it's literally just hierarchy, nothing else. i can add as-val to csgo and make it super op, and if none of the t1 players say anything, it won't be criticized.
the reason the m4a1s meta lasted for so long is because there were no t1 voices on twitter criticizing it within the first 4 months. they don't understand that the majority of the playerbase don't form their own opinions, and they get their opinions from those at the top.
Today we're adding Anubis to the Active Duty map pool. Dust2 has been removed. We're also making adjustments to the M4A1-S and the AWP: https://t.co/SDjg8uaXs2
@obiiking@floppyCSGO no price change is going to change the fact that m4a1s has ak47 body damage + cod recoil + no damage dropoff at any range + amazing running accuracy
@floppyCSGO no tweets from t1 players = no big discussion on reddit = no awareness from devs that there is a problem. of course just from reading the patch notes on reddit its obvious m4a1s was op, but the majority only care about hierarchy, they only want top10 players to say nerf m4a1s.