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Exactly. And on top of that, CS was only popular for a brief period of time. Had it already been popular when he was a kid, like Tennis, then he would have prob

by FrojoS 15y ago

Exactly. And on top of that, CS was only popular for a brief period of time. Had it already been popular when he was a kid, like Tennis, then he would have probably been practicing at a very young age to become world class. And if CS was still as popular, he might be still playing it.

cynest 15y ago
> And if CS was still as popular, he might be still playing it. As of this posting there are ~52000 players currently playing CS according to Steam, with a peak in the past 24 hours at ~65000. For CS:S, the numbers are 38000 and 50000 respectively.
- onemoreact 15y ago
  That's not all that popular for an online game. There are probably 20-100 times as many people playing Warcraft over time same time frame. It's about at the level of EVE online which is a vary nitch MMO. Distributed Systems Architect Jacky Mallett explained that “we hit a new peak of online usage, 63,170 users online concurrently” on January 23 http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/02/eve-online-has-over-360000-players-63170-simultaneous-users-in-january/ http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/02/eve-online-has-over-360000... PS: Considering the player base and ongoing subscription costs I would not be surprised if wow peak's at 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 players at the same time.
  - afterburner 15y ago
    Comparing MMO online presence to FPSs is comparing apples and oranges. MMOs are designed to keep you playing for hours upon hours; FPSs, though some do the same, are structured in 5-15 min individual games. And all that time is spent playing, unlike MMOs where boring downtime spent chatting can dominate the experience at the upper end and in some games (like EVE).
jergason 15y ago
CS is still the most popular game on Steam[1] if you count both Source and 1.6, and has been for years. It is still played professionally[2], with a major tournament happening right now[3]. [1]: http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike#Legacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike#Legacy [3]: http://dreamhack.binarybeast.com/#CS16 http://dreamhack.binarybeast.com/#CS16
- FrojoS 15y ago
  Thanks. Though, as far as I understand, Source is different enough that the author would loos most of his edge.

by FrojoS 15y ago

cynest 15y ago

> And if CS was still as popular, he might be still playing it. As of this posting there are ~52000 players currently playing CS according to Steam, with a peak in the past 24 hours at ~65000. For CS:S, the numbers are 38000 and 50000 respectively.

onemoreact 15y ago
That's not all that popular for an online game. There are probably 20-100 times as many people playing Warcraft over time same time frame. It's about at the level of EVE online which is a vary nitch MMO. Distributed Systems Architect Jacky Mallett explained that “we hit a new peak of online usage, 63,170 users online concurrently” on January 23 http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/02/eve-online-has-over-360000-players-63170-simultaneous-users-in-january/ http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/02/eve-online-has-over-360000... PS: Considering the player base and ongoing subscription costs I would not be surprised if wow peak's at 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 players at the same time.
- afterburner 15y ago
  Comparing MMO online presence to FPSs is comparing apples and oranges. MMOs are designed to keep you playing for hours upon hours; FPSs, though some do the same, are structured in 5-15 min individual games. And all that time is spent playing, unlike MMOs where boring downtime spent chatting can dominate the experience at the upper end and in some games (like EVE).

jergason 15y ago

CS is still the most popular game on Steam[1] if you count both Source and 1.6, and has been for years. It is still played professionally[2], with a major tournament happening right now[3]. [1]: http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike#Legacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike#Legacy [3]: http://dreamhack.binarybeast.com/#CS16 http://dreamhack.binarybeast.com/#CS16

FrojoS 15y ago
Thanks. Though, as far as I understand, Source is different enough that the author would loos most of his edge.