Counter-Strike: Global Offensive recently received a new update courtesy of Valve. The updates saw the game undergo some under-the-hood weapons re-balancing as well as some map changes. The major takeaway from these weapons changes would be for gamers who enjoy playing CS:GO for competitive play.
CS:GO’s April 10 patch tweaked the games assault rifles, adjusting the SG553’s rate of fire and reducing the rifle’s accuracy. Additionally, the AUG’s accuracy has also been changed, making it more effective while un-scoped and marginally less effectively while scoped. The M4A1-S, however, has seen a $200 price reduction, and will now cost $2900 for interested players.
Assault rifles weren’t the only weapons to be tinkered with. Both the Deagle and Tec-9 pistols also underwent minor changes. The Deagle’s jumping accuracy has now been improved, shortening the recovery time after landing. The Tec-9, meanwhile, has seen its overall firing accuracy get a boost. The Bizon submachine gun’s armor penetration has also seen an improvement.
In total six maps were changed: Anubis, Inferno, Overpass, Office, Chlorine, and Mirage. It’s worth noting that these tweaks are minor ones and extend to fixing individual rooms or clipping issues players have encountered. That being said, Anubis has been moved to Competitive mode and had its boost exploits removed.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is out now for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Source: GameSpot
