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valve is lucky to have you as content creator

This channel inspires me with the fact that not only does the content feel well thought out, but the opinions as well. No quick hate or love, just a well thought out and positive outlook in to the future.

Arms Race is a really fun game mode. I wish more people gave it a chance. It's a 10 minute match and you either win all, or lose all. It's frustrating to secure a kill with some weapons, but that's part of the experience. Because only a small player base played Arms race, we kind of had a tight community on those servers, and I could always find friends and knowns. It was truly so 'casual'.

CS:GO pre 2015 was a whole other experience. It was so easy to jump into a casual community server and find a great community and have fun. It feels like that has been dead for a long time now. I really do hope we see a resurgence in that scene and spotlight on it from Valve.

As always, you have a thoughtful reason for your approach to covering certain things and not others. Nice one 👍

I have just above 700 hours on CS:GO and probably ~670 of those hours were spent in community servers where the only goal is to slide on triangles, so I really hope they do make it into CS2.

Once again, you nailed it. Those quirky game modes are a whole ecosystem within the game itself. Greatly missed at the moment 💔

One of the most groundbreaking changes in CS2 is finally having a server browser that supports resolutions from 2014. If it was backported to the other games I'd be ecstatic

The community is the one aspect that differentiates counter strike from any other games. I think people forget that there are players who just want to have fun without feeling the pressure of being the best competitively

You’re my favorite CS content creator, and even you’re non cs related videos are amazing. It’s been fun watching you for the past years, and hopefully for many to come!!

I like the csgo being an ecosystem analogy, because if you want to port it to a new and bigger terrarium, you first need to get every living thing and its basics necessities like water and food, and later you can stylise it and make it look nice and have all the good ol features

The Counterstrike community is really blessed with the amount of amazing content creators that we have. Really appreciate your channel specifically for your level-headed opinions and well-thought-out videos.

what now, Philip? What now?

Everything we needed was "Heading for the Source 2" all along.

Please Philip, treat yourself to a nice and long vacation so that Valve can finally release more stuff

I like the fact that you can easily accept that other channels/people are already covering the main/regular aspects of the game, meaning you don't need to do the same as everybody else just to keep relevance, but instead, you simply remain patient until there's something interesting or unique to talk about Hopefully this "waiting game" won't last too long and Valve will release more content soon. I'll keep an eye on your other 2 brothers' channels until then :p

I love the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference! You're my go-to for CS content, but I appreciate that you can make me laugh too

People saw it coming from years away, but the aspect of e-Sports, competitive gaming, and microtransactions threatening to consume the soul of the game altogether by now is a serious danger. Everyone always talks about balancing issues in this game, but what about this one?

I’m praying for the return of Danger Zone either in CS2 or as a stand-alone game. The gameplay, maps, and mechanics are way too fun and interesting to be forgotten.

It's your optimism and well thought ideas that made me dive deep into your channel 1 year ago and I don't regret it. You are a true oasis in the middle of an uncertain desert and for that my good friend I can only give you my best kudos.

I know a lot of people did not play Demolition but I miss it. It was a nice way to get into the game after a down periode and the nature of the maps being so small it was about snap aim and knowing the map. I usually play some maps before queuing up for a real match.

This video exactly caputures my feelings about current state of CS. Thank you for putting that feel into words, very good video

Yup this is exactly how I felt about the launch of the game. They wanted to push it out, and make sure its core gameplay was perfect, which honestly didn't seem possible with the limited amount of people in the beta, but now is much much faster and easier for them to get large large amounts of data to then clean up and polish the core. While also slowly working towards finishing it out. Hopefully in a years time or even in a few months time we'll see a large jump in the things you can do in CS2, and Valve have put out for it!

Since i was a 128tick player on third plataforms (gamersclub on Brazil), its absolutely amazing seeing all types of CS players together playing Valve servers, even Casual Office is a hell of fun. Im pretty excited for workshop maps soon

and also thanks for speaking about community stuff. cs is more than just competitive and I feel this knowledge is fading

Since CS2 came out, I have more time played on csgo than cs2. I don't play competitive much and instead play more on arms race and those game modes. I sincerely hope that Valve is preparing to release the other game modes. If they don't, I think my CS days are limited.

when i started playing cs go in 2016, i din‘t even know about comp. i just turned 13 and had was unaware of the history of cs. i exclusively played arms race back then and still do from time to time because it‘s simple but effective fun. i‘m waiting for cs2 to finally get it, so i can relive those memories i made back then :)

Thank you for making this video, I currently feel the same way about the game. I have been a long time viewer of the channel, despite not interacting much in the comments. I originally watched your Hammer World Editor Guides, and they single handedly sprouted my love for mapping. Thank you for that, and thank you for making endless content for years now.

