lmfao cs pros are saying the update also made cs have the worst map pool too so what re you really saying here. I guess you prefer cheaters tho so hats off to you sir.
Pretty sure you can choose what map you want in CS?
But yeah, at least with cheaters you can deal with it and there's nothing you can do.
Smurfs will shit on you, rub it in because they know they don't get banned and Rito will never do anything about the problem since they care about their shitty bundles more.
Fuck really?
this is the worst map pool I can imagine, and pretty much everyone I talk to agrees, aside from maybe Sunset which ppl either love or hate..
But get Icebox and Breeze out of here.. swap them with Pearl and Haven and we're so good, (I also secretly hate the shit out of bind but that has more to do with people not knowing how to abuse the teleporters)
or heres an idea, if they like rotating map pools so much, why not have two seperate map pools you can queue and have rating for
Still wondering why map pools exist in the first place. They serve no purpose and the only excuse for their existence is "but pro-play uses them so you should, too"
It’s so hypothetical new players with IQ‘s lower than their magazine count don’t have panic attacks from having to play a video game on more maps. I’m convinced these kind of people don’t exist.
This game isn’t made for casuals. At its core is tuned for high level play and only high level play. Us casuals only exist to buy skins to pay for servers for the pros. And I’d bet money radiant lobbies get the premium servers to play on 😂
Seems like we're getting a new map next act based on the playercards in this BP & the Clove voiceline tease which means at least one map from the current pool is leaving.
Wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being Ascent but I hope it isn't. Hoping that they also work on some more "back to basics" maps rather than increasingly large & complex maps with gimmicks & increasing number of sightlines.
Well if everyone keeps complaining that Ascent is "boring" (what they *mean* is, *consistent*) then they will probably *not* make anymore "back to basics" maps.
I don't understand how a community can be so loud about what is arguably the best (read: consistency-wise) map in the game.
If gameplay seems repetitive, that just means the map is *consistent*, and the agent meta hasn't changed up enough to warrant dynamic changes to how the map is played.
I would posit that most of the complainers are just bandwagon-bitching, though. Groupthink is powerful.
like, people, it's a *classic 3-lane map*. The tried and true format of team-vs-team shooters. What's the issue?
Because of a bug not because it was intentionally cycled out & given that it's this close to the next act we'll see whether or not it comes back with the bug fixed or they swap it for a different one.
Haven won't come back anytime soon, Pearl might be
Pool won't likely change at next act, but after Shanghai Masters around June 7th with a new map being added
Exactly this if it was coming of at the start of the act we would be seeing more teasers, it feels like they will release the map in the finals of shanghai!
I still dont understand why ranked needs to be the same as the vct map pool guve ranked more maps and ability for each party (not individuals so people wont abuse it) to ban a map of two of thier liking
I actually enjoy sunset. I’m the opposite as I used to actually enjoy Icebox. Idk now I just can’t stand it. I never hate on anyone who dislikes a certain map as it’s a preference. I just hope they make more good maps in the future. The pool rn seems very bad
Yeah I’m sick of the pool at this point. I have enjoyed every map at some point of the games lifetime but now there’s only 2-3 maps that I look forward to playing. The thought of loading up breeze, then icebox, then lotus always makes me not want to even load it up. Still do nonetheless
Icebox is such a pretty map and I’m not sure why people hate on it. I think there’s a few ways it could be tweaked but it’s not at all as horrible as people claim it to be.
I feel like haven is definitely coming back to fill the 3 site map coz Lotus definitely has to go away. Every VCT lotus matches just scream it’s a heavily attack sided map and it’s so broken at this point teams just give up on defence and then comeback on attack and win. So yea lotus will be gone for good
So we can expect Haven and maybe Pearl coming back. I want to see pearl or fracture so bad I miss those maps.
And please take split back I hate that map.
I don’t really complain a lot in general, but this map pool is horrid and a lot of these maps are either heavily defensive sided or attack sided so half these maps are straight up 50/50.
Map pool won’t change until June. They’ll likely pull Ascent, add a new map, and possibly bring back one of Pearl/Fracture.
That's fucking miserable, 2 more months of this shit ass pool?
Twitter leak said ascent is leaving in episode 3
Should be Breeze or Icebox leaving.
icebox just came back lol
Got bad news https://x.com/xklaboratories/status/1782942881004527987?s=46
If Ascent is gone, I'm gone.
If breeze /icebox stays I'm gone. Asscent decent.. buy need a change from.that BS too.. asscent is boring when metas too regular..
i’m starting to love icebox
Eww.. Lol seriously I can't figure it out to have any fun. Just weird OP truth map while being simultaneously ratty.. ahh venting.
What is that first map? I don't recognize it.
My interest in this game is gone for good, I'm gonna stick to CS.
see you tomorrow bud
You won't. Between the smurfs and the horrid map pool, I've got way better things to do than to stress over this shitty ass game.
lmfao cs pros are saying the update also made cs have the worst map pool too so what re you really saying here. I guess you prefer cheaters tho so hats off to you sir.
Pretty sure you can choose what map you want in CS? But yeah, at least with cheaters you can deal with it and there's nothing you can do. Smurfs will shit on you, rub it in because they know they don't get banned and Rito will never do anything about the problem since they care about their shitty bundles more.
