It wont because the anti cheat in normal ranked games is a joke.
Not everyone wants to play on ESL or ESEA because it's more effort then simply press one button.

Maedi

United States477 Posts

March 05 2013 20:59 GMT

#4562

On March 05 2013 19:00 Senx wrote:
Have they fixed the sound issues yet? Talking about the lack of clear directional sounds and the fact that pretty much all weapon sounds extremely similiar (loud base sound), no unique weapon sounds like in 1.6

Sound is fixed, just takes time to adjust. Weapon sounds in 1.6 are definitely better, but they're all distinguishabl in GO as well.

Also, on that note I've been doing some late night CSGO official matchmaking out of boredom, feel free to join me. :D (west coast, us)

Crownlol

United States3726 Posts

March 05 2013 21:05 GMT

#4563

I have three CAL-M level players who would want to play, Maedi- PM me for Skype

EpiK

Korea (South)5757 Posts

March 05 2013 22:19 GMT

#4564

Is this worth getting? I played a lot of 1.6 cal back in the day. Absolutely hated source for the usual reasons. I've been hearing mixed things everywhere but what's been kind of been putting me off is steam stats. 1.6 seems to usually have the most players of the three CS's, suggesting that they haven't really improved much.

I think this is the only game I know of where the player base is this evenly split among the original and two of its sequels. Right now, there are
23,337 players in 1.6
21,258 in GO
19,821 in source.

Such a bizarre case. It would be so much less of a headache for valve if everyone just switched to GO so they would only have to focus on one game.

JonGalt

Pootie too good!4331 Posts

March 05 2013 22:27 GMT

#4565

Is there a global or regional ladder system available on the web like in SC2? I have a friend who plays and I wanted to see his stats/ranking - is that possible?

Maedi

United States477 Posts

March 05 2013 22:45 GMT

#4566

It's kind of a complicated relationship with CS:GO.
To sum it up, I play GO because I know it's the best we're going to get for now, as far as counter-strike goes.
Is it better than Source? I hated Source so, sure.

Better than 1.6? Hard to be fair and objective since I have so much history and nostalgia tied to 1.6.
Not really better, but like I said earlier, it's good enough. It's a compromise. I understand the scene these days for gamers is a lot different than it was many years ago, times have changed.

I kind of just compare it to my relationship I had with Brood War. Does Starcraft 2 hold a flame to the legacy that is Brood War? Well time will tell. Is it as fun and great as the Brood War experience? Not really, but ... time to move on. :\

I do know one thing for sure, give the game a shot and give it a good one, it's definitely very easily to be frustrated or disgusted as a 1.6 veteran, in your first few hours of gameplay.

Edit: My personal belief on the stats reflects that people either don't have the computers to run GO, refuse to adapt to a new environment, and the fact that the FPS scene is so goddamn split between games, I feel like half of those gamers playing CoD right now would be playing CS or visa versa if there wasn't competing titles.
Back in the 1.6 era, when it was developing so many hardcore fans, there wasn't really another team based fps title to run to.
Also given how, pardon my use of the word, "casual" gamers are these days, it's no surprise the skill-ceiling and frustrations tied to CS in general would leave people to stick with what they're used to or play "easier" games. (Sorry, don't want to start drama here.)

Edit 2: Looking to play tonight if anyone's down, PM me or add me on Steam! http://steamcommunity.com/id/maedi

rei

United States3594 Posts

March 08 2013 03:08 GMT

#4567

anyone know what's the icons that have different colors right below your name and above your rank in cs go menu are?

tofucake

Hyrule19202 Posts

March 08 2013 04:10 GMT

#4568

Those are achievement levels I believe.

Maedi

United States477 Posts

March 08 2013 04:30 GMT

#4569

On March 08 2013 13:10 tofucake wrote:
Those are achievement levels I believe.

Righto, if you go to your stats -> achievements, or something like that you can check your progress on those medals there.

rei

United States3594 Posts

March 08 2013 08:20 GMT

#4570

Maedi is too good, was watching him play tonight, some epic spinning 360 weapon swaping headshots, did you used to play cs as pro? or cal-i ?

kuruptt

Canada168 Posts

March 08 2013 12:06 GMT

#4571

Hey guys, I want to get back into this game after playing 1.6 a lot in my younger years and loving it. I heard the aiming and recoil is a bit weird in this game, could you guys link me some guides or something to get me started? Also what are some must have console commands? where can I find the pro gamers settings?

