Victory Conditions

[PosImpos]

I think something needs to be done about the victory conditions.

I've watched numerous replays where a Terran player extends the game to an hour and a half or more by hiding all of his buildings in the corner of the map after both players have basically eviscerated each other and there's nothing left but a few ground units for each. It then becomes a game of waiting to see who will resign first.

Perhaps Terran buildings should count as units for victory condition purposes when they are not on the ground. At the very least, there could be a timer so they stop counting as buildings after being lifted off for more than a couple minutes. Or, Terran buildings could just start taking damage after being lifted off for a very long time (more than 5 minutes, for example).

I'm not sure what the best solution is, but it shouldn't be so easy for a game to turn into an hour and a half stalemate.

[LXM]

Agreed.

[ArcherofAiur]

If no players harvest minerals for 5 min give each player 100 min. Repeat.

[Raisk]

Or how about Terran buildings start taking damage if they stay in the air too long.

[PosImpos]

If no players harvest minerals for 5 min give each player 100 min. Repeat.

That wouldn't make a difference if neither player had harvesters or a building that could make harvesters

[ArcherofAiur]

That wouldn't make a difference if neither player had harvesters or a building that could make harvesters

You could still make zealots.

[DemolitionSquid]

You could still make zealots.

2 Pylons + 2 cannons + 3 zealots VS. Creep Tumor + 2 Spine Crawlers + 8 Zerglings.

How the HELL would 100 minerals every 5 minutes fix that kind of stalemate?

The correct solution is "If no player mines for 3 minutes, game ends in a draw."

[milo]

Yeah, we need some way to call a draw.

[PosImpos]

You could still make zealots.

Zealots aren't gonna fly to the corner of the map and kill the starport and factory hanging out over there

[Crazy_Jonny]

How about, if current player is the only one who doesn't have a completed CC/Nexus/Hatchery for X time, they lose?

The mineral thing could be a problem because the map could be mined out, which means it should come down to who has the most stuff.