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HL/CS v1108 Interview

by Steve Gibson, Sep 18, 2001 12:40pm PDT

Related Topics – Half-Life, half-life, Interview, Valve

Speakeasy has a brief interview with Erik Johnson of Valve Software asking about the new Half-Life patch that is scheduled for release tomorrow. Here's a couple of the important questions:

Will CS now be updated more regularly to fight the cheats that will be coming out? [Erik Johnson] Yes. Many players will complain that the gameplay has been affected, were there any deliberate changes and who was primarily responsible for them? [Erik Johnson] Fixing problems with the hit boxes is going to change gameplay. Internally we see a lot more headshots than in 1.1.

Fixed hit boxes?!?! Say it aint so!

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argh, bad interview. No questions about TFC. :(

Sep 18, 2001 1:05pm PDT

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  TFC what a fucking joke that was. : RiNgMaStEr
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    Actually it was a shitload of fun until TF1.5 came out in May 2000. That killed the game for me, DO : KinetiK
    - TFC was just a horrible joke played on TF players. Look we have a new game thats exactly the same but... : halfwaybastard

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"Internally we see a lot more headshots than in 1.1."
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WTF? Headshots are too high right now...they need to LOWER the amount

Sep 18, 2001 12:43pm PDT

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"Internally we see a lot more headshots than in 1.1." \ WTF? Headshots are too high right now...they... : Ominous
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Is this the patch that makes... ah, never mind.

Sep 18, 2001 12:45pm PDT

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Is this the patch that makes... ah, never mind. : UnnDunn
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    Dammit, after all the flack us UT fans took over it, I think we deserve some payback... : UnnDunn
    - Unreal Tournament, or Urban Terror (Quake3, by the way, got a lot of "is this the patch that" fun too). : Vorlonesque
- Yes. Yes it is. : Magitek

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Without all the shitty bugs CS will be almost brand new. Burst fire adjusts for the wild spread no? The bugs aren't limited to the hitbox problems. The sever/client sync issues are a lot of the reason why sometimes bullets get "lost" and seem to not do anything. If the feedback you get from your client is accurate with the server and there are no hitbox problems CS might actually be quite enjoyable.

I know somedays all my shots connect and another day on another server same moves seem like i am shooting blanks. As long as that shit is gone and I know I am getting owned cause the person aimed better then its all good with me.

Sep 18, 2001 5:54pm PDT

Without all the shitty bugs CS will be almost brand new. Burst fire adjusts for the wild spread no? The b... : mc-fine

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Next up on the block: upgrading the hostage AI past "drooling moron" level ;)
I can just imagine someone losing a big CPL match due to hostage stupidity...

Sep 18, 2001 1:25pm PDT

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Concerning headshots: I'd like to see CS implement some sort of system similar to the Wolf demo, where you can't just stop, aim and get a shot, but where you have to be patient and "collect yourself" before getting a proper shot off... or is it already like that? I've only tried using the AWP and Scout a few times when I first started playing, so I don't quite remember...

Sep 18, 2001 1:19pm PDT

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Concerning headshots: I'd like to see CS implement some sort of system similar to the Wolf demo, where yo... : fusion
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- in CS it's a hitbox thing. if you hit in the right area, and kill the opponent (i think headshots are 2x... : king_darius
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    It's realistic and fun, just needs tweaking. : abrasion
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weak ass interview

Sep 18, 2001 3:22pm PDT

weak ass interview : virus

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More headshots.... As if there aren't enough headshots already.
And what a shitty interview. What about changes in weapon
characteristics? Was the bunnyhop eliminated? Was anything done
to stop wallhacking? No one gives a shit about the CPL. Well
I will have to wait and see but, a lot of people call it "LuckyStrike"
already.

Sep 18, 2001 3:00pm PDT

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- I heard that bhopping was removed in this patch. : n0vaCat

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Will the next hl patch have voice support?

No word about it in the interview...

Sep 18, 2001 2:54pm PDT

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- i dont know : virus
- yeah it will. : n0vaCat

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im bored can you tell?

Sep 18, 2001 2:58pm PDT

im bored can you tell? : virus

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Will the next hl patch have voice support?

No word about it in the interview...

Sep 18, 2001 2:53pm PDT

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- i dont know : virus

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"Internally we see a lot more headshots than in 1.1."

***MORE HEADSHOTS???***

Sep 18, 2001 2:38pm PDT

"Internally we see a lot more headshots than in 1.1." ***MORE HEADSHOTS???*** : virus

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ROFL! I just received the ultimate compliment in CS: I was kicked (by vote) because the other team thought I was cheating. I was just too good.

I'm wondering if this patch will really change much in the community.

Sep 18, 2001 1:47pm PDT

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why dont they shit out cs2 already instead of sloppily patching their ancient engine.

Sep 18, 2001 1:52pm PDT

why dont they shit out cs2 already instead of sloppily patching their ancient engine. : chicken_feed

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Maybe the AK will be worth using again, even when i burst not even half of the bullets hit ..
If the aiming is anywhere close to Beta5-6, i'll prolly start playing cs more often.

