Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

[onebit]

I just picked the ones who did good last year.

[Vaya]

Cloud9? :/ they got punted out after 2 games last time.

 

They scraped through the qualifiers this time too.

 

I really like them but they aren't on the same level as European teams.

[Squad]

Not so sure about Keyd Stars (KaBum), but it's nice to see a new team from outside Europe/NA competing at the top level

 

[Beck]

Our very own FMPONE and Volcano talk Dust2 and CS:GO.

 

[Vilham]

Good stuff, Volcanos comments on dust are spot on I think, the reason it is so popular is basically tied to the actual game itself, its not that its a perfect map as I hear people claim sometimes.

[General Vivi]

Ha! I've stood there many a time when catching up with friends at GDC

 

Good interview, I really enjoy listening to Volcano talk about cs:go, you can tell his experience as a professional player really pours over into his design decisions. 

 

Also, F you shawn Nuke is my favorite map. 

[PogoP]

Haha love the 'Counter-strike is great yaaa' at the end.

 

Cool little interview! Looking sexy, guys.

[blackdog]

Great interview guys.

The whole map choice system is to be overhauled imo. Also thank you Shawn about the words on Nuke, I hate it, hate it, hate it... and it almost always comes up the rare times I try to play!  I wish it was... nuked.

 

Also, a question arising from your comment about Nuke: he has been doing consulting for Valve to suggest changes?    Anyway dunno what i missed, but to me looks the same as it has been for the last decade?

[Squad]

Also, a question arising from your comment about Nuke: he has been doing consulting for Valve to suggest changes?    Anyway dunno what i missed, but to me looks the same as it has been for the last decade?

 

Read this.

 

tldr: basically Valve adopted a lot of changes Volcano made to Nuke.

[El_Exodus]

Great interview guys.

The whole map choice system is to be overhauled imo. Also thank you Shawn about the words on Nuke, I hate it, hate it, hate it... and it almost always comes up the rare times I try to play!  I wish it was... nuked.

 

Also, a question arising from your comment about Nuke: he has been doing consulting for Valve to suggest changes?    Anyway dunno what i missed, but to me looks the same as it has been for the last decade?

The changes came pretty early in CS:GO. And i can't even imagine playing it without these changes. The layout just looks so bad without these

 

[blackdog]

Oh yeah, we talking about ancient history, thought there was something going on recently (like they redesigned Train).

These changes were definitely great, but I still hate the map.

[cashed]

[Bodd Jonar]

I went for these picks:

 

I think you underestimate the eastern Europeans on LAN. But we will see.

[FMPONE]

Oh yeah, we talking about ancient history, thought there was something going on recently (like they redesigned Train).

These changes were definitely great, but I still hate the map.

 

I feel the same. Really important changes, but not quite enough for me to like Nuke. 

 

It's still like the second most popular map in the game though, to be fair.

[blackdog]

Yes, I don't understand this popularity! Until Source I don't think it was ever like that? At that time in fun so many served were set on a dust2, dust, inferno, office, Italy and awp_india cycle.

We played many clan wars on prodigy, I'm surprised it hasn't been remade by anyone.