Counter-Strike 2 has finally been released, and while players are praising Valve for its positives, there are also glaring issues that need to be addressed. One of the major flaws is the prevalence of cheating, and former CS:GO pro flusha claims to have already encountered cheaters in the game.
In a tweet on September 27, flusha shared his disappointment in running into three cheaters as opponents in his first CS2 game. “First game, 5 stack vs 5 stack, they have 3 cheaters… not a good look,” he tweeted, highlighting the grip that cheaters still have on free-to-play shooter games.
During CS2’s beta testing phase, players reported suspicious encounters, so it was expected that the CS:GO successor would not be free of cheaters. However, encountering multiple cheaters in the very first game does not inspire confidence.
Recently, players accused the Premier mode of being filled with cheaters and predicted that CS2 would die before its launch. However, the latest CS2 update brought essential patch fixes, including penalties for players who team up with cheaters, indicating that Valve is trying to address the issue.
Replying to flusha’s tweet, one player pointed out that Valve did not implement a much-needed ban wave on launch. “Not even a ban wave on release… so many cheaters on my Leetify still playing lol,” they said.
Another player suggested that Valve should request kernel access, similar to what Riot does for VALORANT, to reduce the number of cheaters. They acknowledged that it may be seen as invasive, but believed that Valve is a trustworthy company and that it would significantly decrease the presence of cheaters.
Prime Status in CS2 allows players to reduce the likelihood of encountering cheaters in their games. However, this assumes that cheaters are not willing to pay for Prime Status to ruin others’ experiences.
Currently, it appears that cheaters are determined to undermine the integrity of the game, so it may be necessary for Valve to take stronger action against them.
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