Littlemuff

United Kingdom301 Posts

March 08 2013 13:22 GMT

#4572

In Source i had to set up my game through console like cl_cmdrate, cl_updaterate, interp all that. Used to be about 7-8 of them. I was wondering if i need to set up anything like that in GO? Far too many times i can only see someones head and somehow give them 20 in 1 with a M4. Its starting to get really frustrating.

AnomalySC2

United States2073 Posts

March 08 2013 13:27 GMT

#4573

On March 06 2013 07:19 EpiK wrote:
Is this worth getting? I played a lot of 1.6 cal back in the day. Absolutely hated source for the usual reasons. I've been hearing mixed things everywhere but what's been kind of been putting me off is steam stats. 1.6 seems to usually have the most players of the three CS's, suggesting that they haven't really improved much.

I think this is the only game I know of where the player base is this evenly split among the original and two of its sequels. Right now, there are
23,337 players in 1.6
21,258 in GO
19,821 in source.

Such a bizarre case. It would be so much less of a headache for valve if everyone just switched to GO so they would only have to focus on one game.

Those player numbers accurately reflect each game imo. 1.6 is still the best counter strike, but CSGO is a fairly worthy game in its own right. It's infinitely better than Source, anyways....IMO give it a shot. The built in 5 v 5 match making alone is really quite awesome.

Maedi

United States477 Posts

March 08 2013 22:02 GMT

#4574

On March 08 2013 22:22 Littlemuff wrote:
In Source i had to set up my game through console like cl_cmdrate, cl_updaterate, interp all that. Used to be about 7-8 of them. I was wondering if i need to set up anything like that in GO? Far too many times i can only see someones head and somehow give them 20 in 1 with a M4. Its starting to get really frustrating.

If you go to my ESEA profile at http://play.esea.net/users/442077 you can see my config is there, which is my autoexec, config.
All the rates and other useful miscellaneous commands are there, most of which are commented to show what they are.
Enjoy! :D

jaj22

United Kingdom1376 Posts

March 08 2013 23:31 GMT

#4575

On March 08 2013 21:06 kuruptt wrote:
Hey guys, I want to get back into this game after playing 1.6 a lot in my younger years and loving it. I heard the aiming and recoil is a bit weird in this game, could you guys link me some guides or something to get me started?

The recoil's actually pretty logical these days. Just practise against walls with sv_showimpacts 1 for a bit. Also play with the dynamic crosshair at least initially. The inner crosshair gap is directly representative of inaccuracy, unlike the ones in 1.6 or Source. For the snipers, practise with weapon_debug_spread_show 1.

Maedi

United States477 Posts

March 09 2013 10:53 GMT

#4576

Basically, get really good at tapping. Tapping and very controlled bursts are very good in this game. This game really rewards clear and patient shooting. It's not until later that you should start bursting, when you're more comfortable with the game mechanics. (If you try to shoot like its 1.6, you will hate this game)

On that note, most of my deaths are linked to me reacting with 1.6 instinct and flick spraying people and then two hits land and I die a fast miserable death.

Good luck!

Maedi

United States477 Posts

March 14 2013 04:01 GMT

#4577

MAEDI'S QUEST TO GLOBAL ELITE: THE FLAPPING EAGLE WINGS OF FREEDOM!

I'm presently gatorade pringle master flex 900 noscope star rank (valve has such stupid names for ranks)
working my way to global elite, if anyone wants to join me and my friends on our quest to victory, message me!

higher ranks only please, I think you only get ranked up from beating higher ranked people than you (their system is kinda weird, its definitely not KDR driven...)

oscar62

Canada417 Posts

March 14 2013 07:47 GMT

#4578

maedi do you face many hackers at eagle level?

i havn't seen a hacker in game in months but i am only 2-AK rank

Maedi

United States477 Posts

March 14 2013 22:44 GMT

#4579

You know, in the past week I've been doing some nightly MM and there was a *few* sketchy individuals but nothing really insane. I was always wondering what all the fuss was about, then last night I came across two games with the most blatant individuals ever.
Didn't bother me, it's to be expected of public play, honestly.

Just move about your day.

zeo

Serbia6339 Posts

March 15 2013 14:12 GMT

#4580

So I just bought CS:GO today, played a lot of 1.6 back in the day though it was more like a PC bang/Lan setting, really exited to get back into this, been playing mostly casual classic modes. So anyway I've got an ESEA pass which leads me into the next questions:
1. At what time should I get into competitive matchmaking and (being a long time DotA player) are there specific roles every player has or just everyone does what they want with minimal communication? Some general pointers about matchmaking would be a help too

2. When is the best time to get into ESEA, as in at what time in my evolving as a player can I gain the most from playing on ESEA?