[kodt]

I want weapon config slots. I'd also appreciate those interactive world objects. Setting up a file-cabinet barricade in Office was useful. I feel as if the game is trying to take a much more 'serious' tone which takes away a bit of the warm feeling of community goofiness where everything is lax and you can fool around and generally have fun while still playing competitively.

Well I agree for casual mode. Physics enabled objects are fun. For competitive mode they can be unbalancing or just annoying so it makes sense to disable them for competitive mode.

[Heavy's Sandvich]

I love the tears in this game.

I quite like arsenal mode, seems good fun. I was unsure about this game but it's really grown on me.

[Revoh]

I played several hours yesterday, I'm starting to like the game but right now it's too far away from a proper e-sport game.
I need more servers though, I can only play with good latency in 4 argentinian servers atm, and they're always empty :(

[Foliorum Viridum]

Aztec is still shit.

[Stallion Free]

Played two maps worth of demolition with 5 or so friends and pubs to fill out the rest last night and I gotta say it's a really great addition. Other than the shit weapon builds, it's a nice change of pace. Rounds go even faster and the maps have less raw area while still being plenty complex. I'm definitely going to be playing more of it from now on.

[kodt]

Aztec is still shit.

Yeah, haha. It's fun once you get an AWP and start dominating the other team though. If you are the side getting dominated, it sucks.

[Piercedveil]

Crosshair has disappeared :( says it is on but it's not. Anyone else had this problem?

[chiablo]

How to play Counter-Strike: GO:

http://youtu.be/Ida4D2J_riM

[Foliorum Viridum]

Well, he's an insufferable cunt.

[Stallion Free]

Well, he's an insufferable cunt.

Man when I see things like that I wonder if we would be better off without Youtube existing.

[Foliorum Viridum]

Loads of people love that kinda shit too. Like that dickhead who posts MW2 vids on Youtube with him just shouting and gets millions of hits. Faith in humanity lost.

[Thrakier]

Is it still possible to get a beta key?

[chiablo]

Man when I see things like that I wonder if we would be better off without Youtube existing.

JonTron's been around for a long time, this is just him messing around.

[SteveWinwood]

I stopped watching when he said "what the heck to do".

[Revoh]

It's such a shame that CS Promod doesn't get the attention it deserves; I've installed the game the other day, there was only 4 or 5 people playing in one server, feels bad man.
The game is far for complete but already plays better than GO and Source.

[Angry Fork]

What kind of stuff do people expect when trading for a beta key?

[luffeN]

2 sessions first time playing GO, sucking included ;)

http://www.twitch.tv/luffysteve/b/316221893

http://www.twitch.tv/luffysteve/b/316250950

[impact]

It's such a shame that CS Promod doesn't get the attention it deserves; I've installed the game the other day, there was only 4 or 5 people playing in one server, feels bad man. The game is far for complete but already plays better than GO and Source.

Promod took like, 7 years to come out. You can't blame anyone for not giving a shit. It does play better than GO though.

[ergo]

Whats the deal with beta keys? Have the slowed down on how many they are making available? I want this damn game, now!

[HotHamWater]

Whats the deal with beta keys? Have the slowed down on how many they are making available? I want this damn game, now!

Waves go out every Friday (barring Holidays), same as updates.

[Revoh]

The update is out.

