# Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-strike-global-offensive/632913>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 28, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-strike-global-offensive/632913 "2012-08-28T10:49:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-strike-global-offensive/632913/1 "2012-08-28T10:49:43Z")

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Anyone play CS here? I used to play, then stopped for maybe 7 years, now I’m playing CS:GO. So far it’s pretty good. I like:  
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[li]Between auto matching servers and bots, I’ve always been able to find a low ping server to play with[/li][li]It’s not too dumbed down like BF3 on PC[/li][li]New game modes - Arms Race is quite fun, you can’t buy weapons. You start with a gun, every time you kill someone you upgrade your gun, ending with the golden knife. Whoever gets the first golden knife kill wins. (26th or 27th kill)[/li][li]Low system requirements[/li][li]Only $15![/li][/ul]

The main problem I’ve encountered is the pak01\_000.vpk error, which seems quite common [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=32544019](http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=32544019)