Chapter 357: Vacation Agency: Sweating Buckets!

"There's just no way to win this A slope..."

Inside the FaZe training facility, NIKO leaned back in his gaming chair, rolling his eyes with a look of helplessness.

"I finally understand what Nice meant when he said the Spider-Man spot is just a position and not a bug. If he actually used this kind of bug utility in a match, it would definitely spark massive controversy, and the post-match drama would never end."

CSGO is a game that values fairness. If you have strong research skills and come up with new tactics or new utility, everyone respects that because you put in the time and effort. Even if the impact of that utility and those tactics is strong, people still respect it.

Just like the previous Fast VIP Smoke, which impacted the overall layout of Mirage, yet everyone had nothing but praise for Xu Beifang, and there was no drama. This is because everyone knows that researching such utility takes a lot of time and energy.

But these pieces of utility he has are products within the rules of the game.

Yet what Xu Beifang is showing now is more about exploiting game bugs, which makes people somewhat resentful.

A long time ago, Olofmeister maliciously exploited a design flaw on the map Overpass, and even now, when netizens discuss this issue, the opinions are still mixed.

Even just mentioning the name Olofmeister makes people think of the Triple Boost on Overpass; one can imagine how much impact such a malicious bug can have.

Now that Xu Beifang is actively releasing the bugs he knows in the Ladder, the viewers watching the stream, and even these Professional Players, have gained a bit more goodwill toward Xu Beifang.

Then, after failing three times, he was finally launched, completing a 180-degree spin in the air before landing on the ground of Vertigo.

He felt his form was pretty good today; at the very least, without the influence of that disgusting utility, he could go toe-to-toe with Xu Beifang.

Back in the game, NIKO was having a massive headache.

It eventually evolved into this effect of one Incendiary Grenade burning two different positions.

Just like that, NIKO's team kept losing rounds, and by the end of the first half, they had only managed to secure 5 rounds.

NIKO also nodded: "Indeed, in the second half, Nice switched to the Terrorist side, so he finally can't throw that damn fire anymore. Now it's time for our counterattack!"

But good times didn't last long; soon Xu Beifang rotated to the A slope, and their trade kills weren't looking too good.

【NIKO has been completely dominated by Nice!!】

As another "grind-king" among CSGO Professional Players, ropz is also very sensitive to utility. As soon as Xu Beifang explained it, he thought of the possibility of using this map characteristic for offense.

Vertigo is inherently a map that favors the Terrorist side. Having secured a 5-round advantage as the CT, they already considered it quite impressive, so no one was worried.

【Completely dominated by Nice's bug fire】

【That bug fire is actually quite simple; I'm already prepared to open the game and use it to climb the Ladder】

ropz felt even more relaxed; it seemed there would be no problem securing this first win today.

"It's fine, we've already secured 5 rounds; the second half is our turn!" pasha, as always, became the team's morale booster.

But one must remember, they started this Ladder match at 3:0.

However, he asked another question: "Following your logic, Nice, can it also be used for offense in certain positions... if the location is suitable."

"Uh... so you didn't just research one?"

Although he hadn't specifically faced Xu Beifang, even as a teammate, he could feel Xu Beifang's powerful utility capability.

For example, when Retaking or in a Clutch situation, suddenly throwing such a piece of utility could influence the opponent's judgment of his position.

In the first few rounds, relying on NIKO's entry, they did gain an advantage on the A slope.

He wanted to ignore Xu Beifang's utility, but this utility could delay their Mid and B-site push for a long time, allowing the CT to easily gain early map control.

It could even be used on offense to cut off the opponent's positioning.

Xu Beifang smiled: "Just while running the map, I noticed the map structure was a bit off, paid attention to it, and then discovered this utility could be used."

NIKO had a sudden whim to find NEO to assist him in a runboost. He had already planned it in his mind: he would fly out from the Terrorist Mid, land directly on the B Stairs, follow up with a spray transfer to kill everyone in the B site, and then start acting like a pro without saying a word.

【What's the rush? With that lazy dog personality of the developers, this bug will stay for at least half a year】

"This fire of yours is too buggy." IM exclaimed, "How did you research it in the first place?"

