[cpnichol]

There is a lot to learn when you start playing any online game and you will get owned for a while.

The first thing is perseverance, remember that the people you are playing against have been practicing for years. You can't expect to just catch up skill wise in a few weeks.

Practice, more hours playing means more improvement.

The guns in CSS are all mostly different and require different techniques to get the most out of them. Experiment a bit to find some you like the feel of, then stick to those. Remember if you spray, fire when moving, jump or are on ladder the guns will be much less accurate. If you are firing at long to medium range use short bursts or single shots otherwise you will usually miss, save spraying for close encounters.

Use your radar/mini map, it shows the positions of your enemies that you see, your team mates and the enemies your team mates can see. Knowing where the enemy are is a big advantage.

Use sound, it lets you know when enemies are near and when they are reloading.

Get used to buying stuff quickly, take too long and you could end up dead before you even finish buying stuff.

Get used to changing weapons quickly, if you get into a firefight and run out of ammo on your primary weapon you don't want to get the bomb out. You can either use the numbers, mouse scroll or previous weapon button (I think the default is Q).

There is a load more, just ask if you want to know anything else.