@@rapidmark2700A lot of people love it as a casual map bro. You gotta remember counter strike wasn’t an over the top competitive game as it is right now ten years ago
I started playing cs on hostage maps. Office is where I had my best moments, from insane clutches, very funny voice chat interactions to my final rank-up to Global Elite. I loved that map, and it still is the only one I have fun on (besides overpass) even after I completely quit playing counterstrike. Office isn't just a map, it's an experience.
tbh everyone i've ever heard hate the map just doesn't know how to play it. It's very rewarding when you play the map right, when you have all your timing right.
Office in cs2 is much more different as far as some small differences and gameplay changes like the fact that you can break smokes, that makes it much more manageable on ct side for sure
Joining in on others here, two other Hostage Rescue maps I really liked are Agency and Insertion II. Honestly, alright, Agency is not THAT good, though interesting and it's the first thing I think of when hearing of the mode. But Insertion II? It's probably the most fun I had in CS:GO, and it was sad seeing it go
I really enjoyed the original Insertion in 2014’s Operation Breakout, much of the community didn’t but I loved it. Admittedly I have never played Insertion II in a competitive mode, only dm, but it’s a very nice looking map.
Mainly CS 1.3-1.6 player here. I would say that Office is the most balanced hostage rescue map for its time. Just look at Assault for example. Militia had a downgrade when the hostages could no longer go up ladders after a major patch (I think 1.4).
People don't seem to understand that "unbalanced maps" (eg. Avalanche in DoD 1.3) are meant to have teams swap sides after each round. Then everyone gets a fair chance to be on the better end
two chokepoints | the meta strats are insane | peeks or counter peeks | teamwork is required to not get overwhelmed and on classic mode you can feel like scouter
Office is ok where it is at, it's not that bad of a map but it's not that good either. It's just right in the middle though not being fully balanced is what kept the map in the sidelines.
I don’t mind it either really, although it is unbalanced I wouldn’t say it’s bad at all, a good CT team can do well on this map for sure. It’s a classic so it would be difficult to apply changes to it, and I think it’s “ok” the way it is.
well, I guarantee you that if you put the hostage spawns at the end of the long corridor and in the paper room, suddenly the map tends to become quite CT sided. Imo, the rng of the hostages is the worst thing that happens to office (and to CS maps , in generals. Bomb sites don't change their possition each game on the DE_ maps , no??? ) This comes from someone that was playing exclusively the hostage map group in CSGO .
One simple but very impactful change would be to put one of the hostages in "Office" and shift the CT and T spawns accordingly to adjust the timings. The biggest problem with cs_office and a lot of other hostage maps is that the Ts don't really have to split up like the CTs do in most defuse maps. This change could also help with making more of the map actually played.
Maybe if it wasnt hostage people would like it. The map is good honestly people that only play dust 2 mirage and inferno are the worst most boring players in existance i fall asleep playing inferno fr.
I love office but in high level office it's extremely boring and practically a waiting game. Inferno has the best rotates and util usage of all the maps
Office is actually my favorite map. It's really simple, T holding positions are easy (but, conversely, they are predictable for the CT's), it's a good aim map because of the lack of verticality, and overall the aesthetic is nice. At the very least I find it to be a good beginner map since plays are predictable and because of the strong hold T's have the ability to have, it encourages the use of utilities. When I play CS2, 99% of the time I'm playing Office, it's the map that got me to start actually using utilities.
The point is that the map hasn’t been updated at all. Inferno is still called Inferno, yet it has been updated and tweaked, just like Vertigo is still called Vertigo, but it’s layout has been changed considerably.
I miss Assault
You must be a rare specimen because nobody did
Me too fr fr
Cuz it was the first map that I palyed.
If that gets put in competitive aswell as the 10/10 most chill map its office, i will now have 2 maps i will que for in competitive 😎
@@rapidmark2700A lot of people love it as a casual map bro. You gotta remember counter strike wasn’t an over the top competitive game as it is right now ten years ago
I started playing cs on hostage maps. Office is where I had my best moments, from insane clutches, very funny voice chat interactions to my final rank-up to Global Elite. I loved that map, and it still is the only one I have fun on (besides overpass) even after I completely quit playing counterstrike. Office isn't just a map, it's an experience.
It's our hometown
6:11 It's because of all the 24/7 Office servers in CSS. It works perfect as a GG/DM map
tbh everyone i've ever heard hate the map just doesn't know how to play it.
It's very rewarding when you play the map right, when you have all your timing right.
