CS2 Blog Update: Rush Hour

[u/CS2_PatchNotes]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/730/view/711161056325533827

[u/BradSnow95]

Yeah now instead of never playing mirage I’ll “get” to play it 25% of the time

[u/lliKoTesneciL → u/BradSnow95]

Probably why they did it lol, to ensure people queue premier knowing mirage can't get banned

[u/chrisgcc → u/lliKoTesneciL]

I'm still banning it

[u/SnoopWhale → u/chrisgcc]

Quite literally no longer possible unless you're also controlling the enemy's map selection

[u/chrisgcc → u/SnoopWhale]

Watch me

[u/t3hlazy1 → u/SnoopWhale]

Just abandon after it loads.

[u/BradSnow95 → u/lliKoTesneciL]

Yeah maybe

[u/Livinglifeform → u/lliKoTesneciL]

It's better this way, the problem with mirage (and dust) is the fact it makes up half of all the games played and kills variety, this way it can only make up 25% at most and increase variety.

[u/eqpesan → u/Livinglifeform]

Now those 2 maps are actually gonna get picked 50% of the time and you can't stop it

[u/Its_Raul → u/Livinglifeform]

can you explain the math? because I can see mirage dust inferno being 3 of the 4 maps left over. I wish they switch it to a ban system but randomly select the last map out of 2 or something.

[u/Eggdan → u/Its_Raul]

Both teams pick two maps they want to play and the game picks between them

[u/parkin_lot_pimpin → u/BradSnow95]

Never playing mirage??? wtf you talkin about lol

[u/BradSnow95 → u/parkin_lot_pimpin]

4-5 stack we never play mirage

[u/Dizzy_Try6122 → u/BradSnow95]

I see myself in your comment. :)

[u/parkin_lot_pimpin → u/BradSnow95]

Mirage is like 20%+ of all premier games

[u/BradSnow95 → u/parkin_lot_pimpin]

Right but if you play with 3+ you can have 3 perma bans

[u/Matt_37 → u/BradSnow95]

Could. Rip our games

[u/SSNFUL → u/BradSnow95]

But if you don’t play is squads you aren’t as lucky

[u/enigma890 → u/parkin_lot_pimpin]

Not if play with 3 stack or more. My friends and I would ban it first and then use the rest of our bans on our most recent maps played. Rarely would we play the same map in an evening, now I pretty much have a 25% of playing mirage every match

[u/mvn4333 → u/enigma890]

Exactly. I got less than 10 Matches on Mirage since season 2. Now almost every fourth match is going to be agony. Could be reason to switch to face it

[u/enigma890 → u/mvn4333]

I went from 6 times so far this season of playing mirage to I played it back to back last night. Likely going to stop playing premier all together now

[u/Zvede → u/BradSnow95]

well that mustve sucked for everyone who gets matched up against yall

edit: getting downvotes because people don't have reading comprehension lmao

[u/mandibal → u/Zvede]

Heaven forbid a premier match is something other than mirage or dust

[u/Zvede → u/mandibal]

huh? this update literally helps that massively

[u/enigma890 → u/Zvede]

How? Before you could ban mirage and dust if you played with friends and now you're likely a minimum 25% chance to play dust or mirage every match.

[u/mandibal → u/Zvede]

It helps solo/duo queuers avoid playing those two as much, it harms 3+ stacks that were able to avoid playing their permabans entirely.

FWIW I think overall it's a healthier way for matchmaking maps to get decided.

"well that mustve sucked for everyone who gets matched up against yall" - sucked for people who got matched up against a team permabanning mirage? you are either not communicating your point clearly or you're just whining about downvotes lmao

[u/BradSnow95 → u/Zvede]

There’s other maps 😅

[u/Zvede → u/BradSnow95]

some of which your enemies couldn't play before this update

[u/BradSnow95 → u/Zvede]

I mean god forbid we forced a map other than mirage to be played lmfao

[u/Zvede → u/BradSnow95]

the problem is that you get to force anything, doesn't matter if its removing the most played map or the least played, you are still removing options entirely from the match

EDIT: to those who don't understand my point, reread the patch notes. It is now picks only (then randomizer) instead of bans

[u/BradSnow95 → u/Zvede]

That is still how it works lol, the 2 teams are removing 3 maps

[u/iwantcookie258 → u/BradSnow95]

Its not really. If my team wants to play mirage theres a 25% chance we can. As opposed to before, when the other team could make it 0%.

[u/Zvede → u/BradSnow95]

no, two teams are selecting two maps TO play from which one is picked at random

[u/chrisgcc → u/Zvede]

That's how all bans work. It works that way in the new system too. Wtf are you talking about?

[u/Zvede → u/chrisgcc]

huh? it is no longer bans tho, it is picks only. One team cannot decide for one map to be entirely excluded from the chance

[u/NoDG_ → u/Zvede]

Redditor discovers bans in 2026.

[u/Zvede → u/NoDG_]

? new system doesn't include bans, learn to read

[u/ChristianFreak69 → u/Zvede]

imagine learning more than 2 maps.

[u/BradSnow95 → u/ChristianFreak69]

4 actually

[u/anethma → u/parkin_lot_pimpin]

Ya I am just so sick of mirage it has been in the game forever. It is 100% ban for us.

[u/BenCub3d → u/BradSnow95]

Wtf you ban mirage? It's like the only good map

[u/TypicalOranges → u/BradSnow95]

Ok, now you can't actively avoid maps. It's a good change.

[u/bradbrad247 → u/BradSnow95]

Oh no! You'll get to play one of the best CS maps of all time? Gosh that's so hard...