Today’s hot question: why play CS2? For fun or “to hang out with friends.” By the way, this doesn't apply to players who just open cases. But is it really like that? Lately, everyone clearly sees this game is associated with poor shooting physics, constant lags, bugs, and lots of cheaters. Let’s break it down. Many newcomers to CS2 create a new account or even buy an account with Prime access and jump into the game. They start playing, leveling up, collecting skins — sometimes for sale, although the profit is very small. We’ll try to explain why people play on new accounts while having an old one. When you create a new account, you first go into the “Deathmatch” mode to gain experience and unlock matchmaking. From that point on, everything depends on you. Starting from scratch lets you develop exactly what you need — we’ve figured that out. New players either have to play worse on purpose to avoid reports or buy old accounts with medals and a long history to avoid bans — this is the CS2 reality. In the end: you buy Prime, install the game — and that’s it. Matchmaking is pointless, and Premier mode is locked until you complete the leveling conditions, like in “Deathmatch.” So, many switch to Faceit, but that’s not for everyone, as many just want to enjoy the game.
Players often play to enjoy time with a friend — when you both know how to play and have a good connection, the game feels fresh and exciting as you dominate the matches. That’s another reason. Another one — you just want to play a few hours a week to relax or get some emotions from fun battles. Most players don’t want to play with cheaters. To avoid that fate, you need an account created at least 4 years ago, preferably over 10. Then, you’ll be matched with non-cheating players. You can buy such accounts with 5–10 year loyalty medals in the store. If you’ve just created a new account — congrats, you’ll probably meet a cheater in your first match, but it’s not the end of the world. By the way, here’s a funny reason — if you play too well, you might get banned for cheating. It happened recently. So we recommend playing for your own pleasure and ignoring players using third-party software — that’s it.
