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I understand they want to streamline stuff and they're a small team, but did they really need to remove so much stuff? They removed bomb defusal, active shooter which were all really enjoyable. Old hotel and old cheryessa is gone which were really decent maps imo. Not the best, but it was nice to have them.

Mods exist to add them back, but the hassle isn't worth it as the mod system is pretty finicky. I hate to say this, but it really does feel like they're removing stuff to make buying dlc's as attractive as possible.

I'm fine with dlc's being pushed because they definitely need to make money somehow, but removing the game modes that made the game stand out from the Terrorist Hunt formula present in all other tactical shooters isn't something I agree with.

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3 days ago - /u/Gruntr - Direct link

Touched on that discussion in this thread

Also while we want players to buy DLC, keep in mind that we’ve kept them pretty open to players — only the host has to own the map to play with friends, for example, and the weapons are free to all. But I can understand that’s how it might appear without context. Seen this a lot recently so I thought I’d address it! :)