5 things Counter-Strike 2 could have done better in 2025

Counter-Strike 2’s updates have been focused on cosmetics / Image credit: Valve Counter-Strike 2 still has the same issues since the game launched with some, like cheating and bots, carried over from CS:GO.

Cheating is still a major issue in the game, despite the updates to VAC to ban offenders.

Valve insists on subtick servers rather than the community-requested 128-tick rate servers.

When Counter-Strike 2 arrived in 2023, hopes were high that the free Source 2 upgrade to Global Offensive would bring the game up to date to modern standards. On release, CS2 was marred with negative reviews, mostly pointing to the game’s unacceptable technical issues. Yet, fans were hopeful because Valve was…