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commander@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.world · 7 days ago

Valve say Counter-Strike 2's reloading needed "higher stakes", so you now dump all the ammo left in a clip when you reload early

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Valve say Counter-Strike 2's reloading needed "higher stakes", so you now dump all the ammo left in a clip when you reload early

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commander@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.world · 7 days ago
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Valve's latest Counter-Strike 2 update penalises players who reload before their gun's magazine is empty, giving clip-swapping "higher stakes".
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  • TheObviousSolution@thebrainbin.org
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    4 days ago

    Tediore approves!

  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    Been watching CS2 tournaments since summer 2025 again. Pros kind of already do not reload so often. Most of the time it is in the end of the round when stakes are high with 1v1 and reloading would reveal your position to an enemy. I have seen so many last bullet shots and have heard so many “low ammo while shooting” sounds.

    Also, funny how community is divided on this one. I would say that it is not about reality. It is about additional mechanics for pros and alike. It probably wont change fundamentals of the game.

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    6 days ago

    Nothing a mod can’t solve.

    Btw, why don’t game devs just dump balancing details in a config file?

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    7 days ago

    I think it’s Insurgency that keeps track of what’s left in each mag. So if you cycle through all your mags, you go back to the first with however many rounds you had left. Which is realistic and sucks when you got 3 mags with less than 5 rounds each; changed how I engaged fights and reloaded.

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      7 days ago

      Arma also does this, I think since Arma 2

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    7 days ago

    *Mag

    • enbiousenvy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 days ago

      apparently the wording used by Valve themselves is clip

    • wer2@lemmy.zip
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      7 days ago

      *Magazine

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        7 days ago

        *Clipazine

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          7 days ago

          *MagaClip

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    7 days ago

    Nice! Really wish this was the standard in most FPS games.

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      7 days ago

      I have such a habit of reloading after every encounter, this will kill me

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