

In the end, I would give up and join the public servers. I used to face challenges playing CS 1.6 with my friends online by creating my server. But since everybody has a different ISP and IP subnets, it becomes difficult to get all of them on board compared to the local area network.

In this case, the obvious choice is to join over the Internet. The real problem arises when people are at different locations and try to create a server and connect themselves. To this day, players go crazy when they plan to play Counter-Strike with their friends. What made this game outstanding was its ability to let people play online or locally with their friends. Then they went on with the counter-strike series and continued gaining popularity till the date. It all started with the Half-Life series when Valve released it back in 1998. Just like Friends (A TV show), which continued winning the hearts of people over the years, CS 1.6 or Condition Zero (commonly known as Counter-Strike) stands no exception when it comes to the gaming world.