As a member playing B, he completely felt the dividends brought to him by this Incendiary Grenade from Xu Beifang.

pasha couldn't hold it in.

"The logic is the same." Xu Beifang nodded, "Looks like great minds think alike. When I researched the first bug fire like this, I thought the same thing..."

If things went smoothly afterward, he would definitely be able to rampage like a god of war on A Short.

IM and nafany listened to the two's conversation and only felt it was terrifying.

"It's a shame we didn't win the Pistol Round in the first half, otherwise the CT side would have almost won by now." nafany joked.

In almost every round, IM could successfully gain control of the forward point of the B site, and then he would just hang out in the B site alone—it couldn't have been easier.

NEO directed them to go straight to the A site to fight; since they couldn't push B or Mid quickly, they had no choice but to try a bloody battle on the A slope.

ropz spoke up: "No big deal, a 5-round advantage is already good enough."

If Xu Beifang really didn't fear controversy, a piece of utility of this level could influence the victory of a game all by itself.

【NIKO can't even play against Nice on the A slope】

Even if the opponents wanted to rush to take the point, with his health advantage, he could easily take them down.

Xu Beifang grinned and said: "You understand me."

This is also because of a map defect; between two walls, the internal structure is hollow, which causes the fire from the Incendiary Grenade to fall through.

And Xu Beifang didn't just research one.

What the hell kind of innate utility saint body is this?

Relying on the performance of Xu Beifang and ropz, they smoothly pushed through the opponent on the A slope in the Pistol Round.

Although NIKO pulled off a beautiful play with a Desert Eagle in the subsequent Force Buy, it had no impact on the overall match.

The match quickly reached the Full Buy Round, and nafany, as the professional in-game leader, gave an order to hit B in the second timing for this round.

Xu Beifang immediately said: "Then I'll play A; later I can use a fire to block the A Link."

Although it sounded a bit absurd, the outstanding performance of Xu Beifang's bug fire in the first half meant they had no objections.

ropz didn't know how Xu Beifang was going to play, so he just went to Mid, preparing to coordinate with the main force for a second-timing Mid-to-B split.

Because nafany gave the tactic, and there were no objections, everyone's execution was still very high.

This is actually the difference between high-ranked Faceit and high-ranked 5E; on Faceit, everyone likes to fulfill their own tasks within the framework, so the overall habits are generally better.

On 5E, there is too much individual Heroism.

Xu Beifang himself is a player with very strong individual ability, and he certainly advocates for individual ability, but when the team issues commands, you are first a link in the tactics, and only then can you display your individual ability.

This is also a good habit that Xu Beifang has cultivated in professional matches over the past year.

So, arriving under A Slope, he immediately threw a Flashbang toward the direction of A Small Slope to guard against enemies coming over to contest the point early.

Immediately following that, Xu Beifang threw a Smoke Grenade for A Large Slope; this Smoke Grenade could really annoy any CTs wanting to push forward.

The CTs also threw a Large Slope smoke at the same time, as they were very worried that Xu Beifang would suddenly pull off a speed boost.

The CT at A Small even threw an Incendiary Grenade at Yellow Cloth.

"I've done about enough movement on my end, now I'm just waiting for you guys to get into position to start the execute." Xu Beifang fed back the situation.

ropz asked another question: "Nice, are you sure that utility of yours can help me seal off A Connector?"

Xu Beifang replied: "It definitely can seal off that A Connector position, unless the opponent extinguishes the fire and pushes through, then there's nothing I can do."

ropz nodded; if Xu Beifang's utility was truly as he said, then his Mid attack this round would have no difficulty.

The most difficult part of a Mid attack on Mirage is that the Mid area is accessible from all directions; if you really want to attack Mid, you need to spend too much utility.

But if Xu Beifang could seal off the A Connector on the right with fire, then he would only need to use one Smoke Grenade to block the CT, and then directly execute a B-split with his teammates from the Jump Platform.

The whole thing would be much easier.

ropz leaned forward overall, having already arrived at the close point of Mid, and seeing this, nafany directly initiated the attack command.

