|
Click banner for Official Thread Soundtrack What is Counter-Strike This ain't your brosef's FPS! CS:GO is the most recent installment of the Counter-Strike series, one of the longest running and most successful FPS games of all time. CS:GO is known for being extremely fast-paced, competitive, and unforgiving. To be decent players must have a very well-honed situational awareness, tight aim, and the ability to communicate with their teammates telepathically. The series has been going strong for over a decade now, testament to both the game's solid foundation and robust community. For the lost sheep who are returning to the flock from 1.6 or Source, you'll find that CS:GO is the same in all the ways that matter but also with a bunch of additions that add tons of value to the game. The community workshop is now integrated into the map system so developers can push updates globally without having to rely on the frustrating _b1, _b2, _final, _finalFORREALTHISTIME crap. TF2-esque cosmetic weapon drops have been added, some of which go to supporting the competitive community. There are a few new weapons/grenades while the TMP and MP5 have been retired rip. Finally there is now a competitive ranked matchmaking system which actually functions fairly well. For new players: Counter-Strike is the Real poo poo™. If you enjoy the FPS genre while feeling that the CoDs or Battlefields just aren't scratching that itch right because *something* is missing, CS:GO is probably for you. This is a mostlyno-frills game that relies on rewarding and engaging gameplay to hook players rather than convoluted ranking systems, yearly releases, or pay-to-win 'expansion' packs. Your access to better weapons depends solely on your team's performance in the current game. Your 'skills' are only unlocked by yourself when you put in the effort to talk to/observe/play against better players and decide that you want to be better. Because of this, CS:GO can be an extremely rewarding as its high skill ceiling/steep difficulty curve makes those glorious hero-moments that much sweeter. But don't take my word for it! Josh Lyman posted:I'm so glad I listened to the Steam thread and got CS:GO and not just 1.6. This is like the video game equivalent of "Gravity." So intense! What's new? For those of you returning from CS 1.6 or Source, the game is the same in all the ways that matter, although some fun additions have been made. There are two new shotguns, one for the CTs and the other for the Ts, a few changes have been made to the SMGs such as the removal of the MP5 and TMP with the addition of others, a machine-gun which rains hilarity and death, and a new pistol. More interesting however is the introduction of two new grenades, the decoy and molotov cocktail, also known as the incendiary grenade for the CTs. There's also a one-hit kill taser which is never ever a bad idea to use. There's also been an addition of new gamemodes which before has always been the responsibility of the mod community to implement: Deathmatch
Arms Race
Demolition
Casual
Competitive
New players will typically find themselves in the lower silver ranks. At this level teams typically lack coordination and effective communication while individuals are unfamiliar of how to effectively use their weapons. Near the middle ranks the teams start displaying organized tactics, although their timing is often off while individuals, despite being fairly competent, will still regularly make poor decisions. The top ranks are reserved for teams who are almost at the point of working as a single entity, communication is short and effective, while individuals are regularly making good shots and have a very developed situational awareness. But there's also a sixth game-type... GOONPUGS
Sounds great! How do I get involved? - First, Jump into our chatroom. Tons of regulars idle there and will help you if you have any questions or need help getting started. It's also where we organize our GoonPugs. They can happen at any time, but are most frequent after 5 P.M. EST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I heard you guys are mean to newbies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KooOjnhXXWc Extremely! This is mostly due to the competitive nature and speed of the game. Typically when info is given to the team, we expect results almost immediately. There's no time to dilly-daddle here! So unfortunately, yes, no matter what you are going to be yelled at, it can't be helped. Fortunately you can minimize the abuse you receive by learning a bit by following some of these rules! TELL US IMMEDIATELY AND IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT YOU ARE NEW and even more importantly IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SAYING, TELL US YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND
You actually have to aim
Once you're comfortable with firing without spraying... you should go back to spraying! However spraying in this game isn't like any other FPSs. Here's a great writeup on it by our buddy Slime: CS:GO Recoil Mechanics Another important thing to keep in mind is that firefights are often extremely fast in this game, oftentimes over before you even know it's happening. Very small slivers of time can end up making a big difference in a firefight, so it's important to be efficient as possible at all times. The #1 rookie mistake in CS:GO is players keeping their crosshairs in the ground, ready to pull up whenever an enemy appears. This is incorrect. I understand that keeping the crosshairs down allows you to see better, but not only does it take time to pull the crosshair up (bad), its also a large distance to cover in a short amount of time which will cause you to be much less accurate once you do finally reach the enemies head. Also, if your opponent is aiming properly, i.e. keeping his crosshair where he expects YOUR head to be, you'll likely be dead before you can even squeeze a shot off. Keep your crosshairs up! Also: DONT CROUCH! Well, you can, but it's like spraying. It may improve your aim but it will place your head into your center of mass (bad) and also immobilize you (very bad) Break the habit first and play without it entirely. Once you can play without it you can bring it back in. This is easily the most common newbie mistake that we see. Your mouse sensitivity is almost definitely too high
