Like TFC I began playing Counter-Strike playing as a sniper. You dont pick you class in C-strike as you do in TFC rather you buy the weapons of choice from a vast array of guns you can carry a primary weapon and a secondary weapon (pistol).  Well actully you can carry several secondaries I suppose up to four though i dont think i have ever picked up more than three.  I remeber playing half-life in the days of old, teamplay and trying to add a level of strategy to our game.  But to my dismay I found each of my mates in [TYA]  played better alone myself included.  C-Strike requires strategy and planning as well as ballz out killing.  This game is for everyone and now with beta 4 you don't have to navigate quite so many menus.  You can snipe camp (though I don't encorage it) play all out Half-Life style and even run around knifing people.  You team if you choose to play together really does move like a swat team slowly working there way in to rooms covering their buddies ass moving in turn from crate to pilar or perhaps behind a car.  But don't worry if your not into that kind of game you are certianly welcome to charge off on your own.  I often do and in terms of frags I always score very high.  The trick to the gunhoe approach is to appear out of no where behind, flank where ever but make sure the enemy doesn't know you coming and you can take out three guys easy in each strike.  If your really good you may take out more but even 6 guys with pistols can take you out rather fast once their aware of you.  My best strike? hmm.  I am not sure but i think one of my best was de_dust I took out an average of seven guys each round in a single strike and then several other stragglers.  For me the key is who cares if I die.  Most people can't aim worth a damn anyway and you can take several hits to the mid section and still be battle worthy.  I run in and kill of several guys taking sever damage but if the enemy is all dead whats it matter?

As I see it the only thing that really sucks about this game is dying and even thats not so bad.  Dead you become a ghost with noclip active so you can fly anywhere inside and outside the level watching all you pals die cause of your stupid mistakes.  Hehe also you can still talk course the living don't believe in ghost so they can't hear you.  As a ghost you can still talk to other people who suck or were cheated. Thats the real minus of death you get to hear everyone bitch about no way, bullshit, damn that camper, omfg ect.  We've all done it but after a while it tears at everyones nerves.  The real good guys are especially funny when they get wasted by some gun toting bitch who just runs in a point blanks them to the face.  Man  I'll tell you what many a c-strike players don't like the name CLay_Face.  But some do I meet many regular players who may not like to be killed by me but certianly like me railing people when I am on there team.  I've been offered a spot on some clans but I am not sure how helpful I would be in a team match. (I tend to run off a lot)  Anyway if you get any MOD for Half-life in addition to TFC this is it.  I ve seent the others and some of them are really fun but they don't hold you interest for to long.  I will provide a link to sites where you can d-load or get info on c-strike and some of the other HL MODs.  Happy hunting and thats all from Lazarus/ Mr.Pibb /CLay_Face.  Hope to see you on the battle field.