Gameplay: • Fixed an issue in the weapon recoil system which caused tighter shot grouping than intended. • Dead players no longer can see bomb or defuse icons on scoreboard for opposing team members. • Recoil impulses are now more consistent for automatic weapons. • The Movement acceleration and stopspeed values have been lowered per pro feedback. • Slightly increased the variance of the recoil patterns. – Updated the recoil pattern for the ak47. • Adjusted the recoil suppression parameters to help tune burst fire. • Fixed an issue which was causing thrown weapons to emit from the base of players, rather than their hands. Gifted weapons will now correctly throw the proper distance. UI: • Hooked up the win panel for arsenal mode to put emphasis on the winner and runners up. • The next weapon text in AR now displays appropriate text for the mode and state. • Fixed the alert for when you reach gold knife level showing up when anyone reached it. • When you get a point for an assist, it shows in the death message. Maps: • New SE version of Aztec with no fog/particles/debris/ropes (except the bridge) • Dust_SE – Added correct skybox to the map properties. • Shoots – Turned down local-contrast settings. – Fixed a strange clip on stairway. – Fixed lighting on the dark hut in the Middle area. – Fixed a few visual issues with the huts, and thinned out some of the thatch roof. • Dust – Adjusted size of buy zones for both CT and T’s. • Shorttrain – Adjusted local contrast settings on post process controller. – Adjusted tonemap settings. • Inferno – Added smoothing normals to prop bombtanks used in Inferno level. – Fix for incorrect bombsite designation text when standing on the blue truck. • St Marc – Turned down local-contrast settings. – Adjusted bloomscale – Fixed signage typo – changed from “route barée” to “route barrée” • Safehouse – Turned down local-contrast settings. – Adjusted bloomscale – Upped resolution on a prop, removed label that looks blurry. • Italy – Updated some very shiny planters. • Aztec – Fixed floating leaf in tree alpha texture. – Reduced specular on tarp roof. – Fix for objects disappearing from skyline based on camera position near double doors. – Fix for the collision of the crates near bombsite B. – Fixed the collision of the scaffolding at Water below bombsite B. – Improved the texture on the metal bars at Water below T Ramp. – Can no longer climb the scaffolding at bombsite B. – Can no longer walk to the far side of T Ramp. – Can no longer access platform next to Bridge. • Dust 2 – Expanded and moved both the CT a T buy and spawn zones in radar image. • Bank – Turned down local-contrast settings. • Baggage – Turned down local-contrast settings. – Adjusted bloomscale • Lake – Turned down local-contrast settings. – Adjusted bloomscale • Sugarcane – Reduced local-contrast settings. – Reduced bloom amount. – Adjusted some tonemap settings. Models: • Fixed clipping issue on Terrorist skin with head wrap. • Fix for Sawed-off where bolt was sticking through the back of the housing during fire and reload animations. Audio: • Trimmed up ambient content for Nuke, Bank, Train and Sugarcane and made adjustments to the script in Bank (balancing levels and adding some light breeze to match the trees) and a few updated references in Nuke, Train and Sugarcane. • Dust ambient optimization. • Shoots ambient optimizations • Lake and Safehouse ambient optimizations. • Italy ambient optimizations. Fixed a doorway where a player could move outdoors and still have the indoors ambience. • Baggage ambient revision and optimization. Effects: • Snow effects have been greatly optimized. Snow in Office runs 7x faster than before. Bug Fixes: • Fixed crash when in the Buy menu, then voted yes to change maps. • Fixed noticeable double round start in Arms Race when the first player entered the server/game. • Fixed shadows being cast by vgui screens ( mainly the bomb plant numbers in game ). • Fix for a bug where dropping the Famas in certain points in de_dust would cause the weapon to sink into the ground. Miscellaneous: • Relaxing the supported video card checks: – Display an error and exit if the card doesn’t support shader model 3, bilinear PCF sampling, or cascaded shadow mapping. (No cards are actually marked as not supporting CSM in CS:GO.) So our minimal GPU is now the NVidia 6xxx series (2005), or ATI HD 2xxx (2006) or better.)

Also this:

This week besides the update listed below, we have an update that is not so visible. We released the first beta version of the CS:GO SDK.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

So, I just got into this thing.

Any tips?

[fna84]

So, I just got into this thing. Any tips?

Shoot anything that moves and crouch a lot.

[Thoraxes]

So, I just got into this thing. Any tips?

If the normal fanbase is mostly in, you will get your ass kicked if you aren't used to this style of game. It's different from the other shooters by far.

