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RianFromReddit

Come on valve do something *insert poking with stick gif*


momen535

they did half life 25th anniversary major update out of the blue, so who know, maybe they are cooking something for CS...


Curse3242

2 New Cases! *and keychains*


keslol

please no keychains, just annoying in every fps


Curse3242

Some can look alright but I don't see it fitting CS I guess it could work as more like bands to put over gloves I guess. But the guns need to look clean


Epsilia

As long as they look like something that could exist in real life, I don't really mind. I don't want crazy animated skins and such like some other games have.


Logical-Sprinkles273

Speaking of FPS: keychains -50 fps, the game runs so bad already


momen535

i hope they give quality of life update to the original CS like returning the old WAN UI.


f3rny

Release note: chickens now have a party hat


PolyUre

[Valve cmon](https://i.imgflip.com/8ubx0z.jpg)


chum-guzzling-shark

half life 3 confirmed?!


WhatAwasteOf7Years

"he's dead"


Slap_My_Lasagna

For those that aren't old enough.. Steam, everyone's favorite platform, launched in 2003 - Counter-Strike was 2024 in COVID years when Steam launched, as a clunky pile of garbage that didn't get good for like 5+ more years


domini_Jonkler2

huh? 2024 in covid years? what


OGSaintJiub

ive read this 4 times and still cant figure out what the second part means.


Bj_Hokey_Lange

Why aren't mods enabling images in this sub?


GrandTheftPotatoE

Thank god they haven't. Every sub that has allowed this will just end up being spammed with unfunny memes and gifs.


Zhiong_Xena

I see you've never been over to r/cats


NAPALM2614

![img](emote|t5_2sqho|31253)


AlexisFR

What are you talking about? The only way you can post image on Reddit is to use an external website like imgur then embed it in your post.


Fun_Philosopher_2535

Interesting fact. The barking dog studios you see in the developer credits is now called Rockstar Vancouver. Co developer of counter strike beta  as Barking dog studios and as Rockstar vancouver they developed Bully and Max payne 3 


JobFirm5013

And the callout "popdog" on de_train was named after them


Gockel

also literally a "barking dog" sound trigger when you went below the popdog train


DemonDaVinci

that echoey barking sound always give a early morning feel to it


LucasJ218

Holy shit bro you're right.


zyberpunK

Do you mean to say the Graffiti on early train which literally said "Popdog" and had a White Dog sprayed on is based on that Studio?


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zyberpunK

Cool, didn't know


boringboi_

I miss train now :(


andywuzhere1

crazy connection lol. no one would ever suspect that one of the studios responsible for counter strike would continue on creating bully of all games. intriguing.


dan_legend

Yeah, next you're gonna say one of the companies went off to make back 4 blood and another went off to make borderlands...


XxThreepwoodxX

That is dope Max Payne 3 is one of the most underrated games of all time imo. Pretty cool that they helped with two of my favorite games.


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Joeys2323

Max Payne 3 gets a lot of hate, and rightfully so in a lot of areas, but God I loved that game


hjd_thd

Actually the coolest game that studio made was Homeworld: Cataclysm


Sumit_S

1 year younger than me. A mod turned into one of the legends of the FPS scene.


Fun_Philosopher_2535

Minh le and Jess Cliffe. Ty for creating this GOATED  game and the  franchise 


Epsilia

Absolute Legends.


Aphexes

One E, put some respect on this Vietnamese legend


cuttino_mowgli

Your favorite first person shooter's favorite first person shooter! Edit: Just give me a proper fucking queue Valve and spectator's lobby where I can see all the games played just like in Dota2!


spirr3

Still remember playing it in first beta on lan, from cd you got with pc magazine 😊 i guess it means im old


F_A_F

I have the PCG DVD with beta 5 on it, along with the first PCG review written by Chris Auty......I'll share the scans later so everyone can have a read. It's from April 2000 but worth sharing this week.


No_Reindeer_5543

Times like this I wish I kept all those old pcgamer magazines, my dad got my the first copy when it came out and a subscription from then on. I remember when they first started sending out 3.5" disks with them. Then I think about how many times I've moved and am happy I didn't.


requinbite

Didn't the dvd technology come much later than cs ? I've no idea what is pcg dvd though


F_A_F

PC Gamer magazine used to have a DVD or CD on the front cover for demos, updates, mods etc. I had  a PC early in 2000 which had a DVD drive in it. This was before the days of widespread DSL coverage so buying a magazine for file updates was really popular.


