This is why today most players use a rate of 25000. Quake has rates too! And in fact the max rate on Quake is 25000. Quake, the game engine that was used to make Half-Life and in turn CS was created using the same engine. First we will start off with a quick history lesson.
Ah rate, the setting that is set wrong by 95% of people who don’t have a clue and just copy everyone else.