"armory exp farming": CS2 fans react to players throwing games for rewards

Ever since the introduction of The Armory in CS2, players have been farming for XP to earn new rewards. A plethora of new cosmetics has reignited the community into grinding and enjoying the game with friends once again. However, XP farming, like most other games, has its drawbacks like throwing games and kicking players.

The major problem faced by many are players forfeiting games to earn XP faster. This is ruining the overall experience of the grind and has left many in the CS2 community baffled as they took to the GlobalOffensive subreddit to share their thoughts.

The results of countless games since Battlepass was introduced... byu/13beans inGlobalOffensive

ExcuseOpposite618 perfectly explained the scenario from a new player's point of view. They commented how demoralizing it would feel for someone trying out the game for the first time.

Imagine this, you're a kid, you've heard of that CS game that's always been really popular. You load into a casual match, this happens to you. You try comp and get matched up against a rage hacker. You try DM and get a lobby full of bots and kicked. But the community are the problem because we are 'too negative' and 'too harsh' on Valve lol.

effotap shared their frustration by commenting on the state of the game and explaining why players were throwing games.

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It was evident from the comments that the community had given up on Valve trying to fix the game. CatK47 stated that since Valve didn't care, they shouldn't either and just go with the flow as it would be useless to complain.

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c0smosLIVE aptly commented on the mindset of most people in society nowadays.

Profit over fun. Our society in a nutshell.

Finally, TaylorMadeAccount shared their thoughts on the current state of CS2 and spoke about what was on the minds of many. They said the legacy of CS was slowly being thrown away, and that it is sad to see. The user also stated that they never felt so disconnected from the game and had uninstalled it way back.

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What is The Armory in CS2?

The Armory in CS2 is Valve’s latest way of delivering cosmetics through in-game missions and targets. You need to activate an Armory Pass following which earning XP through any mode grants you Armory Credits that you can use as progress toward your Pass.

The most notable features of the Armory Pass include weapon charms, three new weapon collections, and stickers. This has become extremely popular in the community since it only requires you to play the game to earn rewards.