: In a controversial move to increase realism, Valve nerfed bunny hopping—a technique used to gain massive speed by exploiting physics bugs. This change remains a point of debate among purists today.
Version 1.3 was the height of the LAN party culture. Friends would lug their heavy CRT monitors and bulky towers to a friend's garage or a local internet cafe. The search for a download link is often a search for that social connection—a time when gaming was physically communal.
: This allowed thousands of fans to watch matches without lagging the game server, essentially birthing the CS esports scene. Radio Eavesdropping
But with a caveat.