Plasma

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[e][h]Plasma
Map Information
Competition Span:
Aug – Nov 2008, Aug - Nov 2020, currently in use Remastered ladder(season 8, 9)
Tileset:
Badlands
Size:
96x128
Spawn Positions:
3 at 3, 7 and 11
Versions:

Description[edit]

Plasma was used in the Incruit 2008 OSL. Designed as a semi-island map, it's most notable feature was the neutral Zerg eggs which needed to be destroyed for units to pass through. Considered by some to be imbalanced for Terran against Zerg, and questionably balanced in other matchups, the map was unused for many years. In 2020 the map was chosen for use in ASL 10 and also as a ladder map for Season 8 of Blizzard's remastered ladder. Despite some balance concerns Plasma still resulted in a number of notable games in the KeSPA era.

Main Bases (3,7 and 11 o'clock): 9 mineral patches at 1500 each, 1 Geyser with 5000 Gas, single ramp entrance.

Natural Expansions (4,6 and 10 o'clock):6 minerals patches at 1500 each.

Third Bases (2,8 and 12 o'clock): 7 mineral patches at 1500 each, 1 Geyser with 5000 gas.

4rd Bases (1,5 and 9 o'clock) : 7 mineral patches at 1500 each, 1 Geyser with 5000 gas, single ramp entrance.


Notable Features[edit]

  • Main,natural and 3rd base are in one big pocket,which entrances are connected to the other players pockets.Aswell as to a middle pocket, but all are blocked by Eggs.
  • All players 4th base are in a middle pocket.
  • Dropable areas next to the players entrances, between "Main Pockets".
  • Small mains
  • Small ramp into the main
  • Neutral eggs to block units until destroyed
  • Minerals on both sides of the eggs to allow workers to pass through the eggs, allowing for scouting
  • Narrow center with access to 3 high ground expansions

Notable Games[edit]

Plasma South Korea Terran Flash 2008 Incruit OSL - A surprise comeback in a game every viewer thought was already lost
South Korea Zerg GGPlay
Date: 2008-10-10
plasma Patch: VOD
Plasma South Korea Terran Midas 2008 Incruit OSL - Perhaps the first glimpse of the SKT/Fantasy Valkyrie builds that would come to revolutionize TvZ.
South Korea Zerg Yellow(ArnC)
Date: 2008-08-23
plasma Patch: VOD
Plasma South Korea Protoss Bisu 2008 Incruit OSL - Rarely seen one base carriers strategy in PvP
South Korea Protoss Much
Date: 2008-09-12
plasma Patch: VOD
Plasma South Korea Protoss Stork 2008 Incruit OSL - Dropship play and a highly calculated build.
South Korea Terran Fantasy
Date: 2008-11-01
plasma Patch: VOD
Plasma South Korea Protoss Stork 2008 Incruit OSL - Non hidden in-base double Gateway Proxy in a high level PvP.
South Korea Protoss BeSt
Date: 2008-10-24
plasma Patch: VOD

Recent Games[edit]

This automatically generated table shows the 10 most recent games with VODs and can be modified here.

Statistics[edit]

Terran vs. ZergZerg vs. ProtossProtoss vs. TerranMirrors
Map#ΣTerranZergTerran%ΣZergProtossZerg%ΣProtossTerranProtoss%ProtossTerranZerg
Plasma18342222052.4%49193038.8%54282651.9%17912