I hope the same Philip, I've spent countless hours playing CS1.6 game modes. The diablo, zombie, surf and jailbreak modes were so fun, not becouse they were ultra polished, but becouse there was jank! But the community more than made up for it. And to see that part of cs go away would be kinda sad but would be in pair to how the whole industry is going (as well as my life).

this video starts once again with the excellent song Caboosing!

10 years of watching your content and you always deliver, while always improving. Wonderful stuff appreciate it.

i love watching your videos,makes everything seem simpler,always a good listen with the music and your casual rants. the cs community is great with ppl like you and there so many reason that other games cant reach cs level of enjoyment

Honestly, a roadmap was the most intelligent least time consuming thing Valve could have done to prevent a ton of hate and negative criticism.

the for fun game modes are such a good stepping stone for new players, and im sure a majority of current players played them at some point to drive interest for the game

came back to the game after about 6 years of a break, stuff to go through and all that. now im finally finding the time again and im glad you're still producing such quality content!

Love the hitchhikers guide reference at the start. Your videos always make me smile

Respect for adding subtitles! I think every RU-vidr of your size should be putting subs on their videos, but many shrug it off lazily...

Love the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe intro

Thank you for Caboosing at the beginning

4:25 exactly! Some play Danger Zone, some only play climb maps, some only surf, some play wingman, some play casual gamemodes, some play aim maps, some play coop missions from the workshop, etc. Everyone loads up the game for a different reason, unlike PUBG for example.

Hope they add workshop support as soon as possible, and an easier way for mappers to port their Source 1 maps over to Source 2, since going trough the new editor gives me headaches and I don't have the hardware to compile my map.

I'm really excited for the future of the mapping tools, I am prepared to be blown away when we get all these community made maps like Santorini, Cache, Tuscan etc :)

I always appreciate your thoughtful approach to video, especially ones like these. I couldn’t agree with your point of view more; I played csgo to have fun, through bouncing around in flying Scotsman and goofing around in private competetive matches with friends, or exploring new game modes such as hide n’ seek, and playing adventure maps such as one I simply referred to as Kremhold, and have since forgotten the true name of. These misadventures in private were the heart of the game to me, and I hope to see them return fully reborn, or at the very least, refreshed, with the power of the new hammer editor which looks like a breeze compared to the wheezing geriatric that was the original hammer editor.

Thanks for talking about this. I've always enjoyed the more casual, sandboxy side of Counter-Strike and have never had a shred of interest in competitive play or esports. Almost all of my time has been spent mucking around with the guns and bots in offline practice modes and workshop maps. The problem with a lot of multiplayer games these days is that they tend to lean so heavily into rigid, high-stakes, competitive play that they lose sight of all the little things that make the game just plain and simple fun.

Great video, I really dislike how the non-competetive side of Counter Strike's history seems to have been forgotten, it was by far where I had most fun despite spending a considerable amount in matchmaking too, and at times it feels like Valve is trying to actively suppress it and funnel everyone towards a uniform hyper-competetive experience, which is a shame. Personally since around 2015 I've been playing more Insurgency and less counter strike, eventually switching over almost completely in large part because it was a game that in nature reminded me of Counter-Strike's earlier versions & community that I enjoted much more, but then they released a sequel and effectively killed community servers lol. I really hope everything csgo had makes it into Cs2 eventually, and that it works properly, modes which utlized quirks of the source engine like Surf Combat were among my favourites. Even if they do though, it still doesn't feel right for Global Offensive to just be replaced with Cs2, wiping all achievements, competetive wins and essentially killing the game countless people have poured thousands of hours into, it really should've been a separate title.

I hope that CS 2, with its system of awarding ranks to a single map, will bring back the old varied map lists of old operations. Some of the most fun i've had with csgo was during operation Hydra when I'd queue for only the most obscure maps, being placed in a lobby where nobody, including myself, knew the map causing each round to feel unique as I slowly uncovered the secrets of this place. I hope some of these less "competitely viable" maps are permanently given a place in csgo competitive, just outside of premier so competitive players dont get angry.

Love to see @shounic's hilarious dev notes videos getting a shout-out. I initially found your channel (and *then* an intrest in csgo in general) via algorithm after binge watching all of his stuff, you're both the perfect level of nerdy details of how the games functions/changes.

