Counter-Strike: Source Pistol Changes Coming

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• If there's any good ones in development, you've got yourself a deal. : Orange Pylon
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  we've been hoping that for like 4 years. : mallrice
  • 4 years is almost the time we've spent on ours sadly :/ But at the moment were working on a first releas... : simon_tack
  • CS keeps the CS players out of the good games. I hope it stays huge for decades for that reason. : jet-poop
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  You mean another CS clone? Yeah, that will surely take the CS crown. : zehh
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    Our mod is hardly a CSS close... we have a railgun vehicles (http://www.off-limits.be/mediarelease/medi... : simon_tack
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      then why do you think it would capture any of the cs audience? : mallrice
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        http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13429449 : simon_tack
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          Thankfully it's another CS clone so I stand corrected. Anyhow, I partly agree with you. I just think b... : zehh
          • Oops, I mean "Thankfully it's not another..." Damn :( : zehh
    • You've got my attention now! You're definately on my list of things I'm really anticipating now! : Vorlonesque
    • oooh that looks saucy : SockMonkeh
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  Natural Selection 2 finally? : jrock
  • ^^ Now THIS I agree with : ShadowRam

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  Most gamers don't like the controls being too complicated, and that's exactly what the controls in most h... : code-e255
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    You mean, Most MAINSTREAM gamers. Most of us play games beyond CS, GTA, and Halo. There are many of us ... : silverback1138
    • did you really just say counterstrike doesn't have staying power? : ermac
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      I hate to break it to you but most gamers are "mainstream," as you say. : omnova
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        Isn't "most gamers" the definition of "mainstream gamers?" : SockMonkeh
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          wouldnt "aren't" be better english over isn't? : logan
          • Actually no. "Isn't" is the proper use. Substitute the following: Isn't <the phrase> the definition... : Lung Fu Mo Shi
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            How about "suck my balls?" : SockMonkeh
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              How about "your mum?" : crummynz
              • How about yours? : SockMonkeh
        • Ladies and gentlemen, winner! I love the backlash against common opinion. It's funny. Silverback1138 : Freon
      • You do have to break it to me. I think you just didn't understand the context of what I said. But here ... : silverback1138
• you should try finding 100% custom map pubs. i was playing exclusively on a couple of those i found for a... : tigeN
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  What I like about CS:S is the casual gameplay; you can just jump on a server and blow 30 minutes without ... : Barbarian
  • Yeah, I still play it on occasion - I guess I just need to be patient and wait for Team Fortress 2 to com... : Vangoghs Ear
• "it's not realistic enough to satisfy most hardcore tactical players (you can't even lean around a corner... : nudel
• And the teamplay isn't on the level of better team games (CS is basically Rocket Arena with less weapon v... : Vorlonesque
• I think you just named the reasons why people play CS:S : downrightevil

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  shotgun headshots are surprisingly common in CS:Source : RikiTiki2
  • they are now because no one can afford helmets : SockMonkeh
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  Dual + mouse wheel set to +attack in both directions was always fun. Spin the mouse wheel and empty the ... : Barbarian
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    Does that still work? : code-e255
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      The better question would be did it ever work ... no! : yourname00
      • yes, actually, it did : mallrice
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        depends on how fast you could spin the wheel. I have the Microsoft Office keyboard with the great scroll ... : Nation
        • I suppose I should say I'm not disputing it worked, just how useful it was, I'd seen people do it and it ... : yourname00
        • People with a Revolution MX/VX would fire pretty fast. :) Also run out of bullets pretty fast. : nudel
      • It was the best trick ever back in the day, with Natural Selection. : aaarrrgh
    • yes it did, if you changed a setting in the console it worked even better and shot ridiculously fast. i r... : spector
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  The ammo cap is still in the game, so having two guns that use the same ammo would mean you have a total : famine101
  • that is not how I remember it. What I remember is that you could have a max of (guess): MP5: 45 Ber... : Nation

