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Click banner for Official Thread Soundtrack What is Counter-Strike This ain't your brosef's FPS! CS:GO is the most recent installment of the Counter-Strike series, one of the longest running and most successful FPS games of all time. CS:GO is known for being extremely fast-paced, competitive, and unforgiving. To be decent players must have a very well-honed situational awareness, tight aim, and the ability to communicate with their teammates telepathically. The series has been going strong for over a decade now, testament to both the game's solid foundation and robust community. For the lost sheep who are returning to the flock from 1.6 or Source, you'll find that CS:GO is the same in all the ways that matter but also with a bunch of additions that add tons of value to the game. The community workshop is now integrated into the map system so developers can push updates globally without having to rely on the frustrating _b1, _b2, _final, _finalFORREALTHISTIME crap. TF2-esque cosmetic weapon drops have been added, some of which go to supporting the competitive community. There are a few new weapons/grenades while the TMP and MP5 have been retired rip. Finally there is now a competitive ranked matchmaking system which actually functions fairly well. For new players: Counter-Strike is the Real poo poo™. If you enjoy the FPS genre while feeling that the CoDs or Battlefields just aren't scratching that itch right because *something* is missing, CS:GO is probably for you. This is a mostlyno-frills game that relies on rewarding and engaging gameplay to hook players rather than convoluted ranking systems, yearly releases, or pay-to-win 'expansion' packs. Your access to better weapons depends solely on your team's performance in the current game. Your 'skills' are only unlocked by yourself when you put in the effort to talk to/observe/play against better players and decide that you want to be better. Because of this, CS:GO can be an extremely rewarding as its high skill ceiling/steep difficulty curve makes those glorious hero-moments that much sweeter. But don't take my word for it! Josh Lyman posted:I'm so glad I listened to the Steam thread and got CS:GO and not just 1.6. This is like the video game equivalent of "Gravity." So intense! What's new? For those of you returning from CS 1.6 or Source, the game is the same in all the ways that matter, although some fun additions have been made. There are two new shotguns, one for the CTs and the other for the Ts, a few changes have been made to the SMGs such as the removal of the MP5 and TMP with the addition of others, a machine-gun which rains hilarity and death, and a new pistol. More interesting however is the introduction of two new grenades, the decoy and molotov cocktail, also known as the incendiary grenade for the CTs. There's also a one-hit kill taser which is never ever a bad idea to use. There's also been an addition of new gamemodes which before has always been the responsibility of the mod community to implement: Deathmatch
Arms Race
Demolition
Casual
Competitive
New players will typically find themselves in the lower silver ranks. At this level teams typically lack coordination and effective communication while individuals are unfamiliar of how to effectively use their weapons. Near the middle ranks the teams start displaying organized tactics, although their timing is often off while individuals, despite being fairly competent, will still regularly make poor decisions. The top ranks are reserved for teams who are almost at the point of working as a single entity, communication is short and effective, while individuals are regularly making good shots and have a very developed situational awareness. But there's also a sixth game-type... GOONPUGS
Sounds great! How do I get involved? - First, Jump into our chatroom. Tons of regulars idle there and will help you if you have any questions or need help getting started. It's also where we organize our GoonPugs. They can happen at any time, but are most frequent after 5 P.M. EST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I heard you guys are mean to newbies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KooOjnhXXWc Extremely! This is mostly due to the competitive nature and speed of the game. Typically when info is given to the team, we expect results almost immediately. There's no time to dilly-daddle here! So unfortunately, yes, no matter what you are going to be yelled at, it can't be helped. Fortunately you can minimize the abuse you receive by learning a bit by following some of these rules! TELL US IMMEDIATELY AND IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT YOU ARE NEW and even more importantly IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SAYING, TELL US YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND
You actually have to aim
Once you're comfortable with firing without spraying... you should go back to spraying! However spraying in this game isn't like any other FPSs. Here's a great writeup on it by our buddy Slime: CS:GO Recoil Mechanics Another important thing to keep in mind is that firefights are often extremely fast in this game, oftentimes over before you even know it's happening. Very small slivers of time can end up making a big difference in a firefight, so it's important to be efficient as possible at all times. The #1 rookie mistake in CS:GO is players keeping their crosshairs in the ground, ready to pull up whenever an enemy appears. This is incorrect. I understand that keeping the crosshairs down allows you to see better, but not only does it take time to pull the crosshair up (bad), its also a large distance to cover in a short amount of time which will cause you to be much less accurate once you do finally reach the enemies head. Also, if your opponent is aiming properly, i.e. keeping his crosshair where he expects YOUR head to be, you'll likely be dead before you can even squeeze a shot off. Keep your crosshairs up! Also: DONT CROUCH! Well, you can, but it's like spraying. It may improve your aim but it will place your head into your center of mass (bad) and also immobilize you (very bad) Break the habit first and play without it entirely. Once you can play without it you can bring it back in. This is easily the most common newbie mistake that we see. Your mouse sensitivity is almost definitely too high