After the discussion in voice chat, the viewers were now very curious about how Xu Beifang would throw this next piece of offensive utility.

He was currently under A Slope, and throwing a fire to that A Connector area sounded quite unrealistic.

You have to know that in CSGO, for utility like Smoke Grenades, you can achieve miracles through brute force; as long as your trajectory is unique enough, it's not strange for it to reach any position on the map.

But Incendiary Grenades have a limited flight distance.

No matter how you look at it, a fire thrown from under A Slope shouldn't be able to burn that A Connector area.

Xu Beifang pressed against the crate and began to aim; the viewers in the livestream room also began to watch carefully.

Then they saw Xu Beifang turn around and aim backward at the ceiling.

【?】

【Is this aim point meant to burn himself?】

【Feels like ropz has been scammed.】

Xu Beifang's preparation movements left them all feeling puzzled.

After all, CSGO possesses the most realistic physics engine; in their judgment, this Incendiary Grenade would hit the wall and then drop down.

Xu Beifang did not pay attention to the viewers' discussion, but instead looked at the positions of his teammates on the minimap, threw the Incendiary Grenade, and immediately climbed up from the Elevator Room without stopping to start supporting Mid.

……

NIKO had used a large amount of utility at A Small early on to suppress, and not feeling any pressure from Xu Beifang, he felt his utility management this round was very successful.

He even still had a Smoke Grenade in his hand, and after taking one down later, he could continue to stall for time.

But after waiting for a good while, there was too little movement under A Slope, and coupled with the sudden execute on B Site, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly called for NEO at the Sandbag to start a Retake together.

pasha, who had been catching utility at the Bomb Site earlier, had already started to Retake toward CT Spawn.

NIKO and NEO considered it briefly and decided to go through Mid to help their teammates manage the CT at the Jump Platform.

But just as they reached A Connector, they saw an Incendiary Grenade suddenly erupt on the ground.

???

What is this thing?

The instantly erupting flames disrupted their formation; at this moment, the fire delayed their Retake.

"No choice, they've come over to the Jump Platform too." Analyst YNK said helplessly in the voice chat.

The pincer attack from the front and side left them exhausted and too passive.

Not having traded a single kill on B Site made them very uncomfortable, but they still wanted to try and operate a Retake.

NEO also moved to reinforce through CT Spawn, while NIKO waited for the flames to dissipate.

He slowly pushed forward with silent steps, touching up to the Jump Platform bit by bit, but a gunshot suddenly rang out from the side.

"Bang!"

【Nice used AK47 to get a Headshot kill on NIKO】

Seeing this, NEO and pasha could only helplessly choose to Save Weapon.

At this moment, they knew in their hearts that this Ladder match was already a lost cause; the score gap was just too large.

The subsequent script for the Ladder match, as expected, did not exceed their expectations.

Even though Xu Beifang didn't use those strange pieces of utility of his, they couldn't even hold their own in head-to-head aim duels.

In the end, this Ladder match score was fixed at 16:5.

"Refreshing!" After winning the Ladder match, Xu Beifang felt physically and mentally satisfied.

He immediately sent a private message to pasha and ran into NIKO's team TS voice channel.

As soon as he got on, Xu Beifang was blunt: "NIKO, what's your situation? Didn't you say you've been playing Mirage quite well lately? What's going on!"

Listening to Xu Beifang's teasing voice, NIKO rolled his eyes: "Are you sure it's my Mirage play that's the problem? If it weren't for you using those strange pieces of utility, we definitely would have won this round!"

"Just tell me if it was impressive or not!"

"Impressive my ass, have the guts to use it at a Major!"

NEO supported his forehead with one hand, feeling somewhat speechless.

These two guys are usually quite mature, so why do they act like bickering children every time they get together?

Fortunately, ropz was calling for Xu Beifang to duo queue, so their ears finally got some peace for a while.

"If it wasn't for being punished by his weird utility this round, I would have absolutely killed him at Under A Slope." NIKO was still muttering in the voice chat.

NEO, however, was lost in thought, "That fire at A Link just now, that must have been thrown by Nice too, right?"

