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Mass games on Starcraft are pointless. You get a ton of guys and attack another ton of guys. I guess it's not completely pointless but it's boring . This may be a surprise but I have played starcraft since the day it came out and I have only played one Mass game. And I only played it for 30 seconds. Who agrees with me?

um....this shouldn't be in map showcase

I agree

That's why I'm now shifting my map mood focus into those that enlighten the moods of the players, whether they think the game is gay or not.

Uh no, why would it be?

I guess he's trying to "show" us his thoughts on how bad "massing maps" are.

Back on topic -

The fact is, that there are noobs... I mean, players, who play madness maps and other mass-type games, so apparently they do bring people some sort of enjoyment.
Personally, I don't like those maps too much.

As stupid as they are, there is a slight amount of strategy in them.

I never liked mass games eaither. They are just repetitive and annoying! Although I have played zergling blood a lot . Its funny to see like 100 of them go pop lol. The heros in are fake though.

First UMS game I played was McDonalds Greasy Madness. Rofl I loved it! Only because it was my first experience with UMS after playing Melee, it was so different and I was amazed at what was going on! I was like OMG HYDRAS ARE SPAWNING FROM MY BUNKER HOLY DUDE THIS MAP OWNS!

madness games are crap, usually you only win because you have the most well-rounded unit. Thopugh there are some that require strategy to win

It was.

My first UMS map was a mass attaack map called "Goliath Fighters". Tried it a couple of times on b.net. A guy told me a few things about what I could improve on the map. Gave up while working on the third version... Mass attack maps are... BORING!!!

Lol, i dont find most mass maps that boring. Mostly zergling blood
The one big downside of massing games, is that unless ure playing evolves, once ure in front, u stay there. U get lucky in beginning, small chance u lose.
But they are not that bad lol. Especially when ure playing pros. and there is strategy.
Did u ever notice when lings surrounding another group of lings attack they usually win? strategy does count a bit. Thats how i usually get ahead

But to tell u the truth i do like rpg's rp's dnds, snowball wars, and laser tag better.
The big problem with most maps like zergling blood or 'battlecruiser blood'
is that they are WAAAY to buggy. Ever play battlecruiser blood? its just cheap. bcs can attack the hero credits, destroy other ppl upgrade thingies etc. But when i still like zergling blood a whole lot i made this version. Much better then those pathetic plantinum 3s, just in case u like zergling blood a lot ill put it here.

[attachmentid=11212] Im working on an actually advanced version, so even some mass haters can enjoy it.

P.S. im not sure, there might be my 750 and 1500 super credit thing in this version, its buggy (im working on html, so im busy), so i advise u to delete it in an editor. Until its finished better to not use it.

Massing really discourages players in many situations...anyways, I prefer fireworks rather than massing if I wanna see loads of zerglings go poop! it's much more visually stunning.
btw silver what you said 'strategy' in zergling surrounding before attacking is not a strat, it's just a standard zergling vs zergling micro-management...

In the past, people just loved games which you just send your units to kill other units. They dont care whether the triggers work or not or how creative or original the game is. As long as tons of killing is involved, they are satisfied.

Fortunately most of those newbs now migrated away from SC.

I don't think all massing games are crappy. I happen to like the MtG maps, for example. They have a lot more to them than just simply massing units.

But other than that, a large portion of them are unbalanced and take no skill to make. So that is why Ultimo and I plan to make our very own madness map.

Isnt that the same thing in massing games? u have to put the zergling around the enemy zerglings to win.

I like the way u think delvin exactly what i thought when i made the dragon edition

o no! massing games!
I hate massing games where each player get different units....They r always not balance....i was playin a massing game n the player with marines killed everyone

Oh yes, massing games with teams....just feed each other.....AND i hate the "unit unplacements"

There's not many massing games to like, but zergling blood, and choice evolves are the only one's I play. They are most pointless, no-minded fun, just for a bit of relief I guess from all the rpgs, defences and what-not. Footmen frenzy is a great mass game on w3, but that's beyond the point. I only play them to relief myself of all the hard games to something simple.

You have to use a lot of flanking in Zergling Blood. Flanking is a strategy. So you use, at the very least, one strategy in that game.

Some of the worst games on b-net are the ones like DBZ SS9 MASS, things like that. badly built, terribly balanced, and usually no middle massing, which is just annoying.