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5 New Maps for Season 2 | Feb 22nd 2009, 23:07 | |
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Ok guys, Season 1 for the 1v1 Ladder is coming to an end.
With that in mind, I'm running an 8-day poll to pick 5 new maps for the next season. The 5 maps with most votes will join our current ones, which are: Blue Storm 1.2 Destination 1.1 Lost Temple 2.4 Medusa 1.1 Python 1.3 The remaining options are from the official Iccup 1v1 Ladder Map Poll, minus Showdown, used in the last 1v1 Tournament. So go ahead and pick the one you like/know the most and see if it makes it into next season! Notes: *used in the EoB Tournament. **used in the EoB Tournament, that is not in the Iccup Ladder.    |
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| Feb 24th 2009, 11:11 | |
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Well I guess I'll be picking the 5 maps then... sorry for the double-post... a moderator pls lock this and the other poll
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| Feb 24th 2009, 11:45 | |
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I locked the other thread since Season 1 is ending. However, I will keep this open so that people can still vote and thus make your job of choosing easier.
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| Feb 24th 2009, 16:26 | |
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These maps are specifically designed for 2v2:
-Vampire(2 gas in main) -Seongangil1.1 -Odessey -Hannibal 1.1(2 gas and double stacks of minerals in the main) -Hwangsanbul 1.2 -Hunters_KeSPA 1.1(really horrible for 1v1, good luck scouting on an 8 player map) 2 people already picked one of these  These were made by foreign mappers(all of them are pretty nice, you should have at least one) : -Yellow 1.1 -Voices IV -Spinel Valley III -Faoi 2.1 You should try to have a diverse mappool, but ten maps may be too much, especially with the system picking a random map for the 3rd game. Python is basically an updated, more balanced lost temple, you should not have both imo. Further, they are two of the most played maps on bnet along with Luna and almost everyone knows them. I expect lots of people to pick them over other more interesting maps when they play. The other maps you have are very nice maps, though.  Strangest map in the poll is Showdown, from what I can find on TLPD ( http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/maps/141_Showdown/games ) it was last used in '99 and heavily favors Terran (cliffs, clifs and more cliffs, even one behind the main, every expo can be cliffed) and is basically unwinnable for Zerg(very long rush distance and 2nd gas halfway across the map ). Another thing against it is that it was a Blizzard ladder map, most of those are horribly positionally imbalanced and tend to favor T. Here is a link to an article where Showdown is described as one of the most imbalanced maps ever: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=84214This was one of the maps in your 1v1 tourney? Maps I like from the poll: -Othello is one of last years best 1v1 maps with an interesting layout(very close 3rd, multiple paths to defend). Would be my first pick. -Carthage is new and interesting, it looks like the mutant offspring of longinus and peaks and is a proxy heaven. -Longinus and Tau cross(one of the few iceworld maps) are balanced older maps with close 3rds. -Andromeda is a great macro map, either this or Zodiac should be picked so you have a space platform map  .-Colosseum is a desert map with another unique layout and one of the maps for Courage(Korean tourney you need to win for a pro-license) along with Destination and Medusa.
"You should be grateful when someone draws your attention to a faulty action / opinion of yours ... even if it is done in an unfriendly mannerism." - Unstable
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| Feb 25th 2009, 04:36 | |
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I'm voting Faoi once again, and also i totally agree with Dreadwave that you should either have python or lost temple, not them both... Python most balanced though so should be the optimal choice..
wat?
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| Feb 25th 2009, 06:46 | |
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Thanks for your input Dreamwave! Greatly appreciated. Well, yes, Showdown was one of the maps on the last 1v1 tournament, which was hosted by Broodie not me ^^ .... Still, it played out ok, but I do agree some of these do favor T...
And if Hunters_KeSPA is a remake of The Hunters.... then yes, an 8 player map is not suitable for 1v1 hehe. I ll make sure I pick balanced maps for next season. |
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| Feb 25th 2009, 15:22 | |
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From my experiences, Luna is awesome.
Tons of ground rush and air possibilities.
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| Feb 26th 2009, 13:07 | |
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Hmm not many votes in... dont complain about maps later if u dont talk now!
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| Feb 27th 2009, 01:05 | |
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hmmmm im not sure which map i like they all seem cool to me.....
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| Feb 27th 2009, 03:34 | |
Give me a second vote then i won't complain o.O
wat?
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| Feb 27th 2009, 06:38 | |
Nah it's cool ... there are many maps and I understand some players might not know them all (including me ^^) so, I'll just make sure to check them out and take in consideration all of your input guys and select 5 good ones to have a nice 10-map pool.
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| Feb 27th 2009, 10:23 | |
You'll just pick all the maps that favors zerg... Nah just kidding... Anyways if you did i wouldn't mind!
wat?
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| Feb 27th 2009, 11:01 | |
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Lol.... nah of course not ^^ .... if u take a look at the 5 maps that were used during Season 1, you'll find a lil bit of everything. You have your 4 player ramp map, your 4 player ramp map plus island, your 2 player rampless map, your 3 player special map (Medusa's Temples), and some include inverted ramps
... I think its a pretty good mix for most races.
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| Feb 27th 2009, 11:06 | |
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Hehe i was just kidding Bloodwolf, I know you won't pick maps in favor to yourself, you could do it for me though.. Nah just kidding again.. Anyways will you be able to play anytime soon?
wat?
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| Feb 28th 2009, 11:37 | |
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Maps have been picked. Please close this thread.
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