FEED THE TROLLS EP 3: Why is Dust2 back in the CS2 map pool? Ft Thorin & STYKO

Episode 3 of the Tech Girl Talks podcast, hosted by Sam "Tech Girl" Wright, titled "FEED THE TROLLS EP 3: Why is Dust2 back in the CS2 map pool? Ft Thorin & STYKO" was published on May 3, 2024 and runs 51 minutes.

May 3, 2024 ·51m · Tech Girl Talks

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Valve announced that Dust2 is now back in the competitive map pool for CS2 with Overpass being removed. ⁠ @STYKO joins ⁠ @Thooorin & Sam to hate on Vertigo (lies, he's positive the whole way through) and discuss the impact Dust2 will have on pro level CS2 moving forward. 0:00 Intro 00:51 Dust2 & powdered eggs 02:18 STYKO's reaction to Dust2 inclusion in the map pool 03:14 Thorin's take on Dust2's return 06:55 Why would Valve drop Overpass? 11:54 Will Dust2 bring more viewers to competitive CS2? 16:06 What can we expect from the pro players on Dust2? 19:44 Will Dust2 make it boring to watch competitive CS2? 21:43 Scout players boosted on Dust2 28:10 Which pro teams will struggle with the removal of Overpass? 30:33 Is this the worst map pool of all time? 34:01 Community Map Building 36:44 Do the CS2 developers care about competitive play? 41:31 Why we'd remove Vertigo 43:25 Dust2 spawn points 46:55 Some more Vertigo hate 49:06 We broke STYKO 50:24 Check out STYKO's YouTube Channel Seriously ⁠ @STYKO YouTube channel. Check it out. And follow him on x: http://www.twitter.com/STYKOcs You can follow Thorin on X as well: http://www.twitter.com/Thorin

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Valve announced that Dust2 is now back in the competitive map pool for CS2 with Overpass being removed. ⁠ @STYKO joins ⁠ @Thooorin & Sam to hate on Vertigo (lies, he's positive the whole way through) and discuss the impact Dust2 will have on pro level CS2 moving forward. 0:00 Intro 00:51 Dust2 & powdered eggs 02:18 STYKO's reaction to Dust2 inclusion in the map pool 03:14 Thorin's take on Dust2's return 06:55 Why would Valve drop Overpass? 11:54 Will Dust2 bring more viewers to competitive CS2? 16:06 What can we expect from the pro players on Dust2? 19:44 Will Dust2 make it boring to watch competitive CS2? 21:43 Scout players boosted on Dust2 28:10 Which pro teams will struggle with the removal of Overpass? 30:33 Is this the worst map pool of all time? 34:01 Community Map Building 36:44 Do the CS2 developers care about competitive play? 41:31 Why we'd remove Vertigo 43:25 Dust2 spawn points 46:55 Some more Vertigo hate 49:06 We broke STYKO 50:24 Check out STYKO's YouTube Channel Seriously ⁠ @STYKO YouTube channel. Check it out. And follow him on x: http://www.twitter.com/STYKOcs You can follow Thorin on X as well: http://www.twitter.com/Thorin

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