[Randdalf]

So this is the first time I've spent a decent amount of time with a Counter-Strike game, before this I've played about 2000 hours of TF2 which is less about precision aim but more about moving and prediction. I'm finding it very difficult to adjust.

[I H8 Memes]

Are they supposed to add the silencer to the M4 sometime in the future? If there isn't a silencer on the M4 then it's not a real CS game to me.

[Revoh]

Are they supposed to add the silencer to the M4 sometime in the future? If there isn't a silencer on the M4 then it's not a real CS game to me.

I hope so. I can't stand the unsilenced M4.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

This is an updated Source engine, right? The graphics look like CS but pumped up just a tad.

[TouchMyBox]

This is an updated Source engine, right? The graphics look like CS but pumped up just a tad.

It should be the newest version of the Sauce engine with all the improvements made in the Left 4 Deads and Portal 2.

[I Stalk Alone]

With Nexon teaming up with valve to create CS:O2 based on the cs:go game I really hope that we will get cs:go similar to the eastern countries version japan korea and china and south east asian countries like the philippines will get. I believe their ecosystem will be much more enjoyable seeing as the game is f2p and with a really large community with a larger chance of competitive play due to prizes and competitions.

Has there ever been a true global cs tournament? I really hope western countries share the same competitive mode as the eastern countries so that we can have some really cool tournaments happening.

Can CS:GO/CS:O2 become a a truly popular mmofps that is radically different from other mmogs in structure?

How about a game mode where the map is three bombsite objectives per round in competitive mode? it will be 10 vs 10 with two 5v5 sections. the first part of the round splits the map to two locations with two bombsites each. once the two bombsites have been destroyed you move into the third bomb objective which is a much bigger section of the map that will support 10v10. you each get two lives per round 1 point for each firstr bombsite and 2 points for the second bombsite 5 points if you win all three bombsites in round.

you can use this map in 32 player or 40 player games and each round will only have two set bomb locations per round.

[Big Papa Husker]

I just saw I got in. I have it in my Library and also have it in my Item Inventory. I saw that I can "Send Gift". If I do that, do I lose access to the game?

[Exuro]

I just saw I got in. I have it in my Library and also have it in my Item Inventory. I saw that I can "Send Gift". If I do that, do I lose access to the game?

No it's a gift copy.

[JaseC]

I just saw I got in. I have it in my Library and also have it in my Item Inventory. I saw that I can "Send Gift". If I do that, do I lose access to the game?

Exuro already answered your question, but I'll just point out that your Library and Inventory are functionally separate -- the latter contains only extra copies of games you already own and in-game items for titles which support Steam Trading (e.g. TF2 with its hats).

[Dice]

How much do you think this game will cost/when will it come out?

I just saw I got in. I have it in my Library and also have it in my Item Inventory. I saw that I can "Send Gift". If I do that, do I lose access to the game?

I would gladly take that gift copy off your hands.

[Tenck]

I got in today. I couldn't get into Counter Strike or Counter Strike Source. Something about the way guns feel and hitboxes just irked me the wrong way. Also the damn movement felt awkward. That was long time ago, but it all feels fresh and new now.

I'm actually killing people now!! There's still people who just decimate you the second even a strand of your hair pops out, but I'm having fun nonetheless.

[Dice]

Wow, I just got kicked from my game, but I wasn't sucking or dominating and wasn't being obnoxious in chat. I guess I'm just not one of the cool kids. That's a nice feature they put in the game there.

[SteveWinwood]

Wow, I just got kicked from my game, but I wasn't sucking or dominating and wasn't being obnoxious in chat. I guess I'm just not one of the cool kids. That's a nice feature they put in the game there.

It's a vote right? I'd blame the jerks.

[Gez]

I got the beta but can't bring myself to play it when compared to 1.6 or Source, it just lacks soul.

Also the menus and the way guns recoil just screams console port me. That weapon wheel on the Buy Menu is so obvious.

