost go, ill work with it anyways but I don't like this

ZaMa

United States38 Posts

November 01 2013 03:50 GMT

#92

Getting rid of Akilon has got to be a Halloween scare, right?

Lobotomist

United States1541 Posts

November 01 2013 03:59 GMT

#93

Whirlwind nooooooooooo. Not sure how I feel about the new star station, actually setting up a pincer on the third is "possible" with the back path, but only in specific circumstances.

Also yeah, in base nat. Hate it. Did terran put a CC down? or did he proxy 3 barracks on my side of the map? LET'S FIND OUT.

On the other hand new teamgame maps!!!!!! FINALLY!

RyLai

United States477 Posts

November 01 2013 04:07 GMT

#94

Glad for both of the removals. I dislike Akilon Wastes because it's been around for way too long and the meta there is so stale.

Whirlwind is much the same. It feels decent, but it's still so old and it needs to be taken out.