PBRMEASAP
A Little Darkly
Here's my $.02 (in Canadian dollars) :
The game is obviously different than its predecessors. For some people, it's a good thing, but from what I've gathered, the majority of people who have been playing CS for years think that it's lacking in multiple departments. It has a very different feel to it, there's still a few glitches and bugs, and multiple game/server problems (ie. 128 tick servers, Comp modes, hitboxes, etc). Without a doubt, it's far from being perfect.
That said, there are a lot of things being done to make it better. Valve is constantly rolling out updates and really listens to the community. A lot of pro players and upper echelon players give great feedback too, helping to make it better. New servers are being tried out and installed (so thank you, no more Brazilians on comp MM with their 100+ pings). VAC is far from perfect, but it hold us decently well, and the Overwatch feature is a nice touch (though I really don't know how effective/used it actually is).
As for the skins, you don't have to spend any money besides your initial investment for the game. Valve is not making you buy Operation Bravo or any of the keys for your cases. So if you don't want to actually invest, you don't have to. If anything, you're making funds that you can buy Steam games with. For me, it's an incredibly awesome way to personalize a few of my favorite guns. For people that have the money and want to get some cool skins, by all means let them. And Valve gets a cut out of the proceeds, which in turn will at least partially be re-invested back into making the game better.
And say all that you will about comp MM. I played a fair share, but kinda got burnt out and stopped playing comp completely for aobut 3-4 months. By playing mostly on TD, my love for the game grew back again because A) waaaay less stressful without the griefing, B) fun people on your server, and C) it's casual and I don't feel committed. As a result, I have played a few comp MM matches here and there, but I don't feel as frustrated. Plus, there's times where I'll play zombie modes or surf servers, and those are just plain ol fun =)
So, yes, CS:GO is far from perfect. But all previous forms of CS were far from perfect at various stages. Lord Gaben (all hail!) and the Valve company are quite good at listening to the community and implementing changes. It's gaining popularity, as indicated by Dreamhack and all the stuff that went along with it), so unlike other big publishers (cough cough ACTIVISION/EA/others) that don't respond timely to their gamers, Valve will continue making the game better.
So feel free to stop playing. Honestly, I do understand where you're coming from. But I'm enjoying the game and hope that it keeps getting better.
The game is obviously different than its predecessors. For some people, it's a good thing, but from what I've gathered, the majority of people who have been playing CS for years think that it's lacking in multiple departments. It has a very different feel to it, there's still a few glitches and bugs, and multiple game/server problems (ie. 128 tick servers, Comp modes, hitboxes, etc). Without a doubt, it's far from being perfect.
That said, there are a lot of things being done to make it better. Valve is constantly rolling out updates and really listens to the community. A lot of pro players and upper echelon players give great feedback too, helping to make it better. New servers are being tried out and installed (so thank you, no more Brazilians on comp MM with their 100+ pings). VAC is far from perfect, but it hold us decently well, and the Overwatch feature is a nice touch (though I really don't know how effective/used it actually is).
As for the skins, you don't have to spend any money besides your initial investment for the game. Valve is not making you buy Operation Bravo or any of the keys for your cases. So if you don't want to actually invest, you don't have to. If anything, you're making funds that you can buy Steam games with. For me, it's an incredibly awesome way to personalize a few of my favorite guns. For people that have the money and want to get some cool skins, by all means let them. And Valve gets a cut out of the proceeds, which in turn will at least partially be re-invested back into making the game better.
And say all that you will about comp MM. I played a fair share, but kinda got burnt out and stopped playing comp completely for aobut 3-4 months. By playing mostly on TD, my love for the game grew back again because A) waaaay less stressful without the griefing, B) fun people on your server, and C) it's casual and I don't feel committed. As a result, I have played a few comp MM matches here and there, but I don't feel as frustrated. Plus, there's times where I'll play zombie modes or surf servers, and those are just plain ol fun =)
So, yes, CS:GO is far from perfect. But all previous forms of CS were far from perfect at various stages. Lord Gaben (all hail!) and the Valve company are quite good at listening to the community and implementing changes. It's gaining popularity, as indicated by Dreamhack and all the stuff that went along with it), so unlike other big publishers (cough cough ACTIVISION/EA/others) that don't respond timely to their gamers, Valve will continue making the game better.
So feel free to stop playing. Honestly, I do understand where you're coming from. But I'm enjoying the game and hope that it keeps getting better.
