Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Operation Hydra out now
Valve has launched a new update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Titled Operation Hydra, the update brings with it unique new game modes that will be available for a week at a time.
According to the full patch notes, the new game modes rotating every week are as follows:
War Games: A set of twists on classic gameplay, including a special heavy armor, low-gravity sniping, team deathmatch, and more.
Wingman: 2v2 competitive match on single-bombsite maps, a quick best-of-16 rounds, and a special Wingman skill group.
Weapons Expert: Once you buy a weapon, you can’t buy it again for the rest of the match. 5v5 best-of-30 match with a special Weapons Expert skill group.
There will also be four new maps, and three returning community-created maps. Austria, Shipped, Lite, Thrill, Agency, Insertion, and Black Gold will be available for “casual and competitive play.”
Players can purchase the Operation Hydra All Access Pass for $6, which grants access to the following:
Guardian Mission campaign, with 30 replayable missions
Access to Operation weapon drops and the Operation Hydra Case
Operation Hydra Challenge Coin, which is upgradable to the new Diamond level
Operation Hydra Journal that tracks stats and has a friends leaderboards
The update also makes a few gameplay tweaks, including a reduction to the UMP45 damage from .85 to .75, the removal of respawn in Deathmatch when players upgrade to a bonus weapon, improved radar spotting, and more. Some maps, including the recently released Canals map, have also received minor tweaks.
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