It goes with out saying that Counter-Strike: International Offensive is under no circumstances an ideal recreation, however it’s nonetheless the king of all FPS video games. CSGO retains hitting new data with out help from the builders; think about what would occur if Valve cared. Seems Valve does care, although, however they’ve been preserving CSGO on the again burner whereas they channel their power into creating Counter-Strike 2. No less than, that’s what reviews declare.
As we talked about, it seems to be like Valve has secretly been engaged on a Supply 2 port. Daily, leakers dig out new data, piquing followers’ curiosity. At the moment, my feed is swamped with Counter-Strike 2 want lists, with most gamers asking for higher anti-cheat and 128-tick servers. Positive, we want these, however we additionally want a greater CS:GO ranks system.
It’s 2023, and aggressive CSGO gamers don’t know the place they stand on the rank ladder. Consequently, they transfer to FACEIT, which has a greater anti-cheat, 128 tick price, and a clear progress bar. However informal gamers nonetheless loyal to official MM (matchmaking) have a horrible gaming expertise, and it has nothing to do with the server tick price.
The official MM doesn’t encourage gamers to get higher, attempt more durable, and stick with the grind, which actually wants to vary in Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike is Valve’s labour of affection, however, let’s be trustworthy, in addition they need to become profitable. To attain that, the developer wants to spice up the motivation for profitable; elevate the stakes. However that’s at the moment not the case.
Appears like Valve is on a mission to maintain gamers hooked to their official recreation, rendering third-party platforms a secondary possibility. Many gamers discover themselves hooked on FACEIT, whereas CSGO MM falls brief as compared. The shortage of rating transparency is more likely to blame.
Counter-Strike 2 wants a progress bar to persuade gamers to begin simply “one more game.” A progress bar that not solely retains them engaged within the current but in addition motivates them to return day after day.
Let’s take the instance of Valorant. Most occasions, I hit play with the intention of only one recreation, but when I win and see that I’m solely 20 RR away from reaching the coveted Diamond rank, I can’t resist enjoying one other match. And if I lose, I do know I’ll have to return again the following day and play two extra video games to make up for it. The lure of rising by the Valorant ranks is simply too sturdy to withstand! However, if rating up seems like some unknown enigma, it may rapidly drain your motivation.
CSGO’s rating system is so tousled that some gamers degree up after a profitable streak of 4, and a few sleep in Silver even after profitable ten. Not realizing the place you stand may be disheartening, drawing folks away from official MM.
Comparatively, FACEIT clearly reveals ELO gained and misplaced. Positive, folks transfer to third-party choices for anti-cheat, however they keep for his or her starvation to compete. The worry they could de-rank in the event that they lose this one recreation, the drive that they solely want 10 ELO to seize the following rank; that merely doesn’t exist in CSGO MM.
If Valve retains the identical imprecise rating system in Counter-Strike 2, gamers could proceed to grind rank on FACEIT and solely return to official MM to report meme-worthy content material. True competitors won’t ever occur throughout the recreation.
Speculations are many, however Valve would possible look to enhance the rank-up system. So, moreover the large modifications to the tick price, anti-cheat, and pores and skin market, my small want is to see my rank progress in Counter-Strike 2.
The Supply 2 port continues to be shrouded in secrecy, however for those who’re as excited as I’m, right here’s all the pieces it’s essential know concerning the potential Counter-Strike 2 launch date. We even have a listing another superior multiplayer video games for those who want one thing to whet your whistle within the meantime.
