Bitey is correct. Most of his comments about the AWP cannot be refuted, so agreeth someone with a longstanding reputation of AWPing. Hell I even have a t-shirt about AWPing.
The AWP is overused but as I’ve said in the past you can very easily flank one and they are mediocre at best at close range. Sure you can get a lucky shot every now and then but the majority of the time you’re going to win if you flank an AWP with an M16 or AK. You may not be able to easily outflank good AWPers but the majority of them should fold quickly.
Btw, I hate using AWP in tournament play. When we played at AppLAN I wasn’t going to use the AWP at all but got AWPed the first round and decided to counter that retardedness by AWPing the entire team (yes entire) the next round. Their guy tried to outAWP me but decided to quit trying after 3 or 4 rounds of failing at it. The AWP worked well there because their team was made of epic fail but in general having an AWP puts your team down a player because you have to camp in the back. Some maps allow for this, other don’t. Generally if I do take an AWP I try to rush with it and at least stick with my team when they engage.