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Unofficial MOTM May 2012 Map Popularity Poll

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Namrufus
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States396 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-29 04:19:32
May 22 2012 00:20 GMT
#1
Unofficial MOTM May 2012 Poll

NEW The Poll has closed, the popularity top 5 is shown below! Thanks to everyone that made maps for MOTM and thanks to everyone that voted in this poll!

So, submissions for May Map of the Month contest have closed, in this contest, a panel of judges analyzes the maps and selects the top 5 community maps submitted every month.

the purpose of this poll is to find what the community's favorite maps are.

Here are the 29 submitted maps, in the order of submission:
map images are spoilered, map names link to the map submission post in the MOTM thread - check there for more information on each map, take a look at the map threads.

finalists
top 3 voted maps from each of 4 polls
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Fantazy by Fen

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Nature's Hold by erazer

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Agria Rock by Jasin Ali

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OZz Vaha by eTcetRa

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Prophets Passage by Sidian

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VR by NewSunshine

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Opernicus RE by th0t

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TPW Pegasus by lefix

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Dark Shines by Arctic Raven

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TPW Silver Sands by Meltage

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TPW Alamar Depths by Icetoad

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TPW Doomsday by Ragoo

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Rindou by Anomaly

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Abandoned Junkyard by Ksw

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Golden Valley by Gfire

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Aiur Refuge by Rife

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Jungle Drum by Samcai

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Alpha Y by Lunit (Anfractuous on Bnet)

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Heartbeat by SiskosGoatee

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Abode by Namrufus

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Shomem by Mosko

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Neon by Scorp

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Psychosurgery by Timmay

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Rainbow Road by lovablemikey

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Reactor by Oshovah (Aunvilgod)

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Delta-v by robodonut

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Cracked Cell by Rkynick

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Burning Straits by RFDaemoniac

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Fields of Strife by Apom

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MOTM May Popularity Top 5

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2. TPW Silver Sands by Meltage

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3. Prophets Passage by Sidian

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4.Agria Rock by Jasin Ali

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5.Nature's Hold by erazer
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look out for the official MOTM results in the SC2 custom maps subforum
On May 22 2012 11:50 monitor wrote:
Btw the judges have begun the judging process. We plan on releasing the top 5 before June, but it'll be close.


pm or post if I messed up anything
I am not affiliated with MOTM, this is an unofficial poll for fun only

Use this thread to discuss what your favorite and least favorite maps are and why. Mappers will appreciate your well thought out feedback

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and here are the polls, consider your choices carefully.
vote for the map that you believe is the best competitive 1v1 melee map

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Poll: What is the Best Competitive 1v1 Map (Finalist)

Opernicus RE (14)
 
19%

TPW Silver Sands (13)
 
18%

Prophet's Passage (11)
 
15%

Agria Rock (8)
 
11%

Dark Shines (7)
 
9%

Nature's Hold (5)
 
7%

TPW Doomsday (5)
 
7%

TPW Pegasus (3)
 
4%

TPW Alamar Depths (3)
 
4%

oZz Vaha (2)
 
3%

VR (2)
 
3%

Fantazy (1)
 
1%

74 total votes

Your vote: What is the Best Competitive 1v1 Map (Finalist)

(Vote): Fantazy
(Vote): Prophet's Passage
(Vote): TPW Pegasus
(Vote): TPW Silver Sands
(Vote): Nature's Hold
(Vote): oZz Vaha
(Vote): Dark Shines
(Vote): TPW Doomsday
(Vote): Agria Rock
(Vote): VR
(Vote): Opernicus RE
(Vote): TPW Alamar Depths


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Poll: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#1)

Fantazy (37)
 
28%

Nature's Hold (25)
 
19%

Agria Rock (19)
 
15%

Aiur refuge (17)
 
13%

Rindou (14)
 
11%

Golden Valley (12)
 
9%

Abandoned Junkyard (7)
 
5%

131 total votes

Your vote: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#1)

(Vote): Fantazy
(Vote): Nature's Hold
(Vote): Rindou
(Vote): Agria Rock
(Vote): Abandoned Junkyard
(Vote): Golden Valley
(Vote): Aiur refuge


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Poll: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#2)

Prophet's Passage (39)
 
39%

VR (16)
 
