Not too long ago, Blizzard did a Q&A based off questions asked on their official Twitter. Some of the Map related questions can be seen below.
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- Are you guys still working on the Map Editor; and if so, what features are you planning to incorporate into the final piece?
- Yes. We're still working on the Map Editor and currently working on the publishing system. We intend to release an early version of the editor during the beta so the map-making community can get a head start creating their own maps. This is going to be a stretch for us to pull off, but our hope is to get it out before the end of April.
- Is there support to build symmetrical maps in the editor, if so, does it include rotational symmetry and odd player numbers?
- You can build whatever types of maps you want in the editor but there are no methods of auto-mirroring parts of the map.
- Can we expect to have new maps or the map editor in the beta soon?
- Yes. We will be adding a few new maps as we continue to release patches including a few 3v3 and 4v4 maps. Additionally, we are hoping to release the map editor to the community sometime in April.
- Will it be technically possible to recreate a Defense of the Ancients custom map complete with ladder and matchmaking?
- You will be able to recreate the map and we are looking at different ways for community maps to become part of the ladder and matchmaking.
- Does map publishing also store any extra resources (sounds, graphics, etc.) specific to the map, or is this a limitation?
- Yes. If you add art or sound to a map, it's stored in the map and is therefore downloaded with the map once it's published. Long-term we will be adding support for custom mods where other maps can depend on a single mod pack. For example, if the community wanted to build a "Classic StarCraft" mod, they could do that and share it online and then many maps could be built that depend on that mod.
- Can we expect to have new maps and/or the map editor in the beta soon?
- We are going to release some new maps for 2v2 specifically pretty soon. We are seeing problems with terran+terran teams on some of our maps and we are interested in testing a fix that involves changing the map pool. We will release the editor during the beta if we get it ready in time.
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