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Counter<br />
Global
Strike<br />
Offensive
WHAT IS IT?<br />
CS:GO is a computer-based video game<br />
made by Valve and a first-person shooter game<br />
(FPS) that you play with other people<br />
(multiplayer). CS:GO has been available since<br />
2012, but the counter strike franchise has been<br />
around since 1999. It is the second biggest<br />
competitive online game in the world, and the<br />
biggest FPS game. The number one competitive<br />
game is called Dota 2 which was also created by<br />
Valve.<br />
Players in CS:GO are assigned to be are<br />
either are a CT (counter-terrorist) or a T<br />
(terrorist). Your goal as a CT is to either defuse<br />
the bomb, rescue the hostage or kill all the<br />
terrorists.<br />
THE GOAL<br />
As a T your goal is to either plant the<br />
bomb and protect it, protect the hostages, or<br />
kill all the counter-terrorists. In CS:GO there<br />
are different game modes, but the most<br />
popular is defuse mode which is<br />
competitive. Each round of play lasts about<br />
45 minutes and has five players on each<br />
team. Players are matched together based<br />
on their rank/skill level. At the end of each<br />
round, the players change sides and<br />
terrorists become counter-terrorists.
HOW TO PLAY<br />
At the beginning of each game or match,<br />
players are given $800 of in-game money. The<br />
economy of the game is very important. Money<br />
rewards are also given for winning (or losing) a<br />
round of play, defusing a bomb, and high value<br />
kills. The money can be used to buy items in the<br />
game like better weapons.<br />
Primary weapons are shotguns,<br />
submachine guns, and rifles. Actions that are<br />
seen as uncooperative to the game such as<br />
killing teammates cause players to be penalized.<br />
A first-time penalty might be to be kicked out of a<br />
game. A second penalty might be to be banned<br />
from the game for a week.<br />
PRO PLAYERS<br />
CS:GO has professional players that compete<br />
in tournaments in the United States and around<br />
the world. Many tournaments have cash prizes of<br />
over $1,000,000 and are broadcast on TV. Last<br />
month there were 20,535,709 unique players on<br />
CS:GO around the world.<br />
When learning how to play CS:GO, it can be<br />
helpful to know about insider tips and tricks.<br />
There are videos and blogs about how to play<br />
CS:GO that can help.
FUN FACTS ABOUT<br />
CSGO<br />
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You can’t see your own shadow while playing and when in point<br />
of view (POV) mode.<br />
When it first came out, CS:GO didn’t have a competitive mode or<br />
skins so no matchmaking.<br />
If you keep the tutorials turned on, you can locate the bomb when<br />
there is smoke blocking your view.<br />
Use IGNOREMSG to block spam and messages from your team or<br />
other things that might distract you.<br />
A Molotov grenade is more powerful and costs $200 less than the<br />
other incendiary grenades.<br />
Launch the option PIRATE in options to make the in-game<br />
language look more convincing.<br />
You can actually get money to come out of the ATM in bombsite A<br />
in Overpass map by shooting the leftmost ATM. (not ingame<br />
money)<br />
The Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars<br />
Lokke Rasmussen recently honored the<br />
CS:GO players and Esports community<br />
at an event in Copenhagen in April.
Careers Related to CS:GO and Gaming<br />
Top ranked professional esports players earn $100,000 per year. But there<br />
are many types of careers associated with CS:GO and esports.<br />
Professional Gamer<br />
Esports Journalist<br />
Content Creator<br />
Esports Psychologist<br />
Esports Broadcaster<br />
Character Artist<br />
Software Engineer<br />
Concept Artist<br />
Performance Engineer<br />
Software Engineer<br />
Software Development<br />
Technical Artist<br />
Project Coordinator<br />
Brand Marketing<br />
Game Design<br />
Consumer Research<br />
FUN FACT: ESports is getting so big<br />
that even massive companies such as<br />
Goldman Sachs are getting into it! Go<br />
to http:www.goldmansachs.com and<br />
read ‘The World of Games Report.’
Ever wonder what it<br />
is like to be a<br />
professional gamer?<br />
Check out the life a pro gamer here!
Word Search<br />
AWP BOMB FLASHBANG<br />
GLOBAL GLOCK GRENADE<br />
HOSTAGE OFFENSIVE RESCUE<br />
RUSH SAVE SKIN<br />
SOURCE STEAM STRIKE<br />
TERRORIST<br />
VALVE
Want to Know More?<br />
About CS:GO playing tips…<br />
Check out 3kliksphilip on YouTube<br />
About Esports…..<br />
Check out esports.com or The Esports Observer<br />
About Valve….<br />
Go to valvesoftware.com
About The Author<br />
I Started Playing CS:GO in December<br />
2018, Right as the game went free to<br />
play (F2P).<br />
Most of the games I play I end up<br />
moving on from in a matter of days or<br />
weeks. But not for CS:GO. It has been<br />
5 months and my love for the game is<br />
as high as ever.<br />
The first case I ever unboxed was a<br />
AWP Hyper Beast. Because of this<br />
semi rare skin I decided I was going to<br />
be an awper.<br />
I play VERY inconsistently. Sometimes<br />
I play like a silver 1 (which is the lowest<br />
rank) and other times a LEM (quite high<br />
rank).
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