CS2 Pros All Across the Globe Express Three Major Issues With the New CS:GO

CS2 is struggling to live up to the name of its ever popular predecessor. Valve’s sequel to the FPS classic CS: GO finally saw the light in September 2023. However, the highly anticipated project couldn’t manage to impress the FPS community, as the developers would have hoped. Now, courtesy of global Counter-Strike pros, some major flaws have come under the spotlight.

From subtick systems to newly brought gameplay features, the debate around CS2 has been hot for a while. Although the developers have ensured the sequel is subjected to constant updates catering to the community’s demands, the game still remains under scrutiny. In one similar episode, top-tier CS2 Pros decoded the game’s biggest issues that have held it back from its actual potential. These include gameplay flaws and bugs.

“#1 for me is Peeker’s Advantage”- Players highlight the issues that have plagued their CS2 experience

A popular content creator and CS2 Pro recently implemented an interesting survey on the web. According to the source, the creator reached out to all the global superstars from the CS: GO community and asked them about what improvements could Valve approach to make the latest CS installment a gripping experience. The results of the survey might not surprise you at all! 

The three major issues that have emerged from the survey are: 

• Peeker’s Advantage: The performance advantage that a player in a first-person shooter game enjoys over a player protecting a corner. The constant complaints around Peeker’s advantage reveal how the problem has only gotten worse in CS2. One player stated, “#1 for me is Peeker’s Advantage.” Another player said, ” I would like to fix movement so you cannot feel that you don’t see the enemy yet and you are already dead (Peeker’s Advantage).”
• Player Boost Bug: A CS: GO player discovered that when a teammate and you stand on a railing and one of you crouches and boosts the other right at the edge of the booster’s hitbox, the other player is left floating and legless when the booster departs. A player cited this an issue, stating, “Fix the bug when your teammate boost you and it’s the whole screen is shaking.”
• cl_bob: The removal of this specific cl_bob command from the sequel was quite evidently rejected by the CS players as it allegedly only added to the motion sickness in the gameplay. It is how a weapon bobs when a player moves. A user cited their desire to bring back weapon bobbing and bullet tracers, stating, “I would just be happy if they added cl_bob and r_drawtracers 0.”

It is important to note that the survey conducted includes 29 responses from CS2 players around the globe. If Valve does consider addressing these issues through their next planned patches, it would only help the redemption of CS2. Not to mention with some big Blast RMR tournaments arriving in the coming months, Valve would look to work on every possible issue with the project.

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Despite the fact that CS2 has had an underwhelming campaign, it has still managed to top the Steam charts. In fact, CS2 has had a daily average of 770,765 players during the December to January period, as revealed by SteamCharts. Makes you wonder about the heights the game could reach if the devs address such issues.

What would you like to see improved or fixed in CS2?

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