Not long ago 21st of Augustwhen is the day Counter Strike: Global Offensive completed 10 years your existence. As this special day approaches, nostalgia has gripped the community, and a lot of old game-related content has recently resurfaced. HE this enemy also joined the wave and brought here some curiosity to remember and even explore how CS:GO began.
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♦ First impressions of CS:GO
At first, in the BETA phase, CS:GO was still very rough in terms of weapon and map options. In fact, if we look at the YouTube video store menu from 9-10 years ago, it is strange to see empty menus. For example, the cards only had: Dust, Dust 2, Nuke, Train, Inferno.
In terms of weapons, it was even poorer. The only gun option other than the starter was the extremely powerful Desert Eagle. As for rifles, the player only had M4A4 and AK-47 as attack and AWP and Scout as sniper. To the eyes of the artillery, Nova seemed alone there. In the case of submachine guns, some like the Bison, MP7, MP9, Mac-10 and P-90 were added later – some very early and some months later.
Still, at this point, you can’t at least complain to Valve and say it didn’t work. Over 30 updates were released from the BETA phase to post-launch in 2012. During this period, new weapons were added, maps were added, bugs were fixed, and some items and mechanics were updated. been rebalanced.
The first patch we received information about guns in BETA was this:
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Weapon availability has changed†
- TRs and CTs can buy Bison and MP7.
- BTs can now purchase MP9.
- TRs can now buy Mac-10s.
- Five-Seven applies to both teams.
You can see the patches on the website. Wikipedia and empty menus with few options on YouTube.
First game with pros
The first competition with professional players was held as a way to introduce the game to the world. No wonder it was made in 2011. IEM New York, Even before the BETA release. The video was hosted by the international channel “vo CS:GO” and later came in the form of highlights with Brazilian narrator Ash.
The two teams playing were:
- the United States of America: Volkan, nothing, fRoD, Storm and Ksharp
- Europe: GeT_RiGhT, zonic, lurppis, CARN and trace
During the game, several changes are completely noticeable. Most interesting is the fixed dust that explodes across maps with every move players make – it brings more realism and immersion to the game, but was likely removed due to the focus on competitiveness. Check:
Evolution of menus
Not only the gameplay of CS:GO, but also the face of the game has improved. For example, the current menus are completely different from the old ones. Previously, everything was simpler, focused on less information. Basically it was just background photos with configuration, performance, download and playback options.
Today, CS:GO has “Panorama” which significantly rejuvenates the CS:GO menu. Now, in addition to the photos, we have the in-game characters moving across the screen and everything related to your inventory. In addition to the standard options, there is now a lot more information on the screen. From player rank and nickname to friends list and official blog news – live stream even outside of the Major.
First pages and boxes
Skins were added to CS:GO only in an update released on August 14, 2013. Players can obtain the first copies at the end of matches or by opening a vault. Speaking of boxes…
The first cases introduced simultaneously into the game in the same update were “CS:GO Weapon Case” and “eSports 2013 Case”. The latter, as the name suggests, had some of the money set aside for the CS:GO Professional Championships.
Case for CS:GO weapons
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CS:GO Weapon Box Knives
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Guns for eSports holsters
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eSports Sheath Knives
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Competitive on time: best players and teams
It took a while for the CS:GO competition to start. First of all, the game wasn’t very fun when it was released. Also, casual and even professional gamers were hesitant to leave CS 1.6, just like the Source version. However, with the various updates and improvements the game received, CS:GO took center stage and CS 1.6 was “just” a turning point in history and for everyone.
2012 was characterized as a year of transition and uncertainty. So much so that reputable sites like HLTV have struggled to create their favorite team and player rankings. In December 2012, the international portal published the latest version of the CS:GO leaderboard and was discontinued soon after. The return was only for 2015 as we know it today.
Check out the table of the best CS:GO teams of 2012†
It should be remembered that before this the Brazilians had another ranking with ProGaming.TD. most steel, rzk, zakk, and zqk take eighth place. In this image update, however, they were removed from the top 20 as they did not play any international tournaments that month.
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When it comes to players, the CS:GO leaderboard arrived in 2013 and hasn’t stopped since. Europe easily dominated this, and the Brazilians only seem to have broken some paradigms in 2016. Coldzera took the lead and even teammate FalleN came in second. Iron and fnx were also in the top 20 that year.
Check out our table of the best CS:GO players of 2013†
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♦ More curiosity?!
Here are some fun facts we’ve collected since the early days of CS:GO with the help of storyboard creators and informative sites. If you think we missed something to add later, leave it in the comments here.
Source : The Enemy
