[PiG]

I posted this on the other thread about this LAN however I feel it deserves its own thread. The map pool will be:

Blistering Sands
Delta Quadrant
Lost Temple
Metalopolis
Steppes of War
Scrap Station
Xel naga Caverns
Shakuras Plateau

Could everyone please join me in contacting the organisers (yoyo.zhang@intimegroups.com )and DEMANDING that they fix this completely imbalanced map pool! So far the organisers have replied to emails from several angry sc2 players with:

"these maps were in the ladder before, so it should be ok"
- (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/view...&currentpage=2)

Let's try and imagine some problems with these maps:
1) Steppes of war, rush distance = 1 screen, zerg will auto-lose against a solid T or P.
2) Lost Temple, cliff drop on natural = gg
3) Delta quadrant = so many ways for terran to drop and abuse helions or seige tanks in close positions that it is simply retarded.

There are also no vetoes!

For such a big tournament with big sponsors and coverage to actually promote imbalanced play and random game modes such as 4v4 it makes me sad and angry. As one of the top zergs on SEA my hopes of success were dashed upon seeing this ridiculous decision by the organisors. If a zerg hits the top 8 it will be due to a mix of truly spectacular play and raw luck.

I'm sure P and T recognise imbalances and lack of depth in gameplay on these maps so please PLease reply with what YOU think is wrong with this map pool.

On a further note whilst you can bring your own mouse and headphones(Who cares?) you HAVE to use their keyboards.

Yesterday I was at the City hunter charity LAN and forgot to bring my keyboard. I was playing at a much lower skill level than normally until i ducked home during lunch and got my own keyboard, following with a huge jump in my apm and skill. I was simply lucky to only vs players much lower then me to this point. From this point i won the tournament, using the equipment I TRAINED on for the last 6 months.

As someone said on TL this is like taking the favoured joggers off of an olympic sprinter right before his race.

We need to get vocal about demanding the correct professionalism and organisation from an event that is getting huge sponsorship.

If the event proceeds as planned it may actually be a step backwards for e-sports in Australia as the rest of the world watching on TL will realise just how BACKWARDS we are. First we banned L4D2, now we can't even update a goddamn map pool.

I am bloody angry please join me in contacting the organisers and getting it fixed!

Once again here is the email link: yoyo.zhang@intimegroups.com