To me it looks like a wannabe-New-Gen-Battlefield/COD game. The only thing missing is the health-regeneration and it has a slight touch of Counter-Strike in it.
This game is an approach to capture the console-gaming market, so far judging by the game I doubt VALVe really gives much of a shit about the competitive aspect of 1.6.
However, it is in the beta-stage, so It wouldn't be right to jump into conclusions about VALVe's intentions. Let's see how they react to our feedback and if they're ready to implement the changes which we want.
2011-11-22 09:31:41