Did they remove Train from CSGO?

Yes. These RMRs will use the old Map Pool. Players, teams, and fans of CS:GO are surprised to see Train be the map to be removed and replaced.
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Why did CSGO remove Train?

In the latest update, Valve rotated the competitive map pool. Instead of removing Mirage, which was very much expected, or carrying out another experiment with Vertigo, the dev team replaced Train.
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When was Train removed from CSGO?

Through an update on May 3rd, Valve removed Train from the active duty map pool of CSGO. The legendary map that has been existent since the days of CS 1.6 has been replaced by the young bomb-defusal map Ancient.
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Is Train removed from Faceit?

106 days ago Valve removed Train from the map pool and added Ancient. In reaction to that, Faceit removed Cache and added Ancient. But why did they keep Train? Currently there are 8 maps in the Faceit map pool, giving one team 4 map vetoes and the other team 3.
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Why did they remove cache from CSGO?

Like many maps before it, Cache was removed so that the original creator could begin the process of re-working it. Earlier this month, it was announced that the reworked Cache was finished would get a spectacular debut, during the showmatch at the upcoming ESL One New York event at the end of September.
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Is cache Chernobyl?

Trivia. The Cache Collection was introduced before the ESL One 2014 tournament, and was originally only available in a souvenir packages. The map contains several signs with the word "ЧАЕС" printed on them, the letters stand for Чорнобильська Атомна Електростанція, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukrainian.
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Why is Popdog called Popdog?

Inside the Ladder area, there is an small area named "Popdog". This is an homage to the original train car used as cover for the entrance (and other train cars) when the map was first released. If the player turns to the left, a "Pop Dog" crate can be seen. The remainder of the area is referred to as Ladder.
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Did ancient replace trains?

Train has been removed, and Ancient has been activated. Ancient was introduced in December 2020 as part of Operation Broken Fang, which has now concluded. The new map, an homage to a previous bomb defusal map called Aztec, was designed to be a competitive map when it was released.
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What replaced ancient CSGO?

Ancient will be the first major switch to the map pool in a couple of years when it replaces Train, and it's splitting opinions among the community. Valve has also shipped a host of changes to Ancient to give it a fresher design compared to its initial Operation Broken Fang release.
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Is Cache on Faceit?

competitive map pool and a platform-wide survey, we are making some changes to the map pool on FACEIT. ?️ Ancient has been added, while Cache has been removed.
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Is Train in competitive map pool?

Stats show why Train might have been removed by Valve

The CS:GO community was not at all pleased when they learned about Train's departure from the competitive map pool. But while everyone was busy pointing fingers at Valve, 'Leetify' got to work trying to figure out the reason behind this decision.
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Is Ancient A good map?

There is a 15-minute queue on ancient right now and it's probably the best map valve has put in the game in over 3 years. You should have to play 3 games of ancient a week before any other map just so you fuckers will learn it. It's a great map and fits well into the comp pool.
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Is Ancient T or CT sided?

Train and Ancient are the most CT-sided maps in CSGO

A stat report by HLTV shows that the latest map, Ancient, is the most CT-sided map, closely followed by Train. Around 54.5% of matches played on Ancient ended up favoring the defending side, affirming that the CT-side is comparatively easier to play.
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Did Valve make ancient?

Ancient is the third original Valve created map for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive after Overpass in 2013 and Canals in 2017. Whilst both of the aforementioned maps had immediate layout concerns from casual and professional players alike, the concerns regarding the structure of Ancient were considered much more tame.
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Why did they take cobble out of competitive?

Nobody was playing cobble, so it got dropped. They tried to save it since it wasnt up to todays standards and nobody did play it before changes aswell. A lot of people liked cobble only because it was posible to get cobble case drop from majors and thats about it.
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What replaced ancient?

– Ancient has been added into the current competition map pool Active Duty Group and Train has been removed from Active Duty Group. – Grind and Mocha have been added to official matchmaking in Scrimmage, Casual, and Deathmatch game modes, replacing Apollo, Engage, and Anubis.
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Is Ancient A competitive map?

Ancient is not fit to be a competitive map

This is just a minor part though, as the whole design of Ancient seems unfit for competitive play. The colour scheme of the map is dark and green.
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Where is train in CSGO?

Train is an old-school bomb defusal map in the Counter-Strike series, appearing as far back as CS 1.6. It is set in Russia, and is seen as one of the more advanced maps to master in its playstyle and callouts.
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Who made overpass?

Overpass is CS:GO's first completely new defuse map designed with competitive play in mind. Since its release in December 2013, Overpass received seven updates based on feedback and data.
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Who made CSGO train?

de_train was created by Chris Mair and introduced on December 23, 1999 in Counter-Strike Beta 5.0.
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Is CSGO based on real life?

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's cut-throat maps aren't all fictional. Here's what some of these locations look like in real life. Valve has released dozens of maps in Counter-Strike, and real-life places have inspired most of them.
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Who made inferno CSGO?

de_inferno was created by Chris "Narby" Auty and introduced on June 27th, 1999 in Counter-Strike Version 1.1. A new version of de_inferno was introduced in the beta for Counter-Strike Version 1.6.
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Where is mirage in CSGO?

Overview. The map is themed like a Middle Eastern town, but because of its close resemblance to Moroccan style architecture, it is likely set somewhere in Morocco.
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Is Nuke CT 2021 sided?

Nuke is the second most CT-sided map in CSGO with a CT win rate of 53.3%. The plant locations have potentially dangerous and confusing layouts, which requires the Ts to move through dangerous entryways. They must dampen their footsteps in order to make it to the site without being detected.
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