What if CS 1.6 become free?
Sup brahs!

I am just curious what will happen if 1.6 become free?
Would we see amazing numbers in steam stats? Or maybe this would give a huge boost to our "deaded" community?
(98 replies)
Created 2012-09-11 20:49 by: qrad
dont think so... its almost free already
2012-09-11 20:51:28
But there are tons of nonsteam players.
2012-09-11 20:53:27
so people keep saying....
2012-09-11 21:17:37
You are actually denying this fact ?
2012-09-11 21:20:55
But is it a fact? really?
2012-09-11 22:19:46
Yup. Try browsing the non-steam servers yourself.
2012-09-11 22:30:59
where?
2012-09-11 23:04:49
Get the non-steam version and check.
Otherwise there are local game trackers like this romanian one
http://play.celife.ro/listalive.php
dno about that one though
2012-09-12 00:38:45
Will check that one out
2012-09-12 09:25:35
by: xb0y
#63
www.gametracker.com
2012-09-12 08:05:59
Yes that's the one that counts bots.
2012-09-12 09:25:16
by: xb0y
#67
http://csgameservs.com/ :|
2012-09-12 09:28:09
let me just tell you in 2008 for sure more than 50% of polish players were non steams, now I think it's a little less than 50%, and yes all those servers are on gametracker, join any polish FFA and check it out for yourself
2012-09-12 10:04:30
by: Hy6
#84
So few...
I think at least 70% of the Russians who play CS regularly don't have Steam and 50% of them have no idea what it is. Well, those 50% call everyone a cheater while saving their glocks, but it's a different issue.
2012-09-12 14:10:23
thats because on polish servers calling someone 'nonsteam' is like insult so many players buy the game just because of that ;p
2012-09-12 14:21:23
Are you questioning whetever there are nonsteam players? Really? There are hundreds (if not thousands) of nonsteam players basically in every country that can afford Pentium 3 and a internet connection.
2012-09-12 15:22:31
I am questioning the claims people make around the non steam players, people have said there are well over 300k non steam players yet I just don't see that number realistic. I agree there is a good number of people who play non steam but I reckon that is really low.

If there was lots of players playing non steam why would tournaments suddenly drop a popular game? Why did DH Valencia just drop 1.6 when only 3 teams signed up.

I just don't make bold claims around non steam when there is no official way to know how many people don't have steam.
2012-09-12 20:49:46
The number is not low. The only evidence i can provide you is sites like gametracker or game-monitor.

"If there was lots of players playing non steam why would tournaments suddenly drop a popular game? Why did DH Valencia just drop 1.6 when only 3 teams signed up."

Thats probably because nonsteam players are playing only on pub servers and the ones whoever actually bought are the ones who are interested in pro scene and that % isn´t that high either. Nonsteam players don´t give two shits about the pro scene.

If you want some "real facts" you should just download nonsteam cs 1.6 and try out few of the servers you can find in gametracker.


Post edited 2012-09-12 23:48:14
2012-09-12 23:37:10
In russia we have hundreds of publick servers with more then a half non-steam players. I think the same is in many other countries
2012-09-12 23:01:15
in south america, it is. there are more non-steam players than steam.
2012-09-12 14:16:36
thats true XD
2012-09-12 15:51:12
Maybe the nn steam players are higher 2 or 3 times than steam players (in terms of numbers and players)
2012-09-12 11:24:58
theyre a garbage who cant afford 10� for a game they play 24/7

Post edited 2012-09-12 14:14:55
2012-09-12 14:14:47
i got 1.6 for free.....
2012-09-11 20:52:27
1.6 will never be free
2012-09-11 20:52:34
instead of it being free, valve should just PAY people to play it. I promise you that will give it a huge boost.
2012-09-11 20:53:31
by: xb0y
#12
+1
2012-09-11 20:56:30
but the same approach for CS:GO still wont work.
2012-09-11 20:58:28
but CS:GO, its CS:GO!
2012-09-11 21:22:30
and it sucks more than Pamela Anderson (C)
2012-09-11 23:12:50
dude, don't mess with Pam please:s
2012-09-12 00:39:42
actually I like big boobz, Pamela's too ;) just kiddin' bcuz of niko's words ;)
2012-09-12 13:05:01
lol what a sad troll
2012-09-11 22:36:41
too bad they already did something similar to CS:GO :(
2012-09-12 02:20:31
no need to be sarcastic, cs 1.6 could become free, the community would grow bigger and maybe thanks to that more people would buy cs:go, non steam players would join steam, get used to it and later they would be more likely to buy games supported by steam, is not a bad idea
2012-09-12 10:10:19
Dude... 1.6 is only dead in the competitive scene
2012-09-11 20:53:44
"deaded"
This game is still alive to me and i love to play it.

Post edited 2012-09-11 20:56:48
2012-09-11 20:55:36
The 1.6 Never never Day,cs 1.6 is the most popular game in the world n1
2012-09-11 21:00:13
Then it becomes more deaded
2012-09-11 20:54:38
a lot of cheaters
2012-09-11 20:54:57
by: xb0y
#9
More Hackers
2012-09-11 20:55:13
Anticheats?
2012-09-11 20:56:27
by: xb0y
#13
In Asia, CS servers are only VAC secured and trust me, it sucks. Moreover cheats are available for almost every anticheat client :/

