Geposted von PhiLLiii,
Welche Map wird nun gespielt? Diese Frage stellt sich mittlerweile einigen, die die Geschehnisse der letzten Tage verfolgt haben. Am gestrigen Abend gab VeryGames eine Erklärung ab, in der man sich gegen die Valve-Version von de_mirage ausspricht und das Weiterleben von de_mirage_ce fordert. Mittlerweile haben sich auch die Copenhagen Wolves geäußert. In den letzten Wochen beschlossen mehrere Veranstalter die Aktualisierung des Mappools. Dabei entschieden sich die Organisatoren die de_mirage_ce-Version auszutauschen und durch die Mirage-Map zu ersetzen, die von Valve angefertigt wurde. Kurz darauf folgte scharfe Kritik, vor allem aus dem Lager der Pro-Gamer, da die neue Mirage-Version nicht spielbar sei. Mittlerweile veröffentlichte VeryGames ein Statement und bittet darum, dass man wenigstens die Mirage-Version beibehalten solle, die seit Anbeginn von CS:GO ein hohes Ansehen genießt.

Statement VeryGames :

Hello everyone,

Today we will be addressing and opening the discussion to tournament organisers as well as VALVE regarding the creation of a coherent and harmonized cycle of maps.

Indeed, the current situation with the introduction of de_mirage (VALVE's version) to replace de_mirage_ce or both versions de_train (VALVE) and de_train_ve (Volcano) causes a lot of confusion and a real disappointment for many players.

We fully support the idea that the proposed match making maps are similar to those played at high level in all tournaments. For the sake of the community, we believe that it is important to acknowledge your input upon this matter.

By reading through community websites, we found out that the opinion of the players does not vary so much, regardless of the level of skill they are playing at.

Concerning the case of mirage, we can say easily that the vast majority of the competitive scene is against the introduction of VALVE's release. The community version is one of the most played maps on tournaments because it is clean, bright and it offers significant tactical possibilities. We did not want to denounce this map before we even had the chance to play on it, but we could tell rather quickly that the map does not offer the same comfort and the same tactical possibilities that mirage_ce version does.

Similarly, we believe that the opinion of the community should be considered on maintaining decorative elements that we challenge a competitive point of view, the presence of chickens on de_inferno or fog on most VALVE maps.

We appeal to VALVE and organisers to implement the means necessary to set a map cycle coherent and common to the entire competitive scene, as fast as possible.

Cheers, Team VeryGames


Kurze Zeit später gaben auch die Copenhagen Wolves auf ihrer Facebook-Page ein Statement zu der neuen Regelung ab. Dabei betonen sie, dass sie mit VeryGames einer Meinung sind.

Statement Copenhagen Wolves :

Copenhagen Wolves fully support the sentiments aired by Team VeryGames in their recently published statement regarding the changes to the competitive CS:GO circuit's map cycle. There is an overwhelming consensus amongst professional teams and players that de_mirage_ce is vastly superior to Valve's interpretation of the map with respect to its viability in competitive play.

We therefore feel that it is in the best interests of the community for all parties involved in the recent joint agreement to favour de_mirage over de_mirage_ce to revert back to the usage of the later.

We also share Team VeryGames' concerns regarding the other issues surrounding Valve's official maps such as the lack of visibility due to fog particles, in-game performance deterioration, as well as the distraction of non-static props.

The CS:GO community showed tremendous spirit in raising $250,000 for the forthcoming DreamHack Winter tournament and with that in mind we feel that it is only logical for their voice to be heard on matters such as this.


Inwiefern diese Aufrufe etwas bewirken, wird man wohl erst im Laufe der nächsten Woche beziehungsweise Monate sehen, wenn man die ersten Turniere mit der neuen Mirage-Version absolviert hat. Fakt ist, dass sich nicht nur die Pro-Gamer sondern auch die Community die altgeliebte Map zurück wünschen.

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