After the release of CSPromod two days ago, the community was generally split about what they thought of the latest mod from the We<3CS team. The mod was one of the most highly anticipated things that the Counter Strike community has recently seen and was so heavily downloaded that many servers crashed trying to handle the traffic.

There were many mixed reactions to the mods presence, some called it the second coming of 1.6, others called it the worst game they have ever downloaded, many though, wanted the views of professional gamers, the guys who have played both Counter Strike and Counter Strike: Source for years and honestly, will ultimately decide the fate of the mod. We've already seen one team move over from CS:S to CSP and now, thanks to Team-Dignitas, the CS:S professional gamers have had their say;

FM!Toxic Ritch had this to say

My first impression when I sat on a server was "wow, this game is awesome" but then as you start to play you come across many problems, such as the crosshair acting nothing like 1.6 or Source. I really like the game despite all the problems though and the main issue is the fact the interpolate bug still exists and as far as I am aware they cannot fix it, I contacted the CSP Developers many times and they refused to listen to all the problems, which to me makes me believe they just want it their way and will try just slide along and hope it works. It could take over CS:S easily, but that isn't exactly a big deal at all. We need to bring both scenes together and that is going to take a lot of work, especially when they refuse to listen. I want the game to be EXACTLY like 1.6 but with Source graphics. Other problems I have come across are most of the 1.6 wall spams don't even work and I also think they are extremely stupid for releasing the game without models.

warclowN also voiced his opinion

My first impression of CSP was great. The HUD is awesome, the options are awesome. Everything is all laid out to make the transition from each game (CS:S and 1.6) a lot more bareable. Of course from 1.04 we have the source models still and I didnt like that at all. Ive always disliked the size of models in Source, and I personally can't wait for the 1.6 models to come. The recoil isn't quite there yet (1.6 wise), but hopefully this is something they will be able to fix. I don't want the full version to take over CSS, I want it to combine both CSS and 1.6 players onto one game! I'm exhausted from playing CSS as it takes so much less skill to be at the top, because you're able to run around and spray like your standing still! No offense to all the top players because most of them are actually good - but there's a few that kill solely by running around and shooting. I want the 1.6 elements with the updated graphics because this way CS will live much longer and more sponsors will take interest! I've got so much I want to say about the CSP project, but I'm not going to bore you any more with my details!

For more quotes from the pros, head on over to the Team-Dignitas website which can be found here