Generally you want it to take over ten inches to turn 360 degrees. Yes you read that correctly. Yes your sensitivity is WAY too high. Also be sure to select 'Use Raw Input' in the options. Most operating systems have mouse acceleration turned on by default which will screw with your aim. Having a 1-1 interpretation of your movements is significantly better. Use this tool to find out what your 360/sensitivity is: http://www.notalent.org/sensitivity/sensitivity.htm Learn the maps and how to call out locations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weybw27aMPE There are a ton of mistakes made by the T team in this video, see if you can spot them all! Here are some of the more popular maps. You don't need to know these 100%, but you should be at least have the gist of it: http://thegoshow.tv/map-call-spots/ There is an economy and it's very important
Daeno posted:Warning! Effort post approaches! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQoai9sqpQ The pistol round is also very important
Grenades are extremely effective
As for a quick run-down though, keep this in mind: If you are defending, defend
If you are attacking, stick with your team
At any given time, ask yourself 'how can I be helping RIGHT NOW'
If you are dead, do not use the mic
Sound is very important! thanks, jerkstoresup! Basic Vocabulary Save or Eco
This can also mean throwing the match that's already in progress, in order to keep the loadout you have between rounds. The best way to do this is to find out where the enemies are and run and hide in the opposite direction. When to do this will be difficult to judge for beginners, your captain will probably make the call for you. Anti-Eco
All of these rules and basic strategies are subject to exceptions and nuances, which you will learn as you play. The best way to learn these are to play against/observe/talk to people who are better than you. Tech-FAQ: I keep hanging up while loading maps, it says 'initializing world' and nothing happens?
cl_interp_ratio 1 rate 128000 cl_cmdrate 128 cl_updaterate 128 cl_allowdownload 1 cl_downloadfilter 0 ds_get_newest_subscribed_files // buy binds bind f1 "buy p250" bind f2 "buy p90" bind f3 "buy famas; buy galilar" bind f4 "buy m4a1; buy ak47" bind f5 "buy awp" bind f6 "buy flashbang" bind f7 "buy smokegrenade" bind f8 "buy hegrenade" bind f9 "buy molotov; buy incgrenade" bind f10 "buy vest" bind f11 "buy vesthelm" bind f12 "buy defuser"
I have no idea what all these console commands are
What's this ""Good Vibes"" thing I heard about?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Goon Servers! Buttman Brigade - This server is mostly used for GoonPugs, which are crazy fun and you should definitely join us. Props to astr0man for coding the plugin and Fat Lou & Prostidude for running the server. sub.io - Server run by whoknew who is still feeling around for where this server is gonna settle. Will almost definitely be another goonpug server but may also run a 2v2, public casual, or 24/7 mariokart. Who knows. Steam Group - Join the chat room to request an invite, join in on GoonPug/matchmaking fun, or some random pub stomping when we're feeling sassy. quote:"I will sweep away everything in all your land," says Lord Negev. "I will sweep away both terrorists and counter-terrorists alike. Even the chickens of cs_italy and the fish in de_inferno will die. I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble, along with the rest of humanity," says Negev. "I will crush de_nuke and de_dust2 with my fist and destroy every last trace of their competitive worship. I will put an end to all the idolatrous pros, so that even the memory of them will disappear. For they go up to their scripts and buy the AK, M4, and AWP. They claim to follow the One Lord Negev, but then they worship Rifles, too. So now I will destroy them! And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for Lord Negev's guidance or seek my blessings." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l23el-Y3__A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTzWUjgj9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU8z-vyasXQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ4lo95uwps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFC0LHP9KrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2guVtF-gLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsnWCKVBP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fev_mMBt2Ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtSSgGXQXqU Necc0 fucked around with this message at 01:22 on May 31, 2014 |
# ¿ Jan 13, 2014 23:11 |
|
|
# ¿ May 13, 2024 19:05 |
|
I was going to title the thread after McVey's 'pretty much every map is dust2' but then I didn't. Sorry McVey :\RadioPassive posted:The latest update changed many of these, so this image isn't accurate any more. Ahh you're right. Thanks
|
# ¿ Jan 13, 2014 23:24 |
|
Weinertron posted:Can someone add to the OP what guns are widely considered bad purchases? I've been playing competitive with a bunch of people who are new to CS, and I'm so new and useless I don't know what to tell them to buy because I always just get ak or m4. If you want to win the AWP, M4, and AK are the only guns you should be buying. *Maybe* a Galil or Famas if it's a tight situation and you need to half buy.