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  Oops I made a mistake. The DWP thread is at over 102000 posts. They've still not made it sticky, I think ... : physio
  • I stopped playing just before they released this update. I have no intention or incentive to start playin... : jrock
  • Wow... it's only 2,300 hundred posts. Not 10,000 and not 102,000. They aren't going to sticky a topic j... : Zips
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  I've still never seen dwp in use, i've played css probably 85% of the days since its been released. it's... : painangel
  • Yea, I've never used it yet either (and I'm actually interested in seeing what it's like). I can't rea... : famine101
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  Just because a thread is full of screaming babies doesn't mean they should get rid of DWP. The fact is th... : tigeN
  • also, "jesus why force that shit on everyone?" servers can turn it off "the best players are still... : tigeN

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  I think this has been the 'bargain of the week' since the dynamic weapon pricing started. : zehh
  • Oh, I understand it is probably just randomly generated, or the biggest fall in use or something. It is ... : Freon
• Where ARE the night-time maps??? : chiisu81

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• I kinda agree with that. While it's nice to reward players for getting frags or completing other objectiv... : code-e255
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  Why make a skill-based game more appealing to the newbies who don't know how to play the game? Why should... : h0rus
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    Typical answer from someone who plays CS : echoinggreen
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      Typical retort from someone who sucks at CS. : theflux
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        Hah!!! The bottomfeeders of the gaming world respond lol!! : echoinggreen
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          Hah!!! The bottomfeeders of the gaming world respond lol!! : theflux
          • I've found my evil twin OOHhhh Noooos : echoinggreen
  • Well, I guess it is kind of similar to being able to lock down a level in Quake and stop the opposing tea... : mrflamey

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• I'd have to agree with you on this one. : tangles
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  that and fighting in the jungle at night in chest high grass fucking owned. I loved starting a fight ag... : Turd Ferguson
  • lawl, sounds like fun... : code-e255
  • nothing better than shooting a guy's leg off and having him hop around a few times before dying. : ermac
• One of my favorite MP games ever! Great fucking game! Me and my brother were just discussing this while... : Vorlonesque

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  cs players crying, priceless : derean
  • ^^^^reply of the day, bwahaha : crypt_33
  • nice. : physio
  • zing! : tigeN

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• The gun is overpowered because...lots of people buy it and it usually isn't obscenely expensive? : omnova
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  Its a fucking Desert Eagle .50 caliber handgun.... fifty..DUH.. No shit its got power people. They use th... : Madwacker
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_BMG != http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_Action_Express : Freon
    • (that and AA guns are gonna be 20-30mm, but i digress .50 is 12.7) : sexninja!!!!
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    also if you wanna keep it on the "realistic" side, keep the damage it does but give it craptacular follow... : sexninja!!!!
    • Word. Standing still aimed shots isn't what makes the deagle so powerful, though it helps. It is the fa... : Freon
• I've been shifting between like and dislike for these changes. Now that I see that they're using this dat... : Orange Pylon
• Uh, Valve could already see the stats for everyone and people could see stats for their own servers, so e... : physio
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  goforbid anyone excel w/ or prefer to use specific weapons : jrock
  • The problem is everyone excels w / pefers the exact same ones. : treefingers1
  • people used to often chose the usp over the deagle, now there is absolutely no point. They wrecked the pi... : spdon

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  Nah, .50 cal is overkill it carries limited ammo and is less accurate and what-have-you. I'd say a .357 ... : Vorlonesque
  • That said, in CS it should be given the way CS works. : Vorlonesque
  • i would rather have full house 10mm than .50ae : d0pamine
• I'd never take a Desert Eagle into combat myself. Huge recoil, very limited magazine capacity, relatively : Dslyecxi
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  not really; the .50AE round, while powerful, has TONS of recoil making followup shots very difficult if n : sexninja!!!!
  • 50 cheap ball for $15.00. if you want decent hollowpoints, you are talking $20 for a box of 25. : d0pamine
• No, you wouldn't use one in real life. Which is why you don't see any sort of law enforcement use them, ... : Freon
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  I had a Deagle .50 and it jammed constantly. The rounds contained so much gun powder that cleaning them ... : godhatingatheist
  • Reminds me of Chris Rock: 'Man I will blow your fucking head off, if I could afford it. I'm gonna get ... : nudel
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  I'd rather hit you once with a Glock .40 while you unload with the Desert Eagle and hit jack shit. : Vangoghs Ear
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    12 Gauge FTW! : Lung Fu Mo Shi
    • The best man-stopper ever made. : Vorlonesque

