CS2 players are worried about the rising number of cheaters in the game, fearing that this may become the norm for their CS2 experience. Cheating has been a persistent issue in CS:GO, and players had hoped that Valve would implement a more effective anti-cheat system for CS2. However, the recent surge in suspicious players and blatant cheaters in CS2’s Premier mode has dashed these hopes.
The timing of this increase in cheaters couldn’t be worse, as the release of CS2 seems to be approaching. Players are concerned that the game may become a “dead game” even before its official launch. One player on Reddit expressed their frustration, stating that their experience went from occasional losses against superior players to an unbearable situation filled with cheaters.
Valve had introduced VAC Live, a powerful anti-cheat tool for CS2, which was supposed to swiftly ban cheaters and cancel matches ruined by them. However, players have noticed that VAC Live has been disabled in the CS2 beta for several weeks now, with even blatant cheaters going unpunished.
The reason behind VAC Live’s inactivity remains unclear, leading some players to speculate that Valve may be allowing cheaters to gather data in order to train the system and eventually issue ban waves, similar to what they did in CS:GO.
The way Valve handles cheaters in CS2 will be crucial for the game’s success. While the developer has done an excellent job with the Premier mode, it will lose its value if players constantly encounter cheaters. If Valve fails to implement a better anti-cheat system, players may resort to using third-party matchmaking apps like FACEIT, as they did in CS:GO, to avoid the official matchmaking.
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