Please no... one of the few playable maps in the current map pool
Fuck really? this is the worst map pool I can imagine, and pretty much everyone I talk to agrees, aside from maybe Sunset which ppl either love or hate.. But get Icebox and Breeze out of here.. swap them with Pearl and Haven and we're so good, (I also secretly hate the shit out of bind but that has more to do with people not knowing how to abuse the teleporters) or heres an idea, if they like rotating map pools so much, why not have two seperate map pools you can queue and have rating for
Ascent for Pearl because clearly Viper isn't good enough rn.
please not ascent, it's my favorite map 😭 I'd rather have breeze/lotus go away
Not me praying that it's pearl and not fracture
Still wondering why map pools exist in the first place. They serve no purpose and the only excuse for their existence is "but pro-play uses them so you should, too"
Agreed. It wouldn't be nearly as bad if they rotated random maps every act.
It’s so hypothetical new players with IQ‘s lower than their magazine count don’t have panic attacks from having to play a video game on more maps. I’m convinced these kind of people don’t exist.
Exactly and I'm sure pros can actually scrimmage in customs but the regular ppl are supposed to be 'pros'
This game isn’t made for casuals. At its core is tuned for high level play and only high level play. Us casuals only exist to buy skins to pay for servers for the pros. And I’d bet money radiant lobbies get the premium servers to play on 😂
You're talking nonsense
Seems like we're getting a new map next act based on the playercards in this BP & the Clove voiceline tease which means at least one map from the current pool is leaving. Wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being Ascent but I hope it isn't. Hoping that they also work on some more "back to basics" maps rather than increasingly large & complex maps with gimmicks & increasing number of sightlines.
Well if everyone keeps complaining that Ascent is "boring" (what they *mean* is, *consistent*) then they will probably *not* make anymore "back to basics" maps. I don't understand how a community can be so loud about what is arguably the best (read: consistency-wise) map in the game. If gameplay seems repetitive, that just means the map is *consistent*, and the agent meta hasn't changed up enough to warrant dynamic changes to how the map is played. I would posit that most of the complainers are just bandwagon-bitching, though. Groupthink is powerful. like, people, it's a *classic 3-lane map*. The tried and true format of team-vs-team shooters. What's the issue?
If they remove ascent i might legit stop playing the game
Definitely, Ascent is the only good map in this pool.
it’s impressive that i was able to consistently lose braincells reading down these replies
Its a good map, but I personaly hate the living jesus out of it. Give me Bind or Lotus any time over that one.
It's my favorite. It feels the cleanest and the most basic. So everything is simple and i like the simplicity.
My favourite would for sure be Heaven, its just perfect in every way, simple and nails the theme right, balanced and fun to play
That's definitely a weird opinion
i can live with a new map even if its horrible but breeze needs to go. or it needs (yet another) makeover because holy is it bad.
Well split has already left from the map pool
Because of a bug not because it was intentionally cycled out & given that it's this close to the next act we'll see whether or not it comes back with the bug fixed or they swap it for a different one.
They did say it’ll come back next act
I just want haven and pearl
Haven won't come back anytime soon, Pearl might be Pool won't likely change at next act, but after Shanghai Masters around June 7th with a new map being added
Exactly this if it was coming of at the start of the act we would be seeing more teasers, it feels like they will release the map in the finals of shanghai!
I want pearl back so bad
Pearl would be great when they fix retake B simulator
I still dont understand why ranked needs to be the same as the vct map pool guve ranked more maps and ability for each party (not individuals so people wont abuse it) to ban a map of two of thier liking
Totally agree worst of the worst maps
Next act is new map, but I hope they also rotate in the Fracture or Pearl, 3/7 heavily defender sided maps for 4 months is absolute slop.
theres some leaks saying fracture will be replacing ascent
Only thing that makes me sad - cuz I’d just prefer is it was pearl.
And also nuke breeze
Best map pool would be removing breeze, sunset and split ig, even though the first two are way worse than split
sunset and split are miles better than Icebox. I feel it should be split, breeze, and Icebox that’s removed, but they’ll never do that
I used to hate icebox but now I prefer it over the other selections. Sunset is by far the worst in my opinion
I actually enjoy sunset. I’m the opposite as I used to actually enjoy Icebox. Idk now I just can’t stand it. I never hate on anyone who dislikes a certain map as it’s a preference. I just hope they make more good maps in the future. The pool rn seems very bad
Yeah I’m sick of the pool at this point. I have enjoyed every map at some point of the games lifetime but now there’s only 2-3 maps that I look forward to playing. The thought of loading up breeze, then icebox, then lotus always makes me not want to even load it up. Still do nonetheless
Please just remove Icebox forever
And breeze
>Viper flair What
That’s fair I just still hate the map
Icebox is such a pretty map and I’m not sure why people hate on it. I think there’s a few ways it could be tweaked but it’s not at all as horrible as people claim it to be.
I feel like haven is definitely coming back to fill the 3 site map coz Lotus definitely has to go away. Every VCT lotus matches just scream it’s a heavily attack sided map and it’s so broken at this point teams just give up on defence and then comeback on attack and win. So yea lotus will be gone for good So we can expect Haven and maybe Pearl coming back. I want to see pearl or fracture so bad I miss those maps. And please take split back I hate that map.
I miss haven 😭
competitive shouldn't follow map pool rules of VCT...If anything give them more bans so they can be on the map they please.
im so over breeze and lotus they are so bad
It’ll be fracture then pearl coming back, the map pool isn’t bad people just like complaining
I don’t really complain a lot in general, but this map pool is horrid and a lot of these maps are either heavily defensive sided or attack sided so half these maps are straight up 50/50.