ding ding ding dingscorch- wrote:cs:source brought better graphics and worse gameplay because the developers for that game didn't understand why the original game was addictive/fun.
The vast majority of all game developers/programmers are huge geeky pub-type gamers.
It makes sense, but it's been a big problem for the e-sports industry for a long time.
DoD had HUGE issues with this when it was in development. The disconnect between the mindset of a competitive gamer, and the mindset of those developing DoD and DoD:Source was astronomical. This is how we ended up with all the british/para/bazoka junk, and how Source ended up with **** rifle grenades as a main weapon.
It doesn't sound like it's gotten a lot better for CS:GO. Just the fact of what they did with the CT's defuse kit shows how little the developers of the game understand how their game is actually being played.