Taken from (http://www.eseanews.com/css/index.php?s=news&d=comments&id=9982)

and quota from (http://www.cadred.org/News/Article/154829/)

I beleive we can expect some of these changes to appear in source over systematic updates over the next 6 months - 1 year

"Bug Fixes:
1. Consistent sound engine. If a clients point of view makes a sound, it should make one of the server for all others to hear.

2. Flashes differing lengths on different cards for dx9.

3. Reload sounds not always originating from correct places

4. Recoil not resetting fully after a burst from a fully automatic rifle.

Gameplay Changes:
1. A "warmode" where certain changes will occur automatically for standard competitive play.

-remove physics objects e.g barrels + rubbish

-100tickrate without all workaround fixes for 100tick rate of fire on 66tick servers, aka clean orange box engine.

-shadows removed on players in Terrorist/Counter terrorist sides - eg spectators can still have good visuals.

2. Flashes to be reworked.

- More directional, if they land behind have 40% the effect of landing in a 90 degree field of view.
- Less proximity based, eg if they go off 30 yards away should still blind for a few seconds to punish the player for not looking away.

- Flashes shouldn't effect the sound of the player who is flashed as much - way too intrusive.

3. HE grenades and flashes should be able to pass through player models, but still deal the correct damage/flash if they are inside a player model. Too many instances of grenades becoming lodged in a players head. -he grenades should also not root a player who is hit at all.

4. Awp rate of fire reduced akin to 1.6, too easy for a player to keep missing and still kill 3 or more of the opponents even when rushed because the rate of fire is too high.

5. Deagle damaged reduced by 10%.

6. Models adjusted so the head is exactly in line with the players point of view, to prevent "left eye peeking". Overall body mass must should also be centralized.

- Should also be adjusted for when a player is crouching.

7. Crouching speed should be increased.

8. Movement acceleration immediately after crouching should be increased- currently takes around half a second for standing speed acceleration to come into effect.

9. Model size reduced slightly - 15% overall, makes it harder to frag one another. A more precise aim required.

10. Head size reduced 30% vertically. Reason for not reducing horizontally is so players will not be encouraged to crouch on a corner to avoid being headshotted.

11. Tagging from all weapons increased. The time tagging lasts. e.g time for standing speed acceleration to return to normal reduced significantly. - will improve the feel of the game, and promote team work. If 2 players face off against 1, the solitary player will lose unless doing something spectacular. This also promotes frag or die, will be harder for a player to retreat so must think about positioning more frequently.

12. Most damaging part on the body to take the hit for any given bullet. Example: the trajectory of a bullet is on path with a players head, but the arm is blocking it, the hit will count as an arm shot rather than a headshot. This should not be the case. The highest damaging part for a given trajectory should always take precedence.

13. There should be a very subtle hit animation when attacking players, very similar to when a headshot is made but for the body. So a player can quickly determine if they are successfully landing hits. Eg a small red flash.

Map Changes:
Mentality/philosophy. Remove as many head height boxes and positions (including crouching positions) as possible to create for a more consistent team work based map, without changing the fundamentals that current players are used to.

Dust2:

1. Remove majority of head height boxes on the map, either make them taller or get rid of them all together.
2. Remove car in B.

Nuke:

1. Make site boxes taller and change the forklift to a non metal object
2. Make the vents taller. See de_prodigy as a good example of this.

Inferno:

1. Remove truck from CT spawn and B pit, Replace with mildly spammable materials.
2. Remove car at bottom of mid.
3. Remove fence from elevated area on B site or just make into spikes (foot tall and less frequent)
4. Grate should open as you walk through it instantly, non intrusive.
5. Remove car from banana, replace with boxes, Remove pillars from banana and widen the banana walk way.

Train:

Rebuild all the train models so there are fewer head view only crouching positions. Eg forcing a player camping under a train to expose at least half their body."

One of the biggest announcements following the list was the addition of zBlock to the game itself. Hidden Path has supposedly hired J3di(creator of zBlock) to work from home on implementing the full version into the game itself. This means that servers will no longer need to have it installed and the plugin will be able to be used from direct console commands"

What does everyone think of these changes? happy to see them? or believe that it will completely change the game?

Some is quite useful, but some things may ruin the game eg. Telling you you have tagged someone gives you a slight edge when its a 1v1 situation. Also the map changes could make it harder instead of using the map as an advantage it's more of an aim map. And why change the model side and heads? GoIng to make it so we have to get used to the game again instead of pre-aiming at head height :S Other than that some good updates :)

I agree with them all, I honestly do!

 Distracted
you pretty much know if you've tagged someone now, so there won't be much difference there.

I agree with them, there are pro players and people of zblock that were in Seattle if i'm not wrong. And I hope if they fix this bugs CS:S will reborn again :)

I have my doubts about some map changes but the rest seems good, cant wait to see how they turn out.

The map changes sound completely stupid. For instance, the changes to banana on Inferno, it almost sounds like they are trying to revert the maps back to 1.6 maps.

The bug fixes and changes to flashes sound good though.

 Cyph3r
They're doing that cause the pillars are actually retarded and the fact that the car is glitchy as hell

"oh yes, all these ideas are brilliant. lets ensure grenades can pass through bloody player models!"

 KYANITE
either that or ... *defusing bomb* ... *guy runs in waving arms everywhere* "MY BOMB MY BOMB MY BOMB MY BOMB" *throws flash in back of head and takes the defuse*

Personally, I disagree with the follow points:

.Remove physics objects e.g barrels + rubbish

.Awp rate of fire reduced akin to 1.6, too easy for a player to keep missing and still kill 3 or more of the opponents even when rushed because the rate of fire is too high.

.Head size reduced 30% vertically. Reason for not reducing horizontally is so players will not be encouraged to crouch on a corner to avoid being headshotted.

But this point sucks:

HE grenades and flashes should be able to pass through player models, but still deal the correct damage/flash if they are inside a player model. Too many instances of grenades becoming lodged in a players head. -he grenades should also not root a player who is hit at all.

And this too:

-shadows removed on players in Terrorist/Counter terrorist sides - eg spectators can still have good visuals.

CS:S will be like 1.6? OMG -.-'

I was thinking more of Awp tagging through the door, such as a dink you will clearly see it. :P

 Distracted

It's pretty obvious when you dink someone through a door with the AWP Marked, don't that you'd know xxx

 Distracted
... wont affect me cause i just hit in face and stuff

Gonna take time getting used to but im sure this will be better than now.. too many glitches and too many wasdas.

Im talking about tagging not dinking.... When you dink sparks come off its the same thing and you easily tell you've tagged a guy through the door =/ Leave me alone :,(

 Gabe Newell
you cant do that anymore -_-

"-100tickrate without all workaround fixes for 100tick rate of fire on 66tick servers, aka clean orange box engine. "

Please someone - tell me! Does this mean we get 100 tick back again?!

If yes - I am crying so hard!

meh some are good but why **** around with the maps soo much i think they work tbh =/

 Cyph3r
1.6 ftw ;)

and when can we expect this update?

 Mati
actually yes you can, the "fix" just stopped it a majority of the time, but still able to do so.

Also what about thowing a grenade into team mate, he gets stuck everyone around him gets hit by the name instead of bouncing off him and damaging the people behind him, the bug is annoying and the fix is awesome

 F1sheR

I believe from the update and news, that they will be building these updates in from now and adding them over time, presumably as they are implemented and beta tested first

Also says that its only things that have been discussed with valve and HPE and arnt confirmed updates