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Play Counter-Strike For Real

Posted by simoniker on from the but-without-one-shot-kills? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Fradley Airfield, England; A group of obsessive Counter-Strike fans are attempting to recreate one of the game's most popular maps, de_dust, for real. When the MDF masterpiece is complete, hopefully late this summer, the site will be used by paintballers dressed as Counter-Strike players who will battle it out over 4-5 weekends worth of paint splattered mayhem. A petition campaigning for someone to accurately recreate DOAX: Beach Volleyball is expected to be up and running within the week."

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  1. That would be "for real"... by Airwall · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That would be "for real" in the sense of "make believe, in a different way", not "planting a bomb somewhere and trying not to get killed by the SAS".

  2. Where are the pics? by Ayanami+Rei · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am suspicious of a website with only a flash intro and no mention of:

    1) Chosen site
    2) Plans
    3) Who's paying for the construction costs
    4) Pictures

    etc.

    I mean, if you're going to hype it up, give us something to be hyped about. I'm not buying plane tickets 2 months in advanced if I can't be sure to see a spectacle.

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  3. Re:Eeewww... by Quikah · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just schedule it during spring break at one of the current hotspots. Then give away t-shirts. Works for GGW...

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  4. Re:Commercial appeal? by tasq · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In order to make fps games more enjoyable, many engines have the player's run speed faster than a world-class sprinter could achieve, not to mention putting in jumps and obstacles that no normal paintball fanatic could hope to overcome. Many levels, if made in real life, would seem incredibly big, hard to navigate, and slow to get around. Also, lava pits are very hard to maintain, and you can't rocket jump with a paintball gun.

  5. Re:Commercial appeal? by FrEaK7782 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Um, rocket jump? This is a counter-strike map. No rockets...

    Since CS is designed to be fairly realistic, I think the games translates well into paintball. Of course, you'd need to scale down the map for it to be playable by humans. No human wants to sprint the 100+ "meters" like I do from spawn on de_dust. Plus, by scaling down the lengths and heights, those impossible jumps become possible.

  6. Re:CSers will suck at paintball by FrEaK7782 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why aren't skills transferable?

    Obviously playing CS isn't going to prepare you for all the sprinting, but you would have faster reaction times. I also think "CSers" would be used to team work and know where to look for them damn campers...

    I think the strategies are transferable also. The rushing strategy can actually be very effective in paintball. I know I played one arena in which the "expert" paintballers were adamant that we get to a certain point before the opposite team.

    The mental skills of CS do transfer--at least partly--to paintball.