I always enjoy your cautiously optimistic takes on the game. You're my favorite CS creator, keep up the good job. I'm also a proud owner of your music kit 👌

im really glad that we have such a thoughtful and competent person like you in our cs community, i wish you nothing but the best :) love you fartmaster :)

Saying that the release of CS2 went reasonably well is just a sign that the gaming industry conditioned us, that releasing half-done games is normal. I fully agree that they shot themselves in the foot by promising the release for summer. 2024 would have made the game better and I think noone would have really complained, once the beta got wider access.

I have just bought your music kit. It makes me happy just sitting there in the menu. Great video as always.

i wish they spent just few more months with the beta

Thank you for bringing up the concern of smaller communities and such fun. Don't know what I would do without some good ol' fashion Jailbreak or perhaps... Revive minigames?

The point about people only seeing this game through a competitive filter is something i've seen for a bit with even my friend group. I started playing in css and most of them didn't start playing until well after danger zone, to be fair i feel like they never even dabbled in community servers besides 1v1 servers, so i do hope that valve is getting closer to bringing back the tools needed so new creaters can make new servers and modes like the ones i loved before

Love the Hitchikers reference :D Good video, thanks man. Interesting and thoughtful perspective on it.

Incredibly good video Philip, again you covered most of our frustrations on a clean, polite and extensive video, chapeau. I would've just added to it: "please add back missing factions too", but that's because I am nitpicky and I love that aspect of the game. Great video as always Philip, sending you another virtual hug

I can't believe they killed net_graph 1

I really miss you old update videos. I love them because you not just read the patch notes you showed the changes (befor and after) and talked a litle bit about it or explained them for people that didnt understand the change. I know MrMaxim does something like this now but i really liked to watch your videos too.

I was very excited about cs2 honestly, but after I realized the workshop maps won't run anymore and all my favorite bhop server are long gone, my excitement quickly vanished. You could say it's a different engine and you are right, but I was hoping they would make some compatibility mode for such maps. I can't believe they just wiped everything out...

I thought it was shady that valve replaced Csgo w Cs2 on the store page, making it have completely positive reviews almost

I think you hit the nail on the head, talking about how the focus on the competitive scene (where the most money is) has shifted the focus away from the ‘casual’ ecosystem in a way that robs Counter-Strike of much of its real charm.

"This made a lot of people very angry and is being widely regarded as a bad move. " 10/10 reference usage

Thank you for this video, 8 minutes was enough for me to watch, while i ate 3 burgers during my lunch break

What is the song in the background, or what is that effect called where it distorts?

I really hope Valve gets on it with mod support, they’re one of the last bastions of game modding in the modern era.

A hitchhikers guide reference at the start - gotta love u and ur content as always man.

Loved the Hitchhiker's reference! Perfectly suits this situation.

I wonder how long we will have to wait for CS3 so this channel will finally feel whole

can’t believe what they did to my game man. i just wanna play GO and enjoy it instead of forcing myself to play a miserable game of 2. what a fucking joke.

Very plausable and good explanation of the early release. Thanks for your thoughtful video

5:09 btw this isn't a s2 ss of lake its just a slightly brighter version of the normal lake posted to reddit claiming to be a cs2 leak

I think this is a good way of looking at things. I’m also someone who appreciates the more silly and less competitive side of counter strike (even though I never looked into community servers all that much. I should have!) so it’s been sad to see those modes absent in CS2. But I do have hope Valve will be taking this opportunity to flesh out and improve them once they get everything okay for tournament play.

I'm glad there are still people and content creators who are patient with CS2 and don't trash it from the get go like I've seen in the past weeks. CS2 might have been rushed due to Valve's release miscalculation and the game still has problems, but I'm 100% confident it will reach CS:GO's level of polish and surpass it in the near future. I only hope Valve manages to polish the base game quicker and help the casual community bring back custom gamemodes and casual gamemodes like Danger Zone and Arms Race (preferably more improved).

Solution on how to get Community Gamemodes and Servers back again at where they were in CS:S and at CSGO Relase : Make a new Tile like they did for Competitive/Casual/Arms Race in the Menu and under that point make a list of Community game modes like its done in Gmod. If the server has a convar where it states gamemode_surf, all server running that var, will be listed under the surf category. Same for Zombie, Climbing and Minigames. 03:21 Right side of "Private Matchmaking" a Tab called : Community Gamemodes, inside that tab the different gamemodes with a preview image like when you click on competitive and it shows you Inferno, Dust, Overpass etc, just that it shows you the gamemode instead of map, and when you click onto that gamemode, you will see the different servers and maps listed in a clean menu.

