One has to remember that at this time the game version was still 1.3 which is the crucial factor here. The end of 1.3 is in my opinion where the evolution of CS ended and devolution took over. If memory serves me correctly 1.4 was released around the time of the DoP-rs CAL-i season 4 semi-final replay so it only affected two CAL-i games that season. The rest of that season is what I would call the most evolved maxrounds season of all time.