Counter-Strike: Global Offensive official site is live (kinda), beta starting today
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Mister Negative
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I'm liking this so far. It seems easier than past CS games, which is a definite plus for me. I was terrible at CSS. I can see why players of past CS games wouldn't like it.
The guns just seem to have a better feel.
The guns just seem to have a better feel.
TouchMyBox
Member
Will it just boot up Left 4 Dead?
Just wait until people master this version and then come back lol.
jaundicejuice
Member
I don't like how you can't see who exactly is talking unless you can see the player model with the mic icon over their head. It's weird there isn't a little icon with the talking players name appearing over the chat area.
After a couple hours playing the beta I am kind of liking it. I do have some complaints though.
-They need to get rid of the fog, or at least let me toggle it on/off in the options.
-The menus and option are way to cluttered and messy.
-It is hard to see where my bullets are going. It might be just me though.
-The buy menu is awful.
-No sprays.
-The recoil animations need to be more noticeable.
-Silencers
-Low res textures
Apart from that I think it is fun. I'm sure I will have more complaints the more I play though.
-They need to get rid of the fog, or at least let me toggle it on/off in the options.
-The menus and option are way to cluttered and messy.
-It is hard to see where my bullets are going. It might be just me though.
-The buy menu is awful.
-No sprays.
-The recoil animations need to be more noticeable.
-Silencers
-Low res textures
Apart from that I think it is fun. I'm sure I will have more complaints the more I play though.
Uh do you have this set on low by accident? Fog? lol
Thamauturge
Banned
IIRC Portal 2 PS3 version had mouse and keyboard support. I see no reason why they couldn't do the same for the PS3 version of CS GO
Everything on high.
The icon should be on the bottom left.
Heh, this game is definitely a lot less forgiving than Source. The playerbase might just suck by comparison at this point.
OdysseusVA
Banned
sneakypete
Member
Same here braj. Had a ton of fun on the old CS on the ogbox, hoping this one lives up to my expectations. I'll be playing regardless though as it's my only option at the moment.. my laptop overheats if I try to play even 1.6 on here.
bodyboarder
Member
Any thoughts on how well this will do on ps3.
Yeah, everyone in my party was getting this annoying high pitch sound on de_train just now.
racketpunch
Member
Loving the game so far.
My only gripe are the terrorist models that look exactly like CT's. What's up with those blue long sleeves?
My only gripe are the terrorist models that look exactly like CT's. What's up with those blue long sleeves?
It seems to happen near ladders for me.
There's a different T and CT model for every location scenario
jaundicejuice
Member
Yeah I noticed that after. I guess I'm just so used to seeing it above I didn't notice it at first.
Mailenstein
Member
Didn't know this is available for Mac OS X aswell. Prepurchased and downloading the beta now!
les papillons sexuels
Banned
not a fan of what they did to a lot of the maps. I know some of the stuff, like on aztec and inferno, were useless, but it added character to the map that's gone now.
Also think that a lot of the character models are look similar on t and ct.
Also think that a lot of the character models are look similar on t and ct.
First impression: it feels very similar while also feeling different. Basically feels like its definitely going for the BF3/CoD vibe with the whole matches and server set up. Just being randomly placed and matches seem real short before the server changes.
Guns feel different at first, but certainly can be gotten used to, not too bad. Changes seem for the better, but not all of them. I don't really like that even with FF off, you still can shoot your teammates. This means that if I shoot someone and see blood, this doesn't mean that they are actually enemies. And if I get shot and feel myself bleeding, it doesn't mean theres an enemy shooting me.
Finally, I'm having trouble getting adjusted to the models. It's cool that they are different on each map, but I can't quickly tell from across the map who is who, and with the FF stuff, I find myself not shooting the right people and spraying the wrong people. I guess it'll just take some time to get used to.
As you can probably tell, I've just played casual so far, so I'll give the other modes a try.
Does anyone know if it'll go to a conventional server set up? So people can add their own servers... mods.. death match... climb maps... mini games, etc?
Guns feel different at first, but certainly can be gotten used to, not too bad. Changes seem for the better, but not all of them. I don't really like that even with FF off, you still can shoot your teammates. This means that if I shoot someone and see blood, this doesn't mean that they are actually enemies. And if I get shot and feel myself bleeding, it doesn't mean theres an enemy shooting me.
Finally, I'm having trouble getting adjusted to the models. It's cool that they are different on each map, but I can't quickly tell from across the map who is who, and with the FF stuff, I find myself not shooting the right people and spraying the wrong people. I guess it'll just take some time to get used to.
As you can probably tell, I've just played casual so far, so I'll give the other modes a try.
Does anyone know if it'll go to a conventional server set up? So people can add their own servers... mods.. death match... climb maps... mini games, etc?
It's there under Play>Community Servers.
There is a server browser already. It's under the quick match option I think.
bodyboarder
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9-gBZ-9MLc
Looks like it runs alright on an air which is a big plus.
Stephen_drewz
Member
Quite enjoying this game so far. Nothing major that I can say against it. Its less forgiving then CSS which I like. Some of the new sounds are much better, much meaner. Still doesnt feel as good as CS1.6 but the tiny 1.6 community remaining I feel CS:GO will be the better game to play.
