What’s Happening in the CS2 World? The Juiciest Reddit Topics That Blew Up the Community
Counter-Strike 2 is not just about shooting and skins, but also tons of fun and heated debates on Reddit! The community either laughs at fails, rages at VALVE, or simply tries to express themselves and find support among like-minded people. We decided to collect the loudest topics that made players from around the world discuss them passionately. Let’s dive in!
VALVE, where's the anti-cheat? The community is furious!
Do you think there will be a single day in Counter-Strike history when people aren’t throwing stones at VALVE? Of course not! On Reddit, there’s a daily reminder that it’s time to address game issues, and after the release of another skin update, these complaints only intensified. Players are tired of developers throwing new skins and Armory Passes at them, while seemingly forgetting about a proper anti-cheat, 128-tick servers, and lag issues. The comments are brutal: “Skins are now the main game, and shooting is just a checkbox feature.” Someone even wrote that CS2 is a casino simulator, not a shooter. Sounds familiar if you’ve ever caught a cheater in a match!
Players are shouting: give us an anti-cheat that actually works, not this sub-tick that causes problems for players with weaker computers. It’s not clear how these things are related to each other, yet this take is supported by many users. We must admit there are those who defend VALVE, saying that sub-tick actually preserves your processor. But most want the return of CS servers. And everyone misses the cool operations with themed missions – remember those? We’re starting to forget. And Danger Zone? And Retake mode? Well, let’s cross our fingers, as insiders claim that work is being done on all of this, including a new anti-cheat system! So be patient and just enjoy the game as it is now!
AWP for $280,000 – is this a joke?
One of the biggest streamers, not only in the CIS region but worldwide, showed his AWP | Gungnir with four iBUYPOWER (Holo) | Katowice 2014 stickers with a total value of $280,000! Also, this AWP is the second purest float in the world, and with the change, the streamer also purchased an AK-47 | Wild Lotus with 4 Titan (Holo) | Katowice 2014 stickers and an AK-47 | Inheritance, where he applied 4 Natus Vincere (Holo) | Katowice 2014 stickers.
Evelone spent just over half a million dollars on all this, and the community exploded: half are shouting that the skin looks like a slapped-together Photoshop collage, while the other half argues whether it’s worth that much money. “For this money, I’d buy a car, not pixels!” some write.
A circus started in the thread: some compare skins to paintings in museums, while others don’t understand how someone can have so much money but no taste. In our view, this is all too individual, and according to the streamer himself, such crafts were his long-time dream. It’s good that dreams come true, so we suggest being kinder and just being happy for Vadim.
FL1T almost burned his team and became a meme hero
VP player FL1T put on a show in a match against Astralis at PGL Bucharest 2025, throwing a Molotov right at the start of the round, which set his entire team on fire and prevented them from leaving the spawn. Viewers on the stream and Reddit users simply exploded with laughter at this moment! Comments like “He’s such a noob, just like us!” flooded the thread. Players rushed to recall their own fails and create memes: “I throw a flash on long – my whole team is blind, classic.”
We have to admit that everything happened in a positive vibe, and no one hated on FL1T; on the contrary, they made him a folk hero. Such moments remind us that even pro players can mess up, just like we do in public matches.
Stickers for €5.70? Who buys these?!
On Reddit, they noticed that the Queen of Pain sticker, which costs $0.95 in the CS2 in-game store, is selling on the Steam marketplace for five times more – $5.70. Honestly, the situation is really strange, as there’s no need to overpay for the marketplace version. Players are guessing: either hackers are selling these stickers from stolen accounts to build up balance and withdraw money, or traders are simply fooling inexperienced newcomers. Someone jokingly suggested: “The buyer simply didn’t know where to find the store.”
The community started bombing VALVE again for not monitoring the market, saying “They collect percentages from sales and stay silent.” The sticker prices jumped from $1 to $10, which is certainly not good. Does something need to be done about such things? Definitely yes, but blaming the developers for seeking personal gain in such operations is excessive. We’re sure all accounts will be banned soon, and throwing such accusations is not the best idea.
Ban for nothing: Premier, are you serious?
One guy posted a video where after the match ended, he lost 1000 Premier points and received a 30-minute ban for leaving the match, although he didn’t leave. Reddit is shocked: players blame lags and poor internet connection, which make the game think you’ve quit. The comments also target the mode itself: “Premier is a lottery, not a ranking system. +150 for a win, -300 for a loss, where’s the logic?”
Everyone attacked VALVE again: supposedly, instead of fixing bugs, they’re giving us new cases. Some began to feel nostalgic for CS:GO again (probably back then, they were nostalgic for CS 1.6 or even Source).
100 Fever cases – and a complete bust
A user opened 100 Fever cases and got… a bunch of cheap junk. Reddit could only sarcastically encourage the guy: “Welcome to Valve’s casino!” Players share their sad stories: “$6,200 on cases over five years and only one knife.” The community advises: don’t open cases, but simply buy skins on the marketplace or third-party markets, as it’s cheaper and you get exactly what you want.
But there are those who admit they enjoy the opening process: “Cases are like a lottery, purely for fun and emotions.” And of course, there are reproaches toward VALVE here too: “Where’s the anti-cheat while you’re getting us hooked on cases?” Which category do you belong to?
ohnePixel and his knife tier-list: what nonsense?
Streamer ohnePixel posted a knife tier-list, and Reddit was extremely outraged by his choice! Wow, what’s this? People are criticizing an influencer for his taste? No way! Users were most dissatisfied with the placement of Ursus and Bowie in the D-tier. The Huntsman Knife was also too low, as according to the community, its animations are pure joy. Special attention was also paid to the Skeleton Knife’s placement in the ranking, considering it undeserving of tier-S: “It’s only interesting because of the rare draw animation, which doesn’t appear as often as you’d like.” But the most epic for the community was that Flip Knife is higher than Talon, and Shadow Daggers are lower than Bowie: “Ohne, are you serious?”
Some even started joking that Ohne is just pushing knives from his inventory to raise prices. Others defend him, saying the streamer has a right to his opinion. In short, the daily hustle continues in the thread; it’s interesting when they’ll figure out who’s more right among them.
Fever Case: those who got in early got rich!
The new Fever Case from the battle pass made a lot of noise on Reddit. In the first hours after the block was lifted, the case cost $1, and everyone rushed to sell it, thinking that over time, supply would only increase and the price would fall. But apparently, everyone forgot the main rule – demand creates supply, not vice versa, so after just a few hours, purchase requests started appearing for up to $3 per case.
Those who sold early are biting their elbows: “Lost hundreds of bucks, I’m a fool.” And someone waited for the peak or even brags about getting an AWP Printstream instead of selling cases on the marketplace, which brought them much more than the potential sale of opened cases. Trading is booming, and Reddit is buzzing with stories of missed millions. Have you tried catching the hype on cases? Or are you among those who just play and don’t worry about it?
