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On Tuesday, CEVO announced modifications to its match rule set for the upcoming season of Counter-Strike: Source. CEVO has decided to adopt the unique rules of the Championship Gaming Series for its Professional division. With the CGS approaching this summer, many teams have shifted their focus to playing under the CGS rules.

The fourth season of CEVO Counter-Strike: Source Professional is scheduled to begin this month, as the placement tournament to determine which teams will make up the Pro division will start on May 20th. Below is the news release from the CEVO website:

Following the recent shift to a non-traditional style of play, CEVO has decided to adjust rules to reflect that change. Identical to the now commonly played CGS format, the CEVO-Professional rule changes are as follows:

* 1:20 Round Time
* $16,000 Start Money
* 1 round, sudden death overtime (subject to change during the regular season)
* 9 Rounds Per Half
* First team to win 10 rounds, wins the match

Due to the CEVO-Professional rule changes, the CEVO-Professional Placement Tournament will reflect the same changes.

Source: Cevolved.com

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At least amateur wont have to play these bs rules

Haha, I knew this would come. I'm going to start watching the HLTVs now.

let me bob ross the track

what a mistake.. sorry to say.

hoozahN

lol.

This comment was edited at 05/10/2007 8:51 PM

Can I keep you?

Good call. All the CS:S teams are practicing these rules, so it's only logical.

It kinda sucks but then again I understand the reasoning for it.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/thefunk350

YAY 25 min matches

The only logical choice - although I am sure CEVO will have many critics on this decision.

Shag: When he teases me, it hurts.

smart.

hi.

Good plan CEVO.

Logical but still doesn't change the fact that these rules are beyond horrible and destroy gameplay.

Steve Smith is Pro!

the rules in themselves are just bad
but smart decision by cevo i guess

[:|

Good job by cevo to help the pro teams prepate for CGS, but still terrible rules.

As much as I enjoy CGS's style of fast play, I don't think it deserves a spot in CEVO-P. CEVO-P are the best of the best.. it's truely why they call it Professional.

CGS matches aren't as fun to watch.. since it does indeed take out many aspects of the game.

#12 called it.

Striving for the best, Expecting nothing less, Gamer 4 life.

How is this logical or smart? The cgs rules are not ment for the gaymers or gameplay.. they are ment for tv viewers. If cevo was going to be on tv then maybe this would be logical but since it is not and the only people that will be watching the matches are gaymers who enjoy the REAL rules this is a STUPID move! Very logical to take away the rules and gameplay that the gaymers love and the casual gaymers love to watch..... Prove me wrong plz

#UNR - lawl

the quality of the ruleset is equivalent to the quality of the game i suppose.

LOL #18

well said #18 couldnt have said it any better.
Dont cha ya think CEVO is thinking a bit lofty??

This comment was edited at 05/11/2007 12:09 AM

the quality of the ruleset is equivalent to the quality of the game

Terrible.

maybe Cal-i wont be so bad anymore

#fragfest-gaming

Watch cevo go back to old rules after they realize it was a mistake

CGS dictates where a CGS franchise can play or not. If CEVO uses the CGS rules its obvious who they are going to choose. Would bring new viewers to the league.

I hope so #23.

Why didn't CGS just pick up quake 3 or 4? They are looking for some fast pace shooter to fill in a 30 minute slot on tv. This doesn't feel like competitive cs anymore. How can you say that this is progressing esports when all valve, cgs, and now cevo have done is dumbed down CS and ruin the game we love?

Its all about the money now. Way to kick the community in the teeth.

guess teams dont need to practice pistol rounds any more

Gotfrag's Favorite Superhero

EXACTLY #26.

But nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
CGS wants CSS Pro Pubbing to represent eSports.

people are afraid of change. end of story. this does not just relate to cs it goes for everything in society. i myself am excited about the change after 6+ years of the same old stuff, get used to it. THE NEW GEN.

Think its the right move to do, at least for the players, as the pros are currently most concerned with qualifying for CGS and thus letting them have the chance to practice the rules is good. May not be the best for spectators, but for the players its the best call (also best for players is not forcing these rules on the non-pro divisions). Only thing I'd change is to not use the CGS OT system as that is just ridiculously lop-sided, would replace it with 1 round(both sides) OTs, keep going until one team wins both sides in a round.

I do hope they will go back to the regular style of play after CGS teams are locked in so teams main focus is not qualifying for it. Would suck if cevo permanently changed to CGS rules leaving CAL being the only big league with the old rule pro games (especially considering most of the big pro teams don't actually play in it).

You guys do realize that CAL-Invite has gone to a hybrid of the CGS config right? Basically it's CGS setup with 30 rounds and the standard CAL overtime config. So the games aren't quite as short as CGS is made for TV.

I wish they would go back to the days when CO was the style of play... Why not consider adopting a charges only style format? By setting a time limit it will still fit into a timed slot, will still keep strategy if not more then the format we are used to, and will still be interesting.

ROFL #18, the thing is that it's true

lol these rules sucks hopefully australia doesnt follow.

Fighting 4 Freedom #f4f

lolbad

should be 30 rounds total
with cgs rules
imo

GUNIT~

No it should be 18 short rounds with cal money. Pistol and save is important, but the 9 round halfs would mean a team that crushes the other team first round has a better chance of winning.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-..

10 rounds to win, 9 round halves.......... no pistol round, i doubt anyone would have to eco the entire 9 rounds thanks to no ammo purchasing...

Thank you, CEVO.

Although I somewhat agree with p0s. That's what CAL-I is doing now.

But this is definitely for the best. It's important to have everyone playing the same at least relatively similar format, because continually having to adjust back and forth would just make results random.

Whether you like the CGS rules or not, for the pro-level CGS is what's most important, and so the CGS rules are what we should be playing. Simple.

This comment was edited at 05/11/2007 6:16 AM

Cutting off pistol rounds and ecos sounds terrible. No more awesome glocks and usps.

cgs rules make matches boring, no money mangement at all.

lol cogwheel, i swear you must be a banter account.

really is a case of the dumb leading the blind

its prob gonna be more intense matches like this

extremely bad

w a f f l e s.

Only 4 more teams going into CGS.

How many teams will really care about the CGS rule set after that?

Will the 6 teams in CGS play CEVO ? Doubt it.

omg - _ -

#42 Yeah, okay. Just call me dumb without actually attempting to counter my point.

You know, because you obviously [i]can't[/i]. What with my point being simple, self-evident common sense and all.

#45 There should be opportunities for new teams and players to get drafted into the CGS in between each season of play. So there's your reason for why teams at the top-level will still be interested in the CGS rule set after this first season's cut.

This comment was edited at 05/11/2007 11:38 AM

these rules are fine, shorter better faster...

Over the years CS has evolved from many different rule sets to try and find the perfect balance between a fair match and something that is entertaining to watch. I think it has been pretty close however CEVO did have longer round times than others so it would seem they wanted to give the players more time to try and win rounds.

It seems odd they would go to a system that is only geared for entertainment. I guess no one liked the CO rules that seems to fit a bit better IMO.

Its a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake.

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