Counter Strike will NEVER die... 

Another one of CS's strengths is that it is a fantastic game to watch at a pro level. You don't nessacarily even need to play the game and you can enjoy CS.

The only bad thing I can say about CS, is that it's one of the reasons why competetive to the bone games overtook the industry, everything else is really damn good.

For me It’s the movement that makes cs soooooo good. It’s literally perfect in every way. Like I tried playing valorant when it first came out and the fact you lose momentum mid air if you swap guns made me instantly uninstall and never touch it again.

Gotta love Valve, They make timeless classics that are still popular today that a potato PC can run, even left4dead and half life is on sale for $2 every now and then, they release the steam deck for literally no profit on their end apart from people buying games for it within their store, and with these free to play games its down to the individuals to decide how much they want to give to get a unique skin, they are geniuses not looking to rip someone off but in the process make millions a month doing so.

respect for using the MCC MVP music-kit

Valves secret formula is taking mods and ideas from others, hiring the people who made those mods and ideas, and make it even better.

I don't think the smoke change will harm the game in the longterm, maybe the players can get frustrated in the beginning with the change, those who have played it have welcomed the change. It is here to stay and it is such an insane feat that the community will come to love it by themselves even if they were to hate it in the beginning.

Great video. Can’t believe I missed out on the chance to play with Kelski during matchmaking in cas or comp.

Just to clarify some points: - GAME SEQUELS - I don’t think all sequels are bad! I know some amazing games are sequels. I was more pointing out that the more a sequel changes, the more it develops fanbases to certain styles, regardless of if the game is good or bad. Misuse of the word “usually” since it’s more common for good sequels to come out :^) A sequel, IMO, should always BUILD on the original game, rather than changing the formula entirely. I feel quite a lot of franchises struggle with this idea, and instead opt to change more than add - MOVEMENT SHOOTERS - I’m also not saying all movement shooters are bad, I love movement shooters! Titanfall 2 is a game I plan on covering soon. What I do hate though, is that most modern FPS games cram in these “movement mechanics” just because everyone else is doing it. If you’re going to be a movement shooter, just be a movement shooter. It’s weird to me that most FPS titles coming out are doing this. It makes them all feel “samey” Hope that helps, thanks for watching everyone 🤝

One thing that makes Counter Strike more fun is that learning the mechanics will reward you a lot. If you learn how to only headshot people(which fps players refuse to do nowadays) you will be rewarded with being a killing machine. You can later bring this skill into other fps games

The game will never die. BUT I ALWAYS DIE.

I am a proud Valve dick rider and when all my friends make fun of me for playing Team Fortress 2 in 2023 and Counter-Strike instead of Valorant I will always stand proud and defend my decisions. And in all honesty a few months back we had the conversation of Valorant vs CSGO and I told to my friend the EXACT phrase you said in the video. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I simply do not care if the game hasn't been updated in 2 years BECAUSE it is still fun! Very nice video man, you completely speak for me in these "... will never die" videos!

great video man, awesome pacing, everything felt like it added to the video, it was a good mix of funny and informative content, it's just great. Honestly surprised you have less than 100k, you should be closer to that 500k+. Keep going !

it's so surreal seeing Kiryu at the intro of a Counter-Strike video

thank you for blessing my day with another amazing video kelski :)

You touched on it briefly but another overlooked feature of CS is mods and the modding community. SDK's, mods and map creators are a huge factor in making games timeless. Part of the reason why games like warcraft 3 and minecraft have so much longevity is because they also offer endless experiences (through mods) ontop of a game that stands on its own two feet.

I like that the skins and maps are made by the community since it involves the community in ways other games can dream of. We vote for our favorites and then they might get into the game. Personally I really like making maps and skins for the game, there is even the possibility to earn money from it. Something that Valorant will never even come close to. The economy of the skins market is really unique and has probably helped the game a lot.

Counter Strike has died with the announcement of 2, we'll never see a third version

“The only thing that can kill Counter Strike, is Counter Strike”

The movement can be so diverse in cs. You can be a counter strafing maniac or a kz god pulling off ridiculous jumps and shots. Completely different feel for both.

One thing with CS:2 that got overlooked is in one of their trailers they mentioned that modding and mapping will be easier in the new editor. One thing that was overlooked in CS:GO was actual decent modding (Compared to 1.6 & Source). So I feel like community servers will be even more popular and the potential for custom maps will be even higher and I can't wait for what the community will cook up!

As someone who has played this game since I was around 13 years old (I’m 21 as of posting this), I can say this game has never gotten old to me. The movement is crisp and satisfying to get right and so is the gunplay!! It sucks when people say they don’t enjoy it because it’s hard because they just add to the idea that most modern games hold your hand too much to the point of being insulting. The game requires you to think carefully with your every move and rewards you for good plays instead of just letting you turn your brain off. The games are amazing and are the sole reason I play so many tactical shooters now!! CS2 is gonna take this industry by storm when it officially comes out of beta and into the public’s hands!!

i love how you explain stuff and your editing besides its all TRUE what you said about CSGO. love ya man, keep creating!!!!

