Ahhhh the Life!

It's 1:35am and I havent even bathed... well I'm going to now which is why I stopped to write this piece. Stopped from what you say? Stopped from Counter Strike Source. Yes, my addiction has now upped the ante with double dosage per shot. Guess I'd grow old and die with CS in my veins. Oh Well.....

I wrote before during the beta testing stage and I was soo fustrated with the all the people let in, but things have changed. The 'final' is here and what sweet nectar it is. Not only is everything updated gorgeously, every map seems 'Fun' now. Yes the mapcycle runs through all the maps even de_piranesi and it was FULL of people. Now anyone playing CS in Singapore or Malaysia will know that has NEVER happened before, even when those maps were released for 'Vanilla' CS, no one ever played maps like piranesi and cheateu. Maps I thought I knew like the back of my palm gave me some suprises. Areas now seem larger and not so cramped in, more interaction with the environment. You will be suprised what 'adding a door here, or adding an extra pillar there' can do for a map.

Yes, yes, I understand after the first customary run through the maps and finding out whats all thats changed, people might bet bored back, but as long as the 'spankin new' feeling is still around, it's all good.

I've been through several forums and I can't really understand all the bitching thats going on. Some people just can't be satisfied. I found that the 'lag' issue with the netcode, which was very apparent during the beta stage was totally gone. My entire game, even through maps like aztec was smooth as silk.

de_dust is still..... de_dust. I personally think that nothing can save it....

cs_office is probably the map with the most easter eggs. It was a great place to run around and look at stuff. Valve's sense of humor is intact I see. Here are some select quotes you can find through the map. I took the liberty to take some screenshots

Camping - Doing unto others before they do unto you


Ping - Being the scapegoat for your inadequacies since 1974


Spamming - What you lack in quality, you can make up in quantity


I left the last two intact to show how 'pretty' things are now. Notice the detail, you can see the PC is a Dell PC with a Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Microsoft Optical Mouse. If you zoom in closer to the LCD, you can even make out the words and icons. Theres even a Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow on that PC. Hmmmm, someones skiving off work...I think I'll go interrogate some of the hostages after my bath.

Headshot - Those who can, Do. Those who can't, Complain


Sniping - Feel like a player without actually joining the game