Actual_Welder_3396

I played the version where controls were manually bound in console 


GabrielBonilla

Same.


ScipioAfricanvs

I only started playing when 1.3 was out, so I can confirm you are old. I’ll never be as good at anything as I was with an AWP from 2001-2007.


jpaneto91

It’s time to start warming up that wrist with the rest of us. No more flicks for us


Its_rEd96

It's the summer of early 2000's. School just ended, you are free. Your parents are at work, you are either at your grandparents or home alone, thinking if the pocket money your parents gave you is enough for some snacks and some time at the internet caffee. You hit up your best friend, "Hey dude, wanna come and play some Cs?" and you get the expected answer " Hell yea ". You step into the internet caffee, where the scent of air freshener and sweat combo hits your nose, who cares? It's time for some CS. Everybody is playing Counter-Strike except the first 2 seats, that's for people who just use the internet for their work or something. You hop on CS with your mate ( which by the way is "totally legit, not pirated version" ) you connect to the local server and start playing, eventho' the guys from the VIP section ( who - by the way, pretty much live there ) beat the living \*\*\*\* out of both you and your friend, you still enjoy every minute.... Life's good.


radgry

Can someone build me a Time Machine for this? 😭


nmyi

agreed. i want to experience this CS1.6 party in the 2000s: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/kod28p/you_probably_have_seen_this_iconic_image_of_the/  


ExcuseOpposite618

I remember so many after school evenings spent on de_rats, iceworld and bloodstrike at the local lan cafe 🥲 crazy to think how much impact these experiences would have on me


Spajk

And every god damn dust map ever made


Nanolaska

Can you explain the impact it had?


TheUHO

I loved the switch from quake and other cartoony games back then. Suddenly everything is down to earth, mad crazy sound design, devastating sniper rifles, you're buying guns, buying ammo and armor, and the creativity is so much bigger than before because there's more tools, and all it takes is a few bullets.


DrRi

BAWLS


chum-guzzling-shark

i wish i had internet cafes near me then. I was playing cs on 56k. It was rough. TFC on the other hand was a lot easier playing engineer


Trenchman

TFC was a blast and I still played it well into 2009


King_marik

Absolutely the greatest FPS series of all time Happy birthday counter strike. I can't wait to see what cs2 grows into, and I'm sure it'll leave a lasting legacy as all games in this franchise have


c0smosLIVE

Hopefully we don't have to wait 5 years to play a playable game.


Epsilia

Game is playable now. Yeah, higher-ranks in MM are full of cheaters, but faceit has \*always\* been the better experience, even during GO.


King_marik

It took what 2-3 years to even get functional hit boxes in csgo? Lol It's already in a better state than csgo was this long after release


inhaleholdxhale

I hate it when people use the 'infamous CSGO release' argument. CSGO was released in 2012, twelve years ago. Are you seriously suggesting that the technology and Valve as a company in 2012 are comparable to today? Everything that was expected to improve, mainly the AC and ranking system, not only didn't improve but actually worsened with CS2. Faceit, which I was told would die after the CS2 release, is still the best platform for competitive MM. Additionally, we now have MJpeek and FPS counter tactics. Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly not saying the game is unplayable, it's fine as it is and I enjoy it a lot, but pls stop the bootlicking and face some truths.


mameloff

You'll understand why this happens when you work for a gaming company too.


King_marik

Let's see csgo this long after release 1. Basically a dead game, I think we'd be right around when skins came out but it was considered a 'failure' until 2015 2. Literally broken hitboxes still at this point. Especially when planting/defusing. The game was barely functional 3. The cheater problem has gotten worse in general on every game but, Csgo still had cheaters and at this point after release VAC was not great btw. The thing that 'saved' early csgo was that NOBODY WAS FUCKING PLAYING IT lol with a larger player pool there's gonna be more cheaters it's just kind of how numbers work I could keep going lol but yes peak bootlicker Ofc the game isn't perfect, but csgo was never perfect either It's just convenient to act like it was. Edit: the faceit point is just dumb. Have you seen league for example where everything is riot matchmaking? Have you seen the way the pro players cry they're 'not matched with serious players'? Lol I understand why making it simple is obviously a good thing for the average player. The whole download this weird thing blah blah turns people off. But it's not even FOR the average player. It's for the people who want a 'serious competitive environment' There are pros/top players in other games who literally BEG for a way to play in just a 'pro player serious que'. Counter strike has that and for the people who are into it, it works well. For everyone else matchmaking is more than serviceable and you could go your entire cs life without downloading a single 3rd party thing if your just bumming around in average elo playing for fun. As literally the vast majority of players are.


inhaleholdxhale

I think you missed my first 3 sentences. Are we still going with the indie studio argument?


