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Blizzard considering GSL maps for bnet ladder

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Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-15 19:49:14
February 15 2011 19:45 GMT
#1
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/2089109914#17

Hope it's not a repost, but it's confirmed that Blizzard considers using the GSL maps in the battlenet ladder. I think it shows that Blizzard is not ignorant as people often make them out to be.

The Blueposter later clarified his post, for it to be more vague, but it still shows that Blizzard has the tendency to use non-Blizzard made maps such as the GSL maps.
aeoliant
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada361 Posts
February 15 2011 19:47 GMT
#2
The blue poster edited his post to make it more vague but he originally said that Blizzard was considering the GSL maps
Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
February 15 2011 19:48 GMT
#3
On February 16 2011 04:47 aeoliant wrote:
The blue poster edited his post to make it more vague but he originally said that Blizzard was considering the GSL maps


Yes, but it still shows some kind of tendency.
Dimagus
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1004 Posts
February 15 2011 19:48 GMT
#4
Tron got it wrong, it wouldn't be an old American designing The Grid, it would be a korean pro-gamer team.
Altsa
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Finland990 Posts
February 15 2011 19:48 GMT
#5
Well, it seems there is always hope....
AoD
Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
February 15 2011 19:48 GMT
#6
That's pretty awesome. They are DEFINITELY NOT ignorant to the facts here. Most of the GSL/GTSL seasons have Blizzard Employees sitting front row to watch the action, reporting back to Overmind Browder.
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
February 15 2011 19:50 GMT
#7
On February 16 2011 04:48 Slardar wrote:
That's pretty awesome. They are DEFINITELY NOT ignorant to the facts here. Most of the GSL/GTSL seasons have Blizzard Employees sitting front row to watch the action, reporting back to Overmind Browder.


Yeah, if those employees were watching IM vs. ST...I can't believe we didn't have those maps the day after the tournament.
JD, Stork, Calm, Hyuk Fighting!
eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-15 19:51:59
February 15 2011 19:51 GMT
#8
I cant see how they wouldnt want to include the maps from their biggest tournament. Not having these maps in the pool is just gonna lead to more and more top players quitting the ladder, and solely focusing on custom games. Why would blizzard want to put that rift in their own ladder system, when they can just implement the GSL maps, and keep everyone laddering and happy. Its like one of the easiest no-brainer solutions i've come across, yet odds are blizzard will do the unthinkable and scrap them for a bunch of bland untested maps that have no relevence to any sort of competetive gaming (including their own massive tournament). sigh
MangoTango
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States3670 Posts
February 15 2011 19:51 GMT
#9
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=193337

:S

I really hope they start just doing whatever GSL does.
"One fish, two fish, red fish, BLUE TANK!" - Artosis
Woony
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Germany6657 Posts
February 15 2011 19:52 GMT
#10
On February 16 2011 04:51 eXigent. wrote:
I cant see how they wouldnt want to include the maps from their biggest tournament. Not having these maps in the pool is just gonna lead to more and more top players quitting the ladder, and solely focusing on custom games. Why would blizzard want to put that rift in their own ladder system, when they can just implement the GSL maps, and keep everyone laddering and happy. Its like one of the easiest no-brainer solutions i've come across, yet odds are blizzard will do the unthinkable and scrap them for a bunch of bland untested maps that have no revelence to any sort of competetive gaming (including their own massive tournament). sigh



Nah theyll probably use both. GSL haven't been tested that much. Theyll probably be implented after GSL 5 is over or something. Would make sense, because the big ladder patch is also supossed to hit in march (? I think)
compscidude
Profile Joined December 2010
176 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-15 19:54:00
February 15 2011 19:53 GMT
#11
YAY
Kurumi
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Poland6130 Posts
February 15 2011 19:55 GMT
#12
No love for Iccup? Such a shame..
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Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
February 15 2011 19:56 GMT
#13
If GSL is going to use these maps, then I want to use the maps in the ladder. I feel like Blizzard won't use the maps, though.
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blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
February 15 2011 19:59 GMT
#14
I really hope they do add them. Even them just considering it gets me excited to know they are at least thinking about it not brushing them off completely.

If they do add them I will seriously be jumping in joy like a little school girl ^_^
When I think of something else, something will go here
Deadeight
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1629 Posts
February 15 2011 20:00 GMT
#15
On February 16 2011 04:55 Kurumi wrote:
No love for Iccup? Such a shame..


I'm not sure blizzard and iccup have a great relationship, I'm not sure the whole BW thing was exactly welcomed by blizzard.
compscidude
Profile Joined December 2010
176 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-15 20:01:13
February 15 2011 20:00 GMT
#16
It would be wise for Blizzard to partner up with ICCUP.
This way SC2 will still feel fresh for a very long time just like SC did.
Hope they ackwnoledge that GSL is not going to be last forever and theres far more target group to focus than thoes hardcore gamers who watch GSL or are Dimond+ players.

ICCUP brings high quality maps almost so frequently that its incredible.
These guys truely deserve some spotlight in the SC2 community.

KevinIX
Profile Joined October 2009
United States2472 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-15 20:03:48
February 15 2011 20:01 GMT
#17
On February 16 2011 04:55 Kurumi wrote:
No love for Iccup? Such a shame..

Are there any pro tournaments that have actually featured iccup maps?
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PukinDog
Profile Joined September 2010
United States131 Posts
February 15 2011 20:01 GMT
#18
I would love it, but not getting my hopes up. Like said, this should have happened the day after the GSTL.

However, on the large maps, Protoss is looking pretty unstoppable late game.
You must macro like every SCV is bringing not minerals, but Pie.
Aquafresh
Profile Joined May 2007
United States824 Posts
February 15 2011 20:06 GMT
#19
On February 16 2011 05:01 KevinIX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2011 04:55 Kurumi wrote:
No love for Iccup? Such a shame..

Are there any pro tournaments that have actually featured iccup maps?


There have been lots of small tournaments using them, and I remember guys like TT1 and Sheth playing on them awhile back in these events. Startale is going to play an in house tournament with ICCUP maps next week which has the potential to be really awesome.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=191406
Ragoo
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany2773 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-02-15 20:09:01
February 15 2011 20:07 GMT
#20
On February 16 2011 05:01 KevinIX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 16 2011 04:55 Kurumi wrote:
No love for Iccup? Such a shame..


I've never seen any pro-level games on iccup. Are there any pro tournaments that have actually featured iccup maps?


At the moment weekly tournaments that use iCCup maps in Europe are Go4Sc2 Cup, Viking Cup, Cyborg Cup, Sennheiser Cup, Competo Cup and Epicup. It started 2 weeks ago so we may see bigger tournaments using iCCup maps in the future. But all these cups are already played by the best players in Europe.

edit: I think most of the community doesn't know this. For some reason TL is only interested in GSL and their maps...
Member of TPW mapmaking team/// twitter.com/Ragoo_ /// "goody represents border between explainable reason and supernatural" Cloud
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