Nice rewrite of history on Metalopolis' description. It was notoriously one of the worst balanced maps of the time. Close spawns were Terran dominant, and once they were disabled the map became a Zerg playground. To quote Blizzard specifically:
"Overall balance has also proven to be an issue on Metalopolis -- even factoring in close position spawn issues. It’s among the least balanced maps currently in the ladder pool, and along with Scrap Station (also being removed) and Tal’darim Altar, has a heavy (60%+) bias toward zerg at the highest levels of play."
But... let's pretend it was one of the most balanced maps of the time, lol.
"Overall balance has also proven to be an issue on Metalopolis -- even factoring in close position spawn issues. It’s among the least balanced maps currently in the ladder pool, and along with Scrap Station (also being removed) and Tal’darim Altar, has a heavy (60%+) bias toward zerg at the highest levels of play."
But... let's pretend it was one of the most balanced maps of the time, lol.