SearchParanoid Android and Azalea Get the Axe
Posted by Jon "Sp1ralArch1tect" Benn 3 years ago
Blue Storm, Python, and Tau Cross have been added to the map pool for WCG. While Paranoid Android and Azalea fall at the hands of the exectutioner.
In the past WCG has used the same maps every year for their tournament. Paranoid Android, Azalea, Arcadia, Reverse Temple, Lost Temple, and Gaia have all made appearances at the games. This year though they have added in three of the Korea league maps just to spice things up a bit. This could make it even easier for the Koreans to win since most of their losses can be explained by not knowing the maps.
Python, Tau Cross and Blue Storm
Python is one of the most popular maps to ever hit the scene, it can almost be called the next Lost Temple. There are many reasons for WCG to pick up this map for the upcoming WCG 08 and very few not to. The map is fairly balanced well, balanced for maps now adays, and it also is very popular not just in Korea but all over the Brood War scene.
Blue Storm is one of the most interesting two player maps ever made, with the small choke and ramp entrances and three different levels of terrain. It has been used ceaselessly this past year in OSL, MSL, and the Proleagues, not to mention clan leagues in the foreign scene. Its balance is in question at some times but overall the map is very revolutionary and should provide some great games.
The third map has been a favorite among Brood War players for some time now. Once again it makes perfect sense that WCG would pick up this map instead of one of the oldies, since it has been proven to be at least fairly balanced. With its use of no ramps there is a pattern forming of falling away from traditional maps to more unnoticed maps.
The Official Map Pool
So the official map pool will now include Python, Blue Storm, Tau Cross, Gaia and Peaks of Baekdu. The amount of maps has been pushed up as well with five instead of four now. This means that competitors will have to practice even harder to be ready for the games by the time they come up later this year. The regulations have not changed much except for a few additions so that they can match up with KeSPA.
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| gay sh** .. expected new maps to come up -_- poor move by wcg. python is already dead like LT or should atleast be dead -_- and blue storm gets kind of boring.. watched so many star games at it, that i really lost my interest in it. |
| :O thats so cool :) new maps |
| ¨New maps wouldd be better..now we see same maps that we see in iccup every week :S |
| FINALLY GAIA OUT new gaia in though :( EDIT: LOL GAIA AINT EVEN OUT this is insta fail |
| where can you find the official statement?? |
| tau cross is new map!!! |
| arg. They should have removed all instead, but still.. at least a bit.. lets hope next year will be better (if they have bw even anymore then..) |
| stalife[light]: http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/thread/231927 It was sent out as a press release email. |
| i like tau and blue storm a lot gj! |
| Lol those are the exact maps I hoped would be set in a recent thread. |
| Paranoid Android, Azalea, Arcadia, Reverse Temple, Lost Temple, and Gaia have all made appearances at the games. Arcadia and Reverse Templere were never used on WCG World Finals. |
| good maps, but blue storm TvP map =/ |
| Great |
| i like em |
| it's bluestorm 1.2 right? not 1.1? |
| i like the maps alot, but gaia should be out because the positions are very imbalanced |
| zvp is imba in tau cross :( ( z > p ) |
| omg..i wanna cry than i saw these 3 new maps..WTF? |
| Blue Storm boring map. =( |
| its 3 nice maps, python is not the dead, all koreans still playy a lot on it |
| get rid of gaia its trash kthx |
| No PA. :( They should have kept PA (2.0) instead of Beaks or Gaia! |
| Nice, my favorite 3 maps ^_^ |
| Python is the worst map ever made. |
| nice maps good to hear they improve, also nice news, almost flawless ^^ |
| These maps are awesome. I don't get why people are so upset about it? :p |
| kor fauvorite maps ;) |
| #26 I guess they would like old azalea and paranoid android instead of these new ones lol |
| Python, Blue Storm, Tau Cross, Gaia and Peaks of Baekdu I like it ^^;; |
| Never ever will everyone be satisfied with the map pool. I´m going to miss Azalea... ^^;; ...but at least, WCG officials listened to the voices who are forced to play the maps and followed their advice in changing/widening the map pool. |
| Gorky island, estrella and paradoxx for the next WCG, so we can see a new kind of play... |
| Will miss good old maps(( |
| why they keep gaia? it is so similar with python... rest are nice maps, but some new ones from kor pro leages would be nice! |
| #31 Yes, let SC be one race strategy! =] |
| wtf!! why do people bitch about the new maps, PA was imba with regard to the starting positions and azalea is way old. Blue Storm and Python are great maps. Python is pretty standard, but Blue Storm is just awesome (though a bit difficult PvT). And they use Peaks of Beakdu instead of Daegan. If you consider that the maps have stayed the same the last few years, this is a really great development, as these maps are much more balanced and WCG finally listens (and adapts) to gamers' needs. So, cheers for WCG 2008! :D |
| with those maps korea will take top 3 spots for sure :D |
| very very nice map pool :P |
| #35 pa has fixed positions in the newer version. azalea is not kicked out because it's old but because it is imbalanced. |
| hm, in my opinion, they should kick gaia out of the mappool instead of paranoid android... but Python and Blue Storm are great maps, tau is a lil bit imba, so it's not a very good decision... |
| AH GREAT move by wcg because basicly alot of the previous wcg maps were awafully balanced and boring to my opinion im not saying these maps are perfectly balanced but certainly more spectaculair ( i hate peaks btw who else here hates it >_< ? ) |
| perfect map pack now |
| #38 but i thought the old version, where the positions were not fixed was played last year. the new one is "inofficial" |
| #36 lol i think theyll do it no matter what map theyre playing on ^^ |
| I'm very happy about this. |
| good to get rid of paranoid android and azalea ;) the 2 worst maps in the wcg map pool :) |
| #35 Peaks of Beakdu = Neo Peaks of Daegan ;p But koreans will win anyway ;D |
| #5 true, spiralarchitect is newbie ^^ #38 but ver. 2.0 has never been admited as official, as #42 mentioned gaia should've been kicked too, t>p here, watch oov's play on wcg there. no chance :P |
| the "level of gaming will decline" with Python in the mappack cant understand y they took such a standard map =( |
| They did listen to the Community. They asked, we responded: http://teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?currentpage=1 &topic_id=69431 |
| it will be hard to beat terran on these maps |
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