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So I tried to make a 16 player map that would be fun to play, but I found out you can't have 16 players in a melee-style map because resources, Xel Naga towers, and destructible rocks are assigned to one of the 16 player slots.  So, I made a 15 player FFA map.
The goal of my design was to encourage aggression to weed out the weak players quickly. The map is designed so that every player must compete with his neighbors for expansions while working towards the rich mineral fields in the middle of the map. Weak (1/4 the normal hitpoints) destructible rocks between mains allow players a little bit of breathing room, but they will need to break them down to soon if they want to expand.
To prevent a player from getting an advantage due to any missing players, mains that are not occupied at the start of the map are destroyed.
Thunderdome
+ Show Spoiler [Overview] +
+ Show Spoiler [View of the mains] +
+ Show Spoiler [The THUNDERDOME!] +
Download: http://static.sc2mapster.com/content/files/426/990/Thunderdome_v1.SC2Map
Comments are appreciated. I've played this vs. the AI and it's pretty fun. Hopefully I'll be able to test it with humans soon. 
If anyone knows how to get around the 15 player max, that would be awesome.
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I thought it was a mod
I was sooo excited
edit: really cool map, though the choke points may be a bit stifling for zerg.
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I think I speak for everyone when I say, I've been dreaming of a map like this since BW
I can't wait for bnet to allow ums map hosting, this will be amongst my first to try!
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The way you described how it works, made it sound SOO epic :D Will definitely test it out in a bit and post my fun results 
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You can only make 14 player maps. The 15th player is AI only.
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..This actually looks pretty fun. 15 People playing in one game. mmmm I'ma dl and try with AI.
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I dont post much, but i have to say, im reeeally liking this map. Too bad you can't have 16 players, i wonder if blizz will change that eventually. great job and keep up the good work!
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It's like Blood Bath, only 3.75 times more awesome!
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On April 30 2010 13:15 Half wrote:
You can only make 14 player maps. The 15th player is AI only.
Are you sure? By default, the 15th player is AI, but the map editor allowed me to change it to human. I can even make 16 human players, but the 16th player ends up owning all the minerals, rocks, and towers.
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lol omg its like hunters meets blood bath with 15 players. This sounds SO epic :D I definetely want to test this one out! :D
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why cant we host ums maps again?
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This map would have some ridiculous games on it I am sure.
2v2v2v2v2v2v2 anyone?
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Blink / Air is going to be ridiculous on that map.
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Wow, that's so sick. It's like you kill the person next to you, then progress to fight the person who won on the same branch as you, then you go out and battle the other survivors. I'm excited to try this.
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Looks like tons of fun to screw around in with some friends! Great idea for a map!
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On April 30 2010 14:37 Lampshade wrote:
Blink / Air is going to be ridiculous on that map.
I have tested it completely yet, but the mains should be far enough apart that blink won't make it. Air is usually pretty ridiculous in any FFA.
I am trying to balance it for each race, but obviously it's going to be dicey with 15 players.
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This map is awesome, I wanna play some 15 player FFA as soon as possible
It just seems like so much fun..
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On April 30 2010 14:37 Fontong wrote:
Wow, that's so sick. It's like you kill the person next to you, then progress to fight the person who won on the same branch as you, then you go out and battle the other survivors. I'm excited to try this.
Like a mini tournament. This map makes me happy in many ways.
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