On November 16 2010 02:32 monkh wrote:
I've barely played last month, but from watching tournaments i would like to see Delta Quadrant(DQ) changed so u can only spawn in cross positions think would make map the most balanced map. if this wasnt changed i could see why you would want it removed tho.

i have yet to see macro game on jungle basin yet would imagine it would be quite good tho.

any zerg games to watch on steps of war are boring to watch.

also is it true u can only get cross spawns on shak plat?

maybe a good thread to start would be what maps you would like to see added from user generated pool of maps

No. I've gotten an opponent spawning in every corner.

DarthXX

Australia998 Posts

November 16 2010 00:26 GMT

#203

On November 16 2010 09:20 Honeybadger wrote:

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No. I've gotten an opponent spawning in every corner.

On Shakuras your opponent can only spawn in 2 places, he cannot spawn directly above you (where your ally would be in 2v2)

Blobskillz

Germany548 Posts

November 16 2010 00:30 GMT

#204

obviously Blistering Sands and Jungle out, both shit maps

Raid

United States398 Posts

November 16 2010 00:33 GMT

#205

I hate blistering sands, its too easy for zerg to get those rocks and flood your main causing you to cover two spots at once. That and its so hard to get a 3rd base running. Jungle basin is the same damn thing as blistering except the rocks are at the expo and everything is so poorly placed. All other maps are okay and steppes is just the close position map. I think we all need one of those at least for shits and giggles.

Lennon

United Kingdom2275 Posts

November 16 2010 00:36 GMT

#206

Shakuras Plateau is the first map which is actually good. They got that one right.
However, pretty much all of the other maps are bad.

Lost Temple shouldn't be removed but it has to be edited so Terrans can't abuse the natural expansion cliffs with Thor drops.

Avril_Lavigne

United States446 Posts

November 16 2010 00:46 GMT

#207

I want larger more macro oriented maps, so xel naga, DQ, and Shakuras stays imo. I HATE steps, jungle basin, AND ESPECIALLY BLISTERING SANDS. Oh god I miss desert oasis so much and I miss Kulas as well!

Ballistixz

United States1269 Posts

November 16 2010 00:48 GMT

#208

i think all they have to do is remove the back door rocks on dessert oasis and it will be a decently good map. without the dest rocks its a very standard and straight forward map.

DamageInq

United States283 Posts

November 16 2010 00:49 GMT

#209

Remove them all, replace with ICCUP.

Metal, Xel and maybe shakiras can stay

Subversion

South Africa3627 Posts

November 16 2010 02:55 GMT

#210

im not so concerned with which maps are taken out so much as which maps are put in

Sanguinarius

United States3427 Posts

November 16 2010 03:00 GMT

#211

I really hate DQ. Dont know why, just never really clicked on that map.

Rodregeus

Australia126 Posts

November 16 2010 05:25 GMT

#212

I really like steppes. Though, I like my big 1 base bio push at around the 8min mark. Steppes lets me run up, kill off the army and maybe a forward structure or 2, then run back to the middle and join with the reinforcements for a second push+expo. If it doesn't kill them outright I'm in a damn good spot.

We should definitely keep steppes. Blistering sands has to go though, even with my beloved bio, the distance between front and back are just dumb.

silencesc

United States464 Posts

November 16 2010 05:46 GMT

#213

Ehehe I love all the zergs complaining about DQ. xD

I'd either get rid of BS, or get rid of the sight blockers in front of the rocks. It's not that I think Zerg has an easy time (toss player here), but it really punishes early expanding AND early colossus play, as the FE is harder to hold with the rocks and collosus based armies are immobile.

I just dislike maps that discourage certain strats, as the game should be played as race vs. race and not strat vs. strat based on map...

Cyber_Cheese

Australia3615 Posts

November 16 2010 22:22 GMT

#214

i hope its not just me wondering why the vote with all maps has 33% blistering as the least favourite, but individually blisterings about half-half
thats gotta basically mean people that dislike blistering have it as a least favourite

TheRealPaciFist

United States1049 Posts

November 16 2010 23:16 GMT

#215

Excuse me, please, but why do so many people hate Blistering Sands?

aidnai

United States1159 Posts

November 16 2010 23:33 GMT

#216

Just about all these maps have problems that we are so well rehearsed in repeating... even Metal has the cannon rush at 3 o'clock and XNC has positional imbalances for zerg with creep tumors. Definitely time for some new maps.

I voted to ditch steppes. Only enjoyable games i ever have on that map are TvT.

PointyBagels

United States90 Posts

November 17 2010 03:24 GMT

#217

The reason I do not dislike Blistering Sands is that it gives more reward for map control, I think the main reason a lot of BW players dislike it is because you have to be in control of at least 1 tower to know where you will be attacked, and that's new to BW players. I think with time, people will warm up to it, at least that aspect of it.

unkkz

Norway2196 Posts

November 17 2010 03:42 GMT

#218

Blistering, Jungle Basin, Delta Quadrant and Lost Temple all really suck ass tbh, and probably Steppes aswell. Really time for some new maps... can blizzard add the iccup maps already plz...

Shudder

Canada6 Posts

November 17 2010 03:51 GMT

#219

Out of all of the maps in the map pool right now, Jungle Basin is the one map that makes me rage above all other. I don't like pretty much all of the maps, but that's probably because I played zerg in BroodWar and in SC2 and I feel really cramped

That said, I really don't like all of the cheesy, fancy maps they have in the map pool. It just doesn't feel like a game of skill with all of the weird builds that are possible because of the map pool. It seems like every single map has some out of the ordinary, strange little area that can be abused. Since I used Jungle Basin as an above example, I suppose blinking stalkers into my natural is one of those things.

I wish I could X all maps but metalopolis and Xelnaga.

Proto_Protoss

United States495 Posts

November 17 2010 04:34 GMT

#220

I would like to see people get ICCUP maps on blizzard map pool. But i doubt the prideful Blizzard would let a 3rd party map making team to make official blizzard maps