i don't see what the big deal about xerp is.. it's making things worse for me actually. initially i thought my LG was better but now even that seems worse with xerp 1.
its kinda lock-down map, when two smart and skilled players play most matches are like that, I rarely see a dm6 among good players where control switches a lot. Cooller himself has played like that in past on dm6. IMHO stealing control back on dm6 at pro level is one of the most difficult things in vq3.
On side note: this is the first time I saw in a pro dm6 duel somebody not being able to take advantage of pg spawn at all !!!
butcher is right, 9/10 times you get a comfortable start when you spawn at plasmagun to build a nice map/item controll
and at pro level you have to keep your head cool and pro-q3dm6 requires patience, if your behind some frags you still can run and try not to get killed untill there a moment passes where the mega/ra spawns almost at the same time, thats where you have to grab your chances
and yes it would be awesome to see cypher do well at ESWC