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Anyone into CS: GO? I searched for a thread but couldn't find one. It's a super violent game so if you're not into these, stop reading now!
I hadn't played games in ages, I just fell out of the habit somehow. Writing probably took up my spare hours. But I recently saw some screenshots of Global Offensive on Imgur uploaded by enthusiastic players and thought, that looks fun. Searched for and found a bargain price, bought the CD-key and added the game to Steam.
So far I've only played with the bots -- they're hard enough to beat, they're smart and sneaky even at Medium level. I tried the Hard level a couple of times and got plastered all over the landscape. When I get good enough to survive Hard level, I'll maybe think about playing real live people!
The game is kinda political I guess, but no matter which country you're in or who the sometimes-masked terrorists are, they all have innocent names like Keith or Josh or Brad. I've never deliberately chosen the terrorist team, but when I've looked away and auto-select has kicked in and dumped me in among the bad guys, it turns out they're quite a friendly bunch who care about each other. The bad guys never see themselves as the bad guys, right? In their story, they're the heroes. Meanwhile the counter-terrorists turn into the sneaky snakes, springing ambushes on me from the shadows and corners. I'm still not quite ready to sign up with ISIS though, 'cause eff those guys.
GO runs almost decently on my average little laptop which has no special hardware. I say almost -- there's always that fatal half-second lag where I'm desperately trying to dodge or shoot my way out of trouble and just can't make it in time. I'm convinced the bots cheat! I can't hit a thing unless I stand still (as per the in-game advice) but they can jump around like kangaroos or dance from side to side and still shoot the bejabbers out of me. At which point much shouting occurs. Which is all part of the fun.
-Derek
I hadn't played games in ages, I just fell out of the habit somehow. Writing probably took up my spare hours. But I recently saw some screenshots of Global Offensive on Imgur uploaded by enthusiastic players and thought, that looks fun. Searched for and found a bargain price, bought the CD-key and added the game to Steam.
So far I've only played with the bots -- they're hard enough to beat, they're smart and sneaky even at Medium level. I tried the Hard level a couple of times and got plastered all over the landscape. When I get good enough to survive Hard level, I'll maybe think about playing real live people!
The game is kinda political I guess, but no matter which country you're in or who the sometimes-masked terrorists are, they all have innocent names like Keith or Josh or Brad. I've never deliberately chosen the terrorist team, but when I've looked away and auto-select has kicked in and dumped me in among the bad guys, it turns out they're quite a friendly bunch who care about each other. The bad guys never see themselves as the bad guys, right? In their story, they're the heroes. Meanwhile the counter-terrorists turn into the sneaky snakes, springing ambushes on me from the shadows and corners. I'm still not quite ready to sign up with ISIS though, 'cause eff those guys.
GO runs almost decently on my average little laptop which has no special hardware. I say almost -- there's always that fatal half-second lag where I'm desperately trying to dodge or shoot my way out of trouble and just can't make it in time. I'm convinced the bots cheat! I can't hit a thing unless I stand still (as per the in-game advice) but they can jump around like kangaroos or dance from side to side and still shoot the bejabbers out of me. At which point much shouting occurs. Which is all part of the fun.
-Derek