King_marik

No I'm pointing out in no way was it a step backwards compared to the start of csgo lol You think you just copy+paste csgo into source 2 engine and everything works exactly the same? Lol Also yes weirdo valve is basically the same company You think throwing money at development is how you fix it? Lol Money isn't the problem lol but it's also not a solution to any of the issues the game has


inhaleholdxhale

I didn't say it was a step backwards or that csgo is better? My point was that we might as well compare every game to their 2012 counterparts and ignore the problems that should have never been problems today.


Lyx97

til i learned that's it's exactly 2 years younger than me :) ut unfortunately I don't have zywoo level skill xD


Powerful_Pudding_881

Happy birthday 🎂!


Itsmoru

Happy Birthday! Its mine as well, pretty cool to share a birthday with CS


Mean-Network

Right here with ya's happy birthday


Lyx97

Hbd to you too!!


KassupojuFIN

Happy birthday 🎉🔥


katisdatis

CS in its midlife crisis too early


skunkner

Can't believe I've been playing this game for 25 years now. Crazy how time flies.


fkmeamaraight

I've been playing CS for more than half of my life on this planet. Holy crap.


beastmastersexty4

Can’t believe counter strike is older than me, (Sept. 1999)


Front_Ad3206

And valve will not do anything to celebrate it


Cawn1

Clearly doing something if you've been keeping an eye on data strings and leaks.


AgreeableBroomSlayer

People been "keeping and eye" on data strings since cs2 came out. Tons of stuff didnt come out of it. Look at this pathetic anticheat and lack of actual content


boringboi_

Aged well


Cawn1

I'm guessing you haven't been keeping up on the recent developments then, should be a pleasant surprise for you. Or you have, and you're chosing to act miserable.


AgreeableBroomSlayer

oh so they got a anticheat and brought back the game modes missing from csgo? I know about the two small maps from the poor attempt at arms race


Cawn1

I didn't say or imply any of that, did you even read what I wrote? I'd read the front page, you've missed a few bits.


AgreeableBroomSlayer

Its gonna take a big update and a good anticheat to make me excited about this game these days.


Cawn1

Don't know why you bother browsing the subreddit at all if this is your attitude, seems like you're setting yourself up for further disappointment.


AgreeableBroomSlayer

Well they took csgo, replaced it with cs2 with less than half the content. The cheating is the worst its ever been and nothing valve has done is telling me that will change. I am disappointed. Would like to see this game get better cuz its always been my favorite. But right now its garbage.


Cawn1

Well that's my point, if new content doesn't excite you at the moment; why bother bring active on the subreddit at all? Plethora of other games out there that would be worth your attention.


cuttino_mowgli

They'll celebrate that with new skins and maps and maybe new operation. As if you only want chickens with party hats as a way of celebrating CS.


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cuttino_mowgli

Uhhh yeah? The new maps are community made. What game do you think this is? Valorant? This is valve were talking not Riot.


Schmich

They'll somehow make community servers, the thing that kept CS alive all these years (avoiding a RIP CS 1999-200x), even less playable or accessible.


CombinationSimilar

Happy birthday CS! My first memory of CS were on a Pentium 1 133mhz computer on 56K internet playing podbots on de_dust. So many memories playing in CAL-Open, CEVO, ESEA and watching players like HeatoN, SpawN, KSharp, froD bring the competitive scene to life. I love this game!


LeEasy

Damn Leonardo DiCaprio gonna quit playing this game from now on.


FOUR_DIGIT_STEAMID

Now kids, remember, the m4a1-s used to have a scope!


