Does anyone here have any contacts within Valve? The default settings are in DESPERATE need of updating. FOV should be LOCKED at 90, the default net settings are a mess, there is no menu option to disable phong and ragdolls/gibs, hitsounds/numbers need to be on by default and the default hitsound needs to be made less annoying. Per weapon viewmodel and crosshair options should be added as should black outlined crosshairs (or at least make custom crosshairs work on pure).
Allso this has probably already been said a thousand times but random crits REALLY should be disabled by default in pubs. With them adding competitive to the mix it wouldn't make sense not to. While it doesn't affect the gameplay in competitive it does give new players (the kinds that would be interested in the comp scene) the wrong idea.