Valve has introduced Season Two of Premier matchmaking, bringing Train into the map pool and replacing Vertigo, along with several gameplay adjustments initially hinted at last week.
The price of the M4A4 was lowered by $200 to match that of the M4A1-S, while the FAMAS saw its cost decrease from $2050 to $1950, along with improved accuracy.
Three SMGs, the MP9, MP7, and MP5-SD, have also received nerfs to their crouching accuracy, which is a surprise considering the MP9’s run-and-gun potential has been the key point of contention rather than its crouching accuracy.
Official Announcement
Patch Notes
PREMIER
- Premier Season Two is here, and Premier matchmaking has resumed
- Every player who earned a CS Rating during Season One will receive a commemorative Premier Season One Medal which includes detailed Season Statistics
- Every player will have their CS Rating recalibrated based on their Season One performance, and will need to re-establish their CS Rating by winning 10 matches
- Train has been added to the Active Duty map pool
- Vertigo has been removed from the Active Duty map pool
GAMEPLAY
- M4A4 price reduced to $2,900
- FAMAS accuracy improved and price reduced to $1,950
- Reduced crouching accuracy for the MP9, MP5-SD, and MP7
- Adjusted scope dot on AUG/SG to be more useable at range
UI
- Added a new radar dynamic zoom option that will grow or shrink the radar to include your team mates, bomb and other detected elements
- Adjusted grenade order in spectator UI to match weapon selection order
- Increased brightness of carried C4 in UI
MAPS
Train
- Removed a boost angle from Long Dog to Bombsite A
- Fixed lighting artifacts on double-sided materials
MISC
- Added fallback logic to allow playing incomplete demo files, either copied from an ongoing live match or recovered after a game server crash
- Fixed an exploit where users could use secondary fire on R8 Revolver and then sell it back
- Counter-strafe summaries are now available in game server log data distributed via log address in addition to console logs
This patch might change how people play in matchmaking and professional matches. For example, FAMAS price reduction, together with M4A4, makes it easier for the CT side to make a force buy and surprise the enemy team.
You can find the official patch notes list here.
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