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Sanglune
Profile Joined February 2016
Netherlands30 Posts
April 07 2021 18:16 GMT
#41
On April 08 2021 02:47 Scarlett` wrote:
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We mapmakers have some unofficial rules/standards, including one pertaining the distance behind mineral lines. It seems the lowground (natural) is in an infraction to these.
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 07 2021 18:22 GMT
#42
On April 08 2021 03:16 Sanglune wrote:
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On April 08 2021 02:47 Scarlett` wrote:
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We mapmakers have some unofficial rules/standards, including one pertaining the distance behind mineral lines. It seems the lowground (natural) is in an infraction to these.


Eh... they're guidelines not hard and fast rules--being cannonable isn't inherently a bad thing even if it's very annoying.
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
April 07 2021 18:37 GMT
#43
On April 08 2021 03:22 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
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On April 08 2021 03:16 Sanglune wrote:
On April 08 2021 02:47 Scarlett` wrote:
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We mapmakers have some unofficial rules/standards, including one pertaining the distance behind mineral lines. It seems the lowground (natural) is in an infraction to these.


Eh... they're guidelines not hard and fast rules--being cannonable isn't inherently a bad thing even if it's very annoying.

It doesn't help the protoss though and the current sc2 either.
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[Phantom]
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Mexico2170 Posts
April 07 2021 19:18 GMT
#44
Hows ladder so far for you guys?

For me it seems people gave up and all switched to zerg. From the last 15 games 13 have been zvz. I counted.
WriterTeamLiquid Staff writer since 2014 @Mortal_Phantom
Highrock1
Profile Joined March 2019
50 Posts
April 07 2021 19:22 GMT
#45
MMR still looks borked

I'm on EU, Diamond 1, ~4000 mmr and it tells me D1 now starts at 4170??
Is that right?
Scarlett`
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada2392 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-07 20:13:22
April 07 2021 19:56 GMT
#46
On April 08 2021 04:18 [Phantom] wrote:
Hows ladder so far for you guys?


Gave up on what?
Progamer
InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
April 07 2021 20:58 GMT
#47
On April 08 2021 04:56 Scarlett` wrote:
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On April 08 2021 04:18 [Phantom] wrote:
Hows ladder so far for you guys?


Gave up on what?


Winning
Cereal
[UoN]Sentinel
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States11320 Posts
April 07 2021 21:20 GMT
#48
On April 08 2021 04:18 [Phantom] wrote:
Hows ladder so far for you guys?

For me it seems people gave up and all switched to zerg. From the last 15 games 13 have been zvz. I counted.

Two PvZ's in Diamond, ever since I intentionally dropped my MMR to gold I have only played against terrans
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deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
April 07 2021 21:33 GMT
#49
On April 08 2021 04:18 [Phantom] wrote:
Hows ladder so far for you guys?

For me it seems people gave up and all switched to zerg. From the last 15 games 13 have been zvz. I counted.

I watched them maps on UpATreeZelda's channel(no time to play because work), I hate 2 of them already but don't know them names
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Legan
Profile Joined June 2017
Finland500 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-07 22:07:18
April 07 2021 21:56 GMT
#50
Well it is good that we have 2 official map contests per year so map makers can react to meta shifts and replace maps that didn't work out without waiting 6 months or more. Oh wait. The last TLMC was over year ago and was only one in 2020.
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Andi_Goldberger
Profile Joined July 2018
Germany1608 Posts
April 07 2021 22:21 GMT
#51
its crazy how much more fun the game is on new maps even when its just 3 of them. I think its super irrational because im still playing almost the same game and even the maps are so standard every time, but just the new tilesets, stylings and exploration of the maps makes the game way more enjoyable. So I have been enjoying ladder quite a bit more.
Might also be because all of the new maps are pretty bad for cannon rushes :p
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 07 2021 22:40 GMT
#52
On April 08 2021 07:21 Andi_Goldberger wrote:
its crazy how much more fun the game is on new maps even when its just 3 of them. I think its super irrational because im still playing almost the same game and even the maps are so standard every time, but just the new tilesets, stylings and exploration of the maps makes the game way more enjoyable. So I have been enjoying ladder quite a bit more.
Might also be because all of the new maps are pretty bad for cannon rushes :p


Have you looked at the previous pages of this thread? I don't think cannon rushes are busted on any of the spots that I've seen, but I wouldn't call them bad either.
deacon.frost
Profile Joined February 2013
Czech Republic12129 Posts
April 07 2021 22:57 GMT
#53
On April 08 2021 07:21 Andi_Goldberger wrote:
its crazy how much more fun the game is on new maps even when its just 3 of them. I think its super irrational because im still playing almost the same game and even the maps are so standard every time, but just the new tilesets, stylings and exploration of the maps makes the game way more enjoyable. So I have been enjoying ladder quite a bit more.
Might also be because all of the new maps are pretty bad for cannon rushes :p

