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Hampus was glad Dust 2 was removed from the active duty pool since he hated playing the map. But that doesn’t mean that the community and pros didn’t share their love for the iconic map when it was ...
Maps like Dust II, Mirage, or Inferno have been in the gaming zeitgeist for over two decades. Those maps remain the map pool to this day, but CS2 also features recent creations that may be less ...
Overhaul maps have been revamped from top to bottom, Upgrades represent maps with improved lighting, and Touchstone maps received fine-tuning to areas that needed attention. Dust 2 is a Touchstone ...
For example, if you've spent thousands of hours on Dust 2, you might end up in ... is a great way to develop your map pool knowledge before heading to Premier mode. With seven active duty maps ...
Premier in CS2 can also only be played on active pool maps from the game. Currently, the active pool includes maps like CS2's Dust II, Mirage, Vertigo, and more. Prit is an observer, writer ...
That’s right – just as it has been in competitive CS2 tournaments since the start of 2025, Vertigo is out of the Active Duty map pool in Premier Mode ... Counter-Strike 2 Premier Season 2 is finally ...
If you're wanting the new Season 2 medal you'll need to play 25 matches before the season ends after the BLAST Austin Major in June. Vertigo is officially gone with the reworked Train now available in ...
The announcement sheds light on the start date of Premier Season 2 alongside a bunch of other changes coming to the game including an adjustment to the Active Duty map pool. As already confirmed by ...
Inferno was played a total of 2108 times and Vertigo 1672 times. Dust 2 and Overpass were not present in the active map pool throughout the year, which resulted in them occupying the last ...
De_Dust 2 Winter is a Dust 2 map with a winter theme. This map is filled with snow on a cold winter’s night. It’s also a map with a Xmas theme that includes Christmas trees, snowmen, and wrapped gift ...
Dust 2 is one of the most iconic maps found in Counter-Strike 2. David Johnston created it over 23 years ago, and it made its first appearance in the game in version 1.1. For two decades it remained ...
Community-made maps have ... for Counter-Strike 2, featuring five unique creations. Although these new maps have been added none of them have been added to the premier map pool, premier being ...