It seems that some of the BW maps are being ported over to SC2! Also, some new maps are being trialled too.
This is pretty cool :D

source: ThisIsGame

개마고원/Gaema Gowon

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비프로스트/Bifrost

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기요틴/Guillotine

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알카노이드/Arkanoid

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칼데움/CalDeum

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트랜지스터/Transistor

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데저트 플라워/Desert Flower

Zenbrez

Canada5973 Posts

November 15 2012 21:09 GMT

That's pretty badass tbh, hope they work out balance-wise

DMXD

United States4064 Posts

November 15 2012 21:10 GMT

Oh god Arkanoid is back.... but should be interesting in sc2 gameplay. O_O

ArvickHero

10387 Posts

November 15 2012 21:11 GMT

you have bifrost and guillotine mixed up. New maps look pretty wack, I love it :D

kochanfe

Micronesia1338 Posts

November 15 2012 21:12 GMT

wowowow. that's fucking awesome.

Zealously

East Gorteau22261 Posts

November 15 2012 21:13 GMT

I hope they work out. Some of them look... Interesting. Will be cool to see if they decide to go for 6M1G bases - it could switch things up a lot, which'd be great.

Aunvilgod

2653 Posts

November 15 2012 21:13 GMT

Thats gonna fuck the metagame up. Players will need to adapt.

kochanfe

Micronesia1338 Posts

November 15 2012 21:14 GMT

some of these are going to be really imbalanced though...

NovemberstOrm

Canada16217 Posts

November 15 2012 21:15 GMT

I wonder how these maps will work out in Starcraft 2

memcpy

United States459 Posts

November 15 2012 21:15 GMT

#10

I feel like increasing the number of maps that players are required to play will decrease the overall quality of games. Less time to prepare map specific builds or strategies and less time to practice against others.

Aside from that, the maps do look diverse and interesting. I just hope there won't be too many exploits or racial imbalances.

Odoakar

Croatia1835 Posts

November 15 2012 21:17 GMT

#11

Shit, today's been only good news. Finally we will get some progress in map making, first maps will probably be bad, but after some time I expect really good maps to start coming out.

StreetWise

United States594 Posts

November 15 2012 21:17 GMT

#12

I am sure this will shake up the meta game, but thats a good thing! People complain of the gaming getting stale, this should be a positive step in the right direction. I am sure that maybe one map out of all of these will stand the test of time, but thats just the way it works.

-_-

United States7081 Posts

November 15 2012 21:17 GMT

#13

Finally! GET TO WORK! So Hype!

MyFirstProbe

Netherlands294 Posts

November 15 2012 21:17 GMT

#14

O my, when I saw this I started screaming... Sooo excited!
By the way, does anyone know when the next star/proleague starts?

Jaaaaasper

United States10225 Posts

November 15 2012 21:18 GMT

#15

Sweet, one of the best parts about brood war was the kespa map makers, this can only be good for sc2.

Terrix

Germany305 Posts

November 15 2012 21:19 GMT

#16

Weren't these maps specifically designed for the racial imbalances in bw? I feel like they wouldn't just "port" over to sc2 so well... Maybe

opterown

Australia54747 Posts

November 15 2012 21:20 GMT

#17

On November 16 2012 06:11 ArvickHero wrote:
you have bifrost and guillotine mixed up. New maps look pretty wack, I love it :D

thanks for the spot!

zerious

Canada3803 Posts

November 15 2012 21:20 GMT

#18

omggg

Gaema Gowon and BiFrost, so fucking old school

opterown

Australia54747 Posts

November 15 2012 21:20 GMT

#19

On November 16 2012 06:17 MyFirstProbe wrote:
O my, when I saw this I started screaming... Sooo excited!
By the way, does anyone know when the next star/proleague starts?

i've heard prelims are pretty soon