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3 edits | Re: So, I just bought Counter Strike Today said by Ratman_84  :My only tip is to format your hard drive to rid it of the filth that is CS. And if you've got TF2 on there, all the more reason. Quickly, before it spreads like a cancerous lesion to all the other games on your hard drive. Then do yourself a favor and get a real team fortress game like TFC or Quake 2 TF. Don't waste your time with CS. Too many hacks. Repetetive gameplay. Lame headshots. The upside to CS is that you'll have time to invent cold fusion or plasma reactors in the time you have to wait between rounds. Don't mind the hater. Its not that bad in actuality. Yes there are hackers, but you're going to find that with all games, and they are easilly avoidable if you pick a server with active admins.
The real issue is the game has been out for 7-8 years and you've got some really really good people playing, so the ones that suck like to immediatly scream hacker, so the problem is alot more about perception than actually hacking.
Repetetive gameplay? How is it any more or less repetitive than TFC or TF2? You got regular cs, gungame, aim maps, fun maps, jump maps, surfing maps, pokemon mods, warcraft mods. The game wouldn't still be this popular without the awesome replayability of it. You'll never be a pro, there's always room for improvement, so if the gameplay suits you its hard to not come back to it.
Really the fact that the game is so old and still has so many people playing can more than make my point for me. It was popular and remains popular for good reason. It involves alot more strategy and stealth than a run n' gun capture the flag type of game, so some patience is required. If you have ADHD then this game probably isn't for you. Depending on how fast you die you might end up with plenty of time inbetween rounds, which actually works in my favor because I smoke weed inbetween rounds, but if thats not your style they do have deathmatch servers.
As far as getting into the game initially..
Learn with the MP5 first. Also don't be scared to die. Its going to happen anyway. I was always a big fan of rushing in head first. Many times its a quick death, but when you take out several opponents it can really get your blood pumping.
Also aim maps are your friend. In the map filter in steam just put a "A" in and check out some maps specifically for practice. Find an aim map with deathmatch and you've got it made. No waiting between rounds to keep on practicing. You might even still be able to find a headshot only server, which turns off all the hitboxes except the head. Great practice!
In conclusion, Ratman probably tried CS and couldn't take the learning curve required to not suck, so don't listen to him.
Edit: I started with 1.2...I'm not cool enough to claim I played during beta...I was actually playing TFC at the time, I hated CS back then too, but it was only based on watching someone else play it. Once I got into it, it was over, I still play 1.6 occasionally, didn't like the feel of CS:S. |
