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mailbag: newbie mistakes
Yes, the token "newbie" mailbag topic. This week, you guys tell me some of the big newbie mistakes you may have made back in the day. Let us stare!
from: virus
when I first started, I never bought kevlar vests. I didn't realize how much it can contribute to the length of your rounds. Before the helmet was introduced you could really feel that you were living longer because you were wearing a vest, as long as you didn't get shot in the head. Of course everyone else was busy figuring everything out too, so I got away with it.
Yeah, when I first started bike riding I never wore a helmet and that's why I'm like I am now. Sad story, really.
from: |hobbes|
everything i do now is idiotic and dumb
Christ, the average Blue's Clues viewer could figure that one out after reading one of your comments and drawing a horrible sketch on their blue, over-sized notepad.
from: Frito Bandito
I bought a gun I already had the first few rounds I ever played (MP5 sounded cool, so I bought it over and over again, until someone told me what I was doing.) That was a fun waste of virtual money...
That's hilarious. You know, in real life when you buy the same gun over and over you get labeled as a 'freak' and 'potential hazard' whereas in CS you're a newbie. Blatant double standard.
from: JdeFalconr
I reloaded WAY to frequently. I always topped off a clip immediately after firing off just a few rounds, instead of trying to go as long as possible without reloads (to always be ready to shoot) while at the same time keeping a decent amount of ammo in the clip.
I know a lot of good people who reload constantly. I guess I'm too cautious, and maybe a little afraid of the unk—OH M Y GOD THJERE IS A MRUDERER IN MY HOUSE OH MY JCHRIST CALL 911

Oh wait, my mom is calling me on my cell phone. Whew, close one.
from: ])3@6][_3-Saint
what didn't i do... for i time i didn't know there was a jump button, mainly because when my freind got the game for me he unbinded it... and i thought you had to find your guns on the ground, i hadn't quite grasped the "buying" of guns yet. never even noticed foot steps for a LONG time. i forgot how to defuze the bomb, didn't really know the key not knowing to rescue hostages or plant the bomb. but i think the single most stupid thing id always try to get a sniper rifle even in maps like office and such no matter what if i had the money i had a scope!
Yeah, what didn't you do, manwhore. Besides your sexual encounters I think it's safe to say that you are, or at least were, a very worthless human being. Sorry dude but I think Darwin is rolling around in his grave because of you. And he's not laughing.
from: Nick
I would type at the players that were alive, while I was dead, thinking that I was helping them.
When someone calls you out on that you have to play it cool and say you have telepathic powers. Trust me it works every time. Oh, by the way, you're sick.
from: Screamer
me trying to stay at the spawn pretending im lagged while the guy comes to knife me. this didnt work beacause i usualy got bored went to get a coke and then came back dead. knifed again.
My short attention span always kills me, too. One moment I'm shooting someone in the head, the next I'm digging a shallow grave. It's all craziness.
from: Smurf
Looking back, i realize that it wasn't very nice to run people over on siege with the apc. ;-)
I think you did them a favor since that map is such crap.
from: russianmobster
I never bought an AK because I didn't know how to use one. I used an mp5 for about 6 months. That was great.
For all you newbies out there, learning the AK isn't that hard. I love it when people say "IT TAKES SKILL!!!" Yeah, so does dialing a phone but people don't hemorrhage after pressing the 6 key. It's easy to use the AK, and after you learn to use it effectively it's a great weapon.
from: Gameshot911
When i started playing CS...I always bought the most expensive guns (ie back then para). After all, it cost a lot, was loud, and how could the machine gun NOT be the best.

Another think that was really dumb was walking around the level with your cursor aimed at the ground.
The most expensive things in life aren't always the best! Okay, that's not true at all, but I wanted to sound smart and philosophical without having to pin someone's eye back and torture them into agreement.

I notice the "let's look at the ground!" syndrome too. I think it's because they're trying to emulate how special forces usually point the barrel down. Apparently everyone who is new to the game is a roleplaying freakhead who dresses up as Darth Situssushsut every time a new Star Wars toy is released at Target.