Well, unfortunately I haven't had Internet access at home for about a year
. However, CS was one of the most popular games when I did. My roomie and I had to work out a system - you play until you get a kill, then you have to get a kill before you die or you have to give up the seat (only one computer). Of course the game isn't realistic, but from what I've read on the CS forum, they have adressed a lot of the bunny-hopping type problems with the latest patches. I never played in or against a clan, only on pubs, but when people came together and supported each other, the team did a lot better than when they rushed willy-nilly around the map DM-style.
I for one don't like DM games. I went to a LAN party this weekend with 6 other guys and we played Medal of Honor, CS and TFC. [Side note: CS only lasted about 20 min b/c one guy didn't like waiting 1.5 min for the end of the level when he got shot 30 sec in. (this is the guy who owned on TFC and MoH, but could do squat at CS - go figure). ]
Ok, so I don't like DM, but I do like CS and single player FPS's. The reason I don't like death match is there is no goal. I know there is Capture the Flag, and the TFC game where you take over command points (and other games have these too), but what I don't like is just plain vanilla DM. You kill, die, respawn, repeat. There are fun moments to be sure, but I'd rather try to accomplish a goal.
No game is ever going to be realistic (just look at the maps - the most popular ones are completely arbitrary). If it was it wouldn't be fun to play. There has to be a balance between realism and fun, and I think CS does a good job at this. Of course it's frustrating when you get tagged in the head for a one shot kill, but it is exhilirating when the CT's come for the hostages and you pick them off by yourself, one by one.
On a related note, I heard that the US Army was coming out with there own squad based team FPS multiplayer only game. Supposed to be distributed free, with the Federales running the servers. Anyone know anything about this?