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Click banner for Official Thread Soundtrack Old Threads: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - The re-remake! Dust. Dust never - wait, they did what? Pretty p90 for a Fabulous Famas? Chicken Changes Based on Pro Feedback More pretty flowers added to compensate Brokers:
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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. 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 mostly 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, all you need to do is get used to the new spray patterns and you'll be right at home. Here's a brief list of changes:
There's also been an addition of new gamemodes which before has always been the responsibility of the mod community to implement. If you're posting in this thread or even playing this game in general everyone is going to assume you're playing competitive. That is what most people come for and if you're not playing comp... man you really gotta try it. It's a ton of fun:
Matchmaking FAQ: And that's what the game has to offer out-of-the-box! But there's also a sixth game-type...
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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.
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 This is what good crosshair placement looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j45QQadF6fE Basically any time you start to feel like you're getting good just come back to this to remind yourself that you're actually a literal baby mashing a keyboard.
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!
Daeno posted:Warning! Effort post approaches!
As for a quick run-down though, keep this in mind:
Sound is very important! thanks, jerkstoresup!
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:
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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=MWsnWCKVBP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fev_mMBt2Ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtSSgGXQXqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJiQhXq_aGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIXFR5Mh7gM Necc0 fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Oct 15, 2015 |
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McVey audibly sighed as he voted '1'
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 02:53 |
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Eye of Widesauron posted:Your giant OP is crashing phone browsers.
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 03:36 |
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I should add a gear section too, huh.
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 03:39 |
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Footer image for the first page
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 03:41 |
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mythadile posted:I am about six months into my enlightenment that this game is bad and I am bad at it. Having said that my sens is suitably low enough I find myself needing a much more bigger mouse pad. Preferably something that doesn't move about and doesn't hold all the man oils indefinitely. Any of the big steelseries mats are good and are reasonably priced.
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 03:42 |
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Eye of Widesauron posted:
Get a better phone and you just might be able to go even further back!
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 03:48 |
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trying to jack off posted:tazing people is great because their ragdoll twitches Nah it's the lil 'ah!' noise that they make.
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# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 05:23 |
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Xenaero posted:That's clever, about as clever as the workshop aim assist cheat. Give it enough time and someone smart will find a way to circumvent security. It's also as easy to detect once you know what to look for. Simply add a hook that flags any player who intentionally corrupts the overwatch while also patching the bug. Grats you just autobanned hundreds of lovely people.
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# ¿ Feb 11, 2015 15:37 |
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Katana Gomai posted:Some notorious botter/match fixer called Stormberg tried to get a small clan to throw a match for him and well... mmf- oooooooh
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# ¿ Feb 11, 2015 19:22 |
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t u Daeno
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# ¿ Feb 11, 2015 21:14 |
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Kwilty posted:Didn't King used to shoutcast? Yeah he does it sometimes when we MM he's really good at it.
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# ¿ Feb 11, 2015 22:01 |
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aborn posted:Here's a possible compromise: have pre-made teams, but don't make winning the tournament the only goal. Also give out skins for poo poo like funniest moment, best vibes, most molly kills, most deagle 360s, most ninja defuses, etc, so that the lower-skill teams have something to go for other than trying to beat the nutty 5 stack. This was attempted last time and it was too much work that no one wanted to do and no one ended up caring in the end.
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2015 00:00 |
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Daeno posted:Don't worry, I will take all the discarded players, the outcast goons, the banned goons, and we will galvanize into something greater than the sum of our parts. It doesn't count unless you have cornetTheory
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2015 01:27 |
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sants posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoMwd_3d97o I've watched this four times now and I still don't understand that first kill
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2015 02:16 |
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Ah I had to crank it up to 1080p to see it
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2015 02:20 |
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Picer posted:
How much have you spent on opening them?
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2015 19:26 |
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Picer posted:In total? About the worth of one knife i guess. I'm just worried that these posts are going to push some goons with poor impulse control over the edge into buying another $100 in keys. All you see in the thread is people unboxing knives but you don't get to see the hundreds of worthless skins that were unboxed to get there. Grats on being really lucky you should probably quit while you're ahead
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2015 20:42 |
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Fat Lou posted:GAMEPLAY loving finally
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# ¿ Feb 13, 2015 13:48 |
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deetee posted:I turned off the music in this game a long time ago. Are these music kits actually worth turning it back on for? Hotline Miami is pretty tempting... You can actually individually set which music tracks do and don't play now which is nice. So turn on the ten-second bomb timer music and the cool ones like MVP and end round stuff while leaving the normal bomb music off and other ones that can get in the way of the game. Also I thought you fuckers were joking with the hotline miami soundtrack. Jesus christ I need that music kit edit: You can also tweak the individual volume levels so you can leave the ten-second warning low just so you can pull perfect kitless defuses. Necc0 fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Feb 13, 2015 |
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pandaK posted:There still isn't a full on dubstep music kit, I am disappointed There's a brostep music kit if that's what you meant.
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# ¿ Feb 14, 2015 20:56 |
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I was pretty outraged at that layout the first time I saw it but now that I think about it keeping your aim hand away from your trigger hand would be a really good way to never jerk shots ever again.