Side hall smoke, then instant molly and flash push through the molly is my favorite side hall play hands down
I was an office global lmao. I only played assault, Aztec, office, and Italy for a long time. I miss Italy in comp so bad
Office in cs2 is much more different as far as some small differences and gameplay changes like the fact that you can break smokes, that makes it much more manageable on ct side for sure
I feel like sniper nest is faster to get to now though as well which is good when the t side plays aggressively
BRING BACK ASSASSINATION MAPS!!!!!!!!
office has a bit of rng too with hostage spawn location. it can change the tides quickly
Joining in on others here, two other Hostage Rescue maps I really liked are Agency and Insertion II. Honestly, alright, Agency is not THAT good, though interesting and it's the first thing I think of when hearing of the mode. But Insertion II? It's probably the most fun I had in CS:GO, and it was sad seeing it go
I really enjoyed the original Insertion in 2014’s Operation Breakout, much of the community didn’t but I loved it. Admittedly I have never played Insertion II in a competitive mode, only dm, but it’s a very nice looking map.
Mainly CS 1.3-1.6 player here. I would say that Office is the most balanced hostage rescue map for its time. Just look at Assault for example. Militia had a downgrade when the hostages could no longer go up ladders after a major patch (I think 1.4).
People don't seem to understand that "unbalanced maps" (eg. Avalanche in DoD 1.3) are meant to have teams swap sides after each round. Then everyone gets a fair chance to be on the better end
office was and always will be my favorite map lol, i can’t really explain why either
same here brada
two chokepoints | the meta strats are insane | peeks or counter peeks | teamwork is required to not get overwhelmed and on classic mode you can feel like scouter
Cache is my by far favorite map, but I started liking ancient and I think I just like green
This sets you appart from Tense1983
(I don't know why I had to make that comment!)
this was my last map played on LAN and that was awesome, we played against a team of Marvel comicbook artists
but I miss de_dust :( spent more time playing on that map than any back in the day
I always call the office playerbase the dropout commune of counter strike! xD
I think much improvement could be made by giving the CTs more time per round to make it more balanced!
8:02 That will make it THE ONLY map that anyone EVER plays in Premiere!
Office is ok where it is at, it's not that bad of a map but it's not that good either. It's just right in the middle though not being fully balanced is what kept the map in the sidelines.
I don’t mind it either really, although it is unbalanced I wouldn’t say it’s bad at all, a good CT team can do well on this map for sure. It’s a classic so it would be difficult to apply changes to it, and I think it’s “ok” the way it is.
well, I guarantee you that if you put the hostage spawns at the end of the long corridor and in the paper room, suddenly the map tends to become quite CT sided.
Imo, the rng of the hostages is the worst thing that happens to office (and to CS maps , in generals. Bomb sites don't change their possition each game on the DE_ maps , no??? )
This comes from someone that was playing exclusively the hostage map group in CSGO .
The RNG for hostage locations is definitely something that didn't need to be added (not sure why it was lol).
I only really play deathmatch and arms race, I love office probably for nostalgia.
6:56 It's less that it's simple and more that it's effective
They should make all maps available in competitive
i think dont understand why tf italy is not in comp but office is
One simple but very impactful change would be to put one of the hostages in "Office" and shift the CT and T spawns accordingly to adjust the timings. The biggest problem with cs_office and a lot of other hostage maps is that the Ts don't really have to split up like the CTs do in most defuse maps.
This change could also help with making more of the map actually played.
What if they did office and a rebalanced office like office 2.0 or whatever?
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to be honest, but many people love office as it is now, so changing it may be controversial 🤷♂️
it's hostage rescue? thought it was tower defense
I want Agency back.
i liked the hostage map Climb in csgo it was not as badly balance on t side
i love office it truly is a classic
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Maybe if it wasnt hostage people would like it. The map is good honestly people that only play dust 2 mirage and inferno are the worst most boring players in existance i fall asleep playing inferno fr.
I love office but in high level office it's extremely boring and practically a waiting game. Inferno has the best rotates and util usage of all the maps
Definitely miss Assault and Militia tho.
Make video about cs_Assault
Office Office.........but lets not forgrt about cs_backalley
I love backalley's atmosphere, I wish it would come to CS2 even if it was only for Casual modes.
It’s like a Nuke town
I miss agency
I miss cs_assault
Kids today complaining that some maps aren't balanced.🤨
I made a new office map but it is for CS 1.6, would you want to check it out?
Office isn't competitively viable at all, but if you're tryharding on Office you're playing it wrong.
Office global ftw
i want insertion 2
Office is actually my favorite map. It's really simple, T holding positions are easy (but, conversely, they are predictable for the CT's), it's a good aim map because of the lack of verticality, and overall the aesthetic is nice. At the very least I find it to be a good beginner map since plays are predictable and because of the strong hold T's have the ability to have, it encourages the use of utilities. When I play CS2, 99% of the time I'm playing Office, it's the map that got me to start actually using utilities.
It's nearly the same because it's the same map.
The point is that the map hasn’t been updated at all.
Inferno is still called Inferno, yet it has been updated and tweaked, just like Vertigo is still called Vertigo, but it’s layout has been changed considerably.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIRST
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Office is by far the best map ever in CS hostage map history!