“The Game Isn’t Even Out Yet” – Cheating Concerns Loom Over Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test Experience Leaving CS: GO Fans Worried

After being one of the most played first-person shooter games for over a decade, Valve has finally announced the successor for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It is obvious that esports fans, all over the world, are thrilled to know about this. Fans are going crazy to play Counter-Strike 2, which is set to release in the summer of 2023. However, a chunk of fans is also worried about the previous shortcomings in the game, and one of them is ‘Cheating’.

Now, Valve has to give some players early access to some modes of the game through a Limited Test, allowing fans to enjoy the first-person shooter before the release. As a result, they already got to try some of the interesting features of the game. However, one feature that fans are most eager to know about is anti-cheat.

Will Counter-Strike 2 have a better anti-cheat?

Cheating has been one of the biggest problems for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in this past decade. From live-streaming to professional esports tournaments, there have been many cases of cheating in this first-person shooter. Despite Valve trying to introduce anti-cheats, there have been cases of cheating in CS: GO.

The Twitter account called ‘Anti-Cheat Police Department’ shared a clip from the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test. In the clip, a player was using cheats like wall hacks and aimbots. These allowed the player to see enemies through the wall and not miss a shot. The game isn’t been officially released, but already there are reports of cheating. Undoubtedly, this is concerning for the Counter-Strike community.

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Valve would have to investigate this issue. This first-person shooter game is currently under development and no official release date has been announced. As a result, American game developers have plenty of time to develop an effective anti-cheat mechanism to deal with this. Because cheats can ruin most gamers’ experience of the new Counter-Strike 2.

How did fans react to cheating in CS2?

Fans are surprised to see there are cheaters in the Counter-Strike 2 that is yet to be released. However, many fans are still optimistic about the situation and believe the upcoming game will have an efficient anti-cheat system. Some fans started that not every game can be perfect or gave the example of Valorant, which has an efficient anti-cheat.

Although, nothing can be said yet if Counter-Strike 2 will have a strong anti-cheat or not. Fans can only hope to witness it for themselves when the game is officially released.

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