Goodbye Counter-Strike

[CSN NewsBot]

Firing Squad has an article written by, what else, a Counter-Strike gamer and his farewell article to the said game. Yet unlike most CS gamers, this particular one is quitting our favorite hobby, and going out with an interesting read. In it, he compares previous games the writer has played and CS itself, past and current CS experiences, and some great merits into why we should let go of our favorite game and move along.

So, any arguments about whether or not CS would be better the way it was "back then" would be completely unreliable. I know I enjoyed it more then, but I've also been exposed to many more games since, and the community has had time to mature (relatively speaking). I could no more tell you the specific reasons why I found my latest stint with CS disappointing, than I could explain why I have a weakness for girls of average build with light brown hair, hazel eyes and a broad smile.

Although the article ends with a low note, it does in fact bring up great points and highlights of the aging CS compared to the recent other FPS games. You should definitely give this article a read.

[david_mas]

Ohh man i luv CS

[David Johnston]

Hurrah

[GrimmyD]

quote from article:



"Perhaps it's just that everyone's learned the maps like the back of their hand, they know exactly where to expect ambushes or possible rushes"



it's more like they only play 5-6 maps and are constantly amazed to discover other maps, such as chateau and airstrip. granted, cs really hasn't updated considering the amount of time put into the patches. but hey, we can all hope they're putting the work into cs2?

[david_mas]

i luved 1.3 although it had many bugs and glitches



bind mwheeldown" "jump ;p

[[PKM]GenocideS1]

Maybe if they wouldnt have made the steam system requirements the same as running an xbox emulator....Nope steam cs 1.6 still suxs.

[_Shorty]

I've started playing DoD because of my disgust with cs_current_version's drastically changed weapon recoil. Weapon spray patterns like the colt's is just so different now. I used to be pretty good with the m4. Take-out-AWPers-on-aztec kind of pretty good. It used to be good for 6 or 7 shot bursts at medium range. Now you're lucky if 3 of your shots hit. Saddens me. I like CS much more than DoD, but damn man, my shots in DoD are actually hitting the guy. CS is no fun now that shots ain't going where they used to.

[Craptastic!]

That was a pretty good article which echos my own opinions regarding CS, and it's made me realize some other points.



I'm not sure why I keep coming back to this site to check the SotD, even though I haven't played CS in ages...

[Jocky]

i understand where this guy is comming from, but i feel that after years of playin cs, what this guy was trying to put his finger on is simply this...cs loses its "New Car Smell" so to speak, nothing more nothing less...

[hitnrun]

What is casino?



...".My point is that for the first time in years, after so many betas and so many thousands of rounds of dust, aztec, casino, office, assault, inferno and siege, CS is no longer fun. "...

[GunMetalFOXDIE]

They should have at least come up with new play modes in 1.6.

[lockhart]

I pretty much quit CS after I left my clan. I've been playing FFXI a rediculous amount, moreso than I played CS in my heyday. And you know why? That game is far more fun for me.

The only reason I played CS as long as I did was out of obligation. I played because I was competitive, I wanted to be in a good clan, I wanted to win. That's gone for me now. And you know what? I haven't really had any withdrawl from it, either.

If you really do want to rekindle your love for cs, find a CS Deathmatch server. Most fun I had playing in a really long time. Forsaken is running a good one, just do a search on gametiger, you'll find one with a little work.

[XTRMNTR]

I want the es maps to come back.



I've started playing since 1.0 (January 2001) and I admit, this game has definitely lost a lot of it's appeal. Doesn't help that the community hasn't matured much, the 1337 still act like pricks, the n00bs still call everyone cheaters, and then there's the rest of us who want to enjoy the game for what it is...



Overall, I see exactly what the guy is getting at, but sadly, my computer can't handle anything more advanced than the HL engine, so in the meanwhile, it's just CS and DoD for me.



Let's hope some real improvements are made to CS soon, the direction Valve has been headed in with some of these horrible patches and with Steam makes you wonder why so many of us still play...



But last I remember, CS is still the popular online multiplayer.

[FAF]

There are 2 kinds of CS player;



1. Who likes refreshing gameplay. Maps like oilrig, backalley, havana. I used to be WA for the top hostage map clan at UK's Enemy Down cs maps ladder. It was made of clans like mine, who liked the challenge, and clans who were playing hostage maps for a bit of relaxation from fast paced defuse maps. This type of player looks forward to new maps, and having to learn new tactics. He also doesn't mind having to adapt to new features, such as the shield, "decent" auto sniper rifles etc.



2. Who plays dust2 24/7, 365 days a year, school days, holidays, etc. He'll be the 1/32 on a "Dust 24/7" server if you check it at 8AM on Christmas morning. He can't be bothered to learn new maps, likes the guns "just the way they were at beta <insert figure here>". You will have happily been playing cs_estate for 5 rounds, when he will join the server and start spamming that estate is crap and that we should all vote aztec on. Anybody who uses an auto sniper is automatically gay, and the shield, don't even go ther :/



The moral of this is that the second type of player outnumbers the first these days, especially since CS got to version 1.0. My favourite maps in CS are the ones that have come along since then, chateau and the like. But because I have played them lots, and know the layouts, while most people don't, I have actually been BANNED from some servers for getting a good score. Just because I took the time out to play maps that most cs players HATE!!!



A lot of folks moan that cs isn't fresh any more, and that it's going stale. Well, if I was Valve reading all the hate mail they get when they change something as minor as the jumping/recoil/shield, thenI would be aiming at changing as little as possible, just to keep the customer happy.



The death of CS will be it's popularity, as twice as many players want it to stay the same as want it to change

[Nihil]

i cant make friends with steam either, still playing 1.5 with enthusiasm. although with that new patch for 1.5 ....