Blizzard Makes Some Changes to the 1v1 Map Pool  | read this item

In the world of competitive gaming, the term “different, but equal” may never be true.  This is also true in the case of the maps that Blizzard has created for the 1v1 map pool.  Some maps favor one race’s style while another map favors another race.  Sometimes the differences are even bigger than others.  This, of course, prompts Blizzard to make changes in the hopes of creating a more balanced playing field for any matchup it sets up for the Starcraft 2 ladders.

Some of the changes they’re implementing are replacing two maps in the Starcraft 2 1v1 ladder map pool.  Desert Oasis which notoriously favored Zerg play.  As well as Kulas Ravine which did the complete opposite for Zerg players.  These two maps are being replaced by Jungle Basin and Shakuras Plateau.  This will hopefully smooth out some of the challenges that appear simply because of map selection.

From Blizzard EU:

In an effort to provide the best competitive ladder experiences possible, we have made changes to the 1v1 ladder pool.

Desert Oasis and Kulas Ravine have been removed from the 1v1 ladder pool and replaced with Jungle Basin and Shakuras Plateau, respectively. While Desert Oasis and Kulas Ravine are no longer available for 1v1 ladder games, they remain playable in custom games.

Do you guys think that these were the correct maps to replace? Do you think that the new maps will do better?