>>725160224
It's an acquired taste.
It was fucking broken for many years (as if the rest of them weren't), and the more action-oriented, faction warfare centric design was a big turn-off.

That being said, with the lastest patch + SRP, I actually quite like it. I especially dig its harsh economy that makes Artifacts ACTUALLY valuable, all while presenting the dilemma of choosing between easy cash or big stat boosts.
Obviously CS was the first game with the artifact detectors and shit.