Post edited 2012-09-11 20:58:54
2012-09-11 20:58:26
True, but u cant stop cheaters. Yes there are cheaters, but then we have admins too. I agree good players are banned in pubs, but still better than having cheaters running around with AWPs headshotting the whole CT team in 3 seconds.
2012-09-11 21:03:30
it's already free............ ..........
2012-09-11 20:58:47
free, download ns :)
2012-09-11 21:01:30
man 1.6 is dead in competitive gaming nexz era is cs:go --
2012-09-11 21:03:52
in competitive, but not in amateur scene. look stats of steam, 1.6 >>>>> cs;GO
2012-09-11 23:16:02
we all knew that cs go will suck since it was in closed beta. It would be like source...
2012-09-11 21:06:23
by: hmmr
#22
98746465484651684 cheaters
2012-09-11 21:18:52
Is it that bad in TF2 ? :)
2012-09-11 21:21:27
by: hmmr
#28
i don't know, i don't play tf2
2012-09-11 21:26:21
So how did you come to your conclusion? ;)
2012-09-11 21:28:50
by: hmmr
#34
if a guy cheat and got banned, he will take another account to cheat again and he won't have "fear" to be banned =)
2012-09-11 21:47:26
1.5 million in stats of steam at least

Post edited 2012-09-11 21:20:58
2012-09-11 21:20:42
It would give playernumbers in steam a huge boost indeed, but I doubt it would bring back competitive 1.6. It's too late for that, maybe if they made it free in 2008 it could have worked :D
2012-09-11 21:21:56
non-steamer players who are more than steam players would join steam and we will have a lot of players
2012-09-11 21:26:39
nice, idiots ruining memes and the internet since 2008.
2012-09-11 21:41:34
>2008

lol
2012-09-11 22:27:18
More cheaters
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And of course a lot of players, it would duplicate the actual number of steam players

Post edited 2012-09-11 21:39:59
2012-09-11 21:38:40
*double
2012-09-11 22:24:56
na ,,, oldgame free , dont have respect , it will turn like crossfire , csp will be free!!! that is gud news!
2012-09-11 22:37:16
csp sucks!!!!!!
2012-09-11 22:38:47
ahahahah dude your pathetic
2012-09-12 21:34:11
Then there would have to be some content which would cost something. All free 2 play games work like that. In general it would increase the amount of players playing cs 1.6, atleast for awhile. But it wouldn't revive the pro scene of cs 1.6.
2012-09-11 23:08:45
ACTUALLY THERE ARE 2x MORE ACTIVE PLAYERS IN CS 1.6 than :GO...



CS 1.6 2x > players than GO


FACT.
2012-09-11 23:09:37
+1111111
2012-09-11 23:12:04
true story......... TRUE CS is still alive.
2012-09-11 23:13:27
there are still mooooore players that play 1.6 than cs;go. look steam stats!
2012-09-11 23:11:58
+1!
2012-09-11 23:13:34
hey, CS1.6 is not dead!!! Maybe competitive scene is almost dead, but just look steam-statistics! It is amzing, there is 2X bigger number of players that prefer 1.6, than SH*T:G0!!!
2012-09-11 23:14:57
Can you not let 1.6 die and remember the good times?


csgo is happening and nothing you come up with will change that fact.
2012-09-11 23:17:27
No, we can't
2012-09-12 00:38:03
What If... What If...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmmg1uoIuMM
2012-09-11 23:27:43
Cs 1.6 for free? Then steamed cs would lose its worth, because its price is what stops cheaters from challenging vac bans.
2012-09-12 00:04:55
Vac wasn't updated for a loooong looong time, sir.
2012-09-12 00:40:57
You've got source on that?
If you're thinking of the last time VAC was updated(improved) you're thiking of the time VAC2 was released.
VAC has been active in detecting hacks ever since, though not that fast and not thorough. But still active.
2012-09-12 09:36:57
I never said it doesn't work, I said it wasn't updated.
2012-09-12 10:23:37
Updated in what way?-was what I was aiming for.
If it's still active, then it's still being updated.
2012-09-12 12:40:56
alot dont know here it seems vac bans are no more possible on cs 1.6/ goldsource engine ?

it is no more updated, any cheat works now on vac protected.

cheaters can only be banned by admin on there server if they are there of course...

2012-09-12 01:26:24
What if
2012-09-12 01:27:06
no!
2012-09-12 02:57:47
Free = more noobs. Just read correctly "NOOBS"
2012-09-12 08:08:13
team fortress 2
2012-09-12 09:44:15
CS is still rocking.. just look the stats on steam:)
2012-09-12 09:50:56
omg another thread with 'deaded', nothing cracks me up more than that word :D
2012-09-12 10:01:38
i hope than cs:go will die soon as possible
2012-09-12 11:21:08
its dead already.

25,508 peak
2012-09-12 11:24:00
It would give a huge boost but look at valve , they dont care about cs 1.6 now becous they used it lol ,CS:GO next 2 years dead why ? you seriously think that valve will get enough money lol..


CS 1.6 <3 LEGENDARY version !
2012-09-12 11:23:32
its already free , like csgo and everything. piracy ftw
2012-09-12 12:44:50
then there will be hackers in each and every server
2012-09-12 12:51:29
will not effect the competitive scene :)
2012-09-12 13:39:01
why would Valve release a new game, then make cs 1.6 free? Not gunna happen so no point discussing it.
2012-09-12 14:21:22
steam 1.6 = NO MORE CHEATERS...
2012-09-12 15:51:40
its like football...if messi and ronaldo or any other top players will quit playing , will football be "deaded" ? i will still play with my friends, etc...plus there are tons of young players who don't even know who f0rest or NEO is and someday they will discover the competitive level, so yes since is so dead why valve doesn't give it for free ? League of Legends its free...people play it A LOT
2012-09-12 21:08:05
more cheaters
2012-09-12 22:43:19
no.
2012-09-12 23:33:21
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