Well, it seems to be working pretty well now..there are over 350 servers, and I can get into a game basically everytime.
Here's what I think, first of all, the Galil is awesome..it's basically a mini-ak, more accurate, less damage..basically a m1 for terrorists(I think it does a little less damage than the m1 though)
The Famas(CT weapon) is a great weapon with burst fire on, from short/medium distances..with auto fire on, it's a mediocore weapon.
The riot shield is cool, if you're a counter-terrorst..and if you know what you're doing, you can basically block all bullets, pull out your weapon, and kill the enemy while they reload. I think they should take the shield out, because it seems to unbalance things..terrorists have no way to get around it.the only way you can get a kill is if they are moving or not looking completely at you, so you can get a few shots in on the side...if a team full of CT's buys riot shields, and terrorists buy guns, CT's can basically sit at a bomb site and defend until the clock runs out without getting hit.