Generally you want it to take over ten inches to turn 360 degrees. Yes you read that correctly. Yes your sensitivity is WAY too high. Also be sure to select 'Use Raw Input' in the options. Most operating systems have mouse acceleration turned on by default which will screw with your aim. Having a 1-1 interpretation of your movements is significantly better. Use this tool to find out what your 360/sensitivity is: http://www.notalent.org/sensitivity/sensitivity.htm This is what good crosshair placement looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j45QQadF6fE Basically any time you start to feel like you're getting good just come back to this to remind yourself that you're actually a literal baby mashing a keyboard. Learn the maps and how to call out locations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weybw27aMPE There are a ton of mistakes made by the T team in this video, see if you can spot them all! There is an economy and it's very important
Daeno posted:Warning! Effort post approaches! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQoai9sqpQ The pistol round is also very important
Grenades are extremely effective
As for a quick run-down though, keep this in mind: If you are defending, defend
If you are attacking, stick with your team
At any given time, ask yourself 'how can I be helping RIGHT NOW'
If you are dead, do not use the mic
Sound is very important! thanks, jerkstoresup! Basic Vocabulary Save or Eco
This can also mean throwing the match that's already in progress, in order to keep the loadout you have between rounds. The best way to do this is to find out where the enemies are and run and hide in the opposite direction. When to do this will be difficult to judge for beginners, your captain will probably make the call for you. Anti-Eco
All of these rules and basic strategies are subject to exceptions and nuances, which you will learn as you play. The best way to learn these are to play against/observe/talk to people who are better than you. Tech-FAQ: I keep hanging up while loading maps, it says 'initializing world' and nothing happens?
cl_interp_ratio 1 rate 128000 cl_cmdrate 128 cl_updaterate 128 cl_allowdownload 1 cl_downloadfilter 0 ds_get_newest_subscribed_files // buy binds bind f1 "buy p250" bind f2 "buy p90" bind f3 "buy famas; buy galilar" bind f4 "buy m4a1; buy ak47" bind f5 "buy awp" bind f6 "buy flashbang" bind f7 "buy smokegrenade" bind f8 "buy hegrenade" bind f9 "buy molotov; buy incgrenade" bind f10 "buy vest" bind f11 "buy vesthelm" bind f12 "buy defuser"
I have no idea what all these console commands are
What's this ""Good Vibes"" thing I heard about?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Goon Servers! Buttman Brigade - This server is mostly used for GoonPugs, which are crazy fun and you should definitely join us. Props to astr0man for coding the plugin and Fat Lou & Prostidude for running the server. sub.io - Server run by whoknew who is still feeling around for where this server is gonna settle. Will almost definitely be another goonpug server but may also run a 2v2, public casual, or 24/7 mariokart. Who knows. Steam Group - Join the chat room to request an invite, join in on GoonPug/matchmaking fun, or some random pub stomping when we're feeling sassy. quote:"I will sweep away everything in all your land," says Lord Negev. "I will sweep away both terrorists and counter-terrorists alike. Even the chickens of cs_italy and the fish in de_inferno will die. I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble, along with the rest of humanity," says Negev. "I will crush de_nuke and de_dust2 with my fist and destroy every last trace of their competitive worship. I will put an end to all the idolatrous pros, so that even the memory of them will disappear. For they go up to their scripts and buy the AK, M4, and AWP. They claim to follow the One Lord Negev, but then they worship Rifles, too. So now I will destroy them! And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for Lord Negev's guidance or seek my blessings." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l23el-Y3__A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTzWUjgj9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU8z-vyasXQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ4lo95uwps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFC0LHP9KrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2guVtF-gLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsnWCKVBP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fev_mMBt2Ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtSSgGXQXqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJiQhXq_aGM Necc0 fucked around with this message at 01:51 on Jan 21, 2015 |
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Attention new players: please read this post Due to the recent influx in very new players I made this helpful guide on how to not be deadweight to your team. All of this is applicable in both matchmaking and goonmans. Even if you have poo poo aim and go 0-30 every match you can still contribute to your team by holding good angles and making good calls. If you are new to CS:GO but have played Source or 1.6 you can probably just skim over this, but for everyone else it will be super helpful to read. How to CS:GO Table of Contents:
Section 1: General Tips Everyone should follow all of these general rules, but I have bolded the ones that are the most common mistakes for new players.
