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Good times. I miss the all classic maps that didn’t make the transition: cs_747, as_oilrig, cs_seige, even the weird es_ maps. Each one is tied to a series of e
by archagon 8y ago
Good times. I miss the all classic maps that didn’t make the transition: cs_747, as_oilrig, cs_seige, even the weird es_ maps. Each one is tied to a series of emotional childhood memories that are no longer accessible due to no one playing them.
I hate how much less experimental and quirky multiplayer gaming is these days. Dust2 may be a “good” map, but it’s so freaking boring. Give me weird and unbalanced over tight and competitive any day.
(Seige returned briefly in Go for an event a few years back. That was really fun!)
- kodt 8y agoYeah in retrospect those missing maps were terribly unbalanced. They worked at the time because most people just played to have fun and get kills, and were less focused on the objective. Now even in causal mode everyone is focused on the objective and some level of teamwork. Going solo and not playing the objective will result in much angry chat and usually a vote kick. I do miss the more casual nature of CS (and many games) in those days though.
- LifeLiverTransp 8y agoIt was the fact that you where in a room together, at lan partys, a real social connection, that sort of relaxed the competition a little.
- neetodavid 8y agoThe shift to matchmaking from server browser changed this a lot. Having a server where you knew a bunch of regulars and could check in for a few rounds was a much different experience from being automatically grouped with random people who you'll probably never run into again.
- mewse-hn 8y agoAaaaa I loved as_oilrig! Could never remember the name of it!