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• ah ffs ... : simon_tack

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• It wasn't the high price, it was the fact that everyone used it. : thechunder

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  Did you download the newest drivers? Also must try changeing your driver settings like from medium to hi... : SirX
  • 6.11 are the latest, right? I got that version installed. Not sure what setting specifically you're say... : Matt Burris
• LOL, thats how the game plays. I had abandon CS for a long time and started playing games like Tac/Frag O... : cell9song

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  Then they have to pay royalties or something. It was okay when CS was free, but not after they started ma... : Dynotaku
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    he is asking where to get the patch. you can d/l the names from somewhere : mallrice
    • How about this? http://www.fpsbanana.com/guis/1408 : Sapiens
• http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=11949247 i don't know if it will still work well, because they chang... : Flying h4x0r
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  Is this weapon name patch considered a 'cheat' if I have installed when connecting to a VAC-protected ser... : tangles
  • nope : Flying h4x0r
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    it isn't but you have to be careful where you get that stuff from. they might contain stuff that will ge... : mrfunky3000
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      I like using Duel Elites, but I do think that they could use a little damage boost, but rate of fire is w... : Skyburst101
      • sorry...wrong thread : Skyburst101

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  that would not rectify the situation. the situation being that everyone uses the DE : tigeN
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    so ? i don't get it.. why force people to do something different ? : sikander
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      why not make the other options more useful? nobody is forced to do anything, but wouldn't you rather have... : mallrice
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        exactly. wtf is this "force" shiz? : tigeN
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          this force shiz is me not being able to buy weapons that i had been able to buy for the past few years be... : sikander
          • public debate and CS players don't mix very well. They need change thrown in their face. They cry a bit... : kingdepork
• Complaining over something that is on a per server basis is rather amusing... Servers can disable this an... : Zips

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• Sowry! : Freon
• Yah that game coulda been really cool. : Madwacker

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  are you kidding? The damage is as bad as the glock : proclone1
  • And for ~$800 it definitely needs more power. : Crimson
  • it's a bit better. the accuracy is better too. : mallrice
• have you held a real one? they feel like garbage. : d0pamine

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  not really.. pistols have been unbalanced for a while. deagle is the only pistol that can go through wall... : mallrice
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    The game has existed for years and although tweaks have been made to all guns numerous times, I think its... : soggybagel
    • They actually changed the balance of the pistols when they released source. So I'm up for them making som... : yourname00
    • they changed the pistols in source, the glock and usp were far more worthwhile in 1.x versions. You prett... : spdon

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  I love the p228 myself, but they should make it more powerful. : nyranger66
  • agreed. against armor its practically useless. i love the 13 bullet clip & the sound of it though : Crimson
  • I'm sure it used to be more powerful presource, I used to use it more than the deagle. : yourname00

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• good enough is never enough : tigeN
• good is the enemy of great. : d0pamine

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• I want an enhanced Sig P228 - it's fun to use but not as powerful as I'd like. : Postal
• hahahaha god this game cracks me up. i need to play, i haven't since this new pricing crap. : khaosman
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  thats even more than how much they cost IRL! : sexninja!!!!
  • http://www.magnumresearch.com/Expand.asp?ProductCode=Black-6 : deviantpaul

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• now everyone will be king of the dualies. damn commies. : ki11_viru5
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  More like you are the king of faggots ololl : SockMonkeh
  • sockmonkeh i will shoot you in the face : datoo

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• that would make far too much sense. just like making it simple for people to opt out of the dynamic prici... : mallrice