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Counter-Strike 2 update brings back Arms Race, the bestest best FPS modeAlongside new stickers, guns, maps and tweaks
Alongside new stickers, guns, maps and tweaks
Image credit:Valve
Image credit:Valve
The latestCounter-Strike 2update re-introduces Arms Race, a belovedmultiplayermode fromCounter-Strike: Global Offensivein which players level up and are handed new guns as they moider each other, with victory going to the player who levels all the way up and performs a final knifekill.
I am, of course, a less proficient FPS player. I am also a child of chaos, who is more interested in silly antics than victory. As such, the Gun Game/Arms Race variants I enjoy most are those that randomise the weapon running order - wantonly screwing with the balance, and spawning endgame duels where one player is, for example, armed with a selection of boutique perfume samples and the other is armed with the Death Star.
The more down-to-earth wildcard scenario is when you charge into a tiny bunker firing sawed-off shotguns, but then the kill ticker advances a notch and suddenly one player is wielding a sniper rifle with a six-second reload, and the others are trying to make do with AA launchers. If you’re lagging behind inCounter-Strike 2Arm Race, you can steal kills from other players with your knife or nowadays, the Zeus taser before reaching the max level.
The cosmetic addition that most amuses me is the introduction of end-of-match animations for defeated players. These all feel like variations on “oh shucks”, mind you. The overall vibe is of suburban dads trying to hide/theatrically exaggerating their disappointment about their kid’s third-place Sports Day finish. I don’t see any “heated gamer moments” in there. Somebody smash a keyboard, already!
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You can read the full Counter-Strike 2 patch noteshere.
