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Which Counter-Strike Map Is The Easiest To Play?
CS:GO is now the world’s most popular competitive Esport after smashing its record of active players, topping the Twitch stats for most watched hours and crowning the likes of IEM Katowice as some of the most watched events in the game’s history, despite not being a Major Championship. There’s never been a better time to get in on the action, but knowing where to start can be a tough one for newcomers to the scene.
Here’s our take on the three easiest CS:GO maps to pick up and begin playing on.
Dust II
Counter-Strike’s most famous and popular map, Dust II has been a staple in Valve’s flagship FPS ever since the 1.6 days. Despite a brief rest out of the competitive pool for a time, Dust II is still the fifth most popular in competitive play of all time, only falling behind the likes of Inferno, Mirage, Nuke and Train which have all been ever-presents in the active pool.
Dust II is the first thing the majority of people think about when CS:GO is mentioned, with its Middle Eastern themes and recognisable spots being replicated in everything from Minecraft to Fortnite. It was even moved from the Defusal Group Delta, the default group in competitive play containing the likes of Cache, Inferno, Mirage and Overpass, to its own separate pool for people to play exclusively.
The map is exceptionally simple in its design, with essentially three straight lines down middle and to either bombsite. The route to bombsite A is complicated a little with the choice between the slower route of Catwalk or the faster, but more hazardous, option of going through doors and up long. Nevertheless, it’s hard to find a player that doesn’t have some level of competence on Dust II at this point.
Overpass
Set in a German suburb, Overpass is one of the most visually interesting maps in all of Counter-Strike. Released exclusively for CS:GO, it is definitely a map that feels more expansive and ambitious than the older maps released for older games. Going from a playground, a public bathroom and a series of sewage canals, it is beautifully balanced and really allows players of all styles to thrive if they know the right spots.
A 53/47 win percentage split according to HLTV in favour of CTs is pretty balanced by all accounts, but games on Overpass never really feel like they’re spiralling out of control and in danger of completely wrecking the CSGO betting odds for the map on the whole.
Inferno
Set in the middle of a picturesque little Italian hamlet, Inferno is another one of CS:GO’s prettier maps and well worth playing through for the aesthetical value alone. The map is mainly contested in three areas: Banana leading up to bombsite B, Middle leading mainly to bombsite A and then the tight Apartments acting as a secondary route to A. The whole map is fairly linear and easy to navigate through, with sudden rotations and fakes between the sites prevalent on other maps not so common here.
Besides a couple of iffy spots around both bombsites, which can add in some hairy moments, there’s not a whole load of complicated moves or strategies present on Inferno that a newcomer to the scene will have to worry about.
by blogviews on 2020-07-17 10:57:54
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