.@CounterStrike’s community is just insane.
Over the last 25 years, we’ve always been the “unwanted” child of @valvesoftware. Valve’s latest release, Deadlock, fully proves this point.
“The shooter with TERRORISTS & CTs” isn’t a marketing cash cow for companies. Governments, brands, and even our parents are still looking at our beloved game with disgust in 2024.
“CS could harm our image… they’re shooting with guns… kids will become terrorists for sure…” I think we can all agree that we’ve heard it all before.
That’s probably why Valve itself doesn’t put that much effort into Counter-Strike anymore. “On paper,” it just shoudln't work in 2024.
But hell yeah, it still works. If we look at every other title, we probably have by far the best esports circuit out there. The game itself has been updated and maintained almost entirely by the community over the last 25 years.
Leagues, tournaments, maps, game modes, skins—nearly 99% of the custom content in the game is hand-built out of pure love for it.
Just look at what the community has created. We’re pulling the best numbers on Twitch, with hundreds of tournaments happening simultaneously every day. The community has made the impossible possible: keeping a game alive and relevant, even without major updates. ESL, BLAST… these are now esports empires.
When I look back at what we’ve achieved by believing in our dreams since CS’s release, I couldn’t be prouder.
Beyond the core structure of cs:
We, as the community, built this game.
We overcame being the unwanted child.
We made our own history and shaped our destiny.
And honestly, I think this is just the beginning.
And if you care, @valvesoftware, get your ass back to work and take a lesson from what this community has done for you.
Warsaw - Paris in a week, we got it! 🇵🇱🚴🇫🇷 1800km
Thanks to CS I stopped seeing limitations 💪. Winning a Major in 2014 gave me a new life and opportunities. Today I'm here to say: @CounterStrike thank you for everything, you are not my friend you are my brother my friend!
Today we're excited to announce Counter-Strike 2. Counter-Strike 2 is an overhaul to every system, every piece of content, and every part of the C-S experience. First, let's talk about smoke grenades:
Danke für die letzten 9 Monate und der Möglichkeit, mein Praxissemester bei euch zu machen🧡
Besonderen Gruß & Kuss an @EclipsqYo@symonn_@darkwinjett @YarizaFPS @xapeaOfficial für den überwältigenden ProjectV Split 🧡 Hoffe man sieht bald einen von euch auf den big screens 🧡
+++ SHAPE Sports ceases all its operations as of today +++
Read the full statement below 👇🏻
https://t.co/6dzFwhGiAS
We thank each and every one of you for your unwavering support over time! 🧡
One last time #goshape
Split 1, 2023 steht vor der Tür, weshalb sich @TerraSvl aus dem #PROJECTVCouncil etwas Zeit genommen hat und euch das Division-System erklärt.
🗓️ 04./05.02. Swiss-Turnier
📈 3 Stages mit Auf- und Abstieg
🕹️Div 1 & 2: feste Bo3 Spieltage
🕹️Div 3 & 4: feste Matchfinder Tage