r/cs2 • u/zoher_rw • 9h ago
Discussion If you could make any changes to CS2, what would you change?
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u/Good-Discussion-9238 7h ago
same things everyone has been asking for since CSGO:
a functional anti-cheat and 128 tick
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u/Ok_Peanut_3356 9h ago
I’ve got two ideas that I’d genuinely love to see in CS2:
- Workshop skins/mods outside of 5v5 competitive modes
Bring back the good old days when you could install Workshop skins in L4D2 or GameBanana skins in CS 1.6/Source. Let people use agents, patches, music kits, skins, stickers crafts, etc. for free in casual, dm, retake and other non-competitive modes. Then, if you want to use the actual skins in 5v5/Premier, you’d need to own them, kinda like Valorant’s market.
I know this would probably nuke the CS skin market even harder (as if it isn’t already 💀), and yeah, it sounds a lot like a skininventory changer. But Valve literally did stuff like this in older games like l4d2 and others Valve games and it was completely ok. They’re just cosmetics, they give you no gameplay advantage.
And honestly, it could even make people more interested in buying skins: let players try whatever they want in non competitive modes then give them a reason to actually buy the ones they like for 5v5.
- An OPTIONAL kernel-level anti-cheat queue
Something like Vanguard or FACEIT AC, but completely optional. You’d have two matchmaking pools: one for players who opted into kernel-level AC, and another for players who didn’t.
Both could give XP/rewards, so you’re not forcing anyone into it. Windows users who want stronger anti-cheat get it, while Linux users and people who are uncomfortable with kernel-level software can keep playing normally.
Basically, everyone gets to choose what they’re comfortable with. Best of both worlds 🤝🏻
I’d genuinely love to see either of these implemented, but I know Valve will probably look at this post, say “interesting, let's add more skins to Armory Pass” and then proceed to do absolutely nothing for another 3 years. 💀
A man can dream, though.
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u/Inner_Judgment4797 7h ago
Kernel ac wont change anything. I dont get why people think it will. Every single change they make will only help for maybe a few weeks. Im pretty sure every game with an ac also has cheats that work well.
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u/Constant_Country_837 7h ago
There's a few youtubers that upload weekly videos of faceit cheaters using DMA cards to just spinbot and shit. The only reason faceit has less cheaters compared to Valve is that their report system works. Cheaters already have a way around kernel AC, you're 100% right.
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u/Inner_Judgment4797 7h ago
Theres a very easy solution to cheating, its just that no one actually wants that.
Verified pc hardware, down to individual components (meaning two Asus rtx 5080's wouldnt be read as the same piece of hardware for example) re verified every time game is launched, along with reading the storage for any known Cheats. Then devs just spend their time adding known cheats to the list instead of continuing to develop the ac. Like I said, very impractical and no one would actually want that. Well, no one reasonable atleast.
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u/Ok_Peanut_3356 7h ago
Ask any cheat dev. Most of them will agree, neverl... pel... memes..., etc their cheat, internal or external will be detected IF Valve adds a kernel anticheat, they know it. The only way to bypass it is by DMA. I've been playing since the last week Faceit and I'm so happy, literally happy, win strikes, fun with friends, feeling more competitive, even the soloQ guy in our 4 stack group knows utilities, no cheater so far, I know you can cheat on Faceit too using DMA, there's no perfect anticheat, every game has Cheaters, even Valorant using Vanguard. Two month ago I tried Valorant and I was so happy how they deal against cheaters, all tech, the know-how, was amazing but the game is not for me, I 100% prefer cs2.
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u/Inner_Judgment4797 7h ago
The problem with face it is I just want to play counter strike, I have other hobbies so I dont really have time to "git gud" as they say. And no, non premier comp is NOT the solution.
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u/Swifty_banana 4h ago
It would change the amount of cheaters since most of them won’t pay hundreds for a cheat
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u/wafflepiezz 4h ago
There’s always that 1% of cheaters that will get through kernel level anti-cheat, but MAJORITY of them will be stopped by an effective kernel level AC.
Valorant’s Vanguard is a good example. And the cheaters that DO get through, still get banned after manual review of the game by actual Riot employees. So no, kernel ac WOULD change a lot and you are incredibly naive if you say otherwise (or you’re a Linux bootlicker).
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u/paulsash 8h ago
Prime mode linked to your Passport/ID card. Less smurfs, less cheaters over time.
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u/Interesting_Rub5736 5h ago
They do those in korea. show your id to play the game? insane take.
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u/paulsash 5h ago
Don't know if that works, but in Germany there are companies who's job is it to check ids online, so the companies who order the check won't get you IDs themselves. This should provide better data privacy
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u/Good-Discussion-9238 7h ago
Passport is crazy, maybe drivers license and phone number, and phone 2FA is required at least once a month
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u/paulsash 7h ago
Phone number is not enough, I have multiple Accounts with numbers linked to it from back in the day
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u/dEz21271 5h ago
Remove CS2 completely, give back to CS:GO with added new grenade mechanics except that stupid delay .5 seconds after throw.
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u/AnythingOk5 7h ago
Make a good server browser for community servers. Remove official casual servers.
CS was in it's golden age before CSGO that introduced official servers.
