Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (PC/Steam)

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Hi Guys/Girls!

Any love for Counter Strike: Global Offensive here on PH? It’s made a pretty big comeback as a round-based tactical FPS on PC of late with over 5 million individual players.
I’ve played CS in its many forms on and off for years, but have really gotten into CS:GO recently. There’s loads of new features including ranked match making, weapon skins and professional tournaments.

The match-making “competitive” 5vs5 mode can be a bit pants if you’re playing on your own like. Normally you get 3 people without mics and one Russian who won’t shut up which hampers the teamplay massively obviously . So I was wondering if anyone on here played it? Or was interested in getting a group of players together...

It’s currently £11.99 on steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/730/
HLTV.org has loads on the professional competitive side of things for those interested http://www.hltv.org/

[danneth]

I've just come back to it, played 1.5 and 1.6 for years, now back on CSGO just gone past 100 wins and currently am Gold Nova 2

also being playing on ESEA

[1OS]

I play this. I sell all of the skins I get and it's enabled me to purchase GTA V! I spend a lot of time on Deathmatch as of late, really fun. I have played CS since 1.5 and it's great to get back into favourite maps like cs_office and de_dust

[C.A.R.]

It says that my PC can run it, but I'm concerned that I'm toward the lower half of the 'recommended minimum requirements' as my friend built this PC about 5 years ago.

If I posted up the specs on here perhaps you could give me some reassurance? As I so very nearly bought it over Christmas.

I currently play 'Insurgency' which is a kind of hardcore version of Call of Duty, no mini-maps, no HUD, no targetting etc. You also haev to try to remember how many bullets you still have left. It's great, but not without its' pitfalls. I'm looking for something a bit faster-paced for when I've not got 30 minutes to complete a single mission peeping around every corner - I think Counter Strike could fit the bill...

[Jinx]

Pop in to a game every now and then (no of my "online" group play - too busy in BF4 or Payday2 or ED) - and seem to always end up with a group of randoms getting pwned by a clan. Would be nice to try it with a regular squad.

[danneth]

If anyone wants to add me it's - danneth / [e-mail]

[jacobpalmer05]

C.A.R. said:

It says that my PC can run it, but I'm concerned that I'm toward the lower half of the 'recommended minimum requirements' as my friend built this PC about 5 years ago.

If I posted up the specs on here perhaps you could give me some reassurance? As I so very nearly bought it over Christmas.

I currently play 'Insurgency' which is a kind of hardcore version of Call of Duty, no mini-maps, no HUD, no targetting etc. You also haev to try to remember how many bullets you still have left. It's great, but not without its' pitfalls. I'm looking for something a bit faster-paced for when I've not got 30 minutes to complete a single mission peeping around every corner - I think Counter Strike could fit the bill...

If you can play Insurgency you'll likely be able to play CS:GO.

My graphics card is about 4 years old and was only midrange back then and I can play it just fine.

ETA: Post your specs and I am sure someone will be able to confirm for you.

Edited by jacobpalmer05 on Monday 9th February 14:55

[C.A.R.]

I will post my specs when I get home. I went through the website "system requirements lab" and that said it was OK.

Is it fast-paced like COD, but without the 11 year-olds? That would be ideal!

[C.A.R.]

Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ 3.2 GHz
RAM: 8.2GB

Is that all that is required? It has loads of storage space left (1.8TB)

[jacobpalmer05]

C.A.R. said:

Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ 3.2 GHz
RAM: 8.2GB

Is that all that is required? It has loads of storage space left (1.8TB)

They are the important details, the honest answer would be that I am not sure but so long as you reach the minimum requirements you should be able to play it although this would certainly be at lower graphics settings.

[Jinx]

C.A.R. said:

Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ 3.2 GHz
RAM: 8.2GB

Is that all that is required? It has loads of storage space left (1.8TB)

You'll be fine - it uses the source engine so scales with specs very well.

[C.A.R.]

Cheers fellas.

Now the big question is whether to buy it now or wait until it is inevitably 70% off at the weekend...

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C.A.R. said:

Cheers fellas.

Now the big question is whether to buy it now or wait until it is inevitably 70% off at the weekend...

TBH I don't think it goes on sale all that often...

[C.A.R.]

I recently bought this - £5.99

I'm not sure what the fuss is about, it seems a bit...pooh?

There isn't much skill involved. It seems to favour the trigger-happy. Oh, and the lack of being able to aim-down-sites makes it feel really arcade-y.

Maybe I'm not playing it right, but I'm not enjoying it so far...

[GT Kodiak]

username is big_tin

Just starting to play this. Played the original CS over ten years ago. As such I'm practically a newbie again but I think my KD is positive so I've got that going for me, would much rather do it with an organised team.

[Busterhighmen]

Just bought this - finding it really hard to transition too from being a COD console player. Though the game is brilliantly simple.

[Steven_RW]

Played 1.6 and ran a clan playing css. Nowadays I just watch all of the ESL (professional) matches on youtube or twitch over lunchtime.

I find it hard to enjoy any public play after being part of a co-ordinated clan.

Great to watch the pros in action though!

Cheers

Steven_RW

[MorrisCRX]

like all games that introduced ranked lobbies, it's just a cess pool. Used to enjoy finding a good server that the same guys n girls would play on =<1.6. The days of "wana join our clan mate". Same with DoD.

I stick to gun game and deathmatch on CS nowerdays, when I can be arsed playing.

[mp3manager]

Tried CS:Go and didn't like it, it's been dumbed down to appeal to BF/COD players and certainly isn't as hardcore or rewarding as CS or even Source.

I was clanned back in the day and with a Steam ID in the 300,000 range, I started playing back in the Beta days.
Used to play a ton of DM on fy_twotowers map, to sharpen my AWP skills.

Happy days.

[RJames]

Steven_RW said:

Played 1.6 and ran a clan playing css. Nowadays I just watch all of the ESL (professional) matches on youtube or twitch over lunchtime.

I find it hard to enjoy any public play after being part of a co-ordinated clan.

Great to watch the pros in action though!

Cheers

Steven_RW