Section 2: Buys Read Daeno's stuff in the OP Section 3: Maps Here are the callouts for the most commonly played maps for goonmans, as well as default CT side setups and default plant spots. All of these maps are also played in matchmaking except for season. de_dust2 Default CT setup: 3A - 1 Mid - 1B Generally you want 2 of your A players watching long (ideally with one of them in pit) and the 3rd A player watching short. The mid player should be trying to get an early pick on an T-spawn awpers, as well as watching for a cat push. The mid player is also responsible for a quick rotate to B to help against a B rush. The solo B player should play from plat or toward the back of the site. It is generally not advised to play solo B from close to the tunnel exit or from car. Default A plant: in the corner of the site next to the barrel so that anyone defusing can be seen and shot from long/pit Default B plant: in the corner made by the window box and wall so that anyone defusing can be shot from tunnels (or B doors) de_inferno (Note: most goons use "speedway" to refer to truck side in A, rather than where speedway is marked on that map) Default CT setup: 3A - 2B The apartments player can play from either inside apartments, or they can watch balcony from pit/graveyard/site. The B players should generally have 1 player in site and 1 player CT side to get a good crossfire on any B push. Default A plant: on the edge of the site behind the boxes so that anyone defusing can be shot from apartments/pit Default B plant: by grill/BBQ so that anyone defusing can be shot from CT de_nuke Default CT setup: Either 2 Upper - 2 Ramp - 1 Outside or 3 Upper - 1 Outside - 1 Ramp Outside player will generally be awping from big garage or CT red. Upper should have one person covering hut and one person covering squeaky door. Hut can be covered from heaven or rafters (or on top of hut), squeaky can be covered from floor/mini or rafters. If you are playing 3 in upper, generally you want 1 floor, 1 rafters and 1 floating between heaven/hell. The heaven/hell player is also responsible for helping against a ramp rush. In both upper situations a floor/mini player should also help against an outside push, either from mini or by rotating through vents and into secret. When playing ramp you want to play from ramp itself or headshot/big box. With 2 ramp players the second player can play from hell/yellow or close. Default A plant: situational either plant for heaven or mini Default B plant: N/A de_train (Note: In de_train_ve the A bombsite is moved from outside to the "A2 Train" Default CT setup: Either 3A - 2B OR 4A - 1B The solo B setup is less common, and in general solo B should probably be played from lower/Z. With 2 B players you want 1 player upper and 1 lower. Upper B should be played from back on the ramp, and lower B can be played from Z or up close on one of the trains. In A you generally want 1 player covering ivy, 1 player watching ladder and 1 player somewhere in site. All 3 players should be positioned so that they can also shoot anyone coming from T connector. Default A plant: back of the bomb train towards e-box so that anyone defusing can be shot from T-conn, Z and ladder/e-box Default B plant: back of the bomb train or next to the train facing upper so that anyone defusing can be shot from upper de_mirage (Note: A apartments is also called palace now) Default CT setup: 3A - 1 Mid - 1B Generally in A you want one player in CT or in site covering ramp, one player on or underneath the balcony covering both palace and ramp and one player in connector covering palace. The connector player is also responsible for helping against a mid or cat push. The mid player should either play from window or from B, but pushed all the way up catwalk. A solo B player should play from either van/apartment exit or from the corner where catwalk ends and B site begins. Default A plant: in the open so anyone defusing can be shot from apartments/palace Default B plant: in the open so anyone defusing can be shot from cat de_cache Default CT setup: Either 2A - 1 mid - 2B OR 2A - 2 mid - 1B With 2 mid players you want one of them close so that they can quickly play in vents to help with a B rush. Other than that cache setups are generally pretty straightforward. Default A plant: back of site Default B plant: N/A de_season Default CT setup: 2A - 1 mid - 2B In A you want to have someone covering halls and someone covering catwalk, and in B you want one player covering upper and one covering lower. Default A plant: situational - either plant for cat/halls or plant in the open for CT Default B plant: N/A de_mill Default CT setup: 2A - 1 mid - 2B You generally want your 2 A players to cover cat, 1 from near the sewers exit and one from close to the top of cat. One B player should cover long b and the other should be watching spiral, either from spiral itself or from the top of the ladder/bridge from CPL house. Default A plant: anywhere in site, but the further out in the open the better so that anyone defusing can be shot from cat - planting in the open requires smoking off mid first Default B plant: N/A astr0man fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Jul 2, 2014 |
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Did we make a new thread to escape the Necco shaming for not knowing cache spam spots?
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:33 |
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Buttmen brigade died due to rising costs of labor and inflation in the slim jim market I don't feel like learning linux commands and poo poo lol
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:34 |
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Wallbanging has been overhauled and is much better now. quote:How does bullet penetration work? Spec this imgur gallery for an overview: http://imgur.com/a/Ukcca (thanks, face)
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:34 |
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Coleman posted:Did we make a new thread to escape the Necco shaming for not knowing cache spam spots? The CS:GO thread is dead. Long live the CS:GO thread!
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:37 |
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Awesome Welles posted:Buttmen brigade died due to rising costs of labor and inflation in the slim jim market The Goonman server is dead. Long live the Goonman server!
