On May 4, Valve released a new update for Counter Strike: Global Offensive. The main news of the update was the completion of the operation, a new case and a change in the list of tournament cards. Visual improvements and bug fixes have also been added to several maps.
Operation Broken Fang, which was added to the game in early December last year, has ended, and players still have about ten days left to receive rewards for the remaining unused stars. The new case, called Snakebite, includes seventeen new skins and a rare item. In addition, with the update, the CS: GO 360 Stats service appeared in the game, which allows you to access match statistics in the “Competitive”, “Premier” and “Premier” modes with a paid subscription ($0.99 per month). and "Partners".
One of the most discussed innovations of the update was the change in the competitive set of cards: Train's place was now taken by Ancient, which caused a mixed reaction among many players. Some believe that there was no need to replace the Train because it had no significant flaws. It is possible that Valve was guided by matchmaking statistics, according to which Train was among the least popular cards, both among amateurs and professional players. In any case, the teams now have to work out detailed strategies for Ancient. Some analysts have already said that it is not suitable for competitive play and requires significant balance improvements.
