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Genisys said:
Very few of us play competitive.

I haven't had a desire to play the game. Its just not the same. They ruined the game. Why should I try to get better if every second player is cheating? Yeah, I'll rather use my time on something that matters, not on trying to one up a cheater. Not like they cheat for any other reason then to get reactions
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My only qualm with casual modes is that it doesn't test your game sense and prowess to its maximum. You hit a ceiling, where in competitive mode you can learn to excel with greater competition.

I played the game a bit last night, it is more responsive, but I had so much latency spikes that it was meh. Nobody I know still plays competitive, everyone has moved over to extraction shooters.
 
Genisys said:
I remember when solo queue wasn't the most toxic experience ever
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It is very crap now. On the occasion, you will get a good group. I don't mind toxicity, and I will mute the angry and trollish ones.

The game does now have a bot problem, and I am surprised that Valve isn't doing much about it.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
It is very crap now. On the occasion, you will get a good group. I don't mind toxicity, and I will mute the angry and trollish ones.

The game does now have a bot problem, and I am surprised that Valve isn't doing much about it.
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I just play casual and there are loads and loads of bots in that.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
The game has a drop farming problem, and not many are talking about it. It is not good for the game's ecosystem, neither for servers, or us players who want a good game.
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What do they do it for? The games I've seen are all full, all bots and one guy just goes running around shooting everyone, then onto the next round?
 
Jam Sandwich said:
What do they do it for? The games I've seen are all full, all bots and one guy just goes running around shooting everyone, then onto the next round?
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They are farming, per account, weekly drops. All of these bots are Prime. Valve did this study, and all I can do is lol,

www.pcgamer.com

Valve tracked 1.7 million Steam users who joined in 2023 to see if they stuck around—they did, and they spent $93 million

Hot stuff.
www.pcgamer.com www.pcgamer.com

Valve tracked 1.7 million Steam users who joined in 2023 to see if they stuck around—they did, and they spent $93 million​

"To gather data illustrating the effectiveness of that approach, we went all the way back to 2023 and identified the biggest 20 releases of that year. We looked at every new first-time purchaser generated by those products (that is, an account making a purchase, or redeeming a Steam key, for the first time) for a total of 1.7 million new users. Then we followed that cohort of new users."

So of those 1.7 million new accounts generated by 2023's biggest releases, here's what they did from January 2024 through to early March 2025.

"The 1.7 million customers who originated from a top 2023 release went on to enjoy more than 141 million hours of playtime in additional games, on top of any playtime from the game that brought them onboard.

"And they weren't just playing games—they were buying new ones, too. That cohort of players has gone on to spend $20 million on in-game transactions across hundreds of other games—plus another $73 million on premium games and DLC across thousands more products."
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That is like our government forming a commission, at great cost, for fokkol results. Whoever is running bots for drops, needs to make a $5 purchase for getting drops. That is paid off in one month of farming, per account. Pending on what is dropped, it can be paid off on the first drop. I have received a couple of R200 plus cases in my lifetime of 3000 hrs.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/1928857894147015038

Noticed a recent spike in obvious cheaters in matchmaking? A bunch of people asked me if the CS2 developers disabled VACnet, but it looks like they updated their equipment for everything related to machine learning inside Valve. I suppose that could be the reason...
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Interesting. I am curious when cheaters realised that they can slide a bit closer to rage?

Odd, really. Valve has implemented Overwatch like a long time already in CS2, but it isn't being used. Though I think they are training their AI on those reports. The thing now is that it seems that they are retraining or training a new anti-cheat model using better and improved hardware.

From 'other' discussion boards, there isn't any active VAC. The last time I played some players did get kicked though, a lot got server disconnected messages, and the kids are overly baiting in speak. From reading, it seems that Valve is turning activating it then deactivating it, activating it, and so on.

A bit crazy, though.
 
Valve have some issues with Steam. Occasionally, I play CS, but the game's current state, particularly if you're not a pro or semi-pro, is poor. I can see why so many are opting for FACEIT and the like.

I have long been playing CS and you get to know the regulars. Last week there was a player in a casual match. +7000 hrs in CS, 14-year-old account, and have an inventory that will make most people's retirement savings shy. The thing is, this player hacked like there is no tomorrow, and very blatantly so. Not holding back on the commentary either. This player had a +/- 20 ping, was playing along with others, some of whom had similar accounts. Eventually, this player got VAC kicked. Everyone had a laugh, and then a new player joined the lobby with a similarly esteemed account. It was a bit obvious that it was the same player, but he just continued where he left off. Both accounts have a VAC record, but not recent ones. Is there even still a penalty for abusing fair play in a game that has a real economy?

I am certain that these accounts were bought, but it doesn't explain the inventory unless it is spoofed. It is rough.

Also, depending on the time of day you play, there is a lot of account farming. Since the release of The Armory Pass, a network of bots has been actively farming it. What makes this unique is that the players aren't idle, they have bot-like functionality. Sometimes they will run to a certain area on the map, and just sit there, if they see you they will shoot at you. I am aware of a couple of services that do this, but these accounts are all local.

It is just that the fun is sucked out of this game. Valve knows that their users are transacting via third-party services. This is also why debit/credit card fraud is running rampant. Stolen credentials are used to purchase inventory, and then it is withdrawn via third-party services. Valve takes a cut from all of these transactions.

Sad state of affairs that this game has become.

This said, a slight majority of the games are okay. Valve needs to know that their ecosystem is now a problem.

No punishment for cheaters and thieves. I don't even want to know the amount of washing that is happening via their ecosystem.
 
Anyone here with an AMD GPU playing CS2 with the Vulkan runtime? Just want to know whether there are any issues.
 
For those still playing CS, some will have heard about Fl0m getting a VAC ban:


Now, some time ago I received a VAC ban, but I didn't get it on my record. Just a 24-hour countdown. I have no idea what I did, but I suspect I was either mass reported or a 'legitmate' third-party app triggered it. I did report the case to Valve.

Anyhow, did FlOm cheat? I don't think he would risk it, especially not live, but the part most think got VAC to kick in does not make sense. I also shoot like that, and that isn't a 70ms reaction.

I have noticed some aimbotters, like smooth aimers, playing at high-sense, but you can very quickly notice when aimbot takes over the aim due to a discrepancy in speed. Also, all those +2000 hrs accounts looking at the ground while moving...

The biggest issue at this time is the no-recoil hacks. I am a sprayer, and don't pray. I am intimate with battling spray control. I know what spray control looks like when observed.

Allegedly, once the current tournament is done, Valve will be rolling out an upgraded VAC system. We hear this every time. I heard Rainbow Six X already has it bad.

Did Fl0m hack though :unsure: I am not convinced he did. I would need to watch the entire match.
 
RunningFromFat said:
Did you take part in the major pickems? I got a gold coin.
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I am not invested in the game anymore. I know what is happening in the scenes, though. The game as a product has degraded. It is all about esports and 'unboxing' now. I play the game now twice a week, and I get cheaters and bots by the load. Valve needs to do something, and they don't seem willing to.

Fix the game, and I might be convinced to put some money back into it.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
I am not invested in the game anymore. I know what is happening in the scenes, though. The game as a product has degraded. It is all about esports and 'unboxing' now. I play the game now twice a week, and I get cheaters and bots by the load. Valve needs to do something, and they don't seem willing to.

Fix the game, and I might be convinced to put some money back into it.
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Yeah I don’t play either besides weekly drop. I enjoy the esports scene.
 
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