Why is Counter Strike still popular

I have seen the servers and they are from all around the world. I have played the game myself,it's good, but it's already 10 years old. How come the multiplayer didn't die at that game?

Because FPS gaming has only gotten worse with the years.

CS players still play CS because there's nothing better to play.

Competitive games always stand the test of time.

For me CS has the best shooting, it feels the best out of any FPS and the gameplay is simple and about pure skill, which most FPS aren't these days. There are no perks, no RPGs, flamethrowers or any **** like that which just feel cheap, CS is all about the guns and hitting the right hitboxes. Also the maps are simple, the gameplay is best with 5 v 5 and it just gets your heart pumping.

Why I cannot wait for CS:GO as I hope they have 5 v 5 grouped match making, a bit like Arena in WoW. An old website called tournament.com used to do it where you played for money and had so much fun with that.

Because FPS gaming has only gotten worse with the years.

N30F3N1X

I Disagree, I wouldn't say it has gotten worse on the whole. I would say it hasn't improved very much, that would be more accurate.

Because it's awesome. I played yesterday with my brother and I kicked his ass.

Fun fun fun.

Its CS man. Most modern games are pretty much just copies of it with more shiney objects.

Because it's fun to play and short bursts and insanely competitive.

Because some people still like to play it?....

because it's simple, yet fun. It's perfectly balanced with good maps and a good vareity of guns.

Because it's an excellent game that has been refined to near perfection?

It's not that modern FPSs aren't fun or good at all, it's just none of them have had the staying power, just like all of the other major FPSs since 1998.

I love the generalizations that all modern FPSs are crap because one 10 years ago is still played. That doesn't address the hundreds of others that were released in that 10 years that nobody plays anymore...

i can never find ppl playing cs 1.6 all there is are fake servers flooded with bots or the latency is 200 even though in the browser it says 20. CSS is a better game anyway... as long as you are playing in like a ESEA server with a very high fps cap, 100 tick rate, cl_cmdrate 80 enforce and cl_updaterate 80. Most servers have very low settings and there are just random headshots everywhere.

also tc it's because it's easy to jump into and there is sufficient times between rounds when you die and stuff to have some fun and see the skill gap very easily. It's also not fast paced so it is not too intimidating to new people...

Which is also why quake live is dead.

i can never find ppl playing cs 1.6 all there is are fake servers flooded with bots or the latency is 200 even though in the browser it says 20. CSS is a better game anyway... as long as you are playing in like a ESEA server with a very high fps cap, 100 tick rate, cl_cmdrate 80 enforce and cl_updaterate 80. Most servers have very low settings and there are just random headshots everywhere.

also tc it's because it's easy to jump into and there is sufficient times between rounds when you die and stuff to have some fun and see the skill gap very easily. It's also not fast paced so it is not too intimidating to new people...

Which is also why quake live is dead.

JigglyWiggly_

Also... yeah. At least in CSS you can see how others are playing between rounds and you see yourself getting better by slowly starting to get more kills.

In Quake you may be getting MUCH better but still not be getting many (if any) kills, so the player doesn't really see himself going anywhere and bails.

It just goes to show how solid gameplay, maps and balance triumphs over realism, graphics, progression system and customisation in regards to the test of time.

There isnt more immersive game than counter striker 1.6. Gameplay wise.. period ( as far as highly competitive games go ) And because all major leagues ( latest for example , intel extreme masters Cebit 2012 ) are promoting CS 1.6 , there no way to die , not anytime soon. ( and whichever game these leagues promoting )AzatiS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri-t8yGzMME

these few rounds of ql are more intense than all of cs ;p

I have seen the servers and they are from all around the world. I have played the game myself,it's good, but it's already 10 years old. How come the multiplayer didn't die at that game?

Piranha155

For me CS has the best shooting, it feels the best out of any FPS and the gameplay is simple and about pure skill, which most FPS aren't these days. There are no perks, no RPGs, flamethrowers or any **** like that which just feel cheap, CS is all about the guns and hitting the right hitboxes. Also the maps are simple, the gameplay is best with 5 v 5 and it just gets your heart pumping.

