[CSL] Season 4 Official Thread - Page 21

On October 06 2010 08:02 Phaint wrote:
I don't think the creators of these divisions took into account time zones. Some of us are trying to support social lives and if the time in which my division (which it probably will) chooses to play games is Saturday evening. Being on the east coast our "evening" will be 3 hours later than the majority of the teams which are West coast.


Also terrible iCCup maps chosen. But thats less of an issue than the rules of play time and this poll.

On October 06 2010 08:02 Phaint wrote:
I don't think the creators of these divisions took into account time zones. Some of us are trying to support social lives and if the time in which my division (which it probably will) chooses to play games is Saturday evening. Being on the east coast our "evening" will be 3 hours later than the majority of the teams which are West coast.


Also terrible iCCup maps chosen. But thats less of an issue than the rules of play time and this poll.

On October 06 2010 11:49 d3_crescentia wrote:

Please don't speak impersonally about the tournament organizers or your concerns. If you have a problem, I would appreciate it if you spoke directly about any problems instead of making vague references to "the creators" or "some of us."

Currently it is possible to reschedule your matches on a match-by-match basis with the other teams you will be playing. I have found that most teams are very flexible about rescheduling if there are other commitments going on. The default time is there so that there will be a designated time if neither team can come to an agreement if a reschedule is desired.

On October 06 2010 12:00 Phaint wrote:


I'm very much aware of all the mechanics of the league and I applaud you guys for what you've done. I'm just calling this to attention as I feel like this was entirely looked over. I guess I'll see the poll results and try it out before I judge further.

On October 06 2010 12:27 hazelynut wrote:
yo, we take sc2 seriously here. no social lives allowed.

on a serious note, we decided divisions this year mostly taking balance into consideration, so that california isn't stacked, mid-west doesn't get a bye into the playoffs, etc. we knew time zone would be an issue, but having a standard default time is always an issue. fortunately, it's an issue it can be solved by negotiating with your opponent.

also, i'm curious about the opinions on map pools - why are they terrible? granted, we weren't able to test them in depth with thousands of games, but we've spent a good 30+ games either playing on it ourselves or asking whatever top200 players we knew to get a general feel for a map. these two maps were also suggested by the iccup mapmakers when we made the map pool, so perhaps they're out of date, but i'm really not sure where you are getting this terrible factor.

On October 06 2010 12:50 Phelix wrote:
I feel that 2v2 should be unique players, since most teams can field more than 5 players, and won't degenerate into top 3 players on a team, and hope that they all don't play the same race; or at least that's how I think most teams will handle the 2v2 situation. Honestly, teamwork isn't as important as skill in a match, and this allows more team spirit and cooperation in play.

On October 06 2010 12:44 NB wrote:
edit: those ideas do not apply on crossfire, i think that is a very WRONG PICK

On October 06 2010 13:43 slained wrote:
I strongly am against 2vs2 it simply just doesn't have the same entertainment value as a 1v1 vs really strong players.

On October 06 2010 12:00 Phaint wrote:


I'm very much aware of all the mechanics of the league and I applaud you guys for what you've done. I'm just calling this to attention as I feel like this was entirely looked over. I guess I'll see the poll results and try it out before I judge further.

On October 06 2010 12:44 Impervious wrote:
I think its a bad idea to use anything other than ladder maps. And I'll give my reasoning:

Blizzard is still patching the game for balance. They are getting the data for patching based on the results they gather from ladder maps.

The other maps seem fine imo. If anything, I think they'll favor Z a little more, because of how big they are and the designs of the natural expansions favor at least getting that first expansion. And, currently, thats a good thing, because Z is generally having problems right now.

But what if a balance patch changes the dynamics of the game somehow? What if, for instance, they reverse the effect of creep so that it slows enemy units (including enemy Z) rather than speeds up Z units only, and give every Z the movement speed they have on creep permanently? And, hypothetically, this actually generates a nearly perfect balance between the races on the ladder maps? Suddenly, a massive map gives Z a huge speed advantage over the other races, because the patch was designed with smaller maps in mind..... And, all of a sudden, these maps are imbalanced, and we won't even realize it until after a couple of matches have been played..... There are other changes I can think of that could make a much bigger/different/unintended effect on larger maps than those used in the ladder.

Don't get me wrong, I do like the maps. I love Crossfire. But because of how long the season is, it may cause some problems should a balance patch come out and make some kind of change that will affect these maps a lot more/differently than the current ladder maps. In a tournament like this, using non-ladder maps is a really bad thing imo. At least at the moment.

At least thats my view on it.