His Retake speed for that point was quite fast; he had completely watched the fire suddenly pop up.

His first instinct was that it had been thrown from Mid, but he hadn't seen the trajectory of an Incendiary Grenade being thrown.

Combined with the leaks from NIKO's livestream, it was easy to guess that Xu Beifang was playing with bugged utility again.

NIKO nodded: "The chat told me that fire was thrown by Nice from Under A Slope... yeah, it was burning under A Link from Under A Slope, and then the fire spread upwards."

"What kind of absurd logic is that?" NEO said in confusion, "Did he just install floor heating for A Link?"

Although he was joking, as an in-game leader, he only needed to think about it briefly to understand the role such a strange thing could play in a match.

This fire could even, to a certain extent, affect the landscape of Mid.

Vertigo is a somewhat boring map; because of the map's unique structure, executing an attack on B Site and Mid is very difficult.

Netizens often joke that on the map Vertigo, there is only one tactic, and that is to rush A Main.

This fire from Xu Beifang could greatly reduce the difficulty for the Terrorists pushing Mid.

Once the Terrorists' push through Mid becomes easier, the Terrorists under B Stairs can also help pull from the flank, and the overall difficulty of the attack will be much lower.

"This guy's game IQ is truly perverted." NIKO exclaimed. Although he was trash-talking Xu Beifang like crazy when he was in the voice chat, deep down, he highly acknowledged Xu Beifang.

If Xu Beifang couldn't carry, he wouldn't be messing around, right?

"It's just that he's a bit too honest; releasing this kind of thing on the Ladder means the meta for Vertigo might change a lot later on."

NEO nodded: "That's true."

Everyone knows the lazy nature of Valve; wanting them to give up their vacation to fix a bug is like waiting for a blue moon.

Some unscrupulous teams might just use it directly in a match.

After that Ladder match, many clip bloggers edited out the segments of Xu Beifang and NIKO facing off; the two bugged fires used by Xu Beifang made everyone marvel at Xu Beifang's research methods once again.

Many players who value fairness flocked to Twitter to @Valve to watch the recording of this match and demand they step up and fix the bug.

They had assumed the lazy "Vacation Company" wouldn't have any Reaction, but unexpectedly, the Vacation Company acted very quickly this time, releasing an update announcement two days later.

CS: GO:

【Thanks to Nice for providing the bug material; the bugged fire on Vertigo has been fixed.】

Then below was the update announcement for Vertigo.

【Whoa, Vacation Company, who exactly has possessed you!!】

【What's with the lazy dog suddenly becoming diligent?】

【Damn, the action is so fast, I haven't even used it to rank up yet!!】

【It's already a good thing the Vacation Company didn't ban your account.】

【Maybe it's because the Impact of these pieces of utility from Nice is too great; if this kind of utility is really used in a match, it will affect the map's ecosystem.】

【Like, it's rare for the lazy Vacation Company to be diligent once.】

【They were diligent once before when they fixed the Xbox Smoke.】

The viewers were discussing it heatedly under that update announcement. Xu Beifang saw this announcement after finishing his workout, and he was also a bit surprised.

There are only wrong names, never wrong nicknames; the title of "Vacation Company" for Valve is not just for show.

But such a massive amount of updates, finished in just two days.

He just couldn't bring himself to believe it.

So after finishing his meal, Xu Beifang returned to his computer. He opened STEAM and also received that update announcement—over 100MB of update content.

The base's internet speed was lightning fast; in a few seconds, the update was finished. Xu Beifang went straight into a Vertigo practice map to investigate.

At first, he tried throwing the two fires he had previously thrown on the Ladder, only to find that neither the bugged fire that could burn Mid and B1, nor the floor-heating fire that could burn A Link from Under A Slope, worked anymore.

Xu Beifang was already planning to exit the server, but then he had a sudden inspiration and went to A Platform, throwing a bugged fire for A Small.

This fire was similar to the Mid and B1 fires; the flames were able to fall down to the 50th Floor below.

If the Vacation Company had modified the map's properties, then this fire shouldn't work either.