16%

oZz Vaha (15)
 
15%

Alpha Y (12)
 
12%

Heartbeat (8)
 
8%

Abode (6)
 
6%

Jungle Drum (3)
 
3%

99 total votes

Your vote: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#2)

(Vote): oZz Vaha
(Vote): Jungle Drum
(Vote): Prophet's Passage
(Vote): Alpha Y
(Vote): Heartbeat
(Vote): VR
(Vote): Abode


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Poll: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#3)

TPW Pegasus (33)
 
33%

Dark Shines (22)
 
22%

Opernicus RE (20)
 
20%

Psychosurgery (13)
 
13%

Neon (5)
 
5%

Rainbow Road (5)
 
5%

Shomem (1)
 
1%

99 total votes

Your vote: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#3)

(Vote): Opernicus RE
(Vote): Shomem
(Vote): TPW Pegasus
(Vote): Neon
(Vote): Psychosurgery
(Vote): Rainbow Road
(Vote): Dark Shines


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Poll: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#4)

TPW Silver Sands (31)
 
30%

TPW Doomsday (23)
 
22%

TPW Alamar Depths (16)
 
15%

Cracked Cell (12)
 
12%

Reactor (11)
 
11%

Delta-v (5)
 
5%

Fields of Strife (4)
 
4%

Burning Straits (2)
 
2%

104 total votes

Your vote: What is the best competitive 1v1 melee map (#4)

(Vote): Reactor
(Vote): TPW Silver Sands
(Vote): Delta-v
(Vote): Cracked Cell
(Vote): TPW Alamar Depths
(Vote): Burning Straits
(Vote): Fields of Strife
(Vote): TPW Doomsday



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-COMING 1pm may 27th KST - be sure to come back then to vote for your favorite map in the finalist round!


the top 3 choices from each group will be voted on in a final poll to determine the overall most popular map
voting in the group polls ends 1pm may 27th KST

This is it... the alpaca lips.
Inside.Out
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada569 Posts
May 22 2012 00:33 GMT
#2
holy fuck group 3 is stacked, i wanna vote for every map
TeamBanished
Profile Joined September 2011
United States301 Posts
May 22 2012 00:33 GMT
#3
Surprised no one has voted for Reactor, it is a pretty cool looking map.
For Aiur
mDuo13
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States307 Posts
May 22 2012 00:50 GMT
#4
I dunno what to vote for, there are a whole lot of impressive maps in the running...
Broodie
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Canada832 Posts
May 22 2012 00:58 GMT
#5
unfortunately the contest he entered is intended for competitive play, it might look cool but it's so awkward.

I'll vote for it in an unorthodox map contest
SilentLiquid.Broodie - Author of Tango Terminal, Ophilia RE, Cajun Quandary, & The Beneath
BearStorm
Profile Joined September 2010
United States795 Posts
May 22 2012 01:12 GMT
#6
A lot of these maps are absolutely gorgeous! But I think it's a great idea to indicate the watch tower radii like Apom's Fields of Strife. Also I think a lot of the split maps or close air long ground distance maps should consider more strategic/defensive watch tower positions. Overall great job by all the map makers.
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
Grampz
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2147 Posts
May 22 2012 01:15 GMT
#7
There's just...


So...

many...


maps...

lots of good ones, though
Namrufus
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States396 Posts
May 22 2012 01:16 GMT
#8
On May 22 2012 10:12 BearStorm wrote:
A lot of these maps are absolutely gorgeous! But I think it's a great idea to indicate the watch tower radii like Apom's Fields of Strife. Also I think a lot of the split maps or close air long ground distance maps should consider more strategic/defensive watch tower positions. Overall great job by all the map makers.


The map images are those provided by the participants themselves in the MOTM thread. If you click on the links to the submission posts, most mappers have links to their map threads with additional information.
This is it... the alpaca lips.
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2408 Posts
May 22 2012 01:26 GMT
#9
Could you put some space between the spoilers so it isn't a challenge to click the images? :p

Other than that, I look forward to seeing what people vote for.
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Monitor
Otolia
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
France5805 Posts
May 22 2012 01:38 GMT
#10
Fields of Strife is a 2v2 maps, while it is a outstanding maps who deserve to be studied and improved, it can't be compared to the actual 1v1 standards. As such, you should remove it from your poll.
Namrufus
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States396 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-22 01:44:23
May 22 2012 01:42 GMT
#11
@monitor:

done.

