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OS X Counter Strike Global Offense (CSGO)

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LycanNyc

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Hello all,

Wanted to see how many OSX folks play CSGO ?
I got it off Steam (not sure if this is the only place to get it)

Add me on Steam: LycanNyc
 
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Plutonius said:
I play it but almost always vs the bots :).
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Same here! I think that, for me, because the CS community is so well established, I've run into clique after clique....people that play together, and either will kick you in a SECOND, or TK you (within the framework of the game, of course).

I don't like it. It's not conducive to newbies learning. At least with the bots, I don't feel excluded.
 
LycanNyc said:
Hello all,

Wanted to see how many OSX folks play CSGO ?
I got it off Steam (not sure if this is the only place to get it)
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Hi LycanNyc!

As far as I'm aware Steam is the only place that you can get CS:GO however this wasn't always the case - Counter Strike initially started as a MOD for Half Life - I began playing Counter-Strike in version 1.5... the good ol days! ;)

Since then its evolved and adopted the Source engine when Half Life 2 was released - around this time Counter Strike: Source was released and now we're sitting with CS:GO - still using the Source engine :)

I and many of my friends that I've grown up with have been playing Counter Strike for quite some time and some of the others are right - for the most part you will come up against pre-arranged teams and after all, this is expected - it was and still is one of the biggest competitive FPS games played at eSports tournaments globally and just the same as if you was playing WoW or another MMO - you would be best going with a co-ordinated team rather than random people!

Having said that, due to work commitments I cant join as many of my friends pre-arranged teams for matches and often find myself being matched with a team - this isn't always that bad so long as you can listen/pay attention and if needs be give people a heads up if you see enemies etc...

Counter Strike: Global Offensive is a really really great game and while I miss the old versions, GO is a welcome change - it requires a lot of time to learn how to play and even more to master but if you've got the time and feel like a challenge then its definitely worth investing in! :)

In regards to the OS X community, I myself have met quite a few people in game who are OS X gamers :apple: :apple:
 
Plutonius said:
I play it but almost always vs the bots :).
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I have been too until recently 2 of my co-workers bought the game

Irishman said:
Same here! I think that, for me, because the CS community is so well established, I've run into clique after clique....people that play together, and either will kick you in a SECOND, or TK you (within the framework of the game, of course).

I don't like it. It's not conducive to newbies learning. At least with the bots, I don't feel excluded.
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I know what you mean, so let's play now :)

Elmzeh said:
Hi LycanNyc!

As far as I'm aware Steam is the only place that you can get CS:GO however this wasn't always the case - Counter Strike initially started as a MOD for Half Life - I began playing Counter-Strike in version 1.5... the good ol days! ;)

Since then its evolved and adopted the Source engine when Half Life 2 was released - around this time Counter Strike: Source was released and now we're sitting with CS:GO - still using the Source engine :)

I and many of my friends that I've grown up with have been playing Counter Strike for quite some time and some of the others are right - for the most part you will come up against pre-arranged teams and after all, this is expected - it was and still is one of the biggest competitive FPS games played at eSports tournaments globally and just the same as if you was playing WoW or another MMO - you would be best going with a co-ordinated team rather than random people!

Having said that, due to work commitments I cant join as many of my friends pre-arranged teams for matches and often find myself being matched with a team - this isn't always that bad so long as you can listen/pay attention and if needs be give people a heads up if you see enemies etc...

Counter Strike: Global Offensive is a really really great game and while I miss the old versions, GO is a welcome change - it requires a lot of time to learn how to play and even more to master but if you've got the time and feel like a challenge then its definitely worth investing in! :)

In regards to the OS X community, I myself have met quite a few people in game who are OS X gamers :apple: :apple:
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Thanks :)

sonicrobby said:
I play it, but have not in a while. Ive been on a Gmod addiction for the past few months
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Gmod ? lets play some CSGO
 
Must be a horrible felling!!

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I used to play it a lot on my Mac (up to 88hours and 100 achievements) but then started getting fed up with the bug which would sometimes force quit the game during a map change. It always seemed to happen when I was with a really good bunch of people.

I raised a Steam bug report and I wasn't the only person who was suffering with it.

AFAIK it never got fixed and I haven't been back since.
 
I've been playing a bunch of this since i got it cheap from Steam during the xmas sale. I have a couple questions:
1) body armor + helmet - can you only buy these on certain game types? I have never seen the option to purchase these (at respawn) selectable.
2) in deathmatches, there are guys who always one-shot me (usually like 115 damage) with an AK-47 that will have some special name like "purple something". Are these guys just really good at getting head shots or is there some special guns you can get by paying real money that just do incredible damage?
 
Plutonius said:
I play it but almost always vs the bots :).
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I like bots. They never give me a hard time. I never feel bad when I play with them. Bots are nice people to play with even if they don't say much. :D

This reminds me that I have been meaning to spend some quality time in "training mode" with Counter-Strike: Condition Zero which has very intelligent bots that do talk. It's a lot of fun and great practice.
 
Is counterstrike GO better than Counterstrike Source? Kinda silly I didn't buy CS GO during the discount period.
 
dang update. i just bought an Operation Bravo pass on the weekend. Did i waste a buck?
 
CS:GO - Operation Phoenix

OPERATION PHOENIX
Started Operation Phoenix CS:GO - Operation Phoenix
Operation Phoenix Passes are available for purchase. They provide access to:
Eight maps, chosen by the community, available on official CS:GO matchmaking for all game modes.
An upgradable Operation Coin, that tracks all competitive matchmaking statistics for the duration of the event.
Exclusive access to the new Operation Phoenix Case, with 13 Community-Created Weapon Finishes.

MISC
Teammate Colors:
Added convar cl_color to allow players to set their preferred teammate color index.
Renamed teammate colors convar to cl_teammate_colors_show and added option to display Color Letters over teammate colors in competitive ("cl_teammate_colors_show 2").
Teammate preferred color can now be chosen when in a lobby and displays above player avatars.
Damage can no longer be done to teammates during a freeze period in any mode.
Fixed cs_baggage skybox texture.
Fixed cl_draw_only_deathnotices 1 and cl_teamid_overhead 0 not hiding the overhead player arrows.
Fixed player flair icons getting cropped on avatars in the lobby.
Aug and SG556
Scope dot no longer fades too quickly during online play.
Scope dot is slightly more visible against bright backgrounds.
Scope dot is now tinted using the player's crosshair color settings.

MAPS
Overpass
Smoothed out movement on truck in Bombsite A
Simplified cover in bombsite B
Removed some trees in upper park
Smoothed out ground in canal
Removed small walls near playground entrance
Tweaked cover in playground
Small fence at birthday area no longer block bullets/grenades
Simplified corridor to CT sniper position
Improved player visibility
Improved performance
Nuke
Made wallbanging through large metal doors consistent
Added back pretty lighting in bombsite B
Made it possible to throw grenades through skylights in warehouse
Fixed some graphical bugs

NETWORK
Added support for threaded socket processing on clients and servers.
Significantly reduced the size of client connect packet to be below MTU.
Optimized split packet processing sequence.
Client address is no longer transmitted in official game events or saved in official GOTV demos.
Client P2P NAT requests are now always rejected when connected to a game server.
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how much are the passes in US dollars? Bravo was only 99 cents; is Phoenix the same?
 
Thanks.

The cases you're talking about are the ones you can randomly win while playing? People actually buy those?
 
Operation Phoenix was $2.99. I bought it and won a crate and made $3.50 on it. Sweet!
 
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