My thoughts exactly. All video on point. There's a reason I bought your music kit, because you are fantastic. Cheers

Sorry, but how was Source 1 "limiting" CS:GO? Graphics are not what people play this game for. If anything, Source 2 is limiting it by cutting off some playerbase with worse hardware.

They completely nuked custom servers.

Love the Hitchhiker's reference on the intro. Good video, too.

Loved the reference to The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy in the beginning

I can always count on 3kliks to explain my feelings

i can't ever imagine playing cs2 without community servers. that's the heart and blood of the game for me.

Starting the video off with a Hitchhiker's guide reference. Love it

The reference to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy did not go unappreciated!!

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what Counterstrike 2 is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened...

people crying that they want cs2 alrdy, after that people crying that its not rdy yet, lmao

I went to search up the valve code video only to see you'd already put it in the description; this is why I love the Philip empire

Always a pleasure to hear your POV Philip :)

To think we could've had an entirely new cs game but people are too obsessed with swapping the textures on their weapons

Thank you for being a voice of reason. CS2 isn’t perfect but it’s far from what redditors would make you believe. Very playable game that excites me. The new engine FEELS newer and more powerful

I completely agree with the casual aspect and the gamemode changes. I mainly played the less competitive side of the game since I don't have much free time, and I want to have fun, which tryharding faceit isn't for me. I really hope they expand the non competitive aspects of CS in CS2. Also, why are community deathmatch and retake servers still so much better than the official Valve ones? Why don't they listen to the community more? Other than that, I'm enjoying CS2 so far, and I'm excited for the next updates. Great video!

Played CS:GO for only a little bit few years ago, realized it wasn't for me from a gameplay point of view. Never miss one of your uploads though, love your videos!

i rarely comment but honestly "cs 2 was needed" yeah sure and we got cs go 2.0 and why? cause of the skins. Literally real progress stopped cause of skins... cs go got huge updates over its lifespan even huge visual updates making early versions to the newest version look way different than cs go to cs 2 did. i know "source 2 so cs 2" seems obvious but cs go shouldve just gotten the engine update years ago... i dont know but being around as old as philip i just wish i wouldve seen an actual new cs in my life but now i really doupt that i will. And in my opinion its still the same game with the same little updated looks only now its insanely buggy again. even something like having topspawn and just getting stuck for a moment (not lag literally like an invisible wall) is a thing... more cheaters than ever etc... how long do you think it will take volvo to update something like overwatch in lmao (dont even know if it is in the game yet i didnt see it)... you think vacs banning a significate amount of people? LOL! at the end of the day calling it cs 2 is just marketing to get the game back in all algorythms, making streamers and yters etc. milk it so that volvo can milk the skins for another propably 10 years. csgo existed over 10 years and there shouldve honestly been a a real new cs looking completely different and way better aswell. but why would you put work into anything that makes you fck you kind of money every year no matter what. even im still playing it here and there with my m8s but i sure as hell wont open any cases or buy any skins anymore. maybe my opinion would be different if i would be younger or would have some really expensive pixels in my inventory anymore that wouldve been worthless with an actual new game ;)

I had a chuckle when you quoted the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, one of my favourit books 😍

Thank you so much for focusing on the many communities within CS!

I really vibe with the whole "I don't play counter-strike to be competitive" mindset - all of my hundreds of hours into this game as a kid in CS 1.5/1.6 were spent on 16v16 servers with ridiculous maps like the rat maps or things like the Warcraft 3 mods. I have so many hours spent playing scoutz knives and things like iceworld. I totally appreciate the competitive side of CS and watching it is fun sometimes, but I miss the way I grew up with CS. I don't really care too much how balanced a map is, and despite 20+ years in this game, I still actually don't know the callouts for any area because I just never learned them and don't care to at this point. I miss 16v16 on Aztec where someone calls out "knives only" and we all run around like morons with knives stabbing each other, or 10 minute games on de_dust because there wasn't some competitive-oriented time limit, and I even miss server admins slapping you around if you bought an AWP and killed them with it. It's just not really the game I grew up with anymore.

I love the reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at the start :)

That xfire screenshot brought back memories! As well as the All Seeing Eye program. My god... I WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME!

Thanks for the well thought out video, I do agree with you that CS is so much more than just competitive.

love and appreciate your work philip

Perfect starting sentence for the video. I rarely upvote as soon as the video starts, but had to this time