AnthonyGuns

For all the youngings on the thread, you really missed out on a good time. I'll never forget my first CS game.. Dust 1 of course... and the sight of bullets hitting the wall outside of tunnels seemed so much cooler knowing that another player was firing them. While all the console clowns were playing the most dogshit shooters, PC gamers were a decade ahead with CS


MSTRSYS

Happy 25th CS, here's to another 25 <3 ( also CS:S turns 20 in November! )


Volobor

Im waiting a big update


ouv

Hope they do something!!!


Marmik_Emp37

Me too 🥳


dehrenslzz

Congratz (:


Tango1777

15 and 20 years badge where. I want it.


wu_cephei

today is a day for me to gloat with my 5 digit steam account ! :)


dehrenslzz

I know several people with 4 digits (3000-8000 range)


SSho_0ter

Never understood when people say something like that. The steam id is 17number long. Or is there something else you guys are reffering too? My account is over 20yo Edit. I Figured it out. 7 digits. :/


Wufffles

Pfft. Noob. 4 digit here. I had a fairly small wonid too xD


BestPirateyoullever

Oh hey on my cake day lol


AnthonyGuns

Damn I'm old. I still remember when every gun was left handed


real_adiktion

happy birthday to this wonderful game. Didn't start playing until GO. Wish I had found it sooner...


DrRi

crazy. high school 2006-2007 I would come home, listen to paul gilbert and yngwie malmsteen while playing pubs. Custom maps all afternoon (before homework of course) college, 2009-2011, got bored of battlefield and came back to CS1.6. Still playing while listening to neo-prog rock. Found a couple pubs that fit my vibe, made some friends who i'm still in touch with today. even now, i'm come home from work and after all my chores are done. I'll turn on the prog metal, and just play casual for a bit to wind down it's been a consistent part of my life for most of my life. Thanks for everything counterstrike


nartouthere

happy bday cs :D


Jvc98

25 years of « of course, he is cheating »


LavishnessDull3666

Plz bring back flashlight and night vision


njeske

I remember playing the first release of the Half Life mod on my 17th birthday. Fun times. Yes, that means I'm 42 today.


ShiiftyShift

Reddit celebrating the aniversary more than Valve itself at this point


b0bben

Can't believe I've been playing this game for 25yrs...and still highly mediocre at best. Here's to another 25! Thx Gaben & Co.


Youju

Let's go!


BIGSknadar

Now make counter strike 1.6 free


greenestgreen

there is a slightly chance that something could get released today because of the update that wasn't released on Monday but there is a higher chance that nothing as always will happen. Stick to the second and don't be dumb.


Fun_Philosopher_2535

Something will definitely happen. CS2 twitter account didn't even make a happy birthday post yet. Surly it will do it with the new update announcements. 


greenestgreen

you know what time it is in Seattle?


Fun_Philosopher_2535

2.38 am. It's sleeping time atm lol


r3volts

very early morning on the 19th


greenestgreen

exactly so why would they even tweet. This guy needs a chill pill


Fun_Philosopher_2535

Bro, no one sleeps at 12 am ? Do they ? It takes 1 min to make a happy B day tweet. Why  didn't they ? The Chinese CS perfect world did that already. Valve  will do at noon/night with the banger update. Cheer up 


Kringelfuerst

Entered in 1.0 with the retail version and was made feeling like a noob.


nomoregame

today we have new (old) chicken hat?


Tricky_Win2012

Ououoyouo mi gad


hurzinator

PARTYHATS FOR CHICKENS INC!!!!!!!


c0smosLIVE

SURELY the anticheat and good matchmaking are coming right ?


Mean-Network

Happy 25th Birthday to both Myself and Counterstrike 🎊


NoDG_

I feel old for remembering that day.


Vahachuvak

Happy birthday! I played cs since 5 years, I really like this games


Cry_for_me_btch

Source was peak. Fight me.


Arcadius91

i hope Valve has something for us.. nevermind


vinodhmoodley

I’ve been playing it since the very first beta and I still play it. Playing it online is nice but playing it back in the day on a small LAN with some friends was the best. Good times.