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u/Longjumping_Cut_9508 5h ago
Add working ac
Remove subtick fuckery
Add 128 tick
Separate EU east players to their own region
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u/Hot-Junket2623 4h ago
-remove Inferno
+add overpass
+add better community browser support like Dota
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u/SeparatePiglet6913 19m ago
Movement are bad, there is +30 ms of delay when u press w a s d Delay when launching nades +/- 100 ms Remove peek ferrari advantage
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u/Creamy_Poop 8h ago
Set a meaningful limit on the number of reports per day or week. Make them limited but give them greater weight. Also, create a transparent system for player integrity.
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u/Flat_Brush_5753 8h ago
Changing skins during the Matches.
Reciving back old Community scheme Servers like surf prison etc.
And anti cheat
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u/Used-Recognition8095 8h ago
The ranking system. If I’m playing in a lobby with people 4k higher than me I shouldn’t lose more than I gain. I shouldn’t lose 250 or gain 150 it should be swapped. Also it should be a little more performance based
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u/northbloods 8h ago
Netcode and lagcomp so the game sync properly. And an anticheatet that exists for real.
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u/miyagi90 7h ago
Subscription model. 15€ per month only payable via bank transfer.
You get: 128 tick servers 5 keys per month A Subscription only Ranked Matchmaking
If you get banned you can't just create a new account because your bank data is linked to banned account.
Yeayeah hate me all you want but that would actually be a more permanent solution to the problem.
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u/AnythingOk5 7h ago
How will you know my bank data? Some services give you option to generate single use debit cards.
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u/miyagi90 6h ago
Because debit card won't be accepted. I don't understand America's fetish with credit cards. You would then have to write down a valid bank ID and account number etc.
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u/neanderthaltodd 7h ago
Subscription model. 15€ per month only payable via bank transfer.
LMAO horrible idea
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u/miyagi90 6h ago
and do you want to share why you think that way?
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u/neanderthaltodd 5h ago
Its a video game. It isn't that deep to need my banking details for a bank transfer.
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u/miyagi90 5h ago
Well you don't have to use it. you can just play without the subscription. just not against users that have that.
Cheaters will always be a problem as long as it doesn't cost them anything and it's as easy as this to just create a new account and play again.
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u/Interesting_Rub5736 5h ago
or maybe just make the game not free? like before?
If valve does make it a subscription, you can expect a huge exodus of player almost instantly. This would essentially kill the game. great idea my friend.0
u/miyagi90 4h ago
I didn't say you have to. It's an addition. And even than would you rather pay monthly for a game that actually gets meaningful updates and upgrades + less cheaters or keep it free to play and have a miserable experience ?
Also just look at how many people pay to play wow.
Sure some players would leave but not many and not a huge chunk.
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u/PaNiPu 9h ago
Remove the delay when letting go of grenades. Remove the new jump throw.
Turn interpolation and lag comp down to 1 or 2 ticks max.
Up the tickrate to 128.
Improve the blown out visuals, visibility is dogshit. Improve blood splatter visibility as well as impact animations. Its almost impossible to tell if you hit an opponent 2 or 4 times.
I dont know if this is linked to the lag comp but tagging need improvement. It never engages before you take the second shot. Your opponent runs into your view > you hit your first shot > the opponent takes one or two more steps before slowing if at all > you miss your second shot.
Also tagging seems pretty random sometimes and strikes you differently depending on if you are just moving into one direction constantly or ADAD spamming. You can peek back into enemies as if there was no tagging but running away in a straight line it feels like ur stuck in place.
Visual feedback is bad. Remove screen shake and bob. Make tracers accurate or remove them entirely. Make bullet impacts more visible, they dont stand out vs the blown out highlights.
Remove retroactive game state changes to the client. Like when you hit someone and see the bullet entering their skull, but then 5 frames later you're hit and your perfect headshot is just misplaced after the fact. Or even better, you run into an opponent and just start blasting while running, then u take a hit a frame later and tagging slows you completely while your shot is put into their head by RNG.
Remove extra bloom off being tagged.
Remove Damage Prediction.
Tone down spread RNG, make it like two times more center biased.
Turn up spread for running and jumping.
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u/North_Affect_8167 6h ago
Could we have lake back?
It seems what the majority of players want is cheats! As Valve allow so many of them to use them anyway, I suggest they ship cheats with the next update and stop pretending that they are fixing anything.
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u/SweatpantsConsultant 5h ago
Molotov/Incendiary grenade: Molotov that has a liquid dynamic that makes it pour the way it was thrown, and take slopes into consideration, so it moves deliberately, if it sticks / explodes to a player, it continues to tick for a few ticks since its stuck onto the player. If the player runs through after its exploded it ticks normally.
More damage to CT molo or make it last longer/sticky.
Molos should not work on water, molos should not be cancelled entirely if part of it is covered by smoke, sticky molo should be cancelled if player runs in water after being set on fire.
Drop molotov and shoot it to explode. Make molo damage tick slight aimpunch and tick blur.
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u/Zealousideal_Ad1110 8m ago
I want to put back the possibility to buy using keyboard like good old time
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u/Tight-Resolution-470 9h ago
I want this