|
# ¿ Jan 13, 2014 23:51 |
|
Whoa, since when could the five-seven 1HK?
|
# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 00:46 |
|
What the fuuuuuuck Seriously when did they change that?
|
# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 00:49 |
|
jerkstoresup posted:I wanted to remake the "Can the Enemy Hear" image to be a bit more readable and updated. The font choice always annoyed me. Awesome, thanks a bunch man
|
# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 02:05 |
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_yIk8-3yMs
|
# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 04:50 |
|
Popehoist posted:Suggestion for the OP: This playlist http://74.91.119.72/demos/ edit: See how fast we got that to ya? Just gotta remember the jingle: seventy-four... nine-ty ONE! one one nine seventy-TWO! slash demos!!
|
# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 07:09 |
|
a slime posted:Goonmans are fun again yayyyy I specced this as it happened and it was beautiful
|
# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 15:13 |
|
I think I'm gonna start using the deagle again just to see how it plays out. It feels like the aim is a little bit tighter now, just enough to make it somewhat viable if you can be patient with it.
|
# ¿ Jan 14, 2014 18:33 |
|
Oh man if goonpug automatically posted trimmed demos of all my aces and clutches...
|
# ¿ Jan 15, 2014 17:20 |
|
a slime posted:FILE NOT FOUND
|
# ¿ Jan 15, 2014 18:09 |
|
Razzled posted:or is it as simple as I'm just bad at the game. It's this. Not to say that you're 'bad' per se but you've simply found a plateau point for your current skills and every advancement from this point further is going to require more and more effort/experience. You'll find that the higher up you get the more difficult it will become to rank up, also the only people at Distinguished Master Guardian and up are people who have not only been playing this game for a very long time, but have been playing it competitively for most of that time as well. I've been playing CS for a long time but only with CS:GO did I really get into regular 5v5 play, and I've plateaued at MGE/DMG. Necc0 fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Jan 15, 2014 |
# ¿ Jan 15, 2014 21:52 |
|
Razzled posted:That makes sense. I'm starting to realize too that just playing (even in a competitive setting) isn't enough. I need to consciously make an effort to practice things that I need to work out. If it makes any sense like, consciously aiming vs. just kind of aiming and trying to get a kill. I think I need to remove kills from the equation and just focus on doing the proper thing. Concentrate, purposefully aim at head. Take careful controlled shots. Over and over until I can do it in my sleep accurately and quickly. I think many people will agree with me when I say I would take a team with superb game sense and situation awareness and terrible aim over the opposite any day of the week. Remember that just because you're at the top of the scoreboard doesn't mean you're helping. In fact you could actually be hurting your team! Likewise a bottom fragger going 1 and 10 could be absolutely invaluable. At the higher ranks this distinction becomes very very important.
|
# ¿ Jan 15, 2014 22:04 |
|
mcvey posted:I've yet to meet a player with great game sense but consistently garbage aim. That wasn't my point!!
|
# ¿ Jan 16, 2014 00:42 |
|
The Ballmer Peak is real and applies to many things beyond programming.
|
# ¿ Jan 17, 2014 18:37 |
|
Fat Lou posted:Over the past day I have found out that 360 no scoping pubbies is one of the most rewarding experiences in all of Counter Strike. Last night I almost got three 360 no scopes in a row, but my second and third shots were a fraction of a second too late and my teammates already killed them. Hell, I shot the gun out of midair for the third guy. My goal is to get a 5k with just 360 no scopes. This might take a couple months, but being that I am sandbagging my ranking with this it can only get easier. Also, I have yet to come in last just doing this (and using pistols on save rounds). How haven't you been overwatched yet?
|
# ¿ Jan 20, 2014 02:42 |
|
The Orange Mage posted:Materials have nothing to do with it, just wall thickness. At least as far a I know. Nope. Map makers can decide the penetration value of all materials on their map. The best way to test everything out is the showimpact method on a local server
|
# ¿ Jan 23, 2014 16:03 |
|
Fat Lou posted:I made a thing. And here I thought the only way you'd pull this off is by smurfing but oh look who do we have here? is that grips, systane... minineo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V9YZ7C88iU&t=12s
|
# ¿ Jan 23, 2014 17:17 |
|
Not gonna lie I'm bummed I haven't been in any Fat Lou-Tubes but I have no one to blame but myself
|
# ¿ Jan 23, 2014 17:24 |
|
Razzled posted:- Fixed an alt-tab related memory leak. I don't see why not. Honestly now that I think of it I'm surprised they haven't done it already.