"Sure enough, I still overestimated the Vacation Company."

Xu Beifang's expression at this moment—

He had thought the Vacation Company had been diligent for once, but it turned out the Vacation Company hadn't fixed the bug at all; they had just applied a patch.

Xu Beifang tested it and found that was indeed the case.

The fire he had previously researched that could burn both B1 and Mid simultaneously was created through the property of gaps between the map's walls.

He had thought the Vacation Company's modification this time was to completely seal the wall structure together, but it turned out this Vacation Company just added a tiny bit of wall over the spot of Xu Beifang's bugged fire, preventing the fire from falling through.

A classic case of treating the symptoms but not the disease.

He only needed to slightly adjust his aim point, and he had replicated that bugged fire again.

Xu Beifang decisively started recording on his computer, replicating the bugged fires for Mid and B1 as well as the floor-heating fire for A Link using other aim points, and then he also brought out a fire that could burn the 50th Floor from A Platform.

After the video was ready, he posted it directly to Twitter, not forgetting to @ the Vacation Company in the title.

【Bugged fire aim points after the update, Valve, can't you check your own work?】

Before Cologne, Xu Beifang's Twitter already had over 500,000 followers; his phenomenal performance at this Cologne made him even more mainstream, and his follower count changed almost every day.

Now he had nearly 700,000 followers, and his popularity was incredibly high.

Almost as soon as he posted the tweet, many netizens noticed it.

Everyone saw the title and felt something was wrong, and after watching the content of the clip, they couldn't help but laugh.

【It's time for the "Nice torturing the Vacation Company" segment again.】

【I was wondering why the bug fix was so fast this time; turns out they only fixed a half-baked product.】

【Vacation Agency didn't expect Nice to still have so many bugged utility items in his hands.】

【Nice—the lifelong enemy of the designers!】

【In such a short time since the update, he has already replicated his own utility items; it's just ridiculous.】

Many netizens are complaining under this post by Xu Beifang.

It is worth mentioning that a NAVI youth player also ran over to reply under this post:

"Vacation Agency didn't even fix an A-Small bug; what on earth are they modifying!"

A short video was attached below, showing m0nesy looking through a gap from the Yellow Cloth at A-Small to see the situation in B-Site; this is completely wallhacking.

A few hours later, Vacation Agency finally replied under this Twitter post: "It was indeed an oversight; we will make modifications immediately."

Vacation Agency having the intention to work is a good thing.

At least it's not like Respawn next door, who just plays dead when they see a problem.

Xu Beifang thoughtfully reminded them: "Actually, there are quite a lot of bugs on other active duty maps; you can perform a proper self-check."

Then three days passed, and Vacation Agency finally carried out another major update; this update was a full 500MB in size.

Vacation Agency also confidently stated on Twitter that they had self-checked all map bugs this time and there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Finally, we can rest."

"Nice is such a good player, why does he study map bugs every single day!"

"I feel like this guy is cut out to be a designer."

Having finally released the latest update notes, a group of Vacation Agency employees were complaining that this major update was their very heavy workload recently, and they could be more relaxed afterward.

Just as they were considering where to travel recently, an employee saw Xu Beifang reply under the tweet they had just sent.

Nice: "Are you sure?"

For some reason, at this moment, they were sweating a little.

……

As a player who truly loves this game, Xu Beifang is genuinely speechless regarding Vacation Agency.

Although Vacation Agency's modification project this time was massive, many of the bugs they found had no impact on the game's balance.

After considering it, Xu Beifang opened his livestream, and the livestream was titled:

【Nice's Bug Class is now in session】

Because of the high-intensity interaction with Vacation Agency over these past few days, many people are paying attention to this matter.

Almost as soon as Xu Beifang started the stream, many people flooded into the livestream.

【Bug Class?】

【Is the streamer going to help Vacation Agency find bugs again?】

【Valve's lazy-dog nature is innate.】

【Here to learn bugs to climb the Ladder.】

【The king of grinding is indeed different; others consider finding one bug a feat, but here he's starting a whole class on bugs.】

【……】

Looking at the chat in the livestream, Xu Beifang smiled at Xiaoxiao: "It's mainly because I can't stand it anymore; some bugs were discovered when I first started playing, and yet they still haven't been fixed now—it's a bit too outrageous."