Kelski thank you for being one of the few youtubers i follow that keeps consistently pumping out kino content, keep it up proud of u

Great video! CS has been a favourite of mine since I first played source in 05. The one thing I'd love to see is for community servers to grow in popularity again. Back in source there was no match making, you had to use the server browser and often you'd find a gem. CSGO had some gems for a while but now I can't find anything beyond russian servers claiming to host ever game mode at once. It'd be cool if CS2 got a boost to community servers but I doubt it, especially with the need to compete with games like valorant.

W new Kelski video, but when is Valve gonna hook our man up with a game code!?!?!?!?!?

Playing this game since 1999 with it's second beta mod (I think can't remember the version but the AWP still had a crosshair at that point). So it literally been with me for 24 years now. This shit ain't gonna die ever and I won't be surprised if it outlives me.

I love the community made content, I think it has kept the game alive and well for those of us who sink a lot of time in. A lot of content creators are well known by higher level CS players, and to see their stuff get put into the game really makes it feel like OUR game. I will say also for almost 20 years, I have seen the closure of so many FPS games. One of my favorites being A.V.A (Which recently did get a reboot) but it's just not the same. The thing with CS, if you want to go play 1.6 or Source, you still can, they are community driven. (TF2 also is mostly community driven, the valve game that refuses to die). The community keeps this game alive and so long as that remains true even for CS:2 then this game is staying for another decade or more.

thanks for the video. i played csgo just a few minutes ago, and despite the fact that i lost every round i still wanna play it. its kinda funny how after a question i asked myself "why do i still love this game?" a video comes out with just the right answer.

CS is like the FPS version of chess with a football audience, so of course it will never die

I just wanna say that i share your enthusiasm about these games. Its incredible how each of these Valve games are so unique and yet so genius in their own way. Im guessing you also played Portal, but im also guessing it doesn't really fit in the "will NEVER die" series 😂 Also. If you dont like MOBAs and avoided playing Dota... im just here to say... it really is that good. It has the same "IT" factor that seperates CS and TF2 from mortal games, but it also has the pull of craçk coçaine addiction. Money is not the only reason why its Valves favorite child, even tho they have so many genre defining fps games under their belt.

i'm a huge cs fan who have played cs:cz, cs:s and cs:go and i keep coming back and it will be the same for CS2, new content or not, changes like this doesn't change how we love cs i believe. Thanks daddy Valve

you will have haters that keep saying "but valve bought these studio's they never actually developed any of these games" even though they made half life revolutionized the industry and they keep making the right choices. they also have god tier coders that turn great ideas into god tier end results. F the haters!

Yet ANOTHER banger in the "Never die" series. I think the new smoke physics are cool and hate for it will mostly be a vocal minority. Some people will be mad for Valve changing anything at all and others will dick ride it without acknowledging any cons it has, but only time can really tell. Despite that, CS:2 has already made improvements that everyone will love regardless, so theres no doubt this may have even more longevity than CS could ever have. Tl;dr: Smoke cool game good.

Good work! Great editing, really good memes, top-tier scripting. Subscribed!

Banger video! I love play Counter Strike: source, but I can recognize how influential csgo is. But I gotta ask, will you be doing videos on other valve games? Ex: Half-life series?

TF2, CS, Portal and L4D never dies...

It's games like this and siege that give me reason to play video games, it doesn't necessarily feel lazy, because I'm learning every day ,training for hours every day, learning utilities, positions, peaks, crosshair control, it makes me feel like it's fun while also being extremely difficult, just like having a favorite class in school, it's still school but the passion for it makes you want to do good. TLDR: CSGO is fun, get it when you can

First time here and this is such a fun video! I love the edit❤

found me and my friends in the vid at 6:01 lol

Awesome vid Kelski! Here’s 1 criticism though: I disagree with the idea that sequels hurt franchises more than help them. Here are some examples: Modern Warfare 2 Black Ops Black Ops II Horizon Forbidden West Halo 2 Halo 3 State of Decay 2 (I’ll ask the writing is bad and facial animations are almost nonexistent, but the experience of surviving in a zombie apocalypse is massively enhanced) Dead Rising 2

Started playing CSGO day 1 back in Hs, long story short, I stopped playing until this year and man it holds up still. Nothing will beat this FPS imo.. so excited for CS2

immaculate vid as always, your future is lookin bright brother!

Your my favourite youtuber, keep grinding, i love your content

Will say that there have actually been 2 guns added to CS:GO, the MP5-SD and Revolver, so I guess there have been a few """big""" changes. The revolver was definitely controversial when it was released due to poor balancing, but it got nerfed and now everything is basically the same. Video is great, and the weapons added don't really invalidate anything said. Keep up the great work!

Killer video, man. I laughed my ass off MULTIPLE times. To me, that equals quality content. Keep em’ comin!

It was in 2009, a beautiful CS1.6 LAN party with my friends.

