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COUNTER-STRIKE ESPORTS 🔫
Counter-Strike 2 is (hopefully) just around the corner. We are soon to say goodbye to our good ol' friend CSGO.
CSGO changed a lot - like a whole lot - for Counter-Strike as a game. So much, that not very much is as it was back in 2012 with the release of CSGO. Not the game. Not the communities. Not the eSports scene for @CounterStrike.
But one thing have not changed at all. Valve still does not provide their own eSports hub for Counter-Strike. Sure we got @HLTVorg which is great. But what about people who are completely new to Counter-Strike, both as a game, and as an eSports?
With Counter-Strike 2 it's clear that Valve try to make the game as newbie-friendly as possible. A complete change from CS:GO, where YouTube, Reddit etc. is a must if you want to know every aspect of the game and the settings. Wouldn't it then be in line with that approach, that Valve themselves, maybe together with a partner like HLTV, make their own eSports hub?
Valve have really put some work into changing the webpage for Counter-Strike. From the old blog which they have used for as long as I can remember, to a much more modern and user-friendly design. So clearly Valve were aware of the changes that were needed for their website.
With @DOTA2 Valve already-ish have such a page. At least for their own majors - even that we don't have for Counter-Strike - and if we take a look at Valves competition, Riot, they do a much better job at this with League of Legends and VALORANT.
But do we even need such a feature for the Counter-Strike website? Frankly I don't even know. As mentioned HLTV do a great job, even better if they eventually give the website an overhaul. Cause the design have not changed much in almost 6 years.
So bottom line - I think it would be a nice touch by @valvesoftware to bare minimum make a tab for their own Majors on the website. For people to see the schedules, watch the matches (through current providers on Twitch, YouTube etc.) and maybe some more. A bit like @BLASTtv already do - just by Valve.
Let me know what you guys think - if I'm crazy or you would like to see Valve put a bit more work into their webpages than just a plain blog of updates.
#CS2 #CSGO
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Nothing personal Phillip - we just want you to have a nice vacation and help us get CS2 in the meantime - Win/Win
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It’s because they want to create excitement, so with every xx,999 it stops u for a ‘promotion match’ - I don’t like this system either
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Valorant gives a very bad viewer experience compared to Counter Strike - especially for people who don’t play the games themselves
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Dota 2 gets 10 updates while we get a needless bug fixes for Italy - Push the game to all already
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Can you tell us, if the "Login Queue - Too many users is trying to connect at the same time" actually works, or if it's just stuck there forever, and it's not worth the wait?
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But "after the major" so nothing that impact them as of right now, and their match vs Vitality is not in anyway in danger
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“Who watch basketball without playing it?” - A lot of people watch different games without having played them a ton themselves.. - The post was about VALOs mechanics making the game more difficult to watch, which is completely true; doesn’t mean I hate every one of those games
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The fact that you had the post-match interview is unbelievable - You did amazing mate; keep on, and I'm sure you'll attend all of the CS2 majors to come! GG WP to all of you!
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Either that or the day after; August 22nd - this way CS:GO keeps its own date, and it's on a Tuesday
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Does not matter how often something happens - facts is that the bullet penetration is lowered = nerf - I bet it deals less damage with body shots as well.
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They really need to fix the text at the bottom on the glitters; it's unreadable at almost all angles.
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This is crazy differences - makes it nearly impossible to hold bombsites within the last 10-seconds
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Well; then we don't have to bother breaking it - win/win for us and for the guys having to replace it each round
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3kliksphillip sleeping is the same as on holiday = not able to report on the update = UPDATE
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Observer had Donas stream open, so the sound could be heard on main stream - he then tabbed out to close the stream and thereby leaking the info
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This is just beyond low effort - delayed a week, awaiting map makers to update, and they couldn’t even take half an hour to take some freaking screenshots…….
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The brazilian teams we had no expectations to ended up were the ones performing, while Furia just keep on choking.
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Listen to this guy @CounterStrike - he knows what he is talking about
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You think it got delayed due to bugs? That would give some sense to the 3 times DPR branch pushes, and why it happened over a span of 6 hours
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@valvesoftware Wouldn't let that slide, right? Overwatch beating them with a '2'-game on Steam before @CounterStrike - Come on guys, don't be shy
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I wouldn't mind it in Premier mode (especially not with the new seasons) - but it should either be a queue-option or just how Premier works - not something to vote about 💀
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Might not be a 100% confirmation on the matter, but it sure goes to show that they prepare for it, which make it, sadly, very likely..
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Sometimes CS2 feels like an game made by a small Indie-dev team.. Compared to a new game like The Finals, that even in open-beta got a lot to offer
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