Recent reviews by Chillstice

If you enjoy conventional FPS games and the way they work and you expect this game to behave in the same way, you will probably rage quit within the first 10-30 minutes of playing. You have to be willing to learn how Counter-Strike differs from other FPS games and you have to be willing to explore new tactics.

The weapons in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive all have their own unique spray pattern (recoil pattern) which rises above the reticle while spraying an automatic weapon. If you don't learn these spray patterns, you will keep aiming at players, but you will miss every shot over the enemies’ head.

Also, the in-game purchases are not pay-to-win; rather they allow users to equip weapons based on pure ascetics alone. Also, the weapon skins can be very rare and go for hundreds to thousands of dollars in the market.

When you start playing, you will have to play to learn and improve. After some time making mistakes and ‘getting-owned’ you will see improvement and at some point you can start playing in the competitive game mode which has a penalty for leaving.

Overall, I really enjoy this game. The community is better than I expected and is superior compared to the community of COD or Battlefield. At the competitive level, mic spamming becomes non-existent (except in extreme situations) and if you confront a player with a knife it is most likely that they will also pull out their knife to engage you in a ‘knife fight’, otherwise it’s dishonorable. It takes some time getting used to but it’s great once you can appreciate the acquired tasted that comes with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.