0:30 bro fempyro in the vid🗣🗣

Thankyou mr kelski, top tier gamer bro

This vid has made my day and the day is just beginning

yoo i feel like in good old times watching you im subscribing rn

I only have 17 hours on CS, and somehow, I was MVP 5 times, in a match. I guess it's from the experience from source games life Tf2, but I doubt that. Can't wait for SC:2! And I can't wait for the next Kelski video, of course!

Cs started as a community mod so I can safely say we still give the game content rather than valve pushing content

I've played a fair bit of CSGO recently, but honestly I got into Hardcore S&D on MW2 and am having a blast

Bro your editing & analysis was top tier 😂💪 earned a sub thank you for the laugh. Valve locked my account for sharing a “sus link” when I posted my twitch link in a community comment section.

probably the best breakdown of my reasons why I will always have an appreciation for this game

Another certified W video from Kelski

For higher ranks many will love the new smoke because of one-way smokes in csgo. You can literally learn 10 one-way smoke and easily rank up

Hitmarkers in some games are necessary because there is no big feedback from the playermodel or not enough blood to understand that you hit someone.

God dame you kelski now i want to give CS-GO another shot so i dont regret deleting it

He did it tf2 l4d now csgo the perfect trio

Ayeeee Kelski great vid man

The skins are also really unique, they have their own patterns and floats. They also have a trading community specially dedicated for skins, and the value of skins are only based on what amount people want to buy or sell skins for.

Great video! Getting close to 50k. Also, the only valve games you have left are half-life and portal. Just sayin’……

Kelski back at it again with another banger

awsome video. btw loved the part where you played valorant. when gambling stream?? (csgo case)

Love this series and I'm early for once this is amazing👏

CSGO Enemy Back Flip > Valulrant Kill Notif

Games nowadays update too fast. Coming back to valorant after a few months you get new maps, heroes and a bunch of shit that totally changes the gsme. Its impossible to master. Imagine if chess got frequent updates.

You earned yourself a new sub, good video :)

2:45 Hey there now this was a whoelsome moment xD

This video didnt aged so good

Have to disagree about new smokes being controversial. The new smokes being volumetric, gives newbs more margin for error when making accurate throws and also prevents one-ways. This is a net positive for the game and community.

oh hell yeah, the last clip from cs2 trailer music was banger. i've been replaying it a lot, and hoping they will be included in cs2. *the music also has the same beat as csgo.

First time ever I landed on a video of yours and I already love the content and the TOP memes! Got a sub

I want to be blessed with playingin the same server with Kelski again

this didn’t ade well..

Finally, someone who appreciates CS2 OST! I hope it comes out as music kit in game!

Holy I actually guessed the title from the community post W

Next up: Portal will never die

The smoke changes I feel people will hate but it will over time be welcomed as people get used to it. I see it not as valve adding a random mechanic, I see them trying to change the game and make something fresh without ruining it. This is the biggest leap they have taken in a while but I feel it is a necessary one to keep CS Alive. I personally can't wait to see the new smokes and graphics change how Comp CS is played.

For me Its knowing i can always stop forawhile and come back without relearning so much with new updates, new weapons etc. Its simple but skills ❤❤ Also yes love its clean . No signs or over the top sound when getting a kill. More focus on playing.

Tbr I can actually see it now, especially the announcement of CS2

8:00 made me irl laugh so hard xD Never played this game but you sold me

Lightening awp sound was goated

Valve has made so many legendary games it is crazy. If you look at sales and current players, titles they have touched take up like 60 percent of the slots. If only they could count to 3...

0:33 sadly, most people in the uk have never heard of the head chefs.

on one hand, one way smokes are gone... on the other hand, ONE WAY SMOKES ARE GONE!!!!

Tbh, I feel like the smoke update was a nerf, before it was a invincible smoke screen that can only really be countered just by spraying, now you get a Negev to blast through it and there goes 300$

Everything about this game is close to Perfect

Another absolute KelskiBANGER

Damn 2 vids a week between each other, Kelski has not slept in days

although i have played several FPS games, it's mostly been niche singleplayer or co-op ones (and only recently did i play some big triple A titles - Titanfall 2, Halo, Borderlands, etc) but i never knew what a "hitmarker" was until maybe a year-*ish* ago? honestly the same for most other things lmao. Got into YT in 2014 but didn't know what a pewdiepie was until several years after the fact, didn't know Call of Duty existed until a few years after i got into gaming, etc.

Those blood particles are nice. How will the NEW BLOOD work in cs2?

TF2: anyone can play CS: anyone can compete

I dont know why, but on your video specifically it buffers but wont unbuffer at the duke nuke part, then again at random parts throughout the video if i skip those sections.

Also Valve games are absolute gigachads, except of course (Artifacts but we do not talk about it here) there is always an option to just go nuts and have fun or be ultra serious in your own way.

Great content man!

counterstrike is sick asf, love the video! :) but then.. when is titan fall 2. none the less amazing video, keep going lad! >:D

God damn your so fucking funny you deserve the sub bro. The "let me take away your life span to talk to you about csgo" comment had me dying