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Season 4 Ladder Map Pool: Voting Begins! - Page 13

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LordYama
Profile Joined August 2010
United States370 Posts
September 25 2014 12:06 GMT
#241
Does Metalopolis allow close spawns or not? I don't remember.
Meavis
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Netherlands1300 Posts
September 25 2014 12:07 GMT
#242
On September 25 2014 20:12 Big J wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 25 2014 19:46 Meavis wrote:
I voted steppes not because it's the trollsy thing to do, but emphasizes on the spirit of the map pool, if we're gonna get ridiculous maps, why not go full crazy and see what comes out of it.

as for the pro-scene, what I assume tournament organizers/pro's will do, is continue on the current map pool, though I would really like to see them move to community maps, this is the ideal moment to do so and might be a missed opportunity otherwise.


Isn't the current mappool 100% community maps?


yes it is, and foxtrot/nimbus/catallena could stay imo, the other maps are getting old and deadwing is pretty cancerous.

I could expand further but that would make an off-topic wall of text.
"Not you."
MstrJinbo
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1251 Posts
September 25 2014 12:19 GMT
#243
On September 25 2014 21:06 LordYama wrote:
Does Metalopolis allow close spawns or not? I don't remember.


it was forced cross spawns the last season it was played.
SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-25 12:30:04
September 25 2014 12:29 GMT
#244
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IeZaeL
Profile Joined July 2012
Italy991 Posts
September 25 2014 12:45 GMT
#245
Really interested in the reaction of tournament organizers. Will they play the safer way using the old stupid ladder maps or will they try to use some fresh and new community maps with the risk of them being imbalanced ?
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Miscellany
Profile Joined September 2011
Wales125 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-25 13:00:43
September 25 2014 12:59 GMT
#246
There would be an (understandable) outcry from the community if these maps were used in a "serious" tournament. I'm almost certain, without having actually checked, that the big upcoming tournaments will stick to the S3 map pool.

It would interesting and fun if the map pool contained a number of maps which are Z, P and T favored. However, I'm pretty sure Zerg is going to get completely ruined on most of these maps, even those that were in the past considered Z favored. (In the current meta, P and T both have a number of stable options for large macro maps).
Big J
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria16289 Posts
September 25 2014 13:23 GMT
#247
those reddit threads to get people voting are hilarious.
SC2Toastie
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
Netherlands5725 Posts
September 25 2014 13:26 GMT
#248
I miss Whirlwind :O
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TheFish7
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States2824 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-25 14:09:29
September 25 2014 14:01 GMT
#249
On September 25 2014 21:45 IeZaeL wrote:
Really interested in the reaction of tournament organizers. Will they play the safer way using the old stupid ladder maps or will they try to use some fresh and new community maps with the risk of them being imbalanced ?


I'll bet they will just use last season's map pool, which is the "safest" option. (The risk of stagnant play/meta from using the same maps will of course not be factored in to the safety calculation)

On September 25 2014 05:51 Uvantak wrote:
KULAAAASSSSSSSS WHEREEEE ARE THOOOOOOUUUUUUU???????????

;_; Anyways, at least i still have TDA to check the same lvl main and nat bases in the current metagame/units, plzzzzz guys vote TDA for great justice!

Agreed! The no ramp at the main thing needs to be explored further in HotS.
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paralleluniverse
Profile Joined July 2010
4065 Posts
September 25 2014 14:17 GMT
#250
Steppes of War
Shakuras Plateau
Xel’Naga Caverns
Habitation Station LE
Yeonsu LE
Neo Planet S LE
Metalopolis
JazVM
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany1196 Posts
September 25 2014 14:19 GMT
#251
Did someone mention that "Ohana" means family?
mind mind mind mind mind mind
Charoisaur
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany16035 Posts
September 25 2014 14:24 GMT
#252
Steppes of war
Xelnaga Caverns
Yeonsu
Daybreak
Cloud Kingdom
Akilon Waste
Metalopolis
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wUndertUnge
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1125 Posts
September 25 2014 14:44 GMT
#253
I cannot wait for this troll season of ladder maps. Steppes of War all the way!
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SatedSC2
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
England3012 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-25 15:01:46
September 25 2014 15:00 GMT
#254
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WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26237 Posts
September 25 2014 15:14 GMT
#255
I don't see it being so effective on TDA precisely because people will play more cautiously knowing the possibility is there.

At my 'peak' I actually had a lot more luck with 4 gating people than when I had way lower MMR opponents, precisely because people were discounting it as a possibility
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AxionSteel
Profile Joined January 2011
United States7754 Posts
September 25 2014 15:54 GMT
#256
TDA ftw.

Originally not in my initial list, I decided to include Neo Planet, it's pretty cool and a little different.

-Shakuras
-TDA
-Shattered Temple
-Whirlwind
-Neo Planet S
-Daybreak
-Belshir Vestige
Ribbon
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5278 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-25 16:32:29
September 25 2014 16:29 GMT
#257
I went with

- Steppes (Wanna see how people react to it; should lead to some hilarity, which is much needed atm imo)
- Shakuras (First "good' map)
- Habitation Station (One of my favorite maps)
- Whirlwind (Another great macro map)
- Antiga (I just like third bases)
- Metalopolis (Loved this map so much in WoL. Most playable of the old "bad" maps)
- Tal'Darim Altar (Considered Shattered or XNC, decided to vote for a real map)


I get why some people are miffed at the bad maps, but as a more casual player, I'm really looking forward to the most diverse map pool in SC2 history
TheBloodyDwarf
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Finland7524 Posts
September 25 2014 16:33 GMT
#258
I voted:
Shakuras
Tal'Darim
Shattered Temple
Cloud Kingdom
Xel Naga
Whirlwind
Metalopolis
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Odowan Paleolithic
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States232 Posts
September 25 2014 16:47 GMT
#259
On September 26 2014 00:00 SatedSC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 25 2014 05:51 Uvantak wrote:
KULAAAASSSSSSSS WHEREEEE ARE THOOOOOOUUUUUUU???????????

;_; Anyways, at least i still have TDA to check the same lvl main and nat bases in the current metagame/units, plzzzzz guys vote TDA for great justice!

Agreed! The no ramp at the main thing needs to be explored further in HotS.

4 Gate still works on the maps we have currently, assuming the opponent doesn't scout or is doing a risky build to being with (both of which are possible given that people assume 4 Gates don't work). On TDA all you'll see in PvP are 4 Gate and 10 Gate 3 Gate builds.

EDIT:

At higher levels this might not be as much of a problem, but I have a stupid win-rate with 4 Gate and 10 Gate 3 Gate builds at Masters level so that covers 98% of the player population or whatever. TDA is a terrible map. Of course, we're going to end up with terrible maps no matter what happens by the looks of it =/


Just reminded me to meta game about it.

http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/Bischu_Anti-4Gate_(vs._Protoss)
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
September 25 2014 16:48 GMT
#260
I honestly believe that anyone who doesn't vote Steppes has no soul. Or maybe that's Ohana. Either way vote for those maps people!
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