Crew Liquid Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) participant Russel ‘Twistzz’ Van Dulken has outlined a number of points with Valve‘s first-person shooter title.
After outlining the problems, the veteran of North American CS2 added {that a} flawed anti-cheat and rubberbanding are negatively impacting the in-game expertise.
Twistzz is the most recent skilled CS2 participant to share his private frustrations with the title, following Crew Vitality participant Robin ‘Ropz’ Kool’s criticism surrounding its optimisation.
The primary merchandise on Twistzz’s record is Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC), which has continued to let cheaters slip by way of the web, leading to authentic gamers encountering these utilizing unlawful instruments to realize an unfair benefit throughout matches.
One other criticism includes a bug that causes gamers to rubberband off teammates whereas transferring out of spawn initially of a spherical. This specific situation has been current since CS2 was in its beta section earlier than its worldwide rollout. Because of the rubberbanding, gamers can wrestle to hit particular timings in the course of the opening seconds of a spherical.
The third and last space of concern includes a brand new bug the place flashbangs trigger a deafening impact that continues to be for a number of seconds after the grenade has detonated.
“This began occurring after the animation replace, I imagine,” stated Twistzz on social media. “Even after getting blind and avoiding the subsequent flash, it would nonetheless deafen you for 4-6 seconds as in case you have been blinded. Avoiding a number of flashes will nonetheless take away listening to as effectively.”
When Is The Subsequent CS2 Replace?
Valve applies updates to CS2 frequently and doesn’t observe a schedule, making it not possible to find out when the subsequent replace for the title will happen.
The newest replace arrived on August twenty seventh, 2025, adjusting varied weapon examine animations together with restoring some grenade lineup visuals on Historic.
If Twistzz’s considerations are addressed in a future replace, there’s a excessive likelihood of the subsequent CS2 replace having a optimistic influence on Tier 1 tournaments and the broader ecosystem.