@Otolia:

I included all submissions from the MOTM thread, Field's popularity, judged as a 1v1 map, should be reflected in it's rank in the poll. (I believe that close spawns on that particular map have been disabled for MOTM, idk)
This is it... the alpaca lips.
Rkynick
Profile Joined December 2011
85 Posts
May 22 2012 01:46 GMT
#12
Not a big deal but you mis-spelled my name (I created Cracked Cell)
ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
May 22 2012 01:48 GMT
#13
Holy shit, Rainbow road gave me such a laugh:D
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Otolia
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
France5805 Posts
May 22 2012 01:49 GMT
#14
On May 22 2012 10:42 Namrufus wrote:
I included all submissions from the MOTM thread, Field's popularity, judged as a 1v1 map, should be reflected in it's rank in the poll. (I believe that close spawns on that particular map have been disabled for MOTM, idk)

You base your assumption that MotM is a 1v1 judging panel, it isn't. I believe it should be judged a a 2v2 map not as a 1v1 map.
NewSunshine
Profile Joined July 2011
United States5938 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-22 02:09:37
May 22 2012 02:07 GMT
#15
On May 22 2012 10:49 Otolia wrote:
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On May 22 2012 10:42 Namrufus wrote:
I included all submissions from the MOTM thread, Field's popularity, judged as a 1v1 map, should be reflected in it's rank in the poll. (I believe that close spawns on that particular map have been disabled for MOTM, idk)

You base your assumption that MotM is a 1v1 judging panel, it isn't. I believe it should be judged a a 2v2 map not as a 1v1 map.

It doesn't matter how they're judging it, but I do believe the judging panel is judging every map for exactly what it is, and whether or not it makes it into the top 5(actual result) depends on how well made it is, not on what it does better than other, similar maps. Even a solitary 2v2 map should have a chance, so long as its quality makes it deserving of a top finish.

Of course, I could be wrong, since I'm not on the panel of judges, but if I am, then they need to start doing this so that I'm right. Obviously.

This on the other hand is a popularity poll, to see what all of you fine folks like the most out of all of the maps. If that happens to be a 2v2 map, I see nothing wrong with that. I say leave it be.
"If you find yourself feeling lost, take pride in the accuracy of your feelings." - Night Vale
v3chr0
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States856 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-22 02:44:57
May 22 2012 02:44 GMT
#16
wow... some of those maps are so damn beautiful, I really feel bad for some of the creators (who don't win), but at least a lot get to witness their work. Good luck to all of you.

The most common flaw I see is the bases are either too close or too far/iffy base progression. Otherwise, most of these maps are fantastic, but they also have to be more on the safe side when it comes to terrain you can abuse.
"He catches him with his pants down, backs him off into a corner, and then it's over." - Khaldor
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2408 Posts
May 22 2012 02:50 GMT
#17
On May 22 2012 10:42 Namrufus wrote:
@monitor:

done.

@Otolia:

I included all submissions from the MOTM thread, Field's popularity, judged as a 1v1 map, should be reflected in it's rank in the poll. (I believe that close spawns on that particular map have been disabled for MOTM, idk)


thanks I know its a nuisance to do lol

Btw the judges have begun the judging process. We plan on releasing the top 5 before June, but it'll be close.
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Monitor
eTcetRa
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia822 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-22 02:54:03
May 22 2012 02:51 GMT
#18
On May 22 2012 10:48 ZeroCartin wrote:
Holy shit, Rainbow road gave me such a laugh:D



You should see the close-up of the star in the main he made!

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Retired Mapmaker™
Namrufus
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States396 Posts
May 22 2012 03:15 GMT
#19
@Rkynick

sorry, it is now fixed.

@Otolia

I'm fairly sure (like 99% sure) that the general position of MOTM judges is that they judge all submissions as 1v1 maps. I can't change the poll at this point anyway.

@monitor

np
This is it... the alpaca lips.
acrimoneyius
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States983 Posts
May 22 2012 03:26 GMT
#20
Lots of interesting maps, Silver Sands in group 4 caught my eye the most.
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