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:38 |
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!rank
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:43 |
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Hey cool, new thread. I'm really satisfied by this update: CZ75 got nerfed, deagle and tec-9 got buffed, bunch of lesser used weapons got cheaper, wallbangs are back (in pog form), and Cache is an official map. Its a shame Mist (or as I like to call it, vertical Season) got in the operation, I feel like there were other maps that were much more deserving. Rumor has it: now that the tec-9 is buffed, Fat Lou only needs to absorb the 2012 MAG-7 to finally ascend to Perfect Lou.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:44 |
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I feel like Mist is bad enough that it becomes good. It's so bad it's good.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:51 |
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astr0man posted:!rank
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:53 |
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astr0man posted:!rank How many of those posts are arguing about sensitivity
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:54 |
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Egan Yardley posted:Rumor has it: now that the tec-9 is buffed, Fat Lou only needs to absorb the 2012 MAG-7 to finally ascend to Perfect Lou. They buffed the Mag-7 a little bit and made it more likely to actually kill with midrange headshots as opposed to dink. It can also shoot through thin walls apparently. Everything is coming up Fat Lou.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:55 |
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Necc0 posted:If you are dead, do not use the mic this is the only time to use the mic
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 18:57 |
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Fat Lou posted:They buffed the Mag-7 a little bit and made it more likely to actually kill with midrange headshots as opposed to dink. It can also shoot through thin walls apparently. Everything is coming up Fat Lou. Camping squeaky on nuke is going to be that much better for you. Grats. You did it.
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Fat Lou posted:They buffed the Mag-7 a little bit and made it more likely to actually kill with midrange headshots as opposed to dink. It can also shoot through thin walls apparently. Everything is coming up Fat Lou. gaben is fat -> fat lou -> gaben is lou Tec-9 + shotgun buffs all make sense now
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:01 |
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I first played Counter-Strike (badly) when Source came out. Last year I decided to get GO so I could continue to be bad at shooting people.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:02 |
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Wow do you people still play cs? Why don't you just move on to something good like Halo or BF4?
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:05 |
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kcer posted:Wow do you people still play cs? Why don't you just move on to something good like Halo or BF4? I for real installed dota 2 yesterday
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:06 |
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astr0man posted:I for real installed dota 2 yesterday Would you like to play wow with me? fe: sorry necco this thread isn't even a page old and I'm making GBS threads it up
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:07 |
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People are buying the unopened cases from this new thing for several pounds. I don't understand.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:09 |
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kcer posted:Would you like to play wow with me? Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - just rate '1' to get it out of the way
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:10 |
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kcer posted:Would you like to play wow with me?
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:11 |
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ShineDog posted:People are buying the unopened cases from this new thing for several pounds. I don't understand. This happens every time a new operation drops. The idea is that if you happen to get a rare/stattrak skin from the crate it will also be at sellable at an inflated price due to the operation just starting, but yeah you are still playing the lottery and you won't make a profit doing this.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:11 |
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ShineDog posted:People are buying the unopened cases from this new thing for several pounds. I don't understand. It prints money, you see...
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:12 |
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I've not played for weeks because of the world cup, is the deagle good again
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:14 |
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Well it does for me! Has matchmaking fallen over?
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:14 |
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astr0man posted:!rank For once I didn't bottom frag.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:16 |
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Coleman posted:kcer is currently playing CS:GO, don't let him fool you. Deagle is ridiculous. Went to make a video about 3 one shots I just got in a row but I gave up after recording it with fraps so just imagine it.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:23 |
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Tec9 is the best.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:27 |
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Awp - Tec 9 - AK - M4 - Deagle in order of buy priority
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:27 |
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This update made me solo-queue MM a handful of times, and I can report that CS players are still the worst humans.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:30 |
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UPDATE: A goon caught shooting his opponent during honorable knife bushido battle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV28Nk0bQJY Have Honor. Always Knife.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:31 |
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kcer posted:Would you like to play wow with me? Don't say sorry, the thread needs to be broken in or else it doesn't feel like home. It's almost there, just need a little sens chat and ump chat.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 19:56 |
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Tec9 is actually broken and Valve made a typo in its mobility accuracy.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 20:00 |
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This is a good game for cool people. E: The drunk goons video is the best by far. We need more videos. Shadowlz fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Jul 2, 2014 |
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I'm a goon that played like 10-12 goonmatches with my terrible EU ping months ago and had fun. Goons aren't that bad! Well at least to me that I'm an old player but really really rusty.
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 20:04 |
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Shadowlz posted:This is a good game for cool people. but you aren't a cool person sooooooooo
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# ? Jul 2, 2014 20:07 |
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Shadowlz posted:This is a good game for cool people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s286nhT1SP8 This is still my favourite.
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i cant wait until the op of this thread rivals the steam thread op
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