New iCCup Maps!

*Force Fields -- Under the "force fields" (designated by pylon power matrices) ranged attacks have a 50% chance to miss
*Low Ground Main, High Ground Natural
*Low 3rd Gas -- Geysers at 1, 5, 7, and 11 o' clock expansions only have 2500g
*Central Valley - - A Valley runs vertically down the center of the map, dividing the East and West

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DeserTec Map Stats
TvZ 1 - 1 (50%)
ZvP 0 - 3 (0%)
PvT 0 - 1 (0%)
TvT 1
ZvZ 7
PvP 0
These map stats and matches are from the (Wiki)

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DeserTec has a really plain expansion layout, but is made very interesting by the "forcefield" mechanic, which holds many implications for all matchups. In ZvZ, lings may be able to run a bit more freely through the center as not all muta shots will hit, in PvP the essential Dragoon will now be weakened against the then-laughable zealot. TvT may become a bit more luck based, as whether your tank shots hit or not become so much more crucial. In ZvT, Zerg is barely affected as muta harass in the main is has no forcefield to deal with, and lurkers, lings, and ultras are melee units. Terran will certainly have to be more careful as M+M forces will only be half as effective, perhaps introducing greater firebat play. For a mech TvZ, tanks will only be effective in siege mode, necessitating more tanks and more mines to protect them. ZvP is hard on both sides, as the crucial dragoons and hydras both are affected, leaving a more zealot and ling heavy composition. This may be in Protoss' favor as Psi Storm is still effective as ever, and muta snipes are twice as hard. Now, in the most debated matchup on this map; TvP. While many claim Terran is now underpowered as they claim Tanks and Vultures don't stand a chance against speedlots, remember the spider mines which now will slow down dragoon pushes as they take twice as long to clear them. Will my analysis hold true? Only testing can tell, so go play some games and report how they go. GL HF.

Gemlong1.0 by JungleTerrain from the BWMN Community
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Map Size: 128x128

*Circular Ridge -- A circular ridge is in the center, cliffing the mineral-onlies
*Reduced Mineral Onlies -- The outermost mineral patches of each mineral-only has only 749 minerals

Gemlong Map Stats
TvZ 4 - 5 (44.44%)
ZvP 3 - 3 (50%)
PvT 5 - 2 (71.43%)
TvT 1
ZvZ 12
PvP 0
These map stats and matches are from the (Wiki)

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Resonance II1.0 by JungleTerrain from the BWMN Community
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Map Size: 128x96

*Neutral Command Center -- Neutral CC that Zergs may infest
*Easily Wallable Main -- The main can be walled off with one barracks
*3rd Choice -- There are many choices for which 3rd gas to take
*Poxy Spots -- Mostly buidable center offers many good proxy spots

Resonance II Map Stats
TvZ 3 - 2 (60%)
ZvP 2 - 2 (50%)
PvT 0 - 2 (0%)
TvT 2
ZvZ 6
PvP 1
These map stats and matches are from the (Wiki)

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Wind and Cloud0.99 by Rose.of.Dream
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*Surrounding Plateaus -- A series of plateaus around the center of the map move the fight from the center of the map to the area around it for control of the high ground
*will be updated later

*to be recorded and updated
These map stats and matches will be from the (Wiki)

7th SonicTV Starleague

In order to make room for these new maps, a few maps had to be taken out
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A huge theme throughout this has been the new replacing the old, and with the addition of these four new maps, the dust must be swept out and four maps have been removed to make room for more modern maps.

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Central Districts1.2 by 김진태 ([Ragnarok]Valkyrie)
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Era: 2010 - 2011
Also known as Central Plains this (3) player map was used in the 2010-2011 season of the Shinhan Bank Proleague. The original version(as a candidate for Round 4 of the '09 Proleague) featured a gas expo in main, an island expo, and a gas expo backed by a cliff + Show Spoiler [Initial Version] +

. The modern(if it can be called modern) version has a bit more conventional layout, although it is still quite "unique" and macro-heavy, having, in addition to a natural; a gas expansion back door, which leads to another gas expansion on the high ground which is a semi-island as the ramps leading to that expo are blocked off by eggs. The natural has a small cliff where units can be dropped to harass the mineral line. While in Beta-testing, the sponsor of the Proleague was uncertain so a 'P' for Proleague was drawn in the center of the map, instead of the current Shinhan logo. After Round 1, this map was replaced by (Wiki)

Bloody Ridge due to the high Protoss favor of this map: of the 35 games played on this map, 33 had Protoss players and there were 27 PvPs. This map has had its run, but with its lack of play as well as racial imbalance, it's time to retire.

Troy 1.0 by 김응서 (Earthattack)
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Era: 2008
Troy was one of the maps where the discovers something new, and wows everyone with his creation. The idea of a semi-island map was familiar at the time, the players would start off on an island and slowly the map would evolve into a land-based map, whether the mains were the only islands or portions of the map could be opened up by destroying neutral units or buildings. Troy, took this idea, and reversed it. Due to a difference between the sizes of Vespene Geysers and Assimilators, the proper placement of two Geysers with Assimilators on top created a passageway where any unit could pass through, including (surprisingly) Ultralisks. When one Assimilator was destroyed, the passageway would narrow,allowing only small units to pass through. When both Assimilators were destroyed, not even a Zergling could pass through(although somehow, the anorexic Ghost could slip through). So, slowly as the poor neutral buildings were razed, the map bases would disconnect from the center and the map morphed into an island map. This threw off many players at first, and players would have to change their play styles to adapt for this. Slowly, the players learned how to play on this map, and towards the end of this map's Proleague life, a Protoss imbalance appeared. While the the overall map stats seem passably balanced, once one takes out the initial time when everyone was adapting to a new mechanic, Protoss just seems too strong.

Triathlon by 송기범 (CyGnus), i_terran
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Era: 2010 - 2011
Zerg OP. Proven even more so by eggs everywhere showing the Zerg presence already there. Idk I'll write more about this later, I'll have to research it a bit. Shit happens when you mix Protoss and Zerg together to get Eggs under Arbiter cloaking fields...

Roadrunner by 우상희 (Str18-02)
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