|
# ¿ Jan 24, 2014 01:18 |
|
Shadowlz posted:I can't wait for the Flashbang RED STRIP skin and the Decoy CYAN STRIP skin. I'm probably a fuckin idiot for thinking this is a good idea
|
# ¿ Jan 24, 2014 01:42 |
|
45 sec timers are The Worst™
|
# ¿ Jan 24, 2014 23:09 |
|
I've watched this like three times now and I'm still not sure what's going on
|
# ¿ Jan 27, 2014 21:23 |
|
Sometimes I'm pretty good about judging the teammate I'm speccing and giving appropriate advice other times I'll find myself yelling very detailed instructions to grips on how to retake a bombsite. Don't get mad at me I can't help but get excited sometimes.
|
# ¿ Jan 28, 2014 01:42 |
|
Babyface Mingo posted:We should also enforce everyone to take out their knives upon seeing another player with their knife out, since knife duels are high sportsmanship. Part of this is full-well knowing he could shoot you in the face, which is what makes it so bushido. It isn't necessarily dishonorable to shoot someone with their knife, but it's certainly honorable to accept the challenge. It's ABSOLUTELY dishonorable to renege once the knife fight has started, however.
|
# ¿ Jan 28, 2014 02:59 |
|
mcvey posted:What other strategic round based shooters does this? I can't think of any. It's crazy to not want that in CS. ESEA did it for CSGO in its PUG games and it sucked. My only complaint is that the deathcam lasts about twice as long as it should. That or make it so your deathcam never leaves your perspective so in 90% of cases you're just looking at the sky/ground. Turk February posted:Also, I go from talking when dead to just typing. It is still as effective if you're a quick typist. I almost never read text chat while I'm still alive. I already get killed too much for glancing at my radar.
|
# ¿ Jan 28, 2014 18:27 |
|
I think CS:GO needs to add DK mode. edit: Pretty much all the GoldenEye 'cheats' should be in imo
|
# ¿ Jan 28, 2014 18:42 |
|
So after sleeping on it I don't think investment is *that* bad of a map, it's just really overwhelming at first.
|
# ¿ Jan 30, 2014 15:25 |
|
I agree with Xen I think the deag may have been stealth buffed just slightly. The firing cone is now just within 'acceptable' and it feels tighter than it did before, but barely. If someone actually has the numbers to show what a retard I am that'd be nice.
|
# ¿ Jan 31, 2014 20:46 |
|
VoiceOfIntuition posted:Just gonna throw this round from tonight onto the pile of goonpug.avi's we already have. link me the demo of this thnx
|
# ¿ Feb 3, 2014 00:12 |
|
DeusExMachinima posted:Had to be done: http://youtubedoubler.com/bBMs This syncs up way better than I thought it would
|
# ¿ Feb 3, 2014 18:40 |
|
Dylan-D posted:Is there any valid strategy to employ with decoy grenades, specifically when they are used as intended (to decoy; not to fakeflash)? I usually try to grab one as T on pistol rounds and toss it into an empty corner once the bomb is down. It can be good for getting the CTs to improperly execute their retake.
|
# ¿ Feb 3, 2014 20:26 |
|
Popehoist posted:The only very niche use for a molotov is forcing an enemy out of an enclosed area. stuff like that loving big box on season B site or the various hidey holes on toscan A. It's very rarely worth the cost. It can be useful as a last-ditch effort to defend a ticking bomb as well. Especially if you're significantly outnumbered.
|
# ¿ Feb 3, 2014 22:37 |
|
I wish Valve guys still posted here
|
# ¿ Feb 5, 2014 01:19 |
|
>That feel the split second before a double kill lines itself up in your scope (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
|
# ¿ Feb 5, 2014 06:40 |
|
I think it's interesting that the movement penalty also acts as a stealth buff for pistols across the board which I think is good.
|
# ¿ Feb 7, 2014 13:40 |
|
Man sometimes I think about Fat Lou & the pre-nerf Mag 7 and I'm just as gently caress.
|
# ¿ Feb 7, 2014 17:10 |
|
XM supremacy.
|
# ¿ Feb 8, 2014 00:34 |
|
|
# ¿ May 13, 2024 19:05 |
|
They're going through the same pattern that they did with the XM and deagle. Crazy buff it and let everyone have fun for a few days until they push out the actual stats so that people don't bitch about the incremental change. Sometime this week the aug/sig will be nerfed significantly but they'll end up slightly ahead of where they were last week.
|
# ¿ Feb 8, 2014 03:22 |