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2018 Season 4 Maps Announced

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Ben...
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada3485 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-11-08 15:23:19
November 07 2018 19:03 GMT
#1
Blizzard just posted this last night: starcraft2.com

The new season starts on November 20th.

We're getting four new 1v1 maps:

Stasis LE
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On this abandoned wing of the Purifier starship, you find yourself in close quarters with your enemy. Thanks to the watchtowers, gold bases, and a hidden path to the main bases, there is plenty to fight for from start to finish.


Automaton LE
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This map features main bases that are relatively close together by air, but the expansions are less vulnerable to harassment.


Kairos Junction LE
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Be ready when push comes to shove, because the rush distance on this map is very short. There are also alternate paths and no watchtowers to assist in scouting.


Port Aleksander LE
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This is a large macro map, and it has a long rush distance between the main bases. The main start locations are vulnerable to air attacks if the enemy sneaks along the edges of the map.


For 2v2, there is one new map:

Emerald City LE
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Emerald City is a large macro map. Two players should defend the single wide entrance. Natural expansions have two chokepoints, splitting rush paths and expansion patterns. Gold bases can be taken as third expansions for aggressive plays.


Same for 3v3, one new map:

Whitewater Line LE
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Each team has a single main base, followed by a single natural expansion with a ramp to defend it. Pathways and expansions are similar to those in traditional 1v1 maps, and a Xel'naga tower is in each corner.


And lastly, one new 4v4 map:

Multiprocessor LE
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Two pairs of allies spawn together with their main bases connected by a backdoor path they can both use to reinforce each other. Both bases open into a shared defensive area with two chokepoints. Two potential third bases are located nearby, while additional expansions require moving towards the edges of the map.


The 1v1 pool will be:
Your final list for Season 4, 2018 will be:

Blueshift LE
Para Site LE
Cerulean Fall LE
Kairos Junction LE
Automaton LE
Port Aleksander LE
Stasis LE
The Season 4 maps are now available for testing under the Custom tab, so jump in and start practicing strategies before the new season begins on November 20. GLHF!


So that means that the following are being removed:
- Acid Plant LE
- Fracture LE
- Lost And Found LE
- Dreamcatcher LE

and Blueshift, Para Site, and Cerulean Fall are being carried over.
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55510 Posts
November 07 2018 19:06 GMT
#2
Tank pushes along/through the corridor on Stasis are so ridiculous I'm bemused it's making ladder.
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Nakajin
Profile Blog Joined September 2014
Canada8989 Posts
November 07 2018 19:22 GMT
#3
Visually the maps looks amazing props to that.
Stasis is giving he Habitation Station flashback but a bit more "funky" and the rest of the maps seems pretty straight forward, overall doesn't seems like a bad map pool but I guess I will see when I play on it.
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brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-11-07 19:53:18
November 07 2018 19:49 GMT
#4
i don't play 3v3 but whitewater is beautiful! much better than the tired old "TRON" aesthetic like on the 4v4 map. 16 bit, neon violet... it's just been done before and it's not all that cool

platform and space based maps and dark neon colors are fun for variety, but maps that look lush and alive with sand, water and vegetation will always be the most fun to look at for me.

first impression of the new 1v1 maps is that they all seem pretty visually busy and multi-layered with lots of high ground, corridors and odd ramp angles. interesting direction overall
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brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
November 07 2018 19:51 GMT
#5
On November 08 2018 04:06 Elentos wrote:
Tank pushes along/through the corridor on Stasis are so ridiculous I'm bemused it's making ladder.

haven't played it at all, but is there any possibility of taking the third base and fourth bases down the right side of the map and skipping the vulnerable natural? although even then, the corridor to that low ground third base is sooo narrow...
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 07 2018 19:59 GMT
#6
Stasis is kinda crazy, and all the other maps are mostly fine, but really big on average.
Justinian
Profile Joined August 2012
United Kingdom158 Posts
November 07 2018 21:55 GMT
#7
We lose Acid Plant and Lost and Found but keep Para Site and Cerulean Fall? Disappointing.
DieuCure
Profile Joined January 2017
France3713 Posts
November 07 2018 22:19 GMT
#8
Rofl, get rid of all viable maps for T, nice.
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AmFreak
Profile Joined July 2012
16 Posts
November 08 2018 00:29 GMT
#9
Who designs these awful "team" maps?
Instead of making real team maps they just make 1v1 maps for 2/3/4 players.
A real team map should have at least some distance between the players, there is a reason the by far most popular team map was BGH/Hunters and team games were more popular in Bw.
Nars_
Profile Joined February 2016
31 Posts
November 08 2018 01:27 GMT
#10
Can't wait to get dropped from every side on Automaton Otherwise, fresh maps are always welcome
brickrd
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States4894 Posts
November 08 2018 03:09 GMT
#11
On November 08 2018 09:29 AmFreak wrote:
Who designs these awful "team" maps?
Instead of making real team maps they just make 1v1 maps for 2/3/4 players.
A real team map should have at least some distance between the players, there is a reason the by far most popular team map was BGH/Hunters and team games were more popular in Bw.

why? do you want all team games to be NR 20 and 4 sky armies crashing into each other?
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yubo56
Profile Joined May 2014
687 Posts
November 08 2018 05:40 GMT
#12
On November 08 2018 12:09 brickrd wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 08 2018 09:29 AmFreak wrote:
Who designs these awful "team" maps?
Instead of making real team maps they just make 1v1 maps for 2/3/4 players.
A real team map should have at least some distance between the players, there is a reason the by far most popular team map was BGH/Hunters and team games were more popular in Bw.

why? do you want all team games to be NR 20 and 4 sky armies crashing into each other?

Exact opposite, split teams makes map control way more potent and promotes early aggression. Hunters in KESPA usually ended with zealots and lings alone
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EESCLuna
Profile Joined February 2017
Spain53 Posts
November 08 2018 05:45 GMT
#13
So, all terrans and zegs veto Port Aleksandrr and welcome the start of season of proxyes or bullshit till april.

Ez
Balance means nerf Protoss
Moobutt
Profile Joined May 2011
United States1996 Posts
November 08 2018 05:55 GMT
#14
I really want to see a high level TvT on Stasis.
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51480 Posts
November 08 2018 08:36 GMT
#15
Wow Stasis is a beautiful map!
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kajtarp
Profile Joined April 2011
Hungary473 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-11-08 12:23:09
November 08 2018 08:58 GMT
#16
when is next season going live? nvm found it: november 20
Why so serious?
_Epi_
Profile Joined February 2014
Germany158 Posts
November 08 2018 12:10 GMT
#17
Stasis looks awesome. Reminds me of a similar map we had in hots, where we had the legandary Scarlett vs Bomber. Can't wait to see epic games on this map <3
Tempest
Profile Joined October 2015
United States147 Posts
November 08 2018 12:46 GMT
#18
Am protoss. Am scared for my winrate on these maps.
Quick, think of some pithy cliche and toss it here
NspFancy
Profile Joined May 2016
Korea (South)21 Posts
November 08 2018 13:29 GMT
#19
first and second map are trash well played !
KalWarkov
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Germany4126 Posts
November 08 2018 13:43 GMT
#20
First map Stasis looks like Scrap station and Shakuras Plateau made a fusion dance.

2nd map is basically a new Daybreak.

Interesting for this meta, we will see a lot of drop and air allins :O
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