There seems to be some misconception about what's going on here. these maps are free you DO NOT have to pay for them, what you pay for is access to official valve servers running the maps and give money to map developers.
I only bought these when they were on sale for £1.29, because i'd previously played some of the maps and knew how good they were, and the fact that the money was going to the developers
i paid 15$ for a game who got made on a console which make shit on pc..... and now they want to make us pay for maps?
You don't really have to pay for the maps, you can play them without paying, but yeah, the money that you give them go to the map creators, which is not such a bad thing... (Oh, and you can find a pass in the community market for 0,69€)
I don't really play anything other than competetive, but I brought it as it looks nice, and it's supporting mappers + it was mega cheap in the summer sale :rlol: