De Mirage
| Mirage | |
|---|---|
| Counter-Strike location | |
| Created by | Michael Hull |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| First appearance | Counter-Strike |
"Mirage", also known by its filename de_mirage, is a popular map in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that was released in 2013. It was created by Valve Corporation, the game's developer, and made available to players. Mirage has been used in a number of esports tournaments and world-level championships in CS:GO. It is known for its good balance and offers numerous opportunities for players to display their tactical and coordination skills. Over time, the map has undergone changes and updates by Valve to improve its quality and increase the tactical balance.
Design[edit]
Mirage has an intricate and well structured design. It is built around an empty station, which contains a number of different buildings and facilities, such as roads, bridges, stairs, and pastures. This map has an open design, which makes it suitable for conflict play style.
Mirage has two main parts: the T-flat part and the CT-flat part. The subway part is the part where the terrorists carry the bomb and must destroy one of two targets. The CT-dwelling part is the part in which the Counter-Terrorists protect the target and must protect it from the terrorists.
The map has several important elements, such as A-site, B-site, mid, connector, apartments, and window. A-site and B-site are the two main locations on the map where players can place the bomb. Mid is the part that connects the two sides of the map and is an important place for the distribution of information between players. Connector is a tunnel that connects mid to A-site and B-site and offers many tactical possibilities. Apartments is a group of apartments on the CT-apartment side, while window is a window that can be used as an observation point.
History[edit]
Mirage is a rebuilt version of the same map from previous versions of Counter-Strike. Originally, the Mirage map was created from the previous level of Counter-Strike and became known for being one of the best and most diverse maps in the game. However, when CS:GO was developed, Valve decided to create a rebuilt version of the Mirage map and change its name to Mirage.
Mirage was first released in May 2013 under the CS:GO platform and became a part of the in-game map collection. The new map design was carefully crafted and included new elements such as new buildings, bricks, and new roads, making the map different from the previous Mirage version.
In the game, Mirage is a popular and favorite map by many players, and has been used in esports tournaments worldwide. Regular map updates are made by the game developers to improve the tactical balance and add new details to the map design.
Reception[edit]
Mike Stubbs of Red Bull stated that the map had "long been a favorite of many" due to its simple layout and unchanging nature.[1] Dot Esports called the map ideal for learning strategy, saying that it required good knowledge of rotations and map control.[2] In 2017, Scott Dahkle of ESPN commented on the map's increasing use in esports over competing maps like Train, calling it the "most important map-to-be", and saying the shift made sense due to the development of better grenades and tactics that enabled more possibilities for its three-lane layout.[3] By 2022, Leonardo Biazzi of Dot Esports reported on how the map's meta had become stale, noting professional teams repeated the same strategy in every match due to the map's lack of updates since 2020. He noted that one esports player called for its removal from the map pool, although he called the possibility unclear due to its status as one of the game's most-played and best-optimized maps.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Stubbs, Mike (2018-06-14). "Mirage has seen some big changes". Red Bull. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ Heath, Jerome; Villanueva, Jamie (2022-06-17). "The Best CS:GO Maps for Beginners, Ranked". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ Dahlke, Scott (2017-09-13). "Mirage might become CS:GO's most important map". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ Biazzi, Leonardo (2022-08-09). "C9 HObbit calls for removal of 'boring' Mirage from CS:GO map pool, wants Cobblestone back". Dot Esports. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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