CS:GO Beta Key Signup Survey Live!!

posted 2 hours ago

As of today the survey Valve promised last week has gone live. Filling out the survey through Steam acts as a "sign-up” form for the CS:GO beta and completing the survey will put you in line to get a CS:GO beta key from Valve. Click here to launch the survey from Steam. Make sure Steam is running for the link to work correctly.

In addition to a hardware component that is identical to the familiar Steam Hardware Survey, there is a survey component as well asking for brief information about your experience with CS:GO, which Valve asks that you answer honestly as they are recruiting beta testers of all skill levels and levels of Counter-Strike experience.

Here’s the text of the blog post about the survey on the official CS:GO site:

Last week we launched the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta by giving 7,000 keys to current CSS and CS 1.6 players. Monday 2,000 keys went out to community sites around the world.

Today we are opening up our online survey to everyone. The next keys will be sent on the basis of this survey. If you don’t fill it out, you won’t be getting a key.

Over the coming months we will make selections from the survey participants. Sometimes we might add experienced players, other times new players. Sometimes 1.6 players, sometimes CSS players, sometimes people who have played neither.

There are no wrong answers to the survey questions.

Make sure to fill out the survey today; next week we will make our first selection from the survey.

We will also continue to give gift keys to active CS:GO beta players to share with their friends. Earning these keys is easy, hit quick match and play CS:GO.

Check back later this week for our analysis on the recoil change and a new update this Friday.

In case you missed it – here is a link to the survey.

Additionally, we here at CounterStrikeGO.com have received a small number of beta keys to distribute ourselves, and we’ll be posting more information on that tomorrow and giving keys away on our Twitter (@CounterStrikeGO) and on this website. Check back later for details.

Via Counter-Strike.net (Official)

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farel2

Im def gonna fill out this survey. That would be sweet to get a beta key.

New Battlefield 3 weapon changes detailed

reaptheharvest

posted Tue at 17:51

X-post from http://bf3blog.com/2012/02/new-battlefield-3-weapon-changes-detailed/

DICE is working on tweaking a lot of weapons in the next Battlefield 3 patch, and we’ve now gotten some kind of idea what those changes will be. Battlefield 3 designer Alan Kertz (who supposedly left the BF3 team?) has released a weapons change list to the guys over at Symthic.com. The list shows that almost all weapons will get some sort of adjustment, both damage and accuracy wise. Here’s a roundup of the changes (you can see the full list here).

All assault rifles get min damage raise from 17 to 18.4
All sniper rifles get "one hit” kill in distances under 15 meter
All bolt action sniper rifles will get min damage raise from 55 to 59, and max damage raise from 75 to 80.
Shotgun buckshot max damage from 20 to 12.5
Pump action shotgun frag rounds max damage from 60 to 67
Auto shotgun frag rounds min damage from 10 to 5 (not 100% certain)
SMGs and PDWs: all have increased min. damage
.44 magnum now has new "1.25x upper chest damage multiplier”
G18, M9, M93R pistols get recoil reductions
All LMGs get min damage increase (varies from weapon to weapon)

Note that this is still preliminary data and that not all changes might make it into the final patch. We recently reported that the patch that was originally scheduled for February has likely been pushed to March.

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farel2

It seems like most weapons have been buffed. Maybe this will make normal mode a bit closer to hardcore.

NomaDz-2K THIS IS BULLSH!T THEY NEED TO F!X INPUT LAG ON THE PS3!!!!

Boris184 These seem pretty fair, wish they would just take frag round out the game tho. Also it would be nice if we got some DLC ...

SH00TZYU DEBUTE TO REVIEWS

Sh00tzyu

posted Feb 14, 12

I have decided to review a game that I stumbled upon called Gotham City Imposters.

Why you may ask? I originally downloaded this with a buddy as a joke, cause it just looked so funny.

Now when we initially launched the game you get to watch this great quirky video that is extremely hilarious. The tutorial is very informative and is worth going through for some of the button controls and to learn what specific items roles are.