"Mainly, the streamer doesn't want to become the second Olofmeister, okay? That rhythm was a bit too exaggerated; I can't handle it."

Chatting casually with the netizens, Xu Beifang was preparing to enter the practice server when he saw NIKO was online, so he pulled him in directly; after learning of Xu Beifang's idea, NIKO didn't mind, and the two of them quickly entered the practice server.

Once inside, it was the classic Mirage.

Xu Beifang raised an eyebrow: "Then let's start with the bugs on Mirage."

Hearing this, the audience in the livestream felt like something ridiculous was about to happen.

【What do you mean? Start with the bugs on Mirage?】

【Could it be that this guy found quite a few bugs on every map?】

【Damn, is he actually a genius??】

"Don't be so surprised; if you practice on maps enough, you will find that there are actually quite a few bugs on every map."

NIKO silently complained: "How come I didn't notice..."

Xu Beifang thought for a moment: "Let me show you a big move first, let you see a wallhack Smoke Grenade... NIKO, you simulate rushing Mid early, throw a VIP smoke, and then head to Mid."

NIKO followed Xu Beifang's instructions; at the start of the round, he threw a fast VIP smoke from the T-spawn and then headed straight to Mid.

Xu Beifang entered VIP after the countdown ended and quickly found the aiming point.

Although NIKO's VIP smoke bloomed very quickly, it did not affect his aiming point.

After Xu Beifang's aiming point was ready, he threw the Smoke Grenade directly.

Listening to the crackling sound in his ears, Xu Beifang knew that this utility item had no errors.

Then he held his M4A1 and crouched inside VIP; from the Window in the bottom right corner of VIP, he saw a wide world.

NIKO, who was passing through the point leisurely in his field of vision, had his entire bottom line seen through by him.

Xu Beifang pressed down with a full spray of bullets.

【Nice used M4A1 to get a Headshot kill on NIKO】

"Huh? Where did you shoot from?" NIKO said very confusedly.

Because of the silenced gunshot of the M4A1, he could only hear a general direction of the Firing, and didn't even know where the shot came from.

"Inside VIP, I saw your position using a double-smoke overlap bug," Xu Beifang explained simply.

"Although I don't understand it, I am greatly shocked," NIKO replied.

The expressions of the netizens in the livestream were not much different from NIKO's.

This kind of bug-level utility item, even if used on the Ladder, could play a huge role.

When an opponent gives a VIP Smoke, they will definitely lower their guard regarding VIP, but they would never imagine that a CT could create a "Window of the World" out of it.

This bug is really a bit too foul.

"Anything else awesome?" NIKO was getting excited too, "Show them all to me."

He had been dragged over today mainly to broaden his knowledge.

Xu Beifang thought for a moment: "There is one more rather disgusting thing; fly over to B-Short, and I'll demonstrate it for you."

After NIKO respawned, he flew directly to B-Short, while Xu Beifang stood at the L-position.

He first threw a Smoke Grenade toward B-Short to simulate a normal match situation.

Then, he aimed and threw an HE Grenade.

At the moment the HE Grenade exploded, the viewers clearly saw NIKO's trajectory behind the Smoke Grenade from the livestream feed.

Xu Beifang just held his M4 and fired a burst, easily taking down the NIKO behind the smoke.

(Similar to this effect)

Xu Beifang also explained: "I think you all must have triggered this kind of bug; it's not a map feature, but purely caused by a bug... In Mirage, Inferno, and Dust II, you can trigger bugs with HE Grenades in certain spots."

As soon as he said this, many netizens reacted.

This kind of bug had actually existed for a long time.

Many players, in the tension of a Ladder match, would suddenly be able to see enemies behind a Smoke Grenade, with their silhouettes appearing as if through a wallhack.

Some people subconsciously reacted and shot the person at the time, and now, hearing Xu Beifang say this, they came to their senses and realized this bug had existed for a very, very long time.