[pompidu]

So are these invites random or what? Been playing cs well before steam came around. The go by how many hours you played?

[Archie]

So are these invites random or what? Been playing cs well before steam came around. The go by how many hours you played?

I'm going to guess random. I've played 1.6 and Source less than 20 hours combined and I got my key a few weeks ago.

[pompidu]

I'm going to guess random. I've played 1.6 and Source less than 20 hours combined and I got my key a few weeks ago.

Ah, well that's good for you lol. How long this beta running for? I'd like to try it before it hits retail, which I will certainly buy.

[alr1ght]

Did you fill out the hardware survey? I played a few hours of source a day or two before a new invite wave was sent out.

[pompidu]

Did you fill out the hardware survey? I played a few hours of source a day or two before a new invite wave was sent out.

Yeah I filled that out more than a month ago. I probably wasted a good chunk of my life playing cs. From 1.3 and up, just like to see how this compares to 1.6, wasn't the biggest fan of cs source.

[Dice]

Been playing arsenal. MAC-10 is the most worthless gun in any game ever. Gotta knife your way past that one.

That said: My 3rd game ever, using trackball. WTF @ my team. This should not be.

[SkoomaSuckinSwit]

I got the beta but can't bring myself to play it when compared to 1.6 or Source, it just lacks soul. Also the menus and the way guns recoil just screams console port me. That weapon wheel on the Buy Menu is so obvious.

Strange, because CSGO has for many weeks had the recoil & movement changed/improved through PC community feedback...not console player feedback. Lots of people very happy right now, regarding the feel of the game.

As far as the weapon wheel (no impact whatsoever on the gameplay) and console port "feel"...sounds like someone is letting jaded nostalgia interfere with an objective opinion of the game.

CS:GO Update 4/27/12 - Biggest improvement since day 1. - Whisenhunt.tv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4kXdHCFToM&hd=1

[SteveWinwood]

Strange, because CSGO has for many weeks had the recoil & movement changed/improved through PC community feedback...not console player feedback. Lots of people very happy right now, regarding the feel of the game. As far as the weapon wheel (no impact whatsoever on the gameplay) and console port "feel"...sounds like someone is letting jaded nostalgia interfere with an objective opinion of the game. CS:GO Update 4/27/12 - Biggest improvement since day 1. - Whisenhunt.tv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4kXdHCFToM&hd=1

The dude is on camera for like a minute and a half and he couldn't wait to scratch his armpit until later?

[Prelithe]

Is Valve giving out 2 betas per person now? Logged into Steam today and saw I had a new gift, went to add it to my library when it said it was already in my library. I still have it in my inventory even though I installed and played the apparent existing one in my library.

[Exuro]

Is Valve giving out 2 betas per person now? Logged into Steam today and saw I had a new gift, went to add it to my library when it said it was already in my library. I still have it in my inventory even though I installed and played the apparent existing one in my library.

They been giving out the beta with a gift copy for a while now.

[les papillons sexuels]

Strange, because CSGO has for many weeks had the recoil & movement changed/improved through PC community feedback...not console player feedback. Lots of people very happy right now, regarding the feel of the game. As far as the weapon wheel (no impact whatsoever on the gameplay) and console port "feel"...sounds like someone is letting jaded nostalgia interfere with an objective opinion of the game. CS:GO Update 4/27/12 - Biggest improvement since day 1. - Whisenhunt.tv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4kXdHCFToM&hd=1

glad to see some of the fixes that mentioned earlier are in effect. They still need to revamp the decals for bullet holes so they're not affected by anisotropic filtering.

[scorpscarx]

Is Valve giving out 2 betas per person now? Logged into Steam today and saw I had a new gift, went to add it to my library when it said it was already in my library. I still have it in my inventory even though I installed and played the apparent existing one in my library.

Thanks for your extra copy Prelithe :), downloading now can't wait to try it out.