The customization in this game is just incredible, for a $14.99 dollar game I expected a lot less. The gadgets, and weapons very balanced. Just little tip watch out for snipers. To my surprise this is the first game ever that I enjoyed sniping.

The characters are very detailed. You can make your player the most ridiculous Batman & Joker Impostor, or maybe you will take a serious approach to your costume.

The graphics of the maps are decent. I couldn’t see the designers doing it any other way as the game is meant to be a parody.

The game play is very good, but can be difficult if your not playing with well-coordinated teams. As a habit when I play a game I would play any class but sniper and found it hard to do when everyone on your team is running around trying to go all MW3 on people. When I switched to sniping solo play was good. Later during the night I had grouped up with one of our clan members Iblind. Iblind and Myself were coordinating our gameplay together and we kept destroying the other teams vs. my solo games, where our team would barely win or lose half the time.

I would love to see more game modes. I would have to say this is my only complaint.

Now one thing I never liked in games is Buy to get more XP Items or group XP items, as a gamer now that has very little time to keep up with some of you crazy gamers. I can’t complain it adds to the experience for me, and make it all that much harder for some stay at home gamers.

It’s hard to describe the game but my best explanation is Team Fortress 2 meets Borderlands.

Both PC and PS3 are similar, I did notice that the controls were more suitable for console gaming. The wait times are longer on PC.

I give this game an easy 9/10 on the account that the game play was unexpectedly good and for all the humor put into the game. For $14.99 this game is a no brainer and worth double that price.

I give the pc version a 7/10 due to the controls being so sensitive, and wait times are longer. Same game modes as PS3 version. Seeing more game modes would be a nice plus.

Hope to see some of the clan on this....soon.

Stay tuned for the Razer Chimaera 5.1 Wireless Gaming Headset - PC/Xbox 360, 5.8GHz Wireless, 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound - Review

SH00TZYU OUT!!!

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farel2

Seems pretty sweet. Hopefully as u progress you get some cool upgrades. Here is a link to a video ItzKR http://www.youtu ...

rabekid1 Played a couple games with Sh00tzyu and Whiplash and had a great time. For only $15 this game is a must buy.

Sh00tzyu

PS3 and PC updated the review to reflect that

Battlefield 2143 hinted at with Easter Egg

reaptheharvest

posted Feb 10, 12

x-post from http://bf3blog.com/2011/12/battlefield-2143/

DICE is known for including various Easter Eggs on maps, especially little, vague ones to tease upcoming games. For instance, back in 2006 they included some Easter Eggs in Battlefield 2: Euro Forces and Armored Fury map packs, which hinted at a new title called "2142″ — way before Battlefield 2142 was officially announced.

If we are to follow the same logic this time, a sequel to Battlefield 2142 is very possible, as an Easter Egg on Wake Island shows the number "2143″. We don’t think that’s a coincidence, in fact, it might just be the very first hint at Battlefield 2143.

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kibosh__ loved 2142 but always suffered with major lag when boarding the Titan. Would play this for sure if it ever materialises.

Spaz99 For some reason 2142 was the BF I played and enjoyed the most up to BF3. I was the bees knees with a walker. And why doe ...

farel2

I would love if they made BF 2143. 2142 was the first BF game i got into

BF3 Propaganda Poster Project

reaptheharvest

posted Jan 17, 12

x-post from http://battlefieldo.com/threads/bf3-propaganda-poster-project.3328/

User:Puddles

So I like art quite a bit. And I also like Battlefield quite a bit. So after a little inspiration from my buddy during a round, I decided to kick off a little art project for myself. The idea is to make a few BF3 themed propaganda posters in a few different styles. So far I'm up to 3, the first one inspired by my buddy's quote "This is Battlefield, not Call of Duty, it's not kill stealing, it's saving your life!"

Thought you guys might get a kick out of these. You can see the full sized versions here, just click the thumbnail, then the image for a large view.

User:ROOLER
I recently made some BF3 propaganda posters too, just for the fun of it. You can find the full size versions right here.