Won my first round with score of 10-2, was not expecting that. Especially since my total hours for CSS is 60 over all the years lol.
EDIT: First hour impressions update.
Good:
Gun sounds for most part are alot better
Less forgiving, spray and prey less effective.
Cant shoot as accurately when running.
Hit detection feels solid
Overall game feels solid
Molotovs are fun as fuck - common awper spots especially
Integrated gun mode etc
Apparently I kick ass
Bad:
No silencers - WTF
Hard to differentiate enemies and friendlies in dark areas and at a distance
Switching between weapons(Q) feels clunky
Auto match search puts me on US servers - 200+ ping
Locks up my system when using SLI
Won my first round with score of 10-2, was not expecting that. Especially since my total hours for CSS is 60 over all the years lol.
EDIT: First hour impressions update.
Good:
Gun sounds for most part are alot better
Less forgiving, spray and prey less effective.
Cant shoot as accurately when running.
Hit detection feels solid
Overall game feels solid
Molotovs are fun as fuck - common awper spots especially
Integrated gun mode etc
Apparently I kick ass
Bad:
No silencers - WTF
Hard to differentiate enemies and friendlies in dark areas and at a distance
Switching between weapons(Q) feels clunky
Auto match search puts me on US servers - 200+ ping
Locks up my system when using SLI
The Server Browser is under Community Servers.
I agree about the silencers, though they said it's still on their list of things to do, but other things have a higher priority.
Stephen_drewz
Member
Oh, thankyou. I did see it but from the description it didn't sound like what I was after so I didnt bother opening. Hopefully I can find AUS servers that way then lol.
I got to play for about 40 minutes this morning. This is my first Counter-Strike game, and I'm really liking it so far. It has a great "pick up and play" quality to it. I just did a few matches of Arms Race.
I was able to hold my own pretty well; maintaining around a 1 KDR, so I was pleased. Definitely accidentally shot a few teammates, but realized my mistake before I killed them. I think it's probably a good thing that I wasn't wearing my headphones.
The Ghalil feels a bit underpowered, I think. I guess I'll have to try for more headshots with that one.
I was able to hold my own pretty well; maintaining around a 1 KDR, so I was pleased. Definitely accidentally shot a few teammates, but realized my mistake before I killed them. I think it's probably a good thing that I wasn't wearing my headphones.
The Ghalil feels a bit underpowered, I think. I guess I'll have to try for more headshots with that one.
The Galil has 5 shots extra, so it's a bit weaker.
Mister Negative
Member
I'm running it on Snow Leopard and it's surprising me with how well it runs. I have to bump TF2 down to all low settings and lower res to get it running well, but I have this on the default settings it gave me and it runs like a dream.
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Deleted member 102362
Unconfirmed Member
Yes, they are.
Also, I'm starting to fall in love with the FAMAS. The burst-fire feature is great for headshots.
bodyboarder
Member
Are you running it on an air? If so what spec?
After so many recent years with iron sights and different kind of scopes it feels strange to play a game without that kind of stuff. I used to play CS 10+ years ago quite alot and while I have missed games without iron sight I honestly don't know what to think about the lack of it yet. I guess I have grown used to having iron sights and now am part of the problem.
On another note, where is the MP5? I know there used to be one back in the days, it was one of my favorite weapons when you couldn't afford ak47 or M4. The current SMGs doesn't interest me very much.
Edit: Also, I love that main menu music!
On another note, where is the MP5? I know there used to be one back in the days, it was one of my favorite weapons when you couldn't afford ak47 or M4. The current SMGs doesn't interest me very much.
Edit: Also, I love that main menu music!
questionmark
Member
So I finally got around to trying it, and I was very positively surprised. Feels so much more like CS than what Source ever did. It's not a 1:1 copy, but that's not what I expected. Just barely touched the normal mode, spent most time in Arms Race to familiarize myself with the weapons. Seems like an unnecessary amount of weapons. Especially in the SMG/Pistol department. But if I end up using the same ~10 weapons over and over again this time as well...
Looking forward to getting friends to try it out. Isn't there supposed to be some sort of 5v5 match making as well? Could be awesome. Will try to write more and more detailed impression later, if I can be bothered/remember.
EDIT: Hardcore 1.6 player here btw, fucking hated the living shit out of Source.
Looking forward to getting friends to try it out. Isn't there supposed to be some sort of 5v5 match making as well? Could be awesome. Will try to write more and more detailed impression later, if I can be bothered/remember.
EDIT: Hardcore 1.6 player here btw, fucking hated the living shit out of Source.
MrCompletely
Member
As a casual player who hasn't played CSS in years and never really got into 1.6, my first 4 hours with this game were an absolute blast.
I'm more of a battlefield guy, and it's a real nice refreshing change of pace just having pure raw fast focused combat. Love the hybrid objective/gun master mode.
I'm more of a battlefield guy, and it's a real nice refreshing change of pace just having pure raw fast focused combat. Love the hybrid objective/gun master mode.
