Should CSGO have an option to pick between M4A4 and M4A1-S mid-game? – CS:GO News

Fariha Bhatti • 31/Jul/21 • 15:25

Amid Counter-Strike: World Offensive’s cryptic posts and hints concerning the grenade drop characteristic, Helvijs “broky” Saukants has labored in his personal request of getting an possibility to select between M4A1-S and M4A4 mid-match. 

CSGO has been dropping refined hints about modifications coming to grenade storage. Whereas mousesports’ Broky would not thoughts dropping utility for his teammates, there’s one thing else he needs Valve to regulate. The professional participant lately tweeted that he’d like an possibility to select between the 2 Counter-Terrorist facet rifles throughout a reside match. 

The purchase wheel of CSGO would not enable CTs to select between two main rifles with kind of related specs and Broky’s tweet has triggered a debate whether or not Valve ought to lastly enable it. Whereas some gamers plainly reject the concept, many imagine that the developer ought to have added the characteristic a very long time in the past. 

Ought to gamers be capable to choose between M4A1-S and M4A4? 

Shopping for an appropriate rifle in line with the place you are enjoying is undoubtedly a vibrant concept however it could shake up the sport for the more serious.

Modifying the purchase wheel would not be completely honest to T-side, which does not have the luxurious of selecting a silent Carbine like M4A1-S. Whereas the CT-side juggle between weapons to swimsuit shut or long-range duels, Ts must follow the loud Kalashnikov, which is tactically unfair.

Moreover, reading the enemy strat, motion, and positioning is instrumental to successful a higher-ranked recreation. As a T-side participant, it might negatively affect the intel-gathering course of once you’re left guessing mid-game about CTs positioning based mostly on the weapon they carry. 

Other than the characteristic’s affect on T-side, the sport’s economic system would smash the tactical expertise. There is a disparity of $300 between M4A4 and M4A1-S, sufficient cash to purchase a flashbang in the event that they choose the latter. This financial institution distinction will enable CTs an edge by carrying utility after they should not, all of the whereas having an equally highly effective weapon. When CTs have $3,100 to make use of, they’d have a bonus within the type of further ammo, as M4A4 has 5 extra bullets in a single journal. 

Whereas many would argue that not having an prolonged wheel limits you to drop your teammate the weapon of their alternative, it additionally places CTs at an important benefit of cashing their eco rounds. For instance, if a participant has $2900 to spare after a full-buy of M4A4, they will donate a robust weapon like M4A1-S to their teammate, which is simply as viable as Ak-47. This at the moment nullifies the idea of eco-rounds since gamers can solely drop a FAMAS or an SMG in a price range of $2900. 

Whereas it does make sense for CTs to make their choose, the present recreation ways do not enable this luxurious as it might royally rock the meta.

Just a few financial changes is perhaps required to advance the purchase wheel whereas making certain meta-stability. It is extremely possible Valve needed to thoroughly take away M4A1-S after introducing the brand new rifle however stored it for the sake of the older participant base. To maintain the sport meta stable, the developer is probably going pushing the gamers to stay to at least one weapon, therefore refusing so as to add an prolonged wheel.