A Tribute to CS

Hey there,
A couple of my friends have been asking me why I haven’t come up with any article on one of my longstanding passions, the best game in the world – Counter Strike, which got me into thinking that though there are a million strategy guides and articles on the game, a very select few deal with the tactics and game control on an advanced level. So here’s my contribution to the phenomenon called Counter Strike.

First off, let me say something about the beautiful game itself! I won’t be saying anything more clichéd other than “CS is a tactical first-person shooter which is a Half-Life Mod, developed by by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe, blah blah blah”.

But you will appreciate the beauty of the game when you realize how such a simple game, which demands so less from your hardware so that you can effortlessly run it on a 1.5GHz processor system, and which has such a simple game-plan that the Counter-Terrorist must prevent the Terrorist from planting the bomb, became the most-played multiplayer game in the world.
The phenomenon of CS has permeated into the world so much that it is said that at any given point of time, you will be playing along with 70 thousand people all across the world, albeit, on different servers( Source : Internet. Website: Forgotten. Sorry!). Valve did good to remove VIP Assassination and Hostage-Rescue maps from the international competition scene as they made the game too side intensive.

The beauty of the game can also be seen in the bugs or glitches in CS like spamming(shooting through walls), fast switch etc, that deviates this from real world shooting, but in turn serves the purpose of rather separating the newbies(noobs) from the semi pros and the semi pros from the pros.

In the beginning , the game appears to be a mindless shooting game like the other scores of clones it has spawned, but as we delve deeper into the game and go into clan level, we see that the game is less about skill (at the higher level) and more about careful planning, strategies and precise teamwork. In the words of CoL St0rm, you need to know your teammates and your opponents as well very closely if you need to turn the game in your favor.
A team with high skill and excellent strategy can overcome a team of extraordinarily gifted players who do not know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. This is where teamwork shines in CS, making CS different from the other FPS games in the market.

Finally, here’s my tribute to the greatest game in the world.

The place has been set. The plans have been made. The battle lines have been drawn. The time is now. Chaos shall reign supreme. Governments shall bow down to their demands. The world you wish to live in shall cease to exist. The awesome power of destruction will be unleashed. But You will stand against them. You will foil their plans. You will destroy the destroyers. You will rid the world of the harbingers of terror. You are the Hero. You are the Counter Terrorist.

You walk amidst ‘dust’ and the grime to outsmart the enemy. You pillage the ‘Aztec’ gold with glee. The tall bastions of castle ‘Cobblestone’ stand testament to your stealth and guile. The dark and musty corners in the ‘train’ yard are your companions as you move towards your destiny. The sound of your gunshot inspires awe and respect in the eyes of the enemy as they wistfully try to trap you in the ‘dust too’. Governments and people alike look at you with fear and trepidation as you threaten to go ‘nuke’lear on them. You are indomitable. Your thirst for chaos is unquenchable. You will not rest until you succeed in your quest. You are the Terrorist.

GO! GO! GO!