That you actually still use the buy screen surprises me, excalibur. Pretty much everyone I've met that does even half as good as you sets up buybinds as soon as they install a CS title.
Have it currently on default crosshairs, accel off raw input on.
Originally when I first launched the beta, I put on the classic crosshairs. After going a few rounds getting even scores and feeling like a noob, I switched to the new crosshairs and have bumped my KDR on the server up to 1.89 on...
Currently, the game has been pretty solid. AWP's are ruining basically every map but that will be resolved when the game releases, as will the low map count. I think that unless the AK gets a buff, there will be a migration to the Krieg 553, it's simply more accurate with less recoil and equal...
You can make an offline mode with bots, which should help you get comfortable enough with the controls and general gameplay until you step into online play, at which point you'll have to learn the tactics (and how to use sound if you're a try-hard like me).
I might be stepping out of line posting this, but I'd like to say it anyways.
Contrary to what many people would have others believe, people can indeed can make lucky shots and have lucky judgement. I don't consider myself a top player, hell I've played with people that made myself realize...