counter strike maps are nothing like death match maps... i know... i have made a bunch of good puake 3 maps... it is really freakin hard to do cs maps... you have to know building design, and you have to know EXACTLY what the layout of your map is going to be before you start, unlik eq3 where you could just start doing what looks right... building structure has got to be the hardest part, i feel like when im trying to make a map, i have to be a damn building engineer... it is real tough, i suggest you look at some drawings of buildings and such before you start learning the actual program... i beleive worldcraft is a free download from the valve site, not sur though...
snowpatrol... you are very wrong... cs maps are MUCH harder than q3...