Sep 18, 2001 1:48pm PDT

Maybe the AK will be worth using again, even when i burst not even half of the bullets hit .. If the aim... : cygnus

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I am looking forward to this patch. Theres far too much magic shit going on in CS. Takes away from the game when sometimes you feel like you are shooting blanks. Glad they fixed the client/server sync issues cause that was equally annoying as hitbox problems. Should be interesting.

Sep 18, 2001 1:45pm PDT

I am looking forward to this patch. Theres far too much magic shit going on in CS. Takes away from the ga... : mc-fine

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How many people does Valve have working for them or outside contractors? Considering TF2,CS2,HL2 and whatever else they have going they either have a hell of alot of people or they are taking forever to complete 9000 projects!

Sep 18, 2001 1:18pm PDT

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How many people does Valve have working for them or outside contractors? Considering TF2,CS2,HL2 and what : phreakin911
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- next thing u kno they gonna launch a game called vALVE: Generations it wil be a mix of half-life half... : RiNgMaStEr

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Jesus christ, more headshots?

Sep 18, 2001 1:35pm PDT

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- bout time i start getting all the ones that were mine but were ROBBED FROM ME! : Turd Ferguson

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cant believe people still play this

Sep 18, 2001 1:28pm PDT

cant believe people still play this : Bali

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Is this the patch that will make cs fun?

Sep 18, 2001 1:27pm PDT

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Is this the patch that will make cs fun? : chinchilla
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- http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=2011313 dork. : jimmy-buffett

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I would have no problem aaaaat all with this kind of constant updating and refreshing of a game, if i felt it wasnt their main priority... I know valve are probably working on something incredible, and keeping it very hush hush. But all the same i cant help resenting them put so much of apparent resources into a game that got old long ago :/

Sep 18, 2001 1:14pm PDT

I would have no problem aaaaat all with this kind of constant updating and refreshing of a game, if i fel... : disembodied potato

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One thought I've never had :

"Boy there just aren't enough Headshots - I wish I would get shot in the head by an unseen assailant MORE"

Sep 18, 2001 1:12pm PDT

One thought I've never had : "Boy there just aren't enough Headshots - I wish I would get shot in the ... : Slaykill

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Wow, Valve finally gets around to fixing all the shit they broke in CS 1.0.

Sep 18, 2001 1:03pm PDT

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Wow, Valve finally gets around to fixing all the shit they broke in CS 1.0. : Poor Yurik
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- date: 09.18.2001 subject: Poor Yurik topic: *counterstrike*.* mood: sarcastic :) : tomservo

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THIS PATCH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUT IN JUNE

Sep 18, 2001 1:05pm PDT

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- http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=2011395 That's probably why it's so delayed. : the archvile
- http://www.shacknews.com/funk.y?id=2011395 That's probably why it's so delayed. : the archvile

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Isn't this game finished yet?

Sep 18, 2001 1:06pm PDT

Isn't this game finished yet? : Shambler

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Okay, this line in the interview really gets to me:

We run a playtest internally here at Valve virtually every day, looking for bugs and soliciting feedback from people in the company.

That's right, company. Not "community", but company. No wonder it's so hard to tell them about something being horribly wrong.

Sep 18, 2001 12:49pm PDT

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*is cleaning that awp real well*

of course since hitbox is gone i might master the scout next...

Sep 18, 2001 12:42pm PDT

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- its all about the scout.. headshots baby, headshots. : pyide
- *goes on to realize how deadly the awp in hands will be now that one shot = one kill(cept knees) again..... : ghost in my shell

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Wait, more headshots? Uh-oh.

Sep 18, 2001 12:44pm PDT

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- Hey, what's that dot?HEADSHOT!! : Maddog_Delphi97

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TOP 20!!!!!!!

Sep 18, 2001 12:46pm PDT

TOP 20!!!!!!! : raunchy

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hitboxes: fixed.
32-bit rendering: NOT FIXED.
sound engine not playing more than 16 channels: NOT FIXED.

>:-(

Sep 18, 2001 12:45pm PDT

hitboxes: fixed. 32-bit rendering: NOT FIXED. sound engine not playing more than 16 channels: NOT FIXED : the archvile

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oh god please have the hitboxes fixed and make it a lot harder to cheat... perhaps like even a built in PB type of thing that gets udated ALL THE TIME :P

Sep 18, 2001 12:43pm PDT

oh god please have the hitboxes fixed and make it a lot harder to cheat... perhaps like even a built in P... : OverBurN

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1st????????????????

Sep 18, 2001 12:42pm PDT

1st???????????????? : Trilinear

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Wtf it said 0 as always.. And im what, tenth?

/ [V]

Sep 18, 2001 12:43pm PDT

Wtf it said 0 as always.. And im what, tenth? / [V] : {Venger}

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Argh! So close, yet...so far.

Sep 18, 2001 12:42pm PDT

Argh! So close, yet...so far. : Thradar

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SONOFABITCH 1 SECOND!!!

Sep 18, 2001 12:42pm PDT

SONOFABITCH 1 SECOND!!! : Brandino

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First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sep 18, 2001 12:42pm PDT

First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : Thradar

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