Haven't actually played it yet but I heard that not much, if anything, has changed.... at least for normal users. They say that they increased the anti-cheat stuff, which is indeed a step in the right direction (cheaters = losers, so 'booo!!!' to you cheaters out there), but for the regular joe-schmoe (yea, yea watever...) I don't thinks it's much of a big deal.

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Though, I might add, that the jumping could do a bit of tweakin'. I even read that a plugin could be installed so that you could revert to 1.3 jumping at the press of a button. I guess people miss the old jumpin' ways. It's so hard to get about now, especially in Aztec. It very hard to jump into the sewer when you're a terrorist for a rush or just to get a good position. (Note I said very hard, not impossible. You can jump into the sewer without losing any life you just have to time the jump properly)

I have even heard that headshots are much more random now. I find that spraying in much more effective now than in 1.3 (Any comments to this statement are welcome, just e-mail me). Also the pistol switch from the primary weapon is sooo much slower now. No more effective AWP, deagle combo anymore; ie, shooting with the AWP and switching to the deagle to finish them off. No if you miss twice with the AWP, you're practically as good as dead.

I love the dynamic crosshair. The strange thing I have noticeds is that when you jump with the Dual berattas (elite) the crosshair doesn't increase in size but when you shoot the bullets stray really off course. Bug??? Something they overlook??? I dunno..

The spectator mode is sooo cool now. Just love the picture in picture option. However the chase overview mode is a bit, how'd you put it, controvertial in my view. It facilitates 'screen looking' or 'ghosting' or whatever you call it when you know the position of the enemy while playing without seeing on your screen. A friend could just tell you that there is an enemy behind you and that spoils the game, I think.

Even as I mention this they're about to release version 1.5. Must have been the all those complaints they got...haha. So I guess we'll have to see what they do and hope they change for the betterment of CS.

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Then came Counter-Strike (CS). It all started for me in early 2001. After learning the basics (a few weeks maybe: I'm a slow learner, so sue me) I really started to enjoy the game. It was fast-paced and require team cooperation. I could die early in the game and only have to wait a few minutes or less to start all over again.
My 2 cents: it's FANTASTIC... no it's EXCELLENT... no it's AWESOME... well let's just say that it's the opposite of really bad.

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• I prefer to bind the buy menu, ammo, secondary ammo and equipment menu to F1, F2, F3 and F4 respectively. This confguration is easy on the hands and is much faster. Also I bind the up/down scroll of my mouse to primary and secondary ammo. It is more convenient and faster....if you have a scroll at least :-)
  [I read somewhere that using the scroll to change weapons can be faster than using the number buttons to change weapon even if hud_fastswitch is configured to 1, ie is turned on. I can't remember where I read it. Maybe is was http://www.counterstrikecenter.com/ or maybe not. If somebody knows where the article is please email the address.]
• RUSH, RUSH and RUSH!!!! I have to rush. I'll be storming CT/T base in de_dust2 much more often than I need to....going in gung-ho style...and dying alone...no backup is usually crazy enough to follow me. The only times I don't rush is when I don't have cash, especially if I am T...not much you can do with a glock now is there ;-) ... , am having a bad day or when it keeps failing even with backup.
• I use my radar, communicate and heed what my teammates say...unless you know its trash. The only down side about the radar is that it has tricked me before. I saw a friend on the radar in the direction I was going, so when I saw a figure moving in the dark I assumed it was my friend. Apparently NOT!! Fragged like a free kill :-( but it happens. Use and listen to the radio commands. It's just sooo vital: it lets everyone know the situation and enables them to act accordingly.
• I don't really burst fire my shots when in close combat, i.e. I usually go all out in full auto, yes even with the ak47....spray...and pray... ;-) (really gotta learn to burst)
• I don't change the cl_sidespeed, cl_forwardspeed, cl_backspeed and cl_yawspeed. I try to keep everything as default as possible.
• I do not cheat and will never condone it on a public server. Cheaters are nothing but cowards and do not deserve to play the game so kick them or vote them off ASAP (or if friendly fire is on kill him/her when the round starts, that ought to make them leave). [Check out to see demos of cheaters so you can identify them]

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de_dust2 screen shot

de_inferno screen shot

cs_ maps are just too boring: terrorist can just camp waiting for the counter-terrorists. Despite being challenging its just too boring for public play.
de_ maps even things much more if not completely.

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2-1: Benelli M3 Super90 (m3)

2-2: Benelli XM1014 (xm1014) auto-shotgun

I'm not exactly one of the best at this gun but its just fun to use. But you have to admit the power these guns have. Practically a one shot one kill just like the awp man!!!!! If fully mastered these can be very dangerous weapons.

3-1: H&K MP5-Navy (mp5navy)

This just has to be the weapon that almost everybody, if not everybody, uses. It is effective, cheap, a fair amount of bullets (30) and a relatively quick reload time.

3-2: Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol (tmp)

3-4: Ingram MAC-10 (mac10)

Aka the gay guns they have the same storey as the shotgun. Its sooooo fun especially to frag people with them (note: this only occured recently with me meeting zahir.....thanx man)

4-1: AK-47 (ak47)

4-3: Colt M4A1 Carbine (m4a1)

My staple rifles. The ak is practically dirt cheap and dead accurate. The carbine is just a all round grea t gun with the option of a silencer which I can barely use (only really use it for infilltration, trying to sneak into the T/CT base to hit the enemy from where they least expect it, from behind)

4-5: Steyr Scout (scout)

4-6; AI Arctic Warfare/Magnum (awp)

Snipers...like 'em or hate 'em they can and (with the awp) WILL get you frags IF you know how to use them. Though a scout kill is more rewarding the awp is practically the mother of all guns with a cheap/cheat one shot one kill. However I would think that a scout sniper is a real sniper.

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1. Cheaters
2. Teammates who deliberately shoot/kill you or throw flashbangs/he grenades when you are running out of the spawn site to get your position
3. Smoke grenades that make you hang!!!! (I have seen up to 6 people hang due to 1 smoke grenade)
4. Teammates who don't give you backup when you're pumping out the radio commands as if your life depends on it...well actually it does....your CS life at least :-)
5. People who camp when they shouldn't such as T's camping in their base in de_ maps.
6. Teammates who plant the bomb and run instead of guarding it and then a CT defuses it
7. Lucky headshots that kill you when you know that guy you were shooting at is just about to die. (It's happend to me countless times man!!!! It's just plain annoying)
8. Completely losing the feel for a mouse after a day or two of not playing
9. Teammates who do not apologise if they shoot/kill you
10. People who kill you from behind when you are shooting someone else from behind
11. When you see several enemies face to face and don't know which to aim for and by the time you decide you're lying on the ground dead
12. Misused/Misfired flashbangs and grenades
13. Being killed while reloading/camping behind an obstacle by people shooting throw that obstacle

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