Steppes of War

[e][h]Steppes of War

Creator:

Blizzard Entertainment

TLPD:

HotS, Int, Korean

Tileset:

Bel'Shir

Size:

124x124

Spawn Positions:

2 at 1, 7

Versions:

1.1

Competition Span:

2010-02 – 2011-03

Overview

Steppes of War is one of the original maps released in the Wings of Liberty Beta and was seen in some of the Alpha matches. Designed as a two-player “rush map”, it was played on the Blizzard ladder until it was removed in February, 2011 in favor of four-player “rush” maps. Due to its lamentable balance, it disappeared from competitive use shortly thereafter.

Official Map Description

There is a straight path to attack your enemy. Side paths offer additional resources. Rocks offer access to surprise attack routes.

Notable Features

• Rocks protecting Thirds - Destructible rocks bar the direct way to the third bases. These are accessible through two ramps.
• Rush Distance - There is an extremely short rush distance on this map, often encouraging early-game aggression.
• Xel'Naga Towers - These can give vision of the high-yield expansions, but due to the brush blocking sight of them, the player occupying the expansion may not be aware that the tower has been activated.
• Exposed Natural - There is a wide ramp outside the natural expansion that makes defending a fast-expansion build more difficult. Players may choose to wall-off or narrow it by placing buildings there.

Distances

Distances from main to main

Protoss Wall-ins

7 o'clock

Terran wall-ins

1 o'clock

7 o'clock

Statistics

		vs.				vs.				vs.				Mirrors
Map	#	Σ			%	Σ			%	Σ			%
Steppes of War	184	38	20	18	52.6%	35	21	14	60.0%	53	24	29	45.3%	31	12	15