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# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 04:20 |
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Fat Lou posted:Can you put that image in the OP Necco? Done
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# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 04:29 |
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Kazinsal posted:So for matchmaking, just suck less than the other team and hope the number god that guesses how good you are is underestimating your abilities. Got it. I put this stuff in the OP for a reason. If you're good enough to consistently swing games in your favor then you WILL rank up. Period. If you're not good enough to do this then you will not rank up and don't deserve to. Period.
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# ¿ Feb 16, 2015 20:09 |
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J posted:In the short run all sorts of poo poo can happen with quitters, cheaters, smurfs, and so on. But that poo poo happens to your opponents too. In the long run it will even out. Just focus on making good decisions and maintaining good vibes in every game regardless and your rank will follow. EXACTLY. Blaming your rank on anything besides "I'm not winning enough" is seeking out excuses and is the opposite mentality needed to get better. If you're good enough to rank up being handed the occasional shithead teammate will not slow you down.
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# ¿ Feb 17, 2015 15:47 |
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astr0man posted:No matter what you do people are always going to find a way to game your ratings system. I think it is better to just go about separating the punishment from the ratings system, i.e. if you have a stack with an abandon then just send the whole stack into LPQ. Also, if you want a really fair individual player rating you shouldn't allow people to queue for ranked with a stack. Either you queue solo or with 5, and for stacks with 5 you only assign ratings to the entire team of 5 rather than the individual players. It's infinitely frustrating that the dota team had this figured out from the beginning and we still haven't gotten it.
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Skuto posted:That's odd. You sure its always like this? It's actually almost 20x now which makes no sense. Dota is way more popular across the globe and is at peak time in asian countries right now. Counter Strike isn't nearly as popular over there e: vvvv that too vvvv
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40 OZ posted:For the last few weeks or so, I've been unable to download the vast majority of MM replays. This goes for my friends in those matches too. Yup. Wanted to review a demo from a few days ago that had a guy playing real shady and I can't get it to download.
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quote:Release Notes for 2/19/2015
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# ¿ Feb 20, 2015 02:35 |
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RedQueen posted:Also, a little skinchat PSA, I added a wear details and skin preview videos to csgostash, scroll down on any skin details page to see them: http://csgostash.com/skin/422/AWP-Dragon-Lore This is excellent. But why aren't these wear images showing up for any of the knives?
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:That gif really is silver in a nutshell. Doesn't get any more representative than that. If you're focusing on aim: Remember that you're playing against silvers, who are predictably impatient. When in a tense firefight and in doubt, just plant your rear end and let them come to you. They will inevitably run into your crosshairs and all you have to do is click. Easy peasy they do all the hard work for you If you're focusing on tactics: Remember that you're playing against silvers, who have predictable rhythms. When in a tense firefight all of them will have a 'beat'. Simply think one or two steps ahead of where they'll be going and you now know both when AND where they'll be. Easy peasy it's like you've got wall hacks If you're focusing on teamwork: lol settle down your teammates are probably retarded. Completely unreliable until you at least reach the low guardians. Any times a teammate comes to your rescue or properly clears a room with you should be viewed as a bonus. Do not depend on them. The other team isn't relying on each other either. Once you hit novas you'll have to start thinking bigger as people start cooperating but for now just frag and remember to win rounds one at a time.
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# ¿ Feb 21, 2015 06:15 |
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Luigi Thirty posted:
> Save last round > mlg We need a :silvers: emot
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# ¿ Feb 21, 2015 06:17 |
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plz don't die u guys stay safe mom luvs u
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MrSmokes posted:MGE is what I can't get past. I've been drifting between it and MG2 for months now. I get flanked and sometimes peek too much and all that, but I feel like my biggest problem is aim and reaction time. At around this level I keep running into players who I just cannot seem to beat in a gunfight. Sometimes they appear and headshot me before I can even react to them and click my mouse to shoot back, it's insane. It's scary because if I'm having a hard time with them, eagles and whatnot must be so hard to deal with. I've been playing for a little over a year now, this is my first CS game. It sucks because I feel like I should be farther up in the ranks by now, but maybe I'm wrong and this is common, idk. From what I've noticed playing with eagles is their aim actually isn't that much better but their positioning and coordination really becomes a whole new thing and you learn really quickly how much it helps. Stuff like seeing nothing and suddenly three guys pop out at the exact same time all firing directly at you. In a 1-on-1 you could probably take any of them on. Guardians is where teamwork and squad tactics becomes important, eagles and up is where you can blindly trust and make very strong assumptions about your teammate's behavior and be correct. Unfortunately for your rank this means that unless you're regularly queueing with the same people you're gonna have a rough time climbing out of MGE/DMG. Also: establishing good vibes from round one is absolutely crucial. All it takes is one raging assholes to ruin it all and turn your 5-man into five individuals.
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Turk February posted:LIVE FROM THE LAN UPDATE:
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Fat Lou posted:UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE How many minutes I'm tired of this old dude going OOOOOoooh and rubbing his beard over & over
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# ¿ Feb 22, 2015 19:32 |
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IT'S STARTING CLICK THAT LINK EVERYONE
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# ¿ Feb 22, 2015 19:37 |
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God damnit I had the stream minimized and I realized I was hearing Turk's voice and I got back just in time to see them walk off. gently caress
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# ¿ Feb 22, 2015 19:45 |
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lmao Turk we can hear you screaming
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bpower posted:Did i miss it . whats happening? Casters are still dicking around waiting for the match to start. SiqNasty came over and talked to them for a bit so you got to see the goons if you were watching at the time
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