【This is indeed an ancient bug; it seems like it's been around since I played CS: GO many years ago.】

【However, this bug is not easy to fix, mainly because of the engine characteristics; to fix it, you'd have to change the Smoke Grenade logic.】

【Then this kind of bug probably can only be fixed when Origin 2 comes out.】

【This is truly a game feature (doge).】

【This is Nice's game understanding; something others accidentally stumbled upon, he turned into a stable utility.】

【This guy's individual ability is ridiculously strong; it's hard to imagine how the opponents would play against this bug.】

In the following livestream, Xu Beifang's bug demonstrations became increasingly outrageous.

Like various exaggerated spots hanging on walls, floating One-Way Smokes created by utilizing the characteristic that utility stays on a person's body, "trap-in-the-ground" smokes thrown by aiming at a CT's toes, and wallhacks caused by C4 and flashbangs through walls.

The show's entertainment value focused on exaggeration, with all kinds of techniques becoming more and more absurd.

NIKO, who had been dragged over to be a tool, couldn't help but complain: "Are we really playing the same game?"

Xu Beifang said there were so many bugs in this game, and he had been playing it for many years, so why hadn't he felt them?

His relatively concise "Bug Masterclass" took nearly two hours for the whole stream.

When the "Vacation Company" saw a bunch of people tagging them to watch a two-hour-long stream clip, their first internal reaction was to refuse.

Then, when they actually watched the recording, they were all speechless.

What is all this!

Watching the helpless meme the Vacation Company finally posted, Xu Beifang smiled with satisfaction.

As a loyal fan of CS: GO, he naturally hoped the game would get better and better.

It was just that the Vacation Company's "lazy dog" attribute was too exaggerated.

This time, he had released almost all the bugs he knew; the Vacation Company would at least have to be diligent for a while.

Of course, some bugs might be due to map engine characteristics and could only be fixed with Origin 2.

But since Xu Beifang pointed them out in advance, those who use these little tricks in professional matches later will have to consider the impact.

After finishing the bug content the netizens wanted to see, Xu Beifang's day off was already half over.

To be honest, this bug controversy incident had actually disrupted his plans.

According to his original idea, during this short off-season, he had planned to create a Workshop map he had previously envisioned.

Although the time was short, in his consideration, he was going to treat it as leisure entertainment and get a general framework done during this break.

It was just that he had spent a lot of time recently compiling these bugs.

Now there wasn't much time left to work on it, so he could only wait for the long off-season after the subsequent Major to find time to work on these things.

Now that he had relaxed, Xu Beifang turned his attention to the system's Suggestion Mission.

Since winning the championship in Cologne, he had actually been in a rather busy state; only now that the general matters were handled did he have time to look at the system's mission panel.

First was the reward for Cologne:

【Suggestion Mission: Defeat Liquid with an outstanding performance, suggested difficulty 5 stars, currently evaluating mission completion.】

【Mission evaluating, this performance level is SSS-level, distributing rewards...】

【Listen-to-Advice Value +532325】

Whoa!

Looking at this massive Listen-to-Advice Value, Xu Beifang only felt it was ridiculous.

His personal stats had actually reached a cap quite a while ago; on the stat panel, the cap hadn't fluctuated for a long time, and it was more about how good or bad his condition was on that day.

The lower limit had seen some improvement, but hindered by insufficient Listen-to-Advice Value, Xu Beifang thought it would take a very, very long time, relying on his daily missions to grind, to complete the task.

Yet he hadn't expected that the data opened up by this Listen-to-Advice Value would be a bumper harvest.

Recalling the experiences of this past year, it was the brilliant professional stage, the dull and tedious training, and the rare rest.

Xu Beifang could say that everything he possessed today was earned through his own efforts.

So, system, add points!!

【Do you wish to invest '50,000 Listen-to-Advice Value' to improve Defensive Awareness?】

"Yes!"

【Do you wish to invest '50,000 Listen-to-Advice Value' to improve Recoil Control?】

"Yes..."

【Whether to invest...】

After investing a large pile of data, Xu Beifang closed the System Panel, then summoned it again.

"Let's look at mine."

