icebox is getting removed for pearl oh rip lmfao, i thought it was staying. but still the concept exists even on pearl cause how big of a map it is. Usually rotating throguh spawn is bad cause its too long. the art rotate is better as its faster. So SEN could ban the map cause of the role stuff but its not hard to learn new roles esp now in off season.

icebox mid is important but not entirely. Big thing is understanding gaps and basic communication. icebox is a map where you can give mid and focus mains (like push through B or leave an A insert in jail or nest). Although i agree having an open mid gap can suck and is scary to try to rotate but there are other options. OG optic roster played no sent (ran a sage who was B player) and victor would lock down tube and under tube using kay0 utility. so it can be run with no senti, just need good coms and possible reclears. Also having good retake strats.