Recently, the biggest change in warcraft events compared to the past is the map, among them, Chinese events have re-incorporated old maps such as TS, TM, and TR into the game gallery, and European events have added several new maps such as RC, SE, st and so on.
We all know that maps play a decisive role in the outcome of Warcraft matches, and the same two players, using different galleries, may play diametrically opposed results. So the question is, for the new map and the old map, how should we choose?
Classic old figures carry splendor
As we all know, China has three generations of national maps, namely LT, TR and EI, more than a decade ago, Haofang, VS platform, 90% of the host is these three maps, they also carry a generation of youth memories.
These old figures have given birth to too many classic battles, such as the TR chart, which occupies 15 seats in the Warcraft 100 Classic Battles, such as infi stealth summons flip Fly, papaya WCG finals peak showdown, etc. have become war3 eternal classics.
However, due to the changes of the times, the LT, GW, and AI we are familiar with have gradually withdrawn from the historical stage, and TR, TM, and TS have also been excluded from the competition map by the golden league and ESL competitions around 2021.
The biggest problem of LT, GW, AI is still unbalanced, like LT, GW are too unfriendly to UD, AI is extremely uncomfortable with HUM, and the early LT did not even have a tavern, and the impact on game tactics was too great.
The balance of TR, TM, TS is acceptable, but the TR and TM maps are larger, and most of the current players do not like large maps, resulting in a high ban map rate, so it is only a matter of time before it is replaced by a new map.
As far as the Revival Cup matches are concerned, the appearance rate of AZ and EI is only 4.8% and 6.1%, which is far lower than other maps, and if the map is to be changed in the future, they may be doomed.
The promotion of new maps is difficult
Whether from the perspective of balance or the actual combat effect, NI, CH, TH and other new maps that have joined the competition gallery in recent years are not bad, which can be seen from the appearance rate of the game, compared to those old maps, players are obviously more willing to play new maps, which also shows that map makers have the strength to make satisfactory new maps.
However, the biggest dilemma at the moment is that there is no big competition. In the past, the Golden League and ESL would regularly absorb new maps to replace the map library, and other games would also change, so as to achieve the effect of forcing players to practice new maps in disguise, and TH, NI, ch are such that they have become mainstream. However, now that the Golden League and ESL have been discontinued, the map library innovation has stalled. Like the NetEase platform gallery has not been updated for a long time, you just want to practice new maps, want to do new map competitions, but also to go to European clothing, which has dissuaded most players and event organizers (Asian events).
Secondly, the quality of the new maps recently is indeed debatable, such as some maps and mercenaries like assassins who are too much of an imba, some maps with too many elements, and some maps that pay homage to classics, but those old maps have been proven to be unsuitable for use as game maps.
In addition, some players and spectators actually have resistance to the new picture. Needless to say, there is not much prize money to participate in a competition, there are ready-made old maps not to play, why bother to practice the new map? Not to mention that the new map is not so good.
On the audience's side, many people look at Warcraft to see a feeling, they just want to see those classic maps, and some people only pay attention to it occasionally, they are too lazy to study the new map, do not want to spend that time cost, the new map is completely unnecessary for them.
How to choose the map library in the future?
In fact, in the long history of Warcraft, the map is far more than EI, TR, TM, here has been born a lot of game maps, just selected for the World Series map are SV, MV, DR, BAD, NI (three-person map), SD, two rivers and so on.
Of course, these maps have problems of one kind or another, but they do not affect the continuous development of new maps. From this, it is not difficult to see the importance of the new map for Warcraft, even if some maps are unbalanced, we must continue to continue, because no matter how good the map, it will produce aesthetic fatigue over time. Without the addition of the new map, warcraft loses its vitality, and in a way, the new map is as important as the new patch.
Therefore, it is the general trend for the new map to replace the old map, and we can test the new map in a small game first, and then use it in the big game. Of course, the production of new maps needs to take into account various factors and strive to make them more balanced and more suitable for the game, rather than overemphasizing hunting.
The old charts are not impossible to return, and the occasional nostalgia is harmless, but the number of each time they join the gallery should not be too much, after all, they are eliminated by history for a reason, and the new charts can be rotated.
So, as a warcraft audience, do you prefer to see new maps and new elements, or are you willing to watch old map games revisit the classics?