Despite there being seven maps in CS:GO’s <\/em>tournament map pool, pro players have favored two classic maps for a second year running. <\/p>
When the top 50 HLTV teams have been playing at LAN events so far in 2023, they have most often played on either Inferno or Mirage, according to HLTV<\/a>. The former is currently sitting in first place with 158 games played, while teams faced off on Mirage 148 times.<\/p>
This doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Both maps were also the most played in 2022, with pro teams competing on Inferno 264 times and 254 times on Mirage, according to HLTV<\/a>. <\/p>
Those who are demanding changes to Mirage should wait patiently for summer when Counter-Strike 2<\/em> is expected to launch<\/a>. The game will update every map<\/a>. That said, these updates are being divided into three categories depending on the scale of changes. Mirage is in the Touchstone category, which includes maps that will mostly get a graphics update and not much else. Details on Inferno’s rework, so far, remain to be seen.<\/p>
Related: All patches and hotfixes in CS2<\/em> test beta: Changes, updates, and more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
Players who received access to the CS2<\/em> beta have had the opportunity to check it out themselves. Mirage replaced Dust2 as the only playable map in the game’s beta with June 6’s update<\/a>. <\/p>
Nevertheless, it’s going to be interesting to see if Inferno and Mirage withstand the test of time and continue being popular in CS2<\/a><\/em>. From our experience, if something isn’t broken, there’s no point in fixing it. These maps regularly produce spectacular pro matches and are immensely fun to play themselves. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
