In the competitive mode of CS:GO, you have two win conditions. You either eliminate all your opponents or achieve the objective. The former looks straightforward enough, but what about the latter? In this article CS.MONEY Blog will name five spots where stuck C4 can ruin your round.
Boxes on Dust 2
Let’s start with the most obvious option — a higher ground which is impossible to reach alone. You can find an example of such a spot on the most popular map, Dust 2. If your attack goes through Long, you can see many boxes before the long doors. It is effortless to throw c4 there, but it is impossible to retrieve it if you are alone — an excellent way to ruin a round for your team.
Fun fact: during the event, where you could play the “classic” version of Dust 2, you could throw a bomb to many more unreachable spots. For example, there were two double boxes on mid. It was impossible to retrieve C4 thrown there. Luckily, there are significantly fewer spots on the current version of the map. Now that we finished with some obvious spots let’s do some magic!
Air pocket on Mirage
For a long time, Mirage has been waiting for a rework. Of course, people have found all the tricky spots and fixed that. Well, almost. Players on T-side can still troll their teammates by throwing a C4 into the air pocket. This trick is not easy but will prevent your team from obtaining an explosive if successful.
Due to CS:GO mechanics, retrieving C4 from such a place is almost impossible. To be fair, it is impossible to retrieve it from any of the spots mentioned in this article. That’s because you can’t move a dropped C4. The only exception is Dust 2, where you can push it with the help of a football.
Under the palette on Overpass
Let’s name another place to bury the C4 near T spawn irreversibly. This time — on Overpass. A small space under the palette can be used as a bomb cache. If you press against the railing and find the right spot, you can bury your C4 in one throw. The bomb will fall in the centre of the palette, where it would be impossible to retrieve.
By the way, three of our five spots require exact positioning and aim. That is because C4 flies unpredictably. Even a slight deviation may change the trajectory. This distinguishes C4 from other weapons whose flight is relatively easy to predict.
Under the lamp post on Nuke
Let’s move on to Nuke. You can as well hide the bomb near the T spawn. But this spot is more dangerous than the previous ones. Some daredevil defender might want to rush through the street and kill you right when you are about to throw. You need to move fast!
But there is good news. You can easily find reference points on the ground, so the preparation wouldn’t take much time. The most important thing is not to let your team know your plans.
Lift shaft on Vertigo
You could fly out of bounds on Vertigo even in CS 1.6 times. Back then, bots were not intelligent enough, and you could kill many bots simply by throwing C4 away from the playable zone. To repeat this nowadays is a slightly more difficult task. If you throw C4 out of bounds, it will be magically respawned in the play zone, and you can pick it up again.
Nonetheless, you can still throw a round on Vertigo. You will need to jump into the lift shaft on A plant to do this. And just falling is not enough; you need to cling to the ledge and stay there. The trick requires precise execution and takes away almost 80 health points, so it is better not to take damage before jumping.
CS.MONEY Blog advises: do not try to ruin the round for your team. If you don’t want to win that much, get some rest and skip a couple of matches. Nonetheless, remember such spots. You can surprise your friends and prevent your team from an accidental C4 stuck.