Maps bad for cannon rushing made Scarlett already post here a nice beautiful picture. Maybe we can get moar of these bad cannon rushing pictures from her. The last time she got mad she beat DRG(?) with Protoss
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Andi_Goldberger
Profile Joined July 2018
Germany1608 Posts
April 07 2021 23:31 GMT
#54
I mean they are competing with deathaura which was one of the most annoying CR maps I can remember. I played a couple cannon rushers and non of the spots they tried were as annoying as DA or ie this triton one
. maybe word just hasnt reached the poor cannon rushers yet..
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washikie
Profile Joined February 2011
United States752 Posts
April 08 2021 00:42 GMT
#55
On April 08 2021 08:31 Andi_Goldberger wrote:
I mean they are competing with deathaura which was one of the most annoying CR maps I can remember. I played a couple cannon rushers and non of the spots they tried were as annoying as DA or ie this triton one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au93Img83vg . maybe word just hasnt reached the poor cannon rushers yet..


I am very glad that map is gone dethura was an interesting map but the dumb canon rush spots, and extreme ease of turtleing on 4 base made it an imbalanced map.
"when life gives Hero lemons he makes carriers" -Artosis
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
April 08 2021 01:19 GMT
#56
On April 08 2021 09:42 washikie wrote:
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On April 08 2021 08:31 Andi_Goldberger wrote:
I mean they are competing with deathaura which was one of the most annoying CR maps I can remember. I played a couple cannon rushers and non of the spots they tried were as annoying as DA or ie this triton one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au93Img83vg . maybe word just hasnt reached the poor cannon rushers yet..


I am very glad that map is gone dethura was an interesting map but the dumb canon rush spots, and extreme ease of turtleing on 4 base made it an imbalanced map.


Deathaura was pretty balanced despite all of the turtling. Initially it was one of the most balanced maps in all of LotV though that fell off towards the end due to skytoss pushing ZvP in Protoss' favour. But even with that it was still more balanced than most.
[Phantom]
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Mexico2170 Posts
April 08 2021 04:56 GMT
#57
Wait People hated Deathaura? That one was one of the only maps that wasn't zerg favored, without asinine ans shameless design decisitons to help zerg like an invisible overlord spot over your natural. Zergs actually had to scout early.
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InfCereal
Profile Joined December 2011
Canada1759 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-08 08:43:46
April 08 2021 08:42 GMT
#58
On April 08 2021 13:56 [Phantom] wrote:
Wait People hated Deathaura? That one was one of the only maps that wasn't zerg favored, without asinine ans shameless design decisitons to help zerg like an invisible overlord spot over your natural. Zergs actually had to scout early.


The only map in last season's map pool where zerg had a >50% win rate in both zvp and zvt was lightshade.

Cereal
Andi_Goldberger
Profile Joined July 2018
Germany1608 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-08 11:37:19
April 08 2021 11:27 GMT
#59
On April 08 2021 13:56 [Phantom] wrote:
Wait People hated Deathaura? That one was one of the only maps that wasn't zerg favored, without asinine ans shameless design decisitons to help zerg like an invisible overlord spot over your natural. Zergs actually had to scout early.

I personally really liked the map EXCEPT for the cannon rushes. So I definitely dont hate it but its a big flaw!
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MJG
Profile Joined May 2018
United Kingdom1364 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-04-08 12:34:29
April 08 2021 12:29 GMT
#60
On April 08 2021 00:14 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
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On April 07 2021 19:50 MJG wrote:
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Blackburn LE is going to produce some peak PvP Starcraft...


Gemini complained about that during the contest, but none of these spots are that bad individually imo--there's just a lot of them. It's not much worse than say Ephemeron.

It's the sheer number of adjacent positions that's the problem.

If I make a Pylon in the middle position against the cliff-edge, it is going to power four different Cannon locations. If I make a Pylon in the middle position behind the minerals, it is going to power three different Cannon locations. For the cost of two Pylons, the Cannon rusher forces their opponent to pull seven Probes to block Cannon placement and/or attack the Pylons directly. This is on top of the two defensive Probes that should be attack-commanded onto each offensive Probe regardless of the map.

I make no secret of the fact that I'm a Cannon rusher, it's right there in my signature, but I'm still going to be vetoing this map because it's too much of a meme.
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