Why I cannot wait for CS:GO as I hope they have 5 v 5 grouped match making, a bit like Arena in WoW. An old website called tournament.com used to do it where you played for money and had so much fun with that.

Tixylixx

Speaking of which... ...Xonotic 0.6 is out! :o XonoticCaptainAhab13

very fun

i love the shotgun ;>

you guys should try it

it's like uh quake + a lot of speed and a bit of tribes with the shotgun

[QUOTE="Tixylixx"]

For me CS has the best shooting, it feels the best out of any FPS and the gameplay is simple and about pure skill, which most FPS aren't these days. There are no perks, no RPGs, flamethrowers or any **** like that which just feel cheap, CS is all about the guns and hitting the right hitboxes. Also the maps are simple, the gameplay is best with 5 v 5 and it just gets your heart pumping.

Why I cannot wait for CS:GO as I hope they have 5 v 5 grouped match making, a bit like Arena in WoW. An old website called tournament.com used to do it where you played for money and had so much fun with that.

multiplat

If you ever play Battlefield 3 it's just nade and RPG spam all the time or cheap kills via MAV or claymores. I just want it to be small fights with guns and it all being about skill and proving you're better than the other person or your team is better than theirs. When playing BF3 it's massive maps, most the time one team sucks and gets steam rolled because team balance sucks in BF3 and if you ever play infantry maps it's two teams camping on each side shooting rpgs at each other.... lame.

[QUOTE="CaptainAhab13"]Speaking of which... ...Xonotic 0.6 is out! :o XonoticJigglyWiggly_

very fun

i love the shotgun ;>

you guys should try it

it's like uh quake + a lot of speed and a bit of tribes with the shotgun

When I used to play Quake all I wanted it to be is one shot kill rail gun duels.

That was the most fun in that game just whoever had the best accuracy wins.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]

[QUOTE="CaptainAhab13"]Speaking of which... ...Xonotic 0.6 is out! :o XonoticTixylixx

very fun

i love the shotgun ;>

you guys should try it

it's like uh quake + a lot of speed and a bit of tribes with the shotgun

When I used to play Quake all I wanted it to be is one shot kill rail gun duels.

That was the most fun in that game just whoever had the best accuracy wins.

I have seen the servers and they are from all around the world. I have played the game myself,it's good, but it's already 10 years old. How come the multiplayer didn't die at that game?

Piranha155

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I have seen the servers and they are from all around the world. I have played the game myself,it's good, but it's already 10 years old. How come the multiplayer didn't die at that game?

ProjectPat187

[QUOTE="Piranha155"]

I have seen the servers and they are from all around the world. I have played the game myself,it's good, but it's already 10 years old. How come the multiplayer didn't die at that game?

mep69

You've got it wrong. I still play it sometimes,but I've been informed that the old FPS games' multiplayer is mostly scarce or dead.

[QUOTE="multiplat"][QUOTE="Tixylixx"]

For me CS has the best shooting, it feels the best out of any FPS and the gameplay is simple and about pure skill, which most FPS aren't these days. There are no perks, no RPGs, flamethrowers or any **** like that which just feel cheap, CS is all about the guns and hitting the right hitboxes. Also the maps are simple, the gameplay is best with 5 v 5 and it just gets your heart pumping.

Why I cannot wait for CS:GO as I hope they have 5 v 5 grouped match making, a bit like Arena in WoW. An old website called tournament.com used to do it where you played for money and had so much fun with that.

Tixylixx

If you ever play Battlefield 3 it's just nade and RPG spam all the time or cheap kills via MAV or claymores. I just want it to be small fights with guns and it all being about skill and proving you're better than the other person or your team is better than theirs. When playing BF3 it's massive maps, most the time one team sucks and gets steam rolled because team balance sucks in BF3 and if you ever play infantry maps it's two teams camping on each side shooting rpgs at each other.... lame.