The most recent big Counter-Strike update pissed off a lot of players, first with an overpowered new pistol, then more subtly with an overhaul of the way rifles and pistols work. Now, though, Valve’s admitted that they messed up.
Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has detailed how his team has been using Generative AI for research and development at Valve.
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
Of course it wasn't gonna work out, you just tried to bring change to a group of people who practically were shitty on GO when it released because it was different than 1.6. Adding rng to recoil was a really dumb idea.
It's not the first time Valve or Gabe have admitted to making mistakes, I admire them for that, there's not many games companies that openly admit to making mistakes.
I still don't like the new pistol but at least they nerfed it and reverted the rifle/pistol changes.