Prestrafing is nonexistent in unmodded CS:GO . Essentially, pre-strafing lets players gain speed by holding down strafe buttons while running – useful to gain momentum in Surf. Due to the competitive nature of CS:GO , this is removed from the vanilla g
Since the launch of the first Surf Maps, a fringe community of casual players became quite avid fans of the concept. The idea of Surf Maps moved on from Counter-strike 2 Maps 1.6 and even made its way to other games. Some games with Surf Mods incl
Part of what makes CS:GO so great is the fact that smaller teams have a chance to show what they can do on the biggest stages. In most sports, the teams with the most money tend to dominate every year, with smaller teams having a fluke here and there. In CS:GO. this does happen to an extent, but there has been a long list of instances where a team that qualified for a major or other big event stunned the entire field despite not having the same level of backing. For smaller teams, even making it past the qualifying stages for a big event changes their future and it already happened at the Berlin Ma
Originally a Counter-Strike 1.1 map created by Chris “Narby” Auty and introduced on June 27th, 1999, Vertigo was a surprising addition to the map pool when it was added. On March 28th, 2019, the map was added to the active map pool in place of fan-favorite Cache as the map underwent renovations. This was surprising, but not all that unexpected. Up to this point, the player base was expecting a lot of the older maps to receive facelifts and come back better than ever, but few expected Cache’s replacement to be Vert
When you know that your opponents are not going to buy anything or you’re playing on a close-range map , the MP9 is the gun to choose. It is affordable, allows for high mobility, and shreds players foolish enough to engage in close-quarters combat with it. The best gun for making money after winning the pistol round, the MP9 (or Mac-10 if you’re on the Ts) has secured many players an ace and a wad of cash to spend for their t
The title is pretty self-explanatory, as you play an average-joe-turned-freedom-fighter as the Soviet Union vies to ‘liberate’ America. You lead a rag-tag group of citizens through a quest to halt the invasion no matter what the odds – the storyline was great, the level design well-done, and the soundtrack phenomenal and very memora
The M4A1-S would be the de facto best rifle for the CT side if the M4A4 did not exist. The M4A1-S is silenced and has significantly easier-to-control recoil than the M4A4, but has a slower rate of fire and a smaller magazine, making it less valued. The gun is still incredible. Due to its better recoil, the M4A1-S is a fantastic long-range rifle that will serve you well in wiping out enemies from afar. A newer player looking to improve would find the M4A1-S to be more forgiving and easier to learn with than the M
Overpass was first introduced in the Winter Offensive update back on December 18, 2013, as the first Counter-Strike map created specifically for competitive play. Despite this fact, the map saw many growing pains upon its release and for once it wasn’t due to being CT-sided. On release, the map appeared to be very T-sided with pros noting how easy it was to gain map control and execute on to the A bomb s
As it stands the map is heavily CT-sided, especially at the casual level. While there are many options for the T-side to combat a lot of the strengths the CT-side has, many players have cited this to be difficult to execute outside of coordinated and disciplined teams. Meta changes since the map’s introduction have done little to change this leading to most matches feeling boring and predictable as to the outcome of the g
With the sudden success of the Overwatch League and the decision by Activision to start one of their own with Call of Duty , rumors now indicate that Valve is thinking about starting a franchise league for Counter-Strike Global Offensive . We’ll explore why this would be a very bad idea and discuss potential alternati
When it comes to games that have a history of consistency and familiarity, very few can match what Counter-Strike: Global Offensive brings to the table. When it was released back in 2012, CS:GO was the game to be brought the player bases of Counter-Strike 1.6 and Counter-Strike: Source together. While it mostly succeeded in this endeavor, it wasn’t without gowning pains. Thankfully much of that is in the past, so nowadays most players look forward to the future of the g
Ancient is, unfortunately, also quite CT-sided with many of the same sentiments for Vertigo being shared here. Many would argue it is worse on Vertigo, but the pro scene has shown how effective T-sides can be at the highest level. With that being said the map has seen a few minor changes since its introduction to improve this imbalance such as improving player visibility. Despite its early and current issues, it does fare well in pick rate in both professional and casual p