【Host: Xu Beifang】

【Age: 22】

【Affiliated Team: Vitality】

【Role: Entry Fragger/Core】

【Status: Normal】

【Mindset: 94】

【Gunplay: 95-99】

【Consciousness: 94-97】

【Reaction: 94-98】

【Weapon Proficiency...】

【Listen-to-Advice Value: 4396】

【Overall Evaluation: After training and effort akin to madness, the host has finally reached the peak of CSGO; please enjoy the fruits of your sweat. PS: Data is merely a manifestation of your state; self-confidence is your best weapon.】

Recalling the beginning, Xu Beifang's best piece of data was only his Mindset, and even that hadn't reached 90.

Now, his worst piece of data has already reached 94.

Today, he can truly be called a Six-sided Warrior without any blind spots.

Xu Beifang was already quite satisfied with this wave of crazy Listen-to-Advice Value rewards.

But the rewards opened from the S-Tier Treasure Chest were not just these.

【S-Tier Treasure Chest has been issued, open it?】

"Yes!"

【Opening S-Tier Treasure Chest...】

【Dungeon - Gods and Ghosts. Description: After opening, you can enter a simulated Clutch space where you will compete against the best Clutch players on this planet. PS: Please adjust your Mindset.】

This introduction made Xu Beifang very interested; the Unlimited Deathmatch Space, a dungeon that boosted him significantly, had a similar introduction back then.

Moreover, the best Clutch players on this planet—this is really quite interesting.

Clutch ability is, relatively speaking, a weak point for Xu Beifang.

Nowadays, his Clutch is powerful, but in many cases, he relies on his Gunplay to make up for some shortcomings.

To give an example, a Gunner with good Gunplay playing a Clutch might be able to instantly kill two people in a 1V4 Clutch.

But a Gunner with good Gunplay and good thinking has the opportunity to use strategic maneuvering to steal more side angles and take out more than two.

Xu Beifang happened to be free right now, so he moved his mind.

The scene before his eyes began to shatter, and he quickly entered the simulated space.

Gripping the Mouse and keyboard, a scene of Overpass soon appeared on the screen before him.

Some information reviews appeared in Xu Beifang's mind.

This is a 1V1 bullfighting Clutch; the last remaining Terrorist has already planted the bomb at Bomb Site B, but because the distance is far enough, Xu Beifang has no excess information to judge.

He is performing a Retake via the Long Pipe this round, and on the way, he heard the sound of a Flashbang near the B1 level.

Standing at what position would one throw a flash toward the B1 level?

This information confused Xu Beifang's judgment, and for a moment, he found it hard to fathom.

Xu Beifang simply snuck into the Bomb Site, sealed the B1 level with a Smoke Grenade, took a rough look at the Water Underpass, and then tapped the bomb while looking toward the Construction Site.

The opponent did not rush out; Xu Beifang held the angle, saw no one coming out of the Construction Site, and had to tap the bomb again.

But just as he started to act, he heard gunfire from the right side.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

【shox (2014) used M4A4 to get a Headshot kill on Nice】

"Ah, at the Oil Drum??"

Xu Beifang was a bit dumbfounded; this wave of shox's positioning still left him a bit confused.

Why would one choose such a desperate position in a 1V1 Clutch?

Xu Beifang's habit is mostly to choose a position that allows him to be at ease, or a position where he can run away after taking a shot.

But this positioning by shox is truly tricky.

He pondered it carefully and discovered that shox is indeed bold because of his skill.

Perhaps the moment he planted the bomb, he took a look at B2, confirmed no one was there, threw a flash at B1, and then changed positions.

At this time, shox probably figured Xu Beifang might be coming through the Construction Site or the Long Pipe.

Then, for the Oil Drum position, checking the angle would definitely not be too thorough.

After all, time is pressing.

So shox instead utilized a psychological blind spot of the Retake CT and caught an unconventional timing.

This style of play, actively placing oneself in danger to seek an opportunity, is somewhat different from Xu Beifang's Clutch thinking.

But Xu Beifang felt that in a 1V1 situation, one could also learn this kind of thinking.