Is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's Arsenal Mode an attempt to
level the playing field?  Owen Hill at  CSGO - lake interior
Valve have updated Counter-Strike Global Offensive with a new
map and mode. They also added 10,000 new players to the beta.
Arsenal Mode removes the traditional Counter-Strike purchasing
options and replaces them with a mechanic that might help ease
new players in. Anyone who gets a kill will have their weapon
downgraded for the next round, effectively nerfing them a bit.
After five rounds, the teams switch sides. A bespoke map has
been introduced for the new mode too: de_Lake funnels the action
into a multi-story house next to a picturesque lake.  The
offensive team are still tasked with arming a bomb, and the
defence defusing it. Alternatively, you can kill everyone on the
other team as by shooting them in the head. That happens a lot.
Arsenal Mode is influenced by classic Counter-Strike mod "Gun
Game" where players are rewarded with more deadly weapons as
they get kills, effectiv