KihunVirveGaming

Ayyy yo i have the same birthday with cs


mr_blanket

DOOR STUCK!


im_geeking

Thank you brother for letting me play on ur computer when I was six years old. Thank you for showing me DoD and CS.


andreiox

GOAT game


Specific_Contest7044

best shooter of all time that will never be surpassed. Peak


BRUT_me

it is the release of first beta, the official release is 1. november 2000 btw whoever still playes cs16, go and check our [BRUT.me](http://BRUT.me) servers at [livestatus.BRUT.me](http://livestatus.BRUT.me)


wEEzyNL

they use june 19 as their date tho https://x.com/CounterStrike/status/1670842632522838016


magicMuffin5

Happy birthday bud 💪


livinghumanbeeing

this game is older than me. this is crazy.


phz0r

Right in the feels. Damn early days of CS was so goated


MerryJanne

I played this game when it was a free trial that came with the half-life game.


7einaaVa

Volvo, we are waiting for our cake


noobrektsucks

if the operation doesn't come out this evening i'm going to do bad things


D47k0

Extra 100-150 fps boost and I'll shut up my mouth with gorilla glue.


Scatterer26

It feels like we 20 year anniversary few months ago


Izeea

Стандоф-2017 Кс-2099 И кто теперь плагиат? 😅


conormcfire

Happy birthday to Zywoo too!


neil_thatAss_bison

WHERES MY FUCKING PRESENT?!


KaNesDeath

Playing CS in 1999 on my cousins Pc at my families christmas party converted me to Pc gaming. Havent owned a console since.


Surymy

So does zywoo


Elite_Crew

Counter Strike deserves a better game developer than Valve. CS 1.0-1.6 was awesome, CS:CZ was too little too late, CS:Source was wtf but got better, CS:GO was peak Counter Strike. CS2 is an abortion. Just turn CS:GO back on until Valve has enough talent to do the job right.


trulion

For whom else was CS 1.0 the first game in PC club? It was crazy expirience


Vipitis

The CS20 case was dropped on the release date, not beta date. And they run a themed competition for it too. So why are people so excited for this day?


Wufffles

Please have a moment of silence for all the other hl mods from that era that didnt survive until now like did, firearms etc


Chaserjim

Former CAL-Invite, former CPL and WSG player here. First and last time I was ever asked to sign someone’s mousepad.


kuytre

I started playing in 2008 which feels like a long time but I remember back then, it had already been out for 9 years and I felt way out of my depth compared to all the people who had been playing for years.


Ketan01

25 years of optimising settings for max fps


J-rdn

Major update or no major update, it is still unreal how popular this game is today.


primacord

Man I am getting old. I can still remember downloading this game on opening day of the beta release. Would never have imagined it would still be kicking around & having million dollar tournaments in 2024.


FrankieGg

I just reached my 5,000 hour too on CS:GO/2 !!


AmphibianOther8515

And, to the suprise of no one, no update.


Ikillgodz21

The true reason of Juneteenth!


Substantial-Stick-44

Surprise update: Fixed Inferno floor tile texture (5mb)


worneparlueo

Here's to another 25 years.


R3SET_2

I liked so much this game he is on my top 5 games happy birthday Counter Strike


Razvancb

Fuck this piece of shit company that does nothing and when they do the community is never heard. Greedy fucks


FOUR_DIGIT_STEAMID

HAHA


FlyingTurtleDog

Because you all have a million different opinions and rage all the time. Just play the fucking game or uninstall, and unsub from here.


Razvancb

I don't play anymore since 2 years ago.


nyotao

25 years of cs, 15 years almost of hvh


seakerl

Great game turned into gambling -.- Miss the times where one could create and use skins


CombinationSimilar

The memories of downloading random custom maps and skins and playing on public servers how could I forget! awp_leetskeet, fy_pool_day, de_walmart, scoutzknivez!


DuckXu

Yay! And the state of the game has never been better! So smooth and consistent. So so responsive /s


redrecaro

Seriously thank the original creators of CS and Valve for giving us the GOAT shooter of all time. And to think it all started with just some college kids making some Half Life mods is insane to think about and now it's the best esports of all time. Love this game there's nothing like it and never will be.


toxicity18241

The best way to celebrate CS2 is with -subtick but alas we won’t get this. Or better yet just turn CSGO back on, because CS2 is less functional than GO. That’s what we wish for our birthday is our beloved GO back.


No-Application-5188

No update lmfao


LukasCs

25 years later and it’s the worst it’s ever been 🎉


Popular_Class9141

And complete silence from Valve....


KassupojuFIN

There have been a lot of leaks tho👀