After 2018 hours, time is quickly approaching to say goodbye to CS:GO. The simple reason: Valve.
Even after all the years, CS is an excellent game and the gold standard of multiplayer FPS games. Yes, CoD has great campaigns and Rainbow 6 Siege is arguably modern brilliance against the ageing CS; but CS:GO remains simple to learn and hard to master with crisp, responsive controls.
The sad reality is that the lacking anti-cheat system and a now free-to-play game has changed an already challenged game landscape. Hackers, smurfs and just plain trolls are a dozen a dime in nearly every match and game. Even in the unlikely event of a deserved ban, a banned account is quickly replaced with a new (free) account. What was the plan, Valve?
Good game, let down by apathy to bring cheaters under control. Time to move on?

After 2018 hours, time is quickly approaching to say goodbye to CS:GO. The simple reason: Valve. Even after all the years, CS is an excellent game and the gold standard of multiplayer FPS games. Yes, CoD has great campaigns and Rainbow 6 Siege is arguably modern brilliance against the ageing CS; but CS:GO remains simple to learn and hard to master with crisp, responsive controls. The sad reality is that the lacking anti-cheat system and a now free-to-play game has changed an already challenged game landscape. Hackers, smurfs and just plain trolls are a dozen a dime in nearly every match and game. Even in the unlikely event of a deserved ban, a banned account is quickly replaced with a new (free) account. What was the plan, Valve? Good game, let down by apathy to bring cheaters under control. Time to move on?