Not having to worry about stability and every possible computer configuration meant that Counter-Strike's development could focus on refining its core gameplay and making it fun. "I tried my best to actually meet the standards, but when I wasn't working at Valve we were doing beta versions of and the only person setting the standard was myself," Le says. That aspect was something that I never really became too accustomed to." Le worries about decisions that are made in haste, reacting to negative feedback immediately rather than letting new ideas and features simmer with players. With enhancements to make those modes better than he was able to achieve in Counter-Strike, Tactical Intervention is closer to being unleashed.%Gallery-180149%"Going to a company like Valve, there's certain standards you – or the project – has to meet. Counter-Strike, though made popular by its classic bomb mode and no-respawn deathmatch style, was meant to be remembered for other modes that fans never quite gravitated toward, like VIP and Hostage missions. Le hasn't kept track of updates to Counter-Strike – or its subsequent sequels – since his final days at Valve, as he's now busy working on a new project inspired by lessons he learned and goals he wanted to accomplish with the original mod: a new, free-to-play shooter dubbed Tactical Intervention. Part of the reason I think it has evolved, even to this day and maintained its strength is because of community involvement." "I started back in 1999, and back then it was just this mod," Le tells me. Le, known in the mod community as 'Gooseman,' is still surprised by its popularity. Since the two-man team and its creation was acquired by Valve in 2000, Counter-Strike has continued to expand, with new, standalone versions landing on almost every major video game platform.
"It" is Counter-Strike, a mod Le helped create alongside Jess Cliffe in the late 1990s. "I never really expected it to last this long," Minh Le tells me over video chat.
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