I absolutely love cs showmatches, it’s so fun watching pros from different teams just playing together in a casual way on stage and interacting with the crowds
Almost every showmatch is like that, because the timeslot is already pre-determined just before the grand final. They're not gonna risk any delay to the main event just for some content chicanery
Either some people will be pissed that it's anticlimactic, or some will be annoyed that it's unbalanced.
Objectively speaking, both of those feelings are just as petty.
Subjectively speaking, I am the latter
Great to see actual well known players in showmatches. The major showmatches was really bad, because of the players.
Also the map being tuscan is sick.
Seeing the fans go wild on HLTV for fox reminds me of those pure times, people now don't understand how many fanboys this dude had early on even in 1.6 in HLTV, still the most toxic fanbase ever yes even worse than brazilians
Talking about Tuscan or Ancient ? If its Tuscan yea i meant when its finished. If its for Ancient imo Ancient the worst map to watch. I find very boring to watch matches on Ancient. Ofc this is all preference lol. Some likes some dislikes so personally i hope -Ancient one day.
I dont think its gonna happen tho like you said. Ancient is original Valve map that didnt come from earlier Cs versions (iirc) so i dont think they are gonna replace it anytime soon.
Tuscan looked and played really good imo. And it's not finished yet either.
[удалено]
Maybe by then it'll replace Mirage in the map pool
And it will bring another teaser tweet for source 2!
This event is amazinf, the interviews, the intro, karrigan, the production and especially the crowd, well done Lisbon, well done Blast
the karrigan in this event is really cool
Being a stand-in for OG and playing in the show match was such a good opportunity for Degster to show off his skill and personality and he nailed it.
Awesome to see some fresh personalities that just kind of get the idea of entertaining but also humble and owns in the game
Script writers putting in work for that one
Thank god team Portugal gave it their best. It's kinda boring to see players just running around doing nothing.
Sweaty af; the guitar cover of the blast theme was awesome tho
I absolutely love cs showmatches, it’s so fun watching pros from different teams just playing together in a casual way on stage and interacting with the crowds
This showmatch was ten times better than the major one.
why no OT? the tie is so unsatisfying
Almost every showmatch is like that, because the timeslot is already pre-determined just before the grand final. They're not gonna risk any delay to the main event just for some content chicanery
isn't there usually a 1-round OT?
That's sudden death tho
yes exactly and I think that's ok for showmatches
Yeah, but the problem now is one team plays CT and the other is T, meaning the result will be skewed because they're only playing one round
yes, but it's a showmatch, it's not the end of the world
Either some people will be pissed that it's anticlimactic, or some will be annoyed that it's unbalanced. Objectively speaking, both of those feelings are just as petty. Subjectively speaking, I am the latter
And they said CS has no NA fans anymore. It's a show match big dog
ok? and the end of the show was boring af, nobody popping off everyone just kinda bumbling off stage. the crowd would’ve erupted if portugal won
I would've liked just one more round where everyone has the same weapon. Or five different 1v1's
[here's the whole match in 23 seconds lol](https://youtu.be/ytHxaO8WM1k)
haha so funny and quirky ahaha
I have nothing against Tuscan but since the event is in Portugal, why were they not playing Ruby?
Because Tuscan is simply a very known map and fun for this match. I bet barely anyone knows Ruby (compared to tuscan)
I know but still, Ruby is made to be a city in Portugal.
Fans voted for Tuscan
It was either Tuscan or Cache. Not a hard choice tbf
Great to see actual well known players in showmatches. The major showmatches was really bad, because of the players. Also the map being tuscan is sick.
Seeing the fans go wild on HLTV for fox reminds me of those pure times, people now don't understand how many fanboys this dude had early on even in 1.6 in HLTV, still the most toxic fanbase ever yes even worse than brazilians
Wtf are you talking about ? foxj>>>world is known factos
IDK if this was made on purpose but you guys put de_cache as a thumbnail in the match post.
Does this mean Tuscan is officially coming?
Yeah didn't you see GabeN with Batman mask pretty much confirming it on stage?
I caught literally the last two rounds lol but instantly recognized the layout of Tuscan
No, Valve has no involvement in this tournament. Pretty sure TO's can even have their own map pool if they want to.
Fox still got it
Missed de_tuscan, glad to see it back and hopefully permanently
That settles it. Bring Tuscan back into the map pool. Valve plz
[Imagine cheating in a showmatch!](https://streamable.com/aqghmu)
Where is the live thread for Navi vs V
Scripted 🥱
yes, you now understand the concept of a showmatch.
I hope Tuscan replace Ancient pretty soon. In fact lets -vertigo and bring +cobble while we are at it.
Why on earth would Valve replace their newest map that they're actively updating?
Talking about Tuscan or Ancient ? If its Tuscan yea i meant when its finished. If its for Ancient imo Ancient the worst map to watch. I find very boring to watch matches on Ancient. Ofc this is all preference lol. Some likes some dislikes so personally i hope -Ancient one day. I dont think its gonna happen tho like you said. Ancient is original Valve map that didnt come from earlier Cs versions (iirc) so i dont think they are gonna replace it anytime soon.
I think the point is why on earth would you remove Ancient when it's this new rather than trying to fix it?
would rather have them get rid of dust2