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Valve releases Counter-Strike 2
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it looks a lot like the last one, not very excited
Thats kinda the point! New engine for new cool features and graphics but same core gameplay. They've improved a lot of things. I think the CS audience is excited for this, but they haven't done anything over-the-top different to attract net new players
They kind of have behind the scenes. For one they eliminated the need to bind jump throw with the console, and made it a skill check instead. A lot more visual cues as well including foot step audible distance is now shown on radar. They added a lot of little things that make the game more friendly to new players that don't need to play for years to develop a feel for certain things.
It’s just a graphical and engine update, it’s version 2 not a full new game. They’ll be able to make lots of small improvements over the next decades but the color gameplay hasn’t changed in 20 years and won’t change for 20 more because it doesn’t need to.
the all that does is reinforce my point
I mean, it’s a free update, you don’t have to be excited or even play it. If you don’t like it then there are plenty of other fishes in the sea as they say
It's kinda a sport now. Valve has a model to stick to. Improving it beyond graphics is risky.
It is the last one. It's quite literally just an update to CS:GO.
They just updated the engine a bit, but it's the exact same game.
It's an entirely new engine built from the ground up.
I played a few matches. It's still the same de_dust2.
Some of the other maps got significant layout changes. Dust 2 remains the same because dust 2. If they changed the layout on that map I'm sure they would get a lot of angry competitive players.
I don't think it's much about excitement and more to converge their games on Source 2 engine. Dota2 moved years ago and it was barely a footnote for casual gamers. This time the switch is more noticeable and for the time being even a regression (which some vocal people are very mad about which I don't get about a free game).