Looks like this one flew completely under the radar. The Cyberathlete Professional League has ruled that it will use Counter-Strike 1.4 for the Summer event.
"It is clear to us that the community is simply split on this matter," said Angel Munoz, the founder of the CPL. "The CPL will continue working with Valve," he added, "to analyze some of the issues that have been discussed on this thread."
This announcement comes after a recently closed poll asking members of the CPL forums which version of Counter-Strike should be used at the Summer event. At the time of closing, poll was 59% in favor of CS 1.3, 41% for CS 1.4. The CPL, however, will still use CS 1.4 even if some of the changes--the jumping nerf and walking fixes being the most controversial--are in question by many in the community.
"We already have international qualifiers that are successfully using CS 1.4," explained Munoz. "[We] believe that it is in the best interest of the sport to continue our plan to use Counter-Strike version 1.4 at the CPL Summer Championship Event."
No big surprise, honestly. Killing the spectator element would make the CPL lose focus with fans albeit while making some CPL players happier.
On a related note, during the big 3D vs TAU match a few days ago, walking was used almost all the time. Although the game may be slower because of the physics fixes, the clan members still use. It's only a matter of time before the defensive team exploits this to their advantage: run to the defensive positions before the enemy is even in range because of walking speed. The change in walking speed may not be all that bad for the clan scene, I just believe that the strategies haven't yet started to mature. Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
"It is clear to us that the community is simply split on this matter," said Angel Munoz, the founder of the CPL. "The CPL will continue working with Valve," he added, "to analyze some of the issues that have been discussed on this thread."
This announcement comes after a recently closed poll asking members of the CPL forums which version of Counter-Strike should be used at the Summer event. At the time of closing, poll was 59% in favor of CS 1.3, 41% for CS 1.4. The CPL, however, will still use CS 1.4 even if some of the changes--the jumping nerf and walking fixes being the most controversial--are in question by many in the community.
"We already have international qualifiers that are successfully using CS 1.4," explained Munoz. "[We] believe that it is in the best interest of the sport to continue our plan to use Counter-Strike version 1.4 at the CPL Summer Championship Event."
No big surprise, honestly. Killing the spectator element would make the CPL lose focus with fans albeit while making some CPL players happier.
On a related note, during the big 3D vs TAU match a few days ago, walking was used almost all the time. Although the game may be slower because of the physics fixes, the clan members still use. It's only a matter of time before the defensive team exploits this to their advantage: run to the defensive positions before the enemy is even in range because of walking speed. The change in walking speed may not be all that bad for the clan scene, I just believe that the strategies haven't yet started to mature. Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
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